New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-05-17
Birth Of Queen Victoria.

In a long letter, addressed to DR.. Nudge, dated
Amorbach, 10Th March, 1879, the Duke says
"The interesting situation OF the Duchess causes
me hourly anxiety; and you, who 30 well know
my views and feelings, can well appreciate how
eagerly DESTROYS / am to hasten our departure for
old England The erent is thought likely to occur
about the end of next month My wish is that il
may take place on the 4th of June. as this is the
birthday Of my revered father, and that the child,
too, like him, may be a Briton born" In this
patriotic desire the Duchess fully participated
Fresh sacrifices became necessary, in order
to enable them to fulfill what was considered
by their royal highnesses as no less duty TO the
ROYAL family and TO the country than TO themselves
and their expected infant but so difficult was it
found to procure the means for accomplishing this
important object that her royal highness had com
pleted the seventh month of her pregnancy before
at its most dangerous point she was enabled to set
out toward England "Being literally prevented"
was the expression OF her royal husband, Iron
moving until then through the want OF means TO
meet the expenses Of the journey" One can with
difficulty imagine a position more trying To the
feelings Of husband and prince. In this case
such an exigency would appear incredible, were
it not supported by incontestble evidence That
it brands with cruelty the memory OF other par
ties and that written documents, still extant sup
port the charge is a fact that defes contradiction
The Dukes exigencies were known to the luxur
Gus Sybarte at Carlton house. They were no
secret to the premier, Lord Liverpool The regent
and his minister were fully cognsant of the Dukes
intense, restless, and indescribable anxiety -
reach England. They were aware of the sItua-
ton of the Duchess. They knew-none better
than they-that that clear sighted was
tremblingly alive to the Importance of her child
being born in England, close 10 the seat of Govern
ment and under surveillance, so TO speak. OF great
officers Of State They knew that both Duke and
Duchess deprecated the idea of their child being
born abroad; of its first seeing the Ugh. in a re-
tired spot in Germany, and being subject to the
thousand and one rumors that might here after be
raised relative to its identity. Where was the
affection of brother where the liberality of a
Princef where the cesseless jealousy for the honor
and interests of his house, which would sup
pose would animate the heir apparent to a throne
They slept. Not the slightest effort was made by
either regent or minister to relieve that noble
spirit from the crushing anxiety which then OPP
pressed him. No tender of the slightest pecu-
MARY assistance from those in power greeted him.
Firm. devoted, but untitled. and comparatively
speaking, humble friends in England, made the re-
quisite remittances, and surmounted the difficulty.
The eldest brother, the regent, the virtual head Of
his house, was, If the slightest reliance is to be
placed on written documents, desirous only to sur
round his path with future and fresh perplexities
A gentleman, whose opportunities for information
were great and whose testimony is above all sus
picion, thus writes me in reference TO this momen
tous period -" The regent, latterly, took great
umbrage at the Duke, on two accounts. First for
the facts for such they are, which he introduced in
his memorial to the Government for the payment
OF his claims for remuneration for losses, and for
fufilment Of the promises made to him by Mr.. Pitt.
These facts related to the Duke of Clarence, and
TO the sums Of money which his royal highness
bad received from Government Ii was foreseen
that these statements would give great offence;
but the Duke was resolute, and in the memorial
went-entire. The next time the Duke met his
brother, the regent, at the Spanish Ambassad
he shook hands with the Duchess but took not the
slightest notice of the Duke! Another and further |
ground of offence was his coming from Amorbach,
against the express injunction Of the regent. for
the confinement OF the Duchess Ii was minated |
to him IF find his letter on this subject will
forward lit is preserved that he would not be
well received. This from a brotherl" Providen- |
tally 10 injury resulted from the Duchess being |
obliged to travel at so late a period of her preg |
nancy and the journey was accomplished in sui. |
hcient time TO answer the proposed object. On
the 24th OF May 1919, little Princess made her
at ensngton Palace to be, ere many
month passed, fatherless and within twenty years
from that date, to sscend the throne of ENGLAND.
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