Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-05-04

~ ORDERS OF Gloucester, afterward Richa
HI, but the wholelaffair is shrouded in M,
tery, and, althopghwe have the authority
Sir Thomas Moore and Lord Bacon, follow,
by Hume, tor the fact of the murder son
doubt has been thrown over it by modern hi
: tOrians. sfg aiNsE~u5x I. :, }sgt iy,,I.
We pass over several plots for the assassi
atlon OF English soyereigns, which reacht
', no successful issue Babbington's conspira,
IS to murder Elizabeth, Fawkes' plot again
e JaIaesl., Gerard's conspiracy against Cror
l. well, were oil discovered. frustrated and ali
], nally punished. We Eome now to the a
ii i6s6 James Ill Bsa sssH ' dspSssa & dasg aS
! had He'd to France, Where tie busy Jacobite
! were plotting, under the friendly wing
! Louis XIV, all kinds Of schemes for tho fe
! toration of the Catholic, and the taking o
Of the Protestant, king. Macaulay thus d.
scribes them ESQ '.,,e q. t7
I"w William had returned to England, and til
! possibility Of getting rid Of him by a luck
shot or stab was again seriously discussed.
/ was universally remarked that the malcon
tents looked wiser than usual when they wer
sober, and Dragged more loudly than usua
when they were drunk, The hazardous mar
was assigned to an emissary Of low rank, bu
OF great address, activity and courage Th
was Sir George Barclay, Scotch gentleman
who, when the war in the Highlands had end
ed, had retired to Saint Germans The nnr
which Barclay had to perform was dificul
and hazardous; and he omitted no precaution
He had been little in London, and his face
was consequently unknown to the agents n
the Government. Nevertheless he had sever
al lodgings; he disguised himself so well that
ms oldest friends could not have known him
by broad daylight; yet he seldom rentured
lntothep streets except in the dark. His chief
agent was monk who under several names,
heara confessions and said masses at the risk
OF his neck, s.
All that remained was to find n sufficient
number of courageous and Trustworthy assist.
ants, to provide horses and weapons. and to fx
the hour and the place of the slaughter. The
heads OF the conspiracy held frequent meet
lnigs at treason-taverns, for the purpose of set
thing plan of operations Special orders
were given by Barclay that the swords (for
the use OF the assassihs) should be made rath
er for stabbing than slashing Will
lam was in the habit of going every Saturday
from Kensington to hunt in Richmond Park
On his return he had only bis guard about him
The place and time were fixed, The nlaoe
vas t, to be narrow and winding lane. leading
TO lurnham Green, The time was to be the
afternoon OF Saturday, the 18th of February
Un that day the conspirators were to assem-
pie IN small parties at public houses near the
Green When the signal was, given that the
hng $ coach was approaching, they were to
take horse and repair 10 their posts. AS the
eeavalcade game up the lane, Charnock was to
attack the guards in the rear, RookwootI on
one flank, Porter on the other Meanwhile
Barclay. with eight trusty men, was to stop the
coach and to DO the deed ..
but peculiar fate has, in our country al. |
ways attended such conspigacics as that Of
Barclay and Charnock The English regard
assassination, and have during some ages re-
garded it, with loathing peculiar to them
selves. In England, as soon as such a design
ceases to be secret hidden in the recesses of
one gloomy and liberated heart, the riyk of de-
eetlon and failure becomes extreme ia e.,
The King was mysterously warned in two
ilherent quarters, and urged not to 90 a hunt.
ng on the fatal day He at first made light
u the warnings, but was finally compelled to
lsten, and kept his palace ON Saturday, the
9th, The execution of the plot was then de.
erred till the following Saturday '''h'%
The night before, a large party of the as
asslns we're reveling at Jacobite tavern in ,
laiden Lane. Here they received their final
riders for the morrow The morrow came
MI was ready the horses were saddled; the
lstols were loaded; the swords were sharp
ned; the orderlies were on the alert they ear
sent intelligence from the palace that the \
ing was certainly going hunting; the royal
caches had gone from the stables at Charinp
ross to kensington.H The chief murderers
ssembled in high glee at the Blue Posts in
prng Gardens, where they meant to take
'me retreshment before they started for Turn.
am Green, They were at table when mes, &
tge ca me from an orderly that the King had =
hanged his mind, and would not hunt. Then .
lie conhtenances of the assassins fell, and e
leir hearts died within them. Ev 5u5.j, h. ~
"a few hours elapsed before all the conspir- q,
ors abandoned allhope But the terror and Il
;]ection of the gang were beyond the power ", y,
wine; and so many were stolen away, that al
ose who were left could effect nothing. lin ii
e course OF the afternoon, it was known that a,
e guards had heen doubled at the palace.-4- -
n express was sent off to call home some !;
giments from Flanders. Seventeen of the n
altors were seized before noon, and on Mon &,
y all theitrain-bands of the city were under Ct
ms. The King went in state to the House ~
Lords, sent for the Commons, and from the Jo
rome told the Parliament that, but for the ~
otectionCo of agracious Providence he should H.
that moment have been a CORPSE, and the an
lgdonn would have been invaded bv n Frencb
N.Y. ygaW ssgGa ,ai ttrt.g 49, ~
wherever the news came, ,,iti raised the H. n,
ole country Those two hateful words, as -. -.
and invasion, acted like a SPELL o. O.,
- For persons accused of offenses p''
rely political, there wasa generally, much ~
npnthy. But Barclay asslsSn MS were hunt. ~ ~
like wolves blythe whole population The, ~ of'
the English have, tbroncb
ny generations, felt for domiciliary visits, lto
for all those iimpediments which the no. tIn
'offthe, Continental States throw in the III
Eof travellers, was for a time suspended =. H..
gates, of the city of London were kent ~
'ed while strict search was made within
every highway parties of armed men were o,n -
ted to stop passengers ofsuspicious appear ~ =.
e. During few days it was hardly possi- Iaas l,s
TO perform a journey without a passport sta; .tp'
was anyvbice raised aghinst these pre. .sa' .sa
honso l5Fhe oomnabn people were, indeed. ras; s
osslbie, more eager shan the public func, 's,
aresto bring thetraitors to justiee: In a ! I'd \
days all the chief consprators were n1 ~ ~
ody,e except Barclay, who SUCCEEDED in ~ 49, :,
ing isI scape to France 4 y The, ~ ~
'utaon was eagerly expected by, the, nonu. -