The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-11-11 00:00:00

tURIinIS ARrICLE.

A most curious and extraordinary paper his been
recently circulated in France, purporting to be a
)'roust by hi. Serene Highness the Duke of Or-
leans agatiat the legitimacy of the l'iisire Ludy
WI the presumptive heir to the French Throne.
lt is positively denied to be genuine, as indeed our
leaders will conclude from the text, as well as from
'tabling inconsistent with the amiable character of
Ile illustrious Duke; but it skews the spirit of the
Oases, for extreme polio have been taken to cif-
calete it in every part of France. and copies of it
tr.tre been addressed to the Amhossodors of every
Crowned Head in Europe, as if to lay a foundation
for feting upon the allegations it contains hereafter.
iItOTESTATION DE E. A.A. LE DISC D'ORLEANS.
H;sl ti-mare Illghiress the Duke of Orleans des
e'ort-s by these presents, that he protests. by all
itAtlftef of right. against the proves verbal. tinted
toe 29. h September, 1820, which purports to
e.totblish that the istrott, Chatles
Te.almand Marie Biendonne is the natural and
:legitimate son of her Royal Highness Aladtme the
1./Items% of Berry.
'Cute Oaks of Orleans will produce, at the limper
lime and place, the witnesses who can make kasswn
and true mother of the said taloa. Ile
swot exhibit all the necess try proofs to mike it itta-
t.ilett that the Duchess of Berry was never enieemie
:After thedoutii of her husband ; and he will pout
oat the authors of the mschiantion of Mat t this
very feeble Psiecess was the instrument.

Citt,l the favourable moment shell n rri% e to make
*U.'S a disclosure, the Duke of Odeon's cannot avoid
ca!lisig effeution to the hintsstic scene which the
above process verbal sestet to beet been exhibited
et the Pavilion de Mon in.
The ✓enra./de Paris, which all the world knows
to be it confidential Journal, ensionnceil on the
of August lest the accost-Amen, iu the follow-
ing terms :--se Persons who have the honour to sp.
fpratch the Princess assure us, that the uccuuche-
'nem of leer Royal Highness will not take place till
lastest:li the 20th and 28th of September next."
When the SBalt a ISeptember arrived, what passed
at the Duchess's hotel ? _ . .

In th- night of the 28th or 29th, at two o'clock
in the morning, all the family were so bed, and the
lights extinguished. At bolt an hoer past two the
Princess called, hot the Dame de Vslhaire. her
first
_forme de eisafahre. was asleep; the Dime
I;.ingestl, her orchusry femme de ehandpre, was
asleep; th• Dame Le Moine. her nurse, was absent ;
and the Siewr Mucus, the accunchenr, nag un-

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Tien the scene wog changed; the Dame Roururtil
lighted a canine, and all the persons who artivr"'d in
the disrobes of the Duelists, saw there au infant,
t.t t their &linked from its mother.
I;ut hew was this infant placed ?
The physician, Hiroo, declares, that he taw the
i.‘l,nt pieced on its norther, and hut detached from
htr. _ .

The surgeon, Bougon, declares, that the infant
is placed on its mother, and was still attach's! to
er by the unshilleal cord.
These twu medical practitioners are aware how
in: p•-rout it is not to explain more particularly in
ii•it manner the infant was placed on its mother ;
but Madame the Duchess of Reggio has anuele the
follnsweiew declaratims I was made acquainted
sn.r le els"weep that her Royal llfishmeal felt the .sins
child-beesriesg; 1 hurried to the chamber on the
instant even, and on entering, I saw the infant on
rAe bed, not yet detached from its mother."
Thus the infant was lying on Me bed, the
Duchess ix the bed, and the umbilitstl cord
iu-
truJured under the coverlet of the bed.

Remask what was observed by the Sirur Doneux,
the sct °lichen,. who at Ina past two was informed
that the Duchess felt the ptilllll of child-birth, alio
ten on the instant, without taking time to dress
hisiss,lf wholly, to Ilse apartment of the Prince's.
him] lie found in her bed, and he heard the child
cry.
Remark what Madime de Gottlard Kip, who at
belt after two was apprised that the Duchess felt
the pesos or child-With, who went inimerliately and
heard the first cry of the child.
Remark what was seen by the Sieur Franyne,
the Garde de Corps of _Monsieur, who wrs oil &sty
sit the door of her Royal Highness, who was the tirst
person informed of the et•eut by a Lady who desired
bins to enter.

Itennuk wind was seen by the Sieur Laine, Garde
Tiationel, who was on duty at the gate of the Pavi-
lion de Martian, who was• desired by a Lady to as-
cend.sird who instantly went up, and was intro-
duced into the chamber of the Princess, where there
was only the Sieur Mucus, and another person of
the household. and who, at the moment when he
entered, observed that the clock was at two hours
thirty-five misrules.
• Renunk what was seen by the Physician Baron,
who arrived at thirty-live minutes past two, and by
:the Surgeoir Bowen, who arrived some Umtata.
titre the Siege Boron.
Remark what was seen by Marshal Sucher, who
was lodged, by order qf the Kn'g, at the l'aviliou
de Flute. wbu, at the lest notice which was given
to him of the pains felt by her Royal Nightie's.
hastened to proceed to her apartment, but who did
not arrive till forty-five minutes past two, and who
was cared spar to notice the cutting of the um-
bilical cord some tninutes di/towards.
.Remark ohm should hues beru seen by Marshal
Coigny, who lodged. by order of the King, in
tis Tuileries, who was called when bre Royal
highness was delivered, whu hastened to proceed
to her apartment, but who did not arrive till the
moment when the cutting of the umbilical tord
had taken place.
Remark. lastly, ideal was sees by ell the persons
who were introduced after half-past two, until the
=merit of cutting the awbilical cord, which took
p4see snare minutes subsequent to forty•lfre minutes
past two.
But where then were the relations of the Princess
dame this scene, which lasted at least twenty mi•
tiqte. Why. during so long a space of trine, did
they affect to abaudou tits to time hands of strangers,
to those cf sentiuels, and of military of all ranks ?
14 um this affectation of alsanduiruient precisely the
must complete proof oft manifest and gruas fraud'
Is it not evident, that after having arranged the
piece, they willtdrew at half pa two, and Cita.
placed iii in sdisoiningninutnarut, they waite..l the