Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-06-04

Phsheu young villain, IN MonteaRe, an immediate
near, ana favorlte connexon of the Ftzioyals AMI
rs warmly engaged in the good old tory cause ma ,b
best OF the same family, according to the Novel.
The Crtique has admitted that, Us in The ease of
ola fltzroyal, 10 be most inmltabe and well
drawn picture. OF course this must be one of tho
amioble and respectable family so libclled by tho
Critique. can undertake to assure Vertas TINT
the Author Of the Ctitioue hos not the most dis
tan' deo VINO Is meant to be- represented in the char
acter OF Monteage. But from Veritas better meme
tration land knowledge, there s little doubt with
mo that he well knows. And from the dispositon
he SO strongly er6ices towards the "super,tnnurI,d
t.e0o'u''o"dry PeFso"dSe, on the Amcrt an side OF
the question, that he considers what Royolutiopn
ny man has said Of arnold rs one of the things tL
Disgrace The columns of the Whig--,he two touetb
or forming no doubt, part of the "dozcn
which he very Judiciously omits TO make,
But, not content with thus exposing himself "a
defend the family he suppnscs To bo attacked bc
brings forward fresh charges yet limited at md
presume never thought Of il ever known either bv
the Novelist the author of the Critioue bef,rc
After stating that old Fitzroyal died al the com
mcnccinent of the Revolutionary war az tho Critioue
positively does and therefore could not have CHARGED
nm with acts against which Yeritas go vehemently
defends HIM: he says thc son who he is clarped with
disnhcritlng for having joined the American Standard
dld contrary to that fathers advice enter the NAVY
OF England, and his father thought hos0, ;eo,Gr,f
ne Sh"ntd remain there" This statement | confess
mas refreshed my memory in sGme things heard WHOM
! was boy which | am sire never should havc
Thought Of much less undertaken To mention novv
"hhont raising W anew or rcvlvng any old cIar-
gee against any body. let us then. how the whole
matter stands according TO Vcritus himself
The CTi'ique states, that "uld Fitzroysl died nor,
ITO or o, at any rate early in the Revolution
therefore under this impression and un,e-t,;n,v ,
TO exact time, 1t Is uncomfortable how Vcrtas should
suppose him charged with taking commission Gains,
his country in the Revolutionary war II is ono Of IT,
many chlmcras OF his own BRAIN. But let lis sec how
theother part of the story stauds according to Yer
Itas' own account.
The RpvolIiiinn ron,mon,,l ,,,l
battles were fought very early IN IVA Ons of oil
fltzroyaFs sons WINS IN the British Navy coni,,orv 70
HtS fHAers ndr'ce; though when there he tbought
hsno' compelled hsm 10 continue there-bc uos 49,,
Ge"' ccorolne to NcrItas with dsinberitng his eo,
Tor joining the American Sandard.-the whole
amount OF all which rs, thefaer was a,erscd to HE
gong inn the British Navy before the Revolntion
but when that commenced he THOUGHT bo,or go
Pe"td nan to continue there. md the charge Of sp
ferance proves at least suspicion aud TINT The
iathcr was living when his patriotic aud vallant so,,
entered the Revolution. Hence Edge. Hill" If :,
audct TO the character Tint VcrIIns lac H..
much better for ms memory than this zealous food
seems likely To do. n makes him n mos, omnblc
forgivng, and benevolent father He not onIv for
gives but besows his all his son who he had
Threatened 10 diSinhcrit, and his adoptod Danrb,o.
Ruth And this moral and nmiabIe cIosoe 81
Crltiquc most highly approves, and its author then,
ana am sure stu prays, that Heaven may have
rewarded so noble and pure spirit.
sincerely lament, that Veritas coslJ no, boro
seen these things in the same charitable and hem.
lent iigh'. But his ambition fer literary famn-fnr
i VIII ho' believe 1t arises from Innate malgnity OF
heart' or wFh 10 misreprcscnt, do an injury foy
mere injury sskC-thus To blunder on IN lba 1ro.t
injury of those he means 10 save IF no 10 NO. o.
/ OF Montcaglc's descendants (which this Lind &c
course very much rescnb!es) / admire very nuch
his intrcfldity' III thus throwing himself into the
breach of desperation TO save his friends or ,orho
those he is under the greatest obnati ms ,nt 7 -.
us therefore examine little further his headlonr
career.
| He says, "ihc elder son las the Critioue Au,bor
calls hlml was in fact not the elder bur was ror
ticman cducried III England. and who NJ an es,Iv
period ct life entered the English army but is JeI;:
rcd ncvcrt TO have borne against his rtyc coun
| Try but lie docs Ia" condcscchd to say by whom,
50 beficred 1T Nertas will examine tLe & rt;ona
again c will there Sec the tender fo,bnsronca a. \
even measurable commentator, with which pereo,
and circumstances something like those he Inns stated
were treated will venture to Say for the authoy
at the CritIGuc. that ne meyer intended To hu,t IT,
i'cmgs OF the very respectable and arniabIe connav
ions of such character, and TINT some very sotis
factory personal circumstances and tender, cons;yc
Mons might be- given conclusive proofs of that fnc,
and that no abuse or NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of Vor,os
could provoke him TO devlatc from that course
The Author of the Crique there is as little donbt
would rendly ngrcc with Vcrtas in the
OF both ut old Fitzrovas wivcsfor the Same nor:
'onri and consideration, , ps etotoJ in 81
last mentioned cascand hns done as full credit to nh
lhcu desccudaIts, Ncras n,;sI
AS'o INC authors intimate personal acquaintance with
50 numerous n family, he was then two young and
too lar separated from them, and during the seven
yorS oi thc revolution and for great part OF hs
lie alter, too much engaged in other tbinOs IN M,
tend to- Keeping perfect and correct detailed Regis.
tor Of all their brittle, deaths ages and exact Nun
bcrs ''i
=, nero IS no doubt, that The person alluded to by
NerIias, held high commission in our Army oe 81
with the since distinguished WASHINGTON: md
an immediate predecessor of the author of the Cri
tipic, being in the Same Army and con1nanjnp bry,
o'" IaS may be seen by History, that author has in
his possession satisfactory evidence of the b,h G
tary confidence and regard in which that pred,ccs.
sor also held them both-and therefore, il il biobIy
Improbable, that he should ever wish or n,tem5, -
oIsParage single merit or worth Of such favortcs
or brothers in arms, '''
80 much then for The first cesay of Vcritas. In
ms second he comes forward with repeated g. on
creased "nsonisFmci, that the EDITORS sbonId Give
currency to such "l'se'obic c6o,t IN rify he mem
gg .,e "e.g' an' yo"nd "t jcehngs oftto bring