The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-07-31
M[SGE ! | / A l l D ] 5.
THE MYSTERY OF
LOUIS PHILIPPE,S BIRTH.
From Eliza Cooks Journal.

French writer of some celebrity, NJ. Mi
chaud, has just published book, entitled,
THE Pubic and Private Life of Louis Philippe,
of Orleans Ex-King of the French" in which
he adopts and illustrates, by circumstantial
details, story which has long been floating
about in France, of a most extraordinary pur-
port. 1t is to the effect, that Louis Philippe
was not Bourbon, and had not a particle of
royal blood in him, but was the son ofsa very
humble Italian, whom some have supposed to
be Jew. Making use of the Atheneum, we
give the pith of the story, which runs as fol-
lows:-
That Philippe Fgalite-whose character, I'M
fortunately, affords no guarantee against the
possibility of such an incident-exchanged his
infant daughter for the son of q jailer, with
whom he had formed an acquaintance when
travelling in Italy, in order to preserve the
family estates from lapsing to the crown for
want of heirs male. All the incidents connected
with this supposed exchange of infants, and
with the events of their after-lives, have the
character of romance; the time, the scene, the
chief actors, and the final issues. Our readers
shaR see what view NJ. NIichaud takes of the
transaction:-
The virtues of the duchess have been pointed
to as a refutation of the charge of exchanging
children. 1t has also been alleged, that no in
ducement existed for either the husband or the
wife to perpetrate such crime. We deny not
the virtues of that llustrious lady; but who
can tell how far her wishes were controlled by
her husband? We know that the greater par
of their fortune consisted of demesnes (appa-
nages} which, failing male issue, of necessity
reverted to the crown; and that at this very
period the duchess, after having been married
four years, had given birth to but one child
and that daughter, stillborn. Such was the
state of affairs when the duchess and her hus
band set out for Italy, where, under the title:
of Count and Countess Of Joinville, they spent
several months at village named Modigliana
situated on the top of the Apennines. Here
the duchess proved to be in an interesting stu.
alton. The duke, who was fond of mean so
'ciety, formed an intimacy with jailer, named
'Chlappini, whose wife was similarly circum-
stanced- bargain was entered into, that il
the duchess offspring should prove daughter
and the jailer's son, an interchange should be
effected. Things turned out according TO this
anticipation, and the terms of the engagement
were mutually fulfilled The jailer received a
large sum of money. His son, born at Modi-
ghana on the 18th of April, 1773, was removed
70 Paris, and kept concealed till the 9th of Oc-
ooer, when the ceremony of private baptism
was gone through, as we have already seen
"hiie the duchess daughter remained in Chi.
sppinrs house, and was educated as his
own child, under the name of Marie Stella
ieUonlla, supplies being secretly sent once g
'eef from France. According to the Memoirs
u MARIE Stella Petronilla, she continued long
tnis melancholy position, ignorant of he,
Dn' ana very i'll treated by her supposed
mother, who loved her not. and Iamented that
son whose fate was hidden from her. The
.a'nsr had some idea of the truth; but, know
,pg tne duke only as Count de JoinviIle. never
dreamed that he was prince of the blood roya
france. His reputed daughter excelled all
I'S o'her children in beauty. Everything, in
ABOUT her indicated that she was of diff
'fent blood Her Wit and precocity astonishec
'y one. Eefore she had completed hel
~nteenth year, she so captivated Lord New
1eh' British nobleman, then travelling i,
i@'y' that he made her his wife almost agains
AsT Inclination, and conducted her to a home 0