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THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

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sleuth, and partly on the personal observations of the leforments, the
fellueing mom important fac.s, viz:--that her Royal Highness had
been 'pregnant in the yeer 1892, in consequettee of an illicit interceutse,
sand that site had in the /Same year been secretly delivered of a male
child, wlech chile had ever since that period been brought np by her
Revel flightless in her own house, and under her immediate inspection.
" These ellegationi thus made, had, as we found, been followed by de
clarttions from other persons, who had not indeed spoken to the impor-
tant facts of the pregnancy or delivery of her Royal Highness, but lied
stated whet particulars in themselves extremely suspicious,and still mole
so when cotieteted with the avertion already menti .nevi. In the ;maul
sit uetion in wleiefh his Royal IliOlinees was placed by these communica.
teem we learnt that his Royal Highness had adopted the only course
whir Is reuld, in our judgmeia, with propriety he fullovved, when infor-
mations such tie these had been thusconfidently alleged, and particularly
detaifc d, anu loei been ill some degree supported by collateral evidence,
ae, I% lust to other points of the same nature (though going to a tar lest
eaticoi 'use li,.e could only be pursued. Every senescent of duty to
your Neeeste, avid of concern lOr the public vs ellare, required that these
peoicul cos should not he withheld front your Majesty, to whom more
parti!eikrty bee need the cognizance of a matter of State so nearly
tie: tete., Inc helloes- of your Nitijeste's Royel and by possibility
effoc•itiv the socc:ssion r-f your Meiesty's Clown. Your Majesty bad
beet! pleilEed, tour pa-0, to view the subject in the same lie ht. CO/I•
it. as a matter whieli in every respect demanded the tiiiA
i I:vt. ;!itza licit), your Alojci•ty had !bought. fi' to cualmit into our
Lands th- duly of P‘Cr ri Ow first instance, what degree of cre•
evil wt. dee to the int-inflation!, and thereby enabling your Majesty
t;) d tilde 'orther c to adopt concerning them. Oil this
view', tl:clc.fure, of the neeacrs thus alleged, anti of the course hitiaeto
pair slit. ri 41 POlll , we denied it pruptl, in the first place, to examine
those perems in wleor declaration th.. occasion for this ineeiry had
orieiletted ; if ewe, on being examined en oath, had retracted
oreelned ail necessity ,•1 (wilier ievesti:•atiort
possibly have bc!.?ii precluded. ‘Ve accoreaucly first ex./twined on oath
t: • pfnic;p.:l iii!'ot wants, Sir John. Dooglas and Charli,ttc his a ile, who
b.,. it wisitively sq. e. the former to biz baying (Aware(' the fact of
the ereee;eley of lior Jte yal.llitiess, and the latter t,, the all tinpoi taut
p..ri iculays eeetained in her lea liner declaration, enti.aheve referred to.
Their eteeeieeteee arc aelieeed to this report, and are circumstantial
end pozei‘ e. The most material of chest allegation', into the truth of
which ut neve Leen directed to inquire, heing thus far-suppioted by
the oath of the parties from whom they had proceeded, we eheu tell it
to II( oar e toy to follow up the inquiry by the .exantination of such
other persons as we lodger: befit able to afford us eiformation as to the
facts in question. We ilt.tneht it beyondall doubt, that in the course
of incieeire 'thane nerticeinrs no!si he learnt, which would be nece.,ssarii3
conclusive of the truth of falsehood of these declaretions : so many
person. time huts been witnesses to the appearance of an actual ex•
istittg pregnancy : sec niatty circumstances must have been atteedenr
upon a re-at delivery ; and d:frieulees somumeroes and insurmountable
retest have been iteolved in any ettempt to at:count fo the intient iu
:question ae the child ti another woman, if it had been in fact the child
of the Princess, eke we eraerteined a lull and coefident expectation of
eirrivirg et c-mplete proof, either in the athrtuativeer negative, on this
part of the subject.
"This txpeetetion was not disappointed. We are happy to declare
o perfect rorivictior, diet there is no foundation whatever for believing
that the child now with the Prince's of Wales. is the child of her Royal
Highness, or that she was delivered of any. child in the year 1802 ; nor
Inwati anything appeared to us which would warrant the belief that site
war previtent iv that year, Or at any other pe ied wit' in the compass of
our inquiries. The identity of the child now with the Prioress, its pa-
rents, age, tie place and elate of its birth, the time and circumstance of
it' being first taken nikile-r her Royal highness's protection, are all este-
Melted by such a concurrence both of positive and circumstantial es i-
ciet.ce, as can iu fib judgment de-ice no question on Iles part bf the sub-
ject This cited sees. bev end ell doubt, born in Brownlow-street !ten-
pin'', en the 11th day ef 'July, 1801, of the body rit Sophia Austin, and
was first beeseht to the Princess's house in the month of 'November 'fol-
lowing. Neither should we be more warranted in expressing ene doubt
respecting the alleged pregnancy of the Princess, as stated in the in
elitist Declaration, a fact "0 fishy contradicted, Nod by Se entry wit•
nestles, to whim, if true, it :owe in various ways be known, that we can.
not think it entitled to the, smallest credit. The testimonies on these
two peiets are contained in the. &tasseled Depositions and Letters
'We have net partially abstracted in this Report, lest by any tutititen-
tienal emission we might %tertian their effect ; but we beinbly offer to
Igesent upon them, foe rue('
it heeitation, on the mutt
-Wel ourselves at liberty,
11qcs AT4.OCII The sl4c•

MARC!! 14.

gntions of the piegnai.cy
.and denivery of the P. 'tires-, these net iara-
tions, on the %%bole of which :.our Blatt sty. has been 'Avast-et to eou
ns.te inquire and report, contain.. as the have itbeadv reluarieesi, other
particulars respecting the conduct tat her Royal Higlrise•s, su.li as must,
especially considering trc.exalie*ratik at.d station, :leer's iri:y g ;0 (be.
Citsloll tO VV.)? ftteraVOUguble interrietations. From the variviss depo-
sition of proofs annexed to this Report, purtictilaily hoot the evinlina.;
Lions of It. Bidgood, Wm.( ole, Fiances L.o d, dud Li.le, your
fir jesty will perceive that Several strung tits toast Lives ut this de.crip-
coo have bten positively 1,%0(1) to by want SseS, hi! Calllloi, in our•judg-
tucut, be suspected of any tatlaveurable bias, and Si hose seractiy, in this
respect, we have seen no ground to question.

On the precise bearine and effect of the lints thins appearh r, it
is not fur us to decide ; these we submit to your Alajes:y's wisdom,
but we conceive it to be our duty to report on tt,is Fait of the inquiry,
as distincly as on the former facts. -•that as on the one hand the tracts
of pregnancy and delivery arc t.> our minOs satisfactorily doTroved ;
so on the other band we think the circom•tances to which we now refer,
particularly these stated to have pa:ered between her IZoyal highness
and Capt. Manly, ninst be credited until they '1..11 ieceise some deri-
sive coaradiction ; and, if true, are justly entitled to the omst serious
consideration. We cameit close this Ittl,ort without humbly assuring
your Majesty. that it was on every account our anxious wish to 'ive
executed this delirAte trust wi'ti as little publicity as the nature of t 1,41
case would possibly allow ; and we entleat your INiajr:ly's peonision to
csoress our foil persuasion, that if this wish has be rt, cisalipointed,
failure is not imputable to any thing onnecessarily said or done by us,
ail which is most humbly d to your Mir-7.
(Signed) Llt-iilN'E, CR EN VILLE,
S PE N CELL _ EL LEN EUROUGIL

July 14, 1806.
(A true Cupy)-1. BECK ET.

THE PRINCESS OF WALES'S LETTER TO TAE KING.

The following letter was read by Mr. C. JOIII7STONE its
his Speech, and wserted by him to have been wt itten by Mr.
PERECEV AI , in conj':nction with Lord ELpurt and Sir
THOMAS PLOMER:—
StitE—linpresst-ct with the deepest sentiments of grlititude for the
comitenance and proh elm which I have hitherto utniortnly tce,eived
from your Majesty, I approach you with a heart undismayed, upon the
oetusinti so &whit and momentous to my character, my honour, and my
Irippiness I should, indeed (midtr chargks swig as have now been
luotif!lit aivinst me), prove myself undesming of the continutnee of
that eouidenance and protecti-o, and altoati.er unworthy of the 11471)
station which I hold in your Majesty's family, if I sought for any par-
cality, for any iociulgence, fur any thing more than what is due to tue
in justice. My cut t‘e u.nfidence in your Majesty's virtues assures war
that 1 cannot meet

The situation which I have been so happy as to hold in our Majes-
t Rood opinion and esteeni, my situation in your Alejesty's august
hmily, toy life, my honour, and through mine, the honour of your
:Majesty's family have been attacked. Sir John and Lady Dougla.:
have attempted to support a direct and precise charge, by which they
have dared to imputc 1,) nie the enummus guilt of High Treason, com-
mitted in the foul act of Adultery. In this charge the extravagance of
thei, malice has detobted itscif. The Report of the Lords Comini•sion-
ers, acting under your Majesty's Warrant. has twos: fully cleared tuc of
that charge.
But 'here remain imputations, strangely sanctioned and countenanced
hy that Report, on which I c 'coot remain silent, without incurring tit*
illitst fatal conf.tecveuce. to r.v honour avid character For it Witt% to
your Majesty that " the circumstances detailed against me must be
credited :id they are deci.iveiy contradicted."—To contradict with as
touch decision us the contradiction of an accused can convey ; ta ex-
p•ose the is justice and 'mince l'f my enemies; to chew the utter impos
of giving credit In their testimom ; and to vindicate my sowni
innocence. will be the objects, Sire, of this.f.etter.
In the course of my pursuing these objects, I shall have mach to
complain of. in the substance of the proceeding itself, and much in the
manuar of comitirtiog

That any of the charges should ever have been entertained upon tea•
time• y so little worthy of belief., IT hiell betrayed ia every sentence iha
malice it. which it originate.' t that even if they were etarnatl! ed at
alnur Majesty sh old have bteu advisert In pass by the co &nat.% kgall
aides of inquiry Iwo stecii high crimes, and to reter them to :2(mnd*.
shut, open to all die objections which I shall hate to state to such a ;andel
of inquiry; that chi. Commissioner.. alter !same helot verithe principal
Charge of substantive criak., should have entertained tuasiderations of
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