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〃His　Royal　Highness　the　Prince　of　Joinville；　Admiral　of　France；　has

hastened；　as　we　before　stated；　to　the　disturbed　districts；　and

takes　with　him　his　Cavalerie　de　la　Marine。　　It　is　hard　to　think

that　the　blades　of　those　chivalrous　heroes　must　be　buried　in　the

bosoms　of　Frenchmen：　but　so　be　it：　it　is　those　monsters　who　have

asked　for　blood；　not　we。　　It　is　those　ruffians　who　have　begun　the

quarrel；　not　we。　　WE　remain　calm　and　hopeful；　reposing　under　the

protection　of　the　dearest　and　best　of　sovereigns。



〃The　wretched　pretender；　who　called　himself　Duke　of　Brittany；　has

been　seized；　according　to　our　prophecy：　he　was　brought　before　the

Prefect　of　Police　yesterday；　and　his　insanity　being　proved　beyond　a

doubt；　he　has　been　consigned　to　a　strait…waistcoat　at　Charenton。

So　may　all　incendiary　enemies　of　our　Government　be　overcome！



〃His　Royal　Highness　the　Duke　of　Nemours　is　gone　into　the　department

of　the　Loire；　where　he　will　speedily　put　an　end　to　the　troubles　in

the　disturbed　districts　of　the　Bocage　and　La　Vendee。　　The　foolish

young　Prince；　who　has　there　raised　his　standard；　is　followed；　we

hear；　by　a　small　number　of　wretched　persons；　of　whose　massacre　we

expect　every　moment　to　receive　the　news。　　He　too　has　issued　his

Proclamation；　and　our　readers　will　smile　at　its　contents：





〃'WE　HENRY；　Fifth　of　the　Name；　King　of　France　and　Navarre；　to　all

whom　it　may　concern；　greeting：



〃'After　years　of　exile　we　have　once　more　unfurled　in　France　the

banner　of　the　lilies。　　Once　more　the　white　plume　of　Henri　IV。

floats　in　the　crest　of　his　little　son　（petit　fils）！　　Gallant

nobles！　worthy　burgesses！　honest　commons　of　my　realm；　I　call　upon

you　to　rally　round　the　oriflamme　of　France；　and　summon　the　ban

arriereban　of　my　kingdoms。　　To　my　faithful　Bretons　I　need　not

appeal。　　The　country　of　Duguesclin　has　loyalty　for　an　heirloom！　　To

the　rest　of　my　subjects；　my　atheist　misguided　subjects；　their

father　makes　one　last　appeal。　　Come　to　me；　my　children！　your　errors

shall　be　forgiven。　　Our　Holy　Father；　the　Pope；　shall　intercede　for

you。　　He　promised　it　when；　before　my　departure　on　this　expedition；

I　kissed　his　inviolable　toe！



〃'Our　afflicted　country　cries　aloud　for　reforms。　　The　infamous

universities　shall　be　abolished。　　Education　shall　no　longer　be

permitted。　　A　sacred　and　wholesome　inquisition　shall　be　established。

My　faithful　nobles　shall　pay　no　more　taxes。　　All　the　venerable

institutions　of　our　country　shall　be　restored　as　they　existed　before

1788。　　Convents　and　monasteries　again　shall　ornament　our　country；

the　calm　nurseries　of　saints　and　holy　women！　　Heresy　shall　be

extirpated　with　paternal　severity；　and　our　country　shall　be　free

once　more。



〃'His　Majesty　the　King　of　Ireland；　my　august　ally；　has　sent；　under

the　command　of　His　Royal　Highness　Prince　Daniel；　his　Majesty's

youngest　son；　an　irresistible　IRISH　BRIGADE；　to　co…operate　in　the

good　work。　　His　Grace　the　Lion　of　Judah；　the　canonized　patriarch　of

Tuam；　blessed　their　green　banner　before　they　set　forth。　　Henceforth

may　the　lilies　and　the　harp　be　ever　twined　together。　　Together　we

will　make　a　crusade　against　the　infidels　of　Albion；　and　raze　their

heretic　domes　to　the　ground。　　Let　our　cry　be；　Vive　la　France！　down

with　England！　　Montjoie　St。　Denis！



〃'BY　THE　KING。



〃'The　Secretary　of　State　and　Grand　Inquisitor。　。　。　LA　ROUE。

　　The　Marshal　of　France。　。　。　POMADOUR　DE　L'AILE　DE　PIGEON。

　　The　General　Commander…in…Chief　of　the　Irish　Brigade　in　the　service

　　of　his　Most　Christian　Majesty。　。　。　DANIEL；　PRINCE　OF　BALLYBUNION。



'HENRI。〃'





〃His　Majesty　reviewed　the　admirable　Police　force；　and　held　a

council　of　Ministers　in　the　afternoon。　　Measures　were　concerted　for

the　instant　putting　down　of　the　disturbances　in　the　departments　of

the　Rhine　and　Loire；　and　it　is　arranged　that　on　the　capture　of　the

pretenders；　they　shall　be　lodged　in　separate　cells　in　the　prison　of

the　Luxembourg：　the　apartments　are　already　prepared；　and　the

officers　at　their　posts。



〃The　grand　banquet　that　was　to　be　given　at　the　palace　to…day　to　the

diplomatic　body；　has　been　put　off；　all　the　ambassadors　being

attacked　with　illness；　which　compels　them　to　stay　at　home。〃





〃The　ambassadors　despatched　couriers　to　their　various　Governments。〃





〃His　Majesty　the　King　of　the　Belgians　left　the　palace　of　the

Tuileries。〃





CHAPTER　III。



THE　ADVANCE　OF　THE　PRETENDERS。HISTORICAL　REVIEW。





We　will　now　resume　the　narrative；　and　endeavor　to　compress；　in　a

few　comprehensive　pages；　the　facts　which　are　more　diffusely

described　in　the　print　from　which　we　have　quoted。



It　was　manifest；　then；　that　the　troubles　in　the　departments　were

of　a　serious　nature；　and　that　the　forces　gathered　round　the　two

pretenders　to　the　crown　were　considerable。　　They　had　their

supporters　too　in　Parisas　what　party　indeed　has　not？　and　the

venerable　occupant　of　the　throne　was　in　a　state　of　considerable

anxiety；　and　found　his　declining　years　by　no　means　so　comfortable

as　his　virtues　and　great　age　might　have　warranted。



His　paternal　heart　was　the　more　grieved　when　he　thought　of　the　fate

reserved　to　his　children；　grandchildren；　and　great…grandchildren；

now　sprung　up　around　him　in　vast　numbers。　　The　King's　grandson；　the

Prince　Royal；　married　to　a　Princess　of　the　house　of　Schlippen…

Schloppen；　was　the　father　of　fourteen　children；　all　handsomely

endowed　with　pensions　by　the　State。　　His　brother；　the　Count　D'Eu；

was　similarly　blessed　with　a　multitudinous　offspring。　　The　Duke　of

Nemours　had　no　children；　but　the　Princes　of　Joinville；　Aumale；　and

Montpensier　（married　to　the　Princesses　Januaria　and　Februaria；　of

Brazil；　and　the　Princess　of　the　United　States　of　America；　erected

into　a　monarchy；　4th　July；　1856；　under　the　Emperor　Duff　Green　I。）

were　the　happy　fathers　of　immense　familiesall　liberally

apportioned　by　the　Chambers；　which　had　long　been　entirely

subservient　to　his　Majesty　Louis　Philippe。



The　Duke　of　Aumale　was　King　of　Algeria；　having　married　（in　the

first　instance）　the　Princess　Badroulboudour；　a　daughter　of　his

Highness　Abd…El…Kader。　　The　Prince　of　Joinville　was　adored　by　the

nation；　on　account　of　his　famous　victory　over　the　English　fleet

under　the　command　of　Admiral　the　Prince　of　Wales；　whose　ship；　the

〃Richard　Cobden；〃　of　120　guns；　was　taken　by　the　〃Belle…Poule〃

frigate　of　36；　on　which　occasion　forty…five　other　ships　of　war　and

79　steam…frigates　struck　their　colors　to　about　one…fourth　the

number　of　the　heroic　French　navy。　　The　victory　was　mainly　owing　to

the　gallantry　of　the　celebrated　French　horse…marines；　who　executed

several　brilliant　charges　under　the　orders　of　the　intrepid

Joinville；　and　though　the　Irish　Brigade；　with　their　ordinary

modesty；　claimed　the　honors　of　the　day；　yet；　as　only　three　of　that

nation　were　present　in　the　action；　impartial　history　must　award　the

palm　to　the　intrepid　sons　of　Gaul。



With　so　numerous　a　family　quartered　on　the　nation；　the　solicitude

of　the　admirable　King　may　be　conceived；　lest　a　revolution　should

ensue；　and　fling　them　on　the　world　once　more。　　How　could　he　support

so　numerous　a　family？　　Considerable　as　his　wealth　was　（for　he　was

known　to　have　amassed　about　a　hundred　and　thirteen　billions；　which

were　lying　in　the　caves　of　the　Tuileries）；　yet　such　a　sum　was　quite

insignificant；　when　divided　among　his　progeny；　and；　besides；　he

naturally　preferred　getting　from　the　nation　as　much　as　his　faithful

people　could　possibly　afford。



Seeing　the　imminency　of　the　danger；　and　that　money；　well　applied；

is　often　more　efficacious　than　the　conqueror's　sword；　the　King's

Ministers　were　anxious　that　he　should　devote　a　part　of　his　savings

to　the　carrying　on　of　the　war。　　But；　with　the　cautiousness　of　age；

the　monarch　declined　this　offer；　he　preferred；　he　said；　throwing

himself　upon　his　faithful　people；　who；　he　was　sure；　would　meet；　as

became　them；　the　coming　exigency。　　The　Chambers　met　his　appeal　with

their　usual　devotion。　　At　a　solemn　convocation　of　those　legislative

bodies；　the　King；　surrounded　by　his　family；　explained　the

circumstances　and　the　danger。　　His　Majesty；　his　family；　his

Ministers；　and　the　two　Chambers；　then　burst　into　tears；　according

to　immemorial　usage；　and　raising　their　hands　to　the　ceiling；　swore

eternal　fidelity　to　the　dynasty　and　to　France；　and　embraced　each

other　affectingly　all　round。



It　need　not　be　said　that　in　the　course　of　that　evening　two　hundred

Deputies　of　the　Left　left　Paris；　and　joined　the　Prince　John　Thomas

Napoleon；　who　was　now　advanced　as　far　as　Dijon：　two　hundred　and

fifty…three　（of　the　Right；　the　Centre；　and　Round　the　Corner；）

similarly　quitted　the　capital　to　pay　their　homage　to　the　Duke　of

Bordeaux。　　They　were　followed；　according　to　their　several　political

predilections；　by　the　various　Ministers　and　dignitaries　of　the

State。　　The　only　Minister　who　remained　in　Paris　was　Marshal　Thiers；

Prince　of　Waterloo　（he　had　defeated　the　English　in　the　very　field

whe