Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-08-16

The reader would doubtless conclude from the
description which Lord Nelson hrs gwen of his
good friends, that the terms, upon which he and
Lady Hamilton VIGOROUSLY lived, necessarily ex-
Guided the lady at least from reputable socie ty-
Ear from IT These ladies, as we are informed
| from the highest authority, are "Ladies of the
! hrst responsibility in the kingdom" That they
are respectable in English society we arc not at
all disposed TO question, shall we dispute
their Just title 10 the epithets which Nelson APP
| plies to them. These volumes, fortunately, fur
nish other means of estimating the morals of re-
| spectacle society in England We have here let
tiers OF the Reverend William Nelson, brother of
Lord Nelson, TO his Lorclship's mistress, written
! on Sunday morning, and others written between
the morning and evening service. The follow
is dated Sunday morning
And now this morning comes your rog,Ish
77dggisi letter oi Sunday morning, Gnist al MY
installations far ne good IF my Pensioners, about
lone, co'ntship, marriage, n,orving the stocking,
going TO 6ed, Sc &c. Sc I'VE do not pretend TO
conjecture what the Rev. Doctor means by these
Three ct ceteras) quite shocking to write TO
country parson who can have no idea of such
things. Ii might do well enough for kings
chaplain or church digritary who is supposed
to have learning and more knowledge ofthings in
general wish YOU would come and you
should not laugh at me for nothing. / would
give you as good as you brought at any time"
lhat the country parson was so very ignorant
wiii hardly bebelieved, bnt that he pretty well
understood the character of church dgntary
the letters of the Bishop Of Derry will abundant
~ satisfy any one, who VIII be at the pains TO
read tbem.l This Right Reverend ornament of the
church concludes one of his epistles in the fol-
lowing pretty STRAIN OF affection:
g Eoer aHdinrarid6iy dearest, dear Emma mast
d6ectionatsiy yours, Sc" ToleTably warm it
must be confessed for Bishop 10 another mans
wife, but not quite equal to the following fight
-" So God only knows when can again wor.
ship my Diana of Ephesus" The next extract
exhibits this Right Rev. father in God in another
style, that of the fine gentleman. "I know not,
dearest Emma, watcher friend sir William has
been able to obtain my passport or not, but this
know, that If they have refused it they are damn
ed fools for their pains"
Wereturn to Lord Nelson to exhibit one more
specimen OF this accomplished Lords talent in
writing love epistle. The ever and INVARIABLY
&c with which the worthy Bishop concludes his
letters, one would think might satisfy the flame
OF an ordinary passion. Nelson takes loftier
flight, and after calling his beloved &c his wife in
the eyes OF Cod, &c. he terminates his rhapsoly
with :" ever Forever, am yours and only yours
even beyond this world Nelson and Bronte-For-
ever forever your own Nelson" Another letter
after mentioning that her dear, good, kind, and
most ahectonale letters had arrived, sets Oft IN
the following delicate strain of fattery-f Nav
heaven soon bless me with the sight of your dear
angelic face. You are a nonpareil. No, not one
ut TO wipe Your Shoes" &c
But the reader has undoubtedly enough and
perhaps more THAI enough of such stuff as this
We VIII conclude with one 1rore extract of 4 diff.
fereRt character, and two or three reflections ma
turally arising from tho whole correspoadeBce-
Inc events ut present taking place in Europe,
give peculiar interest TO the subsequent remarks
OF tRe Bishop of Derry on the Bourbons They
are in q letter to Lady Hamilton IN 1895. on
O. toll
landing body ofemigrants with sirtv Priests TO
ioment civil war in France, of instruction in
Holland in Favor of :" thai fool the .yfdotkolce'' as
the British call him. All this can only tend
TO facilitate peace, and not at all 10 restore tha.
odous and despicd6Le finig tie E0m6ons, the
head OF which is now at erona, where We Left
hun eating two capons a day; 'tis a pity the
whole t:mIly are not capons and what IS more
dressing them himself a super6 Kitchen, the rae
chapel n a Bour6oH prince" The " llluslrious
head OF the family, dressing for his own table
has two capons aday worldly subject forthe
encomiums ofpriests.
First IT appears that Lord Nelson's kept mis-
tress assoca, ed with The most resbectabls Mages
IN The Aingdam, while his wife was still living
What must be the morals Of people where such
things pass without reproach2
Secondly; Nelson perseyereinely insisted even
IN his tdst .0H that the ministry should grant ms
mistress pension for if;', unsucce5sfIiIy it is
Tue out mere can DC little sense of decency re.
naming where such a claim could be urged.
Thirdly tie mast respectable ladlss Of the kipp
dam are described by Nelson as proiliga,e and
unprlncipled 10 the last degree The picture
may be highly colorel, but must have some re-
ScnDi1ce to the truth, z we are TO recollect that
these women were the companions and friends o
kept mistress, WHO was at the same time re.
celyng proposals for other Keepers
Foutthly it these facts beng notorious did
not argue an inter deprivation Of morals arnonr
a people where they can be tolerated, the fac,
that TINS woman was The intimate friend ofpresls
ana bishops received licentous letters from them,
dated Sunday mornings, and that these priests and
3ishoPs we're among The most respectable in the
EnSdom, makes up for any deficiency of proof
that IS wanted.
Let US then hear no more Of the piety and mo.
rails Of the English nor again be insulted by
hearing England called the BuIwark of our Re.
FOREfG.N JyVTELLTGEyV'CE.