The National Register. — London, England, 1813-03-21 00:00:00

fIIE NATIONAL REGISTER. possibly in Audi sense not becoming a married woman, could be justly deemed, in my sitnation, an offence in me, I must leave to your Majesty to determine. In making that determination, however, it will not escape your iklajestY to consider, the conduct wilier does or does not be come a married woman, materially depeods upon what is, or is not known by her to be - agreeable to her litisbaml. His pleasure and happiness ought, unquestionahly, to he her law ; and his approbation the -most fa' owitc object of her pursuit. Different characters of men, require different modes of conduct in their wives ; hut when a wife can no longer be capable of perceiving from time to time what is a-ieeable or offensive to her husband,—when her conduct (.311110 longer contribute to his happiness, no longer hope to be rewarded by his approbation,— surely to examine that conduct by the standard of what ought in general to be the conduct of a married woman, is altogether unreasonable aml unjust. What, then, is my case? Your Majesty will do me the justice to remark, that. in the above letter of the Prince of Wales, there is not the most distant surmise, that crime, that %ire, that indelicacy cut iffy duseription, gave occasion to his determination ; and all the tides of infamy and discredit, which the inventive unlike of my ene mies has brought forward on these chaeges, have their date, years anal years after the period to which I am now alludiug. What, then, let me repeat the questiou, is my case ? After the receipt of the :above letter, and in abc.ut two years from my arrival in this country, I had the misfor:une entirely to lose the support, the countenance, the protection of my husband—l was banished, as it were, into a sort of !imble retirement, at a distance from him, and almost es tranged from the whole of the Royal Family. I hail no means of heviog recourse, either for society or advice, to thos e , from whom my inev.ierience could hive best received the advantages of the One, and with whom I could, most becomiogly, have enjoyed the eonifoi is of the other ; and if in this retired, unassisted, unprotected state, without the cheek of a Ino bend's authority, without the be nfit of his advice, without the comfort and support of the society of his fani:ly, a stranger to the habits and fashions of this country, I - shook', in any instance, under the influence of foreign habits, and foreign elm...a:ion, have observed a conduct, in any degree deviating teum the reserve and severity of British manners, and partaking of a conde,:censioo and fainilimity which that reserve and severity perhapb deem beneath the dignity of my exalted rank, I feel confident (since midi deviation will be seen to have been ever con sistent with perfect innocence) that not only your Majesty's candour :mil indulgence, hut the candour and induLt.ence notwitio standing the reserve and severity of Briti>lr manners, al% ays belong to the British public, will never vkil it with severity or censure. LETTER ADDRESSED BY HER ROYAL HIGHNESS TILE PRINCESS OF WALES TO THE KING, SlRE—When I last troubled your Majesty upon my unfortunate nosiness, I had rai!e(l my miml to h we that I should have the hap piness of hearing from Yaur 'Majesty, and receiving your most gni eioui command 'o pay lily ditty in your Royal preseace before the expiration of tile last Keck and, when that hope was disappointed, eagurly Hinging to an v idea which offered ate a pr.tspeet of being raved hm' the necessity of having recourse (for the vindication of anycharacterl to the publication of the proeuedings upon the in quiry into my conduct, 1 thought it just to suppose tlrtt the reason for my not having received Your Majesty's commands to that etiect might have been occasioned by the circumstanee of Your Majesty's ;tayini at Winds•tr through the whole of the week. I, therefore, determined to wait a few days longer before I took a step which, when once taken, could not be recalled. Having, however, now assured IiaNSCII • 0112 your Majesty was in town yesterday,—as have received no commands to wait upon Your Majesty, and no intimation of Your Itiajesty's pleasure.-1 an; reduced to the ne. cessity of abandoniog.all hope that Your Mjesty will comply with my Ittmible, my earnest, and anxious request. Your Majesty therefore, will not be surprised to find that the publieatian of the proceedings alluded to will not be withheld be yond Monday next. As to any conscquenees which may arise from such publication, unpleasant and hurtful to my awn and interests, I way perhaps be preperly responsible,--and iil any event have no one to complain of brit myself, and those* with whose advice I have act ed ; and whatever those consequenves !nay he, I ant fully 411(1 unalterably convinced that tllcy must be incalculably - less than those which 1 siondal be CXI) by my silence. But as to any consr quenees, unpleasant or hurttid to the feelings sand interest , i cif • Nr. S;Tocer ai every one rikv, rfoqjlei:t, e tisat time , ti4e chief adviser alter itoyal • others, or of the public, my conscience will 'certainly Etetwit me elf those. I am confident that I have not acted impatientlysar precipi tately. 'fo avoid ctaming to this painful extremity, I have take* every step in my power, except that which would aliandon my character to utter infamy, and my station and life to uncertain danger, and itossibly to no very distant destruction. - With evcry prayer for the letw,thened continuance of Your Majesty's health and happiness, fir every possible blessing which a gracious God eau bestow upon the beloved Monarch of a loyal peo ple, and for the continued prosperity of your dominions, under Your Majesty's propitious reign, I remain, Your Majesty's most dutiful, loyal, and affectionate, Batt most unhappy and most injured, Daughter-in-law, servant, and subject, (Signed) . CAROLINE., I ontagne House, Blackheath, Mareh d, 1807. BILLY FA IVCETT. efilld of whom so much has been said, who is kninvn by name of Billy Fawcett, hut whose real name appears to be .t Austin, was b rn in 13rowitlow-.treat Hospital, on Sunday, July liii I fl:)v, and baptized at the house of the Institution on the 15th of th e saw. miwth. Auttin, the father, having been discharaed from the Dock-yard at Deptford, in consequence of the peace 0f.139f2, Mr. Austin petitioned the Princess of Wales to get him ieinstated, having heard that several men Ind been restored through her means. When she went with the p-titian to Montagu* House, she cwied the child in her arms, who at tracted the notice of Mr. Stikeman. Ile told her he thought be could get it tal:en eitre of for her, and by his directions she presented her:elf on a day named by him at Montagu!! House. Her Royal Highness came to her as she stood with the child in her arms, and tont.thin!_* the child tinder the chin, said, 1‘ 0 what erwiee one ;.--I.lm , old is it ?" MrF. Austin replied, about three months. tiler Royal 11.ghness then, ‘vithotat sayinit another word, turned to her" L adies, and conversed v.ith them in French ; but of the purport of Ail conversati n Mrs. Austin coald form no idea. Immediately afterwasds h er Royal Highness retired, with one of the Ladies, into the same room from whence •he came, leaving the other Lady and Mr. Stike twin, with 11.1. and the child. Mr. Stiteman and this Lady, also, Te ed fer a few minutes into an adjoining room ; and as they were shut ting the door, O e heard the Lady say to Mr. Stikeman, " What do you Ithlw of this woman i" the door closing, she heard no more. The Lady then returned and asked her whether she thought she could make up her mind to part from the child, and laeve it with her Royal Highness. observing " what a fortunate woman she would be to have het child taken under the protection so illustrious a per. swage, and that the Odd would, in all respects, be brought up and treated as a young Prince; and if he should bahave properly as he grew up, what an excellent thing it would be I,r him." Mrs. Men tin replied, that she thought could part from it to such a personas her Royal Highness, rather than keep it, and suffer it to want. The Lady then gave her a pound note, and desired he; to go isle the Collie room, and get some arrow- root and other necessaries, for the ptttpox of. weaning the child, as she then suckled it. The child was weaned, and on Mond ty, Nov. 15th, 1802, given to I.er Royal Highness. Miss Sander seeing thc mother much affected at parting with it, slid, " It is still your option whether to leave it or not with her Royal Highness." Mrs. Austin replied, " she would certainly -let her Royal Highness have it, as she knew it would be taken care ot." Miss Sander then took the child, saying, " T - ike a kiss of Your mother, my clear, at parting," and conveyed it to her Royal Highness. —Mrs. Austin waited for a considerable time before Miss Sander returned, who (as she was told) was dressin,, the child; new clothes having hen provided for it by her Royal Highness i t orders. Miss San ter then brought the clothes which the child wore, when it was brought, even to the very pin,. She now signified to Miss Sander a desire to the child once more before she filially left it, but this favour was denied her. " The next day Mr. Stiltem Ai came -to Deptford, to inform Mrs. 1u tiu that the child was very will ; that her Royal nighties, had (lout: every thin, for it I;er-tdt ; p.od that she a:ipeared to be very fond o f it. She tidied him when it would he agree zdth.rfor her to see her child; and he said ifshe would comer oil Wediw,dav c‘c i iii,g, he t. ouled then en dtavo.,r to pracure at, interview for her. !..)1!e accordingly went at nite appointed. hat was 'Wormed by Mr. Stikeman, that her Royal ilivhors• was eiwaged with the child, that %lte :lid not like to be Os. Imbed, and that she must cline some other tiote. " Mrs. Austin ihru sail, that scrend persos.s at Dyptfoid bid beam hct that alte would tie , Nl . see the child aga.n ; and matt ti*l MARCH 21. i i ~w