The National Register. — London, England, 1813-03-14 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL Cur Zing, Constitution, anti tags: PUBLISHED AT. NO. 11, NEWCASTLE-STREET. STRAND. SUNDAY. MARCH 14, ISI3. --- - - - • .... .. . . Montague House later than the rest of the party, often till three or four o'clock in the • morning. .1 never observed ' . any impropriety of conduct between Sir S. Smith and the Princess. I made the Princess a visit at Montague House . • in March 1802, for about a fortnight. She desired me to come there, because Miss Garth was ill. In May or June following, the Princess came to my house alone : she said she came to tell me something that had happened to her, and desired- me. to guess—l guessed several things, and at . last I said, I could not guess any thing more. She then said she was pregnant, and the child had come to life. 1 don't know whether she said on that dav, or a few days before, that she was at breakfast at Lady Willoughby's, that the milk flowed up to her breast, and came through her gown ; that she threw a napkin over herself, and went with Lady Wil— /loughby into her room, and adjusted herself to prevent its being observed. She never told me who was the father of the child. She said she hoped it would be a boy. She said, that if it was discovered she would give the Prince of Wales • the credit of being the father, for she had slept two nights at Carlton House within the year. I said that I should go abroad to my mother. The Princess said she should manage it very . well, and if things came to the worst she should give the Prince the credit of it. While I was at Montague House, in March, 1 was with child, and one day I said I was very sick, and the Princess desii ed Mrs. Saunders to• get me a saline draught. She then said that she was very sick herself, and that she would take, a saline draught too. I observed, that she could not want one, and I looked at her. The Princess said, yes, I do ; what do you look at me. for with your wicked eyes; you are always finding me out. Mrs. Saunders looked vciy much distressed ; she gave us a saline draught each. This was the first time I had any suspicion of her being with child. The Princess never said who was the father. When she first told me she was with child, I rather suspected that Sir S. Smith was the father, but only because the Princess was very partial to him. I never knew he was with her alone. We had constant intercourse with the Pt incess, from the time when 1 was at Montague House, till the end of October. After she bad first communicated to me that she was with child, she frequently spoke upon the subject. She was bled twice during the time. She recomr. mended me to be bled too, and said that it would make me have a better time. Mr. Edmeads bled her; she said, one of the days that Mr.' Edmeads bled her, that she h:.d a violent heat in her blood, and that Edtneads should bleed her. I told the. Princess that I was very anxious how she would manage to be brought to bed, without its being known ; that I hoped. she had a safe person.—She. said, yes; -she should have a i . person from abroad; that she had a great horror of having , any men about 'her upon such an occasion—sea said, 1 us. 1 fio 272. PRINCESS OF WALES. That evidence which was given in the year 1306, touch ing the conduct of the PluticEsS n or \V ALES, and which it was judged prudent to suppre s s, can no longer be con vealed,and we this day lay 'before our readers the deposi tions given by the principal witnesEcs called on THE DELICATE INVE,,STIGATION. DOCUMENTS FROM THE BOOK. COPY OP MS MAJESTY'S COMMISSION. " GEORGE R. " Trrhereas our right trusty and well beloved Councillor, Thomas . Lord Erskine, - our Chancellor, has this day laid be fore us an Abstract of certain written declarations touching: the conduct of her Royal -Highness the Princess of Wales, we do hereby authorise, empower, and direct the said Thomas Lord Erskine, our Chancellor, our ,rig,ht trusty and well beloved Cousin and Councillor George John Earl Spencer, one of our Principal Secretaries of State, our right trusty and well be bored Councillor W. Windham Lord Grcqville, First Com smissioncr of our Treasury, and our right trusty and well be loved Councillor, Edward Lord Ellenborough, our Chief Jus tice, to hold pleas before ourself, to inquire into the truth of the same, and to examine, upon oath, such. persons as tluy shall see fit, touching and concerning the same, and to report .to us the result of such culmination. • Given at our Castle of Windsor, on 29th May, in the 40th Jar of our Reign. G. R." COPY OF THI7, DEPOSITION OF CHARLOTTE LADY DOUULAS. I think I first became acquainted with the Princess of Wales in 1801. Sir John Douglas had a house at Black heath. One day, in November 1801, the snow was lying on the ground. The Princess and a Lady, who, I believe, was Miss Heyman, came on foot, and walked several times before the door. Lady Stewart was with me, and said, she thought that the Princess wanted something, and that 1 ought to go to her. I went to her. She said she did not vant any thing, but she would walk in ; that I had a very Pretty little girl. She came in and staid some time. About a fortnight after Sir J. D. and I received an invitation to go to Montague House ; after that I was very frequently at Montague House, and dined there. The Princess dined fre quently with us. About May or June, 1809, the Princess first ta!ked to me about her own conduct. Sir S. Smith, who had been Sir John's friend for more than twenty veari, came to England about November i sot, and came to live in our house. I understood the Princess knew Sir S.. Smith before she was Princess of Wales. The Princess kaw Sir S. Smith as frequently as ousselves. We were usually kept at 17. No. CCIAXII. REGISTER, • ;IF Vb lir ... .'.a .... Pn lc; Od..