The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-04-24

Fl VP'"'op' '''t ~ mus alspiaylhg her
e"'' ,', "u'9s' WIN het iaion,s' sho
~. % ur'o'e 10 accomplish III u'oSo
I''o,''0'S o.'is"s ,o' "o'en SUI 81 al
oN"'y p'r,I'' ne '''is however rs !,
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'7''pes' ~ 1oNe "a ioiN, "u' suns
i"lp'1 ~ '''o,o ''''Suos, VINO" a'st'a-
'''''e' ~, ''' 10 'h'' iill'oc nee Mi'lei'
,''' 81 "',''''y oAete'Sea, 'l,' j" ha,'' III
i,o '''.', ''''''ea e'G P','t'e"'
"'' ''iV"y ''''' "'lP'"eSS Vi '''o "ii''si'
EPNot'e'
1t WIS al Brighton, that Mrs. Clarke
became acquainted with her illustrouS
Adohis ana SIZE then laid the ionnda-
uoh OF her subsequent iHne aud Tor
tunes. by what means no became ac-
qnalllted WIN her Is not now known,
but IT Is sad that ii was thto' The agency
OF a John Orlllo, man who lived but
10 Cater for tho vanity and pleasure Of
mis- Royal iiighness--and rather than be
separated from whom, he would have
sacrificed his Dnkedom lor dacdf.
At first he visited her from motives of
mere curiosity but whilst he gazed
with rapture upon her charms, admira-
ton sottencd into love, and ere he was
aware OF IT. he lonnd himself attached
TO her by a tie almost 'ndlssoiubIe. Art
iui and designing, she made The most OF
the ascendanry She had gained over
n'm' ana uSed nm rallef rs Iler slaNe,
'han as her adofer. hef extravaganza
was oabounded, and mad her adofef pos
sessed inc wealth oil Hoieonaa and TIC
mines oil I otosl, IT would scarcely have
been sufficient TO have supported her
productivity. Her establishment at 1ion-
ceStef-piacc was the most spiendia III
the realm, and the mere furniture lnhor
Kitchen, was lar more costly than TIA, OF
any oil the royalty IN England. Inc
Duke settled upon hcr an allowance, OF
one thousand pounds per year, winch
was paid monthly, but Winch, with the
addition OF presents amounted TO up
wards OF twelve thousand pounds ster-
INC per annun. act tins was not suih-
cicnt 10 satisfy her extravaganza and
beng complete mistress oil the Doke,she
originated sums for almost any amount,
Whene .er her caprice or WllIms led her
|" s''ei' measures
To carry these plans INTO effect, she
assumed tho power delegated 10 the
Duke, as Commander-in-Chlci Of the
British armies, and transferred commits
Sons, at her pleasure, Tor which She u
Suail y received eAiraVagani bonus. In
deed, Mrs. Clarke, instead ol the Dake,
was III TACT the principal military COM
maiaef III Inc realm anu SO deepiy IN
vowed was ne III loI WIGS 'n'' lle 81
ien'y 'ooh'n on ana WIN co'nPl'eeocy
ga" "e' 'p',''nS "'''H 'es'so ~ nm a.
ipno' "l'' ""'','' "'''" ''' '''''i'''y a,'-
C'" GU 1Po'"' ~ cu,o'aly UPON wv
,s'''e a., an" PI'P''Y " '''o p''''''i poo
pc. III" '''Hesii9'u"'' Vi me 'n,lR'S
Pfrleiiea against tllG i'uh''p ny WI W IT.
ue'' eA''p'' one 81 ,''' '''s' oN'I 'o' UNA
ny eAPos'''ons Oh INC power u women
over men, una, mas eyer eellfeeofded !;
''' do II "oola Ut ',"'o's - o''si upon
i'' we ,ei1I ','e it'uc' 10 me report IT
sen, "'lleh 'nooah somewhat o'u, "''i
Dc 'oooa 10 contain ''c's aud oo'''ls Of
gIcal lnloreS''
The investigation broke up the III
trlgne between the Duke anG Mrs. 1.
who at one fell swoop,' was reduced
rom her Io'lN estate, "o"h 10 me ieNei
. from which She originated; and was left
teaches nc. thai whom woman denarls
! - ~ -
rom Tue Palns OIL p'ihesai Pu'I'y' sue
SILKS 10 iIse no moi'' ana mat
. One false step forever daian' her ia"e.'
Ms. Clarke after this period became
completely abandoned, and gave loose
to all those vicious propensltlos which
formed 50 large proportion other chs-