Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-11-13
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cited much curiosity and COMMUNICATION
She is about fourteen years of age, says
her name is Louisa Louvarre, and re-
Gently from New Orleans She states
that her fathers name was Francis Lou
varre, and that he was wealthy citizen
of New Orleans until about two years
since, when ne died in that city, leaving
his wife in possession of large sum OF
MONEY, a number of slaves and consi
derable property. As he had owned Sc
veral houses in Philadelphia, his wife
with view Of settling some business in,
relation 10 them, took passage in a ship
for New York, with her daughter, the
little girl in question, taking with her a
considerable sum Of money, several
servants. and some other property. She
did not know the name of The ship or
The captain, but knew that the captain
who navigated the ship to New Orleans,
died on the passage, or in that city, and
that different person took her back
While on the passage, the mother one
evening complained Of being unwell, and
when the daughter arose in the morn
ing, she was told that her mother bad
died during the night, and that she had
been thrown overheard Shocked at
the account, she gave vent TO her feel
ings in shrieks and tears, until she was
told by the captain, that il she did not
refrain, she would be thrown overheard
also! A similar threat was several times
afterwards made use of to compel her
to yield obedience to the commands of
the captain.
On the arrival of the ship at New
York. and on the doctors visiting her,
an erroneous name was given for the
girl, and shortly after, woman came on
board, who she supposed to be the wife
of the captain, as they greeted each other
with kisses, and other indications of at
tachment; but whom she afterwards
found to be an Indifferent character, who
passed by the name of Kit Mcguire,
alias Kit White, alias Kit Parish. Point
ing to the little girl, and addressing him.
self to the woman, the captain said,
there was very rich girl whom he wish
ed her to take, and take care of. At
frs, the girl objected accompanying
her, but the threat of throwing her over
board produced a compliance, and she
followed her to the house of man ma
med Anderson, who keeps a house of
no very good character, and from this to
some others in no better credit.
From New York she was taken by
this woman to Philadelphia, where they
stopped for time at the sign of the
Swan, in Third street. There carriage
was procured, in which she was brought
a part of the way to this place. After
leaving the tavern, the woman alarmed
the fears of the girl by threatening to
convey her to place of danger, but on
her beginning to weep, she consoled and
encouraged her by better account of
her purposes.Somewhere beyond Ches-
ter the carriage was discharged, and a
Dearborn wagon procured, in which
they passed en- to within a short distance
of the Red Lion Tavern about ten miles
below this place, which she was told was
an Asylum for Orphans, with directions
that upon the ringing of bell, she
would go to the house, and that the wa
gon would soon return. There she re-
NAMED until she felt intentionally
cold, and until she thought she heard
bell, when she went to the house, and
enquired if it was an Asylum. A gem
tleman who was coming on to New /
Castle, happened to be at the tavern a
bout the time she made the enquiry,
and brought herup.
Several gentlemen went in pursuit of
the woman, who had belonged to the |
girls father, and had accompanied her
mother, and whom, it was thought pro-
bable, she would attempt to sell.
Such was the story she had told to the |
knowing ones of New Castle, at the time !
we went there; and such were the i'm !
pressions which her story had made; .
when, upon the arrival ofthe steam boat, .
the Captain, led by curiosity perhaps to
visit her, and hear her tale, happened to !
recollect that he had seen her before,
aud that her mother was living in Phila-
delphia; whereupon she took passage
on board, and returned to the city to
seek other adventures.
What could have induced her to play
this singular hoax upon the natives is
matter of no little curiosity, but with re-
spect to which, it is not likely that any
information will be furnish
ed Ga=ette.
NATCHEZ.
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