Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1830-04-29
LADY BYRoN,s LETTER


immediate cause of her separation from he,
noble and gifted husband, has been so care.
July yelled IN mystery-so many dark sur
mises have been INDUCED repecting it---so
! many tales of scandal circulated-tbat every
thing touching the unhappy Incidents seized
upon with devouringinterest Even now the
lady has not disclosed the mystery: but. hay.
ing high and chivalrous feeling of honor. she
has stepped forth in vindication of the mem
ory OF her parents, and raised the curtain.
only so far as was demanded for that purpose
she delicately dropped it again when ne
cessary to hide her private grief from the
public gaze. We think, however, that the
cause Other separation may now be OWNED.
The delicacy of the letter OF her ladyship. is
squalled only by its dignity andpropriety.
From the Lnndoa Literary Ga-. Of March 90
LADY BYRON'S LETTER TO MR..
MOORE
There is no portion OF the life of Lord By
ron which has more excited public curiosity
and discussion than the painful event of hi.
separation from his lady, followed as it was
by the REIMBURSEMENT of his native country.
Without intrudng on the privacies of life, it
is therefore with some degree of satisfaction
tbat we find ourselves in situation to Law
some explanation of this matter before our
readers, by re printing the following letter,
which Lady Byron has addressed to Mr..
Moore, as a commentary upon certain pas
sages in the first volume of his Memoirs, re-
Gently published. II Is a moderate but mean
ing document, and must give rise to much
cogitation:
Il have dikegarded variou. publications in
which facts within my own knowledge have
been grossly misreprssented; bit | am call
IL 20 al
statements proceeding from one who claims
TO be considered as Lord Byron's confden-
tal and authorised friend. Domestic details
ought not to be intruded on the public attcn
Mon; if, however, they are so intrnded, the
persons affected by them have a right to re-
flute injurious charges. Mr.. Moore has pro-
mulgsted his own impression of private e.
vents IN which was most nearly concerned,
as if he possessed competent knowledge of
the subject. Having survived Lord Byron, 1
feel increased reluctance to advert to any
circumstances connected with the period Of
my marriage; nor is it now my intention TO
disclose them, further than may be indispen-
SADLY requisite for the end have in view
Self vindic alton is not the motive which ac-
tuates me to make this appeal, and the spirit
Of accusation is mmingled with it; but when
the conduct of my parents is brought for
ward in disgraceful light, by the passages
selected from Lord Byron's Letters, and by
the remarks of his biographer, feel bound
to justify their characters from imputations
which kn Gao to be false. The passages from
Lord Byron's Letters, to which refer, are
the aspersion on my mothers character, ..
648,I Any child is very well, and flour
ishing, | hear; but must see also feel no
disposition to resign it to the contagion of ito
Il fhps.-e ha
dishonourable conduct in employing spy,
D. Gas, l. Z, SC. "A Mrs. G. (now kind of
house keeper and Spy Of Lady MO who, in
her better days, was a washerwoman, is sup
posed to be-by the learned-very much the
occult cause of our domestic discrepancies. ,
The seeming exculpation Of myself, in the
extract, p Gas, with the words Immediately
following it; Observation-Disclosures are a -
where the blank clearly implies something
too offensive for publication. These passag-
es tend to throw suspicion on my parents,
and give reason to ascribe the separation Ell
ther to their direct agency, or that of 'offi-
cious spies employed by then,.~ FROM the
following part of the narrative, p. S42, it
must also be inferred that an undue influence
was exercised by them for the accomplish.
ment of this purpose. 1T was in a few weeks
after the latter communication between US
(Lord Byron and Mr.. Moore,) that Lady By
ron adopted the determination fparting from
him.-She had left London at the latter end
Of January, on visit to her fathers house.,
in Leicestershrc, and Lord byron was in a
short time TO follow her. They bad parted
in the utmost Kindness she wrote him let
ter full OF playfuncss and affection, on the
road; and Immediately on her arrival at Kirk
by Mallory, her fath,r wrote to acquaint
Lord Byron that she would return to him no
more In my observations upon this state
mcnt shall, as far as ossible, avoid touch
ing on any matters relating personally to
Lord Byron and myself. The facts are: ! left
London for Kirkby Mallory, the residence OF
my father and mother, on the 18th of Janu-
arg, 1916. Lord Byron had signiied to me
in writing Dan 6th) his absolute desire that
should leave London on the earliest day
that could conveniently fix. Ii was not safe
for me to undertake the fatigue OF a journey
sooner than the 18th.
Previously to my departure. il had been
strongly impressed on my mind, that Lord
Byron was under the influence of insanity
This opinion was derived in great measure
from the communications made to me by his
nearest relatives and personal attendant, who
had more opportunities than myself of obser.
wing him during the latter part Of my stay in
| town. II was even represented to me thai
/ he was in danger Of destroying himself Uiti
! the concurrence Of his family had consultee
i DIR. Baltic as friend Dan. Sth) respecting
this supposed malady. On acquainting hin