Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-10-05
Correspondence u tie COMMERCIAL .9derfiser
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81 spent hour at the Of The Hnft Dicu to-
day The emily persons who have had fH permission 10
pass through it, since my visit last year, the Hon.
Mr. Forsyth, the American Secretary Of State, and his
party. accompa MED by General CILefow Tho ladies'
"i tic convent, good ends the lady superior, Miss
Beckwiih and others delighted with the party: and
believe every attention paid to them. They eSa-
mined every apartment and every corner, and have no
doubt lett the institution fully satisfied that tho old bug
bear stories which we had ifon certain quarter
| Two years ago, were an entire fabrication"
The preceding note. from valuable travelling
rrsp"n6ent sil"'ds US timely opportunity 10 DO an act
o! justice 10 ourselves well the Christian public
large portion Of which in the country have reason
In believe yet Tie dups n The shameful mpnsturcs
o hsra Monk. We have direct mud positive ininUa-
ton that story is in circulation in the central rather
western part OF this Stale That have brcn
ted for liheIlng Maria Monk and her friends ard been
compelled TO pay heavy damages The slcry, too, has
found believers. In Justice therefore, TO ourselves
must give 1t full explicit, and unequivocal conlrcd!c-
ton, IN every shape and form.
But while our hand is in shall not stop here -
Those who have paid attention TO Tho controversy
pectng ,his bold and wicked imposure, will rccoec
tina, from the first maintained that rowithstandin
their seeming confidence in the tales Of the pretended
nun, neither the priest nor the private secretary. nor
any OF the clan concerned in the nlposu;e would lest
their faith by examination. Sn lorg the doors were
closed upon them, they gn along with their dupes pref;
y we'll Nc tn unlocked the do0rs and icHdcTed them tic
legs. The result vas as we had Uresecn The commit
tee alter months OF procrnslinaon refused make the
eIatRInation and the respectable gentleman upon
that committee, and in The outset the active in
formed Us himself l!ia, he had positive evidence that
Maria playing The hailo in his city, and OF course
that he had given her up.
But This is not all We stated, more th.n year ago.
tina, we had been requested to prepare her manuscripts
for The press exposing her mpus,uio and tie
duct OF her clique in this city subsequently, and since
we have made any publication upon the subject Maria
Monk has voluntarily made full confession 10 Pro-
tcslan clergyman, friend Of ours under circumstances
OF manifest sincerity of the whole mposure and all the
particulars, before the inception of the plot during its
progress and TO The end The details Of The story she
says, chiefly arranged fro the isadng characie.
nt The questions put TO her by Tie precious who
had her in keeping in this city These questions end
less IN number and Of every form and character cons,
tut'd The web upon which, from time 10 time she woye
her tissue Of les
But even this is not ALL Since Maria made these con.
LESSONS size has covered her friends and ubetlors with
shame and confusion by giving birth another child
The circumstances rendered il impossible for her 10
charge this second result o! Illicit love upon Fatie, Pie.