He was born on the 24th inst., the son of the Duke and Duchess of Orleans.

My rooms are as delightfully situated, perhaps, as any in Paris; they are close to the palace of the Tuileries and overlook the gardens, and are within half a stone's throw of the rooms of the Duke and Duchess of Orleans.

From my balcony I look directly into their rooms.

I saw the company that was there assembled on the birthday of the little prince, and saw him in his nurse's arms at the window the next day after his birth.

He looked very much like any other baby, and not half so handsome as little Hugh Peters.
"I received from the Minister of War, General Bernard, who has been very polite to me, a ticket to be present at the _Te Deum_ performed yesterday in the great cathedral of Paris, Notre Dame, on account of the birth of the prince.