Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-01-08

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the fond anticipati6ns of the British peo-
pie been dashed to the earth; 4 instead
of bsiliug tie infant as their future sove-
reign, they have to mourn he loss OF
Princess whom to know was TO admire,
and who had endeared hersrifto all ranks
and classes Of society. The following
letter gives an account Of the melancholy
event. with seine preliminary details:
I" Ciaremont, sic o'clock, Thursday
morning.-l had hoped to haze sent you
very, very different tidings; and yes,er-
day. when despatched my last letter to
you, felt confident that my next would
have announced the contamination ofOur
wishes, in the birth of future heir or
heiress. That next! - However, |
will endeavor to write all | have heard,
as we'll as the general grief and conster-
nation will allow me. On Monday in TIE
night, or about three on Tuesday NOR.
ming, her Royal Highness was taken i'll,
and expresses were sent of to the great
officers Of state, the archbishop Of Can
terbury. and the bishop of London. desi-
ring their immediate attendance.-Earl
Bathurst. Lord Sidmeuth, the Id. Chan
cellor, Mr.. Vansittart, together with the
Archbishop and Bishop, Immediately at
tended. DIR Baltic and Dr. Croft were
II e medical attendants. Du'ing the whole
Of Tuesday the labor advanced slowly.
but without the least appearance OF dan.
ger. The Princess Charlotte showed un-
cummon fi;mness and the utmost resigna-
ton. Towards evening, as the labor still
fingered, it was deemed advisable to send
for Doctor Simms, who arrived in the
middle of the night. Nothing could be
going on better, though too slowly. And
the excellent constitution of the Process
gave every assurance that she would not
be too much exhausted by the delay. No
language 10 panegyric can be TOO warm
for the manner in which the Prince Leo
pod conducted himself. lie was inces-,
SAINT in his attendance, and no counte-
nance could more deeply express the arx-
iety he felt. Once or twice he exclaimed
to the medical attendants that the I'M
repining patient endurance of the Prin-
cess, whilc-it gave him comfort, csmmu-
nicated also deep af1iction at her suite
rings being SO heightened"
/" About o'clock yesterday the labor
advanced more RAPIDLY, and no appre-
tensions were entertained of any fatal
result, and the child was ascertained to
be still living. At 9 O'clock her Royal
fiighness was delivered Of male child,
but still.born. Throughout the whole o.
this long and painful labor, her Royal
Highness erinced the greatest frmncss.
and received the communication Vi tie
child being dead.born with the greatest
resignation. Prince Leopold exclaimed
to the medical attendants, as soon as the
intelligence was communicated to hin,
&" Thank God Thank God the Prin-
cess is SAFE" The child was perfect,
and enc of the finest infants ever brough,
into The worln. The Princess was cum
posed after her delivery, and though Of
course much exhausted. every hope was
entertained of her doing we'll. This
pleasing intelligence being communicated
10 the great officers OF state, and the
Archbishop Of Canterbury, and The b.
shop Of London, they lett ClaremOnt a.
bout I I O'Clock the medical attendants
OF course remaining. A little after IL,
change was observed in her Royal High
ness-her quiet left her-she became
restless and uneasy-and the medical at
PENDANTS felt alarmed. Expresses were
sent of; believe, to the officers Of
state, stating the change that had taken
place. From halt past IL residences and
convulsion encreascd, till nature and
life we're quite exhausted, and her Royal
Hishncss expired at hs'f past two this
morning. Prince Leopold was with her
RoysI Highness at this agonizing mo-
ment."
From another letter from Clarepont,
we extract the following additional parti-
culars-" Her Royal Highness after her
delivery, had expressed herself resigned
to the child being dead, most piously OBJ
serving thar it was the viii! Of God: She
continued remarkably well from 9 o'clock
1.-THE time Of her delivery ill past twelve
O'clock, when the medical gentlemen,
Drs. Baillie, Croft, and Simms, consider
ing that she could not be doing better un-
der the circumstances, retired 70 rest
Her Royal Highness took some cruel,
which she expressed herself to lind diff
hcuIty in swallowing. She afterwards
complained Of being very chilly, and q
violent pain at her stomach. The nurse,
Mrs. Grifiths, considering her Royal
Highne,s's complaints to require the adj
vice of the medical gentlemen in attend
ancs, the doctors were all instantly called
up. They lost no time in giving their
attendance. but human assistance was OF