Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-09-30
From the Philadelphia Register.

II,
Portrait of Madame La Dachssss p -ar''
goutesme. A.s5
+, tract from d Letter Of an American
traveller
The Duchess Of ngculesre IS the only
living child of the unfortunate Louis the
10th. She was married to the nephew q
the present King Of France In the year
1899.
/, / have frequently seen her at Paris
and my opportunities Of forming a cor
rect opinion Of this celebrated wetna i,
i,ave been. perhaps. greater than those Of
my ether foreigner of Europe my per-
Il feet freedom from the influence of French
politics VI interests, rendered me, think
IAN Impartial Judge.
Madame la Douchesse d'Angouesme,
IS nat tall yet, AZ times, her presence
|iscommanding; her fornis light. her mo
tion very graceful /; her blue eyes indl.
cate eat sweetness Of dispositions, and
her SKINS Of "a dazzling whiteless.
Whetherowing to the sad impressions
[of early infancy, or to the melancholy
Images which many things around he
force on her reflection, she appears t.
the public gaze, and to beop-
dressed under the public eye; there i
|nsthing in her manner Of that easy and
confident air, which has been SO much
admired in her country women, and So
awkwardly initiated by their neighbours
The FIRST impression made by.the Dutchsss
of Angoulesme, not striking There
is little 10 attract the attention of a com
mon observer. or tofx the interest of an
admirer Of mere beauty. Though her
face is pleasing, it is not what can be
called beautiful; II by frequent peru
sui Of that face that you become uncon
<ciously excited to discover the mind OF
which It is a VARYING index. Every
change of feeling is easily perceptlble,
and her feelings appear to be strong, ma
III. al, and little modified by those pecu-
liar causes to which persons Of her high
birth are supposed to be indebted tor most
of their.&ices, as well as of their virtues.
Her education has left her all the artless,
ness u youth, and her character IS as de-
c:tled as her sentiments are unaffected.
With the confidence OF unsuspicious IN
nocence. she has that quickness OF dlscrl-
mination and natural sagacity, which
renders il difficult to deceive, ard i'm
possible to delude her: she possesses in
a high degree, an indignant contempt OF
article and hypocrisy, which is at the
same time the charm and The proof oil an
exalted and ingenious mind.
Some of the survivors of the revolution,
who best knew Maria Antoinette, disco
YER thousand nameless peculiarities Of
the daughter, that forcibly recall the i'm
ace Of that i'll fated queen. 1t is not.
however, by accidental resemblances, or
By coniectural differences of the mind
from the yisage. that the character Of the
d'Angoulesne, -is to be deter
mined. Her actions affsrd incontestihle,
proofs of what she is, and give ample
scope, confidently to anticipate that she
will hereafter manifest herself q tdescen-|
liant Of Henry Nv &a daughter Of France
10Th by the 6rmness of her tenper and
he kindly warmth Of her affections they
announce to the world that she is form
ID by nature, as she is destined by her
birth, TO be one Of the supports OF the
;rown, The ornament of the court, and the
,olaee Of the people of France. II is in|
he ptisons of Paris--itis at st. Pelasie,
yhere the miserable victims Of their OWL
mprudence and misfortune, and Of the
.yarice of others, draw the desparingI
breath of a wretched existence. that theI
,ene6cient activity of Marie Theresa.
seeks to dilfuse itself in every charitable
.ct becoming her high rank and exalted
station.
To a chastened and unobtrusiveI
,eneyolence of disposition, are Join.
d qualities Of higher order, aud
# a more heroic cast-In thes hour
i peril, aad in the, moment Of dan
.er,' She has shewa the GOODNESS ard &C
iisity, the decision and energy which
ire supposed to be peculiar To another sex
When all trelnble aroun nd Der with anx-
ETY., her personal danger seems to be
Nth he. forgotten thing 81 do not en-
laire Of you the danger, was her reply
% an officer, who wished to dissuade her
rom hazardous exertion in favor Of the
King her uncle" But I desire my way
md to follow me, - II is scarcely pos
,ible to know this defendant of az an
,ient race, without recognizing the I'm
,qaivecaI trace, the indeliable charat ers
which nature frequently sets on those to|