The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-08
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THE STRANGE CAREER
OF GREAT HEIRESS

owes MS name OF Foley 70 his 10 posse
sion " the Foley property in Penn
10 his inhcritancc OF tho Enviilc pro-
perty ot the late Kitty. Countess OF
stamford and Warrington
King Manuel OF, Portugal at his
burb OF London is receiving innumcr-
able offers OF service. not merely from
ordinary soldiers OF fortune and cos-
nopolitan adyentUrers, but also IRON
retired oit,cers OF the English, French
anxious 10 place themselves undo: MS
into foreign eHohs. sor the saf f@ooIery
mother. oueen Maria deilo cIorilIai a. az
ter having been deprived % her crown.
voiution headed BY her uncle Dom
Miguel, was restored 10 her throne is
a foreign legion organized in Englai.d.
composed 10 a great extent Of British
ncer OF tho British royal navy. Sir
Charles Napier. who afterwards. as
admiral, commanded he British nayai
forces in tho Baltic. during Eneland'z
war with Russia.
VIVA, with youns King Manuci's in
experience. both Of men ana Of state
craft, there would be much danger OF
his compromising his position iii Eng
land, ana OF his impn!ring his very On
ccilent prospects Of ,cstora ton by some
premature coup al the instance OF these
volunteers, for his cause, were II not
for he advice OF the Marquis dc So
vcral. who. having declined TO con-
tnno 10 represent Portugal IN Eng
land. since tic overthrow OF the mon
HrchY At Lisbon. remains In London, by
he side Of his young sovereign, as his
most useful mentor ana most sagacious
COUNSELOR s4f
Foreign lcgions have played an i'm
portant role in Spain during the nine
teenth century also in Italian affairs
and 1t was, a foreign legion lighting
under the Scrvian flag against Turkey
Tin 1876, that virtually forced Russia
into war upon the Sultan IN 1877. 1t is
therefore quite on the cards that We
may one day learn OF the return 10
Portugal of Dom Manuel, at the head OF
a foreign legion. which would quickly
be Joined by all those who have become
new republic, which promised so much
and accomplished so little.
There Will be no difficulty about get
| ting financial backing for a coup OF
promises of mining and other conces
sions.
II were asked why Dom Manuel and
De Several delay. would venture 10
suggest that il was In the first place
due to tic conviction that every day
nat passes Increases unpopnlarity OF
the present incompetent regime a LIS
! bon aud. secondly, that the present
English cabinet. which contributed 50
much to assist the establishment OF the
REPUBLIC, might place difficulties in The
Way of The departure of a foreign
legion. on the strength Of the laws that
forbid an English subject to serve un-
ocr u foreign flag, against country on
terms OF amity with Great Britain. The
EnSlishmer who took part in the Jane
son raid against the Transvaai Repub-
lie III 1896, were ali sent to Jail when
ihey got back TO England. for having
violated what is known as tic Foreign
Enlistment Act; and the Asquth adj
ministration would probabi in view Of
lis past friendship for the Portuguese
Republican party, be disposed to liz.
woke these laws: whereas there woild'
be less danger of any such interference
were the UnioniSts once more in now c,-
II is that for which King Manuel and
the MARQUIS dc Several are biding their
time.
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