The Sun.
London, England, 1817-05-20 00:00:00

THE PRINCESS OF WALES.

The nee *Aid to be Letters written by
tbe Priitels of WAtet ; brit Mud) Suspicion prc•
rails as ray thcir aotitenticity; and it is by no
means iniprobable that they are mere &Lilco-

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LETTER FROM HER EOYA.I.GaNRgS TO LORD LI•
vtotr,ooL, MIST MINIbTER TO THE PRINCR BR-
ceivr, OATE.D CoVkiNGHT (CONNAUGHT) tiOUSE,
«rrrit JULY, 1814.

gl The Priricess of Wales reqtlests Lord Lireipool to ltty
before the nine, Ileirent the contents of t)iii letter.

Actitated by the most urgent motive, that Of iestoling
trangtiillity to the Prince Regent, as well is to seetire the
peace cif mind of which she has been for so to t'eat's de-
prived, the l'rincets of Wales, after 'mature reflection, hies
resolved to return to the Continent. Pik resiilutionought
not to surprise the Minister of the Vince Regent, 'consider-
ing the trouble and disagreeable experience of the Prineets,
for in !one it ; and still noire, after the indignity And
Dwaine:llion to which she has been expOsed, by being with-
held (ruin receiving lw nearest relitiints, and the most in-
timate friend's of the late Duke of Bruntirick, tcer illuitrious

father. .
" The Princess is extremely anxious that thePrinee Regent
Should be informed of the Ha niires• and 4,loPreheml
her past etinclUct as politically eXhibited. In exacting a jusi
tlflcatinn frura thi, noble nation,---her sole pretection-since
the unfortunate indisposition of the King,-.-She is to be nu-
dersttiud as suliCitons only to maintain her lights stud her ho-
nour, which are dearer to her than life itself.
" The Pririass of Wales Would have undertalteh her pro.
jested tour Wog before, if she had not been prevented by the
brealting off the projected marriage of the Princess Charlotte
with the Prince of Orange. She could not, resolve to leave
her daughter without protection at a period to critical. The
Prince Regent having planned to establish the pew married
couple at the %ague, the Princess Charlotte, on that,account
principally, declined the snatch. Unwilling to prove any
obstacle to future arrangement favourable to the halliileis
of her daughter, the. Princess,of Wales has at length resolved
to return tuber native country. She may afterwards travel
into Italy and Greece, where she may probably be able to se-,
Irat an agreeable abode, and live in it fur some years. The
l'fineess flatters herself that the Prince Regent will have nu
objection to this design.

44 The Princess of Wales requests Lord Liverpool to repro-
sent to the prince Regent, that she resigns hlontgan (!fon,.
tagne) House, and the title of Ringer of Greenwich Park. in
favour of her daughter, Ks also the house bequeathed to her
by her mother. The Princess of Wales hopes the Prince Re-
gent will grant this favour, the last she will solicit.
The Princess embraces this opportunity to explain the
motives ilsielv induced her to decline the grant 'of 60,0001.
voted to her by the nation in Parliament. She expresses her
most lively acknowledgment to this liberal and generous ms-
Ours fir its willingness to giant her, such a pension during
hip; hut she has only taken 0,0001. because, as the gift was
Intended to support her in her proper rank, and to enable
her to bold a Court as.beaasse. the Wife of the Prince Regent,
the receipt of It would Interfere with her views of travelling,
and l,er purpose to quit Eupiand for a setts on. Such is the
thbetaneeof her present commurvieation to Lord Liverpool,
which the Princess would hate made before, but for the fear
of producing nevi debates in Parliament. She has therefore
waited the rising of Parliament, and is now about to depart
for Worthing, to embark, not intending to return previOns-
ly to London.
" The Princess of Wales is happy to assure tvord Liver.
pool. she will ever be ardently solicitous for the prosperity
and glory of this generous nation."

10ATIRR raom THg PRINCKS or WALth Tn LW)
• WITIIIIReht) OAR WIIITIRKAD), AND TO, HL$
faIRNOS, MUD 25rtt JULY, 1814.

" The Princess of Wales has the pleaenre to inform, and
frankly to avow to Lord Withbread, that she is about to take
the most important step in her life. She has embraced the
reselution of quinine this country for a time; and has written
to Led Liverpool to immediately inform the Prince Regent
id` her Intention. The Princess encloses a copy of this letter
to Lord Withirread, to inform himself and friends of the plan
pf conduct which she has adopted.
Thefrineess is so persuaded of the well-known integrity
of Lord Withbread and ftlr. Rranngham (Brougham) that she
cermet doubt but they would have proposed such a step, if
motives of delicacy bad not prevented them. The,Princess is
deeply penetrated with gratitude for the attentiout which
they have ethrwit her, at all times and um all occasions. This
kindness on their part bee withheld her from asking their
advice on the present occasion t in every other instance, she
assures there, she has always followed the suggestions of her
advisers and fritinds, awl conformed td their superior
li~ once.
4, iler conscieecelfils her, that her conduct is worthy of
her iheraeter and of her sentiments, tind will always remein
She has had sufficient leisure .to refleet maturely before
she adopted her present resolution. People who know not
the character of the Princess mav be disposed to believe, that
she has beet''induced to adopt this measure in a motteiit of
; bat she takes the Almighty to Witness, that she
lies liven intending to travel' ever since 1800, olthough res-
fvw, ter long for explanation, have prevented her. No
person poswssed of pride and feeling, could endure to be de-
graded Intim, her mirk in this kingdom as Princess of Wales,
or even, as a simple individual, heir to be so bated, by the
Sovereign as to he debarred from his presence both in pahlic
and in private. The Princess of Wales knows net, how to
support so much delmsement and mortification. She =cannot
allow herself to be,treated as a culpritby the Prince and his
family, when her innocence has been acknowledged by Mi-
nisters and by Parliament, after an investigation which has
done away the aocaeations of traitors and enemies.
,‘ *rise Princess, having obtained
,this public satisfaction,
cannot in eouscience remain a burden to her Mends any
longer. Everas are continually occurring which oblige her
srealous and generous advocates to step forward in- her de.
fence' and this devotion has arcade-tired a source of dhagrees
nienthetween Lard Withbread and a part of his family. He
eaunor hut remember that the Princess has been the cause of
this difference, and it, is with a vie* to its removal that she
takes the part which she announces.
•• The Pritieess of Wales is deep!), penetrated with the ge-
nerosity of this hrtive Nation, which, after having taken su
lively art interest its her misfottunes? and in, her eefferiugs,
as cruel as they are najwit, so willifigiv Zunis her thrieeans
of livieg peaceably la future. She. hopes that her gratitude,
. which will tally cease with her existenee, will be one day re-
siriecd err the Princess Charlotte, and that .her daughter will
give proofs of it by her seal tor the glory and happiness of
this kingdom ; by, defending the rights of her people; and
proving by hrs. conduct, that great and powerful as she may
be; she will not tyrannise ovet any one, merely because they
have not the good fortune to phase her., i -
c Priiicess of Wales would probably not bare departed
ins son% bust not the Marriage of the Princess Charlotte with
the Prince of 'Orange been broken oft' at her own instance.
L',,,ar as her daughter is to her, she valid not resolve to 'rare
her without protection in a sit union so critical. The Prine
etas, aware that the match was ardently desired by the people,
wished neither to impede the happiness of the nation nor that
of her dmialitor. On this amount she is solicitous to depart
at once, for it is pitiable to are rendered 00 nli &teen-
sions a source of dispute, between her parent*. The Princess
of Waits is assured that in future the PrieoesirCharlottowill
he more happy and traneui!, and she is led to make this sa-
crifice, that if she remains assts time longer umnatried, there
vay be few.s uhetacles to her arpeeranee in public, Her

fstliet, the Prince Regent. titiy U,nt %loose the ninst sultahle
of her nearest relations to iiiiro.inee her into society, that
she nory enjoy the pleasures helonging,to her age, and he-
roine acquainted with the character, of the Mart ilistiakbett
persons of the nation; of which knosedge she has hitheitu
be`vit delvived by means which I priiceed,to
" The Princetss.Chailotte will the less feelthe priPttion of
her mother's society, as she has liven depr'i'veil of, it the
two last years. During that time, five at sir Muntlis iii sac-
cession have passed is WittlOnt the amber •411 owed
to see her daughter. She has even hero refused tbc tottiola,
tion of receiving any of her letters, and thus her regret, at
leaving her is lessened I for, although living in the same ca-
pital, they were not allowed to speak, even whenAllev met in
theii airings. Her daughter's cuaclinvin was forhfildFrt to
stop, and directed to tra as if he boeve mit the carriage 4:fob'.
Princess of Wales, Thus to quit her will, he but She grief „al
a day, whilst to remain is to plant daggers in the. Iroquois
.tenth of mother and child. The Princess cannot rest in a si-
tuation so unfortunate for herself, and so uneasy to others ;
and is sine that tent Wit lihread and his friends wilt he af-
fected by these tonsideratimis ; that their sentiments will ac-
cord with her own, and that they wilt approve of her re-
solntion.

" The Princess, before she ends this long letter, is solicit-
ons to explain to ber advisers the sno,st urgent reason for her
quitting England, and to glow them that delicassy has obliged
her to put herself under the, protection of this great and ge-
nerous nation, having no other refuge since the indisposittoo
of the King. How much has it cost her to 'maim public this
declaration—that is to say, that the * U hat been hermost
inveterifte enemy, imposed upon by false accusers and cue-
mks tti her honour.
" That whiih senders her situation still more embarrass-
ing Is, that this generons nation has shown more devotion tsm
wards herself than to its niter, who ought to be the blessing
and.glory of him. people. The Princess hopes, that when she
has quitted EiKla.nd, the Prince Regent will make public his
cnviction, that her conduct and character have nor merited
relirTich; and thereby regain that popularity which is due to
him on the past sif this visible nation..
• " The Princess cannot end, this letter without assuring
Lord Wltlibread and his. fliends of the unutterable sentiments
of lively gratitude and perfect esteemidiat ciin end nay with
her lite.),