Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-04-05

5 Piedmont he told Us that h
nv ss = much pleased at seeing some French
Vas thsf orr country was very untor
me- ,o ..s one. but that he hoped to return
one day to Versailles.
on 6, * Sad seen the Dauphin in 1891, ane
r.oosnized his features in the face 81
~, Ya,,rg man almost all those who
40 "a Known him formerly, found it so
SamsbolIy having his picture IN proflle'
.h;eb had been taken in the year 1891.
We VIZ compared it, and found the resem-
Nance perfect, the consequence was,
l ys he asked it Of us, and we gaveit him.
: desired him to relate to US by what
s,ccess;op of circumstances he was now
- Tnrip. and this is what he, told us---l
w;lI add all that | learned from him IN
4 ssyeral priyate conversations, in which
svan;ned him very closely. He said he
had bsep intrusted to the care OF Simon,
a shoemaker. That man, under apparent
baa treatment, concealed an unlimit.
al Jeyotness to him, and Undermined
him in private for all the crueltles
he seemed to exercise over him publicly
Simon having received orders from Ro-
hesp;erre TO poison the Dauphin, took
nal opportunity TO keep him from his
.ormenters. He substituted child OF
The same size and age, who had just Oh.
ed. and whose features were altered, al
tributing the effects OF it TO the poison:
$ Simon placed the Dauphin in ms
house for several days and intrusted
Nm afterwards to the cafe OF one OF hls
friends. 10 conduct him to Bordeaux: lie
4 saye h;nra sum Of money, & charged the
f,uoh;n above all things to make him,
n .sIf known to no enc bat his sister, and
n IN take patience I'LL time should arrive
n vhen he could see her again an event
..;d he. which must one day or other take
Mace. Having arrived at Bordeaux, they
embarked and sailed TO Corsica, At thai
place his attendant died. and being IN
distress, he was compelled to engage a.
= servant ina coffee house at Bastia.--
He remained there for a little time, and
having heard that his sister resided az
Vienna. he used all his efforts to gather
money, TO see her again he afterwards
embarked and sailed to Venice; having
there obtained passports for Vienna, he
attempted to travel thithev on foot: bu
The commencement of hostilities in 1899
having filed Italy with Austrian recruit
and camp followers, &c, the young MAI
bad the misfortune of being surroundes
by Que Of their bands; upon his retusa5
TO engage they cruelty treated him: ana
their conduct terminated III taking away
his papers and money so being with
eur resources he was compelled to en-
gage ia the regiment before meptioned
In which he could only be received as;
drummer on account of his age, l4or Is
This is what the young manifold US ~iti
The voice of truth, and at the same tm'
with SO much apparent Indifference, as
Ee cared not sous whether hishearer
believed him or.not The kind of little
court which had formed round him neve
cmittedte address him by the title o
Noasiessr ts Dst:nlin or .Uesseigneur
All therespectaaGe ladies in. Turin wen
to seeshim, and every one offered TO pro-
vide him w;ta cloths, linen, &c. Sever
81 offered him moaey, which he refused
The greater number among those wh'
saw and spoke to him really remained II
the persuasion. that he was the son O
Louis. the 10th as to myself, @hs saw
BIN without prepossession, declare tina
" was much embarrassed what opinion
totoruf of him. The whole exterior .
the Joung man correspondent with wha
be said. The resemblance Of his tac'
was perfect, and person who had for
inerly been attached to the French cour
having observed that he ought to have |
scar III the skin on account of a fall which
he had in the great stairs Of Versailles
we really found light scar On the plac'
in question he had besides the gaitcom
mon to all the Bourbons, a majestic air
his skin exceedingly fair, and upon thu
whole possessing rare personal quail
ties,
General Melas ba, dispatched .
oourier to Vienna, to the Emperor
In order to know what conduct b.
ought to pursue. He received or
ders 10 have the young man examin
ed by a court martial. They toll
him at6rst, that if he confessed th'
truth he would be forgiven, but i
they proved he had told a falsehood
he would be shot. He persisted il
saying he was the dauphin of France
son Of Louis XVI. and asked nothing