The Sun.
London, England, 1820-10-11 00:00:00

WITNESSES FOR THE QUEEN.

t 20 minutes past 10, Counsel were called in;
soon after which

Lieut. nowNAm was placed at the Bar, and
hi> examination resumed by Mr; Wont.
Q. You mentk:ned a communication from be-
low to the tent ; was it open by night as well as
Ly day ?—A. The ladder stood constantly there.
Had you an opportunity of knowing that it
was open by night had, by going up the
ladder on deck when her Royal Highness had
retired to rest.
At such times was the light out ?—I imagine
it was.

Was it a single or double tent ?—it was a
sile tent.
Had you the means of knowing if it opened on
the other side, so as to be accessible by any one
,:gn the outside ?—I imagine it opened on the
cZler side.

What was the nature of the opening ?--As all
te,;ts are closed, but not sewed.
Could any one go in from the outside by draw-
ing back part of the tent ?—I should think so.
Were any of the crew up during the night ?
The watch was up and about, one half of the
crew kept watch.
How was the tent situate, and of what size ?
It occupied the whole of one side of the vessel,
ar.d an open passage was on the other side.
Did the duty of crew carry them from one
end of the ship to the other ?—Constantly.
You stated that there was a sofa, and also a
travelling bed beneath the tent ?—Yes.
Oa which of these did her Royal Highness re-
pose at night ?—On the sofa, I think.
Do you know who reposed on the travelling
Led, or if any one did ?—I do not know.
Do you know if her Royal Highness slept
alone under the tent dUring the night have
heard it reported that others slept there ?—You
were not asked what you heard, but do you
know it ?-1, never saw any one.
In your progress from St. Jean d'Acre to Je-
rusalem, when she reposed, was she dressed or
undressed ?—I never saw her undressed ; nor did
I ever see her Royal Highness while she was re-
posing in the day.
Has it ever happened that you went in early
to her Royal Highness before she resumed her
journey ; and if so, was she dressed or not ?
i don't believe she ever was undressed.

atate the ground of your belief of that ?—I
nevor saw bed-clothes on the sgfa inside of the

ter.t.

Now as to the tent you have described as on
board the ship, was her Royal Highness dressed
or undressed while under the tent ?—I never saw
bed-clothes on the sofa inside of the tent.

Do you recollect the accident of the sea break 7
ing in upon the tent ?—Yes.
you describe it ?---There was a squall ;
the sea broke over the quarter of the vessel, and
her Royal Highness came down below to sleep.
Did you see her Royal Highness when she
came down ?—I
Was she dressed or undressed ?—She was
drerlsed ?

Was any one with her then ?—There was some
Berson handing her down.
Who was that person ?—Bprgarni.
Was he dressed or undressed ?—He was dressed.
Do von recollect her Royal. Highness at any
time tolling the bath ?—I do.
When the bath wz.s taken by her, of ghat de-
scription or extent was it 1--It was a common
lathing tub,•made by my directions.
I want to know whether it was of such a.size

as to be capable of being put into her Royal
Highness's cabin when the bed was there
should not think it possible.
Did you ever see her Royal Highness sitting
on a gun with Bergami on deck ?—Sever.
Did you ever see her sitting on a bench with
her arms round him ?—Never.
Did you ever see her kissing him ?—Never.
Did you ever see any impropriety or indecency
in her Royal Highness and Bergami one towards
the other ?—Never. _

Did your duty call you frequently on deck?—
It did, and I was generally ou deck during the
day.
Do you .recollect the circumstance of Bergami's
dresing hirmtelf up ?-1 do.
\V here was that ?—The English Consul came
On board the vessel at Jaffa, when he was dressed
in a cocked hat with gold lace, and a gold head-
ed cane.

Was nog that English Consul a pompous man ?

—He w•as.
Do you recollect a quarrel between Mahomet
and the Doctor, and the occasion of it do;
Mahomet was sick, and the Doctor wanted to
give him physic, 1%)1A he refused to take, and
the Doctor was angry with him for not taking it.
What happened the►► ?—When the Dr. after-
wards came on deck, Mahomet was called by
persons of her Royal Ilik,,liness's suite to perform
his scene with the Doctor, whom he mimicked
in a dance.

Had you any notion that there was any thing
improPO: or indecent in that dance ?—Not the
least—any more than the Spanish Bolero, and
others of the kind.

Did you ever see Mahomet perform the same
dance when on shore ?—Frequently.
Was the dance he performed on shore, the very
same as on board the ship ?-I.t was.
Here the witness was asked whether he re-
membered the landing of Bergatni, Majocci, and
others, at a particular place, and the circum-
stance of the vessel perfori'ning quarantine, when
the party were out in search of supplies, from
the exhausted state of her Royal Highness at the
time ?—Witness replied in the affirmative.
He was then asked if he remembered who
were on deck when the boat put off, to which he
answered, her Royal Highness and all the rest
were there.

How did these persons, on parting, take leave
of her Royal Highness ?—By kissing her hand in
a respectful manner.
Did Bergami kiss her Royal Highness at the
time ; I menu her face ?—No ; certainly not.
After this voyage was- accomplished by her,
did her Royal Highness go to the Villa d'Este ?
—She did.
Did she afterwards go to reside in any houie
where large fetes could be given?—Oh, no.
What entertainments were given at this last
residence of her Royal Highness ?—None there,
except to the farmers' daughters, who danced at
them.