Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-01-15


wakes in tie next 10 all the horrors Of his
affecting state. His Segeae Highuess
still refuses all consolation; he suffers
no one 10 approach han. His Hghress
passes all ms luxe absorbed in thought, ,
and IS absent 10 every thing except such
obirc,S Gs recall to hiss memory hrs de-
pared CnnSort. The most mconSitcr-
able articles. once possessed! by itie la
mrniedprmcess, are endearcd 10 him by
fond rrcoilections. Hence !ier bonnet
aud Tie cloak she wore in her las, pedcS-
tridn excursion with him, are kept con-
s;antiy before his eyes. l'heS were hung
by ,er dear hands upon screen IN the
sitting pJrlour, and there they have re-
manned ever Since: nor will the Prince
either allow them tn be- removed, or amy
person. whatever To touch them. Her
Roy al llIyhnesss ratch also remains on
the mantle piece Ia precisely the same
situation IN which size herself placed H..
The inhabitants q, ST. Dunstan's in the
West have signed L requisiion 10 the
churcbwardens, calling upon them and
Vicar cOni0IutN, Ia take measures Tor
suSpendins public business on the day of
Princess .Charlo.te's funeral. and for de-
dicatng that day to solemn religious SER
vices.
AS the feelings Of every parish in this
great metropolis are equally acute as
those ofSt. Dunstan's, they Will be equal
Is prompt III adopting every course ca!cu-
laied 10 mark their sorrow aud respect
All grleye alike; but i, mayEbe necessary,
for the sake OF uniformity, TO arrange
the mode in which it should be shewn.
The melancholy intelligence, as it ex-
tentls over the country, carries with il
every where sorrow and desolaiion-
Shops half-closed, business nearly s,iS-
pended, theatres shut, and private circles
filled only with lamentations, are the pic
lures now presented by towns and ham-
lets, lately rejoicing i'll bounteous har-
vest, and anticipating the revival of trade.
The expression OF the public sorrow Is
every where the same. The following
extract from a Newcastle paper, shews
how the intelligence Of the melancholy
event has been received in that town,
and may afford an idea OF the state of e.
very other
The account of the death of the Prin-
cess Charlotte, was received in this town
on Saturday morning, when every mark
al mournful respect was paid TO the de-
ceased The bells of the several churches
were toIIed full hour, and new flag,
(Which had been prepared by our Cor
poraiion 10 wave in majestic grandeur,
on the expected glad ildings of the birth
of an heir 10 the throne of Brittany was
half hoisted on the castle. Several ships
in the Tyne also displayed their flags
half-mast high. On Sunday some of our
preachers advertsd 10 the "mourniu e.
vent which has shrowded the nation in
sorrow" in language thatat once shed a
lusire on the dead, and held forth an i'm
pressive lesson TO the living. Indeed
there never was an occurrence which at-
forded a stronger evidence Of the limited
views of man, and the niutabihty of every
thing as II respects orr present state of
existence.
By the papers from Brussels TO the lllh
instant, we find his Royal Highness the
Duke of Kent, and the Prince and Prin-
cess of Orange, have also received theaE
fliciing intelligence, as appears III the
following extracts =
BRUSSELS, Nov. i0.-Mr Kerr has ar
| rived here express from England. He
has brought 10 his Royal Highness the
Duke of Kent the affecting news of the
death of her Royal iiighness the Princess
Charlotte of England: Mr.. Kerr imme-
diately proceeded 10 the Hague, to car
~ 10 our Court the news of this deplora-
BILE event. When the affecting news Of
the death of the Princess Charlotte was
| communicated to the duke of Kent, the
grief of his Royal HiglIness WAS bound
less. The Prince and Princess of Orange
likewise are deeply afflicted at il, and so
will doubtless all the members o. our
! ROYAL Family.
The following letters are from our
| Correspondents al Claremont and Wind
sOr =
Wednesday,, ! o'clock, p. M.
The body Of the lovely and evcr-to-he-
regretted Princess, after il was enbaIm.
ed, was enclosed IN a number of wrap.
| pers, after tic manner of the Egyptians
which will keep ii in preservation for q
great number of years, aud the whole
closed in rich blue velvet tied with white
| satin ribbon.
The following Bulletin respecting the
state of the afflicted Prince Leopold has
this day been issued:-
&c Cgayemont, Nov. -.
The Prince Leopold has had yer,
restless night, aud remains in the sam,
C. STOCKMAN."
The Duke of York has paid secouC
visit of coincidence to- day TO Prince Leo
pold. Lord and Lady King were anon.
he inquirers TODAY.
The funeral OF our much-lamrnteC
| Princess, we believe, will not take plac,
on,Tuesday, as was reported few day
! since.
CLAREMONT, Nov. 10.
| Thursday morning, 9 o'clocI.
The Prince Regent arrived here abou
seven O'Clock on Tuesday evening, bein.
asi soon as his afflicted feelings wonld al
low him 10 psyI, first visit Of condolenc
TO his truly afflicted son-in-law, Primo
Leopold. IT lasted a full hour, durini
which time the most profound secresy !
silence prevailed in the house, so niue
so, that II was not generally known 81
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