The National Register.
London, England, 1817-05-19 00:00:00

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No. 484.—V0r.. X.

PRLVCESS OP WILES'S PAMPHLET.

A Nuremberg paper contains the following abstract -
of the work, which the Princess of Wales distributed,
at Munich, and some other places, during her late tour
in Germauy ;
Nuremberg.
The Journal of an English Traveller, or re»uirkahle
Ecents and Anecdotes of the Princess (4.* Wales, from
1814 to 181(4.
After an introduction, in which it is shown that the
Princess of Wales did not leave England, in consequence
of superior orders, and still less from any motive disho-
nourable to H: It. H. but of her own free will, in pur-
suance of a plan which she had long since formed, some
documents are communicated, which give evident
proofs of this. First, a letter from the Princess to Lord
Liverpool, dated July 25, 1814. She announces to him
her resolution to leave England, in order to restore to
the Prince Regent aml herself the peace, of which they
had been so many years deprived.. and declines the in-
come of 50,0001. sterling, which Parliament had voted
her, accepting only 35,0001.
2. Lord Liverpool answers the Princess on the 28th
of July, that he has laid her letter belbre the Prince
Regent, and that his Royal Highness will not oppose
her journey.
3. A letter from the Princess to Mr. Whitbread and
his friends, dated July '25, 1814. She inthrius him of
her resolution to leave Englund, and thanks him and
Mr Brougham for the attention, which they have
shown her on all occasions. "No person," says the
Princess, " isossessed of sensibility and wide, could long
endure the situation which is below her rank as Princess
of Wales, and even as a mere private person, since she
is so hated by the Sovereign, that he will not bear her
presence either in private or public life. The Princess
of Wales can no longer bear such degradation and hu-
miliation : she can no longer bear that the Prince and
his fatuity treat her as a criminal, though her innocence
was publicly recognised by the Ministers and Parlia-
ment, after the false accusations of her enemies and of
traitors had been done away. Now that the Princess
Ins received this public satisfaction, she can no longer,
consistently with her conscience, be a burden to her
friends," &e.
4. Mr. Whitbread answers the Princess on the Ist of
Aug. He says, "he is not surprised at her determina-
tion, but it is painful to him to be deprived for a time
of her amiable society." These letters reply to all the
false motives, which were ascribed to the departure of
the Princess from England. After what had passed, the
Princess could no more reside agreeably at a Court,
where she was forced to submit to the humour of the
Prime, which might have had an influence on the hap-
piness of her daughter. I low could the Princess live
happily in a place where obstacles were thrown in the
way of maternal tenderness, and where she and the
Princess Charlotte were scarcely allowed to appear as
mother and daughter ? The Princess, therefore, sailed
on the 9th of August from England for Flamburgh,
and travelled from that place to Brunswick. The suite
that atteruled her consisted entirely of English Gentle-
men and Ladies. But in the sequel they left the Prin-
cess altogether, and she could not obtain any inure Eng-
lish, nothwithstanding the trouble shi. took to get her
retinue wholly composed of English. Why did the Eug
lish leave her Court ? Some from personal motives, but
the most from fear of drawing down upon themselves
the displeasure of the Court of London, a flair which
was but too well founded, if the situation of the Prince
and Princess of Wales is considered. For this reason
too—as she was travelling through Italy, the English
then in that country did not pay their respects to her.
The Princess was therefore compelled to form another
household for herself. This consists Countess ofOldi, of
Cremona ; Duct. Moechetti, Chew. Schiavini, Chevaliers
Thomassi, Perg,lnni, &c, Only one Englishman, her
Private Secretary, of the name of Hannaum, remained
true to her, and did not leave her. Some discreditable
reports were circulated in regard to her First Chamber-
lain, the Chevalier Pergami, a Knight of Malta, but he
is a respectable man, who made the Campaigns of 1 8 12,
13, and 14, under Lieut.-General Pino. Her estate on
the Lake of Como she purchased of the Countess of
Pino, and had it greatly improved. But the Princess
was calumniated even in (701110, the inhabitants of
which she hail loaded with benefits.
Herway of living upon her estate is extrenely sim-
ple. A select society, a cheerful repast ; music, plays
in her private theatre—these arc her innocent amuse-
melds.