Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-05-01

declared thai there vas every proSpS that her Row
al highness would be completely restored to health
alter short period OF rest and quiet Retirement
In fact, her Royal Highness did recover SO fast
from TINS tSae, that there being grand route at
Lady Caroine Damcrs, at Kane, about a month
atsr, she was able to 60 there in close carriage,
anu make her hrst appearance in pubic since her
rival ut Weymouth In the mean time. tho stofy
OF the silk skirt marked with coroner and the mys
crous arrival of the young hero whose envclopc il for
med, was buzzed about the town, and the tailor
acquired no small accession oftrade and consequences
through the numerous visits of the nobility and gen
try, who made an order for ridup-habit or a
suit of clothes pretext for gratifying their curios-
n.y. by Inquiries relative to the tales then in crcula-
ton, and by obtaining sight of the subject of all the
small talk OF the then fashionable WATERING Mace
In short, the tailor was raised mulch above his I've
elm the scale of his Importance, that he went abou.
Boosting every where of the great charge committed
10 nus care, anu at ength.went to General Gar then
about hy six years Of age living at Stnsford close
TO Dorchester in the house previously occupied by
Indy Susan D Bricn, who supplied the funds for the
maintenance of the infant and required to know who
we're us real parents, in order that he might consult
9rectiy with them respecting its welfare. This con-
duct ofcourse ledo the removal ofthe child
hands, and the wife ofa SERGEANT in the Scots Crews
vas hired to nurse IL at the Generals own house
ana became It's second foster-mother. 1t was not
long before the Greys were ordered ON rrgu scrvicp
and the Sergcans wife following the fortunes of her
husband, young Pom Garth (for so he was soon after
called,) was sent TO Mrs. Conynpham's at P;ddle-
town, (whcrc General Garth now ives) TO be nursrd
oy one OF the female domestics of that lady, Onr
youthful hero throve upacc, and soon BEGAN 10 echo
the many enquiries made Of him. by puttng such uues.
tons to the General as "who are nv mama and n,
pa! TO which the General would FREQUENTLY rcpy
Aly dear, your mama is not here but an, your pa
pa" At other times the General would draw MI
mature from his bosom, and shy ''there my love-
KISS that-that is your maIn" 1t may easily be ina
gned that this youngstcr of so mysterious al, origin
was spared no indulgence that the wealth and rank
OF his protectors could procure und as might natural
~ oe expected, he quickly began to play 'hell and
Tommy, Tor, "hel and Jcmmy'' as a Noble and
Learned Lord, now the intimate friend and adviser
OF an illustrious person whose name has been con-
nected with this history, called ill., all round
the country; and, at eight years of age the future
driver of the barauchc and four might be syi drivinr
SIX goats in anopen phaeton into Dorchester, threat
enng to brcAk hts ovr neck and every ones else that
CAME in his way. It twill be readily believed, that at
THE birth OF this now prominent persunage whose re-
cent adventures 1t is not necessary TO recount there
were many speculations in the locality of WEYMOUTH
rs TO his real parentaSe, aud though all who were
concerned with any part Of hs secret history well
agreed about hfs maternal origin yet STILL consider
ing the disparity of years and other circumstances
between the lady and the gallant officer TO whom she
marriage it was thought that the patcrnal adoptun
was but assumed by the latter and the private cor
respondence by letter. which was known to be chr
reu on between the parties at the time*, might be
accounted for on other supposions but it is not re-
collected that the name of the persunage now called
m question by public rumor, ever at .h1t time
limited at. Among tlsc names fixed upon ut that time
was that of gallant Sea Commander, then in Sigh
favor with his late Majesty, (Sir Ii. b. NJ
.Letes brought from the Princess bv the ROYAL Pages
win strict orders that they should be eveTed the Geueai
himself