Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-08-31

undergo considerable expenses nj this present time,
and suppose that will not .uit you. must not
forget to pay my Irish subscription. My romem-
brances to Miiedi, and TO Alfred. and Miss p.
Ever yours: NOEL BYRON
s'Aiay 2ifh, 1923.
my DEAR LoRp-I find that | was elected
Member of the Greek Committee IN March, but dad
not receive the Chairinam's notice till yesterday,
and this by mere chance, and through IA private
hand. am doing ell can to get away, and tho
Committee and my friends IN England seem both
to approve of my going up into Greece; but meet
here with obstacles, winch have hamrercd and put
mo out of spirits, and still keop me in vcxatious
state of uncertainty. l began bathing the other
day. hut the water still chilly, aud IN diving
ior a (:enocsc Ira in clcSr but deep water, 1 i'm
bitcd so much water through my ears rs gave me
lncnriy in INV head, which YOU will probably
think a supcriluous malady. Ever yours, obliged
aud truly, "NoEI BYRON"
In all his conversations relative To Lady Byron
and they arc frcqucnt-hc declares that he is to-
tally unconscious of the cause OF her leaving him,
bat suspects that the illnaturcd intcrposition of
Mrs. Charlemont led To il. IL is strange bust
ness, He declared that he left means untried
to effect reconciliation, and always adds, with
bitterness, "a day will arrive when l shall be
avenged. I feel that shall not live long, and
when the grave is closed over me, what must she
fccl?" All who wish well To Lady Byron, must
desire that she should not survive her husband
for tie al-atoning grave that gives oblivion to the
errors of the dead, clothes those of the living in
such sonbrc colors to their own too late awakened
feelings, as to render them wrc chcd for life, and
more than avcngcs the real, ina gincd wrongs of
those we have lost for
When Lord Byron was prnising the mental aud
personal qualifications of Lady Byron, / asked
him how all that he now said agreed with certain
sarcasms supposed to bear reference TO her, in
his works. He smiled, shook his head, and said
they were meant TO spite and veX her, when he
wounded and irritatcd at her refusing to
ceivc or answer his letters; that he was not sim
ccrc in his implied ccnsures, and that he was sorry
he had written them; but notwithstanding tins
regret, and all his good resolutions to avoid SINH
lar SINS he might renewed provocation rccur
to the same vengeance, though he allowed it was
petty and unworthy Of him. Lord Byron speaks
of his sister, Mrs. Leigh, constantly, and always
with strong expressions of affections; he says she
is tho most fautlcss person he ever knew, and that
she was his only source of consolation iii his
troubles on tho separation
Byron is great talkcr, his flippancy ceases in a
tefe-d-fctc, and he becomes scntcntious, abandon
ing himself to the subject and seeming to think
aloud, though his language has the appearance of
stiffness, and is quite opposed TO the trfng chit
chat that he enters into when in general society
l attribute this TO his having lived much alone,
as also to the desire he Processes of applying
himself to prose writing. He affects sort of
JohnSonan tone, likes very much to be listened
TO- and seems TO observe the effect he produces on
his nearer In mixed society his ambition is to
appear the man of fashion, he adopts the light tone
of badnage and perSiflagc that does not sit grace
fully on him, but is always anxious to turn tho
subject TO his own personal affairs feelings,
which arc either lamcntcd with air Of melan.
choly, or dwclt on with playful ridicue, according
TO the humor he happens to be in.
friend of ours, Colonel Nj, having arri-
we'd at Genoa, spent much of his time with us.
Lord Byron discovered this, and became shy,
embarrassed in his manner, and out of humor.
he hrSt TIM" had an opportunity of speaking to
him without Witnesses was on the Road to Nervi,
on horseback when lie asked me if | had not oh
served great change in him. | allowed that
had, and asked him the cause; aud he told me that
knowing Col. M-- to be a friend of Lady
Byrons, and an enemy of his, he expected that he
would cndcavcr 10 influence me against him. and
FINELY succeed in drpriyug him of friendship;
and that this was the of his altered manner.
l endcavorcd and at length succeeded, TO convince
him that Colonel Nj too good and ho-
norab!e man to do any thing spiieful ill-natu
seemed to CRAFTY him. He told me that Colonel
Ms sister the intimate and confidential
friend of Lady Byron, and that through this chan
mel might be of great use to him, it | would
my influence with Colonel NJ, to make his
sister write to Lady Byron for copy of her por-
RAFT, which he had long been most anxious to pos
'css. Colonel NJ, after much cntrcaty, con
'cntcd TO write to his sister the subject, but on
he express condition, that Lord Byron should spe-
;iiy paper his exact wishes; and wrote to Lord
Byron to this effect, to which letter received the
following answer ought to add that i'll CONVEX
'aon told Lord Byron, that it was reported that
Lady Byron in delicate health, and also that it
was said she apprchcnsive that he intended TO
claim his daughter, TO interfere in her education:
he refers TO this in the letter which copy%
(ro Continued
Here follow Tie letters in Moorc's Journal, page
Oils.