Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1841-11-20
MISCELLANEOUS.
Eron the Savannah Georgian.
KING LOUIS ii l. L L L 4

ARE suggested by the present VISIT TO THIS country
of the Prince de JoInvllle. THIRD son OF the hlng
Of the French. More than forty years have pass
ed since his father whas here, seeking an asy lam
from the violence of his countrymen. The
life Of Louis Philippe illustrates the extremes oi
existence--cXtreme penury ana spner'hg, eAi''''
wealth and granduer. Descended from o royal
line he was early placed under The most eminent
INSTRUCTORS, and at the juve nile age oil eighteen
as Dnke of Charities, took command oil the IAN
regiment Of dragons which bore his name, aud
was then garrisoned at Vendome HIS first ser
vice was IN 1892, IN the campaign against Aus
ira and the battle Of Valney his tIrs' action
in which as Lieutenant General, at the head ct
twelve ba,tallions Of infantry, and SIX squadrons
of cavalry, forming the second line o! helerfnan,
he fought with great bravery; and SIX days after
received as the reward of his valor, the second
command in the new levied troops which The eX-
ecu,,ve council had ordered TO be raised
Ue was serving with dIstlnc non, under Di-
Yoou,,es in Flanders. when the Conv entIon pass
ed a decree of punishment against all the mem"
bers Of the B ,urbon family. The young Duke
himself was soon obliged to fee. and sought socu-
ri,y IN Switzerland Alone. and on loot the eX-
lied prince wandered ntndst The mountainous re-
rions Of the Alps. and without resources, iIving
almost on CHARITY, he At last compelled, under
:, feigncd name, to devote himself 20 teaching Tor
his support. and for eight months he performed
,he duties OF Il professor ia the college OF heich.
nau, instruc,lng daily in history, mathematics,
and the French and English languagcs ih!s
featuro in his history strsklng'g cxcmpill'es ihe
lofce and decision of his character. SATISFIED
sha, hie mother end sister had found places ct
safety he trusted to his energies; and, strong
IN the resources of his mind, ha threw himself up
IN them md the youth OF 81, the lieutenant
General in the French Army, prince oi the roy
nj house Of Bourbon depended on his enIlE odnca
son for his daily support. 1t shows how thorough
had been that education. md how well he had I'M
proved his opportunities, that when he quilted
Reichnau, he received tho mos: honorable tes'i-
,rmonrals OF his learning and ability The change
was great but his strong mind WIS equal to the
xicissiiutes. His father, TIE D1he 81 Orleans,
e,avinc been heheadrd in 1888. tho Young exile
assumed the ,tic of his deceased parent nnd
sought refuge ia the Npcth nf Errope.-AHcr a
variety Of adventures, Interesting. dangerous, and
romantic in the extreme, he received from his
mother a letter. urging hiIn IN the most touching
manner To save himself from he gathering storm
If Infatuated France by Fastening to America.
This was the only price at which could lie pur-
chased the liberty Of his mother and has brothers.
.vho were confined in the prison of Marseiiles );
and though il deranged all his plans, and threw
him entirely Of the circle OF European politics,
and three thousand miles from his country. he
hesitatcd not to comply with her request, and DIS
Cuisinr hius elf u ne, he sailed, September
81 1896. from Hamburg in the ship America,
Capt. Ew ing, for PkiladuIphia. THIS was the dar-
kcst period OF his life. Ills distracted county
mis- abused rnother-his prosecuted ftmtiy-hs
murdered father were behind hin; unknown
iand-un,rled frieuds-desoate solitude, and
threatened indulgence before HIM. Treated by
she captain runaway West India gambler,
employed by passenger as an interpreter, and
tossed about upon the Of waters and the sea
Of troubles. he bore up against Nil with nan'i
tess tina, showed the fl mness Of his mind and the
energy of his nature.
In Octoher he reached PHILADELPHIA and being
Joined IN February bv his two hrothers, the Duke
of Sion 'pcnsic- and Count Beau j1ia'S. "h7 bad "a
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dish ship Jupiter. from MarseI'es. they took up
their residence the house of ihe Spanish Consul
and mingled III the society Of the CITY Al the
invitation Of Washington. then the President, and
then temporarily residing n PhiIadclphIa. the
seat of Government, thew visited HIM nj Mount
Vernon, and shared his kindly inequalities. Learn
ing their desire TO travel West. Washington pre-
pared for them itinerary. and furnished them
with many letters Of introduction; and adopting
she customary mode OF travelling horseback
with saddehags. thcv started their journey
They crossed the AlieghanIes 10 Knoxville and
Nashy ille nd then turned nori!iward 10 PI'tsburg
thence up to Erie and Bifr,ln. and thence 70 the
Falls of Niagara. From this place they came
down through CaRandaigoa, region OF country
then anos, uninhabitct, and with roads amos
impossible. Enbarkipg upon Seneca Lake. they
iourEcye ed on foot from It's head to Tioga point,
distance of p miles, each carrying his luggage
on his back. and thence they descended the Sus
Guehanua TO Phlladelhhia.
The yellow fever broke out in Philadelphia OF
their return. ana these Princes were so poor anC
reduced TO be unable 10 leave the ciiv until a
fortunate remittance from their mother gave then
the means OF making excursion 10 New York
Boston and the Eastern States. .Lcarninr that
their mother By new law Of France, had beer
sen, to Spain. the exes FASTENED to fei5sn her
and the surest though not the most expedition!
wav, travelled with a wagon and horses to The
Ohio, thence by water 10 New Orleans, which
journey they accomplished in little over twt
months. ltile incident illustrative OF th
strong and versatile character Of tho King. occur
red AT Carlisle. in Penusvlvania. He was thrown
from his wagon, and. knowing that he required
bleeding. he slowly crawled to the house OF far
ner, and requesting assistance. opened a vein II
ms own arm. and derived the benefit he expected
ne good people. supposing him some Eastern
doctor gong 10 settle West. urged him to remain
IN S3riIStc, and DronSed r