Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-12-04

| Besides which are preserved the other embems O
toyeity u.ed ~ the eorOnOtons, and various orna-
meals AMI utensils II precious stones and gold an,
mIge collection OF ancient pa.c. Lcivng III,
| Jewel Room, NE visited the cell where the Earl o
| Essex was confined by the "woman tyrant" pre
| 'ous to his execution; also, the Beauchamp Tower.
| now used as mess house for tho officers Her,
anne boleyn was imprisoned; and n crip,ion on
INC ~au near the window, (which is sill, rs then
strongly barred with iron) is quite plain. Il was
made by that i-hted Queen with her scissors and
| Shhnpy an enumeration of the months, weeks
oys h9uT'' end even minutes, that she had been
| confined there. This Tower was likewise the Mac,
OF confinement of the accomplished Lady Jane
grey and many other IL uStrious personages
lhere has been much discussion in regard to tho
antiquity OF THE Tower" and find different
POROUS mentioned when It was supposed to have
been ereeted but is pretty generally believed
70 nave been begun by King William the First. in
me early part OF his Tegn, (which commenced in
1861 on tho remains of what had h..n :. D. ~ -.
fort.
The walls enclose n space Of UPWARDS oe ,,x.I,.
acres and several buildings which have been erected
al Inherent periods, the principal Of VIII ch ara the
White Tower, or Citadel. This is the mos, ancient,
y, - arg, SQUIRE irregular building, consisting
OF three loiiy stories, surmounted by four turre,s
one at each angle. The roof is composed Of n =,
.rau, i'Cn whence there is en- extensive prosp=ct
ne walls are very thick; its dimensions are one
hundred and sixteen feet in length, ninety sly !,
oTeHoih, and ninety-two in height.
The Church, erected in the reign Of Edward ,b.
si-st' only remarkable being the depository of
TIE needless remains OF many iliusiricus petSonss.s
VINO were executed either in the Tower or on ,he
adjacent hill. The Old Mint. The Record Offee.
IN which are deposited all the rolls from the tImc
OF hng John To the beginning Of the rosn of Rich
are the Third. In part OF the Record Offce call.
cd the Wakefield Tower-frum its having brcp
tue pace o. confinement OF the prisoners taken n,
the battle OF wSkedeld-isn fine ceia.on,I mon,
where Tradition says Henry the Sixth was murder,
Gu The Jewe. Ofiee, the Horse Armory. IN,
Lions Tower built 10y Edward the Fourth, derived
as present name tom having been occupled ps The
nenasene' The Beauchnmp Tower, noted as bav-
.ng oteh an i!ius'Iiors prison house. The Grand
o,o.e iouse' containing the small armory, is 6n-
euihte' composed OF brick and stone, three hundred
"nI ior'y hVo 'eet long by sixty wide. This mott.
uV"uins was begun 10y James the Second and I'm
Nhed Ivy WI the Third.
On the south side OF the Tower is an areb c,lled
'he Traitors CATE. IL was through he,e that st,to
PRISONERS wee formerly b ought from the river.
wear tn Traitors Gate is the Bloody Toieer. where
!. was supposed by many, the two young Punces'
Edward ia Fifth and his brother Voc ,,,,,j,.i
ny oT,e- u! X chard the Third.
The ower was Royal Palace for nearly 6v. !
lunu'ed yeats before the reign Of Queen El1sbetb
'nu ohiy ceased To Je occupied ON her accession
% me Ihrone. As State Prison. l. has been used |
ven as lac rs 1920, when Thstlcwooi and hi, as.
ocnteS IN the consp racy 10 ossnssina,e h Males
- ministers were confined there for hgh uenSon