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Monthly Chronicle.
thick , perfectly solid , and placed at the distance of 500 yards from the cannon which threw the shell . The first shell went entirely through the butt ; the second lodged , and immediately set it on fire , and totally consumed it in a short space of time . The prince , the governor , and a number of officers , together with other inhabitants , were present at the experiment , and highly applauded the ingenuity of this invention , being perfectly satisfied with the good effect it would have should we be attacked by a naval force . "
ARRIVAL OF THE PRINCESS . OF WALES . April 5 , At noon her Royal Highness die Princess of Wales , accompanied by Lord Malmsbury ,. landed from on board the Augusta yacht at Greenwich Hospital . Her Royal Highness was received by the Governor on the great stairs , and attended by him to his house . There Lady Jersey , Lord Clermont , and other attendants , were introduced to her . At half past one tlie procession left the hospital in the following order : Two Life Guards ,
Two Dragoons , Two ofthe King's footmen . One ofthe King ' s coaches and six , in which were Lord Clermont , Lord Malmsbury , and two ladies . The Royal carriage , with the Princess , and two ladies of her household . One ofthe Prince's carriages , with attendants . - * A party of Horse Guards . Her Royal Highness sat forward in the carriage , with the windows down , so
that almost every person was gratified with a view pf her .. The Princess arrived at her apartments at St . James ' s a quarter before three . As soon as her arrival was made known to the Prince of Wales at Carlton-Hou . se , his Royal Highness went immediately in his yis-a-vis to St . James's . Having entered the apartment , he was announced by Lord Malmsbury as her Royal Highness ' s intended consort , and presented to the Princess ; her Royal Highness-attempting to . kneel , she was caught up by the Prince , who saluted her . They conversed together for half an hour , in which time the Duchess of York
arrived . The Prince and Lord Malmsbury then left the room for an audience with the King . In their absence the Princess came to the window of her apartments ,-where she was seen by an incredible multitude of people , gathered on the occasion in spite of the rain . After the Prince returned from the King , they dined together in her Royal Highness ' s . apartments , accompanied by the Duke and Duchess of York , and Lord Malmsbury . '
At seven o ' clock the Princess appeared at the window , and addressed the populace to the following effect : - - - " I am extremely flattered by the reception I have met in this country . I fee ! grateful for the kindnesses I have received , and hope that I shall ever merit the good opinion of the people . From the dampness of the night , and the length and fatigue of the jourrjey , I really feel indisposed , and hope that I may be excused for withdrawing from the window . " She then made three curtsies . She speaks the English language with fluency ,
and made herself fully understood . The Prince next addressed the multitude . —He apologised for the Princess , who , he repeated , was fatigued and indisposed . He thanked the people for their manifestations ofjoy , and their patriotism , which he had no doubt was pure and sincere ; and he assured tliern that their curiosity should be amply gratified at 3 future period , when the Princess was more composed . The Princess curtsied and retired , and the Prince bowed and retired , amidst She acclamations of the people . 6 . Intelligence was received ' that Admiral Hotham had captured two French ships of the line ,
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Monthly Chronicle.
thick , perfectly solid , and placed at the distance of 500 yards from the cannon which threw the shell . The first shell went entirely through the butt ; the second lodged , and immediately set it on fire , and totally consumed it in a short space of time . The prince , the governor , and a number of officers , together with other inhabitants , were present at the experiment , and highly applauded the ingenuity of this invention , being perfectly satisfied with the good effect it would have should we be attacked by a naval force . "
ARRIVAL OF THE PRINCESS . OF WALES . April 5 , At noon her Royal Highness die Princess of Wales , accompanied by Lord Malmsbury ,. landed from on board the Augusta yacht at Greenwich Hospital . Her Royal Highness was received by the Governor on the great stairs , and attended by him to his house . There Lady Jersey , Lord Clermont , and other attendants , were introduced to her . At half past one tlie procession left the hospital in the following order : Two Life Guards ,
Two Dragoons , Two ofthe King's footmen . One ofthe King ' s coaches and six , in which were Lord Clermont , Lord Malmsbury , and two ladies . The Royal carriage , with the Princess , and two ladies of her household . One ofthe Prince's carriages , with attendants . - * A party of Horse Guards . Her Royal Highness sat forward in the carriage , with the windows down , so
that almost every person was gratified with a view pf her .. The Princess arrived at her apartments at St . James ' s a quarter before three . As soon as her arrival was made known to the Prince of Wales at Carlton-Hou . se , his Royal Highness went immediately in his yis-a-vis to St . James's . Having entered the apartment , he was announced by Lord Malmsbury as her Royal Highness ' s intended consort , and presented to the Princess ; her Royal Highness-attempting to . kneel , she was caught up by the Prince , who saluted her . They conversed together for half an hour , in which time the Duchess of York
arrived . The Prince and Lord Malmsbury then left the room for an audience with the King . In their absence the Princess came to the window of her apartments ,-where she was seen by an incredible multitude of people , gathered on the occasion in spite of the rain . After the Prince returned from the King , they dined together in her Royal Highness ' s . apartments , accompanied by the Duke and Duchess of York , and Lord Malmsbury . '
At seven o ' clock the Princess appeared at the window , and addressed the populace to the following effect : - - - " I am extremely flattered by the reception I have met in this country . I fee ! grateful for the kindnesses I have received , and hope that I shall ever merit the good opinion of the people . From the dampness of the night , and the length and fatigue of the jourrjey , I really feel indisposed , and hope that I may be excused for withdrawing from the window . " She then made three curtsies . She speaks the English language with fluency ,
and made herself fully understood . The Prince next addressed the multitude . —He apologised for the Princess , who , he repeated , was fatigued and indisposed . He thanked the people for their manifestations ofjoy , and their patriotism , which he had no doubt was pure and sincere ; and he assured tliern that their curiosity should be amply gratified at 3 future period , when the Princess was more composed . The Princess curtsied and retired , and the Prince bowed and retired , amidst She acclamations of the people . 6 . Intelligence was received ' that Admiral Hotham had captured two French ships of the line ,