New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-11-10
a PLUCKY COUNTESS.
q Knowing Her Rights, She Dare Main
tain Them.o

Knowing Her Rights, She Dare Main
tain Them.'
A plucky or crazy Countess in England
is en1eavOriDg to secure what she considers
her rights against the law of attainder of
treason. The Earl of Derwentwater took
part in the rebellion of IT'S, and was so
unfortunate as to lose his head as a traitor
en- Tower Hill. His estates reverted to
the crown, and were transferred to the
commissioners of Greenwich Hospital.
The old castle went to ruin, but the estates
brought fat revenues to the hospital. Now
there has appeared Amelia, Countess of
DerwentwateT, who wears an Austrian
military uniform, except the tight blue
pants, accompanied by a retinue of
servants, who has taken possession of
the castle, stretched tarpaulins where the
roof once was, the baronial flag from the
ruined tower, and hung the ancestral nor
traits on the bare walls OF the old room.
so far there is quite romantic medieval
flavor to the affair, and one would not be
surprised to find the fair lady defending her
rights with mail-clad retainers at the gates
but, on the contrary, it is mentioned that
the keeper of the estates warned her off as
trespasser and rioter and that the
Countess Amelia is legally wrong. and she
Will have to suffer for the wickeduess of
her ancestor century and half ago, until
the women secure the right of suffrage and
set all these things right.
The last mail brings the second chapter
OF the story:
ION Thursday, October l, Mr.. C. G..
Grey, the receiver to the Greenwich Hos
pital Estates, proceeded to the castle and
urged the Countess to quit, which she oh
stinately refused to do. The room which
she had selected had been decorated with
pictures, and tarpaulin tent had been
erected to protect the Countess from Che
weather. Mr.. Grey's orders from the Adj
miral were, however, peremptory, and the
men under his orders at once proceeded to
demolish these preparations. The eccentric
claimant theTeupon took up sword and
showed fight but was speedily disarmed,
She then sat herself down on chair, and.
refusing to leave voluntarily, was carried
out, chair aud all, by four. men, in a man
ner suggestive Of the fifth of November.
Mr., Grey had kindly sent round his carriage,
with the intention Of placing it at the dis
posal IF the Countess, and had even
offered her the use of his own house for
rest and reireshment.
Her Ladyship, however. declined to
accept any hospitality at the hands Of her
aggressor, and determined TO encamp on
The highway, where she remained during
Inursday night, sheltered only BY a piece
Of tarpaalln and a military cloak, the goods
Una. she had placed in the ruins being de-
posted close by, and watched over by her
servants. Provisions have since been sun
pied TO her IRON several houses in the
1elgbborhood, and many frienns from Blay-
aon have visited her, and endeavored
20 persuade her to relinquish her project,
without success. The poliee have
been equally unfortunate in their
representations that the placing of an
eneampment on public highway was a
nuisance: The Countess readily admitted
ne iaot put referred the officers 10 M
Grey fof remedy. She had deeds in her
possession, she said, which unmistakablv |
proved her right 10 be mistress Of DlIsto1
casiies and Is was her impression that she |
must elthef be returned to the Castle ~
sent as State prisoner to the Tower AZ
london under these circumstances she
must decline 70 submit to any deaIings /
with the police. On Friday night-e5e |
again slepsin The open cir, aud on saiur- |
Day faorn5og 'as far as the obstruction was |
..9Heesned, she sill remained mistress 81 /
re Aituation.'