Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-09-30
From the Wnch-slee Renuhlicnr.

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Mr.. Dnr,s: | sec b. your paper that some doubt
are entertained whether the duke of Orleans. now
regent, probable king of France, IN this
country. can assure nv fellow citizens that IN
July lTge or 90, Judged night and breakfast
ed next morning with INN and his two brothers. IN
the house OF Thomas Morris, Esq, IN the town of
| Cansndagua, in the western part of the state of
| New York. They viewing the country-had
passed through Winchester, gone as far south as the
state ofTeunesec, travelled through kentucky and
on their way tho falls of Niagara pissed through
Fort Pitt, and up the Allegheny river 20 Presquo
| Use, on Lake Ere.
| The country a, that time from Erie to Buffalo was
perfect wilderness, without house or hut give
| them sHs;cnnnco by day protection by night.
Much had The whole party suffered from hunger
and fatguo; and so reduced wore their poor horse1
I that some Of them were drowned swimming a.
cross the 5non'h Of Buffalo creek-not more. think
I than thirty fhr;y yards wide. At Buffalo, where
! there was good tavern, they rested day or two
made themselves known to the Indians there, who
always were much attached tO the French and Of
aid their aliIes, cnter aimed them with dances
and paid Them much attention and respect as to
awaken suspicious of political nature IN the breasts
of the British IN Canada.
As there WAS no road at that time on the Amer-
side OF he river from Buffalo to the faiis the
three noble brothers crossed the Black rock
the Canada side, and visited the falls; bu finding
they wcrc known nUd that The object of their visit
Was suspected, thay hasiened back, and rc-cros,ed
the river 10 Buffalo their way Philadelphia or
New-York. And well it FOR thein that they re-
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prisoners and sent To England
In tho thcec brothers there did not appear - mo
any very striking family resemblance. The duke, or
Monsieur ERalis, as he was then called, was rath.
err tall, with dark intelligent ego and complexioI
the second brother had sandy hair but the youngest
wns; as thought, very beautiful, and as he spoke
the English language pretty we'll entertained us with
lively descriptions OF their suhcrngs IN the wilder
/ Mr. Morris who vas educated in France, on
spoke the language huently convor+'d much With
the duke, and found him to be very well informed
on every subject Hc had been educated BY the
very celebrated Madame Gcnlrs. who was tutoress in
his fathers fsmiIy--and he discovered in Swift
zcrIand emgrSnt by the very elegant and I'M
common method no taught mathematics.
|, was currently reported At that time, that the
second brother uher his fliher had boon gullOtined,
broke his in making his escape from prison IN
! tho south Of France.
/ / hope he above sill he saii.fsctory to MANY Of
, your readers and not unp!essngto yonr-elf- who
will not fail 10 observe, among the strange occur
rences that take place tl4 world that obscure
individual has had the singular honor Of once eating
with King and never IN my life did observe ihrco
people relish breafnst of very good coffee and toast
and eat with 50 much apparent pleasure as the King
Of France and his two brothers.
Your friend, &c. = H.
! There is much conversation in PARIS Of an extra
ordinary event which recently happened IN the lau-
bourg s. Gcrmnn The countess oi---, tho
wife Of superior ofhcer, having failed m an action
tboupbt of n new sort Of uppeaL-f5he ropaucd last
werk armed With par Of pistols. to the house of
her husband, and having introduced herself cIandes
timely into his bedroom, sho told him sh" would
blow ont his brsns II he did not consent to tho con-
diiions which she offered him.
Not much frightened at the threatening attitude
nj nIs wlfa the husband called hrs servants, but n
shot was fred before thoy arrived, and he Countess
immediately directed tho other against herself Flap
PLY she hsd forgot 90 put wsddlng over tho balls 80
that they foil before tn" explosion At the sound
Of the shots the hotel immediately m confusion.
The commis'sry OF police ,irivcd, a process uerb1i
was drawn, and the Procureur de Roi was employed
IL asserted that the Countess has quilted her odg
ngs and hid herself Gazette dee Jrib'ennu"'
Seer RESTORED ny LIaHTSGNc.-A singular CIR
cUmstance occurred IN Tho house Of I'd Parker,
Walkor-street, Toxteth-park, on the night OF the
25th ut An old man aged 0I, named Charles
Higby who has been blind for the last seven ycare,
vas lying bed about eleven o'clock on mat night
when fash Of lightning entering the room had such
an effect upon him, that almost immediately he
partially recovered hto sight. md he INFORMS 10