The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1824-08-26

their bleeding him, he could not well have
known oftheir disobedience and if he had re-
covered, eccentric as he was he could hardly
be very angry at his life being preserved
But the two medical men* who were with him
are very young.
Never, perhaps, was a man performing
more great and useful part than Lord Byron
in Greece. His talents, but still more his rank
and reputation throughout Europe among Il
vain people like the Greeks, added greatly
to the effects of his pecuniary succours to the
cause of freedom against tyranny, and OF
Christianity against mhdcls. Who but must
gricNc that he died when engaged in d cause,
the recollection Of which would have shed sun
shine from Heaven upon the evening OF his
tlaysa He kept in his own pay a body OF 500
Suliots.-Soon after his arrival in Greece, the
government cntrcatcd him to inform them OF
any wish he had, by gratifying which they
might testify their deep sense Of obligation to
him.-IIc requested them to give up about
20 Turkish prisoners, chiefly women, children
and inirn old men, whom they hcldin prison,
to his free disposal. They did so. He sent
seven, who were natives Of Prcvisa, to the
Pacia there, with avery polite letter, express
sing hope that the fcrocious so,t of warfare
which prevailed between Greeks and Turks,
as clinced in the treatment Of their prisoners,
might be mitigatcd. The Turks returned
no answer, but the Greek populacc, when
they found the use he made Of their prisoners,
and that he only waited for conyeyanccs to
send the other to their native places, mu-
tinic,, and cndcavoured to take the prisoners
from him; which was only prevented BY
skirmish, in which Lord Byron's Suliot
guards rcpuisetl the popu!acr.
His private habits were singular. as is well
known, but they arc represented to me as by
no means so morosc as the public have been
led to believe. When on board the ---, go-
ing from Malta, he had the iiler cabin, the
Captin the outer. He suffered nobody to en-
ter his cabin; but when in the humour to
converse, he would Sit in the doorway Of it,
and talk with the Captain i'll the most lively
manner. The tone Of his conversation had
the same freedom and hrillancy as D3RJ0aa; ;
nevertheless, he MAS not only capable, but
willing, to enter into serious discussions. At
Catalonia, Just before lie went last to Greece,
there was missionary of considerable talent,
Mr.. Kennedy, who considered himself as
completely one Of tho church militant, and
engaged with every man he met, when OPP
portunitv Off rcd--pcriaps without always
waiting iur opportunity-in the hope OF SOW
ing the good seed. Lord Byron heard Of him
and when he understood that he was u man
of parts, desired to be introduced to a meet
ing Of two or tAree English gentlemen, to
whom Kennedy had undertaken to prove. in
two hours, to the satisfaction OF ii reasonable
understanding, the truth Of the whole Chris
tian scheme. lie appeared with his books,
and Lord Byron met him. With the utmost
poiitcncss, The latter did not ridiculc, but dis
cassed Mr.. Kcnncdy's prncicles and astonish
cd his auditors and the divine by the extent
of his reading on the subject, and the ac-
curacy and promptitule ofhis reasoning. MIR.
Kennedy himseL thinks that he made uonsi-
derable progress with Lord Byron and it is
expected lie will publish something On the
subject.
Whenever Lord Byron came in, towards
the middle of the day, that was his dinner
hour; but otherwise, nobody ever knew
what it would Belle ate principally cheese,
of which lie was very fond His manners
were extremely polite ard fascinating. This
last quality Was principally owing perhaps
to the soft and sih cry tones of his voice.
Towards scyenor eight o'clock in tl.e evening
however, he was liable 70 a sort Of morbid
access Of i'll lllmor, which his servant
dreaded, and Of which he himself owned ii
consciousness !; hut he did not know how 70
resist it. At such times nc used to retreat
into his own apartment, and was supposed
to write, and nobody dared to disturb him. ]lr
rcappcartd in the morning. These are ii
few anecdotes which had from MIR. Mair,
Inspector Of Health 1T Catalonia, where he
resided for some TING. Mir AIur Was intl-
mate with him. The story relative tp the
Turkish prisoners was told me BY w Mar
I tin, Il young naval Officer, son Of Admiral
Martha Who tol, me he had it from Lord
/ byron himself. mention these authorizes, be
cause there arc many fables currci,t Id
| Qn1iHrr.
-
- Young Italian just from College, and a
young Enslishman.
\ London paper gives the following as an
extract Of 4 letter from a respectable mer-
chant in Vera Cruz, to lturbite, dated the
10th Of .Npril 1924. The editor says he has
seen the original letter, and entertained no
doubt ofits authenticity.
"Since the day of your embarkation for
/ Italy have witnessed with great pain the
state OF this unhappy country, for it is a thing
utterly impossible to establish Republican
Government here. On the contrary, even
many Of your enemies are now clamorous for
your return, and have no doubt, that
within two or three months this cry will be
general
"Your friend --, to whom / have writ
ten will have informed You of the state otthc
country and | hope soon to see the Ii
bcratOr, OF Mexico re-eStaDliShcd in all his