Year: 1868

p From LIE Memorial Diplomatique, July %.


The Latest Statement in Regard to the


Empress Charlotte's Conditional Sad


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There is unfortunately only too much reason
to fear that the recovery of the unhappy Prin-
cess will be neither SO speedy nor so complete
as was inferred from the improvement which
took place on the removal of Her Majesty from
Miramar to Laeken. Withdrawn from the
rigorous isolation to which she was ordered by
the medical men at Miramar, and having re


turned to scenes dear to the recollections of her
youth and to the bosom of the Royal family OF
Belgium, where she is surrounded with the
most afectonate attentions, the detected spirits
OF the Empress Charlotte appeared to revive,
and she seemed by degrees to assume her form


or serenity. Her Majesty beguiled her leisure
with painting, and by keeping up correspon-
dence with the members of the Imperial fami-
ly Of Austria and other friends. in walking in
the beautiful park of Laeken, or by carriage
exercise in the enyirons of the palace She
took her meals regularly In company with the
King and Queen Of the Belgians; in short,
with the exception of certain little restraints
which were still necessary, she appeared to be
In a fair way OF perfect recovery. Suddenly,
in the beginning of June, on the approach Of
the anniversary of the tragedy of Qneretaro,
symptoms OF internal agitation manifested
prehensions of a fresh attack of delirium,
which soon developed ITSELF The Empress is
now prey to the most extraordinary excite
ment, aggravated by the excessive heat and
and the want OF sleep, to which Her Majesty
ls subject. AS at Mlramar, she had an Irwin
chile aversion to every description of food, al
though she herself orders every morning what
she would like to have at her meals She re-
fuses 80 sit at the table, and will not taste any,
thing unless it is offered to her by Queen Ma
rie Henriette, her sister in law, who takes a
seat by her side and feeds her like child. At
bedtime it often happens that the Queen is OBJ
liged to use her personal infence to prevail up
on the Empress to retire to rest 1t is alto
gether incorrect to stale, as some journals have
done that the Empress Charlotte seeks an op-
portunity of escaping from the Palace of Lac
ken, to return to Miramar On the contrary,
notwithstanding the disordered state of her
mind, she is able to feel the value of the care
which is AIKEN of her by the King and Queen
of the Belgians, who watch over her with the
most tender solictude and she fears nothing
so much as the possibility of her departure for
Miramar. The apprehension, indeed, of such
a contingency constantly afiicts her, and in a
great degree occasions her want of sleep. In
physical health the Empress continues TO be as
well as possible, and her medical advisers are
Of opinion that the only efficient remedy for
the present attack is by all available means to
spare Her Majesty every kind of emotion.-
This will explain why all other persons except
ing the members of the royal family are pro-
hioited from seeing her, and why she is allowed
to receive no correspondence of nature to
make any impression upon her mind which
imperatively demands the most perfect repose.