The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1772-04-03

which was given at court that e&3yg)hI2
twelve O'Clock, where he had darfGSS7SS1J
played at quadrIe with Genera Gahle.
lady, and Cosncellor Srueniee, Prince Fee
derrick, the Kings brother, was prelcnt at
the ball, but not much attention was paid to
him. and he did not aay TO fup there.
E" Atfour O'Clock the next morning Pfince
Frederick got up and dreilcd hmelf, and
went with the Queen Julia Maria to the
Kings apartment, who was ahcep, they or
dered the valet de Chambre to awake the
King, when they entered, and told his Ma
ljeity, that the Queen and thetwo Struenlee's
were bully in drawing an act of Remuneration
which they intended to force him TO iign.
The Queen Dowag ger and Prince Frederick
then tod the King, that the only means he
could Perfue to prevent it, would be 20 Ggn
orders 60 arrff the Queen and Others, which
Orders the Councillor of State Mr.. Guild
berg had made out fome days before. The
Queen Dowager Informed the King that if
he would not iign the orders lhe and her
fon would; and after Tome converfation the
King figned them. In confequence of
which Col. Roller, and Captain Maleulle,
Frank, and Eiben, went to aref Count
Struenlee, and coming to MS hotel, though
the Colonel had not the Kings order about
him, he told him his euand. Struenfee az
ked him ifhe knew who he was Roller
aniwered, he was once the MiniRer of the
Cabinet but now his pnfoner. Struenfee
wanted to fee the Kings order; but Roller
iaid he would snfwer with'his life that the
King had ordered him to be aueiied.
The Queen was informed OF her dif-
grace by billet, Immediately after the re-
ceipt of which, Count Ran,zau, ccoa,eani-
ed with Lieutenants Bay, Peck, and I u
bourgh, entered her apartment The Qu,,1
was aImof diltraefcd 1t her fi;uation (he
threatened Count RAntzau that he fhould
ole his head, and would have gone infant
ly to the King but Lieutenan. Bay was
ported at the door TO prevent her. Count
RAntzau then told the officers, thar If the
Queen was fuAesed TO 60 to the King, il
would coR them their lives Her MsjeRy
finding that her threats GgRified no.hing, Che
faid thar her conduit had always been con-
formabIe TO her duty, but that of the officers
had always been sgainH it /: lettering as IL
is thought, to q de6gn which was propoled
by Col. Nunien, and other officers of the
light troops, laR Summer, to paE an ae Of
remuneration iffhe would have agreed to it.)
Count Rantzau put her into carriage, and
Che was conducted under an efcorte of thirty
Dragons to Kronenbourg.
{" Prince Frederick is regarded at prefent
as Prime MiniRer, and the Queen dowager
holds the reigns of Government.
+" Count Rantzau, Col. Roller, Gen.
Eichaedt, and all the other officers who
executed the Kings orders for this night
have been promoted"
Fsbreyy II. Her Royal Hghnefs the
Princefs Amelia is greatly indi(poied.
The Houle of Peers and the Houfe Of
Commons have voted addreiIes of codo-.
lance to their Majeffies.
YeRerday the Lord Mayor, Gen. Paoli,
SC. went to St. James,, as did great num-
bers OF the mobility, with their compliments
Of condolance.
Many per(ons FAY, that war with Den
mark 10 at prefent, much more probable
than either with France or Spain.
The Queen of Denmark was pregnant
| at the time of the late revolution at Copen-
hagen, land il is lald ihe has fnce mifcArried.
February II. il Is ordered, that in the
morning and evening prayers, In the Lita-
ny, and in all other parts of the public fer
vice, as well in the oecahonal Offices as in
the Book Of Common Prayer, where the
royal family is particularly prayed for, the
following form and order fhall be obferved,
viz. Our graasgs 9aIsn Charlotte, bis roy
al bigbny5 Gtsrgs PTinn Of WaLG, and al
tbs rsyaI family.
Orders are ifEued for the Courts going
into mourning the roth inf. for her late
| royzl highnefs. the Princefs Dowzoer of