Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1852-01-08
IARRALD OF THE TIMES.
THURSDAY, Jsn. 9th 1862.
10 The storm Saturday night and

left New York Saturday in the steamer
Bay State, and had good run un-
ill 10 o'clock, when we encountered a
violent snow-storm it WAS so dense
that the boat had to rut into New Ha-
ven, where she anchored and remained
until o'clock, Sunday morning. We
then started again, and reached here
about 3 o'clock in the aiiernoon. The
wind blew perfect gale. and the sea
was very high and wild; but through
the prudence and excellent scamanship
Of Capt. Brown and his skil'ul pilots,
we came along in safety. But few
boa,s could have lived through such
storm. and the Bay State proved herself,
on this occasion, the noblest OF boats.
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LOLA MoNrEs.-Tae maiden name OF
this woman was Rose Anna Gilbert
She was born October Gath, 1919, in the
city OF Dublin, Ireland. She was mar
ried when in her sixteenth year TO n
Lieutenant James, of the British army
in India, from whom she was subse-
queatly divorced, on account OF her
criminal intimacy with Captain Len
nox. After her divorce she assumed
the Spanish name of Lola Montez took
up the career OF a danseuse, and made
her appearance on the boarGs of a Lon
don theatre. Her success WINS incom-
pete, and she posted TO Paris where
her beauty and daring introduced her
TO the journalists in the pay Of Louis
Philippe. With one of these individ-
uaIs, NJ. Dujardin, she formed connex-
ion which was severed by the death of
that writer in duel. Lola then quilted
Paris and took up her residence a. Bcr-
lin, where she endeavored on Il review
day to break the line of gendarmes who
kept off the crowd Of spectators from
the king, and smote policeman with
her riding whip. For this offence the
king could not with any show of decen-
cy imprison her, so he ordered her out
of Prussia. She then proceeded to Ba-
varia, where she ran career of sprn-
did shame for two years and a hail.
The king made her his mistress, built
her gorgeous palace, endowed her
with vast estate, and gave her pa
tent of nobility under the name and
style of the countess of ofLandsicldt. But
she played such terrible tricks with his
people, and carried every thing before
her with such high hand, that the Jc-
suits whose intriguing influence AT
Court she had shattered and destroyed.
and TO whom she had thrown down the
gauntlet OF defiance, set their machinery
in motion for her overthrow. The affair
resulted in the dethronemcnt Of her pro.
tector, the king. and in her own ruin and
exile. She departed 10 switzerland,
whittier she was followed by her inlat-
uated lover, the aged and banished
monarch. Why they again separated
is a mystery, which has never been
cleared up. She appeared, few
months later, in London, where she
made the acquaintance Of Lieutenant
George Traford Head, who became 20
infatuated with her fascinating beauty
and manner that he at once offered her
his hand, and they were privately mar.
ried. The friends Of Mr. Head, indig-
nant at such connection, endcavored
TO set aside the marriage, and smugccd
The young bridegroom of. Lola started
in pursuit, overlook and brought back
her husband, horse-whippcd him for
consenting TO the flight, and then kicked
him adriit She then proceeded to Par
is, where she lived faster than her in
come would permit plunged her crcdi
tors and half the beau world into the
most hopeless despair, and then slipped
off to Spain, whittier her fame had pre-
ceded her. Arrived in the Spanish
capital, she accepted three weeks en-
gagement as danseuse at the opera,
and then, recruited in purse, went to
Naples, Portugal, etc, and finally re-.
turne to Paris, paid up her debts, and
then shipped herseli'to the United States
In figure Lola is rather plump. and of
the middle height; ola pale dark com
plexion, the lower part OF the features
symmetrical, the upper part not so good,
owing TO rather prominent cheek bones,
but set of by palr of unusually large
blue eyes with long black lashes.