Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-10-06
FOREIGN.
THE EX-KING OF FRANCE.


Corps, Gcndarnes dc Chase, and servants OF every
description, arrived yesterday Vslogne The suite
who were principally on horseback, seemed 10 have
undergone great fatigue since they leh Ramoou,iiet
ON the Sd instant. The Journey yesterday. abou,
forty miles was the larges: they bad hitherto per
formed. II appears certain that, with the exception
of about one hundred individuals who VIII embark
with the King none of the Guard will be permit ted &c
enter Cherbou Orders had been transmitted from
Government To the Commissioners to disband the
Guards at Carenten, half way between Saint Lo and
Tulopnc but at the earnest request OF the King the
three Commissioners took upon themselves the res
possibility Of allowing the whole suite to proceed
far as Valogne, and from that town the National
Guard OF Cherbourg will escort them within the walls
Several general officers, about hundred men and
the artillery 1.-TWO guns, In the King at Argen,an on
tie 9Th inst. among the former was Gen Balthazar,
who, it was reported, had been charged with sps-
cal mission to the government. The principal per-
sons who remain attached, and most OF them will
embark with the Royal Family are: Two Ministers,
Capole and Moutae, the Duke de Luxembourg,
nearly 80 years OF age; the Duke de Crussol; the
Dixie de Poignac, the brother Of the Minister; the
Duke du Guiche, Marmunt, the Governor of SAINT
Cloud, General La Sale, the Duke lie Damas, Gov
crnor of the Duke d. Bordeaux. and twelve Danes
dionneur. The expenses OF tho curney have been de-
fayed by the Commissioners; and If the persons the
suit are 10 believed, the Roya Family quite desti-
tute ofm0ncya about two millions Of francs gold be-
longing to the Duke ,Angouleme, having been seized
blythe government as the peson IN barge OF this sum
was proceeding, the Cd, to Rambouiet. Among
eyes, there ire two very heavily Ia len, each drawn
by eight horses and arethought to contain gold CON-
plate, and jeweis-not those OF the crown but those
only the private property of he Duchess &
the Duchess de Berry. The King, the Dauphn, and
Marmont, during the greater part of the Journey
were on horsebuck, but, as it ruined almost every
day, they often alghted and proceeded together in
the same carriage. The King wore blue uniform
cooked hat, and boets, similar 10 those of the GEN
darmes-no decoration his coat: he appeared to
be in good health OH his arrva. in Vaogue alt though
he had been twice or thrice indsposcd on the Jour
ney. much so as to be blcd several times. Two
occesiastcs OF whom is o bishop, are with HIM.
they alternately celebrate Mass every morning in The
Kings room; the whole OF the family are present upon
these occasions. The altar upon which Mass is Der
formed must be consecrated. and the ceremony is
long to obyiate this difficulty, the altar stone
Of the pei ofRamhouilot removed at the time
of the departure of the Royal Family and has since
been made OF as the base of an altar. In two
of the towns thro which they passed they heard Mass
in the parish church-'Fhe King and the Duchess
d'Angouleme take the sacrament every day. Tie
Dauphin and Duchess de Berry have taken IL twice
The Duke d'Angouleme wore the uniform OF tie
Royal Guards, without epaulettes decorations OF
any kind. The Duchess is costumed in the most
simple manner. She most frequently was dressed in
q dark silk gown, with large Cashmere shawl upon
her shoulders, and Leghorn bonnet, the worse for
wear upon her head. She con inually held a Whit.
cambria handkerchief in her hand and her eyes and
face were considerably infamed. But the person
who excited universal sympathy, even among these
who nbhor the King, is the Duchess de Berry, The
male attire which she took on leaving Rambouillet
is now laid aside. Her countcnanec, which never
possessed much bloom or animation, ha assumed
q death Ike palcTcss, oi,. Ly ode OF her
children apparently nsensble to their caresses; but
now and then she is observed to press her lps Z,
their checks; her face s then suffused with hectic
blush, and tear. accompanied with mothers
SIGH falls upon her luckless offspring The children re
still in biissfu ignorance other actual situations they
sund at tie window ofthe carriage and bow md kiss
hand n he IA ware tn do
proceeding from the Tuierics to the Chateau of ST.
Cloud. When NJ. Pommeraye, the Deputy, who
had been sent from Government Charles, was pre-
scented TO the latter the Ex-King spoke thus:-s.M
de Pommeraye, you have come with orders from his
Majesty (these words were actually made use of but
in lroncal sense) to compel me 10 proceed with
more rapidity; but has your Government forgotten
that several ladies' accompany me2 They are ex
remely atgued, and it would be an act of cruelty TO
make them travel with more despatch; besides the
vesselsln which we 10 embark are not vet ready
and it will be more than paniul-it would be danpe.
rous--for and my followers to remain several DAVIS
in Cherbourg. NJ. P0mmcraye having consulted
General Mason, and Messrs. O'Don Barre, and
Schenen, the Commissioners, IL was arranged that
the Royal Family should proceed in such a manner
US to reach Cherbourg, without being obliged 10 re-
main in the town. Is probable, therefore, they will
remain at Valogne the whole of TO- morrow and that
on Tuesday, they will depart at an early hour and
embark before noon OF that day. The persons of
the suite do not know, up to this momeat, whithor
Duke de Crussol, when they arrived, on the 9Th at
Argentan, that they were only going at present to
the island of Guernsey, where the King would con-
slider in what country he would fix his residence; but
reaching Wire, on the Ith the DaupIIn mention
ed TO the same person that no determination had
been come to. Various places are named. Some
say that the Duchess de Berry has expressed wish
TO return to Naples, and fix her residence in that cit
for the present. Gen. La Sale thinks that ultimately
the family will 60 TO Mittau where Louis XVIII re
sided for many years. The King has been there and
is partial to the country aud others assert that he
" States is The place where they will arrive so much
preparation has been made for a long voyage As
late yesterday Capt. DUrviIle did not know to
what port the Great Britain and CurroH were bound
but, on taking leave Of friend at Cherbouro he
said he did not expect to return before two months
At the time he was appointed to the command of
that vessel bo was preparing q detailed account of
his voyage in the AStcotdbe, and desired the person
alluded to not to omit telling his publisher that he
need not expect TO hear from him IN six weeks
You may recollect that about three months ago the
province of Lswer Normandy, through which the
Royal Family have lately passed, sustained immense
losses by orscn, and the inhabitants are now fully per
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