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ing boy; to which Stikeman replied, What, do you mean Billy Austin? Cole, said, Yes. Pray do the old man and woman come to see the child as usual? Stikeman said, "Old man and woman! they are not old; we have not seen them much lately; they live at Deptford;" but he ap-her, that Mary Wilson told Lloyd, that one day, peared to avoid any conversation on the subject. Cole says, that the account of the correspondence between the Princess and Captain Manby was communicated to him by Fanny Lloyd, hut | she never mentioned any such correspondence having taken place through Sicard, since Cap tain Manby went abroad. Cole says, that he has not been in the company, or presence, of the Prince alone, or had any conversation with him on this, or any other subject, since the Princess went to live at Charlton, which is near nine years ago.

WM. COLE.

was a misunderstanding between Lady Douglas and the Princess; and one day he saw Lady Douglas leave the house in tears, and afterwards she has not visited the Princess. Mr. Bidgood's wife has lately told him, that Fanny Lloyd told when she went into the Princess's room, she found the Princess and Sir Sidney in the fact; that she (Wilson) immediately left the room, and fainted at the door.--In the winter of 1802, and the spring of 1803, Captain Manby became a visitor at Montague House; his frigate was fitting ont at Deptford, and Bidgood has reason to believe, that the Princess fitted up his cabin, for he has seen the cotton furniture brought to the Princess to chuse the pattern, which was sent to Blake, her upholsterer, in Londonstreet, Greenwich. When Captain Manby was about to sail, he was walking in the anti-room, 23d February, 1806.-William Cole. to let Captain Manby out: and, as he stayed Says, that a Gentleman and Lady were sitting some time, Bidgood looked into the room, and close together on the sofa; but there was no- from a mirror on the opposite side of the room thing particular in their dress, position of legs or to where Captain Manby and the Princess stood, arms, that was extraordinary; he thought it im- he saw Captain Manby kissing the Princess's proper that a single Gentleman should be sitting lips, and soon afterwards he went away. He quite close to a married Lady on the Sofa; and saw the Princess, with her handkerchief to her from that situation, and former observations, he face, and go into the drawing-room, apparently thought the thing improper. The person who in tears.In 1803, was not with the Princess was alone with the Lady at late hours of the at Margate.In 1804, was with the Princess night (twelve and one o'clock), and whom he at Southend. We went there on the 2d of left sitting up after he went to bed, was Mr. May: Sicard was constantly on the look-out for Lawrence the painter, which happened two dif- the Africaine, Captain Manby's ship: and about ferent nights at least. As to the observation a month afterwards, Sicard descried the ship, made about Sir Sidney having a key of every before she came to the Nore. The instant the door about the gardens, it was a gardener, who ship cast anchor, the Captain came on shore in was complaining of the door of the green-house his boat to the Princess. The Princess had two being left open, and the plants damaged, and houses, Nos. 8 and 9. She lived at No. 9: and who made the same to Mr. Lampert, the ser- on Sicard seeing Captain Manby come on shore, vant of Sir John Douglas, and which he men- he ran down the shrubbery to meet, and shewed tioned at Cheltenham to Sir John and Mr. Low-him into the house, No. 9; Captain Manby was ten. Lampert said he should know the gardener again,

Temple, 4th April, 1806. ROBERT BIDGOOD. Have lived with the Prince 23 years on the 18th of September next, and have been with the Princess since 21st of March, 1798. In 1802 we were at Blackheath, and did not go to any other place in 1801 Sir Sidney Smith left his card at Montague House, and he was afterwards invited to dinner; and, in the spring of 1802, Lady Douglas came to reside at the Tower, where she stayed about three weeks. During this time Sir Sidney was frequently at the House, both morning and evening, and remained till three or four o'clock in the morning. He has seen Sir Sidney in the blue parlour early (by ten o'clock) in the morning: and, on inquiring from the footmen how he came there without his knowledge, they said, they had not let him in, and knew nothing of his being there. He does not know of Sir Sidney being alone till three or four o'clock in the morning, as there were other ladies in the house. During the year 1802 the Princess used to ride out in her phaeton, attended by Mrs. Fitzgerald, and took out cold meat, and went towards Dartford, where she spent the day, and returned about six or seven in the evening,Williams, the coachmau, always attended the the Princess.Lady Douglas, during the year 1802, was constantly at Montague House, and was admitted at all times., The Princess was used frequently to go to Lady Douglas's House, where Sir Sidney resided; at the end of that year there

constantly at No. 9; and used to go in the evening on board his ship, for some weeks; but afterwards he did not return on board the ship in the evening, and Bidgood had seen him in the morning, by ten o'clock, in the House, No. 9; and, from the circumstance of towels, water, and glasses, being placed in the passage, he had reason to believe that Manby had slept there all night. In 1805, Bidgood was not with the Princess in Hampshire.After the Princess returned from Hampshire, Captain Hood used to visit the Princess at Blackheath alone, without his wife. Captain Hood used to come about twelve o'clock, and was shewn into the blue room, where luncheon was ordered; and the Princess and the Captain were alone together, without a lady or other attendant. He used to stay dinner, and sometimes in boots; about an hour afterwards coffee was ordered; after which the Princess retired, and Captain Hood had also left the room, and had not been let out of the house by any of the servants. Bidgood has not seen Captain Hood since about Christmas last.-Bidgood has strong suspicions that Mrs. Sander used to deliver letters to Sicard, which he conceived to be from the Princess to Captain Manby, as Sicard used to put the letters into his pocket, and not into the common bag for letters.

-Mrs. Sander must be fully informed of all the circumstances above alluded to. Mary Wilthe son and Miss Mielfield must also know all the circumstances.--Bidgood has seen the mother (as she is called) of the little boy frequently at Montague House; the child was about three weeks old when he first saw it. The mother

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About six months ago, in a conversation with Fanny Lloyd, respecting the general conduct of the Princess, she said, that whilst Sir Sidney visited the Princess, that Mary Wilson had gone into the bed-room to make up the fire, and found the Princess and Sir Sidney in such an indecent situation, that she immediately left the room, and was so shocked that she fainted away at the door. (This witness was not examined before the Com-trious family, and the gratification of your afmissioners; at least, no Copy of such Examination, if there was any, was transmitted with the other Papers. The first paragraph in her examination is, however, stated above, as it is observed upon in the Princess's answer; but the remainder, not being adverted to, either by the Commissioners' Report, or by the Answer, and being all hearsay, is omitted.

Temple, 12th May, 1806.

Frances Lloyd,-From Ripley in Surrey. To the best of my knowledge, Mary Wilson said, that she had seen the Princess and Sir Sidney in the blue room; but she is so close a woman, that she never opens her mouth on any occasion; never heard Mary Wilson say she was so alarmed as to be in a fit.- -Heard the gardener at Ramsgate say one day, at dinner, that he had seen Mr. Sicard and Captain Manby go across the lawn towards a subterraneous passage leading to the sea. When Her Royal Highness was going to the launch, Sir Andrew Hammond and his son came the day before, and dined with her, and in the next morning, about four o'clock, after the doors of the house were open, she saw Captain Manby sitting in the drawing-room of the adjoining house to Her Royal Highness, which room belonged to her. -One morning, about six o'clock, she was called to get breakfast for Her Royal Highness, when she saw Captain Manby and her walking in the garden, at Ramsgate.-Heard from Mrs. Lisle's maid, that the Princess, when at Lady Sheffield's, went out of her bed-room, and could not find her way back; but nothing more. --About four years ago, as I think, Mr. Mills attended me for a cold, and, in conversation, he asked me if the Prince visited at our house? I said, not to my knowledge. He said the Princess certainly was with child.

A true Copy.

FRANCES LLOYD.

(Signed) J. Becket. Whitehall, 29th August, 1806.

Blackheath, Aug. 12, 1806. Sire,With the deepest feelings of gratitude to your Majesty, I take the first opportunity to acknowledge having received, as yesterday only, the Report from the Lords Commissioners, which was dated from the 14th of July. It was brought by Lord Erskine's footman, directed to the Princess of Wales; besides a note enclosed, the contents of which were, that Lord Erskine sent the Evidences and Report by commands of His Majesty. I had reason to flatter myself that the Lords Commissioners would not have given in the Report before they had been

properly informed of various circumstances,
which must, for a feeling and delicate-minded
woman, be very unpleasant to have spread,
without having the means to exculpate herself.
But I can, in the face of the Almighty, assure
your Majesty that your Daughter-in-law is inno-
cent, and her conduct unquestionable; free from
all the indecorums and improprieties which are
imputed to her at present by the Lords Commis
missioners, upon the evidence of persons who
speak as falsely as Sir John and Lady Douglas
themselves. Your Majesty can be sure that I
shall be anxious to give the most solemn denial
in my power to all the scandalous stories of Bid-
good and Cole; to make my conduct be cleared
in the most satisfactory way for the tranquillity
of your Majesty, for the honour of your illus
flicted daughter-in-law. In the mean time I can
safely trust your Majesty's gracious justice to
recollect, that the whole of the evidence on
which the Commissioners have given credit to
the infamous stories charged against me, was
taken behind my back, without my having any
opportunity to contradict or explain any thing,
or even to point out those persons who might
have been called, to prove the little credit
which was due to some of the witnesses, from
their connexion with Sir John and Jady Doug-
las; and the absolute falsehood of parts of the
evidence, which could have been completely
contradicted Oh! gracious King, I now look
for that happy moment, when I may be allowed
to appear again before your Majesty's eyes, and
receive once more the assurance from your Ma-
jesty's own mouth that I have your gracious pro-
tection; and that you will not discard me from
your friendship, of which your Majesty has been
so condescending to give me so many marks of
kindness; and which must be my only support,
and my only consolation, in this country. I re-
main with sentiments of the highest esteem,
veneration and unfeigned attachment, Sire, your
Majesty's most dutiful, submissive, and humble
Daughter-in-law and Subject,
(Signed) CAROLINE.

To the King.

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Aug. 17th, 1806. Sire,-Upon receiving the copy of the Report, made to your Majesty, by the Commissioners, appointed to inquire into certain charges against my conduct, I lost no time, in returning to your Majesty, my heartfelt thanks for your Majesty's goodness in commanding that copy to be communicated to me,-I wanted no adviser, but my own heart, to express my gratitude for the kindness, and protection which I have uniformly received from your Majesty. I needed no caution or reserve, in expressing my confident reliance, that that kindness and protection would not be withdrawn from me, on this trying occasion; and that your Majesty's justice would not suffer your mind to be affected, to my dis

advantage, by any part of a Report, founded authors of the original declarations, who may be upon partial evidence, taken in my absence, collected from the Report to be Sir John and upon charges, not yet communicated to me, Lady Douglas, are my only accusers; and the until your Majesty had heard, what might be declarations which are said to have followed, are alleged in my behalf, in answer to it. But your the declarations of persons adduced as witnesses Majesty will not be surprised nor displeased, by Sir John and Lady Douglas, to confirm their that I, a woman, a stranger to the laws, and accusation; or whether such declarations are the usages of your Majesty's kingdom, under charges, charges of persons, who have made themselves aimed, originally, at my life and honour, should also, the anthors of distinct accusations against hesitate to determine, in what manner I ought me.' -The requests, which, I humbly hope, to act, even under the present circumstances, your Majesty will think reasonable, and just to with respect to such accusations, without the grant, and which are suggested by these further assistance of advice in which I could confide. observations are,First, That your Majesty And I have had submitted to me the following would be graciously pleased to direct, that I observations, respecting the copies of the papers should be furnished with copies of these declawith which I have been furnished. And I hum- rations: and, if they are rightly described, in bly solicit from your Majesty's gracious conde- the Report, as the necessary foundation of all scension and justice a compliance with the re- the proceedings of the Commissioners, your Maquests, which arise out of them.In the first jesty could not, I am persuaded, but have gra place, it has been observed to me, that these ciously intended, in directing that I should be copies of the Report, and of the accompanying furnished with a copy of the Report, that I papers, have come unauthenticated by the sig- should also see this essential part of the pro nature of any person, high, or low, whose ve- ceeding, the foundation on which it rests.racity, or even accuracy, is pledged for their Secondly, That I may be informed whether I correctness, or to whom resort might be had, if have one or more, and how many accusers; and it should be necessary, hereafter, to establish, who they are; as the weight and credit of the that these papers are correct copies of the ori- accusation cannot but be much affected by the ginals. I am far from insinuating that the want quarter from whence it origiuates.-Thirdly, of such attestations was intentional. No doubt That I may be informed of the time when the it was omitted through inadvertence; but its declarations were inade. For the weight and importance is particularly confirmed by the credit of the accusation must, also, be much state, in which the copy of Mrs. Lisle's examina- affected by the length of time, which my action has been transmitted to me. For in the cusers may have been contented to have been third page of that examination there have been the silent depositories of those heavy matters of two erasures; on one of which, some words guilt, and charge; and,—Lastly, That your have been, subsequently introduced, apparently Majesty's goodness will secure to me a speedy in a different hand-writing from the body of the return of these papers, accompanied, I trust, examination; and the passage, as it stands, is with the further information which I have soprobably incorrect, because the phrase is unin- licited; but at all events a speedy return of telligible. And this occurs in an important part | them. And your Majesty will see, that it is not of her examination.The humble, but earnest without reason, that I make this last request, request, which I have to make to your Majesty, when your Majesty is informed, that, though which is suggested by this observation, is, that the Report appears to have been made upon the your Majesty would be graciously pleased to 14th of July, yet it was not sent to me, till the direct, that the Report, and the papers which 11th of the present month. A similar delay, Í accompany it, and which, for that purpose, I should, of all things, deplore. For it is with venture to transmit to your Majesty with this reluctance, that I yield to those suggestions, letter, may be examined, and then returned to which have induced me to lay, these my humble me, authenticated as correct, under the signa- requests, before your Majesty, since they must, ture of some person, who, having attested their at all events, in some degree, delay the arrival accuracy, may be able to prove it.In the of that moment, to which, I look forward with second place, it has been observed to me, that so earnest, and eager an impatience; when I the Report proceeds, by reference to certain confidently feel, I shall completely satisfy your written declarations, which the Commissioners Majesty, that the whole of these charges are describe as the necessary foundation of all their alike unfounded; and are all parts of the same proceedings, and which contain, as I presume, conspiracy against me. Your Majesty, so sathe charge or information against my conduct. tisfied, will, I can have no doubt, be as anxious Yet copies of these written declarations have as myself, to secure to me that redress, which not been given to me. They are described, in- the laws of your kingdom (administering, under deed, in the Report, as consisting in certain your Majesty's just dispensation, equal protec statements, respecting my conduct, imputing tion and justice, to every description of your not only, gross impropriety of behaviour, but Majesty's subjects), are prepared to afford to expressly asserting facts of the most confirmed, those, who are so deeply injured as I have been. and abandoned criminality, for which, if true, That I have in this case, the strongest claim to my life might be forfeited. These are stated to your Majesty's justice, I am confident I shall have been followed by declarations from other prove: but I cannot, as I am advised, so satispersons, who, though not speaking to the same factorily establish that claim, till your Majesty's facts, had related other particulars, in them-goodness shall have directed me, to be furnished selves extremely suspicious, and still more so, as connected with the assertions already mentioned. On this, it is observed to me, that it is most important that I should know the extent, and the particulars of the charges or informations against me, and by what accusets they have been made; whether I am answering the charges of one set of accusers, or more. Whether the

with an authentic statement of the actual charges
against me, and that additional information,
which it is the object of this letter most humbly,
yet earnestly, to implore.I am, Sire, your
Majesty's most dutiful, submissive, and humble
Daughter-in-law.
Montague-house.
To the King.

(Signed) C. P.

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commands, in case it should be Her Royal High-
ness's pleasure to return the papers by him.
Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales.

Lincoln's Inn Fields, Aug. 19th, 1806. The Lord Chancellor has the honour to transmit to Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales the papers* desired by Her Royal Highness, just as he received them a few minutes ago from Earl Spenser, with the note accompanying them.

*N. B. These papers, being the original de clarations, on which the inquiry proceeded, will be found in Appendix (A.)

Aug. 20th, 1806. The Lord Chancellor has the honour to return, to Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales, the box, as he received it this morning from His Majesty. It contains the papers he formerly sent to Her Royal Highness, and which he sends as they are, thinking that it may be, in the mean time, most agreeable to her Royal Highness.The reason of their not having been authenticated by the Lord Chancellor, was, that he received them as copies from Earl Spencer, who was in possession of the originals; and he could not, therefore, with propriety, do so, not having himself compared them; but her Royal Highness may depend upon having other copies sent to her, which have been duly examined and certified to be so.- The box will be delivered to one of Her Royal Highness's Pages in waiting, by the principal officer attendant upon the Lord Chancellor, and he trusts he shall find full credit with Her Royal Highness; that in sending a servant formerly with the papers the moment he received them (no messenger being in waiting, and the officers who attend him being detained by their duties in court), he could not be supposed to have intended any possible disrespect, which he is incapable of shewing to any lady, but most especially to any member of His Majesty's Royal family.

To Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales.

Aug. 31, 1806.

Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales acquaints the Lord Chancellor, that the gentleman with whom Her Royal Highness advises, and who had possession of the copies of the official papers communicated to Her Royal Highness by the Lord Chancellor, returned from the country late yesterday evening. Upon the subject of transmitting these papers to the Lord Chancellor, for the purpose of their being examined and authenticated, and then returned to Her Royal Highness, he states, that in consequence of the Lord Chancellor's assurance, contained in his note of the 20th instant, that Her Royal Highness might depend upon having other copies sent to her, which had been duly examined and certified to be so; he has relied upon being able to refer to those already sent, and therefore it would be inconvenient to part with them at present: and Her Royal Highness therefore hopes, that the Lord Chancellor will procure for her the other authenticated copies, which his Lordship promised in his note of the 20th inst.With respect to the copies already sent, being, as the Lord Chancellor expresses it, in his letter of the 24th instant, "judged to be duly authenticated

Lincoln's Inn Fields, Aug. 24th, 1806. His Majesty has been pleased to transmit to me the letter which he has received from your Royal Highness, dated the 17th instant; and to direct that I should communicate the same to the Lords Commissioners who had been commanded by His Majesty to report to His Majesty on the matters therein referred to; and I have now received His Majesty's further commands, in consequence of that letter, to acquaint according to the usual course and forms of ofyour Royal Highness, that when I transmitted to "fice, and sufficiently so for the purpose for "which His Majesty had been graciously pleased your Royal Highness, by the King's commands, "to direct them to be communicated to His and under my signature, the copies of official papers, which had been laid before His Majesty," Royal Highness, because they were transmitthose papers were judged thereby duly authenticated, according to the usual course and forms of office; and sufficiently so, for the purposes for which His Majesty has been graciously pleased to direct them to be communicated to your Royal Highness.That, nevertheless, there does not appear to be any reason for His Majesty's declining a compliance with the request which your Royal Highness has been advised to make, that those copies should, after being examined with the originals, be attested by some person to be named for that purpose: and that, if your Royal Highness will do me the honour to transmit them to me, they shall be examined and attested accordingly, after correcting any errors that may have occurred in the copying.His Majesty has further authorized me to acquaint your Royal Highness, that he is graciously pleased, on your Royal Highness's request, to consent that copies of the written declarations referred to in the Report of the Lords Commissioners, should be transmitted to your Royal Highness, and that the same will be transmitted accordingly, so soon as they can be transcribed.

(Signed)

ERSKINE, C.

The Lord Chancellor has the honour to add to the above official communication, that his Pursebearer respectfully waits her Royal Highness's

"ted to her, by the King's commands, and under "his Lordship's signature."-Her Royal Highness could never have wished for a more authentic attestation, if she had conceived that they were authenticated under such signature. But she could not think that the mere signature of his Lordship, on the outside of the envelope which contained them, could afford any authenticity to the thirty papers which that envelope contained; or could, in any manner, identify any of those papers as having been contained in that envelope. And she had felt herself confirmed in that opinion, by his Lordship's saying in his note of the 20th instant," that the reason of their not "having been authenticated by the Lord Chan"cellor was, that he received them as copies

from Earl Spencer, who was in possession of the originals, and he could not, therefore, with "propriety do so, not having himself compared "them."- -Her Royal Highness takes this opportunity of acknowledging the receipt of the declarations referred to in the Commissioners' Report.

To the Lord Chancellor.

Lincoln's Inn Fields, Sept. 2d, 1806. The Lord Chancellor has taken the earliest opportunity in his power of complying with the wishes of Her Royal Highness the Princess of

Wales. He made the promise of other copies, your Majesty's presence for seven months, pendwithout any communication with the other Coming an inquiry which your Majesty had directed missioners, wholly from a desire to shew every kind of respect and accommodation to Her Royal Highness, in any thing consistent with his duty, and not at all from any idea that the papers, as originally sent, (though there might be errors in the copying), were not sufficiently authenticated; an opinion, which, he is obliged to say, he is not removed from; nevertheless, the Lord Chancellor has a pleasure in conforming to Her Royal Highness's wishes, and has the honour to enclose the attested copies of the Depositions, as he has received them from Earl Spencer.

To Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales.

[The two following Letters, not in the Book, copied from Morning Herald, March 17, 1813.] Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales to the King.

SIRE-In discharge of the duty I owe to myself, and the great duty I owe to your Majesty and your Illustrious Family, I have herewith transmitted a statement, which I confidently trust will appear to prove me not unworthy of the protection and favour with which your Majesty has pleased to honour me.- -To be restored to that favour and protection, in consequence of a conviction in your Majesty's mind of my innocence, produced by the Papers I now humbly lay before your Majesty, is the first wish of my heart.- -Grieved, Sire, deeply grieved as I cannot but be, that your Majesty should be exposed to so much trouble on so painful an occasion, and, on my account, it is yet my humble trust that your Majesty will graciously forgive me, if extreme anxiety about my honour, and your Majesty's favourable opinion, leads me humbly to solicit, as an act of justice, that scrupulous attention on your Majesty's part to these Papers, which cannot fail, I think, to produce, in your Majesty's mind, a full conviction of my innocence, and a due sense of the injuries I have suffered.- One other prayer I with all possible humility_and anxiety address to your Majesty, that, as I can hope for no happiness, nor expect to enjoy the benefit of that fair reputation to which I know I am entitled, till I am re-admitted into your Majesty's presence, and as I am in truth without guilt, suffering what to me is heavy punishment, whilst I am denied access to your Majesty, your Majesty will be graciously pleased to form an early determination whether my conduct and my sufferings do not authorize me to hope that the blessing of being restored to your Majesty's presence may be conferred upon, Šire, your Majesty's dutifully attached, affectionate, and afflicted daughter-in-law and subject. Blackheath, Oct. 2, 1806.

(Signed) CAROLINE.

Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales to the King.

SIRE-I received yesterday, and with inexpressible pain, your Majesty's last verbal communication. The duty of stating, in a representation to your Majesty, the various grounds upon which I feel the hardships of my case, and upon which, I confidently think, that upon a review of it, your Majesty will be disposed to recal your last determination, is one I owe to myself; and I cannot forbear, at the moment when I acknowledge the receipt of your Majesty's letter, to announce to your Majesty, that I propose to execute that duty without delay.- After having suffered the punishment of banishment from

to be made into my conduct, affecting both my life and my honour-after that inquiry had at length terminated in the advice of your Majesty's Confidential and Sworn Servants, that there was no longer any reason for your Majesty's declining to receive me-after your Majesty's gracious communication, which led me to rest assured that your Majesty would appoint an early day to receive me-if, after all this, by a renewed application on the part of the Prince of Wales (upon whose communications the first inquiry had been directed), I now find, that that punishment to which I had been condemned during the same seven months' inquiry previous to the determination in my favour, should, contrary to the opinion of your Majesty's Servants, be continued after that determination, to await the result of some new proceeding, to be suggested by the Lawyer of the Prince of Wales, it is impossible that I can fail to assert to your Majesty, with the effort due to truth, that I am, in the consciousness of my own innocence, and with a strong sense of my unmerited sufferings, Sire, your Majesty's most dutiful and affectionate, but much injured, subject and daughter-in-law, (Signed) CAROLINE. Montague-house, Blackheath, Feb. 12, 1807.

Copy of a Letter from Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales to the King.

Sire, When I last troubled your Majesty upon my unfortunate business, I had raised my mind to hope that I should have the happiness of hearing from your Majesty, and receiving your gracious commands to pay my duty in your Royal presence before the expiration of the last week; and, when that hope was disappointed, eagerly clinging to any idea which offered me a prospect of being saved from the necessity of having recourse (for the vindication of my character) to the publication of the proceedings upon the inquiry into my conduct, I thought it just possible, that the reason for my not having received your Majesty's commands to that effect might have been occasioned by the circumstance of your Majesty's staying at Windsor through the whole of the week. I, therefore, determined to wait a few days longer before Í took a step which, when once taken, could not be recalled. Having, however, now assured myself that your Majesty was in town yesterday, -as I have received no command to wait upon your Majesty, and no intimation of your pleasure,-I am reduced to the necessity of abandoning all hope that your Majesty will comply with my humble, my earnest, and anxious request.--Your Majesty, therefore, will not be surprised to find that the publication of the proceedings alluded to will not be withheld beyond Monday next. As to any consequences which may arise from such publication, unpleasant or hurtful to my own feelings and interests, I may perhaps be properly responsible,—and in any event have no one to complain of but myself, and those with whose advice I have acted; whatever those consequences may be, I am fully and unalterably convinced that they must be incalculably less than those which I should be exposed to from my silence. But as to any other consequences, unpleasant or hurtful to the feelings and interests of others, or of the Public, my conscience will certainly acquit me of them.

and

I am confident that I have not acted impa

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