Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1830-09-24

The whole Palais Royal belongs to him.
when the indemnity vote TO the emigrants
was dicussod in the Chanbrc of Peers, the
Duke although his claims were immense,
spoke iorcioly against the measure and voted
against it The law however was carried.
The Duke himselfis highly accomplished
and even scientific man. During his exile
lie scorned to accept assistance from foreign
courts and. says the London paper, it is
wen remembered by many noblemen and
gentlemen IN England, when no taught Ge-
oyraphy and Mathematics in that country,
after which he went to the United States.
where he acted in the same capacity.
In commemoration of this interesting ora
ot ms lie, he has urge picture in one OF
his drawing-rooms, respecting himself in the
midst Ut his pupils, surrounded by globes and
mathematical instruments and he is Justly
proud OF that period in his evontlul life.
"A good deal of enthusiasm in favor of the
revolution seems to have been displayed
among the students Of the Poly tecnic school.
AT the last storming of the Tuileries, one
oil these youths received ball in the breast.
lie Tell shouting, Liberty forever - two of
ms comrades carried him through the scullle
as Tar as the throne room, and placed him ON
the throne, where they held him in sitting
posture, that he might behold the triumph Of
The patriots. The noble victim expired smil-
ing on the very seat which the unworthy
Charles had recently abandoned. A guard
OF honour was placed over the corpse of the
young hero, which was covered with tri-
colourcd flag, and it remained on the throne
OF France till his relations came TO fetch it
away. Many other similar traits are said To
have taken place. tat.
Latest. The ship Helen, Capt. Cobb, or.
ri'ed from Liverpool at New York, having
sailed on the afternoon of the 9th ultmo
The King and his household, fled from ST.
Cloud To Rdnbouilet on the LIST of August
Here he numbered u considerable military
force. Commissioners were sent to treat
with him, and an abdcation, together with
liberal allowance, was agreed upon -These
| commissioners had the generosity to cause
| million 10 be delivered immediately TO the
| ex-royal family, who wanted money, and
had asked ulllions for its Journey. The
three other millions were going to be sent To
Charles, and the commissioners devoted them
selves TO escort him, to spare him all dan
ger or 10 share them with him.
Subsequently, as the King had received an
accession of troops numbering $4,000, who
| seemed inclined to adhere To him, he refused
| TO comply with the terms he had himself dc
| tated, and also refused to restore the crown
jewels.
L
ntelligence,and la,ge military force set out
| Immediately to marcn upon Rambouillet.
On receiving news oi the approach of these
forces the troops ofrthe king deserted the
| royal cause. The ex-kng thereupon abd-
| Gated the throne in favor oil the young Duke
| OF BouTdeaux, appointing the Duke OF Orleans
Lieutenant General and Regent of tile King.
dom, during the minority OF the Prince.
Being subsequently, informed that 10000
| of the National Guards, headed by Two Com.
mssioners who had been with hun, were
| coming upon him, Charles came TO an imne.
date decision, and gave up every thing.
A Paris paper ot the 3D. August says.
There are no satisfactory statements
as to the number Ofkilled aud wounded
the lowest statement is 5000, while bv
some the massacre Is augmented to
l5 .OUO. As mi ght be expected, several
instances OF dread.ul barbarityoccurred
The Swiss Guards. having taken part
with the Court, we're singled GU, for
popular fury, when overpowered by
numbers. Many of them were seen
hanging by the chin from the Irou spikes
surrounding the TulIeries. About a
dozen oflhe gendarmes were seen hang
ing from the trees on the Boulevards.
A female, the wife o. one of the Swiss
! Guards, was treated with great brutal
Indlgnity. She had seized her hus-
bands bayonet and inflicted wound
upon a man VIII" had ust stabbed the
Guard. The WIetched woman was in
stantly marked out Tor general attack.
She was seized, her clothes torn off,
wounded by lnnumerable blows, raised
upon the shoulders of the iniurIated pc.
pulace, S'paraded through the streets,
as public spectacle, at once striking
horror and consternatiou She was ul-
tlmately flung to the earth and lrampled
to death.