The herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1835-1837, 1836-02-06

examined her minutey. aWhat sort Of a looking,
woman is the Lady Superiorr' "Where is her roomi
What kind of furniture is there in it p What sort
of carpet has il on the hoor To all these enquiries
Maria answered most readily and most accurately,
without making the slightest mistake.
The Attorney General did not proceed on her afida
Wits. He replied TO friend, I" it would not do here
where the Catholics are so numerous"
Maria Monk, then accompanied by the Rev. MIR. Hoyt
returned to this city last Since that tme she
has continued live under his protection and advice
She treated olerably WELL with thee reception Of his
bill ofcharges agansther When her book appeared
was evident that money would be made out oil IT, DIR.
Hoyt accordingly presented TO Maria bill of $500 for
her beard washing, ironing and travelling exPences.-
To this, pretty Maria demurs and says, I" 1 will pay
you S3OO-no more" Mr.. Hoyt, however, still per-
sists upon the whole amount How il will end,
can tell.
Maria is preparing reside in this city, and will be
ready receive the visits OF all persons no want
further information the secrets OF Convent Life
and the wonders of Nunnery. She is the lion-or
rather the lioness of the day. She has her little child
always in her ams-a pretty babe aud said to be I'M
commonly like its reputed father the Rev. MIR. Phel H.
Catholic Priest of Montreal. On this point we have
heard curious anecdote-noI legal evidence but highly
presumptive. reverend gentleman of this ely,
believe the Rev. Mr. MeCaa, secuted the idea of Maria
Monks story-would not believe it-doubted all its
facts. Ose day while he in company with another
gentleman, pale interesting young woman, with
child in her arms entered the Mr.. Nice. looked
a moment at the interesting babe. Bless me- said he,
that chd's counenance is uncsmmonly like the face
of a Catholic gentleman knew in Montreal" "Whol"
asked his friend. The lineamens of that face
acty transcript ofIhe features ofthe Rev. Mr.. Phelan
of Montreal" "YOu don't say so ?" q Yes but do
that cheek-that eye-that mouih-are all like him
pray whose child is il F' al can't tell who Is It's
ather replied the other, "but its mother is now stand
ing before you and her name is Maria Monk the Black
Nun from Montreal" OF course the resemblance is a
mere accident, of the many accidents which are
happening every day in the moral and physical world.
To conclude it is stated that the hook was actually
written by young of this city, rer6atim from the
lips of Miss Monk, but how this fact to be reoonced
with the following statement, we leave to Others
Doct. J. s. Bartlett, highly respectable and worthy
gentleman Of Boston Of the editors of Pilot ably
conducted CethoC paper of that city, after strongly
madyerting upon the work, says
1--WE are ready and willing TO declare upon OATH that
the extracts which we have in the New York
Transcript Boston Morning Post, Salem Gazette, and
other respectable periodicals, purpong be extracts
from the disclosures of Maria Monk, &C., are to be
found word for word and letter for letter. proper
only being altered,) in book translated from the
Spanish Portuguese language, in 1871, called The
Gates of Hell Opened, developement of the Secrets
of Nunnerles and that percent, the owner OF
copy Of the said book, which loaned by year
or two SINCE TO some person in sarblehead Salem,
who has not returned it,"
The book-the book-Dr. Bartlett get the book.
FROM ENeLASD.-The packet ship Napoleon, which