OBITUARY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 104, 21 June 1900, Page 2

OBITUARY.

[PBB PBBM ASBOOIATIOM.I (Received 20, 9.5 a u.) Londok, June 19. Obituary: Prince de Joinville, aged ] 82, [For over fifty years past the late Admiral Frangois-Ferdinand-Phillipe-Louis-Marie d'Orldans, bob of the late Louis-Phillipe, king of the French, and uncle of the Oomte de Paris and the Due de Charted, has being living the life of a private citizen, although at one time occupying a high position in the French Navy. Born in 1818 he commenced bis naval career soon after the acoeßion of his father to the throne in 1830 and devoted himself with great zeal to his profession, the French Navy being greatly indebted to him for the manner in which in 1845 be helped to solve the question of the adaptation of steam to vessels of war. At Vera Oruz, the late Prince was the first to enter the gates, under a heavy fire, and would most certainly have lost his life but for the devotion of one of his officers. On the outbreak of war between France and Morocco he had command of a squadron with which he bombarded Tangiers and took Mogador. This may be said to have terminated his naval career, as shortly after, while he was on active service in Algiers, the revolution of 1848 overthrew the monarchy, causing him and -his two brothers to seek refuge in England. During his naval career one of his missions had been that of conveying to France the remains of the Emperor Napoleon. Notwithstanding the brilliant position which at a moment's notice he was compelled to vacate, he remaiued at heart a French sailor, and endeavoured in private life to render service to the navy of his country by his pen instead of the sword. As a writer he is best known by his articles on naval topics, and as the author of a work on self-government. After the fall of the Napoleonic dynasty he, with the other Orleanist Princes, returned to France and took his seat in the National Assembly, and in 1873 assisted at the downfall of M, Thiers, but three years later quitted public life and has since lived in retirement. His loss will be deeply felt by all French loyalists.]