The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-04-09 00:00:00

(RAND N.4,4L FETE.

On rriday evening the village of Newhaven e7C
Ilibllttit all unusual appearance of gaiety, being
crowded with • enncourse of Ladies and Gentle-
men invited to the splendid fete to be given
by Captain Maitland roil the Officers of the
I'twgen► flag-ship, in Leith Roads. It was its-
tended that the company should be conveyed on
board by the steam boat Tug. hilt owing to her
getting aground on her passage from Grange-
mouth, the guests were taken on board in boats, to
which they were conducted by several of the offi-
cers in full dress. The evening was delightful, and
white the company were on their passoge to the ship,
presented au appearance highly !11-manful and pit:-
forearm: nut • breath of wind !tidied the water,
no which the sun was reflecting Ws parting brains.
The gun-brig Nimrod, decorated with colours, lay
half way between NeWIISVeII and the Vesper. and
his Majesty's ship Wye was seen under weigh in the
distance.
By half-past right o'clock the whole of the visi-
tors, amounting to about 400, were got on board.
They were received on the quarter-deck, which
was covered in with an awning af flags, and deco-
rated in a most tasteful manner ; from thence they
proceeded to a theatre erected between decks, ■ud
fitted up in as ingenious a way as circumstances
would permit. The amusements were the comedy
I f 64 A Cure for the Heart debt." and the farce of
" liaising the H intl." The characters were per-
formed in vet), excellent style by the midshipmen,
and affisrdell lunch amusement to the company.
1)161168)g then commenced with great spirit ins the
quarter-deck, which was very splendidly illumi-
nated on the occasion, and ornamented with a lull
length transparency of the Prince Regent. During
the intervals of the dance, the band of the E 111110•
ki/len dragoons played some of the most inspiring
sirs of our own and the sister country. The country
dance and the quadrille alternated with each other
till half past one, when the guests, having already
partaken en pussant of various refreshments, were
surprised when • curtain was drawn up, that had
hitherto separated the quarter-deck from the wai-t,
mid nli.ich disclosed three supper tables laid out for
shout 300 persons. The military band struck up
the appropriate air. "Oh! the roast beef if old
lingl4nd." when the company sat down and were
served iii the tirst style of elegance, together with
• profusion of the choicest wines. The attention of
the hosts was inerso.rostly directed to the comfort
mid accommodation of all present, and it is need-
less to say, that their ethilts were crowned with suc-
cess, the universal impression being that of the
highest gratification.
After supper the sprightly dance was renewed,
and kept up with unabated spirit till half-past five
in the morning, whets boats full of the pleased and
happy visitors began to leave the scerie of festivity.
The stillness cf thenight was succeeded by a calm
sad delightful morning, and the last of the party
arrived on shore at seven, sharing, in common with
these who had preceded them, in feelings of the
greatest satislactimi and gratitude towards those
who had liberally provided fur their amusement.

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