Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-10-11
REV. T. ". TREMLETT
FRIEND or CONFEDERATE
Vicar Of St. Peters Church, in
London, Was Deeply Interested
in South's Causes.
HIS HOME REBELS R00ST."
Its Hospitality Enjoyed BY Admiral
Semmes. Commodore Maury and
Many Others---Later Jefferson
Davis Was Among His Guests


in the Richmond Times Dispatch Of
September 2G, viii he Of interest te
many readers OF The Capital. more es-
peciallv as the niece Of Or. Tremleit
is Mrs. Thomas Fell. wife Of President
Fell. OF ST. Johns College. this city.
The article follows
There lived in London in 1890. the
Rev. Francis William TremIett vicar
Of ST. Peters Church. Belsize Park He
had built and owned the parsonage in
which he lived. with his mother and
sister The latter. Miss Louise Trem-
lett. was as devoted to the cause Of the
South as her brother The parsonage
was large and spacious and every
window overlooked beautiful garden
Here were entertained all the confed-
crates who came 10 London The par
sonage was called the "Home of the
.Confederates, and more familarly The
Rebels Roost. Its hospitality was
enjoyed by Admiral Semmes. Comman-
der Maury, Captain Bullock Captain
kell Cap.air Nofta. CAPTAIN Murdoch
Captain Pegram and many Others. OF
it was principally with the naval Off
GERS that these god people came in con
tact While the war lasted But at the
parsonage. later Jefferson Davis and
General Beauregard, among others Of
less note, were welcome guests.
"A most pleasing pen picture of DR..
Tremlett is given us by Admiral
.Semmes in his Memoirs Service Afoat.
TIa ,,yt.i+a r fl,afr fret ,,,oat;,,u. Il tr,,et
the reader will pardon me. as | hope
the family itself will, If intrude upon
it's privacy-if mention before leaving
London, one OF those English house
holds, irimortalized by the inin'itable
pen of Washington irving One day
as I was sitting quietly after breakfast
IN my rooms at Euston Square. run
ming over the columns of American
news in the Times, Commander North
entered, and in company with him
came a somewhat portly gentleman,
with an unmistakable English face.and
dressed in clerical garb-not over cler-
ical. either. for. but for his white era
vat and the cut of the collar of his coat
you would not have taken him for a
clergyman al all Upon being pre-
sented this gentleman said to me pleas
antly, i have come to take the captain
of the Sumter prisoner. and carry him
off to my house to spend a few days
with me-
Il looked into the genial face of the
peaker, and surrendered myself to him
a captive at ore rhC-e was n. mis-
taking the old-time English gentleman.
though the gentleman himself was not
past middle age, in the open counte-
nance and kindly expression of my new
friend. Making some remarks to him
about quiet, he said, that is the very
thing / propse TO give you; you shall
come to my house. stay as long as you
please. go away when you please. and
see nobody at ALL unless you please
dined with him the next day, in COM
pany with a few Confederate and Eng
lish friends, and spent several days at
his home-the ladies present of which
were his mother and maiden sister
1T became. in fact, my English home.
and vas but little less dear TO me than
my own horne in America The name Of
the Rev. Francis w. Tremlett of the
parsonage in Belsize Park near Hamp-
stead. Iondcn, dwclls IN my memory,
and in that of every other Confederate
who ever came in contact with him
and they were not few-like a house
hold word After the loss of the Ala
bama, Semmes, rescued by the English
Yacht Deerhound landed at South
hampton, where offers of aid came TO
him from various quarters. Miss Glad
tone, sister of the distinguished states
man, then Chancellor of the Excheq-
uer, writing him letter Of sympathy,
and proffering pecuniary assistance.
The Confederate Commissioner in Eng
land, James M. Mason. also came to the
aid of his gallant countryman. The
latter writes: Captain Bulloch and the
Rev. F, w Tremlett came posthaste to
Southampton to offer us sympathy and
service. THE reader viii recollect the
circumstance under which / became
acquainted with the latter gentleman,
where laid up the Sumter at Gibraltar
and retired to London.) He now came
to insist that ! should go again to my
English Home. TO his house, to recruit
and have my wound cared for
His health broken by his arduous
and brilliant services. Captain Semres
decided not to accept another command
at that time. And he writes: / there
fore threw off all care and responsible
ity, as soon as had wound up the af-
fairs of the Alabama, and wait up TO
enjoy the hospitality of my friend
Tremlett at Belsize Park. in London.
Here we arranged for a visit of few
weeks. to the continent, and especially
TO the Swiss mountains. which was
out in due time. One other gentleman.
an amiable and accomplished niece of
my friend Tremlett. and two other la
dies connections of friends of the fam
lily, accompanied us
'"They were absent six weeks, and
Captain Semmes found his friend vet
eran traveller who knew how to smooth
all the difficulties of a journey.
The sword presented to Admiral
Semmes by English naval officers was
preserved at the parsonage for some
time And when he went :.way ne eft
his walking stick at the parsonage,
which is now a treasured relic in the
of DR.. Tremlett's niece. Mrs
Fell. Of this city
The amiable and accomplished sis
ter. Miss Louise Tremlett. must have
had her share OF hunaor. for on a pho