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AUNUAL REGISTER, 1800. 



crowd of spectators, and their im- 

 patient curiosity, the ground was 

 most excellently kept by the city 

 light horse, the Loudon, VVestniiu- 

 ster, and Surry cavalry. His ma- 

 jesty arrived at nine, attended by 

 the prince of Wales, the dukes of 

 York, Cumberland, and Gloucester ; 

 prince William of Gloucester ; 

 Earls Harrington, and Chatham ; 

 lord Cathcart, and all the general 

 officers, &c. and then the review 

 commenced. Although it poured 

 a torrent of rain the whole time, he 

 continued, without even a great 

 coat, equally exposed as his subjects. 

 The only observable difference, 

 from his usual conduct, on similar 

 occasions was, that, as he passed the 

 line, he did not keep his hat off 

 quite so long as in fine weather. 

 The formation of the line, and the 

 various orders of the day, were 

 executed with precision, and the 

 firing,under every disadvantage, was 

 excellent. The evolutions ended 

 about two. His majesty, and the 

 princes, returned to Buckingham- 

 house ; then all the corps filed off, 

 after having endured a most soak- 

 ing rain for upwards of eight hours. 

 12th. A chasm, of extraordinary 

 length and depth, was made by the 

 extraordinaiTgreatrainsof last win- 

 ter, in the side of Bredou-hill, Wor- 

 cestershire, on the side next Great 

 Comberton. Mr. Parsons, proprie- 

 tor of the soil, proposed to fill it up, 

 by a sloping in the earth, from the 

 edges; but, the continued rains oi' 

 this spring have increased it. 



The life-boats, established at 

 Shields, have, within twenty-seven 

 months, preserved the lives of the 

 crews of eleven ships, that have 

 been stranded, or foundered, at the 

 mouth of the Tyne; all of whom 

 must otherwise have perished. 



1 3th. The yeomanry, and volun- 

 teer corps of Hertfordshire, were re- 

 viewed by his majesty, at Hatfield, 

 the seat of the marquisof Salisbury. 

 His majesty was attended by his 

 whole family, ministers, &c. and 

 most sumptuously entertained by the 

 marquis. The volunteers consisted 

 of upwards of 1 500, all of whom the 

 marquis hospitably dined. The fol- 

 lowing is the return of the provi- 

 sions provided : 80 hams, and as 

 many rounds of beef ; 1 00 joints of d 

 veal: 100 legs of lamb; 100 

 tongues; 100 meat pies; 25 edge- 

 bones of beef: 25 rumps of beef, 

 roasted; 100 joints of mutton; 25 

 briskets ; 71 dishes of other roast 

 beef; 100 gooseberry pies; besides 

 very sumptuous covers at the tables 

 of the king, the cabinet ministers, 

 &c. For the country people, there 

 were killed, at the Salisbury arms, 

 three bullocks, sixteen sheep, and 

 twenty-five lambs. The expense 

 is estimated at 3000/. 



22d. This day arrived, at Black- 

 wall, Mr. Gower's newly-construct- 

 ed vessel, the Transit. She sailed 

 from the Motherbank, on Thursday 

 evening, at six o'clock, with the 

 wind at west, and arrived in the 

 Downs, atnoon, on Friday. At one, 

 on the same day, she sailed for the 

 river, turning up within Margate 

 sands, through the Narrows, and 

 over the Flats, with a double reef 

 top-sail, breeze at west, and ar- 

 rived at Gravesend, at midnight, 

 on Saturday. On Sunday morn- 

 ing, at eight o'clock, she again got 

 under weigh, and turned up to 

 Blackv/all the same tide, to the ad- 

 miration of the beholders, who were 

 astonished at the simplicity of her 

 manoeuvres. It appears, by the 

 testimony of the Downs pilot, Mr. 

 William Norris, that she would 



