OF HER LATE MAJESTY

CAROLINE,

Queen of Great Britain:

EMBRACING

EVERY CIRCUMSTANCE ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE MOST MEMORABLE
SCENES OF HER EVENTFUL LIFE,

FROM

INFANCY TO THE PERIOD OF HER DECEASE,

INTERSPERSED WITH

ORIGINAL LETTERS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS,

HITHERTO UNPUBLISHED.

LIKEWISE A FAITHFUL ACCOUNT, OF HER MAJESTY'S
ILLNESS, LAST SAYINGS, LAMENTED`DEATH,
FUNERAL PROCESSION, &c. &c.

BY ROBERT HUISH, Esq.,

Author of Memoirs of the Princess Charlotte, History and Reign of
George the Third, &c.

IN TWO VOLUMES,

VOL. I.

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INDEX

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THE FIRST VOLUME.

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Allied Sovereigns, visit of the, to England, 545.
Anecdotes of the Princess of Wales, 23, 25, 37, 91.

— of Pergami, 608.

Athens, arrival of the Princess of Wales at, 627-Her visit to the curiosities and relics, ib.-Releases three hundred prisoners, by paying their debts, 628-Is visited by the Governor, 629-Departure from, ib.

Augusta, arrival of the Princess of Wales at, 617-where she obtains for Pergami the title of Baron de la Francino, ib.Sits for her picture, and presents it to Pergami, ib.

Austin, William, his parents, 101-His birth and baptism, 103 Is brought to the Princess of Wales, 109-and adopted by her, 119.

Austin, Mrs., her interview with Mr. Stikeman, 104With the Princess of Wales, 117-Deposition of, 218.

Bern, arrival of the Princess of Wales at, 597-Visited by the Grand Duchess, ib.

Bidgood, Robert, depositions of, 180, 199.

Brunswick, Ducal house of, 1-Infamous plot discovered against, 3-Chronology of, 5-Death of Prince Leopold, 39.

Brunswick, departure of the Princess of Wales for England, 44 -Visits Brunswick, 583-Affecting scene there, ib.-Departure from, 584.

Campe, Mr., visits the Princess of Wales at Blackheath, 88—— Describes the manner in which she occupied her time, 88-97. Caroline, Queen of England, birth of, Education of, 9-Attachment to music, 11-General character of, 18-Her partiality to children, 16-Early attachment of, 21-Anecdotes of, 23, 25, 37, 91-Her benevolence, 33-Departure from

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Brunswick, 44-Landing at Greenwich, 47-Arrival at St.
James's, 48-Her marriage, 49-Her establishment, 57—
First visit to the theatre, 60-Celebration of her marriage,
61 Prayed for in the Liturgy, 70-Birth of the Princess
Charlotte, 71-Her separation from the Prince of Wales,
84-Appointed ranger of Greenwich-park, 86-Visits Lady
Douglas, 98-Sends for William Austin, 113-Conversation
with Mrs. Austin, 117-Her adoption of William Austin,
119-Letters to George III. respecting the Report of the
Lords Commissioners, 245-247, 248-252-To the Lord
Chancellor, 255-Letter to the King, 258-375, 389-Death
of her father, 436-Letter to Prince of Wales, 442-To Lords
Liverpool and Harrowby, 450-2-To the Speaker of the
House of Commons, 461, 555, 572-Affectionate intercourse
with her daughter, 419-Her answer to the City Address,
'512-Death of her mother, 525-Letter to Queen Charlotte,
› 549, 552-Letter to Prince Regent, 553-Her departure from
England, 581-Arrives at Hamburgh, 582-Affecting scene
at Brunswick, ib. Arrives at Frankfort, 584-Departs
from Frankfort and proceeds to Strasburg, 585-Arrives at
Bern, and receives a visit from the Grand Duchess, 587
Visits Milan, Rome, and Naples, 589-594-Entertained by
the King of Naples, 594-Accused of adulterous intercourse
with Pergami, 594-601, 608, 670, 677-Disappointment
with regard to her suite, 602-Forms her court of Italians,
604-606-Infamous conduct of Mr. Burrell's servant, 607———
Purchases a residence at Como, 609-Embarks on board
the Clorinde frigate, 612-Remonstrates with the captain,
613-Leaves the Clorinde, 615Proceeds to Catania, ib.-
Pergami created a knight of Malta, 616-Arrival at Augusta,
617-Procures for Pergami the title of Baron de la Francino,
ib-Sits for her picture, and presents it to Pergami, ib.
Arrives at Tunis, 618-Her kind reception by the Dey, 619-
624-Visits Utica and Carthage, 625-Precipitate depar
ture from Tunis, 626-Arrival at Milo, 627-At Athens, ib.

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Visits the curiosities of the city; ib.-Releases three hun
dred prisoners, 628-Is visited by the Governor, 629–Arrival
at Corinth, and kind reception by the Dey, ib.-Arrival at
Constantinople, ib.-Conduct of the Grand Seignor, 632
Sails for Jaffa, ib.-Is compelled to return to St. Jean d'Acre
for passports, 634-Commences a pilgrimage to Jerusalem,
635 Passes through Nazareth, 686-Arrives at Jerusalem,
and resides at the Capuchin monastery, 640-Visits the
places of antiquity, 640-644-Institutes the order of Santa
Carolina of the Holy Sepulchre, and ereates Pergami Grand
Master; 645 Departure from Jerusalem, ib. Conduct on
board the Polacca, 649-656-Is presented to the Pope,-657
Returns to the Villa d'Este, 658-Infamous conduct of a
Courier at Lugaho, 665 Purchases an estate at Milan, 666–

which she afterwards presents to Pergami, ib.-Proceeds to
Germany, 669-Reception at Carlsruhe, ib.-Is stopped on
her passage to Vienna for want of passports, 670-Arrives at
Vienna, where she is disrespectfully treated, 672-676-
Returns to Italy, and her reception at Trieste, 676-Returns
to the Villa d'Este, 679-Disposes of the villa at Como, ib.-
Repairs to the Roman States, 680-Particular occurrences
there, 684-689-Receives intelligence of the Princess Char-
lotte's death, 690.

Carthage, visit of the Princess of Wales to, 625.

Catania, arrival of the Princess of Wales at, 615-Pergami
created a Knight of Malta, 616.

Chancellor, Lord, letter to Princess of Wales, 256.

Charlotte, Queen, letter to the Princess of Wales, 549-552..
Charlotte, Princess of Wales, birth of, 71-Her baptism, 72-
Attends a fête at Carlton-house, 448-Is refused permission
to visit her mother, 449-Her presentation at the drawing-
room on his Majesty's birth-day, 458-Affectionate inter-
course with her mother, 498-Visits her mother at Black-
heath,: 526+Intended marriage with the Prince of Orange,
566-Her flight from Warwick-house, 568-Peculiar sitna-
tion of, 680-4-Remarks on her death, 689,

Cole, William, depositions of, 175, 177, 179, 201.

Cook, Mr., supposed extraordinary mission to the Princess of
Wales, 693 Proved afterwards to be an agent of the
Milan Commission, ib.

Commons, House of debates relative to the Delicate Investi-
gation, 460-488, 490-510, 515-18, 526-44-Respecting the
right of the Princess to attend the Drawing-room, 556-66—
Resolved into a committee on the papers relative to the
Princes of Wales, 569-78.

Communication of Viscount Sidmouth to his Majesty's Privy
Council, 454.

Constantinople, arrival of the Princess of Wales at, 631-Con-
duct of the Grand Seignor, 632.

Corinth, arrival of the Princess of Wales at, 629-Kind recep-
tion of the Dey, ib.

Correspondence and proceedings in Parliament, relative to the
Delicate Investigation, 121, 578.

Crede, Maurice, conspiracy with Baron d'Ompteda against the
Princess of Wales, 660-Dismissal from her service, 661,

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Delicate Investigation Statement of the Duke of Kent, 121-25

Lady Douglas's letter to the Prince of Wales, 128-664
Depositions of William Cole, 175, 177, 179, 201-Robert Bid-
good, 180, 199-Frances Lloyd, 184, 208-Lady Douglas,
192-Sir John Douglas, 198-Mary Ann Wilson, 205-
Samuel Roberts, 206-Thomas Stikeman, 206-John Sicard,
209 Charlotte Sander, 211-Sophia Austin, 213-Tho