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jesty, with the princess Augusta 
and princess Elizabeth, in an open 
jandau. The princess Sophia and 
the princess Mary, with two atten- 
dants, came after in another of the 
royal carriages. The princess of 
the Gloucester branch afterwards 
joined the cavalcade, in a yellow 
coach. Opposite the entrance of 
Kensington-gardens, his majesty 
was met by the duke of York, the 
earls of Harrington and Chesterfield, 
generals Calvert, Stewart, Burrard, 
and Leslie, with lord Petersham, 
col. Macquarrie, and the whole of 
the staff. As the procession ad- 
vanced, it was joined, near the ring, 
by Monsieur, dressed in grecn, with 
red facings; the prince de Conde, 
in white, faced with blue; the duke 
de Bourbon, in white, faced with 
red: and the duke de Berri, in 
green. The French princes were 
on horseback, attended by several 
of the French noblesse, decorated 
with the insignia of several military 
orders. General Dumourier was in 
their train. The whole cavalcade 
was closed by a party of the 13th 
light dragoons ; a regiment which 
has now frequently the honour to 
be associated in guarding his ma- 
jesty. The royal cavalcade passed 
rapidly along the carriage-road from 
Kensington-gate, as far as the rear 
of the Knightsbridge barracks, 
where it turned, and crossed to the 
right of the line by the bottom of 
the Serpentine river; the piles, 
which are placed to prevent horses 
and carriages from passing that way, 
having been removed for the occa- 
sion. As soon as his majesty en- 
» tered the park, a royal salute of 
21 guns was fired by the guns of 
the artillery company. A second 
cannon announced his majesty’s ar- 
rival at the centre of the line. The 
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officers immediately saluted, the 
corps presented arms, and the bands 
played ** God save the king.” Im- 
mediately afterwards a third cannon 
was fired, and the corps shouldered 
and then supported arms. His ma- 
jesty now proceeded to the right of 
the line, and passed along from right 
to left, each corps carrying arms as 
his majesty arrived near the right of 
the corps. Whilst his majesty pass- 
ed along the front, the music played 
a variety of martial tunes. ‘I'he 
grandest part of the spectacle was, 
when his majesty descended the hill, 
to re-pass, at the bottom of the Ser- 
pentine, to the corps on the left of 
the line, which were stationed along 
the footway to Kensington-gardens. 
with their front towards the water, 
By this time, the fog, which had 
dimmed the splendour of the scene in 
the earlier part of the day, was in 
some degree dispelled, and the whole 
of the royal procession, as well as 
the immense crowd that followed in 
the train, had become tolerably con- 
spicuous. We do not remember to 
have seen a sight so grand, or so 
delightful. he whole of the ground 
in the rear of the royal train was 
covered to the summit of the hill, 
with women elegantly dressed, in- 
terspersed with volunteers, and of- 
ficers in uniform; and, according 
as they descended, fresh numbers 
appeared on the summit ready to 
assume their places, till their pro- 
gress was stopped at the Serpentine, 
to prevent the way from being 
choaked for his majesty’s return. 
‘Chere was not the same opportunity 
of discerning persons of rank in this 
crowd, as on ordinary occasions ; 
from the attention to general ac- 
commodation, which so properly 
marked the general orders ; no car- 
riages, horses, or servants, were 
admitted 
