The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1824-05-21

To the Editor or the National Gazette.
WARRINGTON, MAY l0.--Dear Sir, You
will see in the papers of the city publi-
cation announcing the arrival amongst Us
of Charles 4, king Of France. have
from an authentic source the account
which this young foreigner gives OF him.
sell, and thinking it may amuse your
readers, send you hasty sketch of
what he has related to gentleman, who
repeated it 10 me.
Let me state FIRST that his clothes are
shabby, his complexion dark, his eve
lively, and his general department that
Of a person conscious of superior birth
and pretensions. He shows TO those
whom be consults, memorial to his sis
ter. the duchess of Apgouleme, written
IN French, full of photographed faults,
and in the style of an unlettered man.
His story is this:
lam the son of Louis XVI, and re.
member perfectly well my confinement
in the Temple. recoIlect that was
vaccinated (inoculated he means) with
my sister, about the years 1871 or 90 !;
that upon that occasion, I begged the
surgeoDto give me the instrument With
which he had performed the operation,
and after had played with it little
while, my sister took me on her knee,
and attempted TO take it from me. In
the struggle she received a wound, which
was deep enough to make the blood flow
copiously through her silk pink gown.
This she must recollect whenever told Of
II. She must likewise know the truth of
my story, by mark which our mother,
Marie Antoinette, placed upon our heads
at point equi>distsnt from the lower tip
OF the ear and the point of the nose aud
this she did for the purpose OF recogniz-
ing US in case of separation. The mark
on my head is very plain, and so is that,
no doubt, on nv sister
after the death of my parents, and
separation from the duchess OF Angou.
leme, l was taken from the Temple in
the case Of large hand organ, whilst
another child of about my size and age
was LETT there in my roomj and it was
that boy who was placed apprentice with
the shoemaker, Simon, in whose service
he died.
Meantime was secretly conveyed to
The mountains of Auvergne, and put un-
der the care of an honest mechanic, who
taught me a little of the trade of car
penter and brick making. Here re-
NAMED until was IL years old. when
was sent as conscript with corps oil
chasseurs on the expedition to Moscow
During this campaign divulged my
name and family TO some Of the mar.
shals, but | did not dare to inform Bona,
parte OF them, being appreheDsiye of meet
ing with the fate of my ;ousin, the d Ike
d'Enghien.
'on my return to Auvergue, was in
duced, by what heard of the successful
speculaiions in commerce of one of our
neighbors at the Havana, TO Try my for
tune In that country, ard ! embark ed
accordingly for the island of Cuba. -
Here, however, soon became suspected
and was watched very narrowly for Sc.
Yeral years, by gen. Wives, and his pre-
decessors particularly the former, until
at length, weary of this cons,saint,f made
my escape in an American vessel bound
TO New Orleans, sometime last January
and have been all winter travelling to
this place by land, stopping OCCASIONALLY
TO work Tor subsistence, and for IA oney
to defray my expenses
Thus far his majesty's narr alive is
plausible. Blu, some intermediate cir
cumstsnces, which I have omitted to
mention,in order not to break the thread
OF the story, prove our young Bourbon 6
little IN error. tWhen [ was in Italy,
he says, proposals were made to me tc
marry the daughter of my uncle, the
reigning king of France Now this he
could not do, because Louis 18th, who
married a prince of Saxony, never hat
any children. Again--hs calls himself
duke OF Navarro, a title never taken by
the children of France, particularly the
dauphin-at least SO [ think.
On the whole he does not appear to BIZ
an impostor--but person OF unsoune
mind, the hsllucinaiions of which are
rather to be pitled than harshly censured
since he is not likely 10 do any mischief.
lie has dignified department., and i:
impatient of contradiction. There is ar
air OF sincerity about him, and be seem,
honestly to believe his claim lawful one
and is very confident that the duchess o
Angouleme, when she shall become &C
quainted with his story and existence
will acknowledge him as her brothe
and sovereign.
lie yVeara erornnouo ,,,L;,I. o,- .oa,,,