Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-12-17
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FROM LONDON PAPERS.

oSanno) Do, Oh whose proceedings in Greece the n,,b-
Tic nave heard a good deal in the course of the las,
year, has Just published u very interestiup nan.
phlet on the state of that country.
Ahe ioiiowing account of the commencement of
Lo'" nyions Illness. and the particulars of a cha.
'aS'eti't'e alteration which his lordship had with
Sol. otanhope, respecting the restitution of an Eur-
hsh n"at captured by u Greek cruizcr, is rom the
game publicatiun; t
Lord Byron was seized on the 18th inst. with a
severe fit. His ~lordsl,ip was sitting i'm my room. and
testing with Parry, bat his eyes and his brow occa-
sionally discovered that he was arita,cd nv str,,,.
Aesiings' On a sudden he complained of a weak
ness IN one of his legs; he rose, bot finding himself
unable TO walk, called for assistance; he then fell
INTO a violent nervous convulsiuu, and was plac.d
upon my bed; during this period his face was much
distorted. In a few minutes he began to recover
ms senses, ms speech returned, and he was soon
we'll, though exhausted with the striiu.le. His
ficdnontese surgeon and DIR. Millinscnt both as
sured me that the fit, though Of a dangerous cha
facter whiie 1t lasted, was not so i'm its couseuuen
Cos. During the fit his ~lordsi,ip was stropp g y ri.
ant, and after il he behaved with his usu,I s,n,e..
| conceive that this fit was accustomed Inv ovcr cx-
ctement- Inc mind of Byron is like a Volcano. il
sun oil frc, wealth, aud combustiblcs; and when
ms matter comes to be strongly agitated, the cxplo-
SION u dreadful. With :tspect to the causes that
produced this excess of feeling, they are beyond nv
feach' except one great cause, which was the pro-
sokins conduct OF the SuliotS. Lord Byron had
1c'ed towards them with a degree Of generosity
sn'' Soui" NOT De exceeded, and then, when his
plans were all formed for the attack of Lcpanto.
and his hopes Were raised on the delivery of West
ern Greece from the inroads of the Turks, these uu-
grateful soldiers demanded, and extorted, aud re-
fused to march till all was settled to gratify their
a!af'ce. This was enough to agitate any heart
warm M The cause of Greece. X x
IL said the affair was conducted in a BULLYING
manner, and not according to the principles of
equity and the law of nations. His lordsHip start
ed INT" a passion. Tie con,endcd, that law, justice,
ana equity, had nothing To do with politics. rha,
may be; but will never lend siyscIf to Injustice.
His iordship then began, according to custom, TO at
tack MIR. Bentham. I said, that it was highly il
liberal to make personal attacks on Mr.. BouiI,,,p
before a friend who held him in high estimatiou.
He said that he only attacked his public mincipIrs.
which were mere theories, but dangcrous;-iniuri-
Gus to him, and calculated to do great mischief in
Grecce. l did not object TO his lordship's attackiu.
Aif. Bentham's. principles; what | objected 10 were
ms personalities. His ~lofdship never reasoned on
any of M. Bentham's writings, but merely made
sport u them. | would, therefore, ask him VIA, :,
was that he objected tn. Lord Byron mentioned
his Panopficot as visionary. | said that experi-
ercein Pennsylvania, at Millbank, dc. had proved
IT otherwise. l said that Beutham had a truly
British heart; but that Lord Byron, after professiny
liberal principles fom his boyhood. had. when calJe5
upon to act, proved himself u Turk. Lord Rvro,
asked, what proofs have you of this. Your conduct
IN ehdeavorlhS to lash the press, by declaiming
against 1t to- Mavrocordato, and your general abuse
of liberal principles. Lord Byron said. thar if no
had held up his little finger he could have crushed
the press. | replied, with all This power, (Which by
tne way you nevef posSessedO you went to the
Prince aud poisoned his ear. Lord Byron derl,iu-
ed against the liberals whom he knew. Eut VIVA,
liberals: ! asked. Did he borrow his notions of free
men from the Italians? Lord Byron: No-fron,
the Hunts, Cartwrights, SC. And still, said l., YOU
presented Cartwrigits Reform Bill. and add
Hunt 10y praising his poetry, and giving him the
sale of yoN works. Lord Byron exclaimed. Won
are worse than Wilson, and should quit the army.
replied, j am IA mere soldier, but never will aban-
don my principles. Oui principles are dia,nctri-
cally opposite, let us avoid the subject. If Lord
Byron acts up to his professions, he will be the
GREATEST; II not the ineancst of mankind. He said
he hoped his character did not depend ON NV asser-
lions. No. said j, your genius has immortaljzed
you. The worst could not deprive you Of fame
Lord Byre": Well; you shall see; judge me by INV
acts. When he wished me good night, I took I'm
the light to conduct him to the passage, but he said.
What. hold UP a light tn a TUX"
CONVERSATIONS OF LORD BYRON.
The forthcoming Number of the .1Hic -HsreIo.
ny, a new periodical, contains some extracts from
Captain Mcdwin's "C0npersatioas of Lord Byrou >,
now in the press.
In the account of Lord Byron's addrcsses to Miss
Millbanke, II is related that she rejected them: bur
bis Lordship adds
"Hcr refusal was couched in terms that could no,
n'tend me. / was besides persuaded, that i'm de-
Ginning my ofar, she was governed bv rhe Influence
OF her mothers; and was the more confirmed i'm this
opinion, by her reviving the correspondence he,scJC
twelve months after. The tenour of the l,t,er Va
that although she could not love me, she desired my
friendship. Friendship is ID dangerous word for
Young ladies. 1t is love full fedged, and waitinr
Tor a hne day to lily.
at had been predicted by Mr.. Williams. that
twenty seven was To be u dangerous ave for M.
The iortune-teiling witch was right. II was dos
tined to Prove 50. l shall never forget it. Lady
Byrsn CBlaH lac pronounced it, was the onlv u,i-
concerned person present. Lady Noel, her mother
cried. trcmbled like a lcaf-,nade the wrong re-
spon'eS' ana AFTER the ceremony called her Miss
Millbanke. There is a singular history attached
TO the ing. The very day the match was concIud-
ed, a ring of my mothers that had been lost, was
tIg up by the gardener at Newstead. | tbouvht +,
had baen sent ON pa pose for the weddiug: bu, my
mothers marriage had not been a fortun,,s ono.
and this ring was doomed To- be the seal of an m
happier union still.
AFTER the "rd'dl was over, we set off for a coun-
Try seat nf Sir Rnil'h's, and I was sur3fiscd at rho
arrangements for the journey; and somewhat or,
ut hutnour to md a lady's maid stuck between me
and my bride. 1t was rather too carly TO assume
the huSbS nd, aud was forced to submit. but a ;,b
a Fcry bad grace. Put yourself IN nv situation. and
tell me whether ! had not some reason, To- he in the
sJihs."
But the details OF his hial separation are still
more curious: % horey-moon " as nnt ali s,,.
shane. Ii had its clouds; aud l~Iobhouse has so,rc
Filters which would serve to explain the rise and fall
~ the barometer; hut it was never down q, 90,
fou tell INC the world says ! married Miss Min.
oanhf for her fortune, because she was = gfrat heir
ess. All have rver received, or am likely In 70
ccive was Gl00nn. My own income AT this ne rioj
Vas small, aud soncwha brspokc. Ncwstcad was 3,
very unprohtablc estate and brought me in n barc
tlro6o year. The Lanca shire estate was ham
pcred with q lawsuit, which has cost me ctdnnn
and IS not vet finished No had , L.-