Biographical Account Of L...
r FUli I UlIlIrtlIt IOUlTCres. Louis St ani.laus Xavier de France, Count de Provence, s$eend son of the Dauphiin. tihe sran Of Louis XV., was born a? iersailles November 17, 1755. From his earliestyears he manifested a timid. and reserved dispositioen. Educ-ated withl his two brothers, tbe Dake de Berri (afterward7s lou-is XVL.) and the Count d'Artnis, he aI. ways displayed a greater reserve towards hiis elder titan bis vounger brothier. ife niade ennsiderable -eqturetients in classical litcrxturt. and bore thereparationoatbeca an elegwzt scholar, ard a nman oEf wit. At anl early peiol of' his life he Aspired to tie chractret of a politician. Soon after the accession of his-brothier, Louts XVI.. hr put a siDall oataphiet inco thc hands of' the lamm, entitled Ales- Peucrlse5. Loials XVI. mnceting hip, the next day in the gzllery at Versailles, said ro himn, co:-sely entough. " Brothler, Siencefebrward keep your tloughits to yourself." This dekbit tIld no- discourage him; and, pronitine by tihe first appearance of confusion, he hepm, in f'tus, to intrigue against liouis XVI. anld arie AnUtoinette. At te asscnbly of thie -Notables his bureau was in open Opposicien to all the others. This Prince had 'alktilased long the meuris ,of at least procurint, himself i'to be notrrinated Regen,t of tie kingd(o!m. llcvr ried in his projects. On thc 20th ofJurne, 1791. he-Sed secretlv frt3;. Paris, at the same titme tos Louis XI'l.. but by a difiree anal ninor, fortunate route. While hi- Reodl brOtheTr Was-led back frioms Va- renies to prison and a scefibld,ihe Count de Province esape to Coblentz, where he organized tce y_stemn of c.nigration, nbd, bt his intrigues in the interior, accelerated tse progrnurc of the RLeIoltiIon. He sent acereditted ngents, in bis own name, to ;.II the- Prin)ces of Europe. F'ailing to rallIy round hist a sufficient number of Frenetlimen :o attemipt his res,oration, te h ousrt,!iWe in Geen:any i.e oin: wcardts lived at Turii with Iii. 1:herdn-law, tle Ki5i of Sdrditia, and then at Verona, under ci,e nde nt-dir Count tIhills. Oni tc death of his nepheiw, Ltouis XVII., iie asslarued the name of Louis X VIII. In 17!$t;, Louis XVIIl.. who haiii rcsided somte tihae a Venice, was, in complianre with a requisition from the GovernmerSu France, commande.t to I-vde tine Saute. iHe then. acmconrmnm.w only two officers, repaired to the htesel-,%arters of the Prilnce o Conmic, ait R;l,naI. Louis XVI fI. learned tat th sa:,-r moment the dcath! of the Duke d'Enw-hien, andi that tite Orderof the Golden f1ccece haci b(-en be- stowed ujpeOU Buon0Pacrie. Hlis Kais*esty inhs-trntly returncdl is d- coration of the (0.ter, c:;e hivestir';re if hiichli ie blad recei;. being a Frenc4i Prince, tc Chlarles 1V.. with the foflo-ileg leLt.r Sire and dear counsin.-It is wi:l regrct that r re:urr. Cathe- insirnit cf'the (Order ot t tie (tolier es, wiiich his Mdejeay, your father, ot giorious rrn,cori', conrmliuri to ne. c- r';uerC,ctncx;st nothinig in cotncoril betwveen meand t!', c-re.a crimital whnom udanacitiar fortune have placerd u,j on m i,roii-e. which he ha' turd thr barbarity to stain with the ire t4itio oit a Bourbon. -th' Lair d'EzgAer.. Religion teaches mne to na-doin :. assasasilc, but -the l--raJt of ints subjects eughte always tu be mr t-eills. PrOG.-i.;;e, iem inscrutable mo(tives. m OH Lrd.i thw l snaL epd rr - days in exa:; but nsei;hur mny eunte:iotae: teor posterity .hA.b., ever. even tc :tea las:-Dtea4h, s-is', that in the honur of adversity ' sioweil myself unworthyo otto. pyin the throne cr' D1V ancestors." In the sumnmer oft I ,pr;. wuhen lookinr out of the -windt'w of ir ohb- scure Oer-i-ma ICin. near Uita, 'ha w's csOu??del i? the upper pnrtroi tie focehead br a ball. soqpuoses' t- i:.-C beer, fired from a hore,- pistol oa- the opposite bid - f the S' ' hc perpetrator was never discovered. ar:! fI-:uia XVIIr. teol'uce a'U setarcn to be mride after him. In 1798. Louis XNVITI. vc--s -4lamle.ged. by the -Inaelrerof Russiia, Paul L. as Kin- c.,' PSa!"e'- ann" Naarrs-; rlnd Was iet-iced bIy him to reside inl the tdacrll c.ts e at V,itt4u;, untii he colid restore biin, to the thronc -f his anCe.^Lu-s. ILotui uacreacre left the armrY of CondI1, with whomn he had for pearii, ttyv ears share-d all privaccous. penury, want, and ilan-cers. At Mlii tat tie was first treartr. w ith all the honours idue to a Sevcreigi, sswil.tcic unothcr morefbot-rnaTe P!. 7.c-- Caul" oJCtMiSl CL. LiaU, Cft. it V- , *i '*Ufl45 SUi- - t i'll"Sji.ji nhsescLevites a coycahorre&.he?necatedtit,r h!mi.z.,nd pli;,, by the Eiitecor. I1 he Russia?' c-'mniandera Nlittu was enntir'v under his,rdersl; ant ihis leavees mvereecrns-ed by:the no)b'hIiv -c.f (Thaland, I.ivontia, anid Rusists "Sa 'lieC P6CCLi1tiaht' bountfies o Paul we'e mnore titani s-ufficient for ta Pr.,e econrsitictd t'rotn p:incindl anti nu.ccut as, wcl as fotin::.11ity a nturniher ruinecd cxici-s ii:'-ked to lRteaia iii share it ut-ionett of this nrTosper-ous ad';erT' s'VV hasev. sea: 1' Pt(I LO'. W' ,I: Ierci, *r+luencerr or- tetpower of Pra-nce. u.dm-eniy c0- -iz hi so-' uc!. and snt Iie Kin-r whut heo fad ni;.;te a,-.. i ..c, i, .2:Tt'ni. niC is, 0 -i-rs to q-o:: the Ra.- -~',r erse sti-i-'', week T'Tree niotlOft-iStrev tous to L;oier I- -"-'-s-t"'-t ~U a beat withheld, tied tool'~ XVi 'I . tl '''" i-crc" tten at feret:, in COBItSclUCtIic.~- ruwtced 'o t''e -t ni,t t' a -cI tad all been orderc-u to depa;ac: it.: ' -inKirRng 'Pbe D.t chesF ort A nico-cem e, t he ,: ;ria:eu - ;-u6 'c'l,erufLo L;ts XV I h ad n vs-v-t ceased en -eritie ati ti1 .acr * nel IC 4, re~ s-" !sti tI.', . h er Ili bert--. aintI toat-ticti h~- vi s itc; .u (ii tl-,c c~i eay I' ',: L, Emtpci-or, sie inquired of he r u.WOl- woa 1)1 ihe King r _r-to',d Lbce it was fits2 ?reiti---.uan ."t c,%it 1 .n~,rtl a country we-rcre irs-alt and ito: t a -M`t; ,,c lt cc ;aii:s' anti that as .eI- I iau not .c .z..-,S I0 L~.,1~ "- ,L '0ZI ! mi -erl. d o! e, a nd cit e ittle ti' a t's n sssa tSs'r' -'' te e. sctpp-irt of' those at hWa 'ujoh .,swo ni-tee acco -c. ..tc ni wCud no the next dir, lea-c , ',;taiat ~ t h utrd_t FrEttezi extiCs : -f c--tnt--c it-i 'elo---- At he;r marriael -ss ' - i .ati t--cie-'-' boo her its cousins. ti;e 'p w--c i --$e--,sc * t U.e-. a DCL 01 jewCi5 ; and. with-out ii.lor.i..z -jitl c "-snn u: i:-' ''' toe s;anne Jew;s ai.d obth' ''-l UpS. C %I1.. itefficient, rnot. oh- for I; -, ufl!-2's 'r vvlin Lxvc5sc. out tOit) r'tOle foer the Im;dited. - i ts o-' t-t'r co.,i.crty-'n.hn tinCoe. ithe nt-st ni-i-ir'-' -ptIs,, re-d ~. t.'ti- the rohieveti Fri-~hrcc- ii'let !it; pijnc, 't %.il It' ni 's.A C1 %itsvee to his, bosomi. liegcoot-i- i-tit , itr,.c of' hier lttt'w- h,i:ch- rti i.aLtlc c-;I '..ei-et 'us r 1, V i cuss tad, in tin' otticeon' o t . .Ia-r,L. iutt' Oil tt lit,tle s-clue itf eitrier t rn',. .k vn--- s-. sner dItttv otf itun-atiti s ant. tile a :11n cc oan- c After some waisucli us it zhe- n-si t.-,a- c I poticy;- Bi eonanarle .0 keep i --ia I \X tit a tt"nc t,.ac iol. ins kcingdont. Icit htrim at --sst potttn"stOii tO IO -.; C''LlOttcf ci c iterontd Ring c-i Po-tt..u XXt e5asa%t . -c' 3, ii met'-.irtae T:lc,one of I-is own -nUrcators, I-e"e' It . Ito rule-d as a Kim sehere his usatert-ai g'andf.t~it c-i stii-- js-'~ ha bf-tn eiemed K? p by a Polisli Diet, armd prosrtib'- as elt L 'Ut--er b-s a. c-i.litstcoxnt -What painful rententbrau'os~ what seat retnect'ons- to'iie AI-c e.-t formed andi active imind ofttoui XX' I 1. The teanquiiitv' of this tettemit ass, d;-''u-bed 'DvitiC horno - cLon from tmnuthee Monarch. Tiie Iruss-mot Mli:tister. Ktveyi- a-Lced Louis XVI-lI . to rcaout.ce et' t ir-n ie ,)I F-arc.e in la-cut ol Hun naparte ;but he rettised witttl r.u- n e clignity. w itielt o1USt b'as ottl pialled the mian whto thuts dareo tcc tns-.l' tim; A plot amOknt beet, discoveted, whbichi had fOr its-m -'1Ct the ssacotiUo tt' King, determined htim to quitL Warsawv attich hi t.td within a1 few tiyar fter- The lsucatid( only safe asylmtir 'tie floust- ofBfourbon was an Log- land,wheee the)' wiere recee'vli!, not Only witc time iein(deit hospitaitif but when all the peesions, from the szeVeral eros-ned hieads oit hurpt't; (at One timne amounting to 12O.00i- a read) bat ceescd, disy Still em-- ceived su-fficieitt to enable theim to live in s~plcadotte Tie royal palace at olv(rood] was assigned to the:m : hlut i XVliI. pci.- cipally, resided at Hartwell, a seat beloitgintc to tlie h\?srquis o Buckinghamn. There he ri-emotecd until diie WIl Of l3ttonkarai-t en- abletd hiint to ascend the throne, of his ancestor-. Wlihen tlte Sensue and Legislature ofFranrciehd reca3lOdthtislongP nersecutel M1-onarch, he vassed through ladon onl hi- we;B to Paris. H14is entry into thie Britic oetitopohif on ti:-c2Lild- i. A,-;ii: 18h4.wa-s like a triumph. The Prince Regette went to Scanmisi.te to mecet tttm, fromi whiceh pltace thiey wvere to proceerd in acuite. NI'hen his,Met hiad got Within a shiort `distance of the vitlage, u-e I--uiae,? Took the horsles (rom hiis catti.,- and drea- hInl-ttht . The Prinice received cthe exiled Mo0narchi at the door of the inn, at-rourdtti to die French cut-oit, by affiectioniately emrain im. -Tl'ci then rode togethler in the stazte cacria:co to to.,,-n,ktwltere ani,9e-0a0" t spectators of all ranks" had assembled to view this interetting Pro- cessioni. Ott rite 23h, the Kinig left town for Dover, and cite Peince Regent, who hadu set aiffeom. London two bioats before him, dined with himr in the evening ont boardi his yach-t. iToe next da2y he proceeded in triumphltoi his capital, aflter an exile of-23 years. The Allied 4Monatc hs id Pledged thmslesto ,, rulsion of Buonapatee, but hadl disclaimed any interference w%ith, the French nation as to thle formi of thieir Gov,ernment, or the. choice of thieti- ruler. It was the known wish of' rte Emprrof Austria, and in this it was uinderstood hiis allies concrc,thttecoice shouldi fall utton Napoleon's soni. But whistth-Fenh ital were ocuid inp ecuring, as a prelintittr esr,terlfa c signadon of Buonaparte. TaULeyrant sudnye5enldthe French Senate, which proItounced a dccree offreiueaaiitEonaparte, and freely electedLouie Seanislaus Xairt h hone, on the coniulitof isaccepting a proteto osiuiOwihte liad drawn up. Tue dmere of' thec Senate wvas cotnulunicated to th Empeor Alexander an hour or two before the Mvar- shal rahdispresence withi Naipoleon's, retiiintittiO5 In favour of' his son; andI the Emnperor decded chat the Allies, it' -macrie of elicit previous declarations, must, be- bound by-the decree of tbeSSrnate in favouir of Louis. Leouis entered Paris withlout the forinsi-tY. of ac- cepting tile Constitution, and ascended the thione- nolt to viteo the diecree of cite Senate, with the conseint of' the Alieid Powera, but in his own right, as Louis XVIII. A~~~~~~-s sio act of free grfce, be graned ilapeolita cartr, ontinig large anid liberal prO VSetorks and fo a hor lire,hisgovrnmntwas cyt.cretitI 1popidar. Rapt the etnilgeant nobls and cier~v who reurned in hueitli sonbean ro aniins prtenion whctialamedthe purchaserl' Ot the Chtnehh lanss an coniscaed etate- Bu rtapre, apprised ofthe se"oral discontenit of the Frnc,hatned fromn ltila retreait sit Elba. handeti oa tdie French coas wihol l,tlio followers. audio the course o,f aL few dayvs was agai atro cthe capital ari th e kiEi,dom, a-nd Liouis XVIIl. was aincompelled toska syuonapinafrteignlt territory. A new caionwas faorted argalS ge. exP tll- an express ventenciaco ofanner,giti ,trCerfttedLatu monarchi. During the prepatrations for ithe nowwr,i yiaedv tempts were made to induce Buoonaparte ocsdl 9ac tress' nation in favottr of h~is son ; bat this advice he 0Ob5ttatdly reject;d<. until bisaassent camle nonlate to produce rthe inteaeieci? 'eSect. sitr XVI I .. retired na fairther than Flanders, end after `4he cei_'c-Setdec victory at 'Waterloo, het followed in cthe rear of trseD-kfW I. lington'a army, entered his8 capital, anti resu.a' toed TDO' f vernment. BJOG(,R,1PFIfC L. A4Cc'ri'T OF LOUIS' X'l7