Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-10-13

he curtains of the tent were raised 10 a,,n;,
tue air; at night, the lower part of the tent
was let down so as TO prevent ohsarvatiop aud
IN that tent her majesty aud Beryami rem,inrd
night after night tAe bed of her n,siesty aud
Ber.am being placed close 60 each other, AND
without separation. This intercourse ,yas no,
ronhhed TO the night bnt her majesty aud
Brrgami frequently retired to this tent in the
course OF the dav, when the same precautiou
MAS observed OF letting down that ratt of the
tent which was exposed to observation ask
your iordships whether any evidence can he
more decisive OF the fact of adultetous Infer
course, whichis alleged in the preamble Of the
bili' Was IL ever heard OF that a female should
night after night, receive a man int her cham
Der, unless snch an adulieroas intercourse
subssted between theml When this cirur,-
stance is connected with others, when they are
seen carcssing each other during the day
when her majesty is occasionally seen sitting
upon Betgamis knees, think no man casl,e.
state tor a moment as TO the cOnclusiott IN
which all these circumstances inevitably lad
There were Other Indecent 'famiiiari,ips which
took place In the course of this voyage aliiead~
ing to'thc same conclusion. Her msjest, used
the bath more than once, while she ed m
| board This vessel. Bergami accompanieAher
, to The bath and was the only person WHARF,
| manned with her willie bathing When her
majesiyis thus ton ii In owing OIL that delic,cy
which belongs 10 her seX and permitting a man
| To enter the same bath with her. can ,oar
lortlships doubt the nature of the iutercoune
wairh Suhsisicd between them The 9Th If
August was the day dedicated to the Sam
| Bartholomew Now. as Bergami's name hap
| pened TO be Bartholomo, great festivities tool
place on board the vessel III honor Of her ma
| jcsiy aud Bersami; the crew were all regaled
| nd in The course of their caronsas, the, drank
the health of her majesty. aud the cavalier
B-'.ami. What infersrre is to he drawn from
tins circumstance, when coupled " iih The other
facts rt The case, but that this honor was con-
tfrTed upon Bergami in consequence of tue
disgusting and licentious intercourse which at
.t,sIe a haf
ships will mud that Similar place
uhon the same occasion, 81. Bartholomew
day, III August 1915, at the Villa d'Este a cir
cnni>tdnce which omitted TO mention ia It's
due oider. The facts which have stated 10
have taken place on board the pcIacra womb
OF themselves be decisive evidence of the pre-.
anble of the hill, aud l will rot consume your
Iotdships' time by going into minute detail
or various disgusting particulars such as iude-
cent exhibitions ON hoard this ship, and other
proofs OF the adnltprous Intercourse hciweep
| her majesty and Bergami because would IA.
ther lead your lordsbips' attention 10 rhe gem
eral nature OF the case, than enter into ,huss
details which your iord,l,ips viii better hear
from the evidence. l will Only Observe there.
fore, that her majest's Intercourse with Rer-
ran.i was OF a most i'c.n''Oas aud degrading
character, aud that she desc. nded TO the prr
fotmance OF ths NEST mental offices for this
maj such as even mending his CLOTHES ap.iac
meaning herself in various other particulars of
this degrading description Upou her arrival
IN Italy, M Sept. lSlG, she proct e,ied TO the
house al the Villa ID Este. which she occupied,
on the lake OF Como, previous 10 her def,dtiurr
On he' arrival Louis, the brother OF Bersam
was advanced to the situation Of the prefect
OF tie Palace. He had before dined al sepa-
rate table with Faustima the other sister
cousin OF Bsr.ami was also Admired IN . her
service, and made Comptrolcf o. the Hon.
hold and the mother of Rergami, who had
hitherto bcru Familiarity called grandmother
was ordered to he addressed BY the uame Of
Madame Livia. During her majesiv's absence
n theatre had been erected a! the Villa D'Esir.
~ tins theatre her majesty performed plays
with Ber"ami aDd others, frequently assuming
The part OF servant aud oihe, low characters
\ our lord,hips may say, thai ih,s tact omI, goes
- slIew the familiarity with which her majesty
treated her servants, and that it il no procf al
citnina charge, though il may establish ~ de
gree n! leviiy Incompatible with The dignity OF
a Princess. II will be observed however that
H. Sami usually acted lie love, Oh those coca
Sous aud her majesty The pcTson uphn whom
his affections were placed. After her return
to the Villa D'Este. abe took tonr to Lueano,
asd Other places. At D'ESte, a tart occurred,
which sh.Ws that thr intercourse WAS kent up
between hsr majesty and BeTgami. One day
acourierwas dispatch ID with II letter TO Min
Tie returned With au answer at n late hour OF
The night, or rather AT early boar in The
morDipc, when al! the family had retired to rest
hiukins II his duty 40 deiiser ,io answer 10
Bergami. lie wsni to Bergami's room for J;iat
purpose. Bprgausi was not there. In %. short
time, however, lie saw him coming in !Iis robe
de cha;nDre from the PTimcess's room. The
circumstance OF Bergami's Coming in this un-
dress from The rnOm ia which her majesty
slept, al such an hour ofihe mo rGing, naturally
excited the suspicious of The courier, who had
been bat shert time in her III uesty's service
and BerGam fat II nect ssary 10 make some
excuse. lie said tha. the reason Of his dp-
pearing in that uudress was, that he imagined
he beard his child cry. aud he desired the cou
rier to take no nstict OF wIIai he had seen, IL
was merely an accideuia. circumstance. Here,
1a.,l i'm I.ks 1t. -
Bcrgami and her majesty were separate from
the rest of her suite. there was a free and easy
communication between Them, and The fact 10
which the courier was witness. admits of no
other explanation than thar Der sari had visit
ed her majesty with view 10 The intercourse
which subsistpd between them. This fact alone
wond he sufficient To convince ans iufy of the
existence Of snch an Intercourse. aud the re ,
peated instances ia which have called yOnr
lOrdships' attention, and TO which [ shall
still have 10 direct il, necessarily aud inevita-
bly, lead 10 that cOncinsion... \ s!ior, time
after her malcity's arrival al ID E.te, she visit
ed place which had been purcIssed--I beg
Your lordships attention to this fact, for Ber-
gam, and called il the Villa Bergami or the
Barona. Ii appears, therefore, that This per-
son who had entered her majesty's service in
the lowest state ofpoveriy, was not only cover
ed with honSIs, bat that her maesiy had pur.
chased considerable estate for him in The
! neghborhood of hIilaD. IN what other way
cauld he acquire this property Than hy the ,nn i.
Diicepce OF her majesty, and what other reason
or motive can be assigned for her maeSty's
conduct, except the adnlterous intercourse be-
tween them Had there been any thing in the
conduct Of Bryant which can intncn YOUR
lordslips TO believe that her majesty was actu-
ated hy any other inoiiye9 Your lordships
wi, tind that during the Carnival the Eiost dis
| gushing scenes took place AT her majesty s
house, scenes which deserved 10 be ciassed
| WITH those exhibited in common brothel -
| Persons OF the loves. description, were adj
mited there, and the greatest liceutOasues y
| prevailed during the time Of the Carnival
| hjylords, would not iRpuie 10 her majesty
| participation in these scenes unless we're
Satisfied IA my conscience that they passed un-
der her majesty + noiice. II might fairly aud