Star.
London, England, 1813-03-15 00:00:00

THE EVENING STAR

LONDON.

MONDAY, MARCH 15, ISI3.

PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK:
Cons. 59f—for ac. 591-5 per Cent. 883 89—Bds. 4s. os. clis.
Exch. Bills 41. 6s. pr.—Louery Tickets £22.

This Jay we continue our extracts from es the boa,"
extracts which we regret the necessity of our pub-
lishing; but in the discharge of our duty to the pub-
lic we know not how to avoid it. That our Readers
may have a compreheniive view of the whole inves-
tigation, it is necessary that an outliner of its origins
as well as the particulars respecting its progress,
should be laid before them.
" In the beginning of November, 1801, his Royal Highness
the Duk;.! of Sussex made known to the Prince that Sir John
Douglas had communicated to him some circumstances in the
conduct of the Princess of Wales, that it was of the utmost con-
sequence to the honour of his Royal Highness, and to the security
of the Royal Succession, should be made known to him ;—and
that Sir John said, he and his Lady were ready to give a full dis-
closure, If called upon. He added, that his Royal Highness the
Duke of Kent had been made partly acquainted with the matter
a twelvemonth before.

" In onsequence of this the Prince called of the Duke of
Kent, to say what had been communicated to him, and why he
had for a whole year kept from his knowledge a matter an in-
teresting to the honour of the family?
" Ihe Duke of Kent, in a written declaration, stated, that
about the end of 1804 he bad received a note from the Princess
of Wales, stating that she had got into an unpleasant altercation
with Sir John and Lady Douglas, about an anonymous letter,
and a filthy drawing, which they imputed to leer Royal Highness,
about which they were making a noise. She requested the Duke
of Kent to interfere, and prevent its going further. His Royal
Highness applied to Sir Sidney Smith, and through him had an
interview with Sir John Douglas, who was greatly enraged, and
who seemed convinced that both the anonymous letters and the
loose drawing were from the hand of the Princess, and that the
design was to provoke Sir John Douglas to a duel with his friend
Sir Sidney Smith, by the gross insinuation flung out respecting
the letter of Lady Douglas.

“ The Duke of Kent, however, succeeded in prevailing on Sir
John Douglas to abstain from his purpose of commencing a pro-
secution, or of stirring further in the business, as he was satisfied
in his mind of the falsehood of the Insinuation, and could not be
sure that the fabrications were not some gossipping story, in which
the Princess had no hand. Sir John, however, was In a great rage,
spoke with great indignaticei of the conduct of the Princess, ard
promised only that he would for the present abstain from further
investigation, but would not give him a promise of preserving
silence, if he should be further annoyed. The Duke of Kent con-
cluded with stating, that nothing was communicated to him be-
yond this fracas, and that having succeeded in stopping It, he
did not alba it fit to trouble his Royal Hisluttia what a &glair

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tat *NT se#i be whir Yalta en tho tdoppeb tea
of the ellheind mdse.
" Sir John and Lady Unities thee made a formal declarants
of the whole eery, as contained in the eubsequent Alildavlts,
before the Duke of York, oe the sd December, 11102.
" This declaration was submitted by the Prince m the late
Lord Thurlow, who said, that his Royal Highness bad no alter-
native—it was his duty to submk it to the Kiog, as the Royal
Succession might be affected, lithe allegations were true. In the
mean time It was resolved to make further inquiry, and Mr.
Lowest, of the Temple, was divested to take steps accordingly.
" The masstrames was, that William and Sank Lambert,
(servants to Sir John Douglas,) William Cole, Robert and Sarah
Eidgood, and Frances Lloyd, made declarations, the whole of
which, together with that of Sir John and Lady Dettglas, were
submitted to his Majesty, who thereupon issued the warrant,
dated the 29th of May, 1806, directing Lord Erskine, Lord
Grenville, Earl Spencer, and Lord Ellenborough, as our Readers
have men, to inquire into the truth of the allegationt, and to re-
port to him thereon."

We regret that oar columns should be stained with
such disgusting and abominable matter ; and we
must say that they have much to answer for who have
rendered such publications necessary, nor will the
public impute the blame to the wrong quarter.
It 1: asserted by some and denied by others, that
a new investigation has commenced. If so, it can-
not long remain secret. It will b e seen in the de-
positions, that during the residence of her Royal
Highness at East Cliff Lodge, near Ramsgate,
Captain MANBY'S frigate was stationed off that
place. This was the act of Government, stated at
the time for the security of the Princess, should she
like an excursion:to sea, in the manner of the Royal
Family when at Weymouth, and at all events, as a
necessary mark of respect. Now out of this arrange-
ment of Government has been devised some of the
filthy scandal that has been exploded; but this, it is
said, forms one of the topics for the new investiga-
tion.—A Morning paper of this day presents the fol-
lowing paragraph :

" On Saturday the Gth instant, a husbandman, residing near
East Cliff, Ramsgate (who had been employed by the Princess in
forwarding her baggage to and from Blackheath and East Cliff
*Lodge, and on various other domestic occasions), was visited by
a Gentleman from London, said to Sr of the Lou, accompanied by
another Gentleman (a resident of Ramsgate), by whom the hus-
bandman was interrogated respecting the conduct of her Royal
Highness.

" Among other questions asked was, whether he bad noticed
any private visits made to the Princess by a Gentleman who al-
ways came by water, and landed at Dumpton Stairs, close to
East Cliff Lodge? &c. &c.—The visit of tbeso Gentlemen was
repeated the next day (Sunday) for the same purpose. We know
the names of the Gentleman of the Law from London and of the
Ramsgate Gentleman, and we can pledge ourselves that the
above statement is correct."

Another Gottenburgh Mail arrived this morning.
It does not enable us to confirm the intelligence of the
'surrender of Dantzic. On the 27th ultimo it still
held out, but the Russians had occupied all the adja-
cent works which command it. Its surrender was
hourly expected.—The following are a few extracts
from the Papers brought by the above Mail :

g 4 GO TTENBURGH. MARCH 9.

46 The last mail from Copenhagen informs us, that
the French have entirely left Himburgh, Altona,
Lubeck, and all the adjacent country. Great quan-
tities of colonial produce are already importing, and
the Continental System no longer exists. Many of
the French douaniers have been killed at Hamburgh,
and it is said that in Hanover at least 20,000 of the
peasants are in arms.
44 No accounts have yet been received of the fall of
Dantzic ; but it appears, from the last accounts, that
the commanding works are taken, and its surrender
inevitable."

" BERLIN, FEBRUARY 16.

44 The Imperial French Head-quarters are, accor-
ding to the last advices. removed from Posen to Mi-
seretz, and were expected at Frankfort on the Oder.
The Imperial Austrian Court Counsellor and Legation
Counsellor, Letzettern, who, (as before stated,)
was sent to the Russian head-quarters concerning a
negotiation for peace, accompanies the Emperor
Alexander on his journey."

" STOCKHOLM, MARCH &

" His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has
graciously commanded, that all Officers now in this
city shall immediately repair to their several regi-
ments and corps ; but if any of them should have
business of importance to detain them here, they are
to give due notice thereof to the ilateral Staff, by
means of their several Commanding Officers."

" COPENHAGEN, MARCH 6.
“ A Danish brig is ordered to be fitted out im-
mediately, for a person of distinction, supposed for
England.
•f Riots continue in Hamburgh, Ccc.
" Dantzic was not taken on the 27th ult. but
its surrender was hourly expected."

A Corunn a Mail arrived this morning, but it brings
no intelligence of importance. Reports continue to
be circulated there of the French being about to eva-
cuate the Peninsula ; and an army of 17,000 men is
said to have recently passed through Burgos and
Pampeluna with that intention.
A Prussian Officer arrived yesterday in London,
with dispatches for Count MUNSTKR. His name is
Sraistza, and he brings the preliminaries for a Treaty
of Peace between Prussia and Grebt Britain, on a
basis which must be highly advantageous to the com-
mon cause in the present state of Europe. He also
brings intelligence of an amicable arrangement be-
tween the King of PRUSSIA and the Emperor ALEX-
ANDER, who were to have a personal conference. The
latter is attended by an Austrian Negociator, whose
name is LETEETTERN.
Captain BONNER, an Austrian Officer of distinition,
has also arrived in London. He is the averred pre-
cursor of Baron WassasißEßGl WhO ii 99W hourly ex•
pected Afi Itelident Mu) hten.