Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-01-10
CGermor'. 6 o'c'oct, Thursday mor,sias,

NocemJer g.
had hoped To have sent you very
| different iidines and yesterday, when /
| dispatched my last letter 10 YOU, felt
| confident thai my next wCuld have an
nounced the cCnsuinmaiion OF FURNISHES
| intie hirihosa future heir or Iicrcss..
On Monday la the night, or about 3 on
Tuesday nloraing, her royal highness was
taken i'll. During the whole ofIuesday
the labor advanced slowly, but Without
the least appearance of danger. Nothing
could be going an better, tho too slowly:
and the excellent constitution oftl:e prin-
cess gave every assurance that she would
| mol be too much exhausted by the DELAY,
About O'Clock yesterday, Wednesday
the labor advanced mere rapidly, aud no an
rrehenslons were eh,eiiained OF ANY fatal re-.
Suit-and The child was asceriained TO be still
living. AT nine O'clock her royai highisss Was
delivered OF male child, bat still born.
1hrouehon tlie Whole ofthis icu, and painful
labor, her royal hiS hneSs eyinced The greatest
firmncss and received the communication Of
Tao Child being deaf born with much resigna-
tiou. Prince Icoi I'D exclaimed 10 the ,npdl-
cal attendants, a. soon as The intelligence. was
communicated TO him" Thank God! thank
God! Tie princess is safe" The Child Was
perfect, and one OF the finest Infants ever bro't
intOtlc world. The princess was composed
aiterher delivery, ana though OF course much
exhausted, every hope was entertained fher
doing well. y little after twelve, change
was observed III ESrr0Lai Hit,tiileSS-ler quiet
left her--sie became restless and uneasy-and
the medical attendants felt alarmed. Express
es were seat OFF, l believe. 10 the officers of
state, stating the change that had taken place.
FROM hall past twelve restlessness and cOuvul-
sion increased till nature and life Were uuite
exhausted, and her royal yhuess expired az
hd!t paSt2 THIS morning. Prince Leopold was
WIN her royal highness at this agoniziuE
moment
Iuothcr letter from Ciaren,oat.
Niareh'oEt, thursday morning., y O'Clock.
The most mclanchoiy aud distressing event
has bappened- Princess Charlotte is no M ore.
All is disnay and grief; rejoicing. turned INFO
neurnng, III the death of the most lovely and
ahectionaie, OF princesses. The scene at this
time exceeds all tempt at descriptions The
awful even, was not knowA at Esher til eight
o'ctock, and now there is scarcely an eve free
from tears. The amiab.e aud aiiectionafe
prince Leopold IS distracted and inconsoable.
aud the whole CT the royal establishment is il,
u similar state. The approach of The depar.
lure OF the conveyance, compelS rs tn he brief
IN !eiating the tragic particulars. Her r0yai
highness, after her delivery had eynre>sc,i
herself resigned to The child lying dead most
piouSiy observing that it was the will of God.
She continued remarkably " ell from 0 o. clock
Cue time OF her delivery till past IL O'Clock,
prohabiN quarter past, when the medical
gentlemen, Doctors BaiIhe, Croft and Sins.
considering that she could not be doing better
under Tie circumstances, retired TO rest. Her
roy al highnesS took some cruel, and EXPRESSED
herself inclined TO sleep; however ON the grn-
ei beng given TO her, she expressed herself to
find difficulty in swallowing it, The lovely
princess afterwards complained of being very
chilly, and a pain at her stomach. The nurse
Mrs. Grifths. considering her royal highnsss's
complaints to require the advice of the medi-
cal EehiiemcD IN Attendance, the doctors were
all instantly called mn. They lost no time i'm
giving their attendance, but human assistance
was OF no avail. Her royal liighnesss attack
continued unabated. and she expired about
hail past two O'Clock, in severe attack of
spasins."
Erfyo,f of J..,J NJ. N
" Her royal highDeSs lay half an hour from
a little before O'Clock till near half past
from the time of her being taken without
speaking, supposed to have lost the mower of
IT. but appeared perfectly sensible and COM
posed and alsc as her dissolution was APP
preaching, her resignation was very apparent"
In what way the prince regent received the
dreadful tldings, can only be conceived by
those who have known what il is 10 lose an on
ly daughter and child i'll the bloom of Youth
and health. Words would be vain to paint the
feelings with which, after having fastened on
the wings CT. anxiety To learn the result ofthe
princess pregnancy, and having experienced
a hrSt disappointment in the loss of her off,
spring, his royal hlshness must have received
the shock OF her death. III this sad picture,
we must draw d veil over the countenance of
the royal parent. We are, however, happy to
state, that amidst the depth Of the most acute
sorrow, his royal hlghUeSS was able 10 maintain
a degree of seltcomnand, which was well suit
ed TO the melancholy duties of his station He
gave a long audience To viScOunt Sidmouth
OIL Inc sUiJect OF the arrangements requisite
Tor the sad occasion aud he wrote with his
own hand, letter OF the most conSOlatory
kindness 20 his afflicted sOn-in. law And while
we commiSerate the feelings of the father we
must not forget the atlictiou that awaits an at
tectionate mother, oil hearing OF the death ola
beloved daug liteT.
The theatres and all the places of public a.
mnse :nent are closed until the funeral and tile
drawing OF the lottery, Which was 10 have TAX
en- place on Friday. is postponed.
The Influence Ofthe event felt even at
| the stock Exchange, where ii was considered
as likely to affect National prosperity and the
! funds suffered sensible depression. Shops
were voluntarily shut up, and all business was
| suspended.
| BY the lamented death OF the princess Char
! lotte, his serene bighness the prince of Sake
CobouTg, the melancholy survivor of his bet
ter hopes and brilliant prospec will enjoy as
| annuity OF 100000 year, i'm pursuance OF The
| marriage settlement.
We do not recollect any event that has ex-
| cited more sincere feelings of regret, through
| all ranks of society in this town, than tie one
| we have just announced, in the loss of tIIis a.
mlable and beloved princess. Ike expression
| OF sorrow manifested oy every individual who
| heard the melancholy news, most strIkiugly
| eViuced. that IN The person OF the princess were
| concentrated the hopes and the affections et
| the nation at large-and that with her tbs
| hopes OF the house OF BIunsw wick have perish
| cd. We look i'll vain amongst the various
| branches OF this royal honse f.r AN heir there
| is nothing ~ the prospect Of the future, TO
| cheer the present gloom. The mourning VIII
| be general and the sorrow national. The pre-,
| sumptive heir TO the throne of England is nov
| the duke OF York To his royal iIighness will
succeed his younger surviving brothers; and
| on the death OF the kings children, and his ne.
phew lie duke Of Gloucester. suppOsiHg them
To leave no issue, foreign prince must be
| called TO the throne OF England.
Accountsifom Clarcnont mention that prince