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time Lady Dovgbis was delves:l. The wag certainly no appearance of the Princess being preg ' that time. I saw the Princess at that time day, aad at all houn. I believe it to be quite pi.ssible that the Princess should have been with child without my observing it. I never was at break-1 fast with the Princess at Lady Willoughby's. Mel Princess took a little girl into the house about nine ago. I was not in the honte at the time. I in the house when the boy, who is now there, _ brought. She had said before, openly, that she should like to have a child, and she had asked the servant who brought the child, if he knew of any per - who would part with a child. was at South End with the Princess. I re iber Captain Manby being there sometimes. He not there very often ; he used to come at different as the tide served; he dined there, but never late ; I was at South End all the time the Prin. was there; 1 cannot recollect that I have seen Captain Manby there, or know him to be there later than nine, or half after nine;. I never knew of any correspondence by letter wit h him when he was abroad. I don't recollect to have seen him ever early In the morning at the Princess's ; I was at Ramsgate with the Pnncess, Captain Manby may have dined there once, he never slept there to my knowledge, nor do I believe he did. The Princess rises at diffe rent hours, seldom before ten or eleven. I never knew her up at six o'clock in the morning. If she had been up so early I should not have known it, not being up so early myself. I remember the Princess giving Captain Manby an ink-stand. He had the care of two boys, whom she protected. I cannot say that Captain Manby did not sleep at South End. He may have slept in the village, but I believe he never slept in the Princess's house. " I was at Catherington with the Princess. I re member her Royal Highness going out in an open carriage with the present Lord Hood; I believe Lord Hood's servant attended them ; there was only one servant, and no other carriage with them. I was at Dawlish the summer with the Princess, and after wards at Mount Edgecumbe. The Princess saw a great deal of company there; Sir Richard Strachan used to come there ; I do not know what was the cause of his discontinuing his visits there. I remember Sir Sydney Smith being frequently at Montague-house. lie an sometimes there as late as 12or one o'clock in the morning, but never alone that I know of. The Princess was not in the room when Lady Douglas was brought to bed; I know she was not, because I was in the room myself when Lady Douglas was deliver ed. Dr. Machier of Lewisham, was the acceucheur. I do not recollect Sir Sidney Smith ever being alone with the Princess in the evening. It may have hap pened, but Ido not know that it did. I used to sit with the Princess always in the evening, but not in the morning. I was with the Princess in the Isle of Wight; Mr. Hood and Lord Beauclerk were there with her : she went there from Portsmouth. (Signed) " HARRIET FITZGERALD." Sworn at Lord Grenville's house, in Downing-street, the 27th day of Just, 1806, before us, (Signed) RESKINF. GRENVILLE. "SPENCER. ELLENBOROUGH." ROBERT BIDGOOD P S FARTHER DEPOSITION. " The Princess used to go out in her phaeton, with coachman and helper, towards Long Reach, eight or ten times, carrying luncheon and wine with her; when Captain Maaby's ship was at Long Reach, al. ways Mrs. Fitz Gerald was with her : she would go ont about one, and return about five or six, sometimes sooner or later. The day the Africaine sailed from South End,, the Princess ordered us to pack up for Blackheath next morning. Captain Manby was there three times a week, at least, whilst his ship lay for six weeks off South End, at the Nore ; he came as tide served; esed to come in a morning, and dine, and drink tea. I have seen him next morning, by ten o'clock. I suspected he slept at No. 9. The Princess always put out the candles herself in the drawing. room, at No. 9, and bid me not wait to put them up. Bhe gave me the orders as soon as she went to South End. I used to see water.jugs, basins, and towels set out opposite the Princess's door in the passage. Never saw them so left in the passage at any other time. I suspected he was there at those times, and there was a general suspicion through the house. Mrs. and Miss Fitzgerald were there, and Miss Hammond, (now Lady Hood.) My suspicion arose from seeing them in the glasses kiss each other, as mentioned before, like people fond of each other, a very close kiss. Her behaviour like that of a woman attached to a man, used to be by themselves at luncheon at South End, whew Ladies were not sent for, a number of times. There was .1 pony whici2.Capt. Manby used to ride. It stood in the stable ready for him, and which Sicard used to ride. The servants used to talk and laugh about Capt. Manby__it was a matter of dkcourse amongst them. I lived there when Sir Sidney Smith came—her manner with him appeared very familiar s she appeared very attentive to him, but I did not suspect any thing . further. All the upper servants had keys of the doors to the Park, to let her Royal Highness in and out. I used to see Siccard receive letters from Mrs. Sander to put in the post instead of the bag ; this was after Captain Manby had gone to sea. I suspected them to be for Capt. Manby, and others in the house supposed the . same. (Sigtied) R. BIDGOOD. Sworn before us, in Downing-street, W. 3d day of July, 1806. (Signed) 6 6 ERSKINE, g s GRENVILLE, " SPENCER, 64 ELLENBOROUGH.I9 SIR FRANCIS MILLMAN'S DEPOSITION. " I attended the Princess of Wales in the spring, and latter end of the year 1802, i. e. in March and to •aards the Autumn. Mr. Mills, of Greenwich, at tended her as her Royal Highness's Apothecary, and Mr. Mills and hispartner, Mr. Edmeads, have at. tended since. I do not know that any other medical person attended her at that time, either as apothe cary or physician. In March, 1802, I attended her for a sore throat and fever. In 1803, in April, I attended her Royal Highness again with §ir' William Farquhar. I d on ' t k now w h ether she was. blooded in 1802. She was with difficulty, persuaded to be blooded in 1803, for a pain in her chest, saying, she had not been blooded before, that they could nut find a vein in her arm. I saw no mark on her arm of her 13_,fving been blood e d b e f ore , I o b served her Royal Highness's person at the end of that year, 1802, I - neves observed then, or at any other time, any thing which induced me to think her Royal Highness was is a pregnant situation. I think it is impossible she 27 - 'bola in eine year hivitiii lelvered of a clad without my observing it. during that year, and at all times, was In the habit siisoseivtag the visits of the Duke of Gloucester. I never atten4ed her Royal Highness but in extraordinary illness. Her Royal Highness has for the last year and a half had her pre scriptions made up at Walker and Young's, St. James's-street. If she had been a pregnant woman in June, 1802, I could not have helped observing it. (Signed) " FRANCIS MILLMAN. 44 Sworn before us, in Downlnretreet, July s, leak by the aid Sir Frauds Milburn. (Signed) « =mum. " sutzuvu.cs. " SPENCIR. " ILLLINNORMIGH." SIR FRANCIS MILLMAN TO TRIM LORD CHANCIILLOR. " MY Loan—Before your arrival in liowning street, last night, I bespoke the indulgence of the Lords of his Majesty'', Council for inaccuracy as to dates, respecting my attendance at Blackheath before 1803. Having only notice in•the forenoon of an ex amination, I could not prepare myself for it, to any period previous to that year, and I now hasten as fast as the examination of my papers will permit , to correct an error, into which I fell, in stating to their, Lordships that I attended her RoyM Highness the Princess of Wales in the spring of 1802, and that I then met his Royal Highness the late Duke of Glou cester al Blackheath. " It was in the Spring of 1801, and not of 1802, that, after attending her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales for ten or twelve days, I had the honour of seeing the Duke of Gloucester at her house. " I have the honour to be, with the greatest re spect, my dear Lord, your Lordship's most obliged and obedient humble servant, ae tim a certain] Mint at every d ittopossi child w • fast wit Princes years ai was in I was bra 'ihould 1 servant son wbt 1 "I 1 st embet was not hours a staid lai t. cess wa Captain later th any con abroad. it In the n with th there or nor do rent ho knew hi had bee being u giving cart. of (Signed) EARL CHOLMONDELEY II FRANCIS SULLMAN." Attended to give testimony in regard to the letters and drawing seat to Sir John Douglas. He thought the letter marketi A. not of the Princess's hand.— The. writing or the drawing of Lady Douglas and Sir Sidney Smith, marked B. was in a disguised band, but some of the letters remarkably resembled the Princess writing. The letter C. did not bear the same resemblance. The following is a copy of the note from Sir JOHN DOUGLAS tO Lord CASTLEREAGH, previous to the in terview Sir Jourt,had with his Lordship, in conse quence of his speech in the House of Commons, on Mr. COCHRANE JOHNSTONE'S Motion, at which Sir JOHN made the remonstrances to his Lordship alluded to in the STAR of Friday last : " Major-General Sir Jour; DOUGLAS requests to know from Lord CArmaitawou ' as a man of honour, whether he, in his place in the House of Commons , on Friday evening , de clared his wife to be a perjured person, and upon what ground he founded his accusation." The object of this note was to obtain from his Lord ship, out of the House, an avowal of the language he had used in his place as a Member ; bur which was disappointed by the following note from his Lordship to Sir JOHN in answer : " Lord CASTLIMAGH deems it his duty to decline giving to Major -General Sir J. DOUOCAS any explanation of proceedings in which he has felt himself obliged to concur when acting by his Majesty's command in discharge of his functions as a Privy Coun sellor, or in the explanation of them to the House of Commons." A similar note was sent by Sir JOHN to Mr. WHIT BREAD, with the same view; to which he returned the following answer : " Major-General Sir JOHN Dououss's question to Mr. WutT BREAD is founded upon words attributed to him to have been spoken in his place in Parliament; Mr. WHITBREAD is therefore under the necasity of declining all answer to that question." THE EVENING STAR LONDON. MONDAY, MARCH 15, ISI3. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK: Cons. 59f—for ac. 591-5 per Cent. 883 89—Bds. 4s. os. clis. Exch. Bills 41. 6s. pr.—Louery Tickets £22. This Jay we continue our extracts from es the boa," extracts which we regret the necessity of our pub lishing; but in the discharge of our duty to the pub lic we know not how to avoid it. That our Readers may have a compreheniive view of the whole inves tigation, it is necessary that an outliner of its origins as well as the particulars respecting its progress, should be laid before them. " In the beginning of November, 1801, his Royal Highness the Duk;.! of Sussex made known to the Prince that Sir John Douglas had communicated to him some circumstances in the conduct of the Princess of Wales, that it was of the utmost con sequence to the honour of his Royal Highness, and to the security of the Royal Succession, should be made known to him ;—and that Sir John said, he and his Lady were ready to give a full dis closure, If called upon. He added, that his Royal Highness the Duke of Kent had been made partly acquainted with the matter a twelvemonth before. " In onsequence of this the Prince called of the Duke of Kent, to say what had been communicated to him, and why he had for a whole year kept from his knowledge a matter an in teresting to the honour of the family? " Ihe Duke of Kent, in a written declaration, stated, that about the end of 1804 he bad received a note from the Princess of Wales, stating that she had got into an unpleasant altercation with Sir John and Lady Douglas, about an anonymous letter, and a filthy drawing, which they imputed to leer Royal Highness, about which they were making a noise. She requested the Duke of Kent to interfere, and prevent its going further. His Royal Highness applied to Sir Sidney Smith, and through him had an interview with Sir John Douglas, who was greatly enraged, and who seemed convinced that both the anonymous letters and the loose drawing were from the hand of the Princess, and that the design was to provoke Sir John Douglas to a duel with his friend Sir Sidney Smith, by the gross insinuation flung out respecting the letter of Lady Douglas. “ The Duke of Kent, however, succeeded in prevailing on Sir John Douglas to abstain from his purpose of commencing a pro secution, or of stirring further in the business, as he was satisfied in his mind of the falsehood of the Insinuation, and could not be sure that the fabrications were not some gossipping story, in which the Princess had no hand. Sir John, however, was In a great rage, spoke with great indignaticei of the conduct of the Princess, ard promised only that he would for the present abstain from further investigation, but would not give him a promise of preserving silence, if he should be further annoyed. The Duke of Kent con cluded with stating, that nothing was communicated to him be yond this fracas, and that having succeeded in stopping It, he did not alba it fit to trouble his Royal Hisluttia what a &glair . . tat *NT se#i be whir Yalta en tho tdoppeb tea of the ellheind mdse. " Sir John and Lady Unities thee made a formal declarants of the whole eery, as contained in the eubsequent Alildavlts, before the Duke of York, oe the sd December, 11102. " This declaration was submitted by the Prince m the late Lord Thurlow, who said, that his Royal Highness bad no alter native—it was his duty to submk it to the Kiog, as the Royal Succession might be affected, lithe allegations were true. In the mean time It was resolved to make further inquiry, and Mr. Lowest, of the Temple, was divested to take steps accordingly. " The masstrames was, that William and Sank Lambert, (servants to Sir John Douglas,) William Cole, Robert and Sarah Eidgood, and Frances Lloyd, made declarations, the whole of which, together with that of Sir John and Lady Dettglas, were submitted to his Majesty, who thereupon issued the warrant, dated the 29th of May, 1806, directing Lord Erskine, Lord Grenville, Earl Spencer, and Lord Ellenborough, as our Readers have men, to inquire into the truth of the allegationt, and to re port to him thereon." We regret that oar columns should be stained with such disgusting and abominable matter ; and we must say that they have much to answer for who have rendered such publications necessary, nor will the public impute the blame to the wrong quarter. It 1: asserted by some and denied by others, that a new investigation has commenced. If so, it can not long remain secret. It will b e seen in the de positions, that during the residence of her Royal Highness at East Cliff Lodge, near Ramsgate, Captain MANBY'S frigate was stationed off that place. This was the act of Government, stated at the time for the security of the Princess, should she like an excursion:to sea, in the manner of the Royal Family when at Weymouth, and at all events, as a necessary mark of respect. Now out of this arrange ment of Government has been devised some of the filthy scandal that has been exploded; but this, it is said, forms one of the topics for the new investiga tion.—A Morning paper of this day presents the fol lowing paragraph : " On Saturday the Gth instant, a husbandman, residing near East Cliff, Ramsgate (who had been employed by the Princess in forwarding her baggage to and from Blackheath and East Cliff *Lodge, and on various other domestic occasions), was visited by a Gentleman from London, said to Sr of the Lou, accompanied by another Gentleman (a resident of Ramsgate), by whom the hus bandman was interrogated respecting the conduct of her Royal Highness. " Among other questions asked was, whether he bad noticed any private visits made to the Princess by a Gentleman who al ways came by water, and landed at Dumpton Stairs, close to East Cliff Lodge? &c. &c.—The visit of tbeso Gentlemen was repeated the next day (Sunday) for the same purpose. We know the names of the Gentleman of the Law from London and of the Ramsgate Gentleman, and we can pledge ourselves that the above statement is correct." Another Gottenburgh Mail arrived this morning. It does not enable us to confirm the intelligence of the 'surrender of Dantzic. On the 27th ultimo it still held out, but the Russians had occupied all the adja- cent works which command it. Its surrender was hourly expected.—The following are a few extracts from the Papers brought by the above Mail : g 4 GO TTENBURGH. MARCH 9. 46 The last mail from Copenhagen informs us, that the French have entirely left Himburgh, Altona, Lubeck, and all the adjacent country. Great quan tities of colonial produce are already importing, and the Continental System no longer exists. Many of the French douaniers have been killed at Hamburgh, and it is said that in Hanover at least 20,000 of the peasants are in arms. 44 No accounts have yet been received of the fall of Dantzic ; but it appears, from the last accounts, that the commanding works are taken, and its surrender inevitable." " BERLIN, FEBRUARY 16. 44 The Imperial French Head-quarters are, accor ding to the last advices. removed from Posen to Mi seretz, and were expected at Frankfort on the Oder. The Imperial Austrian Court Counsellor and Legation Counsellor, Letzettern, who, (as before stated,) was sent to the Russian head-quarters concerning a negotiation for peace, accompanies the Emperor Alexander on his journey." " STOCKHOLM, MARCH & " His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has graciously commanded, that all Officers now in this city shall immediately repair to their several regi ments and corps ; but if any of them should have business of importance to detain them here, they are to give due notice thereof to the ilateral Staff, by means of their several Commanding Officers." " COPENHAGEN, MARCH 6. “ A Danish brig is ordered to be fitted out im mediately, for a person of distinction, supposed for England. •f Riots continue in Hamburgh, Ccc. " Dantzic was not taken on the 27th ult. but its surrender was hourly expected." A Corunn a Mail arrived this morning, but it brings no intelligence of importance. Reports continue to be circulated there of the French being about to eva cuate the Peninsula ; and an army of 17,000 men is said to have recently passed through Burgos and Pampeluna with that intention. A Prussian Officer arrived yesterday in London, with dispatches for Count MUNSTKR. His name is Sraistza, and he brings the preliminaries for a Treaty of Peace between Prussia and Grebt Britain, on a basis which must be highly advantageous to the com mon cause in the present state of Europe. He also brings intelligence of an amicable arrangement be tween the King of PRUSSIA and the Emperor ALEX ANDER, who were to have a personal conference. The latter is attended by an Austrian Negociator, whose name is LETEETTERN. Captain BONNER, an Austrian Officer of distinition, has also arrived in London. He is the averred pre cursor of Baron WassasißEßG l WhO ii 99W hourly ex• pected Afi Itelident Mu) hten. • • PtifiriL IiftELLININCL • The Nocton packet, from the Brazils, was taken 'the 11th December, by the Essex, American frigate, re-taken the sth January by the SIMMER/ frigate, and tarried into Bermuda. TORBAY, MARCH us. The Newfoundland fleet got under weigh to-day, but the wind coming from the S.W. they have an. chored again. A fleet of about 200 sail, now off the =head, are expected to bear u p f ar t hi s b a y, the wind not prove more favourable in the night.—Wind S.W. and moderate weather. FALMOUTH, MARCH IS. Arrived yesterday the EARL SPENCER cutter front Cork, with several vessels under convoy; Gansu-ea gun brig from Portsmouth, with the rudder belong. ing . to th e ANDROM E D A f r i ga t e ; H IND cuttc % from a criltze. Arrived to-day the pew sloop of war from the Eastward ; ECHO sloop of war from a cruize I Sandwich packet in ten days from Lisbon, with a Mail ; Princess Elizabeth packet in sight days frGris Corunna, with a Mail : also arrived several coasters from the Eastward. Sailed his Majesty's ship AN. DROMEDA fir Gibraltar. A fleet passed Taste:Way tte the Westward, and another to-day. PLYMOUTH, MARCH it. Came in the Margaret, of Hull : she was captured 6th instant by the American brig privateer True blooded-yankey, eighteen 18-pounders, and two long 9-pounders, out of Brest and formerly by the CHAL• 4 LaNcraa gun-brig. The Margaret was re-captured 9th instant, by the NIMROD cutter; also arrived the brig King George, TAYLOR, captured by the same privateer, and recaptured by the PIERCER gun-brig. The privateer has captured six vessels in the Channel, among them the Fame, of Belfast, and a letter of marque, of 14 guns, from Liverpool to Spain, and scuttled a schooner. Four of the vessels captured, have been sent north about for Denmark or Norway. The above privateer got out of Brest during the time our blockading squadron was forced off by the late gales. Sailed the PEMBROKE, 74, and Laminas fri. gate, the former for the Channel fleet, and the latter with a convoy for Cork • Rant frigate, for the West Indies; FAVOURITE, HELICON, and HERMES, on a cruize. MARCH 13.—Arrived a large fleet of merchant. men, coasters, and colliers from the Eastward.— Sailed the CLARENCE man Of war, for the Channel fleet ; DISPATCH gun-brig, on a cruize; and the Ncp. tune (1) tender, for Dublin.—Wind N E. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 12. Arrived the WOOLWICH storeship, from the Downs. Sailed his Majesty's ship SCEPTRE, with the whole of the outward-bound for the West Indies; ETHALiox, with the trade bound to Lisbon, &c. &c. 3'he fol lowing men of war sailed with them, and will accorn• pany them to a certain latitude, viz. EPRRVIILN, WI. ZARO, WOLVERINE, FORRESTER, RIPLZMAN t HAVOC, and the HINDOSTAN storeship. Also sailed the Sex Joszz and Rose, for Plymouth. YARMOUTH. MARCH 12. Last night in the gale, E.N.E. and during a heavy fall of snow, the brig Martial, RATCLIFFE Mager, of and for Sunderland, from Portsmouth, with timber, parted from her anchors and drove on C.,rton Reach, crew saved, ship and cargo will also he saved.— Ships as per last.—A transport is reported to be on shore at Pauling, near Winterton. DOVER, MARCH 12. Since yesterday morning the wind has blown very hard from the N. E. and at times attended with a thick snow several vessels have taken shelter in our harbour—among them are the following, with do. mage, viz. ship Mary, SALTER, of and fir London, from Plymouth, in ballast, lost an anchor and cable; brig Fanny, WALKER, of and for Landon, from Guernsey, lost bowsprit and an anchor and cable ; hoy Sophia, from Bourdeanx to London, dismasted. The sloop Active, LOVERING, of and from Plymouth, with oats, for London, was driven on shore a shirt distance to the eastward of Folktstone, early this morn. ing, and the Master and crew were with much dim culty saved, having been some hours in the rigging, ' and nearly exhausted. If the gale continues all met, but little hopes are entertained of saving her—her cargo and stores are landing. Yesterday the LORD CHANCELLOR, the Earl of Lt. VKRPOOL, and Count MUNSTER, had audiences of the PRINCZ REGENT at Carlton-honse. Yesterday the Earl of LIVERPOOL had an interview with the Duchess Dowager of Lams. at her house, in Grosvenor-street. _ __- It is reported that the Baron GERAUJI has bees shot in France, by order of BON APART!. General Hors has unexpectedly returned from Got. tenhurgh, but it is understood that he comes home for fresh instructions only. He had an audience yes. terday of his Royal Highness the Parsca Raman. Saturday last the dispatches for Chinn and India by the Hugh Inglis, Lord Melville, Hope, Wasmet Castle, Cumberland, Watley, Lowther Castle, Sir William Pulteney, Union, Devaynes, General Stuart, Huddart, Ocean, William Pitt, and Lord Eldon, were finally closed at the East ladia House, and de• livered to their respective Pursers. Two Dutch Gentkmen, via. Messrs. Lawman's and Bonn, arrived in town on Saturday night, from Holland, on a mission to the Russian Minister. By the vessel in which they came passengers we have re. ceived Dutch Papers to the 9th inst. but they do nag supply us with any intelligence of importance. CORN-MARKET, MARK-LANE, MARCH it. We have large fresh arrivals of Wheat for this day's morksit e in addition to what remains over from tan week ; sales tolerably brisk, and that of fine quality obtains as advance of a& per gm& ter • inferior, on the contrary, rather lower. Barley and Malt an; in good supply; sales heavy, the former about ss lower; the latter, with Peas and Beans, support last paces. We have some fur ther arrivals of Oats; but little variation has taken pia* in price. Other articles without alteration. English Wheat 725. Mo. ICfs. Rape heed £6O, £65 per last. Fine ditto, 1211 e. 1343. Linseed, 611&1141. per qr. Foreign do. 644.1120. Ditto, for Seed, 1006. 190& Rye 7as. 110 s. Coriander do. per cwt. 311 e. 406 Barley 665. 725. Caraway, ditto, 80s. Hs. Malt, 965. 10Se. Canary do. 90s. 100 s. per qr Ditto fine Ware 110 s. White Mustard Seed, les. kW White Poo (boilers) Hs. 1001. Grey, ditto, Us. 86s. Beans, 784. Tick ditto 66s 765. Oata (feed) 265. sea. 40a. Poland ditto, 40s. 461. Boucot ditto, 62* 555. Flee Bost 105 to ILO% k per bushel Sawn do. 20s. 28s. Clover Seed, white, per Clrip 905.1405. Ditto, red, 40s. 1265. Tares, per bushel, 145.108. 1906. t* 105. pa @alb