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against Ahose persons who gave such advice, and he ehftedit Mod facie against Mimeo. • ,Vrooici the NobinLord say, that lee bad not given any advice upon- the subject ? At any rate it was Necessary to get at the. advisers, and therefure,he thought it expe-- aient that the. Printer of The Meng* literal.' fhould be: roughts to the Bar, to say from Whose hand he received the documents which ;appeared in that Paper. (Hear, hear s , and Nave, neave.)—Too much could not be• saidin execration of the conduct: jvhicb had pro deced'tthe eiiderise,-4 conduct Which would have the effect of dragging down Royalty, and plunging theßoyal.Family into contempt. If his Hon. Friend would withdraw his motion, he would move for the Tririter to be stained to the Bar. Mr. Tierney con cloded amid a cry of Mole, stove. Mr. WHITBREAD expressed his readiness to withdrawlis own Motion, if his Hon. Friend would. substitute that which he had just described. . Mr. TitRNEY acquiescing, the original motion was .w itlidrawn ; and Mr. Tierney, intimating that he. would make a subsequent and similar motion rela tive to the printer of 'The Nordin' Poet,.mqved that the printer •,.(/ The Morning Herald should auend - at the Bar of the House to-morrow. . . 'Mr. RYDER characterised both the original.mo-, *ice, and that which had just been made,as most pre posterous and absurd. klow could the House cpem pal those who had published. that, which was confes .sedly no libel, to say whence they derived their infor mation ? Such a proceeding might be frpolitct,iye of the worst consequences. - ~ •-' ,-. .6 .:4 • Mr. WYNNE supported the Motion, in order to prevent any further disclosures. • . , Mr. CANNING expressed his painful disappoint= ment at the re-agitation of the present subject. Al thougb he confessed that the Motion jug made was lets objectionable than the -original motion, or than that-Of last week, yet he would win it with a view of giving one more .chasce finally to extinguish the brisibess 'without the necessity .off any. Parliamentary • interference. Hesnevertheless would.nut • deny, that the patience of the House might be pushed tQ an et, teethe, and that a 'case night exist when all other: considerations ought to give way -to . an imperative,' inevitable, irresistible sense of duty;, ) , Tor be allowed, that after the complete. acquittal of her. Royal'High ness, which the' Cabinet. Minute of the year 1807 conveyed, it war not• to be borne tbat.proceedings shOuld be taking place with a view to some ulterior • measure, without a fair avowal in the face of the . House by responsible authority that such proceedings w'erP instituted and were in progreis. With respect to the last proposition made to the House, although otl .tie - first view of it it appeared to be ~ die be all and ; the end all" of its -own consequences, yet no .roan could say to what. further measure it might lead, perhaps, to * series of intermin ,ble proceed in-gs . ciashing with other and important duties.- 14e: hoped, therefore, that the motion would not be tressed; and that at no distant time a period would be put to the general anxiety and agitation on the subject under consideration. He agreed that the recent publications had been most guilty.-- There were those near him who could testify that he had raised his voice in supplication to his late Right Honourable Friend against printing those documents at a former period. He had assured him, that. to nt with the hope of being able afterwards to sup . reat, was the vainest of all expectations. He had even returned unopened the copy of the Book which lit had received, telling his Right Hon. Fiend thvt it would crime out some time or other, and that he 4ould thus prevent the possibility of its being sup posed to proceed from him. He observed, that h:,d he been in the councils of his Royal Highncss the Prince Regent, when he assumed the unrestricted sovereign power, his first endeavour should have been, mot to do away dislikes that were perhaps i.removeable, but at least to bring about such an ;wrangernent as would not :hock public decency.— ' lie who had undertaken such a task would, be was ' persuaded, have found every facility for executing it. Ii•le believed it not to have been impossible—he hoped ij had been earnestly tried. The Illustrious Female in question had been placed in a situation of aggra ' !aced difficulty. It had been said (with what truth 1;e knew not), that she threw herself into the arms of !sad advisers. Had she the choice of good ? He should lie glad to hear it contradicted, that an agreement had• . li.en entered into by the Servants of the Crnvu to A main from communicating with her Royal ii.ghness. Such an agreement must have been at once unasked and unacceptable to the ingenuous mind of their Royal ~Lister. N it only the Princess of Wales, but every Ix -'ch of the Royal Family were entitled to the kind litosel of thelvl t ini3tersof the Crown.. If this tied 'to her Royal Highness, h er responsibi. finished ; if she had fallen, (as was said, .new nothing of it,) into bad hands, the such, that that man must be cl-ad to all ' social life who could consider it with feeling. He in - wit:teed ail individuals ies to unite in endeavouring to lessen the the existing differences, and thus to pre ,inuance 01 an evil, the extent of the evils in which no man could anticipate. ITBREAD assured the House he would hem a very short time indeed. He would A noticing many of those who had endea vat his motion with some severity. He , been compelled to bring it forward. If Lord had condescended to answer his ques -- there was any new investigation or ex- Ito the conduct of the Princess of Wales, 'esent, or during the period of the time he led, there would have been an enti of the th.: answer had been in the negative, he been satisfied. If, on the contrary, it the affimative, he would at least have ab 'saying any thing on the subject, till such is were over. But the Noble Lord had an obstinate silence, and thereby left him .i,e. He had been taunted by the Noble . the imbecility of his motion ; and asked in iphant tone, how he, who had always been rn of the liberty of the press, could substi motion, of which he had given notice, for )n against Lady Douglas for perjury, a inst two printers, for having printed cer :tits of the same nature, and on the same were every day printing by other prin. iowever, begged- the House to recollect, cis arguments on the subject of the Press, distinctly and carefully distinguished be man ha libetty tad its licentionsiess, and had at all times been.as ready to condemn andpunialuthe lame; 4 , its he hid been anxious and zealous Kammer tbsdprew Sleet the former, . This, however, was a case of a most extraordinary eattme, and there was no 'other way in which it couldbe .dealt. with. When he rive notice of his motion for prosecuting Lady Douglas for per jury, he did not know the numerous difficulties with Vhilh it was surrounded • many lawyers, even were not aware of thetarrent of them ; therefore it was not turpriting that, he who did not pretend -to be a lawyer, should not know what proofs would be ne, cessary to substantiate the charge of perjury. He bad been given to understand, however, that it was very doubtful whether such a charge could be sustained; and in giving it up, he had adopted that mode which appeared to him to be best adapted to the ease. As to the paper he had read, and which had been put into his hands as the deposition of Mrs. Lisle, he bad not the most distant idea of its being spurious. It was a printed par, and be conceived it to have been a true andiaithful copy from the original docu ment. He was sorry, however, to find from whit had been said by his Hon. and Learned Friend, that there was an appearance of its not being genuine.. He would only say he should be as ready to acknowledge the imposture, if imposture it proved to be upon him, as openly as he had read the p"aper. He did not mean to. press the matter at present ; but thought it would be becoming in the Noble Lord to tell them, before they parted, whether any investigations or exarnina tioas. were going forward ? It would put an end to 'many idle rumours, and was, in fact, only an act of Justice. Mr. CANNING said a few words in explanation : after which, the Question being put, the Motion was negatived without a Division.—Adjourned. FURTHER DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE PRINCESS OF WALES. • " 20th Jund, 1806. " MY LORD—In cons.illence of certain inquiries ' directed by his Majesty, Lady Douglas, wife of Sir John Douglas, of the Marines, has deposed upon Oath, that she was told by her Royal Highness the Princesi of Wales, that at a breakfast at Lady Wil loughby's house, in May. or June, 1802, Itc.—(Ex tract from Lady Douglas': Deposition.) " It being material to ascertain, as far as possible; the truth of this fact, I am to request that your Lor dship will have the goodness to desire Lady Wil loughby to put down in writing every circumstance in.any manner relative thereto (if any such there be) of which her Ladyship has any recollection ; and also to apprize me, for his Majesty's information, whether at any time, during the course of the above mentioned year, Lady Willoughby observed any such alteration in the Princess's shape, or any other cir cumstances, as night induce her Ladyship to believe that her Royal Highness was then pregnant. " am, &c. (signed) 44 SPENCER." Sidmouth, 21st lute, 1806. " MY Dena Loonln obedience to your . - corn• mands I lost no time in communicating to Lady Willoughby the important subject of your private letter, dated the 20th instant, .and I have the honour of enclosing a letter to your Lordship from Lady Willoughby.—l have the honour, &c. (Signed) " GWYDIR." 41 MY LORD—In obedience to the command con. tained in your Lordship's letter (communicated to me by Lord• Gwydir), I have the honour to inform you, that I have norecolle,ction whatever of the fact stated to have taken place, during a breakfast at Whitehall, in May or June, 1802 ; nor do I bear in mind any particular circumstances relative to her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales at the period to which you allude. I have the honour,&c.• Jume 21, 1806. Earl SPk.NCESt. (Signed) 41 . 'nnu.ouuttaY." S;drnoutb, July 3, 1 bO6. MY LORD,— I immediately communicated to Lady Willoughby the Queries transmitted to me in the envelope of a letter dated July the first, which I had the honour to receive this day from your Lord ship. I return the Queries with Lady N 4 :illoughby's Answers in her own hand-writing. 44, We are both truly sensible of your Lordship's' kind attention in not requiring Lady Willonghby's pet sonal attendance. She will mist readily obey the order a the Council, should her presence become necessary. I have the honour, &c. (signed) •ro Earl Sprnter, &c. &c. Gw YDI IL." 1, true Copy, J. BLcr r. QUERIES. Q. Does Lady Willoughby ,remember seelrg the Princess of 'Wale, at breakfast or nuttier at her house, tither at Whitehall r becitenham, on or about the months of May or June, Mine? A. In the course of the last ten years the Princess of Wales has frequeutly done nie the honour to breakfast bud dine at White hall, and Langley, it; Keat. Her Ronal Highness may have bees at my house-in the months of May or June, 1802; but of that periods at which I had the honour of receiving her, I have oo precise recollection. Q. Has her Ladyship any recollection of the circumstance of her Royal Highness having retired from the coinpany at ►uch breakfast or dinner, on account, or under the pretence, of having spilt any thing over her handkerchief? And if se, did Lady Willoughby attend her Royal Highness on that occasion, and what then passed between them relative to that circumstance? A. I do not remember ber Royal Highness having at any time retired from the company, either at Whitehall or at Langley, under the pretence of having spilt any thing over her hand kerchief. Q. Had Lady Willoughby frequent orportunitles, in the course of that year, to see her Royal Highness the Prifici ss of Wales, and at what periods ? And did she, at any time during the yuar, observe any appearance which led her to suspect that the Princess of Wales was pregnant ? A. 1 o the best of my remembrance I had few opportunities of seeing the Princess of Wales in the year 11+02, and I du not re collect having observed any particular circunistanc, s relative to her Royal Highness's appearance. Q. Is Lady Willoughby acquainted with any other circum stances leading to the same conclusion, or tending to establish the fact of a criminal intercourse, or imprep.r familiarity between her Royal Highness and any other person whatever ? and it so, what are they ? A. Duringthe ten years I have had the honou; of knowing the Princess of Wales, I do not bear in mind a single instance of her Royal Highness's conduct in society towards any bulls idual, ten ding to establish the fact . of a criminal intercourse, or improinT familiarity. • (Signed) tvira.origuay. SIR SIDNEY SMITH. This gallant, honourable, and most meritorious Officer, being now abroad, and, of course, without an opportunity to make any defence against the part assigned to him in the depositions of Sir John and Lady Douglas, a friend has come forward to espouse - his cause, and states to the following effect : " While ilia lnissdiadou of IsoB-7 was sign on, Sir Smith was absent en the service et his eeentry, being employed is this,ey editltta pe the Dardanelles, and the other enterprises colibeet with that Siisiness. On his return to England, the In vestigation was dosed; the Princess, absolved by the Report of • the Commissioners and the Cabinet Minutes, and restored to be station at Court, and to ber rank and character in the eyes of the vorld, by being received et her Majesty's Drawing-room, and by a most particular ,and conspicuous public introduction at the dipers by the Duke of Cumberland. 44 Oh bit arrival in London, on his return from the Mediter ranean. and on learning what had paSsed, be resolved immedi ately o seek an audience or the illustrious Person most particu larly concerned, and for that purpose he 'set off immediately for Brighton, where, in a long interview at the Pavilion, he gave, on the wor d and honour of Sir Sidney Smith. which ware no; to be doubted, such explanations and aisurancee, upon all the matters in which his name had been iMplicated,as•were felt and admit ted to be perfectly satisfactory. The interview terminated in a declaration from the Illustrious Persopage to this effect ; and Sir Sidney retired, receivinq the most gracious marks of high Consi deration. " Sir John Douglas and Sir Sidney Smith were ibipmates so early as she Americas war, when owe was a subaltern of marines, and the other a Lieutenant in the Navy. The acquaintance was renewed in 1798, when the course of service placed the Marine Officer, then a Captain, on beard the Tigre, where Sir Sidney, on taking the command of that ship', was glad to recognize in him his old eompanlcui in arms. '1 he cordiality attending such a meeting may be easily supposed. " At the siege of Acre, which was the first serious employ ment of the Tigre, Captain Douglas conducted himself very much to Sir Sidney's satisfaction. " The particular achievement which principally fined the esteem and friendship of Sir Sidney Smith upon Sir John Dou glas, was his bringing of the body of that valuable Offi:er, Lieu tenant Wright, who fill wounded in Me enemy's trenches, on the occasion of a sally. This Lieutenant Wright, the particular friend and pupil of Sir Sidney—the companion of his captivity, his hard-• ships, and his glories—was filtls.imo who at the commencement orthis war fell again into the 'enemy's "hands, and perished at Paris in the dungeons of the TeMple, in a manner which gives but too lunch reasop to suspect that murder was made to gratify the Malignant revenge which never forgave those concern..cl toe first and most signal repulse or Bonsparte's military career." THE EVENING STAR LONDON. • THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1813. PRICP: uF sTOLAS THIS DAY NU ON) 0 CLOCK: Coos. 5R3 59—for sc. 4 1 4 -5 per Cunt. 861{—Buds St. 4s. dh. Exult. bills 4s. Ss. pr.—tAnt.itau,— • Mr. WIIITIIREAWS motion did not come on last night in that shape which had originally been in tended. It was found, during the interval between his notice and his motion, that the prosecution for perjury against Lady DOUCEAS would not avail, as the affidavit had not been sworn •in open Court, or after process joined. Mr. WHITBREAD, in conse- 1 quence, was obliged to alter his intention, and moved that an Address should be presented to the PRINCE' REozxr, requesting his Royal Highness "to order proper measures to k taken for dircovering and fringing to , l justice the PERSOVS coneerntd in giving publicity to matters , r so insulting to the honour and dignity of his illzutriotu Fa mily, and ofruive to the public morals." This motion was withdrawn by Mr. WHITBREAD, to give an opportunity to Mr. TIERNEY to move, that. the Printers, Publishers, ond Proprietor: of the Morning Herald and Morning Post should attend at Me Bar of the House. The purpose of Mr. TIERNRY'S motion was to get at the adviscrs—at the persons who furnished the copy.—We need hardly add, that the motion was negatived. SECO D EDITION. STAR OFFICE, 1 WO O'CLOCK. APPROACH OF TIIE RUSSIANS TO WAR SAW AND DRESDEN, AND FLIGHT OF THE KING OF SAXONY, INSURRECTIONS Iv GERMANY AND HOL LAND, &c. &c. Government have this instant received intelligence from the Continent of the most gratifying descrip. tion. The following may be regarded as official: Hamburgh has been finally evacuated by the French, after an insorrection among the inhabitants. —lnsurrections have also broken out in several parts of Germany and in Holland. The French are cut to.pieces by the inhabitants and armed pea santry, wherever they are found. g , The King of SAXONY has fled from his capital, and the Russian General MILAROIXIVITSCH has entered \\rarsay.. The following are extracts from the foreign Journals on the above gratifying subjects : stould thus pi 1 ' posed to proc i he been in ti'. rt ince Regen sovereign put b een , not to i.-rentoveable, 7.t.rangenient lie who had t p. i• persuaded, 11 ( '.' He bdieved it . i i; had been e; i ) i is; question ha vated &Tient ~ 4 : . 1 I:e knew not), lid advisers. . , be glad to hex 1 } t e en entered I I %win from Cot . Sucb an agree and unaccepta . ft Idilste.r. N.,t, 'branch of the .. ''nsivice andcou !_ hi had been denir •tlicy was dimir , . though he km 'subject was st itrbe duties of 1 Ciani political 1 !ttind ell parties:-. ~T intid of the N.:An tl.e conti . s .ns..quent on P '. Mr. WI-111 Lay detain a 'tbstain from 1 i.y,.nred to .trea 3.a 1, in fact, h the •N , ble La fi-un, whether V , n :•: iii aIEIOII lag i 1 1 0 tilt!' at prest r bad inentione , matter. If tl ; ibould have b (.ad been in a Stained from s sxaminations persisted in at ,1.0 alternative 1,,0rd; on the . ,0 triumphant the champion 1 I tute for bis m a. Oosecution 1 , pkocion again ta in (locomen tubject, as w el s. He, he ph it in all bit Fe .had ever d FROM THE BRESLAW GAZETTE. 14 WARSAW, FEBRUARY 19. 46 The Imperial Russian Army has occupied the whole country about Warsaw, but the barriers are still is the possession of the National Guards. The Magistrates remain, as usual, in their places. His Excellency General MILORARDOVITCH, on the 9th instant, rode with a great retinue through ohe town." " DRESDEN, FEBRUARY 25. [FROM TILE ALTONA MERCURY, MARCH 5.3 44 The Russians are advancing in force from the fron tiers of Lusatia towards Wittenberg. in conse quence of this intelligence the Prince and Princesses are gorse to Bayreuth. Only Princess Elizabeth re mains- here. Hi: Majesty the King has for a timerefiaired to Plauen, in the Voigtknd. The Government is carried on by a Commission, consisting clfour Minister: of State." Buenos Ayres Gazettes to the 22d November were received in town this morning, but they contain no intelligence of importance. 11e are happy to learn that all disputes between the Spanish Government of &loth AmeTiea a and the Court of the Brazils, have been adjusted. ••• • ~ , NATAL IA7ELLIGENGA. , TORBAY, MARCH Id. Last night, about ten o'clock. the wind coming from the S. E. the West India and pobon Fleets got under weigh, when, being but little wind, only abort 50 of them got out of the Bay, cut of. Wu lair, Ole remainder anchored again. It is at present Balm, and the ships,are lying with their sails loose, ready u start the moment an opportunity offots. • FALMOUTH, MARCH • Nothing arrived or sailed to-day. The Duke of Marlborough packet, with a Mail for Lisbon ; and the Townsend packet, with a Mail for Gibraltar and Malta, are gone into the Roads. PLYMOUTH, MARCH 16.. Sailed the GAMBIER cutter, for Toshay ; and the • Sonvett.casr, of 38 guns, for the Coast of Spain.— Arrived five Prussian vessels, laden with brandy and wine, from Bourdesux, and anchored in Hamoaze ; cannotlearn.whether they are.detained vessels or not. PORTSMOUTH ) MARCII 17. Arrived his Majesty's ships Tit Loter, front. off Havre ; VILLE DE PARIS and INSOLENT, from Ply. mosth ; and the SNAt sloop of war, from a cruize ; also, the Melville. Dun-AN, from Bbenos Ayres, for London, in 90 days. On the 3d instant' spoke his Majesty's ship REVOLVTI9NAISF, in bit. 37. 26. N. long. 31. W. on a cruize. His Majesty's lilies Set ! CETTE and Donts were about to get under weigh with their convoys for the . East Indies and the Drakili,* when the wind became light and the weathei , thick, they therefore still remain. Sa4ed his Majesty.% thips STRELLP.. cycNET, and Anmtpr, with a convoy, rt in cipally transports, with troops for Cork. 'Phe trans ports from this harbour arc rifolitly 'ordered round to North Yarnioutb, this looks something like ah -ex pedition.—Wind N. F. • Itr; 1 -,• • • •i ••• • • DEAL, MARCH 17 * , ; • Arrived his majesty ' s snip aurstrceezra. from Plymouth ; Lind the PIONEER schooner, from, Ilittire. Sailed the C..CNTESS of ELM cotter, with a coavoir for Portsrmuth.—Wind N. E. • YARMOUTH, MARCH it • . Yesterday, p. m. Strived the CRETAN; fro. •truke„ off the Dutch Coast ; and the LEVERET Sloop hi war, from a cruize in the Sleeve; the former •has sent is three and the latter five foreign vesseislwith general cargoes. Sailed this morning the Visite, on a ernize ; and the THRESHER, for the Nore. Remain the Sole bay and Daphne.—Wind N. E. • • -. Ip• The number of British vessels captured by Ame rican privateers, between the 4th of August, tBl2, and the 9th of March, 1813, as entered on Lloyd's Books, is '4l3—of which 7' have Bien recaptured. We are sorry to learn that Hamburgh h.'s, been the scene cf much Woodshed since the approach of the Russians to the Elbe : many of Oie it habitants have been murdered in cold blood, and thelown was for several days alternately in the possession of the French, the Danes (from Altona) and the Cossacks. The Danish regiments from Altona took a decided part iu favour of the French, and saved them from extermination. . Jr was this day reported on 'Change, thataccounts have been received from Heligoland, stating that D'Yonn had entered Dresden—that Austria had de l :dared in favour of the Russians—and that the French were completely driven out of Hamburgb. All the spare Government transports which have been recently collected at Portsmouth and Plymouth, have been ordered round to North , Yarmouth, st here, it is said, they will take on board some foreign regi ments for the Baltic. These are supposed to be part of the German Legion and the Duke of Bitueswice's corps. Other accounts state that they are to pro. teed from Yarmouth in ballast to Sweden, where they will take troops on board for Prussia or Pomo rania. This arrangement has been determined eq since the arrival of the Prussian Officer on Sunday last. A conference is about to take place at Breslaw, in Silesia, between the Emperor of RussiA and King of • PRUCSLA. _ _ _ Fourteen battalions of Prussians Were raised in the vicinity of Colberg in ten days. They have, of course, taken up Arms against the French. The Oratorio of the Creation was last night per formed • at Drary-Lane Theatre—Readings, - judi• ciously selected from MILTON'S " Par..dise Lost," were given by Miss Satiris ; and thewhole performance was received with the htgiiest approbation by a very numerous and respect.ble audience. Covent-Garden Theatre was also well attended—. the perform ince, et the evening were the Serenade of Ade and Galatea, with a Grand Selecti. n, in which Mr. BRAHA'4 was, as usual, highly applauded... MadameCtrAtasu was absent, thr.ugh indisposition. ST. PATRICK'S DAY.—The Anniversary Dinner was yesterday celebrated at the Ci•y of London Ta vern ; Lord DARNLEY in the Chair, in the absence of the Duke of DEvotrustax. Some difference of opinion appeared when the health of the PRINCE Re- GENT was proposed. On his Royal Highness's health being again drank among the donors, the ap plause was as usual. But this was followed by the announcement, that the Princess of WALES had sub scribed £5O, and the applause exceeded all that, we ever remembered. The cry was, ti at the health of the Princess should be drank alone ; Lord D.taf‘.. LEY, as Chairman, desired to gise it ,oupied with that of Lady LOUDON and the oiner Patronesses. At length, atter a speech from General MATHEW, recom mending the oblivion of all political feelings on an occasion of charity, the Chairman gave the nealth pf the Princess of WALES, and the other Patronesses." This generalization seemed to satisfy all parties, and the other toasts were (Wank without opposition." After Lord DARNLEY'S departure,' Sir JOHN Dovse was called to the Chair, and kept up the spiritsnf the assembly, with happy and eloquent effusions,Vl a late hour. Upwards of £l5OO was anbscribed at the Meeting. • t, „ • The battle betwixt Molineaux, the sturdy blick, and Carter, will take place within twenty miles of Oxford, for 100 guineas, in a twenty-four feet roped ring. Another battle of much interest will be fought on the 6th of April, betwixt Jay 'and Fuller, within twenty miles of LondOn. Jay beat Fuller in a hard battle at Rickmansworth last autumn. ' • LONDON : Printed by Luigi. KEsl, Picket Noce; published there, Mal at the Star -Otce Tetuple-bar.