Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-11-28


Nearei indebted 10 the kindness ola friend
tor the following extract of "A letter, written
bN young man belonging 10 Chesicy county,
tut nnw pursuing his studies in paris.
Chester aud Dcirwdre County Featyuiist
PARIS, Sth NO. 3ist, 1917.
There isa strange story very current
here, and which for some time has occupied
the attention of the multitude almost evclu-
sively--the existence OF Louis XVII. WHAT'S
very certain is. that person giving himself
tiil> title, Is confined at Roueu-and il is said
is treated with considerable Obstruction. Ii is
also said his case will be brought before the
House OF Peers at their neXtsessiun. The ac-
count ne gives of himself is, that lie was saved
from the Temple in i795, by the waSherinan,
IN bundle OF dirty clothes, being then nearly
eleven years old that when he arrived at the
Nendee, his unclcs refused 20 acknowledge
Ilm report having reached there first, that
lie mad died in the prison, and his uncle, the
present King. having been proclaimed. Thus
abandoned, and even become the object of
persecution. he sought refuge in foreign conn
trles-was for some time in England under the
protection OF the government-bnt that his un.
Giles refusing TO acknowledge him. and even
making several attempts 10 tax c him off BY.
poison, he was advised 10 withdraw his pre-
tensions and shit for himself. Thus turned
upon the world, and afraid OF the Vaccinations
OF MS urcies, particularly the Count D'Ar-
lois, he sought aU YUM in his native coun.
Try, and III the south, where there still remain
ef 81 great many on ne ahcient nobility, lie led
Nagraut kind of lite, receiving hospitality
ana money, liberalls from the inhabitants, I'm.
der tie name OF Louis XVII. lie at last at
tfacted the attention of Napoleon who had
him arrested-trIed, and condemned TO two
years imprisonment as Il svintler After
The expiration OF this time, he was discharged
but pursuing the same course of life, with.
oul, however, appearing TO have any other OBJ
Je't than 10 procure himself a subsistence
lac was again arrested by order of Napoleon,
i'm ha cac 49,
he remained until after the restoration The
GoVernoToi the castle refusing 10 deliver ND
Ile Keys To any person but the king himself.
Here he remained until the return of NapOle-
oh-when III the general confusion he was suf.
iered 10 ESCAPE. He remained in France iv-
ing as he had done before, and not Disgusting
MS real character, until the second restoration
when he was again arrested and confined at
Rouen.
Although this no doubt will appear to thee.
as II did 10 me at hrst--the story of a pretender
there are great many circumstances which
rendered IL extremely probable. In the first
place, the death of the young prince was con-
sldered as doubtful The four physicians who
Were called in to attend his death, of whom
the famous Desaultwas one, would only certi-
~ that child of that age was dead. In less
tian SIX months they were all cut off as was
the washermau. II is also remarkable that
SINCE the return OF The family, although they
nave been searching and collecting all the dis
iurbed family boxes from Hugh Capet down.
nothing has been said about those of Louis
ANll. no more than it he had never existed
ms death being thus rendered at least uncer-
,ahI-iet us, presumlng his escape, examine
how II was effected, and Why lis umcles after
wards refused TO acknowledge him.
IL Is well known that previous to that time
,here was "a negotiation OF foot between the
royal uncicS aud the convention for his re
lease. The latter demanded as AN equivalent
Tue evacuation or France by the royaI and al
leu troops. During this negotiation, The plan
1or eiiecilng his escape was Ibid 10000 francs
were paid 10 an English cabinet make named
-, residing in Paris, for his son, to substi-
tute MN Tor The prince. large dose of OPT
I'm was given TO the child, TO procure his Iin-
conscious acquIcscence-and in this STATE he
was transported by The waSherman, in his has
Ret, and left IN The bed OF the prince he he.
ing removed as l have mentioned OF this
dose of opium ii is said the boy died The
leaders OF the Directory perceiYlpg that they
were duped-to save themselves from censurc
ana 10 destroy the influence which The opinion
OF MS existence might have in France, imme-
diately declared his sudden death " hen this
report reached the Vendean army, the roNal
family, either imposed upon by it, or seeing in
II motives to crafty their ambitiOn-declared
at once Louis 18TH king He was hailed as
such by the army, and acknowledged by the
allied Powers-so that, on the arrival OF the
prince, they treated him as an imDoster Thee
may readily conceive tie various and power
IN motives they all mu have had, for this pO-
licy; as II opened TO them all hopes OF wearing |
the sceptre; or in case of being drivea into
exile, greater consideration, &c. The manner
IN which he is said to be treated since being in
the power OF his family, am at loss to &C. |
count tor-rnmor however is very contradicto |
rs on this subject.
a Paris Paper under date Of Konigs-
berg, Sept. l5, mentions that the Barond de
Balk, the Russian Minister at the Court
of Rio Janelro, who, i'll consequence of
some misunderstanding with the Court,