Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-09-22

mistaken, adding she ieit she was dying
and thought she should DIE before nine
O'Clock the next evening. IL IS not I'M
probable that her majesty then teit the
symptoms of incipient mortihcation. She
sent for Mr. Wilde, who was in attend
ance, and added codici to her will: we
believe it related to the place of her inter
ment. Her first wish was to be buried In
the same grave with her beloved daugh-
ter, but, added she, Il can have little hope
that the government will grant this wish;
desire therefore to be buried IN the same
vault with my father and brother at
Brunswick When her majesty had
signed this codicii, she began to converse
at considerable length with Mr.. W. The
physicians fearing that conversation might
disturb her, wished to Withdraw Mr.
Willie from the room, and that gentle
man, from the same motive, was anxious
to go-bu' her majesty begged ham to
sta,. Il thank my physicians (she sald)
for their kind intentions: they mean moth
ing bur what is right; but they do not un
derstanG my character.-They think that
it agitates me to talk Of death--they are
mista ken; to me, VINO have little pleasure
in the past, and 10 prospect OF future
tranquility in this lie, it is pleasure to
contemplate my approaching death; and
why may not speak what teeE" All
these observations were made in such
sweetness of manner and such calmness
of tone, as to make animpression never to
be efiaced from the minds OF those who
were present.
The night between Monday and Tues
day was passed without sleep, owing it is
believed to that restless anxiety which
usually accompanies the process Of NOR
LITIGATION.
On Tuesday afternoon about O'Clock
she again sent for DR.. Washington, and
again conyersed on her usual topics. AL
luding to the few friends who had remain
ed constant to her to the last, and for
whom she expressed the most grateful
regard, she took occasion to observe that
her adve,s aries had put in practice two
modes of separating worthy people from
her society: one was to deter them from
visiting her by propagatlng the most at
rocious calumnles against her and them;
the second was, when they saw her sur
rounded by persons OF honor, to endeavor
by anonymous letters, and oil means in
their power. to poison her mind against
them in order to induce her to break with
them. Against the first mode OF attack
(sa'd her majesty | could have no help;
the second plan soon detected ana there
fore defeated" She then alluded to the
practice of opening the bod y after death,
and said that she saw no occasion for the
operation in her case. and wished it not
To be done. She then begged that she
might not be made show Of after death. |
There las been (she observed smlllngiy)
quite enough of that in my lifetime; be
sides there are persons who kept aloof
from me ,'hen alive, VINO may nave no ub
lection to see me when dcau, and there is
no good reason for satisfying their curl
osiiy.' She then again adve ted with
great regret to her inaoliity to bestow ad
equate compensation on her servants, or
remembrances on her friends; but said
their services and kindUesses we're deep
ly written on her heart.
About ciock an excess OF fever came
on, which operating on frame already
almost Exhausted, produced for short
time greater exuitatlon OF spirits than
she had vet manifested: during tilIs perl
cd she expressed herself with more vehe-
mcnce of manner, but still with the same
forbearance of language, touching the
cruel oonspiracies OF her inyeterate foes;
but the fever soon subsidized and sine re-
covered her usual gentle tone, her usual
calm and firm denieauour, she was again
all resignation to the will OF God. 4
drowsmess then came on which lasted till
nearly eight o'clock; when she sudde" y
awoie, ana observing by her bedside DIR.
Holland, who, during her illness, had Of
ten expressed hope OF her recovery, said
with smile and accent OF the greatest
sweetness-"WeIl, my dear doctor, what
DO you think now"
a few hours, however, before her death,
she observed to faithful female atten-
dant, The doctors do not Gnders and my
maiady; it is here Qaying her hand upon
her heart), but will be silent; my lips
shall never MAKE it known.
Her majesty soon alter became insen
sibie, but Remained live for above two
hours. showing by her breathing vigor
of the lungs anu of the heart witch the
physicians said exceeded any case they |
had ever Witnessed. at length, at TWEEN |
ty-fve minutes past zen, her heroic and
prosecuted spirit fed TO the region Of
truth, and justice; sm6feaee.
Her ma jesty was born on the 18th Of