Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-11-06
MlSCELLAN t.UUo
THE REPUrED HklR TO TIE CROWN
nE Go a ME-
Correspondence Of tho Cineinnaa Gds tie.
DIS PEnE., bR. AN Gu. Wi>c"nsin,
..,,arnt,, ~ 1910

E0FTefpOnQSHcS
DIS PEhE., BR AN Co. Wi>c"n>in, I
september u, lS49.
.ss NV intention was 10 give you >se ch
., n ride AMI a walk OF five miles up The rivri
h,nk ~ me residence OF Inc K Y. Eleazer WI.
ljans long ,ine missionary among ne One's
das. and OF whose paren age many curious spec
MIA lens ale afoai in this country and IN france
Tine DIV of The Fathers not being al lie TO fur
nish me a horse, set forth on foct; and soon came
10 terry.
90. Being now safely over the ferry, be
oan 10 search among The farmers Tor horse, ana
finally secured one with bride, Two cover ms
for a saddle, and bed cord TO Keep them on MS
bach. |, now began 10 rain, which continued
mos, OF The day; but nv unshcd steed cared lutte
for that and we made good time over thu sl,ppe.
~ clay banks TO the farm OF Mr.. Williams Al
the Lule Kan-kon-nee, having fallen larry
duwn but once
HetMr W. was absent a, a meadow, and as
rm.e Ihilhsr | net a foil, rather short, good
loukjne, pries,lnke locking gentleman, on horse.
back, carrying a scythe, and knew hm 10 be The
mao. The object oil my visit was 10 examine his
librsry, uh,ch is probably The best collection u
works on early Western history in The West. II
seems 10 have been his delight To procure and
read BIS class Of works, Tor which his passion is
40 erea, that his money goes TO the bookseller
3
10 improve the Oneidas and Slockbridge Ind ans
have cost him many years OF spiritual and b, duly
labor without much succeeP, aud poor return o.
z aliude on their part.
Our CONVERSATION turned uron French politics
without being introduced BY me, and finally, as
il were by accident, 10 the mysterious cIcnm-
stances laely developed, lending 70 show him 10
be a lee,,imale son Of Louis 10Th, anc Maria
Antoineue. ], was no part OF my design 20 retrr
TO this subject which is aIready source CT an
noysnce 10 him, and oil dsa2reeable cot>
respoLd.nce from suahreis, but ii having been
preached during Tic t"w Eoui- had me scnlle>
mans society," a; IS NJ longer secret | see no
improprie;y IN giving yon portion o; tais curl.
Gus affair. Il has bur rscc",y takenforn, hay
inp appeared in lG;e Eu,pUer Of The Democralic
Review.
History pronounces The Dauphin TO be dead
Il also speahs ot mark vi violence, that his
keepers put upon him. cut with a trowcl; and
Mr.. w iii ams has on his forehead similar cu,.
A Monsieur Belanger recently died e, New Or
leans, who stated in writing, mat about 1874 the
Daupin was placed in his keeping, 10 be lfans-
ported 10 America and secre!ed. tie physician q
his prison having deceived The keeper, and de-
Iivered TO him The body OF another child, which
was buried as that OF he Danphin; thai the Dau-
phin was sickly and in a measure idiotc, from
Belanger brought him over and placed him
smoug tribe of Indians, ON The waiers OF The ST..
Lawrence, with mai and his wife who were 10
take care VI him as their son, aud 10 receive a
certain som each year for their trouble.
About 1879, Mr.. Williams has bis first distinct
recollection, recovering about that lime. from a
proIracled difficulty in the head, and recovering
his memory and reason. lie reco!'ccls a man
ONO came 20 lake George, where hs then was,
Iva faf hpr nd her nd hp lI,a
,rapspostd 10 sec nun, embraced him. aud wep,.
He vas afterwards educated in Connecticut, was
engaged in some capacity with tie American
army during the war, as oeifienced by DeWlt
Clinton, and haaiiy became missionary. His
appearance, manners, conversation and mode OF
expression, are mol these Of an Iad:an, bu, vi a
Freedman. have seen Canadian French OF
lhs pure bioud resemble the Indian more, in
every respect, except Discrimination 70 exedion.
His reputed lalher, mother and brothers are said
&c be Indians OF the ST. Regis tribe, and toll bIoods.
Il seems 10 tie tie settIea belief in France, ths,
the Dauphin did not Gle in prison; and another
claimant. The Count de Rit hsmon has la civ
BEEN sci up BY the Jcsuiis, WhJm they aIleee has
hem Ia lh-ir keeping since his youth. The
PfInce Dr. Jo;nyle saw Mr. Williams nj Green
Bay ouring his VII; TO This country, and oth.r
sscns q! h L sitimsts ~ France nave ap-
pfnarher Nj w. on thr satj- ct OF hiss origin
nty 6'c pIW ~ ini> COuu W scchiHR )DlOI uld-
ton -Wnat they lave saia or communicated
TO nin he does no! disc.se, eeing under obliga.
u ms OF secresy.
His personal knowledge in the Case is no more
than thai OF others, win the exception OF the ms
teivrew win the gentleman from New Orleans.
HIS rrpu'ed father died about a year since. The
sorject does not appear 10 occupy his mind do
rraiiiJ. bol only as Gaatier OF curious specuia"
doc, a mystery. Admitting what never can be
proven, inat he is Inc son AID heir OF Louis
XVI, and hat the French may before lone re
faro 10 mouarc y-he does Got regard eny #
the Bourbon line as !ikely 10 secure their coph>
dence. 10 mis- retirement, among his books and
among his adopted brethren, be desires 10 pass
the rema indrI o! his days.
Bur Tie wild romance The French may yet
inhucs nem TO call King from The wilds Of
Norm America, as they d,d q Preside Mt from The
Ca es OF London. Tn.s would ee in keeping
with the freaks OF power which they have ex,
hioiied Tor The last itty years. an appropriate
nnale 10 the great burirsaue On political govern
men in which !hey have been so long engaged.