Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1855-08-29
CI.EARFIELD. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29- lS5.:.

among other feats, as am able to state on the
authority OF a family cash-book sill preserv-
cd, be obtained ECO fiom Nathaniel Pinaey as
the Fansqm of his brother Azariah Pinney
Gag Of the transported rebels. Mr. Walden
wss apparently an agent of the same kind, and
equally aud deserYedly obscure. For some
reason, however, the s'designe to employ
these men miScarried, and the maids of honor
found another agent in the person OF Brent,
the Popish lawyer, who was a regular pardon
broker, and was arrested on the fight Of
King james, as / find by the minutes of the
Priyy Council, This fellow employed as
great rascal as himself, one Crane of Bridss
wster, IS his sub-agent, and between them
they settled the business as OldmiNon relates.
Having cleared Penn from this foul and
founded ciIarge, let me. say a word or two in
beiiaif Of the maids Of honor. Mr. Macauiay
says they ..were at least forced to be content
with less than a third, of 81 COO. How much
less? Istbere any evidence that they receiv-
ed single guinea? DIR. Tonlmin collected
las information from the tantjleg ofatIe girls
Taunton. at a time when the children Of the
little rchais might have been stili-aliye, and
iftSITi9 tl6b SOihG Oh ttist tdIeHtS t}1ltl
as much as Eos or a eco. Some of them q
Oidmixoa tells us that the number of scholars
WAS twenty. How many of twenty could be
csilel some! Take it attcn: IL pardons were
purchased for ten, five at 800, and five at
cleo, this would yield but IL 30 altogether
Besides which OIdmixon, who had peculiar
means Of learning the real facts, says the agent
and his, subordinate paid themselves boulti-
fully out Of the money. l knowaof 10 proof
that the maids of honor got shilling. si
II Wrile this digression, may add re-
mark in behalf OF another much abused lady
The historian counts up with virtuous indig-
nation the number of transported insurgents
which the Queen, Maria d Este, selected for
private portion of the spoil, and talks Of 'sthe
thousand pounds; which she made by cher
uHRrjNecly greediness aud her. unwomanly
cruelty Now we not only do not know how
much, IL anything at all, the Queen into her
picket: but we do not know for certain that
she received for herself single transport
We have no good. reason to believe that she
ever dreamt of such thing. The only ground
for this gross charge against the honor Of
woman and a foreigner, is a letter of Sunder-
land to Lord Jeflreys--which Mr.. Macaulay, as
usual, has copied from the Macintosh GoIlec-
tion-in which that statesman, after giving a
last Of grants of prisoners to various persons
about the court, adds in postscript rt:-'.The
Queen has asked for q hundred more of the
rebels who are tof)e transported; as soon as
know for whom, you shall hear from me
again. 1t is clear enough from Sunderland'S
words that she did not ask them for herself
1t is equally clear that Mr.. Macaulay's esti-
mate OF ''the profits she cleared on the, cargo,
after making large allowance for those who di-
ed OF hunger and fever during the PASSAGE
is a mere invention. The misfortunes of this
woman should have shielded her from inius-
tice.--f Concluded nIert ,ceel..