Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-05-01
ARION.

voting, respecting a member of the Royal family
but we did not state, that this royal parsonage
the Duke o. Cumberland. II will BIZ recollcclcd
that the Princess Sophia sister of the Duke was Sc
versl years since, married to Gen. Garth. BY the
laws of England, Princes and .Princcssrs of the
biood, forbidden to marry subjects of the Kinr
and this marriage accordingly declared to be IL
legal. The issue of the conpexion is supposed to
Inve been Capt. Garth, the individual who dis;n-
away with Lady Ashley. The mysterious contents
the box, alluded to last evening as being in the
possession of Captain Garth, said TO be letters
which passed between his mother and Gen. Garth,
one of which, in the hand writing Of the princess,
contains accusations of obnoxious nature against
the Duke, her brother. In relation to this affair n
London paper makes the following remarks:
u. Y Pepper.
The respecting IN illusirians Duke which for s,u,e
gbe fn TIE only dhcy of eonns 10 suv
the unavoidable dilemma of each persons
himself as well as to hrs opponent, stigma which destroys
capable exto+tns provision by an qposue
OF parents guilt charge OF incest proceeding from
raonalte deduction One certain tina, tn. offer
o. any annuity OF soao with the payment of debts the
CLAIMS, and THAT the ohor is sufficiently sensitive 10 public
morals tr private reputation in the affair is end There
is not family in England that will depeee the
proceeding in this business aud we that public
decency will ,ver all further disclosures The story
which hcase through all the club prior 10 MS being
noticed by the press was as follows-Capan Garth, in
in quidanon OF his debts giving up certain papers .e
ting to his afiation He then reported demanded
and would still his parents was not com
pied with This was Indignantly rejected, the ground that
an a in such person was in its nature absurd The other
story was thar after the letters given mp by Captain
@ voo one S a ssa any T sg ns
he IN France but have been informed that he seen in
certain house near Regent street, few evenings ago.
The contract referred to in the above extract l. i,
stated in another paper, made with Sir Herbert
Taylor, who having failed in Its performances an af
tdavit had been filed by Captain Garth .sto obtain an
injunction against Sir Herbert Mr. Westmacott
wi tho troyx,
cd" for the purpose Of enforcing compliance In
this afhdavit 1t is rather plainly nsfnuated tv Cant
Garth that he rs not the son Of Gen G., but of the
Duke Of Cumberland and the Princess Sophia
strong ministerial paper endeavours to excupate His
Royal Highness as follows:
"Ihe question which will, the first place. be natuallp
answer who Captain Garth to whom else than Genera a
Garth he related! aud by what circumstances be to
This Captain ar hen the repue SON of an iustrios
pocess who by every religious and moral tie the wife Of
moral obligations 1t could dissolve the marriage bewsen
the parties The person called Captain Garth is the issue Of
which passed between the princess question and his faihe
Cen Garth not for describe. we hive heard different
VERSIONS OF the story, of which appear favorable To the
seuceT OF Lady Ashley, and therefore, not trust our
sYss with noticing them further True however, he
hid posses n'e Of certain correspondence; and whatever
may be the nature Of this correspondence equally true is il far
ms on affidavit rather inca'iory admits the fact, the
non dlscire OF this correspondence he his claim f an
annuhy ofth thousand year, aud the discharge of his debts
letters in the hand writing of his mothe eon,ainn acc
oos OF Ine most repuisive kind against royal dixie We
e mace ourselves acquainted With the whole before we
venture TO express opinion Them and we now declare in The
mos manner and andoubed eviencr that there
not rhe slightest ground for the accusation We believe !, n
nave origin in the most foul and INTEGRAL cnnspracy that eyr
dissssced lnibiic men" F' ~ "''
From Tie Lnadcn T,os1H,
CAPTAIN GARTH.
some PARTICULARS RESPECTING HIS n5prtt
IN the summer season, about seven and twenty
wears ago, when his Majesty was about to make his
usual migration frrfrn Windsor IN Voymo,1tb ti
brtf ynr
vas IN very indifferent health, ias6mtch TINT il be-
came necessary tor the party which left the Castle
ne hhEt day and which consisted Of the Processes
Mary, Efzlbeth and Sophia. attended by Ac late Go
nerals Gwynne and Goldsworthy, and General Garth
10 rest ut Andover for the night, instead of nalu
the Journey IN single day, as was usual with the
Royal parties on such OCCASIONS and when he,, ,rr;
VHl at the Royal residence at Weyprar,ti Tho 1,,
cts WIS so exhausted that it becarre NECESSARY E
mr. Hoyai RICHNESS TO be carried up stairs in the
arms OF nor attendants, va
Soon after this it happened thai the wifi, IS t<1
IfarDed Sharland, living on the Espanade NJ W.,
mouth, was one Gay delivered ofa son. and was do;T
%eI after rr travail under the care efa Mr. BcaveT
.' ac'oucner Of sue sane place; but about O'Clock
Ihn next morning, that ge1tlemdn returned to tho
'ahors horss wrh another ffue boy in his arms and
Soon afterwards the nurse was called and inForrocd
at her mistress had made her husband donbv ham,
ny presenting him with second son twin n, II = rFtS
Tire I'D lady was said 10 he spnaeuftaf dn,,h,c,i
about the reality of this circumstance lint tber
Htie dlfhculty tn persusdnn her 10 do her 1ntU
icG "Sw cpiner' Notwithstanding that thefe was
inmh discussion emoDg The gGssips about the
sNlrt ~ magnificent dress which was said 70 have
been the clothing of fhe young stranger wien deli
VTrd oni ofthe arms Of the surgeon
On the morning after tits STRANGE affair occ,rr,l
~ 'hc house 9fho tailor, it was announced N tho
Q'"rn BY Lady CathcartAnd Lady Charlotte B,nce.
VINO haf on IN attendance upon the Princess So
pt'a during the night that great change had taken
pace N the state of her royal chness IN the course
Of nat FerIod and That ze ucdlca arrcndaat had