Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-06-05
From the London Morn'g Chron. april IL.
CERTAIN OPINIONS OF THE LATE
QUEEN

Der The lille OF can Historical Fragment
relative to her late Majesty Queen Caro-
line" the author of which describes him
sell as . literary man, Who, during the
period of the proceedings against her, ex.
ercised "wbst little influence be possess
ed'' in her Majesiy's behalf and Who
states certain circumstances, the know
ledge of which be derived from con6den-
tis intimacy.
He commences his narrative with let
Ter which he wrote to the Fathef OF the
House of Commons. after having I'D
tanned some previous insight into the SUBJ
iec," 10 which be recommended plan
OF cancellations; but her Majesty, when
one of her friends presumed to demonstrate
with her on moi accepting terms which
would give her victory without the dan
ger of 6gbting-"l II is true. (replied her
MajesIy J victory is now within my grasp,
and witbou: the danger Of bate; hut
will accept no victory until have proved
Co IN. world that am worthy OF enjoying
it" The tact was, (adds the writer, J
her Majesty had in her possession. at the
time. duplil ates ii the evidence taken be-
fore he Commission al Milan and which
had been placed 10 her hands by QUE OF
the persons employed IN the Commission;
and she anticipated nothing from such rv'-
d.Hee but the most triumphant success -
Itwas, | pel,eve. one OF her N 'jes'y's rr-
zors. tba, she did no. place this evidence
In N. hands o. her advisers Her Majes-
~ indeed, had eesson which she did
no. choose to explain why she wished few
or none TO know that such eviot nee was
have entirely thrust Ito use a vulgar ex.
pressiun) her adversaries into the KENNEL
aud have held them there; had it not been
for ner concealing that she bad duplicates
OF the Milan procsedings-had she not
been so impatient 10 forward her defence
-spd had not some Of her most active
friends been decidedly such incapable per
cons! Indeed, the incapacity OF some OF
them was Beyond any thing that person
OF common education could suppose"
What are we to think Of the following
paragraph?
There are sepeR persons no1v fa0sng, 10
whose names the Law will not permit me
more particularly to alluce. who would
give their titles, their lands, their fortunes,
their influence-nay, the whole world, il
they possessed tiff her Majesty bad ne
yer been born, or being born and now
dead, that she could again return TO Lille,
and forgive them the almost uncomfortable
ATROCITIES she received at their hsnds.'
The following will star,le some OF our
seaders. We hope, in retailing an ae-
count Of the Queens doubts respecting his
Msies,y's Legitimacy, it will not De sup
posed thai we share them. We have no
ambition to die martyrs to the claim OF
che Duke OF Clarence, or to take the held
for any pretenier. The author says, il
called On, he will authenticate bis pam.
pnlet:
"rbe Queen, at this time, labored un-
der very curious, and to me, usaccoun.
table species Of deluson She iancied
herself, IN reality, neither a wife nor a
Gu n. She believed mis- present Majesty
20 nav. been actually married TO Mrs
C,lza.rbert; and she as fully believed lbat
his late Majesty, George the Third, was
married to Miss Hannah Lightioot-the
beautiful Quakeress-prevIous to bis mar
rage With Queen Charlotte; that ceremo
nv of marriage was second time solemn
ICED al Kew, (under the color OF an eve.
oips's ENTERTAINMENT alter the death OF
Miss I.lghttooi; and as that lady did not
die ,,ll after the births OF the present King
and HIS Roy al Highness The Duke OF York
her Majesty really considered the present
Duke OF Clarence the true heir 10 the
throne.
Her majesty thought also. that the
know ledge OF this Circumstance by the
Ministers vas the true cause OF George
the Fourth retaining the Tory AdmiEistra-
lion when he came into power. How the
Queen came seriously to entertain such
romantic suggestions as these, rs not tor
me- To know |, may be, perhaps, regard.
en az a melancholy proof Of the principles
and abilities OF some persons, surrounding
ROYAL personages; but that she did enter
tain them, know weli-and let any oil
her Majesty's friends contradict me II they
can III they do, and they require me
TO mention my author, will do so; il
called upon in a proper manner, aud N
proper place. =. ~
"ipdeed, l was myself requested to call
anon Mrs Hancock, to max. inquiries re-
lstive to what she might think on the sub
iect, as she had the pleasure OF beng IN
Innate with Miss i.igbtioot. l was also
requested to see the person. who styles
herself whe Their justly or unjustly. slgni'
fes little to the subj-cD Princess OF Cum.
berland, to know if any OF her re'l OF
presumed documents contained reference
70 that subject Having no knowledge Of
Nr. Hancock, who, | understand, is a
highly respectable lady, ! could not pre-,
sumo to take so great liberty as to call
upon her on subject so extraordinary =,
But knowing friend who was Intimately
acquainted with the latter, ! requested
him to ask the question, which | .ieil
could have no right TO ask myself. The
answer was sthai all Der documents were
IN her own possession THIS reply SEMI