Star.
London, England, 1821-08-28 00:00:00

PRIVATE LETTER.

Stade, Monday; August 20.

This morning two English vessels were seen from
the Custom-house, which is three miles distant from
the town, coming up the Elbe; and a little before:
eight o'clock they cast anchor near the mouth of the
creek (der Schwingefiuss)that runs into that river from
Stade; they proved to be the Wye, small frigate of
28 guns, Captain FISHER, and the Gannet brig of
war. The former had the corpse c,f her late MA.
JESTY on board. The Royal standard was flying
from the maintop-gallant-mast, half-mast high. The
pendant on board the brig was in a similar position.
These two vessels, with the others that accompanied
them from London, did not arrive at Cuxhaven until
twelve o'clock yesterday. The corpse was then re-
moved from the Glasgow to the Wye, which, with the
Gannet, sailed immediately for this place. As soon
as the arrival of the vessels was made known, nu-
merous parties set out from the town, both by land
and by water, to see them ; and the people began to
crowd the quays and other places adjacent to the
creek, in order to witness the approach of the Royal
corpse; but as it was high water at the time when
the frigate cast anchor, it was impossible fur the fu-
neral to come up to Stade until the return of the next
flood tide ; besides, it was not intended that the fu •
neral should come, so soon.
The Authorities of this place had been apprised of
the intended arrival of the Funeral ; and on Satur-
day, when it was known that the ships were on their
way, Major BRINKMAN, of the 9th Hanoverian In-
fantry, and Captain DETTGEN, of the Hanoverian
guard-ship, were ordered to proceed in a cutter to
Cuxhaven, there to meet the English Officers and
conductors of the Funeral, and make the necessary
arrangements for its reception here. In the mean
time a garrison order was issued at this place, in which
it is enjoined, that before the arrival of the corpse
of the late QUEEN of Great Britain and Ireland, in the
fortress of the town, the Royal corpse shall be received
by the military, and guarded during its-stay here.
Immediately after the vessels came to anchor, a
boat was sent off to this town, with Captain DETJE,
Sir GEORGE NAYLER, and several Officers of the IVye.
They arrived between nine and ten o'clock, when Sir
G. NAYLER and the others proceeded to the house of
Captain DETJE; they were there met by General BER-
GER and the Counsellors of Regency, MARSCHALK
and DECKER ; and the plan for receiving the Royal
remains, and the manner of the Procession to the
Church, was then agreed upon. In the meantime,
upwards of forty of the principal Burgers arced to
be in attendance when the Funeral should arrive, and
join the Procession in mourning dresses.
Between three and four o'clock, two or three Ham-
burgh passage-vessels, which had been employed for
the purpose, arrived at the Stone Stairs, with the
hearse, the mourning-coaches, and other carriages,
belonging to those who attended the funeral. These
were all carefully taken out by a crane near the
landing-place.

Half-past Five o'clock.
Thousands of people are now collected in all the
places within view of the quay, anxiously waiting
the arrival of the Royal corpse, which is coming up
the narrow river Schwinge; the 9th Battalion of
Hanoverian infantry is drawn up in front of the
place; and a squadron of hulans, or lancers, is sta-
tioned in that position from which it can precede
the funeral. The Burgers, in their mourning dresses,
are also waiting to join the Procession. The bells
are tolling mournfully ; the guns are king ; and the
individuals who compose the surroundinrassemblage
are waiting silently and decorously to pay the last
honour to their QUEEN.

ARRIVAL OF THE FUNERAL
Between six and seven o'clock the boat containing
the Royal coffin, and the other boats with the mourn-
ers, the attendants, and British Naval Officers, came
up to the landing-place. Owing to the late hour
at which the hearse and mourning-coaches arrived,
it was impossible to put them in such a state of rea-
diness as to make use of them in the Procession ; and
therefore it was resolved that so much of the funeral
as regarded the Procession to the Church should be
a walking one. The mourners and attendants then
walked up the steps, the coffin was taken out of the
boat by the undertakers' men, who had been brought
from London for the purpose of assisting at the
funeral, who arrived here early in the day, and with-
out whom it would have been impossible to conduct
the business correctly, and it was carried along the
streets by ten of these men. Sir GEORGE NAYLER
walked before the coffin, bearing the crown and
cushion in his hands ; he was preceded by a body of
hulans, while the infantry lined and prevented the
populace from interrupting the line of march.
It is-impossible sufficiently to describe the sensa-
tions which at this time were visible in the counte-
nances of all those who came to witness this snout nful
ceremony. The Germans are well known to be as
benevolent a race of people as any in the world : their
natural sympathies were now wound up to the highest
pitch ; they recollected that an illustrious female, a
native of their own country, had, a little more than
six and twenty years before, passed through their
town, on her way to the possession of bridal felicity
and Royal splendour ; they now beheld the sad re-
mains of that distinguished Lady carried up the very
steps which she had once descended in the glow of
health, of youth, and beauty. These recollections, asl
well as the loyalty for which they are all distinguished,'
operated so powerfully on their feelings, that tears of
sorrow were seen trickling down their cheeks.
A solemn sound now proceeded at intervals from
la muffled drum ; the corpse was carried slowly for-
ward. Lord HOOD, as chief mourner, walked imme-
diately behind the body ; he was followed by Lady
AIMS HAMILTON and Lady HooD. Next came Dr.
•
land Mrs. LIJSIIINGTON ; after them, Mr. and Mrs.,
WILDE; the Rev. Mr. Woos and Mr. WILLIAM,
,
AUSTIN walked next ; then followed Count VASSAL!,
Lieutenant HOWNAM, &c. &c. MARIETTE BRUNS
was also in the Procession, which moved slowly and
mournfully along through the principal streets leading
to the Church of St. Wilhadi. I should have stated
that, as soon as the corpse was landed, the Lutheran
Pastors belonging to this place, nameIy—HERMAN
RODARTk, &LAC'', MAJOR, and lIINTERTHIRR, to-'
gether with two or three dignified Ecclesiastics, one
of whom (Doctor RueEnTO enjoys a rank and au-
thority equivalent to that of a Bishop, took their sta-
tions in front, and led the way into the Church. On

arriving there, the military filed off on each sure. tie
coffin was carried in slow and solemn pace along the
aisle to the Altar, where it was placed on the cat*.
falque erected for the occasion in the centre of this
Venerable spot, Which had been previously hung
round with black, and ir. the front of which festoons
of crape were suspended: All round the Altar nu-
merous candles were lighted ; the branch which hung
over it was also covered with lighted caatiles.
After the coffin was :aid down, a solemn dirge was
performed on the organ ; and, a little a: r seven
o'clock, the company who ilaid crowded into the
church, quietly and decorously retired. The coffin
was guarded all night by a party of soldiers, together
with two of the undertakers men, who were relieved
in regular succession.

Thursday, August sr.
At eight o'clock this morning the heat se and
mourning coaches were put in a state of readiness to
proceed on their journey. About half-past nine, eight
fine horses were put to the hearse. which was drawn
up to the Barrack square, close to the hotel Herzog
von Cumberland, where. Sir GEORGE NAYLER, Mr.
CALVERT, and others appointed to conduct the fu-
neral, had taken up their residence for the night.
About eleven oclock, the hearse, accompanied by
1G mounted Hnlans, prcceeded to the Church, out-
side which a military guard of honour was stationed;
guards were also placed in the Church, and candles
were still burning. The corpse was then, under the
direction of Messrs. BAILEY and CRITTENDEN, the
Undertakers, carried out by their men, and placed
in the hearse ; and, as the hearse went away, the guard
on each side presented •arms. The hearse then, pre-
ceded and followed by Hulans, was drawn again to
the Barrack-square. Sir GEORGE NAYLER then, in a
mourning-coach and six, with the Crown and Cushions
went on before the hearse, which was followed by
three other mourning-coaches, and three or four
chaises, all of which were filled with the parties who
walked yesterday evening to the church. Six or
seven stool waggons, hired for the conveyance of the
undertakers' men, and other attendants, then brought
up the rear. A company of infantry marched before,
and another behind the Procession. When they came
to the first gate at the Fortress, a guard of honour
stationed there presented arms as the Royal corpse
passed. After the funeral had gone through all the other
gates the infantry guards halted ; they were drawn
up in rank and file on the side of the road, and, after
presenting arms, they marched back into the town.
The Hulans then marched on to Buxtehude, where
the whole of the parties forming the Procession are
to test this night.
P.S. I have been informed that the Officers of the
several vessels composing the squadron which sailed
from Harwich, behaved in the most handsome and
decorous manner to all who attended the Royal
corpse, as well as to the several other persons who
were allowed to go as passengers in the vessels.—l
should have mentioned that the Wye, the Gannet, and
Hanoverian guard-ship, fired several guns in succes-
sion after the corpse was removed froni the ship, and
while it was conveyed up the Schwinge. The guns
of the fortress were afterwards fired. The Royal
standard was suspended over the coffin as it was con-
veyed in the boat to the landing-place.