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career of a prelender.

this privilege.
Career of Prelender.
Louis PHILIPPE Albert d'Orleans, ,Comte
de Paris, son of the late DUO d'Orleans,
and grandson of the late Louis Philippe,
King of the French. was borne in Paris,
August 24, 1888. He was only ten years
old when the revolution of February,
lS4S. broke out, and, accompanied by
his heroic mother the late Duchess dor
leans, he witnessed the stormy scene i'll
the French Chambers which followed
that event. He was educated at Clare
mont in England, by his mother. who
died there, May is, 1855
In the autumn of 1861, the young prince
with his brother, the Due de Charities,
accompanied by their uncle. the Prince
de Joinville, went to the United States
and, OF arriving in Washington, were
cordially welcomed by the Federal Gov
ernnent and by General Mcclellan, who
proposed that the young princes should
serve on his staff. The two brothers en-
tered the service with the rank of Cap
1ains of Volunteers, stipulating that they
were to receive no pay and that they
should be free to resign their appoint
1nents when they chose. They served on
General McClellan's staff till the con-
clusion of the campaign in Virginia and
the consequent retreat of the Army OF
the Potomac in June, 1862, when they
returned to Europe.
In 1871, the Conlte de Paris was, after
some delay, admitted member OF the
National Assembly at Versailles, unoer
nj Thiers, President of the French Re
public, and, ON December p, 1872, the
ASSEMBLY voted the restitution of the
Orlo fapoi1V
August 5, 1873, the Comte de Paris had
the celebrated interview at Frehsdorf
with the Comte de Chambord, whom he
acknowledged as the head of the Royal
House of France; but, after the death
of the Comte de Chambord, which oc-
CURED on August "a, 1888, the great ma
iority of the Legitimists acknowledged
the Comte de Paris as his successor.
A remarkable article entitley 81 Allie
magne ct ses Tendances nouvelles, which
apppeared in the Revue Des Deux
Mondes,'' in August, 1883. and attracted
considerable attention, is said to have
been written by the Comte de Paris.
He is also the author of Les Associa-
tions Ouvrieres en- Angleterre," Paris,
1862 an English translation of which, by
n. ]. Senior, M. A., was published the
same year in London, under the title,
"The Trades Unions of England" and
of "Histoire de la Guerre Ciyile in
Amerique" The concluding volumes of
this work appeared in 1888.
In 1886 the Government introduced and
passed the Expulsion bill, forbidding the
soil of France to the direct heirs of fam
lies that had reigned in France. The
measure was chiefly directed against
the Comte de Paris, who, accordingly.
amid demonstrations of sorrow from a
multitude of friends, left Treport for Eng
land in July. The Conlte de Paris mar
ried his cousin, the Princess Marie Isa-
belle Franchise d'Assise Antonia Louisa
Fernando eldest daughter of the Due de
Montpensier, on May 80, 1864, and had six
children-two sons, Prince Louis Phil
ippe Robert, born February 6, 1869, and
Prince Ferdinand Francois, born Sep
tember 9, 1884, and four daughters.
Services in the Rebellion.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 8. 1s94-Though
the services which the late Louis Albert
Philippe, Count of Paris. rendered to
the United States during the war are re-
membered by his army comrades, no
official notice of his death will be taken
by the War Department for two reasons;
first. his rank in the service was only
that of q captain of volunteers: second
ly. diplomatic considerations. the Count
being exiled by the French Republic,
would render any official mark of re-
spect by the Government liable to pol
itfcal misconstruction.
Briefly recorded. these services were
as follows. etc.
In the autumn of 1851 he and his
brother, the Duke of Chartres. accom-
{panied their uncle. the Prince de join
VILE to the United States. AT the invi-
tation of Gen. Geo. B. Mcclellan, the
Young Princes entered the military SER
vice of the United States, and were at
tached to his staff. with the rank of
captains in the volunteer army. They
stipulated that they should receive no
pay. and should be free to resign their
commissions whenever they desired
They served on General McClellan's staff
till the close of the Virginia campaign,
and the retreat Of the Army of the Po-
tonlac in June, 1862. when they returned
to Europe. While in the field they fre-
quently volunteered on &stached expe-
ditions. At Gaines MKas displayed
and in efforts to reform the line of battle.
In an informal way army officers
acknowledge the friendship which the
Orleans Prince manifested for the Union
cause during the war.
one Of these personal tributes came
from Major General Schofield, command
sng the Army of the United States.
II know the Count Of Paris very well,