The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-07-06

held out against granting independence from
theirmother country to the revolutionary Ame
ricans long after his ministers had endeavored
TO dissuade him from his persistent efforts to
subdue them. But, continued he, his obsti
macy would have yielded TO the wise counsels
Of the British statesmen much sooner than II
did, had it not been for the perverted infu-
ence Of the courtiers.
The King frankly acknowledged the up
rightness of character and lofty patriotism of
Washington, and he was pleased to know that
free America was ina prosperous condition.
The spirit of his Queen, Charlotte now ap-
preached in the form of one of the sisters,
and was introduced by the King. After a
pleasant chat, they withdrew.
The spirit Of
MAJOR ANDRE,
of American revolution notoriety, now intro
duced himself, and referred in gentle terms
TO his conduct while acting as a spy in the in
terest of the British Government. He spoke
of the circumstances incident to his capture
matters familiar to all readers Of American
history. He remarked that he had met his be-
trothed love in the spirit world and they
were now almost inseparable
In answer to a question relative to General
Arnold the traitor, he said that he desired to
make no reference to that man, who was held
in disrespect even in the spirit world.
After the spirit of Andre had retired,
that of
SHELLEY,
the English poet, manifested himself, and ex-
pressed his regret that the public generally,
and the teachers of religion especially, still
labored under false impression with respect
to himself. The uninquiring still held him in
| detestation, upon the false charge of being an
atheist whereas he was always true spirit
ual believer, which is the antithesis of atheism
He said he had met with many of his old
friends in the spiritual world, among whom
were Byron and Moore. With respect to
Thomas Moore, he would say that he was in
the spirit world what he was when in the
| flesh-the delight of all circles, and the pride
| OF his own; and is now as popular among the
| spirits for his exquisite ethereal songs as he
was on earth, when George the Third was
| king"
The spirit of
LORD NELSON,
the celebrated admiral of the British navy,
was now introduced, and gave some account
of the naval actions in which he had been
engaged while in the body, particularly that
which occurred near the Cape Trafalgar,
where he received his mortal wound. He
said he very much regretted his follies with
Lady Hamilton; yet, in justice to that lady,
he would say that she had rendered the Bri-
tish nation inestimable service, and for which
! the people of that country had not been
grateful Nelson remarked, also that he
was proud to know that the naval armament
of Britain was not receding from its old
prestige.
LORD BYRON,
the distinguished English poet, INTRODUCE
himself, and remarked that he wac Sorry TO
see that the avenger, Time, to which he
hao .,nie in earth-life often appealed, had
I not done his memory anything like justice
While living, he said, his countrymen had
never rightly understood him; and now,
when passed away from earth, they estimated
him according to the prejudices of his
contemporaries. He had always been,
and is still, considered as a misanthrope;
whereas he had ever possessed an ardent love
for his species; and he thought that the sacri-
fees he made would have convinced them of
that fact.
His exertions, bankruptcy. and ultimately
his death, in his struggles for the regenera-
tion of Greece, ought to be incontrovertible
proof of what he now averred. He said that
it might be excusable on the part of the gene
raj masses in forming an erroneous opinion
of him, but it afflicted him to think that such
mind as Macaulays should misunderstand
him.
Here one of the Shaker brethren put 4
question to the spirit of the noble poet, ask
ing him if it would be agreeable to him to dis
close the secret circumstances or reasons
that caused the separation between him ano
his wife
To this the spirit of the poet replied in {
hesitating manner, that it was very delicate
subject, inasmuch as his wife, to whom the
question related as much to himself, wa
absent. But this he was at liberty to state -
that public opinion was sadly erroneous upoI
that subject, and that the many filthy stories
told about the matter were totally false. H'
} said that he attributed his domestic calamit,
, to the bad influence of his mother-in-law
who, before he had espoused he
daughter, believed him to b
rich in worldly wealth bu
after she had become familiar with his rea
circumstances, the whole tenor of her conduc
toward him was changed.
The spirit of
t GEORGE FOX,
the founder of the Sociely of Friends, nov
introduced himself in the person of one of tn
5 Shaker brethren.
1 In speaking of his loved community o
Y earth, he alluded to the unfortunate division
D that had arisen among them. He said tina
n he sadly lamented its occurrence, among thos
e who should be an example to the world o
s love, charity, and forbearance He woul
4 admonish them against such unseemly an,
s vicious conduct; for his friends would find
= upon their entrance into the spirit world, tina
Q all theological crochets were but the offsprin
of the foolish heart.
A spirit now took possession of one of TIA
: brthren, and introduced himself to the eldel
g as the famous
e BEN JoNsoR,
; a contemporary of Shakespeare. lie lnad
Il some remarks in a humorous STYLE but su /
III denly chan 0ino his tome he bacama We,