Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-01-13
From The Loalon coari rof Nor. II

t~tS III tNNlslps4 10 III % we cOlnulun called
yesterday. No event !iial we remember ever
cane uior the country more unexpeci ediy-no
event coali nave happened az Il .uore lament
aDie nature-' an event indeed. as Que OF our
contemporaries has wel! Said-"as cAiamitors
as coulf well occur in The annals Of our hel ed
fSry Monarchy, FOR IL involves the deaf OF
The only two pTesanIptiye Reus 80 tae Crown
IN directSncceNsion- the mo Their AID he child"
During the whole of yesterday il may truly
BE- sand that the capital was one scene OF dtep
and general mourning. Not face could be
seen N The street IN which slosm and sorrow
*tie not Conspicuous. Not house cond be
entered in which the females were not d,ssolv-
Cd III Tears, as II they had just lost daughter
orsi'ter.-So young. so fair, 30 good, so soon
cut on :" The expectancy aud rose Of the
lar state. When every one was waiting and
listening tor the signal that was 10 prucisnn
the birth of England's heir--when all were
prepared for congtatulation and Joy 10 have
al these expectations 50 sgnally disappointed
Ito have All these feelings destroyed at once
: 10 be called nfon 10 mourn when we were
Only prepared to rcjoice--to have
Ailtbiuss that we ordaiaed festival
urn irpn btlr office to black funeral;
Oui instruments, 10 m.ianchuly bells:
Our Wedding cheer, to sad burial feast;
On soeAln h!nns TO sullen dirg,s change;
ohT "ria hOwers serve for 4 baTyd cOTse,
sud tA,nS oaange them 10 the contrary -
IN the present grief there was every thing 10
nSiownd and stun the mind BY its suddenness
Cor from the ne ginning Of her pregnancy, the
yinceSs mad enjoyed The best possible state of
health She mad not INDUCED II, the tIIss,pa.
uou OF aiowniife, she mad uOt kept late hours;
7te had lived ia tranquil, elegant retirement
rahlns daily exercise, keeping the most regu.
lar hours, passing her whole time in the e,iloy.
ineni of domestic lite, of which the iiustriors
Couple furnished such beautiful Instance
'hat no one conii co,Itemiiia Il without the
most sensible pleasure. Indeed ihe happi-
ness OF The conjusal state appears he, sitened
% The highest degree il is capable or when
we see two persons OF accomplished minds,
hol ony united IN the same interests and afiec-
hoas. but IN their taste OF Tho same improve
Ments and Div r6ions.-[ Ssgctdtor No. 525" -
1 no two persons could this be more appro-
pFialeiy applied than 10 The Princess Guar
iotte and Prince Leopold. The public who
Knew Tie manner of her R0yal Hinhuess's life
waited. not without anxiety, but without
dread, FOR He event OF her pregnancy. No
symptom occurred from The fiat moment of
her Royal tlishnesss being taken in labour,
th.t created any serious alarm in the minds OF
The medica! attendants, all men Of the first
tmineJce. Ii was lingering indeed, and the
interval between the different pains was much
longer titan usbai.
Toward the evening Of Tuesday, finding it
TO he so taTdy the medical gentlemen in at
tendance deemed II advisable TO send for DR..
Sims, III case 70 should BE found necessary, to
nave FeconFNe 10 artificial assistance. DIR.
Suns dccor!ihgis attended with all possible
speed-bat NJ Slw ITO reason to depart from
the course that had heen pursued, and was OF
opinion with the other gentlemen that the la
hour wontd be happily completed Aud
though, the delivery was OF Still norm, in
stead OF living child, yet IT was safe, aud her
Royal ElIghness vas quite tranquil afterwards,
bore tie intelligence of the child being still.
born with great resignation, submitting her
seit 10 The wiz OF God, and seemed inclined
10 ial! INTO gentle sleep So " favourably"
to use The words of the laat bulletin was she
going on, that not only the great officers of
state hal taken their departure, but even.
Prince Leopold and The medical gentlemen
had retired 10 take some rest after the fati5 que
OF lous tieddance "a watching. difficulty
which her Royal Hishness fell in swallowing
some grne after twelve O'clock alarmed the
nurse, especially as she sometime afterwards
complained of being chilly, and Of pain in
her chest. The Prince who was in Tile next
room, was immediately called up, together
with the medical attendants, by whom every
reluedy was applied that art could devise.
We believe II Is the fact that her Royal Hight
ness was quite sensible to the last minute of
her life. She was taken with dangerous
spasmS about one O'Clock; upon aseertainlng
which, DIR. Baltic, re hear, sent OFT an express
90 the cabinet ministers, expressing his doubts
with respect to the event. The Prince Leo.
po!d remained by the bed side the whole time,
endeavoring, as much as possible, to disguise
from his suffering COusOTt the grief and agony
be felt at tie unexpected turn that had taken
place. Her Royal highncss 1T is said, scarce
~ ever moved her eyes from the face OF her
Beloved ConsOrt-extending her hand fire.
qnentiy 10 meet his--that hand which was in
one short hour to be cold, insensible and life
less.
Her Royal HigbDess, we repeat, remained
sensible to the moment of her deaih About
f1ve minutes before her death, she said to the
Medical Attendants, SIS there any dangerH
They replied, that tiIey requested her loyal
Highness TO compose herself. She breatheda
gentle sigh, aud expired.
And thus. in tile enjoyment of health and
beauty-at the early age of y, was Sndtched
away lGom this world this most accomplished
PTjneess. who that behods ChaiOns admi.
Table iulI length likeness her, III which she
seems so full OF life, and splendOr, and JUy,"
can avoid feeling the acHtestregrei at the sud
Genness aud manner Oi her death. She was
neither 700 tall nor too short, about the mid
die sIle lncliHing rather to tile eH bon point,
lat not 30 much as to impair the symmetry of
hen form Her complexion was beautifully
fiif-hes arms deIieately rounded, aud her
head smelly placed. There was "a mingled
sweetness aud dignity in her look, "A fall intel
HgeDt eye aud y hen she was engaged IN colt
versatiOu, particularly In familiar converse
ton, much livclincss in the expression OF her
cgu teuance. The resemblance to her Has
trlOus Faiher was striking. To these accom-
ph-hmsnls Of person ser Royal iiigbness add.
ell tlc mote valuable astalitlts Of tile mind and
heagi She bad read mach, and with discIim-
inatisB, particularly siuce her marriage. One
Of her most pi2asius occupations was to &c.
company her iHu,tliOus COusDft ~ his stndy
% lle Euglish language, Doc Which nc was 10
dlligcnt, ulst he hss been able TO read ouF De.i
writer uau history and jiWis9rudence. Sire
vas 0f religious isaDfs, aud sirict onseT 90
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