Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-11-17

no friend, no brother, no mistress, no com.
mon passenger TO whom he could mention
iti
know that the boa,men on the Like Co.
mo have been corrupted in masy instances
by the fondnrss of the passengers FIR gossip,
and who. finding they got paid for their sto
rieS, have cot into the way OF entertaining
them with tales, which have no foundation
! whatever in truth. Is it, I say, credible, that
knowing vhat be had sworn 70, that this man
would have whispered 10 no one The strange
sights which he had seen How many are
| there o. your Lnrdships, who. unaccustomed
10 the habits of Official life: who, not being
under hose restraints imposed upon the
limbs, the tongue, and the minds Of those
connected with the courts OF LAW how many
| are there Of your I.ordship5 such as l have
described, who, having seen these Shings,
would not have mentioned them TO some
friend or acquaintance He believed there
were Few gentlemen who, having witnessed
such scenes, not being in any way bound TO
sileIIcc--would not have spoken Of them to
some one. Yet here were these low persons,
| SO different in their conduct from the upper
ranks OF society, 30 much more discreet,
much more on heir guard, and living with
persons Ut sach purity, that the mention Of
;uch facts would have crimsoued their cheeks
1 no one case did they pretend TO have revealed
| what they have sworn themselves to have wi,
messed 10 any living being. Is this probable
is it that which can be credi,edi The
| Princess was described to have been seen
kissing Bergsmi on the Lake of Como as
often as the wind blew TN it. She was seen
riding IN 4 c2rrisge 10 situation which Gun.
not Be mentioned without blush. The facts
witnessed were so striking, SO uhheard ct,
sofrghttul, SD portentous- that, if rea ly seen
1t WAS impossible for the behnlder 10 remain
| si'ents single day. uut days, weeks, and
month, passed away. and nothing WAS said
| on the subject till the parties were called on
the Milan Commission. 1t was then, for the
frs, time, that the lips of these persons
were IN sealed. do not believe that they con.
cealed for days or hours what they have sworn
to. believe that they only concealed from
The ear OF theu neighbours what they bsve
now sisted, from the time when learhins that
others had been largely paid for their bitter
/ SANDERS, they determined or Initiating their
! conduct. from the time when it first crossed
| their insgiuations to act this part, til they
lad passed over 20 Milan and obtained the
reward OF perjury. My Lords, you will see
that IN this Instance there is no VARIATION in
the Conduct of the witnesses at all, but in
other instances, there are variations OF im-
| Portance. Doycu recolleet-but Gun any one
| ever forget. the waiter from Trieste, who APP
| peared Al your Lordships' barr does he not
| rise before you at this instant Does not his
| aspect recall him to the memory of many of
your Lordships who have forgotten his name
Do you remember those eyes, that nose, that
| iecherous mouth with which the wretch
stood here TO repeat the falsehoods to which
he had previously sworn al Miami DO you
| remember that pander from Trieste d. you
remember that lechery-lechery which seem
| ed that OF an inhsbitant of the internal regI-
sns-do you remember the gloaing mouth
| with which he told his flsehoods But can
conTadicthim. He at least willnot go unpun-
lshed. lean contradict by other Witnesses the
facts to which he has worn. lean contradict,
aud can bring TO punishment other witness
es, but he Sha9 not escape. Twill shew you
| oy undoubied, unquestionable, unimpeachable
! eTitfnse-by evidence above all suspicion,
| That he has sworn falsely. can prove by
the room itself, and by the position of the
! door, that be is not to be believed will do
more will prove from what he hirns elf has
! statsd, uIat his evidence cannot be true. 1
VIII shew that the Queen was at Trieste but
! one night IL all her life. She went TO the
| Opera. as lie has stated ard that i. the Only
instance III which this witness spoke Truth,
and the next day Will prove that she went
away, and never afterwards crsssad the TIRES
hold OF the gate OF Trieste. OF The filthy
cargo brought over on this oscsAiop, think
The samples which / have brought before
your LcrAsbips is pretty well enough. know
not whether this lachimo be the leg! climate
descendant OF she lachimo OF Shakespeare;
but In mind your Lordships can hardly doubt
mat he Is own brother to this and other wit.
nesses who have beled the Lady Princess of
this fair lsle, AID they may say
-----'' mine Italian brain
Gan III your duller Britain, to operate
Most Wiley; toc my vantage, excellent;
AND, to be brief, my practice so prevailed.
ihat returned with similar proof enough
10 make the noble LeOnatus mad,
By wouDding his belief in her renown
With tokens thus, aud thus; ayerring notes
vi ChaRber-hanglng, pictures, this her brace
let,
90, cunning, how got itn')
should not sufficiently discharge my du
ty IT did not now call your attention 10 the
several heads or charges contsined in the
strange indictment brought before your I.nrd.
ships IN tina form OF bill of Pains and Pc
naites. Your Lordships will recollect that
the first scene is on Ntapolltsn glourd. At
Naples, the parties are described az FIRST com
ing together, and there the adulterous inter-
course IS alleged TO have taken place in the
Course of ten days, or at utmost a fortnight
alter they first met. Your Lordships viii see
mat from the statements Of these Witnesses
IT appears that the Princess of Wales acted
the part described, having heretofore been
person OF unimpeachable character nd life
having been proved to be so by much strong
er evidence than could have been adduceu in
her behalf had she never been Suspected
That her character was Hnblemished, is prov
ed, It there is truth in evidence, if there is
benefit in acquit!sl--if there is justice in the
world--it stood higher than il she had never
been accused, rs she had two solemn scouit.
tails after twa solemn inquiries INTO her con-
duct. So much on those occasions bad beeo
proved i'll her favour, that when one set of
Ministers had ioundber guiltle2s ofthe charg-
ss preferred against her, and recommended
'hat she should be merely ceUsursd for some