Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1841-05-13
QUEEN ylcroala-AND HeR BABY.

QUEEN VIC T0Rla--AND HER BABY
The correspondent Of the Boston Notion, in bis
Last letter from London, thus speaks Is relation 10
the Qaeen's daaghter, and her rumored bliadasss
Her Majesty and the iniaat Princess
continue 10 enjoy excellent health. The
Queen attended divine service last Sun
day at the Chapel Royal, st, James, and
afterwards rode In Hyde Park 10 an open
barouche.
After church, walked through 81.
James Park towards Buckingham palace,
when observed large crowd Of persons
eagerly watching some oblec. al the pai-
ace window. As drew nearer | dis
tinctly saw the Queens infant, the PM
cess Royal, IA the arms OF its nurse, who
was tossing It gently up and down, asnurs-
es always do, but for what cause | am not
family man enough to know. The nurse,
from her smiling conienance, appeared 70
lake great delight in showing, as wen as
she could, her precious charge TO tue
Queens loyal subjects, and the crowo
appeared equally delighted that they were
permitted to cast their eyes towards the
Roy.I scion. | could not discover any
thing remarkable in the appearance ofthe
Princess, and think she is just ike all ba.
bies, with no very wonderful marks Of
beauty or ugliness about her.
There has been spread long time a
strange report with regard to the Princess
Royal, which, if true, is great calamity.
Its said that the Princess is blind How
such report could circulate SO widely
without some foundation, | am at a loss 10
decide. 1t has been officially contradici-
ed, but believe, nevertheless that the IN
fani's organs Of vision are not perfect, ind
ground my belief upon two important
facts.
Any statement by third party is not
evidence in court Of law, but il is evil
dence IN this case. An English lady told
me about two weeks since, that person
in Dir. Locock's family stated TO her that
the Princess was blind. DR.. Locock was
the surgeon accoucheur at the birth Of the
Princess, and he mprudenly entrusted
the secret of the child's being blind 10
CONAN, who in turn whispered il to one and
another of her friends, and so the repor!
flew. This is the source from whence
got my information, and place consider.
able faith in it.
Medical men find no difficulty in ac-
counting for the infants blindness, and
one gentleman with whom | have con.
versed upon the subject, said that he had
no doubt about the child's being bhd. II
is rather a delicate subject to explain, and
as am not able to mystify it by medical
technicaIiiies, will simple refer you 10
the state of the Queen at the time Oxford,
the post-boy, fired two pistols al her, and
which greatly agitated and Affirmed her
Majesty. To any one at all acquainted
with this subject, il will be apparent at
once, that the sudden flash of pistol al
sucha time, Immediately before the eyes OF
her Majesty, is in itself sufficient TO cause
blindness, either partial or total, in the
Princess. AT least, so have been told
by those who ought to know. Painful as
it must be to the Queen and the British
nation if the child is blind, yet from all
that can learn, believe the Princess is
partially so. Another strong argument
in proof of this is the fact that the infant
takes no notice of anything held before
her, and if her eyes occasionally turn to-
wards her parents, il is because she is &c.
customed 10 their voices,