[Louis-Philippe-Joseph, duc d'ORLÉANS, known as PHILIPPE-ÉGALITÉ]. L.A.S. from Chevalier Antoine de MICHEROUX, Turin October 24, 1789; 4pages in-4. Very interesting letter on the role of the Duc d'Orléans in the troubles. He transmits to H.S.H. the latest news received from Paris, concerning in particular "the retreat of the Duc d'Orleans to England", after having been denounced to the King by Bailly and Lafayette "as the author of all the troubles, which had agitated the Nation until then"; The King summoned the Duke and, "after having bitterly reproached him for all his guilty actions, ordered him to leave immediately for England"; at his request, it was indicated on the passports that he was "going to London with secret commissions, so that he would not be mistaken for a fugitive and a proscribe". Back home, he made his preparations "with the greatest noise" in the hope of "stirring up the Populace in his favor", without success. He took with him "le sieur de La Clos, his secretary des commandements, and the author of the famous novel entitled les liaisons dangereuses". Micheroux lists all the troubles provoked by the Duke, in whom he sees "the author of all these crises through which France has had to pass, and which have insensibly pushed the King to the point of finding himself as a prisoner in the midst of a People, who adore him"; the pikes arming the rabble marching on Versailles were "manufactured in the stables of the Duke of Orleans", who had resolved to have Lafayette assassinated... "Since his departure, all has returned to calm in Paris. The King often appears on the balcony with the Queen, and the People shower them with applause"... Attached is a stipple engraving by Barbier, engraved by James Prand, Arrestation du Duc d'Orléans Le 6 Avril 1793 (32.5 x 26 cm, margins trimmed).