Henry V. and Napoleon III.
Sunday, February 30th.
We resume our quotations1 from the Debats, which thus introduces a third pretender to the throne:—
“Is this distracted country never to have peace? While on Friday we recorded the pretensions2 of a maniac3 to the great throne of France; while on Saturday we were compelled to register the culpable4 attempts of one whom we regard as a ruffian, murderer, swindler, forger5, burglar, and common pickpocket6, to gain over the allegiance of Frenchmen — it is today our painful duty to announce a THIRD invasion — yes, a third invasion. The wretched, superstitious7, fanatic8 Duke of Bordeaux has landed at Nantz, and has summoned the Vendeans and the Bretons to mount the white cockade.
“Grand Dieu! are we not happy under the tricolor? Do we not repose9 under the majestic10 shadow of the best of kings? Is there any name prouder than that of Frenchman; any subject more happy than that of our sovereign? Does not the whole French family adore their father? Yes. Our lives, our hearts, our blood, our fortune, are at his disposal: it was not in vain that we raised, it is not the first time we have rallied round, the august throne of July. The unhappy Duke is most likely a prisoner by this time; and the martial11 court which shall be called upon to judge one infamous12 traitor13 and pretender, may at the same moment judge another. Away with both! let the ditch of Vincennes (which has been already fatal to his race) receive his body, too, and with it the corpse14 of the other pretender. Thus will a great crime be wiped out of history, and the manes of a slaughtered15 martyr16 avenged17!
“One word more. We hear that the Duke of Jenkins accompanies the descendant of Caroline of Naples. An ENGLISH DUKE, entendez-vous! An English Duke, great heaven! and the Princes of England still dancing in our royal halls! Where, where will the perfidy18 of Albion end?”
“The King reviewed the third and fourth battalions19 of Police. The usual heart-rending cheers accompanied the monarch20, who looked younger than ever we saw him — ay, as young as when he faced the Austrian cannon21 at Valmy and scattered22 their squadrons at Gemappes.
“Rations of liquor, and crosses of the Legion of Honor, were distributed to all the men.
“The English Princes quitted the Tuileries in twenty-three coaches-and-four. They were not rewarded with crosses of the Legion of Honor. This is significant.”
“The Dukes of Joinville and Nemours left the palace for the departments of the Loire and Upper Rhine, where they will take the command of the troops. The Joinville regiment24 — Cavalerie de la Marine25 — is one of the finest in the service.”
“Orders have been given to arrest the fanatic who calls himself Duke of Brittany, and who has been making some disturbances26 in the Pas de Calais.”
“ANECDOTE OF HIS MAJESTY27.— At the review of troops (Police) yesterday, his Majesty, going up to one old grognard and pulling him by the ear, said, ‘Wilt thou have a cross or another ration23 of wine?’ The old hero, smiling archly, answered, ‘Sire, a brave man can gain a cross any day of battle, but it is hard for him sometimes to get a drink of wine.’ We need not say that he had his drink, and the generous sovereign sent him the cross and ribbon too.”
On the next day, the Government journals began to write in rather a despondent28 tone regarding the progress of the pretenders to the throne. In spite of their big talking, anxiety is clearly manifested, as appears from the following remarks of the Debats:—
“The courier from the Rhine department,” says the Debats, “brings us the following astounding29 Proclamation:—
“‘Strasburg, xxii. Nivose: Decadi. 92nd year of the Republic, one and indivisible. We, John Thomas Napoleon, by the constitutions of the Empire, Emperor of the French Republic, to our marshals, generals, officers, and soldiers, greeting:
“‘Soldiers!
“‘From the summit of the Pyramids forty centuries look down upon you. The sun of Austerlitz has risen once more. The Guard dies, but never surrenders. My eagles, flying from steeple to steeple, never shall droop30 till they perch31 on the towers of Notre Dame32.
“‘Soldiers! the child of YOUR FATHER has remained long in exile. I have seen the fields of Europe where your laurels33 are now withering34, and I have communed with the dead who repose beneath them. They ask where are our children? Where is France? Europe no longer glitters with the shine of its triumphant35 bayonets — echoes no more with the shouts of its victorious36 cannon. Who could reply to such a question save with a blush?— And does a blush become the cheeks of Frenchmen?
“‘No. Let us wipe from our faces that degrading mark of shame. Come, as of old, and rally round my eagles! You have been subject to fiddling37 prudence38 long enough. Come, worship now at the shrine39 of Glory! You have been promised liberty, but you have had none. I will endow you with the true, the real freedom. When your ancestors burst over the Alps, were they not free? Yes; free to conquer. Let us imitate the example of those indomitable myriads40; and, flinging a defiance41 to Europe, once more trample42 over her; march in triumph into her prostrate43 capitals, and bring her kings with her treasures at our feet. This is the liberty worthy44 of Frenchmen.
“‘Frenchmen! I promise you that the Rhine shall be restored to you; and that England shall rank no more among the nations. I will have a marine that shall drive her ships from the seas; a few of my brave regiments45 will do the rest. Henceforth, the traveller in that desert island shall ask, “Was it this wretched corner of the world that for a thousand years defied Frenchmen?”
“‘Frenchmen, up and rally!— I have flung my banner to the breezes; ’tis surrounded by the faithful and the brave. Up, and let our motto be, LIBERTY, EQUALITY, WAR ALL OVER THE WORLD!
“‘NAPOLEON III.
“‘The Marshal of the Empire, HARICOT.’
“Such is the Proclamation! such the hopes that a brutal-minded and bloody47 adventurer holds out to our country. ‘War all over the world,’ is the cry of the savage48 demon49; and the fiends who have rallied round him echo it in concert. We were not, it appears, correct in stating that a corporal’s guard had been sufficient to seize upon the marauder, when the first fire would have served to conclude his miserable50 life. But, like a hideous51 disease, the contagion52 has spread; the remedy must be dreadful. Woe53 to those on whom it will fall!
“His Royal Highness the Prince of Joinville, Admiral of France, has hastened, as we before stated, to the disturbed districts, and takes with him his Cavalerie de la Marine. It is hard to think that the blades of those chivalrous54 heroes must be buried in the bosoms55 of Frenchmen: but so be it: it is those monsters who have asked for blood, not we. It is those ruffians who have begun the quarrel, not we. WE remain calm and hopeful, reposing56 under the protection of the dearest and best of sovereigns.
“The wretched pretender, who called himself Duke of Brittany, has been seized, according to our prophecy: he was brought before the Prefect of Police yesterday, and his insanity57 being proved beyond a doubt, he has been consigned58 to a strait-waistcoat at Charenton. So may all incendiary enemies of our Government be overcome!
“His Royal Highness the Duke of Nemours is gone into the department of the Loire, where he will speedily put an end to the troubles in the disturbed districts of the Bocage and La Vendee. The foolish young Prince, who has there raised his standard, is followed, we hear, by a small number of wretched persons, of whose massacre59 we expect every moment to receive the news. He too has issued his Proclamation, and our readers will smile at its contents:
“‘WE HENRY, Fifth of the Name, King of France and Navarre, to all whom it may concern, greeting:
“‘After years of exile we have once more unfurled in France the banner of the lilies. Once more the white plume60 of Henri IV. floats in the crest61 of his little son (petit fils)! Gallant62 nobles! worthy burgesses! honest commons of my realm, I call upon you to rally round the oriflamme of France, and summon the ban arriereban of my kingdoms. To my faithful Bretons I need not appeal. The country of Duguesclin has loyalty63 for an heirloom! To the rest of my subjects, my atheist64 misguided subjects, their father makes one last appeal. Come to me, my children! your errors shall be forgiven. Our Holy Father, the Pope, shall intercede65 for you. He promised it when, before my departure on this expedition, I kissed his inviolable toe!
“‘Our afflicted66 country cries aloud for reforms. The infamous universities shall be abolished. Education shall no longer be permitted. A sacred and wholesome67 inquisition shall be established. My faithful nobles shall pay no more taxes. All the venerable institutions of our country shall be restored as they existed before 1788. Convents and monasteries68 again shall ornament69 our country, the calm nurseries of saints and holy women! Heresy70 shall be extirpated71 with paternal72 severity, and our country shall be free once more.
“‘His Majesty the King of Ireland, my august ally, has sent, under the command of His Royal Highness Prince Daniel, his Majesty’s youngest son, an irresistible73 IRISH BRIGADE, to co-operate in the good work. His Grace the Lion of Judah, the canonized patriarch of Tuam, blessed their green banner before they set forth46. Henceforth may the lilies and the harp74 be ever twined together. Together we will make a crusade against the infidels of Albion, and raze75 their heretic domes76 to the ground. Let our cry be, Vive la France! down with England! Montjoie St. Denis!
“‘BY THE KING.
“‘The Secretary of State and Grand Inquisitor . . . LA ROUE. The Marshal of France . . . POMADOUR DE L’AILE DE PIGEON. The General Commander-inChief of the Irish Brigade in the service of his Most Christian77 Majesty . . . DANIEL, PRINCE OF BALLYBUNION.
‘HENRI.”’
“His Majesty reviewed the admirable Police force, and held a council of Ministers in the afternoon. Measures were concerted for the instant putting down of the disturbances in the departments of the Rhine and Loire, and it is arranged that on the capture of the pretenders, they shall be lodged78 in separate cells in the prison of the Luxembourg: the apartments are already prepared, and the officers at their posts.
“The grand banquet that was to be given at the palace today to the diplomatic body, has been put off; all the ambassadors being attacked with illness, which compels them to stay at home.”
“The ambassadors despatched couriers to their various Governments.”
“His Majesty the King of the Belgians left the palace of the Tuileries.”
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