The National Register.
London, England, 1814-06-26 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

Lola Visconti. zon, :t naiiiher of Gentlemen in tii:l Court
dresses, were then intrhdlived to the Emperor. On their retir.t.
from Carlton Hunbe, the Countess fif Jersey and several Ladies
were waiting to take their farewell of the Grand Duchess.

DEPARTURE OF THE EMPEROR OF RUSSIA AND
KING OF PRUSSIA, Icc.

The Emperor and the Grand Durhe4 did not retire to rest till
three o'clock on IVednesday morning, and rose again at eight.
They sent for Escitdier, the Proprietor of the Pulteney
and addressed him in Ike Rene's language, acknowledging the gnat
atie:icions he bad shewn them, and the comforts and excellent en-
tertainment w hieh they loid exucri, 'iced in his house. and yr ry
kinoiy unn min n. The JAvv. Mt Smystri, a Russian Clergyman
ut We 'beck stieet olive!, waited ulna' Mrs. Eseudier, and by the
command of the Emperor presented her with a very valuable broach
de,iring I.er to keel) it in remembramte of the Emperor.
Orloq. Count Weronzow, Baron Nicholai, Col. Fenshaw,
and a nitiober ut Russian Gentlemen who remain in England, at-
tended to ;Ace tneir farewell of their Emperor, and they embraced
;7 coot ding to the custom of their country. The Emperor, the Grand
Diu the take of Oldenburg's, and the Prince of Wirtemberg,
e! trrcd as n carriage of the Prince Regent's exactly ib the
clock struck won.

As they were emeriti:: the carriage. a woman presented a bnok to
the rmiperor, which he handed to a Page on the steps ; another wo-
ntai, him with a very fine rose, which the Emperor gave
to t•I,, : ;rand Duchess, and she placed it in her bosom. The eat.
!;len drove off amidst the loud huzzas of the populace, but the
rs assembled were but few, in comparison to what there had
be( u. in consequence of its not being publicly known that they were
to .4,011 on Wednesday morning. The can iape drove to the Tower
of London, and after that to other places, and passed over London.
bridge at lcdf-past twelve, on their way to the seat of the Earl a
Liverpool at Coombe Wood to breakfast. A man was stationed on
horseback on the top of the hill at Kingston, to coidoet them to the
house of the N.;bie Earl; from thence they were to proceed to
Ponsitioulh.

The King of Prussia, followed by the Princes, left Clarence
noose at half past bine', in a Royal carriage, for the Earl of Liver-
pool's seat.
1-iis li..yal llkTinicss the Prince Regent set ont from Carlton
noose a few iniontes ;111(1.11111C, accompanied by the Duke of Cani-
brid4e and Cieneral Bailey, in lib travelliiig 'carriage for Ports-
mouth.

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or issisig Isis hand. el Ise Ito) al ears .sorted by the loth
-P2 rope makers the cluck yard,
light dragoons, followed by
dressed in white jael...ets aim nankeen trowser-:, with hh:e
agreeably to former customs, .abet the King Pus tqlhowt:
some yeas since. It is isscredible Use somber a people assembled in
High street, the P.srale, &s.
Alter the as rival of the Prince, and the necessary etigocties hod
been gone through, ISIS Royal Highness came into the haleotly et the
Government House, and was loudly cheered, w'fsitLi he essosits.-en.
dingly returned. •The Prince had entered the tow": by the Laud-
- port-gate, and the troops tiled off to line the road to Queen-street,
Portsea, and from thence to the Dock-yard, for the accommodation
of the Allied Sovereigos. An Nib aisticipation for a view of the
the great Alexander and the amiable Duchess of Oldenhurgh, the
Kior of Prussia, and the two gaNatit detenders of their country's
cause—Blucher and Matra': The Emperor and the Duchess at
;smolt reached the house of Sir C. Grey, Commissioner of the
Doek-yard, situated in the Yard. They were received se ills rap.
turous eheerings by the populace.
His Royal Highness the Prince Regent entertained the Officers
of the fleet, and the British and Foreign Generals at his tables. In
the evening the town wa illuminated in honour of the peace, which
event had been postponed until the arrival of the Prince mid the
Allied Sovereigns. The illtiminations Were extremely splendid.
PonTsmouru, Friday morning, 8 o'clock --The Emperor of Rus-
sia and the King. of Prussia did not arrive in time on Wednesday
evening to be present at the Government house at the dinner of use
Prince Regent, Which was attended by a vet y large party of the
Prince's suite, and Naval and Military officers, many of whom kept
up the fiestive meeting till an hour long atter his Royal fligh-
tless had retired.
Their Imperial and Royal Majesties, &e. drove directly on their
entry to the houses prepared for their reception; the Emperor and
his sis:cr io Commissioner Grey's, in the Doek•yard ; anti the 111113-
sian King and Princes, to the Lieutenant-Governor, General
Houston's. They came in so late in their train of tiffeign eala-lsed
esuriages, constructed fOr Continental travelling, that they had
Ho opportunity of witnessing the niteresting appearance of the road
thronged by the people of Hampshire eager to behold thews; which
was, however only a repetition of what they Wel seen frosts their
open barouches on their smite to Oxford. The universal hilarity of
the illuminated towns of Portsmouth and L'ortsca continued to a
very late hour.
Early yesterday morning, every body-was in the streets looking
eagerly for the appearance of some of the illustrious stt augers. The
preparations in the harbour, .at the forts and Goverienent establish-
ments, gave notice of something toot was about to he dose. Royal
standard's floated in the air, over the Parade, the Ordnance-1101,45,
' the Blockhouse Fort the Hospital sit I laslar, the main-top of the flo-
ret:liable. and the turret of the Dock-yard, which last was a bean-
Ulla silk ti hoisted for the first time. The troops were drawn oat
in front of the Goyerionctit House, and parties of dragoons ea-
raded from thence to the Dock-gate. The Ptitice Regent got
into his cat riage, tinder a discharge from the battery, at half-past
nine o'clock, with the Duke of You k, and drove to the residence of
the Elope' or, whither the King of Prussia, the Duke of Suxe Wei-
mar, &c. shortly after repaired. Tlw illustrions assemblage walked
from thence about eleven to the Royal place of embarkation, w here
the whole Naval Procession,heacluel by the Duke of Cho ence as Ad-
miral of the Fleet, was io readiness to s eceive them. The harbour
was lined with vessels of every de-eription, wherries, sailing-boats,
transports, &e. tiont of the stairs were two vessels solorised o ills
an infinite variety of cosigns and signal colours; and on the Gosport
shore opposite, three othas deem sacs' in the same way. One of
these had the American 11,ta reversed, wills the union jack flying over
it. Some ships' vat d- were mooned. The nimble procewnii mos
conducted wills 'rreat iegularity. It collo:Thee:el wills men of v'at's
barges, emit:natal( dby Captains, clearing the way. The Admiralty
barge, Whin its chaise(' tesestir ension, came first ; awl was followed
!iv the Koval has ge, with the Roy:4 standard, anti two other .barges,
one hoisting the Rossian flag sit yellsiev wilt. the 'Mack Spread Eagle ;
the otLer sit white, with the Sable Eagle of Prussia. The King's
Watesmen rowed theist its their uniforto-, with their goh!-laced caps.
riev contained the Beget, t, the Emperor, the Duchess of Oldenburg,
11 an I I
"it—eve)llieve, the Princess Volchoo ski, the him; of Prussia hi. son a
land relatives, many German Princes, and the .sates of the flire
Royal persons. The Prince Regeot wore a tini dress ssaval uniteiss
wills Isis various stars, anal a large gold laced ;.set and .-alt hoot, ;
the. Emperor of Russia his own isoiform of deep given, f•
with scarlet: and the King his Prussian hide reginuntals.
Duchess of Oldenburg wore a straw coloured pelisse.
Wowed by a great number Wats; cuuuoin

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