abode in this country or on the Continent, as it may be convenient to her.

"Lord Liverpool is also commanded on the part of the prince regent, to inform her royal highness, that he will not throw any obstacles in the way of the arrangements of her royal highness, whatever they may be, respecting the house at Blackheath, which belonged to the late duchess of Brunswick, or the rest of the private property o of her royal highness. But that for reasons rather too long to explain, the prince regent will not permit the princess Charlotte to be ranger of Greenwich park, nor to occupy any of the houses at Blackheath, which her royal highness has hitherto occupied.

no Lord Liverpool has also been enjoined, on the part of the prince regent, before he closes the letter which he has the honor to send to her royal highness, to tell her, in relation to the two articles which her royal highness has put in her letter concerning the rupture of the marriage of the princess Charlotte with the hereditary prince of Orange, as well as to the reasons for which the allied sovereigns did not, previously to their departure from England, pay their visit to her royal highness, that, as to the first article, lord Liverpool is commanded by the prince regent to inform her royal highness, that the prince regent is not persuaded that the private considerations of the circumstances in which

the princess is placed, can have been an obstacle to the marriage of the princess Charlotte. As to the second article, lord Liverpool is also enjoined, on the part of the prince regent, to signify to her royal highness, that the prince regent never opposed himself to the allied sovereigns making a visit to her royal highness during their stay in London. "Lord Liverpool has the honor to be with all esteem and the highest consideration.

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"P. S. The prince regent can make no difficul ties on the subject of the directions which the princess has the intention of giving as to the house at Blackheath; neither will the prince regent op pose her royal highness's retaining the apartments in the palace of Kensington, in the same manner as she possessed them while in London, for the convenience of herself and suite."

On the 9th of August the princess of Wales de parted in the Jason frigate for the continent. She arrived at the Stein hotel at half past 4, when the honorable captain King, not being ready to receive her on her arrival, she drove off with lady Charlotte Lindsay, another lady, and master Austin, the boy she had so long protected, to South Lancing, which is about 2 miles from Worthing, aparently wishing to elude the people who were wanting to see her embark. It is exceedingly remarkable, and indeed occasioned much surprise, that

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Stein hotel on this occasion. After her royal highness had left Worthing, captain King appeared on the beach, got into a small boat, and about half way y from the shore and the Jason, was met by hiers own barge, which proceeded to Lancing for the princess: her female domestics were taken on board. from Worthing. Her royal highness and hegr suite were conveyed to the barge in a small poneys cart, driven by her own coachman. All the car riages and horsemen which had been found on the ༣ beach at Worthing, and as many pedestrians as could, followed her royal highness to Worthingis When on board the barge she kissed her hands to the females who waved their handkerchiefs. The farewel was a silent one, seemingly as if it were feared that shouts might be misconstrued. The prin cess had one conspicuous article among her baggage viz. a large tin case on which was painted in white letters "Her Royal Highness the Princess of of Wales, to be always with her." Her royal highness had on a dark cloth pellise, with large gold clasps, and a cap of violet and green satin, of the Prussian hussar costume, with a green feather ad to sarsarpsesti.

Travels of the Royal Exile.-Her Suite.-The English who composed it gradually disappear. -Her Royal Highness's Court at Naples in 1815.Count Macirone's remarks on the appearance of Mr. Quentin in Naples.-Conduct of the King of Naples on hearing of this new Arrival. Her Royal Highness's Court of Italians.-Meritorious services of M. Le Baron Barthelemy Pergami.-Her Royal Highness purchases a Villa near Como.-Greatly affected at the news of Mr. Whitbread's premature death. -An infamous Plot formed against the Princess of Wales, who is surrounded with Spies.-Lord Charles Stuart sent from London to Milan.Villany of Baron D'Ompteda.-Confession of Maurice Crede-Baron D'Ompteda banished and challenged by Mr. Hannam.-An attempt to murder the Princess-Remarks on a Libel. -Report that her Royal Highness was about to turn Roman Catholic, in consequence of the Pope's attention to her. She visits Genoa, Sicily, Palestine, Jerusalem, &c. &c. Her several Acts of Generosity.

HER royal highness having visited her brother at Brunswick, arrived at Milan October 8, and in

the evening went to the great theatre Della Scala, accompanied by several persons of distinction. In 1815, she fixed her residence at Naples. The English persons who composed the suite of her royal highness, during her travels gradually disappeared.

Lady Charlotte Lindsey, and lady Elizabeth Forbes, were her maids of honor. Mr. St. Leger was her chamberlain; and she had also for chamberlains, Mr. William Gell and Mr. Craven, her equery was captain Hesse; her physician, Dr. Holland Mr. Sicard, a German, was her majordomo; Mr. Jeronimus, a German, her messenger; Philip Cravel, a German, her page; his wife an English woman, was a domestic; and there were two chambermaids, also Germans. There was no English man-servant, except a young postillion, called Charles Hartop, who at Naples was made her coachman. Mr. St. Leger, being prevented by family affairs, and an ill state of health, from journeying further, only accompanied her royal highness to Brunswick. Lady Charlotte Lindsey repaired to the Spa, either to join her sister, lady Glenbervie, 2 or on account of her health. She rejoined the princess at Naples, who after four months abode in that town, quitted it, on account of the expence os and the approaching political changes, and repaired, betowards the end of March, to Genoa, Lady Eli

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zabeth Forbes, desiring to see her sister in England,