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

FURTHER STATEMENT OF LADY

DOUGLAS:

" The Book," (which has been published,) contains a state 7
meta in detail by Lady: I2ouglas, of all the circumstances
c•innec ted with her acquaintance w:th the Princess of Wales.
This appears to have been made by order of the Prince in
Iso 5, before the Delicate Inveitigation took place. Its
extreme length makes it impossible to give it entire in a
newspaper, hut in order, as far .as possible, to gratify the
curiosity of our readers, we shall extract the most important
Passages, if any thing can be important which comes from a
witness who has been declared to be perjured, and whose
testimony is admirably calcula'cd to keep such a declaration
in countenance.

The grand object of this statement, seems to be, to prove
the Princess insane, and cei tainly if the allegatiiths it con-
tains .were true, that she is so, might he very fairly assumed;
this will be seen in the following extract. After the history
of the manner in which Lady Doughs would have it believed
the Princess scraped an acquaintance with her, she goes on to
say—

" In a short time, the Priucess.becanre so extravagantly fund of me,
that, however flattering it mightbe, it cectuinly was very troublesome.
Leaving her attendants helow, site would push past my servant, and
ran up stairs intainy tired-chamber, kiss.me, take me in her arms, and
tell me I was beautiful, saying she. had never loved any woman so
much ; that she would regulate. my dress, fur she delighted in setting
off a pretty woman j and such hi;;li•flown compliments that women are•
re,t used to fiuy to each other. I used to• beg her Royal Highness not
to iced my self-love, as we had all enough of that, without encouraging
one another. She would then stop me, and • enumerate all my good
points I had, saying, site was determined to teach me to set thenroff.
She would exclaim, Oh ! believe me, you are quite beautiful, different
from almost any Englidi woman ; your KUL, arc fine beyond imagina•
thin, your bust is very pod, and you' eyes, Oh, I never saw such
eves—all other women who have dark eyes look fierce, but yours (my
dear Lady Dough 4s) are nothing but softness and sweetness, and yet
quite dark. In this manner she went on perpetually, even before
strangers. I remember when I was one morning at her house, with her
Royal Highness, Mrs. Harcourt and her Ladies, the Duke of Kent
Caine to tilke leave before his Royal thilmess sem to Gibraltar
'When ae were sitting at table the Princess introduced use, and said—
Your Royal Ilighness uatut look at her eyes ; but now she has dis-
guised herself in a large, hat, you cannot see how handsome she is.
The Duke of Kent was very polite and obliging, fur he continued to
talk with Mrs: Harcourt, and took little notice; for which l felt much
obliged ; but she persisted, and said—Take off your hat. I did not do
it, and she took it off; but his Royal Highness, I suppose, conceiving
it could not be very pleasant to me, took little notice, and talked af
sinnething else." •

We are next treated with the particulars of an invitation
given by the Princess to Sir John and Lady Douglas, to spend
a fortnight with her at Montague House, and with a minute'
account of a visit to :Mr. Windbam's during which.".
(Lady Douglas`,. " was greatly. surprised at the. whole style of
the Prince.is of Wale's conversation, which wa, constantly
very loose, and such as I had nut been accost 'rued to hear ;
such tig, is rnany.instapce:, haye not beets al)le-to rereet,
even to Sir Jcl►n, .and site!' as made me hope I should cease
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