should be informed of the mo- | bequeathed to her by her moThe Princess of Wales tives, and clearly comprehend ther. her past conduct as politically hopes the Prince Regent will exhibited. In exacting a justi-grant this favour-the last she fication from this noble nation, will solicit. her sole protection since the un"The Princess embraces this fortunate indisposition of the opportunity to explain the moKing, she is to be understood | tives which have induced her to as solicitous only to maintain her decline the grant of 50,000l. rights and her honour, which voted to her by the nation in are dearer to her than life it-Parliament. She expresses her self. most lively acknowledgment to "The Princess of Wales would this liberal and generous nation have undertaken her projected for its willingness to grant her tour long before, if she had not such a pension during life; but been prevented by the breaking she has only taken 35,000l. beoff the projected marriage of cause, as the gift was intended the Princess Charlotte with the to support her in her proper Prince of Orange. She could rank, and to enable her to hold not resolve to leave her a court as became the wife of daughter without protection, the Prince Regent, the receipt at & period so critical. The of it would interfere with her Prince Regent having planned views of travelling, and her purto establish the new-married pose to quit England for a seaSuch is the substance of couple at the Hague, the Prin- son. cess Charlotte, on that account her present communication to principally, declined the match. Lord Liverpool, which the PrinUnwilling to prove any obstacle cess would have made before, to future arrangement favour- but for the fear of producing able to the happiness of her new debates in Parliament. daughter, the Princess of Wales She has therefore waited the has at length resolved to return rising of Parliament, and is now to Brunswick, her native coun-about to depart for Worthing, to try. She may afterwards tra- embark, not intending previousvel into Italy and Greece, where ly to return to London. she may probably be able to select an agreeable abode, and happy to assure Lord Liverpool live in it for some years. The that she will ever be ardently Princess flatters herself that the solicitous for the prosperity and Prince Regent will have no ob-glory of this most generous najection to this design. tion." "The Princess of Wales is LETTER FROM THE PRINCESS OF WALES TO MR. WHITBREAD AND TO HIS FRIENDS, DATED 25th July, 1814. "The Princess of Wales has "The Princess of Wales requests Lord Liverpool to represent to the Prince Regent that she resigns Montague-house, and the title of the Ranger of Greenwich Park, in favour of the pleasure to inform, and her daughter, as also the house frankly to avow to Mr. Whit bread that she is about to take too long for explanation, have the most important step in her prevented her. No person poslife. She has embraced the re-sessed of pride and feeling could solution of quitting this coun- endure to be degraded below try for a time; and has written her rank in this kingdom, as to Lord Liverpool to immedi-Princess of Wales, or even, as a ately inform the Prince of her simple individual, bear to be so intention. The Princess incloses hated by the Sovereign as to be a copy of this letter to Mr. Whit-debarred from his presence both bread to inform himself and in public and in private. The friends of the plan of conduct Princess of Wales knows not which she has adopted. how to support so much debaseShe The Princess is so persuaded ment and mortification. of the well-known integrity of cannot allow herself to be treatMr. Whitbread and Mr. Brough-ed as a culprit by the Prince and am, that she cannot doubt that his family, when her innocence they would have proposed such has been acknowledged by mia step, if motives of delicacy nisters and by Parliament, after. had not prevented them. The an investigation which has done Princess is deeply penetrated away the accusations of traitors with gratitude for the attentions and enemies. which they have shewn her at "The Princess, having oball times and on all occasions. tained this public satisfaction, This kindness on their part has cannot in conscience remain a withheld her from asking their burden to her friends any longer. advice on the present occasion: Events are continually occurin every other instance she as- ring, which oblige her zealous sures them she has always fol- and generous advocates to step lowed the suggestions of her forward in her defence, and this advisers and friends, and con-devotion has even proved a formed to their superior intel-source of disagreement beligence. tween Mr. Whitbread and a "Her conscience tells her part of his family. He cannot that her conduct is worthy of but remember that the Princess her character and of her senti- had been the cause of this difments, and will always remain ference, and it is with a view So. She has had sufficient lei- to its removal that she takes sure to reflect maturely before the part which she announces. she adopted her present resolution. People who know not the character of the Princess may be disposed to believe that she has been induced to adopt this measure in a moment of ill humour, but she takes the Almighty to witness that she has been intending to travel ever since 1808, although reasons, "The Princess of Wales is deeply penetrated with the generosity of this brave nation, which, after taking so lively an interest in her misfortunes and in her sufferings, as cruel as they are unjust, so willingly affords her the means of living peaceably in future. She hopes that her gratitude, which will only cease with her existence, acquainted with the character will be one day renewed in the of the most distinguished perPrincess Charlotte, and that her sons of the nation, of which daughter will give proofs of it knowledge she has hitherto by her zeal for the glory and been deprived by means which happiness of this kingdom; by 1 proceed to detail. The Prindefending the rights of her cess Charlotte will the less feel. people; and proving by her the privation of her mother's conduct, that, great and power-society, as she has been deful as she may be, she will not prived of it for the last two tyrannize over any one merely years. During that time, five or because they have not the good fortune to please her. six months in succession have passed away without the mother "The Princess of Wales would being allowed to see her daughprobably have not departed so ter. She has even been resoon had not the marriage of fused the consolation of receivthe Princess Charlotte with the ing any of her letters, and thus Prince of Orange been broken her regret at leaving her is leșoff at her own instance. Dear sened; for, although living in as her daughter is to her, she the same capital, they were not› could not resolve to leave her allowed to speak, even when without protection in a situa- they met in their airings. Her tion so critical. The Princess, daughter's coachman was foraware that the match was ar- bidden to stop, and directed to dently desired by the people, act as if he knew not the carwished neither to impede the riage of the Princess of Wales. happiness of the nation nor that Thus to quit her will be but the of her daughter. On this ac- grief of a day, whilst to remain count she is solicitous to depart is to plant daggers in the bosom at once, for it is pitiable to see of both mother and child. The a child rendered on all occa- Princess cannot rest in a situasions a source of dispute be- tion so unfortunate for herself, tween her parents. The Prin- and so uneasy to others, and is cess of Wales is assured that in sure that Mr. Whitbread and his future the Princess Charlotte friends will be affected by these will be more happy and tran-considerations; that their sentiquil and she is led to make this ments will accord with her own, sacrifice, that, if she remains and that they will approve of some time longer unmarried, her resolution. there may be fewer obstacles to "The Princess, before she her appearance in public. Her ends this long letter, is solici-. father, the Prince Regent, may tous to explain to her advisers thus choose the most suitable of the most urgent reason for her her nearest relations to intro-quitting England, and to show duce her into society, that she them that delicacy has obliged may enjoy the pleasures be- her to put herself under the prolonging to her age, and become tection of this great and gene rous nation, having no other re-mand his esteem and venerafuge since the indisposition of tion." the King. "That which renders her situation still more embarrassing is, that this generous nation has shown more devotion towards herself than to its ruler, who ought to be the blessing and glory of his people. The Princess hopes that, when she has quitted England, the Prince Regent will make public his conviction that her conduct and character have not merited reproach; and thereby regain that popularity which is due to him on the part of this noble nation. "The Princess cannot end this letter without assuring Mr. Whitbread and his friends of the unalterable sentiments of lively gratitude and perfect esteem, that can end only with her life." LETTER OF MR. WHITBREAD TO THE "In concluding this letter, Mr. Whitbread only wishes to reiterate his sentiments of devotion to her Royal Highness, and of zeal for her re-establishment in all the rights of the empire over which she is one day to reign. "S. WHITBREAD." LETTER OF LORD LIVERPOOL TO THE PRINCESS OF WALES, DATED THE 28TH OF JULY, 1814. "Lord Liverpool has had the honour to receive the letter of her Royal Highness. Having communicated it to the Prince Regent, he has ordered him to inform her Royal Highness that he can have no objection to the intentions of her Royal Highness to effect the design which she announces to the Prince Regent, of returning to her native country, to visit her brother, the Duke of Brunswick, assuring her that the Prince Regent will never throw any obstacle in the way of her present or future intentions as to the place where she may wish to reside. "Mr. Whitbread assures her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales, that he has not been at all surprised at the resolution with which she has been pleased "The Prince Regent leaves to acquaint him; it cannot but her Royal Highness at liberty to give him much pain to think exercise her own discretion as that he will not be able to en-to her abode in this country or joy the amiable society of the on the continent, as it may be Princess for some time. In her convenient to her. absence his utmost zeal shall be "Lord Liverpool is also comexerted for her future happi-manded, on the part of the ness; and his unalterable at- Prince Regent, to inform her tachment shall be evinced by Royal Highness, that he will' his efforts to promote the well-not throw any obstacles in the being of the Princess Charlotte, way of the arrangements of her the integrity of whose character Royal Highness, whatever they would of itself suffice to com- may be, respecting the House "Lord Liverpool has the ho at Blackheath, which belonged to the late Duchess of Brunswick, nour to be with all esteem and the highest consideration. or the rest of the private property of her Royal Highness; "P. S.-The Prince Regent but that, for reasons rather too can make no difficulties on the long to explain, the Prince Re- subject of the directions which gent will not permit the Prin- the Princess has the intention cess Charlotte to be Ranger of of giving as to the house at Greenwich-park, nor to occupy Blackheath; neither will the any of the houses at Blackheath Prince Regent oppose her Royal which her Royal Highness has Highness's retaining the aparthitherto occupied. ments in the palace of Kensington, in the same manner as she possessed them while in London, for the convenience of herself and suite." For By the KING. A PROCLAMATION, adjourning the Solemnity of the Coronation of his Majesty. GEORGE R. Lord Liverpool has also been enjoined, on the part of the Prince Regent, before he closes the letter which he has the honour to send to her Royal Highness, to tell her, in relation to the two articles which her Royal Highness has put in her letter concerning the rupture of the marriage of the Princess Charlotte with the hereditary Prince of Orange, as well as to the reason for which the allied Sovereigns did not, previously to their departure from England, pay their visit to her Royal Highness, that, as to the first article, Lord Liverpool is commanded by the Prince Regent to inform her Royal Highness, that the Prince Regent is not persuaded that the private considerations of the circumstances in which the Princess is placed can have been an obstacle to the marriage of the Princess Charlotte. As to the second article, Lord Liverpool is also enjoined, on the part of the Prince Regent, to signify to her Royal Highness, that the Prince Regent never opposed himself day of August next. to the allied Sovereigns making a visit to her Royal Highness during their stay in London. Whereas by our royal proclamation, bearing date the 6th day of May last, we did (amongst other things) publish and declare our royal intention to celebrate the solemnity of our royal coronation upon Tuesday the 1st day of August next, at our palace at Westminster; and whereas, for divers weighty reasons us thereunto moving, solemnity until our royal will and pleawe have thought fit to adjourn the said sure shall be further signified thereon, we do by this our royal proclamation further signify to all our loving subgive notice thereof; and we do hereby jects whom it may concern, that all persons, of what quality or rank soever they be, who either upon our letters to them directed, or by reason of their offices or tenures, or otherwise, are to do any service at the time of such coronation, are discharged from their attendance on Tuesday the 1st Given at our Court at Carlton-house, this 12th day of July, 1820, and in the first year of our reign. GOD SAVE THE KING. |