Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1803-09-19
TIE KING OF TRANCE.


The following is a translation Of printed paper
delivered at his ieves by Monsieur, entitled,
F" Publication made By Monsieur, Brother 70 the
king Of France
Moasicur, tie brother to the king Of France,
has looked upon it as his duty no longer 10 90,
serve silence on an important fact TOO vaguely IN.
derstood. The dfEelent accounts which have
been circulated oft, the false reports which an
usu,ping Government has spread in France, I'M.
seriously demand thai tie French should be &C.
carasSly informed on the true facts.
This IS slle consideration which has determined
Monsieur, III RE present coHjuntture, to publish
the details, which particular circumstances, how
ever interesting, do not suffer HIM to enlarge up,
on more fully than as follow
Onthe Goth of February in the present year,
a person fully authorised, waited on the king
of France, at Warsaw, and verbally made to his
Majesty, in the plainest, but, at the same time,
the most pressing and, as he thought, the most
persuasive terms, the proposal Of repounclng the
Throne Of France, andof requiring the same re
nunciation on the part Ct all the members OF the
Hous7 OF Bourbon. This person added, that 10
return for such sacrifice Bonaparte would him
s self secure the King sufficient indemEites, and
even splendid support. His Majesty strongly
io,pressed with that sentiment, which misfortune
never destroys in great souls and which attaches
him as strongly TO his rights as to the happiness
of France, instantly made the following answer,
and RENTED il in writing On the 2oth, t. tbs
person who had been dispatched to him.
THE KINGS ANSWER.
I" do no. confound Mr.. Bonaparte with those
who have proceeded him esteem his valour,
his military talents; | am pleased with several
of his acts Of administration, for the good done TO
my people will ever be dear to me but he de-
ceiyes hi.nself if be thinks be can induce me to
transfer my rights so far from that, he will him
sefstrengthen them, II they could DC questioned,
by the course be at present pursues.
{" know not the designs of Providence with
respect 20 me- and my race. But known the ob
legations which are imposed upon NE by the rank
in which it was its will that | should be born.
I" As christian shall, to my last moment,
fulfil those obligations as descendant OF St.
Louis. shall, like him respect myself even III
CHAINS as a successor of Francis |. shall be
desrous Of saying with hin-Noas a0oss tat
9erda, loyi bouuear-AH !, lei, except or be-
nor!"
AT the bottom is wrlttea:
With the permission OF the king, my uncle,
I. With all my heart aud soul, adhere to this act.
(Slgned) 9 LOUIS ANTOlNE.'
On the I'd Of March, the king wrote to>Mon
Geur an account of all that had paAed, and deifed
him 70 communicate it tothe Princes Of the Blood,
y ho were then in Eng land undertaking himieifto
make the following communication to fuch as were
NOT there.
On TIE 81 Of April, Mon6euri called meeting
Of the princes, Who with equal zeal and unaniml-
~ figned the following inttrament OF appreciation
Of the kira's anfwer Of Me z8thof February.
ACT OF APPRECIATION OF The PRINCES.
We, rhe underligned Princes the brother,
nephew and ccutins of his Majeity Louis
XVIII King of France and Navarro.
DeepIy penetrated with the fame icntimcnts
with which our fovcreign Lloyd and King fhews'
himlef 60 nobiy animated, 10 his aniwer to the
propoftion which has been made 20 him TO re-
nounce the shrone OF France, and TO renounce their
imprefcsiptibie rights 10 the fucceiion of that
Throne