cting sight. At the gate of the town, he got out of his carriage,
mounted on horseback, and rode twice along the Cours, followed by his
suite. The common people, who were assembled on each side of the street,
shouted Vive le Roi, Vivent les Bourbons, apparently with enthusiasm.
The attention of the Duke seemed to be chiefly directed to the regiments
of the line, which were drawn up on the Cours. As he rode along, he
leant down and seemed to speak familiarly to the common soldiers; but
the troops remained sullen and silent. No cries of loyalty were heard
amongst them--not a single murmur of applause. They did not even salute
the Duke as he past, but continued perfectly still and silent. In the
midst of this, we could hear the sobs of the women in the crowd, and of
the ladies, who waved their handkerchiefs from the windows. As he came
near the balcony where we and our English friends were assembled, we
strained our voices with repeated cries of Vive le Roi. He heard us,
looked up, and bowed; and afterwards, with that grateful politeness, the
characteristic of the older school of French manners, he sent one of his
attendants to say, that he had distinguished the English, and felt
flattered by the interest they took in his affairs. Although it was
positively asserted by our French friends here, that Marseilles was in
the greatest confusion; and that on account of the prevalence of the
report of the English having favoured the escape of Bonaparte, all our
countrymen were liable to be insulted; I yet found the town perfectly
tranquil. Massena, I heard, had sent for some troops from Toulon; and
the 3000 national guards employ themselves night and day, in shouting
_Vive le Roi_. We shall leave Aix to-morrow morning, taking the route to
Bourdeaux.

_Friday_, the 17th of April.--Our leaving Aix this morning was really
melancholy. French friends, hearing of our approaching departure,
flocked in to bid us farewell. They were in miserably low spirits,
deploring the state of their unhappy country, weeping over the fate of
their sons and husbands, who had marched with the national guard in
pursuit of the ex-Emperor; and full of fears as to the calamities this
might bring upon them. You are happy English, said they, and are
returning to a loyal and secure country, and you leave us exposed to all
the calamities of a civil war.

After a long day's journey, we have at last arrived at Orgon, at seven
in the evening. There has been little