The National Register. — London, England, 1820-10-16 00:00:00

In further Hour of being previously acquainted with her Royal Highness. During the twelve days I was at Rome, I was frequently at the house of the Princess, and dined there most days with her. She was visited by persons of high rank- I did not see many persons at her table. Baron .--, who was app ' d by the Government to 'fiend her, was there. Two ladies of high rank also attended her as Ladies of Honour. She had also a guard of honour appointed. Every attention was paid so her Royal High ness; a royal box was prepared fur her at the Theatres, and all those marks of distinction paid to her as is usually paid in Rome to royal personages. Lord Kilworth also visited the Princess, and the Abbe Taylor was her con stant guest. Bei gami was Chamberlain to the Princess at the table. He dined at her table in that capacity. 1 have often seen the Pfineess and Bergaini together. I never saw the slightest impropriety in her comlnct towards him, either at Runty, 01 any other place. I paid my respects tinier Royal ►fighness at Pesaro in lisl 9, on my return to Venice. I only remained there two days. The Princess was out taking ass airing when I celled. On her return, she sent her cal huge, with an equerry and William Austin, inviting one to come to her house that evening. I went. I arrived there between 7 and ti o'clock, passed the evening, supped, and then returned to my hotel. Did you visit the Princess on the following day h—On the following day her Royal ►highness sent her cart (age and an cyst rry so 'Mew me whatever was worth seeing in the town of Pesaro. Witness further stated, that lie dined on that day with her Royal Highness and after walking in the grounds with her Royal Highness, he left, and proceeded oil his journey. Had yon the honour of paying your respects to her Majesty, after she assumed the title of Queen of England i —1 had that honour, Wheu she was last at Ruins'. Had she two Ladies ut sionista to attend her t—No, she bad not. Hail she a guard of honour?—No. I saw noise. Did permit.,+ of rook visit her Majesty ?....Yes, they dill. Name soma lit them eon may mention those who wrote their names iu her Majesty's book. Did you see them w rite their names T—l did. Witness nil deistood that the funeral of our late Sove reign had tutu taken place. Bergaini was Chemins tans to her Majesty in felt/ and 15'.;0. Saw no difference lu the general appetsialiee in her Majesty's lioust Loki. Did you ever see anything in the conduct id the Pi in cess towat ds Bei-pain in the slightest 'levee del ogatory to the honour of the Digital' character, toi likely to outsold the feelings of soy tole T— Never. Indcpeudeul lit the conduct of her Loyal HiglineSS at Rome, did you ever, on any occasion, see anything in shat iromluet against minds all exceptiu.i could be liken? The Attorney Genet al objected to the illirsllol4. Ile said it will/ lint a trading, but a driving question. The next anneals called was Ju3eph Fiulc.—Exatulitud by Mr. WILLIAMS, with the alit of the Ft ends lute rill. fotinerly Colonel of the Staff of the Vies soy IA Italy, slid arse' Wails un that of Fiance. Is a Cliesalter of the Order of the lion Csuwn and of the Legion of Ho nour. Had a brother, who mike a General of Knew Bergausi. Whets he first knew him, he was tilling the Cinchona of Idiom h., Nagler ill the tat Italian regiulent ral's private affair. The next witness called for the defence wag Carlo Forte, an Italian of respectable appearance. The lower part of his face was covered with black hair. and he bad tremens donr mustachios.--Examined by Mr. BROUGHAM. Were you a courier in her Royal Highness's service?— Yes. When did you enter it?—.On her departure from Milan. Where was she going I—To Koine. Did you apply to be taken into her service?-1 did. From what motive did yon sake the applicationt—Be cense I was then out of service. Yon say the Princess was gotns to Rome. Had you any relations there ?—I had a brother. Any other relations?—The Duchess of Tortoni, the wife of a banker there—she was my aunt. On the journey from Milan to Hume, in what carriage did the Princess travel a small English landaulet. What other carriages were in the suite?—Two more ; one was a bascatella, the other a caratella—(A lanalt.) What sort of carriage is a baseatrila t—A carriage co vered, with seats inside. The landaulet was an English carriage; it was different from the basemen*. The lan daulet had gl a , the same as other carriages. It had wooden blinds and silk curtain., which drew up and down by means of springs. - Witness further said : I remember her I:o30.1 Highness leaving !tome to go to Seuegalia; vre travelled by night. The first morning we rested at nine o'clock, on the second at ten, and on the third day at eleven o'clock. Do prii know a person of the name of Sacci:i, or Sac chini ?—Saccliini I know. lu t i uthcr exiiiiiiiation lie stated. that Seceltini, on that journey, trarefied 011 tiorsebacklo Ancona, from Ancona to Loretto, and la um Luretto,.tri Rome ; he set out before her Royal Highness, in a caratella. Then 1 mounted out horseback. mid accompanied her Royal Highness to Rome. Sace.iiiii set out tau hours before. His business iu going btfure her Royal II iglmess was to older horses and pay for them. I ravelled' always on horseback. I always accompanied the carriage. When I came near auy stage, I in.ed to go before her Royal Highness's carriage about half a mile before the end or the stage. I always rode by the side of the carriage. Saceliini ordered the horses the whole of that jortruey from Rome to Senegalia, and paid (or hl.em at the same time. No other person tode as cou rier en that journey. I was always there. 'fliers was no one but myself. Who was in the carriage of her Royal Highness during that journey t--Her Royal Highness, the Countess Oidt, lief gain:, anti little Viotti rue. In abuse lap did Vic:twins sit?—Very often oil the knee of her Royal Highness. Did yua see her sometimes on the Countess of Oldi'a knee —Sometimes. _ Wisest i!..1 the Conittcso of Milt sit in the cortiocc Hr r Royal ichliess win on the right, lierg4siii on the lett, atilt illt. of Oiii in the 1 l)u you tcmetnher the C moos of Olitt going out of the Cato loge dot nig the journey 7—Yrs. At Loretto .he tell ill, and went into another coinage, and tool lime place of . Bumph!. 1% here did Dumont go I—lnto the pleee of the Cosn'ess Oldt, beiwren ttic Pt suceas and Bergamo. wr,io 1 . i.W 1. •...1:J ! t 0 • xi ) J• . tlat • postiflions and ill-treated me. 1 retaliated, and begao to beat theta.-.- They set upon me with pitchforks, and I pulled sot a pi►tol and Bred it at them. But a courier, a friend .of mine, cams up and held my arm to prevent ing tiring at the postillion., and my friend received the fire himself. 1 was pet iota the wateh•howe for five days. Was nut there a postillion killed upon that occasion ? None upon that occasioo—nor wounded ; hat I made a halo in the courier my friend, with a bullet. He did not die, but was forty days under it. Re-examined by Mr. Brougham. At the time this accident took place I was going from Rome to Pesaro, to her Royal Highness. I had *us soy charge a large sum of money for her Majesty-15,00d dollars. The courier was a (lend of mine and is so still. I millet have killed three or four of the postillions. fur my pistol wits loaded with bullets. Ihad the pistols to defend ta) self on the road from highwaymen. Examined by the Peers. To Lord ERSKIN E.—During the whole time! was in her Royal Highness's service, I never observed any thing in Her games conduct towards he r Ellikje.ty, but much respect alter he spoke to her. To Lord ELLEN BOROUGH.—I was alone when this accident happened ; others of the suite were farther nit the reed. The Secretary of state .it Rome, lidding that I was in the right, and that it was a misfortune, eat me soy liberty. Lieut....lobo Flynn was then called in, and examined by Mr. Denman. Jam a Lieutenant in the royal navy, and sus now slut is ni in Sicily. I saw her Majesty at Messin,i, in larch, I took the command of a gun-Mint. Her Ro)al Ili, hues applied tome In proceed whin her un a ivy:iv to Constants. nup , e, and other idates. A polucea was liiied for that pus lime, and her Royal gnve me the command of hr,. I Stied up the cabin in the mil:tern According to the order of her Royal itsd at tyr expense. When wt got to Tunis a surgeon Caine on board,l believe be is not now living. I have heard he is not. When we were at Tunis it became necessary to change the led-rooms. Beigitmes room na. changed from the neighbuurhood of the dining-room to the after-cabin on the right-hand side of the ship. I know the bed-mums occupied by the Princess and Leripimi during the whole vuyage. Finns site .iination iii which the Lied-rooms were Oared, was it possible for the Princess and Hergaiiii to see one AllOttler ill bed ?- I say NO. It 14:43 1101 1.11116 . 14 it.. Itiitnesseoutinued--1 was sometimes calk - if for by bee Royal Highness, to know how the N rather wits. She called me sometimes from the cubit', and also when she slept wider a tent on the deck. Whitt w4s (i•arienla's situation in the polacca. lie was Captain of IMr ship. but I %It'd/ ennsideted acting Captain, by nutter of her Royal Highness, and nll ordeis that cause limn brr Highness were given by me as Captain of llit ship. Did G0i11.1110 . 31 tittlallo3l cad bun particularly to attend her Roy al Iltgliness's prison on board!—Assure!!) not his duty was to attend to the men, and it was not firers lacy Unit lie should be iu the pail of Use ship appi opt lama to h►r Royal Highness. W. at INS dill, to eland •.o lit, Rays! Hi t ittn..ri of sik • z k i n ~siv) •e it'llia'.3l:inA 1.: • . Hit bs.cl czve I— te witly • •• .44 4 . . . • - . .40 • `'lrliw - . U .% 1 it k t wit; ttprA, i •• ...„, . 70.....,,,, • .-.0.4.0........- - 4,.e•-•-..--, $9-----------4 4. 1 f 1 1 I . . : • : Our Ettrts, eottatttutto" tt, attb %Mpg. . . i • —___.—... . • No. 1,274.—V0L. XIII.] MONDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1820. r PRICE 94(4 .. e'' _ I, of' Hussars, towards the end of the year 1800, and begin- Witness continued. After leaving Rome to go to Sene- 3inperial Varliamtnt• !sing of 1801, the eighth or ninth year of the French Re- galia, no oue but Dumont, or Countess Oldi and Bergaial • • t public. Witness's brother was General of a Brigade, were in the carriage with the Princess. The Countess& t 1 0 .......... which comprehended the corps to which Bergami be- Oldi always in the middle of the carriage. Always found I HOUSE OF LORDS. longed. Was Aid-de-Camp to his brother. The conduct her In that situation when they arrived at any stage, and SIXTH DAY OF THE DEFENCE. of Bergami , at that time , was that of a non-commissioned in the morning. Whenever they arrived at the end of the ''. ! officer, who never had ' any thing to reproach himself stage. and the carriage stopped. witness knocked at the MONDAY, OCT. 9. with i t was, iii short, the conduct of a good military door of the carriage, and asked if they wanted anything. Their Lordships met this morning at the usual hour. man. Bergami was acquainted with Gen. Gallinberti; Soosetiraes in travelling the blinds of the carriage were . . The Lord Chancellor took his seat on the Woolsack a few they are of the same country. Knows that fi e used to up. Remembers the horses running away once (lariat' the • ..„, visit at the General's house. The neat time witness saw journey, when an accident happened to a work-bag of orter' • - ""` 4- ' . '''''`""- -• I' I' , minutes before too o'clock. Prayers being read, the list Bergand was on the frontiers of Spain, in 1808 or ISO% of the maids, at the time the Comte,* of Oldi changed her of the Peers were called over. E x cuses were made for at the time the division of the French army, commanded carriage. . . i several Peers, who were absent on account of indisposi- by Marshal St. Cyr, was proceeding to Spain. He then Did yon eversee Rifting take leave of the Prime's P— belonged to the household of Gen. Pino, who commanded Yes, I have. ' . 1 tion. The Dukes of York, Clarence, and Gloucester, a division of the Italian army. He possessed the whole What did be do on such occasions?—He kissed !inland 1 were present. At a quarter past ten o'clock Counsel were confidence of the General. in tokeu of respect. Witness continued, " I visited Gen. Pino myself, when Did you ever do so en leaving her Royal Hisbneselso. p called i s. the business of the service required it. I have sometimes Yes, I have. •./ Dr. Eiery Helloed was then called in, sworn, and tea- seen Plergami on those o cc asions , but not always. I can- id the other members of her Royal Highness's suite ‘ '...ft f . . . mined by Mr. WILDO.—WaS her Majesty's medical not affirm that Bergaiut dined with General Piuo at his take leave of her in this manner ?— Yes, Equerries, Chaos. Lar d ti t e r s e . ote l4 . e w was held in great estimation by the o ffi cers, berlains, and all the Gentlemen who visited her Royal attendant for ten months—left England with her, and sr with the greatest confidence , as a man who Highness. 11 ‘ / I quitted her service, on account of Isis private affairs, at who was in the whole confidence of a person is the sit s a Did you ever kiss the hand of former persons of rank i Venice. His salary ceased within 15 months of that pe- lion of Gem Moo. He was very well liked, and esteemed with whom you served as courier I—Yes, I kissed the hand an honest man." of the Vice-Queen and of the Empress Josephine. clod, and he has never had any pension or equivalent Cross-examined by Mr. Parke. Craw-examined by the Attorney-General. it ' since. The Queen, during his attendance in her family, I never beard anything of Berg:mid being in the prison Queen. I travelled with was visited by the most distinguished persons, English and o G f e Lo o li bino H a e od wa w s ot a e c i o it i r if t i l d 4t e e n ti tia w l itchouhrtiteraficlatrticirilear)watos her i s a i m ai s e i s i t l y l is i t h h e is ser co l u i n c t e ry o . " he i i • Italians—that her demeanour towards Bergami did not particularly attached to General l'ilio as a person of trust. A lung and most uniuterestin g examination ensued as to the differ in the least from that which she observed to wards I did not see any thing of Bergami till I saw him in Gen. arrmngenteut of the carriages, nod distribution of the per- Pine's service. I have already said I did not particularly sons on the different journies. The only important answer i the rest of the principal servants—that it was always that recollect the period. It was when Gen. Pliers regiment obtained was to is (region to the following elect t— or a mistress towards her domestic, and that of Bergand's was marching. 11l the beginning of the winter, but Ido I ask you oil your oath, was it not you, .and not Sacchisi, t 1 4 not inow whether 1808 or 1809. He was always in a wion, on the journey from Rome to Senegalia, went on before towards the Princess was perfectly unpresiuniug and common dress. I first cane to London about six weeks her Royal Highness and suite to provide horses at every - %It respectful—that there never was any thing in the conduct ago. I remained twenty days in England the first time, stage I—Yes, I will swear twn hundred thousand times that of her Royal Highness at all indecent, immodest, or im- and then went over to Paris, where my establishment is. I was always With the carriages. . i : Who applied to y ou to come here?—The Queen, by a Being asked further why fiacchiel was slat forward in a • I proper—never any thing calculated to bring disgracecarrat e lla, and sot on h orsebac k w i tless sa id . t h at ae- than wasa had horseman and Could not ride *stage or two ? wiid S letter of bet ' s . - -t 1 4 open this country—that his favourable opinion of her Examined by the Lords. , Royal Highness had never undergone a change. To Lord CATHCART.—A particular courier, attached without getting chafed. ‘ : : s to a person of rank, is not looked upon as a common ser- Were you never during the time yen were with linguini t • 1 t ) Charles Mille, Esq. sworn. and examined by Mr. DCNMAN. vent in I taly. Highness at Rome in prison I—Never. i Du you generally reside at Rome ?—Yes, I do. Front whom slid Ber mi receive his salary in General ..Was„,ir . before that lime?, , t ,I 'a service ?-1 d know any thine of that, because mr. naoucist An sai d toe witness bad not admitted that Did you reside there in the summer of 181 4 1-1 did. r i t i l l i u , i not belong - - : ' he had been in prima—The question was then pet is ismo. to t usehold of Gen. Pine. lama .„ i ; 1 Had you the pleasure of seeing the Princess there— superior o ffi cer, and did not meddle with the General's " rr *"aPr• Yes, I called on her the day after her arrival. private affairs. I have already said he was particular I was arrested at the watch-house at Alloste as I was i 1 ' I cow icr to General Plao and I know nothing of the Gene- travelling. I had gone to fetch money fur brr blbj urr Y 6 ' 6 'a t k In further examination the witness said—l had the ho- rara private affair, ' her buskers , and the postiilions would not 'eve mc lsnos. i 1 111 . . ... .1 .1 1 . *l• . . ) . 1 c • " 1 ; 1 1 1l ~,e b I i t , ,,, 4 4 c N 1 vi f , t ....D0 ..4 , . at i o ,:;\ a d I 1, 0, 5 ' .. ...., A t / i T 7 V C ' •f- t: ~..A • f: . . i . i . 1 ou i Pest as ; r ....• ,