Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-05-20

uays every unitue piece oil furniture or rare toy, was
. "'veu 10 nave btmtd a'psr,o oil the spoiid opima Of
III Frenca revolution, and mo.t generality thew were
'e'u wa ~ the pr psfty OF The q ieen o. France. II
was so7n Infatuated oercai that ,he Chevalier's c,o,k
'o'me' orc oil TIE rare oIn uneut' OF ;he Bludoir Of the
nuloftura'e Mnie An,iout IT.. When be was asked
how much H. cost, c eYaGci h CUES ion with aduira.
DIS ca n'-'ry. "Ah, mon ami" he would say with
sincere rsee-, " the Fret CHI teyulu ion IrJduc. some
terrible N c 1t was grra, sAc. itce; il lie war n fifteen
hundred irsnche quincy" That, ard the do, ard the
morke!' were wo'ih to the ehevalier 10, 900 dollars, Tor
~ realized his SUN IN a few ytsrs from a foundation
Of a Few pc itds ot sugar, and a Peek o. hSz,'nl,s.
Suth was the eheval er du Be in is Mag azine;
and he was a perfect ILLUSTRATION OF he French char
acter oi uat day, II would accommodate it.eif 10 aDy
-tua'on ~ lie; u erabi,s the Minister of Marine tu
become, Ike Bedreddep, a pastry cook, aud ycunr
ESa''te' n, p'esrnt king OF Fratce. a schoolmas ier i.
nanSua Bu' u 10 is only one side OF The picture; de
&c, VIII u he closed his shop. and entered into socjc-
J, ne was the delight oil hi, audro,y. He was at &C
comp $ ed scholar. possessed the most poi he'd man
'er' and hatits OF "iavi.Il, corr" He was a youns son.
OF as IN f 'ench people call 4, he was he :" cadet o,
a no lie family. He had travelled much. and oh.
setv d profoundly. lie had b,en o h, .flo.y Lind"
h' eNaciiy "a a palmer, bot b-icg I" attach. a leoa.
ten ffancaiie" at Constau i copls, of wbich MA rsla.
Ia Sani BE sui was the head, h, look he oppor,uri v
OF UaV'iing through as nush of Asia as was ufually
Aanintd b. European travellers. Sach was m, ear.
~ t'ieGd du Be, TO whose distractions and fine bsIiss
'e 's's requirements, l am iuje b;edf for some of the
'nos' una loyed eiDymen,so OF my lie, by opening TO
me rome OF the riches, tfeasi 5 OF French lit ratYre;
anu .uch was The man whom the sons OF O,leaus found
IN a frontier American viii ge. l do not remember IN,
u.hvfe des;in 'tion .. The Interesting sra,yer.: I'm
car ain I i, That TIE chevalier de Be inducai tban,
" wy away i much longer pei d in Pittsburgh h n
ecu d nave been tn ir original in,esIiou. FL proposed
10 General N, ~hfe hou e wa, always tbs teinoI.
OF nosp,'ahiy, where he wa, in he habit OF diairg eve.
- . hdHN; 'ud at whose table and he .ide The unto e.
tuo"s fmigre was sure 10 fad a hearty welco,nr. IN
IN ro'uce Tie 'rav, Hers The general at FIST received
u P'oioH'ion win goddess IL, said he had been a
10 Y o. ne keyoiuroO, The intimate OF R%ochambeau
and Lafayette, aud Ct courfe en'e .iained a teelipy Of tn
deepeS, respect tor the meu DRY Of the untor ura,e
oui' nov a = honafch, but as a mos, amiable and viz.
,oI man. lie insisted hat no good could spring from
me Infamous ssciier # The jacobiu, the pr. Il gate f. A.
I've. Mo'' men GeLeral, (satd the elevaier, with a
nv d me shoulders, and most melancholy sontortion
VI "'s wr'Akeu ieatures) L. sOnt dams la plu, grande mis-
ere, It is ont ee ohassss co ume nou, au,fes n,uv q u, yi.
ar, sln -en'tes-' The chevalier know Iii m N, ard
us o'n ho"'"i'e o. the q neral p~rtval.d. ct! bi d!
cneVa'ier, alloz rcnire o. d voirs aux yov,seurs o.,
Y" is u'neht chez nou" demSin." The srarg ,s accented
.he courtesy, and became in imate with and attached To
W. i'm'y OF mo kiod. here American: the charms of
The CONVEX alton OF he Duka OF q. Leans. & hi, v,rions H.
l ray a''ainmenis, coon obIita ,ated Tor the rorntn nj Tho
ncri'sie career ci MS iaher, from the mind. of his hea--
~ my o'yish recollection is faithful, he was RAJ
'neI Va clutn anh mel 'nchoy: he wcu!d be perf civ
aos'rae'ed irCm ccnversatiun, sometimes for h,lf eC
n9"r' 10 kng sieadiistiy al he coal Of gre that blaz. d
10 'he SF"'e, and "ben reused lrcm his reverie, h,
wouii apoi = q for hi. breach o. bease1nee and cal,
one OF tie Children who were learning F,spch 10 res
10 hin' On these occasions have read to him many
pSs,"te' selected ny him, from Tele naquo; the beau.
hni hahn-r In which he read tie desc. ipuon of GAVIN.
90" Gro,io, is sh! fresh 10 my IN -mcry-H. seldom
a.V<r'ed TO 'he scenes OF he ro vo,uiion, hut he cti,i-
el'ed the battles OF that period, particularly ,htt OF =.
mAlpA, "ih scch disctin n.t.On, as 10 = nvlrce The
ni!itd y men OF Pie, burgh, of whom here were sevs.
'a' MT he was Pectl:ary ii ted to SHINE 10 the proies-
sion oi arms. f
Nlonipen-i-r, The $ cond brother, has I.n no ms,t On
me tablet OF memory by which 1 can recall him bu,
Beau tiois, is still bt fore 'my mind's eye' Tba,s was
1ohsmirg rom mic in his char ac.er, aud Nj adame de
IN. .h ,o'nanc1, tns 'kailgtt' OF he Swan in which
ht' Oh rning writer so bt auhiully apos,rophises her
yoIns ward, had just prepared every you,h. III boson
~ .ein towards mis- accomplished boy. He was a Uni.
Ter'ai favoriie. He was a few years oIIer ,hao M.
Se"'ou' WI en- together ~e appeared TO be of the "a us
ag-' A transient el>ud OF melancholy would accasior-
any pas ov sr his hne features, 10 the midri Of bis cav.
: .musenea'.; bnth DISAPPEARED quickly, hike the
"h'ts c,oli OF summer. We then ss.ribed il to a bow.
Sn recollection Of IN. Injuries and spland YRS Of he pa.
AIS hoya', In which be I'D passed his "a " LIE. which
II p'en' re contrasting with the simpIe tomeslic scene
"','h was passing before him. Ii was, however. uro.
oiois n some measure, impn,able to tha frs, sensation
VI nav uiseass which, in a lew short We, rs afterwards
carried him TO tic grave.
One little circumstance made n s;na,la, ;mn.o,
Oh me; l was standing one day with this proup OF
frenchmcn, on the bank Of the MonongabeIia' W hen a
couhtryInen OF theirs, employed in the quarter masters
Impairment as a Idbofer, In taking care of fiat boats,
passed by. Pierre Cabo', or as he was Familiarity cali
Ell, French Peter, was dressed i'm a blanket canot with
a MOOD IN place OF a hat, in the manner of the Canadian
ooa'hcn, ana IN the moccasins. Du Be called after
MN, and introduced him TO the French princes. The
scene presented a subject for moralizing even for a bow:
on inc banks oil Tie Ohio, and in exile, the representa-
~. '''bi0 vi a. hdilDn HI HI HI rank a
higher Importance than any other nation in Europe.
TOOK by the hand in a friendly and familiar conversation
MS couhtryInan, whose lot was cast among the dreps of
'he people, and who would not have aspired TO the hon
OF oi ietihg down the steps of the carriage of the man
win whom he here stood on the level.
Peter was no jlcObin-he had emigrated from France
before the Philantbropic Robesp'erre and his colleagues
had enlightened their fellow citizens, and opened their
eyes TO The improperly Of vulgar brutality and Gerocity.
lionest Cabot, therefore. felt all the love and veneration
Tor the Princes which Frenchnen under the old regime
never Iailed 10 cherish for members OF the Hgrand mo.
marquee l was a great favorite with old Peter. The
next tIme met him, he took me i'm his arms. and ex.
claimed with tears in his eyes-"SGvezvous. mon en(ant
&c quI NEST arrive? jai Gu rhon' eur de causer avec
n0nselgneur, en- pleiHe rue. All! bon Dieu. uueIle chose
diireuse que la revolution"
Inc brothers. on quitting Pittsburgh, left a most ia
Voraoie Impression on the minds of the little circle in
"hlch lhey were received so kindly. The recollec-
non OF the amiable BeaujaIois was particularly cherish
eU' ana when The news OF his death in Sicily, a few
years alter, reached the west, the family circle of Gen.
N expressed the sinccrest rorrow.
The Chcvalier du Be after REALIZING n snug Cortrnc
ny INDUSTRY end economy, removed TO Philadelphia, Ia
nave the opportunity Of mingling more with his country
men. On the restoration of The Bourbons, his friend.
induced nun TO return 10 France, TO resume the former
rank oil his family. But il was too late; the pbilosonbi.
cal emigrant had lived too long in American seclusior
TO relish the society of Paris, or habits had changed there
100 much to be recognized by him. The following i
a translation oil a paragraph from one of bis letters to his
old friend, the late Gen. N, soon after his arrival in
Pari.: "
81 am again on the stage, where the delightful dav.
oil my early youth were passed; but. my dear general
am not happy-Ife feel like the old Nan in one of vour
Ehghsh tales, iorty years Of whose life had been spent
IN PRISON, and who had been discharged by the clemen-
cy oil a new monarch, only TO find that his relatives and
IIIehus were all dead, and that his own name had been
forgotten; ne begged the Emperor to re- commit him 10
his prison. ! find myself actualIv siobiny Cor tho f,I,