The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-10-28
LOUIS PHILIPPE.

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his father gas here, seeking N asylum
ftom lie sinlence d = eNs c0Uasrymen.
The life II Louis Philippe illustrates lie
extremes 0f exisienee-exlreme penury
and suffering; extreme wealth and gran
deur. Descended from = royal line, he
was early placedunder he most eminent
instructors. and II The juvenile age Of eigh-
iees. = Duke d Chartres, taok command
of he lib regiment II Dragons which
Ioe his nalne, and Was then gsrTis0ned
n yendomc. His iirst service Mas II
l792. IN The campaign against Austria;
and the bafile Of Falney was his FIRST &C
lion, IN which, a. Lieutenant General. ii
the head Of twelve batlalions Of infantry,
and SIX squadrOns Of cavalry, formins the
second line of KelIerman. he fought with
great bravery; and SIX days after receis-
Cd, Is the reward Of his valoE. ibe Second
command IN he aew levied troops which
The executive council had ordered . Be
raised.
lie was serving with distinction under
tention pain. Flanders. when the Con-
against ali The members OF Punishment
family. The young Duke himself bgn
soon obliged 70 fee, and he sought seen.
riiy in Switzerland. Alnne. and on foot,
the exiled prince wandered amidst The
mountainous regioas o. The Alps. and
without resources, living almost on cha
Tiiy, he was al last compelled. under a
Geigned name, 70 devote himself 10 teach
ing for his support, and for eight months
he performed the duties Of . professor in
the college of Reichenau, instnciing dai-
~ in history. mathematics, and The French
and English languages. This feature IN
his history. stnkingly exempli6es The
free and decision Of his character. Sa-
listed that his mother and sister had found
places Of safety, he trusted TO his own en-
ergies; and. strong in the resources Of his
mind, he threy himself upon them, and
the youth Of 81, the Lieutenant General
in The French Army, prince q The royal
house Of Bourbon, depended on bis early
education for bis daily support. Ilshows
how thorough had been that education,
mud how well he had improved his oppor-
tunilies, that when he quilted Reichenau,
be received the most hoporable iestimo-
mails OF his learning aud ability. HE !
change was great, but his strong mind
was equal 10 Tie yicissiiudes. His father,
the Duke Of Orleans, having been hehead- !
ell in l793, he young exile assumed the .
title Of bis deceased parent. and sought
refuge IN tie North Of Europe. After
variety III adventures, interesting, DANCE
rous, and romantic 10 the extreme, he re-
ceiyed frcn his mother 4 Letter, urging
him in the most touching manner to save
himself from The gathering storm Of infu-
rated France by Fastening to America.
This was the only price al which could
be purchased the liberty ofhis mother and
brothers. who were confined in The pri-
son Of Marseiiles; and though il deranged
II his plans, and ,hre~ him entirely out
,f the circle of European politics, and
hrce thousand miles from his country, he
mol 70 comply with her request,
md, Disgusting himself - Dane, he sail
il September "a. 1895. from Hamburg
n the ship america, Capt. Ewing, for !
Philadelphia. This was the darkest pc
fioj Of bis HE. His distracted country
Ibis abused raoiher--his prosecuted "a
nily-his murdered father were behind I
rim; an unknown iand--lniried friends
desc ate solitude, aud threatened indi- !
Ience before him. Treated by tile cap
aip - runaway West India gambler,
Employed by passenger as an interpret
n, and tossed about upon the sea Of wa !
ers and the sea Of troubles, he bore up
gains, all with manliness that showed
he firnqess Of his mind and the energy
II hi nature. :
Ia October. he reached Philadelphia, !
nd being joined 10 February By his two
roIhers, the Duke Of Monpensier and
;oani ileaujolais, who had had tedious
'assage lf rinety-ihree days in the Swcd- ]
h ship Jupiter. from Marseilles. they |
Dok up their residence at the house Of The I
'panish consul, and mingled in tho socie- !
! Of the city. Al the invitation OF Wash |
lgton. then President, and then temporal
ly residing At Philadelphia. the seat OF !
Government. they visited him at Mount !
'ernon. and shared his kindly hospilali- .
Is. Learning their desire 10 travel West,
ashipgtop prepared for them an i,inera- c
7, and furnished them with many letters |
I introduction; and, adopting the custom :
ry mode of travelling on horseback with b
addiebags. they started on their Journey. I
hey crossed the Aueghanies to KNOX y
ale and Nashville. and lhen turned north ii
ard 70 Pittsburg, thence up to Erie and n
ufialo. and thence TO the Falls of Niaga- s
|. From this place they came down p
rough Canandaigua, region Of country Il
zen almost uninhasited. and with roads Ia
most impossible. Embarking upon Sc c;
'ca lake. they journeyed on foot from o.
head 10 Tioga point, distance Of twen- v
five paes, each carrying his baggage n,
his back. and thence descended the y
70 Philadelphia. The FOL q
wing extract from letter addressed to d
sister, the Princess Adelaide, will give q
ine idea OF their adventure; IL is dated Il