Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-09-10
From The Baltimore Republican,

DUKE OF ORLEANS. The important position
occupied by this French Prince, in the Councils
of the I.iberalsts. and the probability which ex-
lists, that he will be called to the head OF the
Kingdom By the reyolutonists, make the partl-
culars of his history and character peculiarly IN
teresting. There is a memoir OF his life, down
to the year 1924, in the Geographic NouceHe deS
Coateneporaias, by Messrs. .irnaM jay, long,,
SC. which is the only sketch of his career, with
in our reach at this time. We will endeayor, at
some early period, to make an abstract of the
whole article
Among the circumstances least generally
known, is that the Duke and his two brothers.
the Duo de Mon,pensier, aud the Comte tie
Beaujolais, were in this country for a considera-
bic time after the execution Of their father, the
famous L'Eyalite. The Due d'UrIeans arrived
at Philadelphia, on board the ship Hmerica. from
the Island of Elba, October slst, 1896; his broth
aoa ia mot u s s Nv until February '97 They
wards travelled during that year throughout the
country; nn1 rssarne.I ia plilaaelnlIia. in July
The yellow fever broke out IN mat city In the
month Of July and the royal brothers were, FAC
cOrding 10 this MEMORY unable to leave it for The
lralt off,afs,aud remained there until the month
of September, when their mother having been
unexpectedly restored to her property, furnish
ed them with the means Of travelling. They
then visited Boston, when learning by the papers,
that their mother had gone to Spain, they deter
mined on Joining her there. The difficulties
they encountered in their efforts to reach Europe,
have the air of perfect romance, The war be-
tween Spain and England, rendering their en-
barkment from northern port difficult, they ira
yersed the whole continent and embarked from
New Orleans for Havana. in an American YES
sci, intending To take passage tor Spain from
that port. They were captured by British
Erigate, who generously landed them at Cuba.
They remained there, until by an order Of the
Spanish Government, they were directed to re-
curn to New Orleans. They refused obedience
aud escaped in Spanish vessel to the Bahamas
from thence they went to Halifax, where the
Duke of Kent, the son of George Ill, at that time
commanded. The Duke not feeling authorized
to give them passage To England, they returned
AGAIN to New York, from which place they sailed
for England, and arrived at Falmouth, in Februa-
~, 1900.
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From the Philadelphia National Gazette
The London Morning Chronicle has had for
some time past, an acute and spirited English
correspondent at Paris, whose style is Hippant
and exaggeratory, but whose testimony has APP
peared to US In several instances, 20 deserve at
,ention and respect. In the Chronicle of the 18th
July last, there is long communication from him
an which he contends that France is republican
in fact, and ineyoraby hostile to all the Bour-
6ons. We subjoiu some passages of it, which
may be deemed interesting with reference to the
more recent or present situation Of that country.
g The French nation is not hypocritcal enough
to pretend that it is Royaiist The Journal du
Commerce knows right well the opinions of all the
inhabitants of the great seaports and manutactur-
ing towns in France. 1t knows that at Calais, |
Dieppe. Havre, Nantes, La Rochelle. Bordeaux,
BayOnne, and then at Lyons, Strasbury, Liller |
Anglers, and hundred other places. equally i'm
portant, it Is every day asked, What have the |
Bourbons done for France, and what does France
owe to the Bourbons:" Further than this, the
Journal du Commerce knows that in many de-
partmentS the Bourbons are so unpopular that
their names are never mentioned but with smile.
. sneer, or sigh. l neither praise nor censure
his feeling. lneither call it just nor ungrateful.
natural nor monstrous. | state facts which |
know, and which challenge the Journal du Com
nerce to dispute. Let any Liberal answer me
honestly this question: s'What do you desire
or France?" And the answer must and will be
- A popular Government" We all know
What this means 1t means Government, not I
{ Kings, but of the People, viz. the United q
states Of America" I
''Itis not hyPothes,s--is Is fact, which cannot g