Southern shield., 1853-03-19
THE DAUPHIN OF FRANCE IN THE
 UNITED STATES.

The February number of Putnam's Mag azine contains an article headed, "Have we a Bourbon among us?' This is a most in tensely interesting article, but is too long for our columns, and we are, therefore, glac 10 avail ourselves of an abstract of it made by the editors of the Cincinnati Enquirer We subjoin the Enquirer'S abstract, premi- sing that it will be found not only profound ly interesting, but also very conclusive:
 Louis XVI, the unfortunate monarch who filled the French throne at the time ol the first revolution, and whose misfortune it was 10 expiate, in his own person all the guilt of his ancestors, was married, in l77O 10 a princess of the house of Austria, by the rame Marie Antonette. The event was hailed with the greatest joy at the time, by those who little suspected the dreadful calamities that were in store tor the il-fated pair. Three children were the issue of the marriage, the oldest of whom, Maria Theresa Charlotte, was born in December, IT'S; second child, who died early, was born in l7Sl; and Charles Louis, the Dauphin of revolutionary history, came into the world March 25th, l7S5. In l7S9 the revolution commenced, and was carried on in the most sangunary manner by the leaders of the people.
 In l792 Republic was proclaimed in France-the King was confined close prisoner for some months, and was finally executed in public manner, in l793. The Queen his wife, and also his sister, Mad ame Elizabeth, soon after shared the same fate Their two children were taken from them; the daughter was confined close prisoner for some years, while the Dauphn, a boy of but 8 years of age, was appren- ticed by the Republican leaders, who then ruled the destines of France, to shoema- ker by the name of Simon. This Simon was brutal monster, who cruelty matrea. ted him in every possible manner until he became deprived of his reason, and was re- duced into state idocy. Simon. himself, fell under the displeasure of the ruling au- thorities for some cause or other, anG was executed, and the Dauphin was then given over to another jailer, by whom his suffer ings were somewhat ame!iorated. But his existence was, of course, scource of great inquietude to the revolutionary government, and, as even it was hardly barbarous enough to put him to death, doorco was passed in l794 authorizing a committee to transport him out of the territories of the republic.
 On the 9th of June, l795, it was reported in the French Convention that he had died of scrofula, and his sisters own report in her memoir gives the particulars of his decease. Now the question is, did he really die at this time, as was given out, or is he still living in the State of New York under the name of Williams? If the facts that are given in the article in Putnams Magazine are correct, the last view of the matter is the most probable. It is written by the Rev. John H. Hanson, a very respecta be clergyman of the Episcopal church, who, as well as the Rev. Dr. Hawkes., of New York, both vouch for the veracity of Mr. Williams, in whose word they express en- tire confidence. Williams, himself, is and has long been a minister of the Episcopal church, in good standing, and at present resides in St. Regis, St. Lawrence county, New York. He has generally labored in the capacity of a missionary among the h. dians on our western and northern frontier, from his familiarity with their languages and customs. He was brought up from early childhood by an Indian woman, his reputed mother, who had been married to a white man, and was always considered her half-breed son, although he has not par ticle of Indian look in his person. until a circumstance to which we shall allude, first made him believe that he was of royal origin. The evidence which goes to show that he is not an Indian, but must have been adop- ted by them, is of the most incontrover,ible character.
 In the first place, while his reputed broth CTS were unmistakable Indians, he has not single feature indicating that he is of that race, but on the contrary has many that no Indian was ever known to possess. He has every appearance in the world of being European, and his countenance has a French or German cast, and possesses the pecuiarities that are generally found in those races. Secondly, as his assumed pa- rents were Roman Catholics, and kept a ba ptisrnal register, his name would have appeared upon that had he been their child, with the other children; but an examina- ton of it proves its omission, fact which, in connexion with others, speaks volumes. Thirdly his Indian neither, when asked the direct question, whether he is her son, al- ways maintains a dead silence and will make no answer. He had eleven reputed Indian brothers, who all died of consump- ton, showing that the family were predis- posed to that complaint, but MT. Williams appearance indicates that he is not at all liable to such disease. These are some