The Express.
London, England, 1848-03-03 00:00:00

F URTHER PARTICULARS.

(From car own Correspondent.)

BRIGHTON, MARCH 3.

We have great pleasure in announcing the safe
arrival of the ex-King and Queen of the French,
at Newhaven. For the fact, we vouch having seen
his Majesty with our own eyes. We subjoin such
particulars as we have been able hastily to glean on
the subject.
The papers of this morning contained a statement
that the Brighton and Continental Steam Navigation'
Company's packets had been sent to the French
coast for the purpose of bringing away any per-
sons, Englishmen or French refugees, who might
be seeking means of reaching °ark shores. One
of these boeta, the Newhaven, 'Captain Moore,
bad been cruising under orders from the English Ad-
miralty several days along the coast of Havre, St.
Vallery, St. Malo, Dieppe, and Treport, as we now
learn, with the special object of taking hie Majesty the
ex-King. Faihog in this object, the woe' was yes-
terday sent from Havre by the English consul there,
with despatches from the French to the English go-
vernment.
The ex-King and Queen have been for some days
moving about from farm-house to farm-house, in the
neighbourhood of Treport ; they were nearly exhausted
by fatigue.
On Thursday Louie Philippe, the ex-Queen, and a
male and female attendant, embarked in a French
fishing boat from near Treport, with the
intention of attempting to cross the Channel'
for the English coast. At am the party was
picked up by the Express, Southampton steamer,
which immediately made for Newhaven, off
which harbour she arrived at 7 o'clock this morning.
Owing, however, to the state of the tide and the
weather, the captain did not enter the harbour till
noon.
Mot of our readers are aware that the King has
for many years had, in the person of Mr. Peckham.
a prott,ye and tenant of some extensive mills
in the neighbourhood of the Chateau d'Eu.
Mr. Peckham was with his Majesty in Paris
on the memorable Tuesday appointed for the
reform banquet up to within an hour of the outbreak
of the revolution. Mr. Peckham resides in Brighton,
having retired front the active management of the
business. On landing at Newhaven, the ex-King and
Queen were welcomed by the inhabitants, nearly
the whole of whom flocked out, and were grati-
fied by being shaken by the hand by Louis Philippe.
The King and Queen proceeded to the Bridge Hotel,
and immediately retired to bed.
His Majesty a first act, on reaching the hotel,
was to despatch a messenger to Brighton, to
procure the attendance of Mr. Peckham ; the second
to write a letter to our gracious Sovereign communi-
cating intelligence of his arrival. This letter was placed
in the hands of Mr. Iron, secretary of the Brighton
and Continental Steam Navigation Company, who
immediately procerded with it by special train to
London. Some of the Lords of the Admiralty are
expected to return with Mr. Iron to Newhaven this
evening.
The King on landing was habited in a green blouse
and blue overcoat, borrowed from the captain of the
Express. As a friend of the writer expressed
himself, on being asked what the party brought,
with them, " The King had not so much luggage as
he could carry in his pocket " In fact, they had not
a change of clothing.
At three o'clock the Hon. Captain llotham (one of
the directors of the London and Brighton Railway,
and chairman of the Packet Company) left Brighton
by special train for Newhaven, taking with him the
carriage built for the Duchess of Kent, to be placed
at the service of the ex-Monarch.