The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1844-01-15

10 the, rcalitJ u MS royal BIRTH nmoHS WA3x44 An
the Nurse who had attended The child III Louis tIe
Sixteenth, md who swQre that the Pretender pos
sessed the same mothers marks and appearances by
which the endungeoned boy was known to her. Ma
ny persons both IN France and England, placed inA-
plleh crcdcnce upon the testimony thus adduccd,
and the Due de Normandy received handsome remit
tances from those of the oncien regime who plnncd
their Gath aDd generosity upon his published state
meDt.
| The whole case will be found in work entitled
" La Vox dun Proscri" BY M. Gozzoli, published
at Paris but II IS requisite for me to state that me
able editor subsequently, recanted and declared me
1 Due to bs an lmposIer.
There portion of the Dues conduct which
terribly shook the loyalty OF his friends and adhc-
rents and that was his attempt to establish new
ig,on which he avowed was revealed to him BY an
angel F" Heavenly Doctrine" is the title OF book
which he published, and which was intended 10 be
new version Of the Bible. His speculation was not
SO fortunate Mahomels, or Joe Smitin's--it fell
still born from the press, and HI very acquaintance
| began, from that momeni to question Ills a&sumps'
| lions.
lie has expended considerable sum Of money,
amounting 10 thousands OF pounds sterling atogetl-
or, III periecting series Of machines for propellng
| monster projectiIes, which, when completed are TO
send bombs from end Of England to the other.
and at one shot to destroy all the nayes in the world
could they be anchored in single harbor He haa
been several times bound TO keep the pence,
having sadly frightened his neighbors BY his prelim
nary experiments, and has once been indicted Tor
perjury arising from squabbIe with creditor. Il
is but justice to say that lie honorably acQuite6
aud so was his prosecutor upon whom he retaiiatea
Ills other occupations have been principally nicchaE
ica and lac has produced Ingenious scientific
| novelties and Improvements. He possesses a large
family, is pleasing in bis manners, very anecdptat,
and may be the lawful heir to the Of the BouF
bons, but his genius decidedly of an inventive
character, il may have materially assisted him in
lurtherng his royal claims, if not in advancing Them
and under such circumstances, shall leave the qnes-
ton to be decided by posterty.
The schedule of the Duke OF Normandy as flcd
in the Insoven Court is a singular and amusing do.
cument. The palace of ST. Cloud is put down as b,
vate property, and therefore "assets" but ca,.a
ly stated as not available pour le present al tne
debts due to the crown Of France are nessy Joi'eu
down IN the same column, and with similar ihg?h.-
BUSINESS. One hundred and sixty thous.nd pounds =
small item likewise entered above the sign manuai
OF Charles Louis de Bourbon q deDt que 70 na"s
by the British Government, fora whole meet ne
nsovent very naiveIy declar.d upon OATH that when
he got has property all BIZ creditors would DC pa'u
twenty shings in the FOUND
OF the other preterder, Prince Louis Napoleon, we
hear but little, and about as much. tie was, ana
is most foolish youth. Calamity, discontinue, and
degradation, ssem to have taught him wisdom, for
letter, which he published few months back, was
lrcdoent with visionary crOtchets and errac notions
There appears TO be probability of his being spec
dig ecased from the Fortress of Ham, 70 winch
place be was sentenced, by the Chamber Of Peers to
be confined state prisoner for life. His first essay
at a revolution at Strasburgh, but Louis Philippe
forgaye him and he merely ordered into honor
able exile. His next attempt was by descent upon
Boulogne, where he was captured, and Tor which ne
is ncarcerat d.
OF all these Pretenders there is but one that Lous
Philippe rush about, who at all annoys HIM,
or threatens his dynasty and that is the Prince
so courted by the British nobility. Austria, Prussia,
! and Russia, cling to the claim of the Duke of Bor-
deaux and the latter Power has, recently, almost
tgsyee cause for umbrage to the French Cabinet, BY
arne laPe7is su.'r' npon the subject.
l}u' the rlier oi 4os nas prepared, and is
EHuirs 81 nfclare los trcJties lra fc-ts are
+t.rf3iv -p9,t1rtliu. con.lerob lBd he taaijss
Ercacios Wro sheeel tias ~ ll,e .eilsHso fox
,.de. tens were peihsely -faeefe = ,e, re ~
la,JJ -tnas .ll5 Nt 1Rfs Tceniss io p. r. ~
awe by the guns ..GeeN - u placed 9poa pes-
tons and along the wall continue. rifs '.-sesS ar
pears to have followed the wisdom Of The fa6ulisi
and 10 have steadily adhered 10 the precedent as
lawyers say, Of the Horse versus Lion. II will be
remembered that when the former implored man TO
assist him in subduing the latter, bis grea, enemy
the aid promised condition that the horse
should allow bit TO be put INTO his mouth This
was consented to, the lion vanqushed, but the
bit was held firm by the man. and the horse became
his slave from that moment Just so it is with
Frenchmen and their monarch. There was com
pete Juror against pertidious Albion some time ago.
during Ihiers administration, and the king i'm
plored TO adopt plan which should enable France To
of the people," "But you must first let me build forts
around Paris" The permission given, the forts
have been erected, the enemy has been kept OIL and
the people kept down. So, like the horse must they
become tue slaves of their sovereign
The state of the royal child, now Queen Of Spain,
Is next deserving attention. The Cores, such il
is, has declared her TO be Of age, and she is in
the full possession Of regal power. Well has she
been tuored, and prettiy does she perform her
reign duties. All accounts agree ia describing the
poor infant as an exceedingly interesting, and, for
her age highly intelligent girl. Her mother has not
yet ventured back TO Spain, and though the revolu-
ton was principally brought about by Queen Chris
tinas gold, those whom it most layished seem
least disposed TO greet her at Madrid
The great difficulty, to the marriage of The
Queen Of Spain, is said TO have been finally settled
by England and France, NJ. Guizol and Lord Abef-
deem having consented 10 label marrying the son of
the King OF Naples, VIII LIST Louis Philippe is 10 de-
mand the daughter ofihe same monarch for the Due
dAuma,s
BY this plan, Don Carlos, and his elder son,
completely set aside, and for which he j. aim 81
trely indebted to bis own obstinacy having refused
10 allow the Prince Ofthe Au>tras 10 wed the Queen
de jacio unless his proclaimed King OF Spain
q seluiey. On those c0ndtins, and those only,
would Don Carlos consent 20 give over deed Of ab-
dcaton in favor Of his son. and in permission of the
proposed marriage, but may be expected, England
never could give consent 10 any such scheme. The
has been that the Don, and his claims,
ire thrown overheard, and the above proposition
i floating upon Diplomatic favor.
The ex-RegeDi Espaftclo, continues to reside in
London, and in retirement. II is supposed that an
amnesty will be grant d. and that he will be included
n It's provisions. This cannot think very proha-
bic, VIII 81 General NMvatz holds the command OF
he army, re aims power a chief in the Cabinet
MAJ vaez ~ bold ambitious man. his character has
shown, and he IS moreover INSCRIPTIONS a. be -
IDLE and intrepid Espsr he holds 10 lie bis per-
ona enemy and will never forgive him for being
honest. Already Narvasz has had blow from his
colleagues who reprimanded him for his disposition 10
llay the Dictator Tue General was huffej, and
endered his icsigneton, but the quarrel subse-
luently made up.
The ministerial crisis is far from being ovor Lopez
having merely got out of the difficulty Of premier
hip by popping in his friend Oozaga who has been
al L. lie