The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-01-13

taken mansion in town for the next three months
and Ia now surrounded by a select and sacred circle
a. the phraseology runs, al the head Of whom Is Nj.
de Chateaubsiand. NJ Berger, the distinguished
deputy and advocate, Is perhaps the next most mpor
tant parsonage Of this interesting group. Much
honor has been paid 10 the iegtmist orator-he lord
Chancellor Of England and Lord Pamerston, the late
Secretary for Foreign Affairs, having made up spen-
did entertainments for his reception.
| About four hundred French Doblemeo and genie
men OF the Oldest families presented the mseives be
fore the defendant Of a hundred kings and hail
ed him King of France. The is said to have
been interesting, and impressive. The names OF
these distinguished personages are fully given IN the
papers, and II ever they return 10 France they will
become objects for surveillance.
| II is curious, in connexon with the Pretendership
to the throne Of France, that the sol dsanf Due dc
Normandy, the alleged son of Louis the Sixteenth,
Is now here petitioner 10 the lnsolveDt Court so-
citing his discharge from the common jail Of the
county OF Surrey, where I" His Majesty" has been
| for several months ncarcerated for debt.
have seen this parsonage, having visited him about
two yeas since kind Of historical curiosity, aud
noted down several remarkable conversations which
then passed between us. His establishment, though
not extensive, was quite rgie, and he exacted
kind Of homage from his skeleton of a retinue. The
appearance Of the man is decidedly in favor OF his
pretensoDs, for his person bears strong simtude
to the portraits Of the unfortunate monarch whom he
declares 10 have been his sire. His story is long
one, and not without interest If we TO believe
HIM and his documents, the poor Prince generally
nay, universally -beleyed TO have been murdered in
the Temple, 10 Paris, not assassiDated, but re-
moved into Germany, and this kidnapped youth IS no
other than the unhappy grown-up being now Ian
gushing IN British prison. In Germany the Due
was apprenticed to shoemaker; but he was found
out, and many distinguished persons bore testimony
to the reality Of bis royal birth, among whom
the who had attended the child Of Louis the
Sixteenth, and who swore 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 i'm.
plicit credence upon the testimony thus adduced
and the Due de Normandy received handsome remit
tances from those Of the ancien regime who pinned
their faith and generosity upon his published state
ment.
The whole case will be found in a work entitled
I" La Voix dun Proscrit," by NJ. Gozzol published
at Paris; but It requisite for to state that the
able editor subsequently recanted, and declared the
Due to be- an imposter.
There was one portion of tho Dues conduc, which
terribly shook the loyalty Of his friends and sdhc
rents, and that his attempt to establish
Lyon, which be avowed was revealed to him by an
angel Heavenly Doctrine" is the title of book
which he published, and which was intended 10 be
new version Of the Bible. His speculation was
so fortunate Mahomets, or Joe Smith's-t fell
still born from the press, and his very acquaintance
began, from that moment to question his assump-
tons.
He has expended considerable sum Of money
amounting 10 thousands OF pounds sterling altogeth-
or, In perfecting a series Of machines for propeng
monster projectiles, which, when completed, are 10
send bombs from one end Of England to the other,
and at one shot to destroy all the nayies in the world
could they be anchored in a single harbor. He has
been several times bound over To Keen the peace
having sadly frightened his neighbors by his prelim
nary experiments, and has once been indicted for
perjury arising from squabble with creditor. Ii
but Justice TO saw that he was bonorably acopited
and so was his prosecutor upon whom he re,aated
HIS other occupations have been principally mechan-
icaI and he has nroduced sore ;noan;ons so;an,;fo
novelties and improvements He no.sess.s iarre
family is pleasing in his manners very ,oecdotal
and may be the lawful heir to the crown of the Bour
bons, but his genius is so decidedly of an inventive
character, il may have materially assisted him in
furtherng his royal claims if not in advancing them
and under such rcumstances shall leave the cues
ton to be decided by posterity
The schedule of the Duke Of Normandy, as filed
IN the insolveni Court, is singular and amusing do
cument. The palace of ST. Cloud is put down pri-
vate property, and therefore as "asses but candid
y stated as not available pour t present. All the
debts due 10 the crown Of France neatly jotied
down In the same column and with similar ingenu-
business One hundred and sixty thousand pounds is
small item likewise entered above the sign manual
oil Char'es Louis de Bourbon debt due to him
by the British Government, for whole feet The
insoNent very nalvey declared, upon OATH that when
ne got ms property all his creditors would be paid
twenty shulihgs IN 'he pound.
VI me o'her 're'ender, FRINGE LOUIS Nspoleon,we
near ou' h.'ie ana care about as much He was, and
Is, most iooish youth Calamity, discontinue, and
oeg!adauon seem 10 have taught him no wisdom, for
eue', "neh ne Puoiished lew months back, wa
WIN visionary CT tchets and cratic notions.
ue'c aPPears 10 DC no probability OF his being spec
u,y feieased from The Fortress Of Ham, to which
P'ace ne was sentenced by The Chamber Of Peers, Il
oe eonneu a. sa'e prisoner Tor life His hrst ESSAY
az reVoiuuon was al S'rasburgh, bat Louis Philippe
nun snu nc was merely ordered into honor
pD', eNo' ni' peA o''e"p' was oy descent upon
Dou'oBno, WITT ne was captured, and Tor which De-
Is nov :, n' ., o.
an .cse Ire'ehoers mere IS but one That Lou
",'Ppe oa'es rush ABOUT who al all annoys HIM,
N. Is