The National Register.
London, England, 1809-07-23 00:00:00

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of money at that time ; the Uolonel comisserhted with we, and
replied, " pet haps it may be necessary for you and me to tot-
dertattd each otlier."—" You know," said the Colotiel, ''
have given \ our brother orders to famish this hoese fir Mrs
Clarke—t .at I have taken upon mvsclf to see you paid ; and
t;;. at 1 meino to ; ay you honourably and hicaaaly ; bet," he a.I-
-" let it be understood between volt and me, i;at I don.'
mean to pay the Duke of Yorks debt. (is loch I had ;sr -viously
tinders ood the Colonel meant to do, and that the bill he vs as
about at give me was for that purpose) but the bill for 300!.
1 am e.oitig to give you, is to part pal ment for the furni-
lure vim are ..endinginto this house." - l felt a good deal disap-
pototed at this ex pianatioo, but boa tat altd as-sited. The Co•
lonel. conjoining the cooversatiott, said, " r. ri..ht, Iv 6 ill
tell you c. hat 1 will do ; 1 will put you into aa ay to recover
the Ihike of York's (ii•ht, and that to a eertainty ; for I kuow
two or three molts lien exactly in your situation. who (-ion-
net:iced actions :101a t the Doke...of York, and have recovered
their demands, stud I have un douht hut :oil vv ill gel your manev
if you follow my ldvice ; and if vita should f:tii, which I .tire
is impossible, I is ill t Ike aeon myself to pay your t' xpenc,.‘,. 't his
conversatioa tit a .legrce .again cLeered :n spirits ; t rrtl it ,red
of Colonel Wardle to Hansa a day when I toialit otai
receiving the bill he had been so kind as to 0F.1111:se me. The Co-
loud replied, addressing himself to 11rs. Clarke. " 1 .etieveae
have nothing particular to do to-morrow to pry nt me seeing
about it," (meaning the following day). After considertog a
little time, the Col. said, t' there is so:ne !i t!e difficult about
giving this bill Mr. Wright, hecause the latsl: ess which is com•
ing on before the House of Commons, which uo dodo! von have
heard of, makes it a very delicate matter for me to pot-
my own
tr,:iid to paper, because it may frustrate our purpose;'' the Co-
lonel cuutinued, " I will go doavn to Sir Richard Phillips to-
morrow morning, and he and some one else will give you their
bill,without my money ap nearing, and you may depend on I:ear-
big fro:n me in the afternoon, or next day morning without fail.
On this we parted ; 1 then applied myself and made every pos-
sible dispatch in getting the articles tini.bed for Clarke's
howe. Front the manner of Colonel Wardle's behaviour,
and she lihera:ity of his giving his orders, I never sup-
posed that the Colonel would vtosider the wfille-washer's
bill, fair cleaning. the inside of the House, and the painter's
NW far paifitiog the outside, would have been objected
t 0. as the Colonel sheeted every disposition at that time, that
Dirs. Clicke's Wass should be furnished complete, and matte as
Comforaible as possible ; in short no limitation was considered
necessary. Some days elapsed before I heard from the Colonel;
. •
• at length a 'Mr. Glern•e. called upon me with a letter he had re-
ceived from Colonel IVar:'le, which letter he gave me to read ;
• the purport of it e‘ressed very warm terms of friendship to Mr.
Glannie, desi ring Mr. G. to call on tue to set my mind at ea%e,with
the fullest assurance that I might depead an having the bill for
5001. as soar as the ioresSAation was over; that it wasa delicate
matter for the Colonel to courinit himself in Writing, before
haul, and that I might place itgplicit reliance on Colonel
Wardle's honour and honesty as a gentleman, and that w bat-
ever the Colour! engaged to do t might depend •he would fulfil.
to the extent. 1 told Mr. (Actinic I had no manner. of doubt of
Colonel Wardle's honour as a gentleman, but that he had pro-
;visa(' ale I. should have a hill for •53.)% without failvand that
I.h.:d do maos my arrangements that I could not ipossibly do
wit:tout it ; therefore, l iteged Mr. Glennie to tell the Colonel l•
could out do a ithout add the bill I must have. Mr. Octane
10-re observed. he thought the house Mrs. Clarke had taken
tv:a much larger than she had occasioo for, and was fe;:rfut she
was a v evravag •ot w oean, and would rim his ft icial
War.lic to a very great e v paoce., and be, e 4.1.100%n0t to intro-
duce to fir-. e :I,le furniture, as ile illllloll it• quitc
inmecessa y; Af. w days afterwards, whica was nn the `2 to ttr
December idOS, st .'t r. litnigwort 4, of Vail-Mali, called on nor,
and sail t w t friends of his had desired 11:m to call on me, au.;
give me hi:acceptance for 5)0!. 1 told 11 r. th l had
b.-et expecting him, or saute one front his friends, this fortdiaitt
rait, but s a- glad tit see litat now. . Mr. 1. observed, " I ".tip-
p:• know is hal all.ela to that swat me heft! ?" I knew
we' y w ell," I rePhed, "'Colonel Wardle and Major Dold ;
,a - them hoth yetterflay." I then pro. ceded Ood dre ;lie
1)11, which Mr. 1116)4-north aecapted, dated Janaar' 2, ant,
a shiee months, yoke ti..e hut:tired pound., anti gio e him a
fitareyed receipt far I i!e saute. I thee ft it perfectly satisti:•fl ti
my naiad that all was HAW, ant pceieva•rta iu funiaiog ,he far.
ninon... for Mr,. Cara e'. hoa-e In the course of t an e•tiga-
tiou 1 was vs ry unca a in case I nfifitiAl have been e to
any questiuu inked use iu the ilousst LA' COllOO4l, ; 1
kit) of