The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1853-04-23
"lIave we Bourbon Among Us.',

f'Weut 10 many Iutnams Monthly contains 4
letter on the subject dated "Clarsmont. Surry
(Eng) FEB sth, 1885," aud which is signed" Aug
lrognon, former prscep,or and Secretary for the
commands Of the Prince dc Joinyillc." The fol.
lowing sa quotation;
at is very true that in a voyage which he
made TO the Usited States, towards the end u
the year ls4l, the Prince finding himse At Mac
mac. wet on board the steamboat a PASSENGER
who'e lace he ihnks he recognizes. ~ the por
trait given IN the Monthly MsgsIln~, but who's.
name had entirely escaped hs memory
"Ihs passenger seem.d weN inf rurd concern
ing the history Of North America during til. .sr
century. lie related many anecdotes and inter
r'iing particulars concerning the French who
took part, and distinguished themselves In thee,
events. His m.th,r he SAID. was sn lmimn W.
man. Of the tribe Of the Iroquols, .ihiuI allies o
France lie added that. On his fathers side, hi,
origin was French. and went 20 far ne to cite a
name vi ch the Prince abstains from repeaiing
II whs by this meats inat lie had come 10 pos
session ofso many details curious to hcnr One
OF the mos: interesting of these recitas was that
which Ne gave Of the last moments Of the Mar
gus of Mnnica|m. Who died IN the arms Vi az
- qunls who was his relative. and to whom the
gfeat captain had lrft his sword. lhes- details
could not tail vvdy to interest the Prince whose
voyage to Naclnno. Green Bay, aud the Upu,r
Mississippi, had i"r It's ohj.ct to r-irace the glrri
Gus path of the French. Who had fret opened 10
civilization these fine countries. The Prince as K.
Ell Mr.. W liinns since such was the name of b..
ln,rr!ocuor, to send to him in the form uf norc-
all the information which he could procure, and
which could throw light upon the history OF
ftcnch esabi-hmants, in North America. On
Ia, side, Mr.. Williams. who did not HppeAr e..
curious TO understand thoroughly this same his
tory, asked the Prince to transmit TO him all the
d"cunsnn which related 10 it, and which could
be found IN the archives Of the French Govern.
mrnt.
'On his arrival At Green Bay. the Prince was
detained during half day, by the difficulty Of
procuring the number of horses necessary for thY
Ioa ns,, which lie was about to undci axe. Mr.
Wi iams pr-ssed hiin earnestly to accompany
mtoa settlement Of Ir,quois Indians, esah
h'hej rear Green Bay, among whom. he ssid
were still many Who remembered th-ir Eastern
fathers rnd who would receive with cplyh, the
SON OF The Great Chief Of France The Prime.
deellnrd tins offer, and pusurd hi. journey
''lnre then sou. eters have been exchanged
between Mr williams and the PERSON. attached
to tie Prirce o. the subject of the documsnt. IN
question. Thu. tk. letter. Of NJ r.u,hard citrd
30 he article Of the Monthly Magazine must be
authentic. Mr. Williams could slsu equal, hay.
ptodaerd or" which ! remember to haze written
to hi.n upon the ,amr subject.
Bot there ends ali Which the article contains oi
ruth concerning 'hr relations ct the pIuce with
Ar. William All tn, rest. all which treats nf
the itvr's,,,n vLi"l he Prince made to Nr. "
Of the ny .,ery - n,5 b.r,h. all which concern.
tie pretended rrrseHagc " Iouu XIV r.. i. from
"n, end to the other, wor. Of the Imagination
= fable woven Wholesale; speculation -pon tie
public r-oduh,y"
Mr Hanson, however, attempts to reply to thC
lcVcr Of Mr. Trosnon. and succeed, N involving
the subject, Dhu' APPARENTLY made clear again IN
"l'sdr.
Thee comes the Courier a,i Etats Jni,, the
french v1rer in New York, and deepen. the
mysIiiSsuon, By starting a rival to Mr. VILLAIN
We End tue following accoun, OF the article in
the Courier in the Erc'mng Post
ASurrrE DNrulv.-The Courier G., Eiai,
i'His - not convinced by lhe articles IN pu,uams
M.n'hly, that the Rev. Dieax,r Williams i. luui,
ANll 1t quotes lev rasasts IN the subject
from the .I'.r ola Paris cofr,spcr lcnt. Who. It
.pIsars, has had s.IIrrl,ucr IN DauIhu,
lie va. applied to by 5 n Naun.prt. tie
~ntchn akef, TO undertake the editorsh,p #
newspaper, la Jpshee. VII eh that gentleman
es,stu,lei to ad, ocaie h. nights IL runlairrd
hy the w,N. All account Of tie manner ~ which
tn. pauJ hn VA 'ruggl.d out oi the tcnIr!c
b d '.n Ike Sir john F~lstsf ina buck bask~t
We translate:
"las'd to see the Prince. and to hear the
story ,fhIs adventure. ir, NJ his own lips was
taken T." large uniufni.htd house at Neniipou
tIrt wi ch tie prince hned frr SIX hundred iiau,.
We aud occupied with hssuii.. I.
When was introduced ~ thl. phslan.tcry |
found everybody NJ work. An old sculliun Of
Louis Nv was co Ling; All old ,hus maker, who
distinguished himself afterwards during Nsuu
ri's trial, by the 0ts ,inacy of HE f.iih. was ~.
pairing the ra,sg.s mad. bv time in the shoe. II
royal m ~; in short, ever, body was employ I'd
necrIing to lie capacity
The run"r arose that had arrived from Austria
on a mi,si N from the Duch.sse dAng"ulrnia. |
" q 'ntroduosd lhto tho cab net Of the Prince -
Hi. majesty appcar.d tn b- of about the suitable
age for hi. pretrntons With great ac
curn,y Of s,all and great difficulty of eocuiin.
he re ell hls sutirrlngs IN the Temple, III, mra,.
ul"us escape, and hls wandering lie IN the differ
snt monarchlss Of Europe, all sccompl,s at lie
u'urp,r- Who had taken his place 1hi- man
had 20 we'll rot.d and retained all that related TO
the rris, nrrs uf the leup'-, h- hid 80 tn ough
~ Unidentified hin A. II with this frtinn. that lie
never betrayed the slightest cmbarrs.s n.nt IN
his reel al. By dlnt Of rrpeA'ins his fable I've
had perhaps at lns, duped himself; at all events.
he .p"ke with an air oi truth and good faith
which rsplpin-d the isnaticlsm VI his adherents." "
The cnf renee closed bv an offer Of thousand
flames q month TO the COurrisrs correspondent