The Sun.
London, England, 1814-04-22 00:00:00

PRINCES OF THE BLOOD-

LOUIS PHILIPPE, Duke of - Orleans ; 1773
married to the daughter of the King of StctLY,
anti has issue. _ _

Louis JOSZPII, Prince of Conde ; Aug. 9; 1720.
Lout, Duke of Bourbon ; April, 175-6.
Louts, Prince of Conti ; 1734.

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SENS,' APRIL Paris was celebrating
its happiness by every expression of gratitude Awl
fors our town, situated at the distance •of .30
leagues f*:'-orti- the'eapital, was still a prey to all the
horrors of war 4 we had flattered ourselves, that
'we should not again see within our walls that furi-
ous Geneva), whose absurd resistance caused us so
wi,fo-tunes a month ago ; but the fatality
which seems to haVe hung over our unhappy town
for so many years, has brought him back amongst
us, and ins presence has again occasioned us the

most cruel disasters.
On 'the 'fith of April we had learned a part of
the happfevents Ebat bad taken place at Paris—
_ The accoun! was privately circulated, and no one
dared publicly to uttenis joy at thein. The same
day 1590 Austrians appeared befOre the towd with
3p pieces of cannon and several howitzers. A
flag of truce'proposed to the tbwii to surrender.
This was the wish of all the inhabitants. I< was
iixpressed by a Deputation of Ladies, who went to
beg the Commandant not to bring down new inis-
iottunes on our country without any advkintage.
The conduct of this CUmmandant bad- given us
reason to hope that he would grant our wishes,.
bnt:Our ill stars brought hick Ged. Alex, who,dis-

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missed the flag of truce;, saying, that the town
would be defended to the last extremity. A fox
hours 'afterwards the firing began. It
impos-
sible to sustain a siege, the garrison consisting
of 300 men. The Austrian General, 'desirous of
preventing the loss of blood, sent a second flag of
truce. The - inexorable Alex replied, that he
would bury himself under the ruins of the town,
and that this was the resolution of all the inhabi-
tants. He knew as well as we did the events at Pam-is,
but he contradicted them in lying Proclamations,
and threatened with his anger those who should
spread such news. When the Austrian' General
received this answer, he prepared to attack the
town. Then a-Lady devoted herself for the pulis
lie safety—she caused herself to be let down from
the walls, 'without being perceived, and .repaired
to the Allies ; she was so fortunate as to meet_
with an Officer, whose life she had saved on the
return-of the French to the town ; she conjured
Win Co spare the town, the inhabitants of which
bad:no,share in the. resolution of 'General 'Alex.
The Allies ceased firing, and soon perceived the
truth, when they saw the neighbouring heights
covered with the inhabitants of the /own; who
were flying-into time country. Incensed at the
lie 'told by General'Alex, the Austrian General
let him know, that since he had violated the laws
of_ honour by deceiving him; he would wait till
-the town was evacuated by the inhabitants, -and •
then attack" it with his whole force, and put- the,
garrison to the sword, beginning with Alex him-
self. This threat intimidated the hero, who, in
spite of his boasting, capitulated without the loss
of time. But the fire had 'already consumed one
of the best establishments 'in the town, an im-
mense building destined for the education of young-
persons, in which were 60 young Ladies; With
time nuns, their governesses. Some other houses
were a prey to the flames.' Thus all the misfor-
tunes we have suffered are to be ascribed to the
stupid and untameable obstinacy of a ferocious
man;•whose -name will. for ever be held in execra-
tion amongst us.
To-day despondency still reigns ; the people are-
coming back, and their 'only consolation under so
many calamities is, the certainty of at length,en-.
joying, under the tutelary and beloved govern-
ment of the Bourbons, a-happiness which it seems'
was never to visit them again. Our town was
always hated by Bmionaparte. lie never, stopped
at it.,could not -forgive -the care with which.
we have preserved the mOinunent erected in our
city'to the august parents of Louis XVI. Louis
X.VIII. and Monsieur. His government was so
odious to that for .more than a Near no one
could be found to fill the office of Mayor, Which.
is still vacant.

FONTAINBLEAU, APRTL 15.—Ettonaparte,though,

sick„-reads every day the Paris Papers : 'his baud.
trembles while he reads them, and his unsteady
eye rapidly runs over them. He seems still to
look for the extravagant and ridiculous praises.
with which they did not cease to load him.. Alas !
be
..fi'nds in thern now only tardy and painful
truths His physical and moral dejection spews
with what .anxiety he supports the-burden, and
how impatient he is undor it; sometimes, forget-
ting that, he has acted his, part, and that he has
-ased to be the Heropar excellence, be flies into
a passion, and threatens with the weight of his
anger ttic audacious. wreitches who -dare to ,speak
of him so disrespectfully. Then, coming to him-
self,. and recollecting that he is no longer thp re-
doublable Napoleon, he exclaims in ,his agony,
if I had been .told three years ago a hundredth-
part of what I hear now, I should be still upon
the throne !"

What a distressing reflection for those vile flat-
terers who surrounded him—for those functiona-
ries without energy, and without virtue, who,
constantly -prostrate at his feet, shamelessly sold
the interests of the people for those mercenary
posts, those hired pamphleteers, whose mean pro-
ductions, whose corrupting writings.-exhausted
the utmost forms of the most servile adulation ;
indifferent to the public miseries, if with a base
hand they could go and receive the• gold with
which, their meanness. was rewarded.