The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-11-09
From the Boston Erening Gazette.
THE PRINCE DE JOINvILLE.


From the Boston Epening Gazette.
THE PRINCE DE JOINvILLE.
The son OF the King Of the French is now ma
tona guest in this country We say national guest,
not because municipalities have moved In invitations
movements made on the part Of the people themselves
TO do him honor. Opportune TO this time and sub
iect are the following remarks upon the life OF his
father Louis Philippe which we cut from the ? a.
vannah Georgian. At the age OF st. LOUIS Phil
Iippe, Lieutenant General in the French army, was
serving under Dumouries in Flanders, when the de-
Gee oil exile was passed in the Convention against all
the Bourbon family he sought security in SwiLer-
land and for nearly year earned his subsistence
there as Professor, in the College OF Rchenau,
leaving that institution with the most honorable tes
,imonals Of his learning and ability.
His father the Duke Of Orleans, having been be-
headed in 1892 the young exile assum, the title OF
his deceased parent and sought refuge IN the North
Of Europe. After variety Of adventures, interest
ing, dangerous and romantic IN the extreme, ne re-
ceived IRON his nothsr letter. urging him IN the most
touching manner to himself from the gathering
storm OF nfnriaed France, by Fastening to America
This the only price al which could be purchaser
the liberty Of his mother and brothers. who we're con-
fined ia the prison Of Versailles and though 1t de-
ranged all his plans and threw him entirely out OF the
circle Of European politics. and three thousand miles
from his country he hesitated not to comply With her
request and DISCUS ng himself as Dane, ne sailed
September "a, l796, from Hamburg, in the ship Anne
RIGA, Capt. Ewing, for Philadelphia. This was the
darkest period OF his life His distracted country
his abused mother-hs per ecued family his muir
dered father, were behind him; an unknown land
untried frends--desolate solitude, and threatening
Indulgence before him. Treated by the captain as
runaway West lndia gambler, employed by passen-
ger as an rpreter and tossed about upon the sea
Of waters and Of toubes, be bore up against
ali with manliness that showed the frmness of his
mind and the energy OF his nature.
In October he reached Philadelphia, and being join
ed in February by his Two brothers, the Duke OF
Montpenser and Count Beanjolais, who had tedi-
GUS passage Of nineyhree days in the Swedish ship
Jupiter from Marsees, they took up their residence
in The house Of the Spanish consul and mingled IN
The society of the city At the invitation Vi Wsshing
ton then President and then temporarily residing at
Philadelphia, the seat of Government they visited him
at Noun, Vernon, and shared his kindly Inequalities
Learning their desire TO travel West, Washington
prepaI ed for them itinerary, and furnished them
with many letters Of introduction; and, adopting the
customary mode Of travelling horseback with sad
dlebsgs they started on their journey They crossed
the AiIeghanies to Knoxville and Nashville, and then
turned nor,hwad to Pittsburgh thence up to Ere and
Buffalo and thence to the Falls of Niagara From
this place they came down through Canandagua, a
region Of country then almost uninhabted, and with
roads almost impossible. Embarking upon Seneca
lake they ourneyed on foot from its head to lioga
point distance of twenty five miles, each carrying
his baggage his back, and thence they descended
tract from letter addressed to his sister, the Princess
Adelaide, will give idea Of their adventure it is
daed-
"PHILADELpHIA Aug. IA, 1897.
81 hope you have received the letter which wrote
you from Pittsburg, two months since we were 'hen
in The midst of a great journey, which we finished
fifteen days ago. II took US four months. We ira
yelled during that time thousand leagues, and al
ways upon the same horses, except the last hundred
leagues, which performed partly by water, partly
on foot partly upon hired horses, and partly In the
stage, or public conveyance We have seen many
Indians and we remained several days in their coun-
try. They received us with great kindness and our
national character contributed not little to this good
reception for they love the French. After them we
found the Falls of Niagara which wrote you from
Pitsburg we were about to visit the most interesting
object upon our journey. 1t is the most surprising
and majestic spectacle have ever seen. IT is hun
bred and thirty (Frcnch) feet high, and the
ume of water is immense since it is the whole river
ST. Lawrence which precIpates itself at this place.
have taken sketch Of it, and intend 10 paint go
naehe from it which my dear little sister shall GER
tainly at tender mothers; but II Is not yet
commenced, and it will take me much time for truly
il is no small work To give you idea of the agree
able manner in which they travel in this country
will tell you my dear sister, that we passed fourteen
nights in the woods devoured by all kinds of insects
after being to the bone, without being able to dry
ourselves and eating pork and sometmesa little salt
beef and corn bread"
The yellow fever broke out in Philadelphia on theil
return, and these two Princes were so poor and re
duced to BE- unable to leave the city until foru
nate remittance from their mother gave them thu
means Of making excursion to New York. Boston
and the Eastern States. Learning that their mother
by law of France, had been sent to Spain, thu
exiles fastened to eoin her and the sures though
not the most expeditions way, travelled with Wagon
and horses 10 the Ohio, thence by water to New Or
leans which journey they accom- pshed in little ove
two months A little incident, illustrative of the strong
and versatile character of the King, occurred at Car
Isle in Pennsylvania He was thrown from his wag
on, and knowing that he required bleeding, he slowly
crawed 10 the house of farmer and requesting assist
ance opened vein al derived the benefit he expect
ell. The good people, supposing him some Eastern
doctor going TO settle West, urged him TO remain u
Carlisle and promised him an abundant practice
Arriving at Havana they were soon after ordered &c
leave and again returned to New York, whence ar
English packet carried them to Falmouth, and they ar
nved in London in February, 1900.
Such is the rapid outline Of the American part oil
Louis PhIippcs history II was full of incidents and
capes periIs and adventures. And now he is upon
the throne Of France, and his is upon the ancient
footsteps of his father. Since the visit of LOUIS Phil
lppc France has been revolutionized; Napoleon has
arisen seized the reIns of empire conducted his nation
to the pinnacle of glory and fallen to rise no more
and yused distracted, and warblasted Europe has
settled in peaceful rCpose The poor stranger, who
for want Of money, could not leave an American city
filled with yellow fever and who had to teach for his
support is now the richest in Europe with mil
lion. al his disposal The refugee, fleeing before he
assumed power OF the First Consul and the Emperor
now sits with Bunapartcs splcndor on his throne