Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1849-11-22
Correspondence Of the ciscinnoii Gazette.
The Eecated Heir to Ghe Crewn Of
H- Francs.
Dies PERrs. Brown Co. Wis, !
September. 81. lS49.

September, q. ls49.
= Ny intention was to give
you sketch Of ride and walk of Eve
miles, up the river bank to the residence
o! the Rev. Eleazcr Williams, long time
a Missionary among The One;das. and Of
whose rarentage many curious specula-
tins are afoat in this country and in
France. The City of The Fathers not
being able to furnish me a horse. set
out on foot, and soon came TO ferry.
u Being now safely over the
ferry, l began to search among the fer
'ners for horse, and finally secured one,
with tr.d'e, two coverlids for saddle,
and bed cord to keep them OF his back.
1t now began to rain which continued
most Of the day; but my unshoi steel
cared little for that, and we made good
time over the slippery clay banks, to the
farm of Mr.. Williams, at the Little Kau-
konnee, having fallen fairly down but
once. ...t
He (Mr. W. was absent at a mead.
ow, and as rode thither met a full,
rather short, good looking, priest like
looking gentleman, on horseback, carry.
ing scythe, and knew him to be the
man. The object Of my visit was to ex-
anime the library, which is probably the
best collection Of works on early West
ern history in the West. II seems TO
have bee, his delight to procure and read
this class of works, for which his passion
is so great that his money goes to the
bookseller even when it is needed on The
farm. His efforts to improve the Cnei-
Aas and Stockbridge Indians have cost
hun many years Of spiritual and bodily
labor, without much success, and poor
return of gratitude op their part.
Our conversation turned upon French
politics without being introduced by me,
and finally, rs it were by accident, to tie
mysterious circumstances latel Y Develop
ed, tending TO show him'a legitimate SON
of Louis XVIII, and Maria Antoinrtte.
1t was no part Of my design to refer to
this subject, which is already source Of
annoyance 10 him, aud of disagreeabic
correspondence from strangers. but i
having been preached during the tia.c
I had the pleasure of the gent.ea.an's So
ciety, and is no longer secret, Sc 10
improperly in giving you o portion of
this curious affair. IL has but recently
taken form, having appeared in a iaIa
Number of the Democratic Review.
History pronounces the DAuphin 10 lie
dead. 1t also speaks Of u mark Of VIZ.
lence. that his keepers put upon him;
Gu, with a trowel; and Mr., Williams ias
ON his forehead similar cut. A Moa.
sieur Belanger recently died a, New O..
leans, who stated in Writing, that about
1894 the Dauphin was placed liz pis
keeping, to be transported to America,
and secreted, the physician Of his r,.4Gn
having deceived the keeper, anu ieiiycr-
cd to him the body OF another child,
which was buriedas tina: Vi the Dauphin;
that the Dauphin was sicAly and in =
measure idiotic, from the severi,v Of lis
lailers, and the confinement. beiaDser
brought him over and placed him aG'ory
a tribe Of Indians, Oil the waters Of tic
st. Lawrence, with man and his wife,
who was 10 take care of him as their SON
and to receive certain sum each year
for their trouble. s.. .......s
About 1890, Mr.. Williams has i.is Gfst
distinct recollection, recovering about
that time from protracted difficulty in
the head, and recovering his memory and
rearon. lie recoilects u man who came
to Lake George, where he then was, with
Indian father and mother, and who was
transported to see him, embraced him aid
wept. 4s n.a. ...,
lie was afterwards educated in Com
necticut, WAS engaged in some capacity
with the American army DUNG the war,
was befGeaded by Dewitt Clinton, and
finally became missionary. Ills appear
ance, manners, conversation and mode OF
expression, are not those Of an Ind.aa, but
of Frenchman. have seen Canadian
French, OF the pure blood. resemble the
Indian more. in every respect except a
Discrimination to cxertion. Ills rcputed
father, motker. and brothers are said to
be Indians Of the Saint Regis tribe, aud
iull bloods.
1t seems to be the settled belief in
Flance that the Dauph;n did not die in
prison ;and another claimant, the Count
De Richemont," has lately been set up
by the Jesuits,. whom they allege has
been in their keeping since his youth
The Prince de Joinylile saw Mr.. VIII.
Jams at Green Bay during his visit to
this country. and other agents Of The La
gitimists in France have app, cached Mr..
W. on the subject Of his origin. They
are now in this country seeking infoynia-
ton. What they aayc said or comma-
nicaled to him he does not disclose. DC.
ing under ObIigst ons OF secresy.
His personal knowledge in the case is
no more tlan that vi others, with the ex.
p.ion Of the interview with the gentle
man from New O.lelas. His repnted
father died about q year since TIE SUB
j.ct does not appear 10 oecanS h.s a.ad