Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1830-10-08

Duke Of Orleans at Phaadeiphia Tb,
Duke, row King of France, spent sever,i
months IN Philadelphia, in tho year l796-
His whole conduct here was devoid Of MID,
or discomfort. The times seemed TO ;nd;c,,o
u total loss OF rank aud fortune: vet he was
cheerful and resigned: nothing, indeed could
oc more unpresuming and gentlemaniy than
hls dcmcanor here. My intercourse with
HIM was frequent. He came to Philadelnbia
from Hamburg in tho ship America, com.
manded by Captain Ewing On landnu no
was invited by David Connigham, ESQ. now
alive, TO lodge a, his house in Front street.
where he was visited by many gentlemen of
the city, and entertained very Hospitality for
several weeks. Cunningham, as ono sf the
mouse OF Cunningham and Nesditt, was con.
signee and owner of tho ship.
NOT long after his arrival in PHILADELPHIA,
ne was joined by his two brothers, thu Duke
de MonP,ensier and Beaujolois. ThesdSoung
Prmces had been confined by the authorities
OF france, IN the Chateau DIFF, situate on an
,sianu III inc Mediterranean, opposite 70 Mar
seiles' ana obtained their liberty on condition
OF going to America. For want ofIbetter,
conveyance, they took their passage in Brig
that mad on board upwards of a hundred oS
our countrymen, just released from slavery
al Algiers. '"'''y
They bore their exile with becoming fort;.
tude, appearing like their elder brother. s,,b.
missve aud cheerful. saw them often in,
society. On one occasion, meeting the three
brothers IN the street Mr.. D'Orleans (for so
the elder brother was always called told me
that no had just heard that his good friend
Csp'ain Ewing, OF the ship America, was at
the wharf, on his return from Hamburg oud
that he wished To take him by the hand. and
| Introduce his brothers to him. Iaccompanied
them to Ross Wharf, whore the America
had at that moment hauled in.
Captaln Ewing came on shore, and was
received BY Mr. D'Orleans with the wa,mest
cordially and presented to the brothers.
! THIS evidence OF kind feeling on the part of
The prince and total absence of all pride or
notion OF superiority, showed that i'm chem
exalted birth, and royal education. were no
obstacle to the adoption of our own plain re-
! publican manners
| Shortly after, they travelled all three on
horseback To Pittsburg. saw them; pass A.
long Market street, equipt as Western traders
then used TO rlde-having blanket over the
| SADDLE, and their saddle bags on each side
when they returned, Mr.. D'Orleans hired A
very humble apartment in Fourth, near
rrune street, where visited him. lie did
me the favor to trace the route he had inst
taken, on map that hung in the room. and
toId me that they managed very well alonr
."e 'odo taKing care OF themselves at the
taverns, and leaving their horses to be groom
GA oy the only servant that they had with
them We could have done very well
saio he, " without any servant, had we not
been anxious about our horses"
These distinguished exiles afterwards de-
sGended the Mississippi, and went to the
HAVANA, and from thence to Cadiz; and
subsequently having made their peace with
the brother of Louis the XVI, the present
hing rhilp married princess of the reign.
ing Bourbons of Naples.
we had In philadelphia at the time they
were here, Talleyrand, the Duke de Linn.
court, Volney, De Noaies, Talon. and many
others; most o! whom returned to France.
ana played part in the past-republican scenes
OF the revolutionary drama
It's worthy OF remark, that the king of
England and the king of France have both
been in Philadelphia Gaz