The Sun.
London, England, 1816-12-27 00:00:00

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QIJ;;EN. of SPAIN and the 1NF...a11-I'A..

ratreet of n letter ,ai the wife or en °Rico
pow in Cadiz, to leer I,i( mid in Englantl, dated in
Ocolter last„ It is not reratikatly writtcn;
butt the ,circumstan,es ore not without interest :
we have been fug ,egt to correct the grammar in
several places 70,0,-
Vom will, inulnless, be eipecting tne to sav
swooning the young ateett at Spain and her
.sister the lolattia, who arrived here the iitb of
Septettilter last. knout rot are fond of deserip.
tiods, When interesting : the present instance
1 VIM not mile A spectator, but, eirevions to the
Queen's departure, had the high honour of being'
perstaa allyiuttothiced to her Majesty NMI the In-
fanta. You will ask me, how this came *how
You know my husband, Colonel Grant, was Sis-
tiognished in the, i'i►rtii service; and at the
de,ence of AlcAutent, in 1809,. hl; name is im-
mortalized, and his reliant netions recordvd. It
Was 110 t aR being fatter(' and Infanta of Split,, but
to the tlaughters.tif the King of Portugal, that I
felt it my 'ditty, as the wife of Colonel 41. Grant,
to congratulate t!iest two atttialde Princesses nit
tie elevated sittia;ions they welt: destined to fill,
This I mentioned to the of Villafranea
(who knew my tate brother pe:sooddly) ; anti next
day the Martinis appointed me to be et the palace,
having mentioned my name to her Majesty, and
the trantessa de Linares, first lady of the bed-
chamber to the Queen, &c.
" However, I shall pass over the sequel until
detail her Majesty's arrival, &c. ; end thus
shall indulge the plcashre it gives me, in attempt-
ing to give an idea of the intrinsic goodness of
these amiable young Prineesses, Whose every action
abotinded with sweetness and affability, mt-
tinctured with pride.
" Imagine to yourself one of the fittest morn.
logs that ever was seen ; never was a more beau-
tiful atmosphere. Tin: arrival of the Queen and
suite was antionticed by the thundering of cannon
all along the walk of Cadiz (nhich, except one
gate; is surrounded by the sea), and this was an-
swered by those of it. Mary's, Port Royal, and
Rota, .on the opposite side of time Bay, which was
full of ships of ail nations, and who also tired their
guns, their colours flying, in honour of the Royal
guests' arrival'. A cutter was Sent at six iii the
morning tit give 'notice ttf their apprisech, and,•
-bovine. been for smut, time expected, the cannons
instantly began to roar. Every thinc, animate and
inanimate seemed to unite in giving welcome to
these charming Princesses, on their approaching.
the Spanish shore:
" I got au excellent view from a balcony close
In that part of the wall where they • hod to pass
near, and come to an anchor ; a way teas cleared
by the'small vessels attending,' and Auto two
o'clock at ship of war (in which were the Queen
and site), attended by two frigates, .sailed tor-
its t yintO the hay, anti were saluted us itli peals
of eannon and wins from every ship.
sat directly oppsite, and trout the balcony,
with glass„, as soon as the ship came to an an•
Cbor; I ~atv tie two Princesses; with their ft tend•
erns, distinctly, under an awning on•the deck, and
looking towards the'city eft Cattiz.
" They uu;ere simply amtplainly dressed,in white
muslin., with straw bonnets tied nutlet-the chin,
such in the Englislt style. Many: Ladies appear-
led tit be attending them, as well Its several lien.
tlemcn. The Queen and I titan( a were distingnished
`from the Others, being placed iii front.
casting anchor, a. barge, elegantly de-
corated, Caine' alongside, anti I observed several
Gentlemen go on Shore,
"A otiffictilty now occurred, front the llishor
tot Cadiz being out of town, in ill health, and eon.
formatily to etiquette the marriage cerettiony tuns
take pLure before the Princesses came on shore.
" This chcomstance. could not be got over, at

they were muter- the necessity of remaining on
board for that night, very reluctantly.
morning' the Bishop arrived, and :the
ceremony took Matte about eleven o'clock : the
Conde de Miranda (one of the first Grandees of
Spain) standing As proxy for the King of Spain,
and die Infante Don Carlos.
" I must not . omit a little anecdote %‘'llich'
evinces the amiable disposition of the Queen of
Spain, viz.--The poor Bishop looking pale- and
sickly, yet continued standing, the Queen, . oh-
aerving his situation, said Very kindly to him,
g Pray, Sir,, be seated, you 'scent RP—Miranda,
who is quite in the style of old Spanish formality
and etiquette, answered, No subject eau sit in
your Majesty's presence.' 'The Queen shrugged
:up her shoulders, looking compassionately .the
13ishop, and replied, smiling, Nevermind,
shol procure
,Verdinand's pardon, bring a chair
for the Bishop..'
" A ,barge waited to bring the Queen anti in-
fanta ashore, who were first piaced in it. Atsold
General Officer, who had been sent to receive the
l'rincesses,' and cit'ovey them to Spain, was
teal-
ioit to : the Conde de Nfirattila Sir, they.
are now under my-protection,' and the old 'Gene-,
ral dreW; hawk. Thiiwas Overheard by the; Queen,.
'who, being seated the barge, invited it hat had
become of life General r and was uttsWered by
"Miranda as above. The Queen immediately re-
' 1 wish the General to be here, *He gni.,
my hiller and use in charge Our hither, IV
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took his word-Tint-n/165e sight of us until we
were given up to our respective consorts.'
randa answeri.itl; ' If 'it is. your Wtlesty's corn.'
maw', it motif be_ obeyed. The Queen 'bowed,
and the General retired.'
Thctloyernor's Coach svt-tired on the lauding
to receive thirQueen and Infanta, wit lt, -guards,
arc., and every demonstration of respect. The
cannon entitioned to thunder' during the
Wit cli proceeded to the il. gh Church,Where'
grand mass' was performed in thanksgiving
their safe'ktrrival,
"'Tilt)? both knelt down at the Aar with every
Stppettrance of becomin4 devotion, anti tacit took
ter ElniSsbuok front her .pocket, which shoved
that they hail uot omitted attending to th‘eir most
Sacred duties, amidSt the highest of their tetnpotal
• ttincerns,'. , •
"As she passed from chulcu,to. the paitl.4"
which lad been prepared for their reception, tits
pinks \vete taken front the coach, and they Were
drawn along by the happy Spaniards, who seemed