Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-07-28
RICHMOND. July ~, Isa0.
FOREIGN NEWS-

gle betwecn Two members Ut the ROYAL Fa-
hhiy-oeiween me King and Queen, or man
ana wife" We have taken care To throw in as
large body OF this intelligence as possible 10
the exclusion of other articles.
| lie reader will bear ia recollection, that
Caroline the present Queen, * a descendant of
tne Reuse OF brunswick, and Was alariied 10
! he present kiug in the year 1895. II WAS a
| match OF policy. moi at lOse-ile great object
| 10 give legitimate heir 10 the English
| thrcnei Noatieciion appi airs ever 10 Iaye,u
| sis'ed Dei"reh The royal pair aud after d few
! uays OF cohabitation (report has even named
single night AS the Term OF their intprcouise)
| tneS parted never TO m ct again. Charlotte,
| the iSsse OF this conneC ton has descended TO
| the Tomb, without leaving children behind
! her and iouS before herman riaye her parents
| had come To an open rupture and tie sGlace
| oi ber society Was even denied TO her mother.
| fOhrteen years age ,the designs or the SnSnici.
| ous oil the present King towards his " ife assam,
| ed the official shape OF ministerial imvesiiya-
! tionj witnesses were prodncsG beinte tic ti-
vate iuinlsiti0n, Il prove acts oraLulteIX upon
| iiis wife nOio'iOns SIR John Douli las and
/ i,is vile fi;ured intbe van; but 50 evident was
| their determination 10 convict her, iheir cyi-
| dence so strongly scented OF PERJURY that no
othtr step was taker, except to sCuud the
| pHDiic mind by giving IL glimpSCS Of the char
ges and the "vIjcnce. The tide set in favor
| OF Caroline; and The Prince deemed il most
pOiIt:c 10 rest upon his cars Ills wife had
probably been guilty OF much ie,ity, but OF 40
| offence against the marriage bed. At a sub
| sequeni period she left England and las been
| Travelling ever siace through various coun-
| ir!es knnour spoke freely OF her volatility,
p'1t never framed Greet charge of adultery
asains, her The death of her daughter did
not Drug her home: thai Of George Sd mad.
mere important change i'll her ella lions She
! was now Queen, without ANY Ut ITS nrcroga-
| lives. The most masked efforts were made
| ny her husband TO exclude her from a particle
patton of the Grown and an inc lfeciuaI effort
was made in April last TO prevent her return
10 the Kingdom. All the subsequent negoiia-
| tons failed We learn from the accounts now
before us, that an agent OF the king again
| waited upon her at ST. Omers ia France on
| the LIST OF June, with proposition 10 settle
on her / 5000 per ainium for life, (every
cent the people B1pHey y OH condition that
she should waive the title OF IA Queen, and
shonld never visit Eng land She was also told
| that IT she should set her foot on the British
shore, all compromise was AT end, aud the
| iAlnE would proceed against her. These pro-
posaiS she rejected ; declaring that il was in
| London alone she would consent to receive
| ANY proposals. from the Kiug of England
| sac immediately set Ont Tor England aud az.
rived at London on the evening OF the 9th
June. In the course of that day, the King
| mad communicated TO pATliame MT certain seaird
| papers " respecting her conduct since her de-
| pa'f1Fe trom the coUatry," and pray ing Them TO
| adopt That course Ol proceeding which be.
| comes the Justice of the case, and is due
| TO the honor and dignity OF The crown On
| The next day, secret cSMmitsee was appoint.
ed ia the III. OF Peers by rnajpriiy of 10 A 81.
milar motion was HlaLe in the r. OF c. by Lord
CasieIeagh, but was opposed by Nj sromgh
| am, who on tie part of the Queen submitted
bold aud Impressive paper, drprecating Il
secret enquiry" the only aiienDt she had ANY
| reason tOiear-and calling tor auOyfn inv eNtI.
cation of her conduct, " a privilege nni denied
tn the meaHesi SuhJectof Tie realm" The de.
! termination of this question in the H. of c.,
and The meeting OF The secret COMMITTEES i'm the
other House, had been delayed in consequence
oi renew ed neg OcidiiOn between the minis
tiers and The Queen; Lord Liverpool having
intimated TO hera Willingness notwithstanding
all nut had passed TO receive ANY suggestions
which her Majesty had 10 ae-D,t there
would seem very little prospect of an accom-
| nodaIIon 1t she has replied To him, az has
| been stated, that" before she WAS IN possess
sion OF all her digniies, she could not listen TO
any other prOpoSal;" that is, until she had all
the rights OF Queen, she " ouId not deign 10
deliberate VII ther she would put them OF,
The English prints are unconimonly reserv-
ed on tins SUBJECT and W are therefore at a
loss 10 know The contents OF the scaled bar
or the precise characters Ofthe accusation
| but, from some very gross illusions III The
| Times, we must suppose that tie crime to be
| Fastened upon her Is AdKtery. Let the proof
| be sufficient, we are at no loss for the punish
ment " Ii IS equally treason To compass or
| Imagine the death OF cur lady the king 3 com.
| Panlon, as OF the king himself; and to violate
or detlie the Queens cOnSOrt, amounts TO the
same high crime; IS well in The person com.
miItlng The fact, in the Queen herself if
cOnsenting.-Iflhe Qneen be accused of any
| species OF treason, she shall be tried by the
peers OF Parliament, az Queen Ann ISJleyn
| was in rs Hen. s" Black. Com No similar
case has occurred since The DAYS of that
mon'trous wite.killer. who beheaded two of
MS wives on charges OF intideiiiy.-.i These
times however, are more favorable 10 Caro-
line than were those of The tyraut Henry-the
age has more OF chiValry iu il; aud the par
| lame ut of England, with all its corruption is
not quite so SsbServient. Besides, that the
! great body Of the opposition, many intelligent
| men, and women, who SNmpathize with her
| on account oil the injustice She has received,
| will rally around her. The mobs which have
! welcomed herlrOm Dover to- London, evident
! ~ snow sitOng popular tide setting in her
| tavor.--lt wOulG he impossible to bring her
| TO The block. with the same ease and tran-
| qnIllity, which accompanied the execution of
| Ann BoIryn, OF Catharine. tempest would
| afise-A Tremendous aOb-and a violent ex
! citemeut in the whole realm, would he
sure To follow it,.
1 1t is impossible for ,s 10 view such a scene
/ is tl'is, without ndiguation aud cOnien.Jt. A
contest between man and wife interests ten mi.
lions cf souls he conduct ui one IS ON an con.
VuiSes whole empIiei- What though the ano
lOsIst OF monarchy may plead, that the inf {, =
| ny of tie Queen cOnsOrt riay debaSe OF baS-
| tdIdiZe the hcIrS 10 the cruHn :" AID theTe-
| by eHddueer the succession To The cTOwn"--A
| republican demands. what can he more ridic-
! ulous than tie idea of any succession At aIf2
/ la fact, take monarchy you will there is no
| tarCeIipoU The theatrical drama which seems
more truly ridiculous. A whole empire al.
| tated about one wofnaU.--A nation too The
| iTeest aud most intelligent thar lives ia the
| Old WOrd-We cannot describe ihc dis gust
which such spectacle ought to ptOdncc.
The contests in France have more of dirni.
| ~. ihey turn at present upon the law Of Eec-
tons. Tie kings ministers are determiEcd, III
seems, 10 violate the Charfer-and limit the
/ field ct the right Of sutliasc so as 10 throw il
| into the haiidS OF 4 rch AristocFacy--1 heir
| inducement Is palpahie, 10 eXtcnd their inAn-
eUce over the Chamber 1T Deputies aud con.
! vert II into mere pageant for registering tho
cdicte of the Il iup The utiuistpri aI a. 80. H.