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'teen WA abort the cols betigerowded with toldtet* imprisoned at a ptmahment, in lieu of flogging, only one instance had come to his knowledge, %Piz. the gaol of St. Hillier: in the island of Jersey, which *as owing to the prison itself being in a detestable state. He took this opportunity of mentioning the wretched state of that prison, as the unhappy debtor was there injured by this benefit to the soldier. Lord PALMERSTON mentioned as proof of the frequency of imprisonment as a military punishment, complaints he had received from Sussex of the gaols being full of soldiers. The clauses were then brought tip and negatived without a division, when the Howse resumed, add the Report was ordered to be received to-morrow: The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, • and the Huse adjanrned. FURTHER DOCUMENTS, . (CONtIkIMO /ROM TISTIIRDAT'S EITTER ADDREcSED BY HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRIN CESS 01/ WALE* TO THE KING. SlRE—When I last troubled your Majesty upon my unfortunate business, I had raised my mind to hope that I should have the happiness of hearing from your Majesty, and te.ceiving your gtacions commands to pay my duty ip yourltoyal presence before the expi ration of the last weeks and, when that hope was disappointed, eagerly clinging to any idea which of- , lered me a prospect of being saved from the necessity of having recourse (for the vindication of my cha racter) to the publication of the proceedings upon the Inquiry into my conduct, I thought it just to sup pose that the reason for my not having received your Majesty's commands to that effect might have been otcasioned by the circumstance of your Majesty stay ing at Windsor through the whole of the week. I,' therefore, determined :o wait a few days longer,' btfore I took a step which, when once taken, could not• be recalled. Having, however, now assured my self that your Majesty was in town yesterday—as 1 have received no commands to wait upon your Ma jes. y, .sad no intimation of your Majesty's pleasure, I am reduced to the necessity of abandoning all hope that your Majesty will comply with my humble, my (-Arnett, and anxious request. gi Your Majesty, therefore, will Rot be surprised to find that the publication of the proceedings alluded ao will not be withheld beyond Monday. next. " As to any consequences which may arise from Inch publication, unpleasant and hurtful to my own iftelinks and interests. 1 may perhaps be properly re sponsiblei—and in any event have rro one to complain of but myself,'and those with whose advice I have acted ; and whatever those consequences may be, I ani fully and unalterably convinced, that they must tie incalctilably less than those which I should be ex pelled to from my silence. But as to any other con sequences, unpleasant or hurtful to the feelings and interests of *hers, or of the public, nxp conscience will' certainly acquit me of those. " P - am confident that I have not acted impatiently or precipitately. To avoid coming to this painful extremity, I have taken every step in my power, ex cept that which• would abandon my character to utter infamy, and my station in l►te to no uncert tin clan- str, and possibly to no very distant destruction. 66 With every prayer fur the lengthened continu ance of your Majesty's health and happiness, for every possible blessing which a gracious Gon can bestow upon the - beloved Monarch of a loyal People, and for the continued prospe rity of your dominions under your Majesty's propitious n ign, I remain, If Your Majesty's most dutiful, loyal and affectionate, (but most unhappy and most injured) Daeghter-in-law, Servant, and Subject, (Signed) 66 CAROLINE." 46 Montague House, lilackhe;th, March 4, 1807." NARRATIVE OF HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS TILE DUKE OF KENT. • To introduce the following relation, it is necessary for me to premise, that on entering the Prince of Wales's bed-room, where our interview took place, brother, after dismissing his attendants, said to me, that circumstances had come to his knowledge with respect to a transaction with the Princess of Wales, in which he found that I had been a party concerned ; that if he had not placed the must entire reliance on my attachment to him, and he was pleased to add, on the well known uprightness of my character and principles, he should certainly have felt himself in no small degree offended at having learnt the facts alluded to from others, and ea in the fist instance from we, which he conceived himself every way entitled to expect, but more especially from that footing of confidence on which he bad ever trea ted me ; but that fully satisfied my explanation of tbe matter would prove that he was not wrong in the opi nion he had formed of the honourable Motives that had actuated me in observing silence with regard to hint upon the subject, he was anxiously waiting for tne to proceed with a narrative, his wish to hear which he was sure he had only to express to ensure my imme diate acquiescence with it. The Prince then gave me hia hand, assuring me he did not feel the smallest de gree of displeasure towards me, and proceeded to in `traduce the subject upon which he required informa tion. When, feeling it a duty I owed to him, to with hold from his knowledge no part of the circumstances connected with it, that I could bring back to my re collection, I related the facts to him, as nearly as I can remember, in the following words : " About a twelvemonth since, or thereabout (for " I cannot speak positively to the exact date), I re crived a note from the Princess of Wales, by which " she requested me to come to Blackheath, in order " to assist her in *arranging a disagreeable matter, " between her, Sir Sidney Smith, and Sir John and Lady Douglas, the particulars of which she would " relate to me when I shotld call. I, in consequence, " waited upon her, agreeably to her desire, a day " or two after, when she commenced the conversa " tion, by telling me, that she supposed I knew " she had at one time lived with Lady Douglas on • a footing of intimacy, but that she had reason 44 afterwards to repent having made her acquaint " once, and was therefore rejoiced when she left " Blackheath for Plymouth, as she conceived that se circumstances would break off all farther coznmu " nication between her and that Lady. That, how " ever, contrary to her expectation, upon the return " of Sir John and her from Plymouth to London, " Lady Douglas had called and left her name twice " or three -sinus, notwithstanding she must have ady iglas woulctnot take the hint, It her a visits were not wished tor, to order Miss Vernon to gg write her a note, specifically telling her that they 44 would in future be dispensed with ; that the con s. sequence of this had been an application, through a one of her Ladies, in the joint names of Sir Syd gg ney Smith, Sir John and Lody Douglas, for an gg audience, to require an explanation of this, which e 4 they considered an affront I and that, being deter sg mined not to grant it, or to suffer any unpleasant sr discussion upon the subject, she intreated me to go take whatever steps I might judge best to put an gg end to the matter, and rid her of all further trouble a about it. I stated in reply, that I had no know er ledge of either Sir Joint or Lady Douglas, and gs therefore could not, in the first instance, address gg myself tnthem, but that I had some acquaintance gg with Sir Sydney Smith, and if the Princess was gs not averse to that channel, I would try what I gg could in that war effect. This being assented to gi by the Princess, I took my leave, and immediately, gg on my return bottle, wrote A note to Sir Sydney gg Smith, requesting him to call on me as soon as he gg - conveniently could, as I had some business to speak 44 to him upon. Sir Sydney in consequence called on gg me (I think) the next day, when I related to him 44 the conversation, as above stated, that I had had gg with the Princess. After hearing all I had to g say, he observed, that the •Princess, in stating to gg me that her prohibition to Lady Douglas to repeat " her visits at Blackheath, had led to the application o for an audience of her Royal Highness, had kept gg front me the real cause why he, as well as Sir gg Sir John and Lady Douglas, had made it, as it gg originated in a most scandalous anonymous letter, gg of a nature calculated to set on Sir John and him gg to cut each others throats, which, from the hand- ' 44 writing and style, they were both fully convinced gg was the production of the Princess herself. " I naturally expressed my sentiments upon such gg eonduct, on the part of the Princess, in terms of gg the strongest animadversion ; but, nevertheless, gg anxious to avoid the shamefuleclat which the pub " lication of such a fact to the world must produce ; " the effect which its coming to the King's know " ledge would probably have on his health, from the gg delicate state of his nerves, and all the additional. gg consequences which I foresaw would inevitably gg follow, were this fact, which would give the Prince is so powerful' a handle to express his feelings upon 44 the countenance strewn by the King to the Prin t cess, at a time when I knew him to be severely gg wounded, by his Majesty's visits to Blackheath on • the one hand, and the reports he had received of " the Princess's conduct on the other, to be brought " to light, I felt it my bounden duty, as an honest " man, to urge all these arguments with Sir Sydney " Smith in the most forcible manner I was master el of, adding also as a further object, worthy of the " most serious consideration, the danger of any op " pearance of ill blood in the family at such an 46 eventful crisis, and to press upon his mind the ne " cessity of his using his best endeavours with Sir 64 John Douglas, notwithstanding all the proyocation 44 that had been given them, to induce him to let the 44 matter drop, and pursue it no farther. " Sir Sidney observed to me, that Sir John Douglas " was a man whom, when once he had taken a line frem a principle of honour, it was very difficult to " persuade him to depart from it ; however, as he 44 thought that if any man could prevail on him, he 46 might flatter 'filniself with being the most likely to 46 persuade him, from the weight he had with I.lm ; 44 he would immediately try how far he could gain " upon him, by making use of those arguments I had 44 brought forward to induce him to drop the matter 44 altogether. About four or five days after this, Sir 66 Sidney called upon me again, and informed me, " that upon making use, with Sir John, of those rea " sons which I had authorised his stating to be those " by which I was actuated in making the request that 44 he would not press the business farther, he had not 64 been able to resist their force, but that the whole 44 extent of promise he had been able to obtain of 44 l,:171, amounted to no more that he would, under " existing circumstance:, remain quid, if left unmolated, 44 for that lie would not pledge himself not to bring " the subject forward hereafter, when the same mo " tive might no longer operate to keep him si. " lent. Tliis tesult I communicated, to the best of " my recollection, the following day, to the Princess, 44 who seemed satisfied with it, and from that day to " the present one, (Nov. 10, 1805), I never heard " the subject named again in any shape, until called g• upon by the Prince, to make known to him the cir " cumstances of this transaction, as far as I could 'I bring them to my recollection." • And now having fulfilled what the Prince wished me to do. to the hest of my abilities, in case hereafter i any one by whom a narrative of all the circumstances ' as related by Sir John and Lady Douglas, of whom I was informed by my brother, :ul:equent to our con versation, should imagine that I know more of them than I have stated, I hereby spontaneously declare, that what I have written is the whole extent of what I was apprised of; and bad the Princess thought pro per to inform me of what, in the Narrative of the Information given by Sir John and Lady Douglas, is alluded to, I should have felt myself obliged to dscline all interference in the business, and to have at the same time stated to her, that it would be impossible for me to keep a matter of such importance from the knowledge of the Prince. (Signed) 46 NDWAIiDe " go December 27, 1805." AFFIDAVIT OF THOMAS LAWRENCE, ESQ. "I, Thomas Lawrence, swear, that in the year 1801, I did sleep several nights at Montague-house, and that frequently between the close of the day's setting, and her Royal Highness's dressing for dinner, I was alone with the Princess. That I saw her in the evening, and remained till 12, one, or two o'clock, but never alone, except in one single instance, and that for a short time,' when I remained with her Royal Highness in the, blue room or drawing-room, as I remember, to answer some questions that had been put to me. I cannot recollect the particulars, but solemnly declare, that I have not the least objection for all the world to have - . . . . . . ~ . . er NS that adenterton A. reAdeil I diat Loiter heard or seen whit took place: that 'lime waa alone 4. bawl tonlinited'in the Opinion she had before bad i with her Royal Highness in any °thee place i that I ,g occasion to form of her Ladyship by an anonymous never was with the door' locked, bolted, or fastened, a letter she had received, NI which the was very otherwise than in the common and n'u:il Manner, fss strongly cautioned against renewing her acquaint• which leaves kin the power of any person on the out ,, si nce with her, both as being unworthy of her con- side to open it —So help me GOD. s' fidence, from the liberties she had allowed herself (Signed) di THOMAS LAWRENCE. si to take with the Ffincest's name, and the lightness ag Hatton Garchat, 24th Sept. 1806. sg of her character, she had klt herself obliged, as “ 'I% Lancitk" os Lac' • Dour" t ha t THE EVENING STAR LONDON. TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 1813. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK: Cons. 58fi...-for ac. 59 58f.— per Cent. 88/1--Bds.4s. ss. die. Each. Bills es. es. pr.-..-Omniurn, nothing done. Last night Mr. WHITBREAD gave notice in the House of Commons of his intention to move to-mor row for an Address to the PfittacE REOENT, praying his Royal Highness to order a prosecution to be in stituted against Lady DOUGLAS for perjury in her evidence respecting the Princess of WALES. What will be the result, we pretend not to anticipate; but we have po hesitation in saying, that great responsi bility attaches somewhere or other, for the injury in flicted on public morals by the disclosure of a detail which ought to have been so conducted in all its steps as to have precluded the necessity or possibility of its ever being made public. The Gottenburgh Mail which arrived yesterday was landed at Lowestoffe from the Lady Nepean packet. A Danish sloop of war was fitting at Co penhagen to receive the Austrian Ambassador to this country; and it was reported, when the Lady Nepean left Gottenburgh, that the French and Saxon troops under REGNIER had been intercepted by the Russians, in their retreat to Silesia, and compelled to lay down their arms. Twenty thousand peasants are in arms in Hanover, and the students of Gottin gen and Halle have takeh up arms against the French, The flame of insurrection is, in fact, rapidly spread ing over the whole Continent. • We stated yesterday the return of General HOPE from Sweden, and we are happy to learn that he has accomplished the purposes of his mission. The fol lowing are reported to be the preliminaries of the Treaty of which he is said to be the bearer That Colonial produce and British manufactures 'shall be admitted into Sweden under the same duties and ar rangements as in the time of GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS. 2. That the flag of Great Britain shall be respected as that of the most favoured nations. S. That a sub sidi of about £60,000 per month shall be paid to Sweden as the condition of her employing a body of troops to act on the southern shores of the Baltic against the common enemy. It is further reported.that some lealousies have been revived between the Courts of Copenhagen and Stock holm, which will impede the accession of the former to tho Coalition, which is in progress between Great Britain and the Northern Powers. At-Qs:tett, the French Ambassador at the former Court, is said to retain all his former influence over the mind of the Danish Sovereign. He is, in fact, the Prime Minister of Denmark. Yesterday the Earl of LIVERPOOL had an interview with the Duchess Dowager of Leeds, at her house in Grosvenor-street. The Princess CHARLOTTE occasionally takes the ex ercise of riding on horseback in the Riding House, and in the grounds at the back of Carlton House. Sunday, about four o'clock, the Princess of WALES, accompanied by a Lady in Waiting, arrived at Ken sington Palace in her chariot and four. Her Royal Highness remained there about an hour, and then set off on her reorn to Blackheath. No second interview has taken place 'between Lord CASTLEREAGH and Sir JOHN DOUGLAS, on account of the observation made by his Lordship in the House of Commons respecting the DOUGLAS Depositions. Lady DOUGLAS is the daughter of Colonel Hoe• KINSON, who resides near Gloucester. A Gentleman, who left Berlin a few weeks since, informs us, that nothing can exceed the enthusiasm with which the inhabitants hailed the successes of the Russians. The French Officers and soldiers were hourly insulted in the streets ; and, among other pieces of ribaldry thrown out against them, the fol lowing was openly sung by the inhabitants in the streets, and frequently called fur at the Theatres ; Eln, gwey, irey— Mit dem Fransosen tit's vorbep Pretosen bat sie fett genucht, Russia:ld hat sic abgesebaeht ! Which may be thus translated One, two, three— The French may cry, 0 °minaret f They've been fattened in Prussia, To be slaughtered in Russia! On his way through Hamburgh, our informant saw several French douaniers in the hospitals, who had been dreadfully mutilated by the populace, their noses and ears having been cut off. Among other foreigners of distinction who have left London for the Continent, within these few days, is a Prussian Gentleman of the name of ALBROOK.— He carries to the King of PitI:SSIA a letter written by the PRINCE 12.Eciiwr's own hand. We understand that nine-tenths ef the Prussians and Germans now in London have applied for passports to proceed to their own country, to join the insurrec tions which are now organizing against the French system. We have seen a very curious and extensive cata logue of Illustrated Books, entitled 4 4 Bibliotheca trata," which, we understand, may be had at No. 39, Paternoster-row, and of all the Booksellers in town and country— GRATIS. BREAD. —This day the Loun MAYOR ordered the price to fall half an assize—to take place on Thurs day next.—The Quartena Loaf will then be Is. (4d. N.friL AVELLICEIVCA .~_~ TOkil AY, MAR CH 14. Put in hef 4 t , thisniorning his Majesty's ship gt arra* having on board his Grace the Dike of Wt.:cues- TER, bound to Jamaic.t f the ScsPrne has under het convoy the West India Beet--only a fess of them have come in with her. Also put lino the 13-ty his tla.es. ty's ship E'rfmtrox with the Portugal nd Mediter ranean convoy : they, with the fie .•t 1,....nd to New. toundland, under his Majesty's ship Bonze, remai* wind-bound.--Wind West. • PLYMOUTH, MARCH 14. Arrived the SAN Jowly, of 1 If , ors, from Ports. mouth, to dock at this port ; BITTi RN. 16 guns. from Liverpool, with impressed men; Nurruts (2) ten der, from Dublin; ANN terJer, from 13rist.•1; Kos', 20 guns, from Portsmouth 1 and a fine American brig. called the Stag, prim to the Sorsa)) of 74 guns. The Dunuta, of 74 guns, that came into H amoate to refit on Th urs d a y l ast , has stil: many of her crew ill of the scarlet fever. The NINTH' II cutter (ne a) has been purchased into me service, and is to be Sued directly.—Remain in HAMOUv. t he Qu-en Charlotte (Admiral Lord Kean), Dublin of 74 um., Dryad frigate, Perseus, Wasp, litoy4..t, C. met. 1/4 squito, Bramble, Tedzer, Nimrod, Speculator, and Gambier. No ships of the liite in Cawsand Bay. I , ORTSMOUTII, MARCH IS. • Arrived the Doan; frigate, from Plymouth —Sailed his Majesty's ships YORK and IMPREGNABLE, for the Dowas.—The Derexaous is appointed convoy for the Downs.—Wind W.S.W. DEAL, MARCH IS. Arrived the YORK, 74, from Portsmouth, and re. mains with his Majesty's ships and the outward-bound as per last.—Wind S.W. YARMOUTH, MARCH is. Sailed the CHANTICLIBER and HEARTY gun-brig , on a cruize. Arrived fou r p r i zes , sent in by the LEvEarr j` also arrived the Hoffnung, with cheese s from Holland. Remain the Solcbay, Daphne, Thresher, and Vizen.—Wind S. W. LEITH, MARCH is. The APELLES sloop of war sailed front:the Road' for Sheerness, to be repaired; Captain VICAR, of this port, was appointed to the command. The privateer APELLES took last cruize is on shore in Dunbar Bay, and will dot be got off. Remain in th e roads—Ana.• MANY (flag ship), SNAKE and CIISROKFX sloops of war, and FORWARD gun-brig. The Foaw.taa gun. brig sails today on a cruise. PHILADELPHIA, JANUARY 29. 41, Our privateers continue to molest the English trade - in the Gulph of Mexico. The Rover privateer of Savannah, mounting 15 guns, has lately arrived there with six prizes richly laden. The privateers belong. ing to Massachusetts have also been very fortunate. NAVAL AProiNvsmovs.—Captain Hawker to the BsUero. phon (for the flag of Sir Richard Keats); Sir James Teo to the command of the squadron to be employed on the Lakes of Arne tics; Captain John Maxwell to the Favourite; Hon. Captain R. Rodney, of the Latona, to the rank of Post Captain ; Lieutenants R. C. Phillips, Sybille; W. Hall, T. S. Griffenhouse, o.l'aidrew, J. Guinnell, Bellerophon; R. Hartirm, Henry Brett, G.Walker, Charles Crowdy, B. Molesworth, Rippon ; Charles Cumby, 1. G. May, R. Gibson, Antelope; Robert Hintim, Resistance; Lewis Campbell, Stirling Castle; H. F. Sewell, T. P. Clarke, Inconstant ; G. King, Cornwall. EAST-INDIA SHIPPING. Saturday the dispatches were finally closed at the East-India House, and delivered to the Pursers of the undermentioned ships, viz. Hope, Captain J. Pendergrass ; Walmer Castle, Captain L. Dodds ; Cumberland, Captain T. H. Wilkinson ; Watley, Capt. J. Collins; and Lowther Castle, Captain W. Crowder, foe China direst--Hugh Inglis, Captain J. Fairfax; Lord Melville, Captain 1. G. Crabb ; Devaynes, Car. J. Short ; General Stuart, Capt. J. Jameson ; Huddart, Capt. W. Nesbitt ; and Ocean, Capt. T. M'Taggart, for Madras and Bengal.—' it W. Pulteney, Capt. H. Christopher; and Union, Capt. R. Rankine, for St. Helens and BengaL—William Pitt, C. W. Sillier ; and Lord Eldon, Capt. J. Cowles, for Madeira and Batavia. Passengers per NUDDARTe—For Bengal, Misses H. and L Shakespeare; Messrs. Snatchwell, Healey, Bower, and Huh, ca. dets.—For Madras, Mr. J. G. Hudson. free mariner; Mr. H. T. Bushby, writer; and Mr. R. Warrand, cadet. Passengers per OcfAte.—For Bengal, Major Delamain, Lady and family; Mrs. H. Ocbterlony; Misses A. and 1. Sherwood; and Mr. E. J. Hawkina, cadet.—For Madras, Major J. L. Lush. ington, and Mrs. A. Tyndall. Passengers pet DerATN as :—For Bengal, Mr. W. Rutter, free mariner ; Mrs. M. Keene and family, and E. Wilson ; and Mr. C. W. Hodge:, cadet. For Ceylon, Mr. J. Atkinson and Lady. Passengers per WA LMLIL CAsTLe :—For China, Messrs. Davis and Bannerman, writers. For Batavia, Mears. P.G. Siberg and J. BchonebbeUe. Passengers per Cnuatat.srut :—For China, Mr. C. Major& banks, writer. Pazsengers per LORD ELDON :—For Madeira, Mr. J. Graham. Passengers per HUGH INGLIS—For Madras, Captain Fraser, Lady, and family ; C. Terrier and W. G. Pearse ; Lkurenan* R. Jefferys ; Messrs. Ogilvie, Sinclair, and Cameron, writers g Messrs. Gowan and Lady ; H. Bose, G. Barnes, and J. Braddock; H. Gordon, volunteer Bombay marine ; and Mr. R. Sewell, es. del.—For Bengal, Captains R. Stanhope and M'ltael, Aids-de. Camp to Earl Moira; Mr. J. Hutt, writer; Messrs. J. Barrett* and C. J. Anderson ; Messrs. R. C. R. Montague and C. Pea. rose, cadets ; and Mrs. C. A. Davison. Passengers per LORD Ma xvit.r.s..—For Bengal, Captain Man thew, Lady and child; Mr. T. E. Monsen, writer; Mr. W . D, Monsen, cadet returning; and T. H. Sihoult, Esq. For Madras Mr. C. M. Whist:, writer; Mr. Assistant Surgeon Boyd; and Mr. G. Gray, cadet. Pass ngers per 6nt WI S. PULTENETFOT Bengal, Mena„ R. Boon and W. Fathom, free mariners; and Mrs. Gillman, KeUie, Watkins, and Rawlins: ror St. Helena, Colonel Mark Wilks, (Governor) Lady and family; Captain J. Baynes, Mr. J. Lowden, and Mrs.Tplbett, Robinson, Harrison, and Passengers per Ustow—For St. Helena, Lieurenant-Colonel Skelton (Lieutenant Governor), Lady and family ; and Ensign P. Cunningham. Passengers per GENERAL EITUARTFOr Bengal, Major Ma. cleod and Lady; Mr. R. W. Maxwell, writer; Messrs. Lyons, Gluon, J. W. Grant and Lady, and R. Tate; Mr. J. T. Cr o ft, cadet; and Mrs. M•Donald, Morton, and Philiips. For Madras—Lieutenants Harris and Stock ; Mr. J. T. Aut rey, writes; Mines Blenkensop and Maxtone ; and Messrs. Macleod and Maxtone, cadets. The above Fleet, which was dispatched from the India House on Saturday, will get under weigh as soon as the wind comes round to a favourable poin% under convoy of the DORIS frigate. The STIRLING CASTLE, appointed to convey Lord Moa&i and suite, does not sail in company. DREADFUL Anon:nem—Last week, the boat of the DANEMARK I 74, conveying six sick men on shore from that ship to the Naval Hospital at Deal, during a heavy gale, was upset, and one Lieutenant, two Midshipmen, one Assistant-Surgeon, the six sick men, the coxswain of the barge, and t..:n seamen were un fortunately drowned. Twa mere French officers have broke their parole of honour at Selkirk, an Hosp•ta-Mate, aad the 2it Captain ut le Furet privateer.