The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-02-23

the staggering captain went on board OF
his ketch, weighed anchor and set sail
towards the Potomac, and from thence
sailed down the bay, along the coast of
Virginia. Not content with the manifesto
tions of his authority upon land che an-
noyed the captains of many of the bay
craft and other peaceful traders that he
met with. by compelling them to heave to
aud submit to be searched. He also over
hauled their papers and offended them with
coarse vitnperation of themselves and of
the Lord Proprietary and his council"
| Virginia was at this time governed by a
royal favorite. Lord Howard of Effingham,
who no doubt was ready upon every occa-
sion to play the sycuphant to his royal
master, or to entertain any of his under
lings who, no matter how remotely repre-
scented his authority. There is no doubt,
Judging from what subsequently happened,
that lien went to Virginia and spent the
intervening time between his first and
second visit with Lord Howard, the Gov
ernor and that they discussed the govern
! mental affairs of Maryland, and the pros
poets of the ultimate success or failure Of
Baltimore's efforts to sustain his authority
and maintain his rights.
In about a mouth after his first visit,
Allen returned to Maryland. This time he
anchored near Rousby's house, which was
on or near to Drum Point. AS yet Captain
| Allen bad not condeScended to make any
report Of his arrival in the province to any
officer of the Proprietary, or in any way to
recognize or acknowledge his authority.
Upon the occasion of this second visit of
Allen, George Talbot, it seems, was at
! st. Maries, or in the vicinity. whether by
! accident or design we have no means OF
ascertaning. He doubtless heard of the con
! temptuous conduct of Allen and Rousby.
| \ o doubt the knowledge of their conduct,
aggravated by the treatment that his illus
! trious kinsInan had received from his royal
master, caused his Indignation to overcome
| his Judgment and he went on board the
ketch which was called the Quaker, for
| the purpose of enforcing some little show
:
( edgment of, his own authority. Be this as
! it may. he and the two royal officers pretty
! soon got into IA quarrel, which waxed hot
! and continued for some time. And when
| he wished to go on shore he was prevented
/ from doing SO, whereupou be drew his dag
! ger and stabbed Rousby to the heart. This
sad and unfortunate event took place on
! the "1st of October, 1854, less than three
months after the last time that Talbot pre-
sided over the court of Cecil county, and
fully accounts for the absence of his name
| from the records of our court subsequent
TO that date. Talbot's fellow members of
! the council made a fruitlesS effort to get
! Allen to surrender him TO the authorities
of Maryland, ostensibly that he might be
| punished for numbering Rousby, but really
no doubt in order to shield him from the
vengeance of Allen and his crony the syc-
! ophantc Howard.
After parleying for short time, Allen
set sail for Virginia. and carried Talbot
whom he detained in irons on board his
wallike vessel with the peaceful uame-
with him and handed him over to the gov
ernor of that province, who incarcelated
him in Gloucester prison.
Then began a correspondence between
the remaining members of the council of
Maryland and the Governor of Virginia,
in which the weakness and humiliation Of
the former and the strength and vindictive
ness of the latter are srikingIy exempt
fed Considering the treatment that the
Lord Proprietary had received from the
crown of Great Britain and the fact that
the prestige and power of the House OF
Baltimore had for some time before tins
been waning, it is much to the credit OF
the council that they made the feeble efforts
they did to effect the release of their fellow
member. Having no means by which to
enforce their legitimate demands, they were
dsregarded, and Talbot remained pris-
oner in Virginia, whose arrogant governor
treated the demands of the Mary landers
with contempt and set their authority at
defiance.
But Talbot had wife fact that we
have not mentioned before, for the reason
that nobody else has mentioned it previous
to this time, and probably never would have
done 50 only for the conspicuous part she
now played in this part Of her husbands
history. All this time she was at home
where good wives and mothers are always
found-in the house of her Lord, on Sus
| ,nabopp, Uhiph tIlra
reason to believe, was at the falls of Back
creek, now Principle creek, just above
where the railroad crosses that stream.
She, good woman, no doubt, was sadly
grieved by the unfortunate occurrence that
deprived her of the companionship and
protection of her husband.
| Talbot had : few faithful friends who
did not desert his cause in this time of eX-
tremity, as the sequel will show. Among
these faithful retaiuers of Talbot were
| Phelim Murray, a cornet Of cavalry under
the command of Talbot, and Hugh Riley
! Aud we may as we'll state just here that
| this Hugh Riley yet has descendants that
bear his name living in the Eighth district
! OF this county; aud that the McNeys and
others in the Ninth district are also re-
! motely connected with him. And now was
! planned and put in execution scheme for
! the rescue of this border chieftain. in which
| English arrogance and vindictiveneSS Were
defeated by Irish friendship and ingenuity.
! The only writer that has written upon this
/ subject gives Murray the credit of original
| ing and putting this scheme into execution,
! but there is lit doubt that the enterprise
was suggested by the love and affection of
! the wife OF the prisoner. Mrs. Talbot, We
are told, accompanied by her youngest
| child, boy of two or three years of age,
and attended by two Irish men servants,
repaired to St. Maries, while Murray and
| Riley followed her in the shallop of Talbot,
which was navigated by one Roger Skreen,
a celebrated seafaring man of that day,
I who took the ShallOp to the Patuyent river