The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1772-03-12
From the LONDON CHRONICLE.
10 The PRINTER.

T1fIE account lately given in all our pub
lie papers. relative to certain FRINGE
of the houfe of Stuart having been feen al
Paris and Vct(ailes, and the particular esuie
of his journey thither, hath been entirely
tnifrepsefen,ed, land feems totally to have been
mifunderfood. To give your readers
then fome might into this cabinet iecret'
thew mutt be told, that when this unfortu-
cate Prince, after his precipitae and PIovi-
Dental elcape from the mountains OF Scot
land, had taken refuge at Paris, under the
protection of our good friend and ally Lewis
the fifteenth, it is well known he was ieized
one evening by military guard, as ne was
coming out of the opera houie in Paris, and
carried as traitor to one of the fate pIilons,
not many miles from that capital. Whit
he was thus made pifoner, in open VIOLA
tion of the laws Of hoipitality, by his royal,
but falfe patron and protector, Louis the
fifteenth gave him politely TO underitand'
that this was meafnre entirely againft his
own will, though -fabmitted to by him as ai'
at of abfolute fate neceifity: that to con'
vince him ofthe Gncerty of this declaration,
he told him the prifon gates lhould be open
ed to him whenever he pleafed to go OUT
with this provifo only, that he fhould quit
the kingdom of France in twice forty-elght
hours after his enlargement This was the
only favour the French King requefed, and
he promiied his priloner at the fame tlme'
upon the word of aKing, that whenever there
ihould be favourable opportunity of ad-
vancing him to throne ne would employ
his whole power to procure him
crown. Duped by this royal Promiie
Prince Charles quilted his prifon and th'
Kingdom Of France with all pofible exPeditl
on, travelling night and day until he arrived
at more hofpiiable territory. Nor iinc'
that time has he ever been publicly feen with
in the wall of Paris ill few weeks ago
when having learnt of certainty that the
throne Of Poland will, in fix or feven months
become vac ant, he ported incog toVerfailles
to require completion of the promiie made
10 him, as above mentioned by the French
King. But where is the man old enough t.
remember the time when the King of Francs
ever kept his word, if were worth his while
10 break il I Srruples of confidence are fo
private individuals, not for Kings. Accord
ingly, Mr.. Printer, your readers will readily
conclude, that Louis the fifteenth, who ]
hzckneyed in all the tricks oflowK Kings Graf
was rot long at lois for plasfible execute
for not keeping his parole GbOnnfar. Yos
mutt therefore know that be told Primes
Charles he had indeed long entertained TN
pleahng thoughts of placing him on th'
throne of Poland, but he was fofry to inform
him, It was not now fit opportunity becauN
his good and powerful ally, the Emperor
had actually defined Prince Albert of Saxo
pyfor that royal dignity, and he could no
BREAK at prstFnt with the houfe of Auftria
There needed no explanatory epiiode to shi
more than ragical declaration to Frinc'
Charles. He had received IN I'M
anfwer his coup de grace and- as ne CANT
to Verfsilles megg. 70 he returned ii
the fame manner, re izfst7a, to his old ant
private retreat at BomLsn. This Mr.. Printer
is true narritive OF the caule ofthis unfortu
nate Princes late, and, mof probably, hi
Iafi Wifi TO the Court of Velfailles.
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