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was for female clothing, and the greater number of the 
dresses she bought were of black silk, that the Erii ladies 
might be in mourning for the king and queen. 
Perhaps the compliment that pleased the chiefs most 
was the permission they received to wear his majesty’s 
household button on their coats; for they could prove by 
that, as they said, that they were King George’s men. 
On the 22nd September they finally left London, and 
went to wait at Portsmouth for the arrival of the Blonde 
from Woolwich, where she had taken on board all the bag¬ 
gage, together with the bodies of the late king and queen. 
They had previously received a visit from Lord Byron, who 
commanded the Blonde, and for whom they afterwards con¬ 
ceived a strong attachment. 
It was observed that threse chiefs never forgot a person 
they had once seen ; and in most cases they had remarked 
some peculiarity by which they contrived to identify even 
those whose names they had never heard. They inspired 
great interest in every society in London, and when once 
seen, they were sure to be remembered with kindness. 
They returned to their native country loaded with presents 
from various quarters, and have carried back with them a 
love and respect for England, which do no less honour to 
themselves than to this country. 
