Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-07-31


twenty times tho in which DIR. Watkins was
delinquent. II was therefore holy horror of the
crime which led to the prosecution of tho late fourth
Auditor. but expectation Of making by IL, of
gaining credit with the people upon very easy terms
aud above all, of discrcditiug the Administration of
Mr.. Adams.
~ Stephen 4. Mitchell Esq. late Editor of the
Virginia Souvenir at this place, and author of the
popular Meo Drama, "the Maid of Mssolonrhi." il
announced as sole Editor of the Portsmouth Repub.
hcan.
CT In the absence Of news Of great utc est, tho
following sketch of Mrs Royals trial, may prose
amusing to tho reader:
From iie Mao York Commercial 4Greyi;sc,
Mrs. Royals Cuse.--rhe following letter from n
Washington Correspondent will be found very aims.
ing. We do not know the legal nature of summons
to a witness in the District; but il will be seen that
the Executive refused to obey one. This is no more
than might have been expected. What is the use of
being President of the United States if one is TO be
compelled to respect the laws like the people,
n hg for the laws There was little chvairy too
M refusing to appear in b,half Of LADY, her par
tcular request.
From our ConnEspoNprNr.
WAsHiTGroN, July %.
For want OF something worthy OF your
sprighty aud various columns. send YOU some nc.
coun, OF trial which has excited some interest and
occasoncd some ratification among the levers OF the
udlcrous do not refer to the trial Of Dr. Watkins
Though tlat has become trsgi comedy, at which
one knows whether most 10 laurh or To crv1
but that OF the rcdoubtabe Mrs. Anne ROYAL AS
you sye been IN the presence, and possibly been ad
United to kiss hands, need not describe to Won that
truly royal parsonage. Her brazcn front, twinknr
eyes, ana Billmgsgate voice, all present dare
say to your fancy. She has long been putting o rial
the public forbeorancc IN Washington, which has
been To her city of refuge--Driven from AlcNan-
dra by the threat OF being carcd and dumped down"
beyond the city bounds and from Richmond by the
hrst steps of process for imprisonment she fvoured
us with nor august presence in the metropolis, where
ny dnt oil brass, begging and scribblnu, she has
contrlvcd to get her bread and cheese together with
e eat name. With unabashed face and indoInita
bic assurance. she has pushed herself into the audi
encc rooms OF all the Heads Of Department. and as
is said, into that of the President himself (of whose
friendship she makes loud boast.) Good, easy Mr.
Carroll, who has more houses than tenants and more
tenants than rents permitted her to nhabt large
dcsoiate three story house of his Capitol HILL i'm
the neighbnurhood of building frequently used for
holding religious meetings, and on Sunday mornings
Tor the assembling of Sunday school Al the win.
dow opposite this building, the old belle wether was
IN the habit of establishing herself and gratifying her
maignty, by loudly rldiculng. and grossly insulting
the teachers (of both sexes who are ingagcd in the
benevolent work OF gratuitousy instrrctng the poor
Nay, the poor children themselves could no. escapn
but were bcrated as ackguards, heggars impudcnt
FdIlClS, WC.. Wnilc INC teachers themselves
tauntingy asked, why they did not convert .hem3
Why they did not teach them manners! Whether
these were their Christians? with other questions in
the same strain So far was this carried that some
OF the young ladies actually afraid to pass.
Nor could they within hearing, without having
themselves outraged by language, 20 which no deli
cate female could listen.-The Mayor was appealed
TO- hut III vain: and, at length an information
lodged with the Grand Jury, accompanied by list
of the most reputable witnesses. Granny Swan our
adrot and learned District Attorney, after polc ,roto-
ing over the matter long while, This plumbers in
the case of Watkins, being doubtless before his eyes
at length produced indictments two counts OF
which were quashed by the Court. On one of them
however, after delay of more than week the lady
was length brought to trial. being escorted in car
rage from her lodgings, by Tobion d Or in shape
Of constable She bad engaged the services of
Mr. Coke lawyer of great acutcness, who was
much amused at being retained by client of so no.
ve a character.
The appearance of the prisoner (loutlly greeted bv
the boys round the door, and the reading of the
indictment, excited much mrth throughout the court
room. But these smiles all vanished on the eXami-
nation NJ the first witness for the prosecution, who
testified 10 outru res the female part of his family
so gross and abomirab,c, that 4 genera! feeling Of
Indignation put every thing of the ludcrous to Il ght
The only provocation for this usage was the fact
that the gentleman himself was elder in thcchurch,
his son prominent and active promoter Of every
object of pious and benevolent character, and his
daughter Ia very timd, drfdent and retiring girl
one Of the Sabbath School teachers. Nome
of the family had done aught to provoke the
virago, yet she had not ceased to pour out
on every of them torrents ofthe most coarse, vu
gar and obscene language, until they could not appear
even atthe windows Of their own house. Other wit
nesscs testified to the abuse of sisters and mot hers
for had she confined her attacks to men alone the
prosecution would never have been undertaken and
that both IN the public street and in their own houses
The testimony on the part of the prosecution being
closed, that behalf Of the prisoner ollowed--a
here the farccal par, of the commenced. She
had 81,
sident but be did not wish To figure i'll such field.
and he was very properly excused. Not so his Secre
tary--a slmmons proving Intellectual, she issued n
subpoena wien 10, Mr. Eaton. notens Uoicns, had TO
make his appearance. Being pressed for time, he was
permitted To give his evidence ont Ofurn. IL de-
livcrcd in short metre, with great appearance of
delight. II amount ed m fact to nothing, being merpv
thl when Mrs. r. was in his she was not gull
" otanY misconduct. An lrishman by the name OF
Holihan was next cailed.--Ths man is engaged in
digging down bank of earth opposite Mrs. RS a.
bodC and lives next door to her. Being asked If nc
ever knew Mrs. to be engaged in scoding or SLAM
dcrnp, his replies delivered in the brondcs accent of