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At nine o'clock on Saturday morning the fhips got under weigh, the tide ferving, and about noon the Jupiter anchored off Gravefend. The princefs flept on board that night.

On Sunday morning, as foon as the tide ferved, her ferene highnefs, accompanied by Mrs. Harcourt, lord Malmesbury, and commodore Payne, difembarked from the Jupiter, and went on board one of the royal yachts; and, a few minutes after twelve o'clock, landed at Greenwich hofpital. The princess was received on her landing by fir Hugh Pallifer, the governor, by the lieutenant governor, and other officers of this noble inftitution, who conducted her to the governor's house where she took tea and coffee.

nue who came to England with the princefs, having embarked on board another cutter. At three in the afternoon, they reached Cruxhaven, where her ferene highness was received on board the Jupiter of 50 guns, captain Lechmere. Commodore Payne, Mrs. Harcourt, and lord Malmesbury, embarked in the fame fhip. Major Heflop, colonel Richardson, and Mr. Rofs, came home in the Phaeton frigate.capt. Stopford. On Sunday morning at eight o'clock, the hips weighed anchor from Cruxhaven, with a fair wind at E. N. E. which continued till Wednesday, when a thick fog came on. They were then only fix leagues from Yarmouth: but as it was dangerous to draw nigher the coaft, the fhips dropped anchor,Lady Jersey did not arrive at the and fired fog-guns every hour. In this fituation they lay through the whole of Thursday. The princefs had hitherto been extremely well, had walked the quarter-deck every day, and was uncommonly cheerful; but, what with the fog and the motion of the veffel at anchor, fhe became a little incommoded. Every accommodation was offered, and attention paid her ferene highness, who expreffed her fenfe of the obligation. On Friday morning, the day broke with uncommon fplendour, and at four o'clock in the morning, the Jupiter made the fignal to get under weigh. The fleet went under an eafy fail, came off Harwich about noon, and paffed through the Swinn, to enter the Thames.. About two o'clock, a very thick fog came on, which obliged the commodore to drop anchor. At four o'clock the fog difperfed, and the fignal being made to unmoor, the feet again got under weigh, and about fix o'clock dropped anchor at the Nore; being faluted from the Sandwich guard-fhip ftationed off there.

governor's till an hour after the princefs had landed; and foon after they both retired into an adjoining room, and the drefs of the princess was changed, from a muflin gown, and blue fatin petticoat, with a black beaver hat, and blue and black feathers, for a white fatin gown, and very elegant turban cap of fatin, trimmed with crape, and ornamented with white feathers, which were brought from town by lady Jersey.

A little after two o'clock, her ferene highnefs left the governor's houfe; and, at three o'clock, alighted at St. James's, and was introduced into the apartments prepared for her reception, which look into Cleve land-row.

The head-drefs of the princefs, we understand, was exactly the fame as that in which the is painted in the picture fent by the duke of Brunfwick to the prince; and his royal highness was dreffed in a full fuit of the huffar uniform of his regiment, the fame as the drefs of his picture, painted by Cofway, and fent to the princess.

Wednesday,

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Wednesday, April 8, was the day appointed for the folemnization of the nuptials of the Prince of Wales with the Princefs Caroline of Brunfwick. It was fixed to take place at eight o'clock in the evening, in the Royal Chapel; and all the perfons appointed to affitt in the procefiion and ceremony were ordered to attend before that hour. It was conducted in the following manner :

PROCESSION OF THE BRIDE.

Drums and rumpets.

Kettle Drums.

Servcant Trumpeter.

They filed off at the door of the Chapel.
Matter of the Ceremos.

Her Highness's Gentleman Uiber between two Senior Heralds.
His Majefty's Vice-Chan berain.

His Maje y's Lord Chamberlain.
THE BRIDE,

In her nuptial habit, viz. the body and petticoat a fi.ver tiffae, covered with a filver Venetian net-the train four yards long, left med on each fide with filver cord and taffels-a full crimifon velvet mantle, trimmed with fur and filver cord, fastened to the dress with fiiver hooks-with a coronet richly ornamented with diamonds; led by His Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence, and attended by the ladies of her household, in the following order:

Ladies of the
The Countefs of Jerley.
The Countess of Carnarvon.

Bedchamber.

The Marchioness Townshend.
The Countess Cholmondeley.

Maids of Honour.

Mifs Bruhl.

Mifs Erfkine.

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Lady Charlotte Legge.

Her train fupported by four Bridemaids, viz.

Lady Mary Ofborne.
Lady Caroline Villiers.

All in virgin habits, viz. a white fatin body and erape petticoat, embroidered with tripes of fiver foil and fpangles, with fringe and tallels - a white fatin trimmed with filver, feftooned on each fide with cord and taffels.-The head-drefs an embroidered bandeau, of spangled crape and fi.ver laurel, with a plume of three white feathers They were all uniform.

On entering the chapel, Her Highness was conducted to the feat prepared for her near Her Majefty's chair of state.

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The Mafter of the Ceremonies, with the Gentleman Ufirer, retired to the places

affigned them.

The Lord Chamberlain, Vice Chamberlain, the two Heralds with the drums and trumpets returned for the Bridegroom's Proceffion.

PROCESSION OF THE ERIDEGROOM.

Ja the fame order as that of the Bride, with the addition of the officers of His Royal Highness's household.

His Royal Highnels

THE PRINCE OF WALES,

In his collar of the Order of the Garter, fupported by two unmarried Dukes, viz.

The Duke of Roxrurgh

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The Duke of Bedford.

The Procefion then returned as before, to attend His Majesty, in the following order a

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In the Collar of the Order of the Garter.

Capt. of the Yeomen | Colonel of the life Capt. of the Band of

of the Guard. I guards in waiting.

Gent. Penfioners.

The Lord of the Bedchamber in waiting.
A Groom of the Bed-Chamber in waiting.
Vice Chamberlain to the Queen.

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HER MAJESTY, Chamberlain.
The Queen's Lord

Dreft in a filver tiffue petticoat, with a drapery of velvet net, embroidered with gold, and drawn up with green bands and filver laurel. A gold tiffue body and train, trimmed with green and filver laurel.

Their Royal Highnefes

THE PRINCESSES,

Supported feverally by their Gentlemen Ufhers.

Their Dreffes were as follows:

THE Princess Royal-A purple and gold embroidery; a drapery of fpangled crape and gold laurel.

Princefs Augufta-A crape petticoat embroidered with filver stars; a drapery of green foil and filver, with rofe colour and filver flowers.

Princess Elizabeth-A crape petticoat, embroidered with purple and gold, and leaves of purple foil flowers.

Princefs Sophia--The fame as Princefs Elizabeth.

Princefs Mary-Crape petticoat, richly embroidered with purple and green foil, with a rich white and gold drapery, tied up with large gold cord and taffels.

Princess Amelia- A green and gold robe coat, with a rich embroidered drapery of green and gold cord and taffels.

Ladies of Her Majefty's Bed-Chamber.

Maids of Honour.

Women of the Bed-Chamber.

Upon entering the Chapel, all the Perfons in the Proceffion retired to the feveral Places appointed for them. None remained on the Haut-pas, except the Lord of the BedChamber in waiting behind the King; the Lord who bore the Sword of State, on his Majesty's right hand, and the Lord Chamberlain on the left, having the Vice Chamberlain near him.

Their MAJESTIES took their Chairs of State. Her Majefty's Lord Chamberlain, Vice-Chamberlain, and Master of the Horse, standing behind her.

The PRINCESSES fat on Seats near the PRINCES of the BLOOD. The Archbishop of Canterbury stood at the right of the Altar; the Bishop of London on the left.

The Chairs of State were facing the Altar.

The Marriage Ceremony was performed by the Archbishop of Canterbury, during which the Bridemaids itood near the Bride; at the Conclufion of which the Bidegroom and Bride retired to their feats while an anthem was performed. The anthem was the fame piece of mufic as that performed on the marriage of his prefent Majefty's father, with fome few alterations. It was compofed by Handel, but it is not in his best manuer. The performers were ranged in the two galleries on each fide of the Altar, and in a circular gallery behind it.

THE RETURN.

Drums and trumpets, as before.

Mafter of the Ceremonies.

The Princefs's Gentleman Uher between two Heralds.

His Royal Highness the PRINCE of WALES, leading the BRIDE, and attended by two married Dukes, in blue ribband-, v z.

The Duke of Port and. The Duke of Leeds.

His MAJESTY, preceded and attended by the Great Officers, in the manner in which he went to Chapel.

Her MAJESTY and the PRINCESSES, following in the order as before. The Proselion, at its return, filed on at the door of the leffer Drawing Room.

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