Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-04-29
WEDNESDAY,, APRIL 90, 1929.
From, Correspondent Of The Morning Chronicle.
NlRTH AND EDUCATION OF CAPT. CARTE

From, O Correspondent of The Morning Chronicle
BIRTH AND EDUCATION OF CAPT. GARTH.
In the summer season, about seven and
twenty years ago, when his late Majesty was
about 10 make his usual migration from Wind
sor TO Weymouth, the Princess Sophia then
about twenty five years Of age, was in very IN
different health, insomuch that it became me-
cessary for the party which left the Castle the
krst day, and which consisted OF the Princessss
Mary, Eliz Abeth and Sophia, attended by the
The late Generals Gwinne and Goldsworthe, and
Gen. Garth, 20 rest at Andover for the night,
instead Of making the Journey in single day,
as was usual with the royal parties on such &C.
casions; and when they arrived at the Royal
residence at Weymouth, the Princess was so
exhausted that it became necessary for her Roy
al Highness TO be carried up stairs in the arms
OF her attendants.
Soon after this it happened that the wifi. Of a
tailor, named Sharland, living on the Espan-
ade, al Weymouth, was one day delivered Of a
SOP, and was doing well after her travail under
the care Of Mr.. Beaver, an accoucheur of the
same place, but about three o'clock the next
morning, that gentleman returned to the tai
lor's house, with another fne boy in his arms,
aud soon afterwards the nurse WAS called and
informed that her mistress had made her hus-
bsnd doubly happy by presenting him with d
second son, twin 10 the first. The old lady WAS
said TO be somewhat doubtful about the reall y
Of this circums ance, but there was little duff
Guilty in PEI suading her 10 do her duty TO the
little new Conner, Notwithstanding that ihere
was much discussion among the gossips about
the skirt or a magni6cen, dress which was said
10 have been the clothing of the young stranger
when delivered out Of the arms OF the surgeon.
On the morning after this strange affair oc
CARED a, the house Of The tailor, il was announ
ced 10 the Queen by Lady Cathcart ard Lady
upon the pTiacess ooPnta durrns tHe as"'.aHsa
a grea, change had taken place in the state OF
her Royal Highness in the course ot that perl
cd, and that the medical attendant had declar-
ed that there was now every prospect that her
ROYAL Hiehness would be completely restored
10 health after a short period OF rest and quiet
retirement. In fact her Royal Highuess did
recover so fast from this time, that there being
a grand route at Lady Caroline Damer's, al
Kane, about month after, she was able 10 go
there In close carriage, aud make her first APP
pearance in public since her arrival al Wey-
mouth.
In the mean time, the story Of the silk shirt,
marked with a coronet, and the mysterious ar
rival Of the young hero whose envelope 1t form
ed, was buzZed about the town, aud The tailor
acquired no small accession Of trade and conse-
ouence, thro' the numerous visits OF he nobility
& gentry, who made an order for riding habit
or new suit Of clothes peek for gratifying
their curiosity, by inquiries relative to the tales
then in circulation, and by obtaining sight
of the subject Of all the small talk Of the then
fashionable watering place. In short, the tailor
was raised so much above his level in :he scale
of Importance, that he went abous Boosting
every where Of the great charge committed to
his care, and al length went to General Garth,
then about 6fty.six years OF age, and living al
Sinsford, close to Dorchester, the house pre-
yinusly occupied by Lady Susan O'Brien, who
supplied the funds for the maintenance of the
infant, and required to know who were its real
parents in order that he might consult directly
with them respecting its welfare This con-
duct, Of course, led to the removal Of the child
into other hands, and the wife of sergean, in
the Scots Grays, was hired TO nurse il al the
generals own house, and became It's second
foster mother. 1, was not long before the
Grays were orde~d on foreign service, and the
serieant's wife, following the fortunes Of her
husband, young Tom Gartb ror so he was
soon afterwards called) was sent 10 Mrs. Con-
pygham's, al Fiddle,own (where General Garth
now hve.), to be nurseG by one Of the female
domestics Of that lady. Our youthful hero
throve apacr, and soon began to echo the ma
nv inquiries made Of him, by putting such
questions to the General as 4" who are my ma
ma and papa?" TO which the General would fire.
quently, reply "my dear your mama is not here
but am your papa" AT other times the Gener,
al would draw a miniature from his bosom, and
say "there, my love, kiss that-that is your
mama"
1t may easily be imagined that this young
ster, Of SO mysterious an origin, was spared no
indulgence that the wealth and rank Of his
protectors could procure, and, as might na,u-
rally be expected, he quick began TO play "h--il
and Tommy" "(or h-li * Jenny" as noble
and learned Lord, now the intimate friend and
adviser of an illusIrious person whose name
has lately been connected with this history,
once called iD all round the country; and, at
eight years of age, the future driver Of the ba.
rouche and four might be seen driving six goats
in an open Pheaton into DORCHESTER s .hrsa'ni"g
that came In his way