Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-06-22
FOREIGN.
THE BOURBON FAMILY.

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correct number of errors lately published,
iarelasion 70 the Royal Family of France
bit is received from French gentleman cf
high responsibility, and is, we have no doubt.
| entirely correct.
CoMMuNIcArIoE.
At time when the illustrious House of
Bourbon. emerging from the cloud msfor-
tune had spread over them, are re ascend-
ing throne which had been thighs for
more than fourteen Centuries, ACCOUNTS OF
the Bourbon Family, or some of is mem.
bers. appear every day in tie pub. h pa
pers. But, like long absent acquaintance.
they seem to have lett OF them, In :, C mid
OF the multitude, out q faint tecu.isctioa--
almost all ,shereports hitherto, pubIishctIa
bout the Bourbons in the daily prints are err
roiieous, some even To absurdity-you will.
therefore please to excuse my sendiny YOU,
the following short but accurate statement:
According to the fundamental law of the
French monarchy, at the death of Louis
AVi' ms only surviving son. eight years old,
innerit ed his crown, and though he then
was, and died captive. he has been ac-
knowiedged as Louis XVII. Upon the de.
n :. Oh TINS Royal child, the title to the
French crown devolved upon his uncle,
Louis Stanislaus Xavier, Monsieur, Count
OF Province, the oldest of Louis XVPs bro.
Tiers, now Louis XVII, whose younger bro
ther, Charles Philippe Count d'Ar,nIs, then
TOOK the title OF Monsieur, always borne by
the reigninY Kings eldest brother During
the French revolution Louis XVII went sue
cessively IRON the borde of The Rhine i'm
the neishborhood of Cobientz to Verona.
blankenours, Aiittau. Warsaw. and AT last
to England. where his brother had long be-
tore preceded him. None Of the CONT.
iientai powers chose to commit itself with
inc FRENCH rulers by admitting the Royal
~anaerer TO It's capital. AT Mitau a. was
joined by his niece. Marie Therese Gnar.
'otts, how Duchesse d'Angouleme, the only
oaugnter OF Louis XVI, who, after tue death
VI Nopespierre, had been released from the
PRISON Oh the temple. and given up to Fran
Emperor OF Germany, in exchange
tor Senonville and Maret, (,aken in his Ita
Ian states, on their way upon am embassy
to turkey Beaunonville, and Ave IDENTITIES
to the French convention, seized and deli.
vereu 70 nm by Dumourer. Francis III. who.
al the time Bonaparte formed the Rheinish
Con'ederation, relinquished the title of Elm
perer Oh We many, and assumed that of En-.
pe'or OF Austria, which he now wears. is
tfe eldest son 1T the Emperor Lcopoid il
orothert TO the unfortunate Queen Marie An.
'lnette, the Dachesse d'AneouIeme's mo.
ther, and is consequently the cousin of the
latter. lie permitted her sumewhat unsil
'ragiy, TO- ake short stay at Vienna, and
suffered her To proceed to Mittau.
here It was that Marie Therese Char.
i lot. was married To her cousin the Duke
higou'epe. eldest son to the Count d'Ar.
.e's' AN union intended and Commanded by
her father, Louis XVI. Thev both accom-
panied Louis XVIII to Warsaw. and Alter.
wards to England, where he Thought proper
e. retire. hpding his life insecure in the do
minlons OF the King of Prussia.
Louis AViil. is now a widower. having
io:t MS Queen at Hartweil in Buckingham-
silire, ABOUT tnr'e years ago He is nearly
oV years oil age, and has no chlidren-the
Her Apparent to the French crown. is. Of
course, ms brother, Monsieur Count d'Ara
tois. Monsieur is widower,~ and has two
cmidren, the Duke d'Angouleme and the
luke q, berri, who are to inherit the throne
III succession--the former has now been
married fourteenyears, and has no issue
tue latter IS nsmarried. These Princes
form the reigning bransh.
ne next Prince Of the Blood is the Duke
orieahs, the only surviving son of the ia
ticipated in the French Revolution. and died
one OF its victims. He fought and emigra.
ted with Dun'ourcr, under whose command
he hao acquired reputation for talents &
bravery. lie came over to America with his
TWO brothers. the Duke de Montpensier x
the Count de Beaujalsis, who died shortly
after their return to Europe. He has mar
RED daughter Of the King Of Sicily. and
ives with his mother and sister at the court
of his iather.in>law. ,E
The third branch Of the French BOURBON.
is that OF Condo. The Prince de Coode
was already known as a great General be.
Iore the French Revolution. He command
ed the army OF the emigraDts so long as they
were suffered TO exist, and with his son, the
Duke de Bourbon, and his grandson. the
ismented Duke d'Enghein, made himself
famous b his talents, courage and fortitude.
Ibey all retired to England up,n the DIS.
banding at the emigrant army.--The Prince
dc Sonde Is now about seventy five wears of
age, and has married, few years AGO. the
Princess de Monaco, by whom he has no
l2sue. The Duke de Bourbon lives separa
ted IRON his Duchess, who lafeiy was still
existing IN Spain, in a state Of mental de-.
rangement' brought upon her by her n.istor.
tunes and excessive devotion.
The fourth and last branch is that of Con.
u, concentrated in the Prince Of that name.
lie lived in Spain during tie Revolution, and
II still living, is nearly of the same age as the
Prince de Condo, and widower.
Louis XVI had two sistess: one. Eliza.
beth, was murdered under Hemisphere the
other Marie CIotilde, was married to the
Prince &C Piedmont, father of the present