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whom sex and age and circumstances 
rendered mere spectators, were too 
manifold to describe, or even to 
imagine; but, though less sublime, 
they were probably not less inte- 
resting, nor less commendable. The 
fathers, children, mothers, wives, 
and daughters, whose dearest rela- 
tions go forth to meet the danger, 
must be agitated with a thousand 
feelings of tender anxiety, which, 
though inferior in moral rank to 
those that prompt the men in arms 
to the field, are still much to be ad- 
mired and esteemed. All shewed a 
feeling in proportion to their con- 
dition ; all shewed a feeling equally 
loyal and honourable. The corps 
evinced their zeal, and their strict 
attention to their orders, by being 
at the ground appointed for them 
before the time at which their atten- 
dance was commanded. As early as 
seven o’clock, several of the corps 
entered the park at the Grosvenor 
and Hyde-park-corner gates. By 
8 o’clock, all the corps stood as- 
sembled in close column of compa- 
nies, in and behind the right of its 
own ground. <A quarter-master, 
with the camp-colour-men of each 
corps, were on the ground at seven, 
and one of them belonging to each 
corps attended at the different gates 
to conduct his regiment to its proper 
point. As the corps proceeded to 
their different stations, each march-. 
ed with its right in front, so that 
when it arrived at the proper point, 
the right division stood on the 
ground it was to occupy in the line, 
and the other divisions were in close 
column behind it. The advantage 
of this arrangement was, that all 
the corps could, without the slight- 
est confusion, deploy into line as 
soon as the signal was given. Soon 
after nine o’clock a signal gun, a 
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12-pounder, was fired, and the ge- 
neral line was formed by deploying 
to the left: the line was formed at 
close ranks. ‘The ranks were then 
extended, and the officers advanced 
in front. ‘Vhe corps that had guns 
stationed them on their right. » 'lhe 
deploying into line, the forming at 
close ranks, and the subsequent 
opening of the ranks, were executed 
with great regularity and order, and 
did infinite credit to the discipline 
and attention of each regiment. 
Majors general Finch, Burrard, 
Leslie, and Fitzroy, were on the 
ground by eight; the earl of Har- 
rington, who commanded the line, 
about the same time. About -9 the 
commander m chief eniered from 
Hyde-park-corner, with the duke 
of Cambridge, and their aids-de- 
camp. They proceeded along Rot- 
ten-row towards Kensington gate. 
The duke of Cumberland, in the 
uniform of his regiment of light 
dragoons, entered shortly after at 
Hyde-park-corner, and proceeded 
towards Kensington-gate by the car- 
riage road. A’ few minutes before 
ten, a twelve-pounder was fired as 
the signal of his majesty’s approach, 
and immediately the whole force 
shouldered arms. It was not qfite 
ten when his majesty, in his private 
carriage, attended by the duke of 
Kent in his uniform as general, and 
the duke of Clarence in the uni- 
form of the Teddington association, 
entered the park at the light-horse- 
gate, at Kensington. On entering 
the gate, his majesty alighted from 
the carriage, and mounted his char- 
ger. His majesty then rode for- 
ward, preceded by the life guards, 
and the royal grooms, with four 
led horses, elegantly caparisoned. 
Iiis majesty was attended by the 
princes, and tollowed by her ma- 
jesty, 
