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London, England, 1815-12-14 00:00:00

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SUPPLEMENT TO THI% M..AI.,TA (;QV
- CAZET •

THURSThiy, 12711. OCTOBER, 1815.
testerilav the ; instant, the day appointed
`for the public investiture of his Exceilency.the
-Uorernor with the Insignia of Knight Grand cross
'of the most Hon. Military Order .of the Bath, at
*he hoar of eight in the morning:the. Royal Stan-
dard was hoisted on the flag
,:staff at the Palace,
the British eulours-were displayed on all the
forts of the island, and 'at the same time the
cpaired to the several posts. allotted -to
n; in the ceremonial. • •
...,hunt -nine o', lock the principal Civil ancl_Mi-;
iita; V Offi•:Trs cif Government began to assemble
at the Palace the Great Tapestry-room,: and
s:iortly a;terwaids Major-General .Hutchinson,\
de legattil to repreSent the Sovereign on the occa-
sion, arrived, and having received the salute of
troop.F,, iris conducted direct to,the Ausdience.-
r.om by a deputation tippointed
Icon;isting of the Chie:--Secretary to Governesent,
and the. ‘vbole Olthe
'Fite different C vil and y Officers appOint-
ed J 16' attend- hitn, inimediately repaired to the
I%lajor-Genf.ral. •
At this time too, his Excellency the Governor
bad net his attendants in the private.apartments
of the -Palace.
At ten o'clock precisely, the hour fixed for the
Counnencement of the ceremony, the Major-Gene-
ral began his procession in the- following man-
lier,—

The: M;ijor'General's Lid-de-Comp aid Brigade Ma, or.
Dep. i- Assistant Adjutant, and Deputy Assistant quarter-
: Master-Generals, C.o tv a Town Majors; the Deputy Adju-
. taut,•and Deputy Cllai:cr-Master-Generals.
•
• The Military Chaplain.
Collector of his 'tla,Ps•ty's Custouis.
Colice; or of his Majesty's Land Revenue,
Joteedunt of.lklarioe
' 'The PtuthutedicO.
Magistrate'. of Judicial Police.
The Auditor of Aoccunt,:.
'1 ii Iciroeatc for tl:e
The Zndt'es of tire High Court'of Appeal, of the, Cmmtnercial.
Court, and the Three Halls of the Civil. Court.
The Treasu fiei to GoverprOent, •
. .
Captain Vincenti of the bearing .O,n a red relvet
Cu,hion, the' Inri,miti of a KnighT.Graud. Cross of the
.most Hononrable Military Order of the Bath. '
711:e Chic I seretary to ---iorerttaient,• bearing also on a red
Velvet Ciuhion, the following Letters : • " •
First, -a Liu, r froth I,k:hi-Marshal his Royal Highness the
Dt.lie of York, CO:urnander-in Chief of all his Majesty's
Land it.thlressed to Lientenant-General the Right
1!0:/i1:.:2,h'.2 Sir Thouras Maitland, Kin itt .Grand Cross of
the host Hendurabfe Mirltary Order of the Bath.
Setondl, a, Letter frOni the Itie Honoty-ahleLordYiscount
h Sithoote, one of• his Majestys"Principal Seetrttuies. of
State, addres,rd to Major-GeneraMilliarn Hutchinson. -
The Represeht,iiive of The VOW n, • • ,
011.-GENEIi,AL IiTCDINSON.
'l'hc procession passed front the Audience-room
through the troops lining the North Corridor of.
the Palace, 'and entered the of the Supreme
Council, of Justice at the -dour nearest the grand
r,air-easc, and approached the tin One through a
line of Sytivant's of hiS Majesty's. 10th Regiinent
of .Foor. ~The,AlajOr-Generaltook his sett on the'
right hand .of- the throne, having first ntade his
due reverences, witch a 'local Salute was, fired,
the Ensiens.on each side the throne dropping the
Col Ours to the Representative of,MajeSty.—A De-
ptit-ition .iintnedi,i•tely, proceeded to make known
that all vris in readiness to receive. his Excel--

lency.
ills. Excellency the Giivernor
.the-Right Ho-
nourable' Lientenant-General, Sir Thomas iklait-
!owl, the' Kniht E;ect, immediately hegan his
procession fropi tip, private apart MentS of the
palace, towauts the throne in the hail of the
Sum'enie Council of Jnsticc, in thc- folic-ming

order :7-- . .
Aid-de••Cantp, Field.olliccrs of the Army tint] Captains 'of
the Navy;two and twoohe'rtnior in' front.
The Lord tot ntenants tl-Distric.ts. •
The 'rnsPector General of Police.
• • The Grand Almoner.
The Cornm General.
Thy Civil Chardart. •
The Military and Private Sectaries. .
The *Members of the Supreme Council of Justice.
The Archbishop and Bishop-Id. M;..lta, supported by the two
Dignitaries cf the Church.
:celleney T.'44;ovsnt.Nott., supported by the Command-
ing Oilicer, mid the Coinonsioner of thO
, .
His ifiii.ci?lleticy having arrived at
,the foot of,
and !,:ving, trilde- doe reverence to the Throne,
aid to his .M,,je,;:ty's Representative, the Chet
Secvetary to Government read t-mr:i.publisbed the
Icti:!r front Field-Marshal his Royal Highness the
ptiLe of Yolk, as follows
" Horse Nuards, Janany, 1813.,
" Prince Regent, acting in the
Dame tiod on the behalf of his .Majesty, having
been graciously pleated, in consideration o& your
eminent'serVices, to confer upon you the distinc-.
tion of Knight Grand Cross of the most honour-
able Military Order of the Bath; I have ;Ste COM'
mands of his Royal Highness to acquaint yoti,
that you are to assume forthwith the style and
dignity of a Knight Grand Cross of the said
Order' atscordingly, in pursuance of the notifica-
tion of the Royal pleasure, as contained in. the
London Gazette of. this date; but you Ore not to
wearthe insignia of the Order until you shall
.be
authorised by further sufficient authority so to do.
" I am, Sir, your's,
" FREDERICK, Commander in Chief."

His Ex

The. Cllit-f Secretary to. Government also read
and the letter from Lord Viscount Sid-
irinuth, as follows

,',“.Whitehall, July 24th, 1815.

" Sin,,--His Roval Highness the Princeßegent,
acting to the name and on the-behalf of his Ma-
jesty„haviog bean graciously pleased, as a mark
of his, I.uyal approbation of the services of, Lieu-
tenant-Cientr4 the Right Llonourable..ThomaS
i\itiiiland, to, ri,oininate him to be one of the
Knights Grand,cLo,sses, coinptisink the First Class
of the Honourable .Military Order of the
aqd. it being necessary .that he should be
in',...est,ed with :tile ensigns .of die said Otiier,-which
have !;ects transmitted to Jtittt, I ani to signify to
via his Korr!llligiiness the l'rine,Regent.'s:plea-
snre, that you.shouid perform that ceremony : and
it tieing his Royal Highness's inteoifon that the
same he done in the most homourable and distin-
guished to that c;rcumsranees will allow of,
yon will concert and adjust with him, such tittle
and mariner for investing hill'. with the ensigos
"(night kirand Cross „top/piing the first Class
of • the Most tionoiirable Military t.)Oer of the
liqth, as saall appear to you wost proper for
aitcwiu all du‘ respect to hi 4 Royal Highness the

Princl! Regent', order, and as may nt the game
mai I; in the most public: manner, 'his Royal
Higl,hess's inst ,smise of the and abilities
w.hierit,rivnteilant-c-ieneral, Maitland bas exerted
In the service-of bib linig,and.Country•
I how.,.if to.be, Sir,
Your most obedient humble servant,
SIDMOUTP."
_

At the conclusion of this; letter, the Military
Chaplain dclivered a' most appropriate Prayer,
composedfoi the occasion, at-ter which the Major
-Pencil:lr representing the addrased Sir
Thomas- Maitland as follows :--

Licutenanc-Genel'al Sir Thomas .Maitland,—
Del.egated -by, his Royall-lighness the Prince Re-
gent,' acting in the nanre.and on the behalf of his
Majesty, to i•epresent die SOver4gn,
.upon the
solemnly imiportant occasion of investing your
Excellency with the appriipriatc Badges of Knight
(i.rand CrosS of the fAIOSt moommtble Military
Order of the Bath, I take upon me, with ail he-
coming-pride,. and with every feeling of personal
satisfaction, the highly honourable and very gra-
ifyiig °like of presenting your 'Ex.c.elleneywith
such valunide hisignia—considered, as tiny must
in public estimation, :is the testiinonials of
time. dedared arprobation of that. most, exali,n!
Personage, mil-! of the sense entertained by him
of your •Exeellency'i professional character -and
ahiiities : they constitute the only adequate re-
- wards of a life exclusively devotedto ptiblic duty—
"of talents long tried, '7,calonsly and suceesifully
exerted in the service of your King and Country.
" By command the.o of .my Royal Mat.er the
Prince Regent, acting in the mow: and on the be-,
hail of his Majesty, I invest your Excellquey With
these appendages, -as well-merited and eminently
dignify lug, marks of Royalfavour : and it no‘v, lIuL
remains for • the to pronounce. My most fervent
prayer,-that your Excellency-may
joy them, and continue to distinguish a name ac-
knowledged as an honour to your country,"
The Major-General then roceetled:‘, invest his
EXCCliei.tcy with the in,ignia of Grand
'Cross of the Most .1-lonf.iurable Mili:inry Order of
'the- Bail), in the usual form, and. Manner.

His Excellency
.thus invested, addresSO the,'
Major-General in these woi'di
" Sir,—lreceivefroth you the'lnsigna of Xi-00a
Grand Gross of the most 'Honourable Military.
Order of 'the Bath, tvith the deeyest ft.:elings of
gratitude, but at the same tithe with 'a thorough,
Conviction that I owe this hi ;h and distinguishiag.
MAT k of Royal tbosideration TO the cothiescethi-,
:lug favour of -the Sovereign, Una to no merits I
can' el.titit-. •I; hate only to,add; "that I shall with.
;pleasure devote the feW years I may yet beispared,
as. I. have thine Alie,niany that have gtmeby„ its
'endeavoth.ing to the best'of my humble
abilities, to. advatieethe lutereit of in
and to•suppart 'the honotii and dignity o' the
'Crown. •
" You will permit the, Sir-, to return you ni;3ilV ii
thanks for the graeionsinai)ner in-vthich,ybti have
Made -knoivn the 'Royal for he
t.
personal kindness you have .81.1'etva Inc on time
occasion."
sittitc of 17 guns was fire&Wlien ExcetT,
. • • •
leney ce:,3eo and having made his re-
verences to the I,llirone, his .pfticession returned,
to the private appartirieuts of the palacf,, the_
same miler and form. iu which it hail ente-red,and
the pi ocessiOn of the llajku;-Gt;neral'Veturned in
the like ntant:cr, and the ceremony tva-s concluded..
Id the evening Ws...Excellency gave: grand .ball
at time palace, in honour,-at the distinguisbetreere-
tuunial of this morning.