A Brave Englishwoman.

Hastings Standard, Issue 5, 1 May 1896, Page 4

A Brave Englishwoman.

Some orignal documents concerning Charlotte Atkyns— an Englishwoman who played a part in the First Revolution —have been unearthed by Pere Pelaporte, a Jesuit. According to the Paris correspondent of the Telegraph. Madame Atkyns was born at Kettringham Hall, Norfork, lived in Lille in the vear 1790, and was in constant communication with the Royalists in the North. Her devotion to the French Royal family was intense, and she long harbored the intention of rescuing Louis XVI., Marie Antoinette, and their children from the Temple. Having lost her husband in 1792, Madame Atkyns returned to England, where she kepi up a voluminous correspondence and relationship with distinguished French refugees. Among those were the Comte de Frottc, who, Pere Dela porte believes, had promised marriage to the \oung v, idow. He u- ■!--!( kiiuv/h •» lalier de > ti.i jcrnc. i. -.(■" V:-" "i-iesponded wkh i - .. • r, :t h who per-

sn«<if«i b««r nrr to ...ia ...it htr bold plan of eonimsr to i'aris in order to tbangf- clothes' v. it l M an. > Antoinette. ;.;ul ' iLu:- t<", - nu-'in,- th;kt- ill-fated gatu: 10 escape irom prison. Peltier informed her that she would assuredly be guillotined, as Pitt and all the English were execrated in Paris, but be suggested that she should raise money to ransom two of the royal children, ot least, as nothing could be done for the King or Queen. Madame Adkyns did not follow Peltier's advice, but left England for Paris and succeeded in seeing Marie Antoinette by bribing the gaolers. Then she returned to England in order raise more money, but, in the meantime, the execution took place. The Englishwoman next turned her attention towards the Dauphin. Louis XVII., as be is called by the Royalists. It is not known, however, whether she carried out her plan of rescuing the Dauphin, but her name is mentioned in connection with the Naundorffs, who claims to be the descendants of the son of Louis XVI. and Marie Antionetto. Madame Atkyns died in France in Her admirer, the Comte de Frotte, was shot in IHOO.