Star.
London, England, 1821-09-11 00:00:00

DEPARTURE OF THE SQUADRON.

ROYAL HARBOUR, KING.S•TOWN, FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
The wind having blown hard and somewhat,
squally during yesterday and part of last night, be-
came much calmer this morning, and about one
it commenced to blow a north-westerly gale. The
signal was therefore given to prepare, and all hands
were immediately at work. The anchors being
apeak soon after, the vessels all stood out beyond the
pier-bead, except the Royal George and the Prince
Regent (which latter sails not with the squadron, but
is destined to follow wjth Sir B. BLoossetetn and
some others, who are absent in the country). The
Royal George appeared, after weighing anchor, and
having partly loosened her sails, to be returning again
to her moorings. This, however, was only in ap-
pearance, for the men were seen to work her out.—
All the hired boats in the bay, filled with Ladies and
Gentlemen, now gathered round the Royal George.
His MAJESTY was on deck, walking up and down.
and seeming to take great notice of the bustling scene.
The KING was dressed in a plain blue coat and
white waistcoat, with his seal-skin cap and gold band,
a black neckcloth and blue trowsers, as on the pre-
ceding days. He seemed to converse familiarly with
those about him. They approached him without
ceremony with their travelling caps on, somewhat
like his Luxury's, as was also the remainder of
their dress.

The guard boats, which hitherto kept far off the
boats of the spectators, now suffered the free ap-
patch of them. His MAJESTY never looked more
hale and fresh. He moved about briskly, and went
sometimes to the side of the yacht, and looked over
[her- eat time towards the peak and then towards

the stern, casting occasionally a glance upwards at
they men and rigging. His MAJESTY seemed to
move about as if he were the Captain ; very few
knew him. A Gentleman in a boat, at the side over
which his MAJESTY looked, recognizing his Mn,.
azsTv, stood up, and took off his hat, waving it gently,
and in silence over his head.

His MAJESTY, with great quickness of glance, no-
ticing this, took off his cap and lifted it on high, very
gracefully smiling at the same time. The people in
the boats all around, then knowing him to be the
Kum, instantly rose, as it were, with one accord—
the Gentlemen taking off their hats, and bowing low,
the Ladies waving their handkerchiefs. His TiLt.rEs'nr
again condescended to take off his cap. The specta-
tors gave one cheer, and only one, which was an-
swered by those on the pier. They all then stood un-
covered, wrapt is solemn silence. The yacht was
now getting out pretty fast. The people on shore
rushed along the pier towards the very extremity, by
which the Royal George was to pass. She stood out in
a few seconds, and at half-past two was a considerable
distance beyond the pier, a-head of the entire squadron.
All the private pleasure yachts remained in the
Bay; the owners, it is presumed, not expecting so
favourable a change in the wind, had gone on shore.
Sir WILLIAst Cuaxts's Dutch-built yacht stood out
for sea, with her canvas spread, awaiting the worthy
Baronet's return from the county of Wicklow, whi-
ther it was said he had gone in the morning, to view
the matchless scenery of the Dargle and Water fall.
The Royal squadron, with the Royal flags hoisted
and full sails, kept on a due easterly course, and
many on that account thought they were bound for
Holyhead. The intention was to get out far at sea, and
then make for a southern course, it being apprehended
that they were obliged to put back on Wednesday last,
in consequence of keeping too close to the coast.
Until five o'clock they were all distinctly seen from
the hill, over the bay of King's-town, where many
persons were assembled, and remained following the
squadron with their eyes, and offering up fervent
wishes for the safety of bis MAJESTY. A little Past
five they had sailed beyond the light-ship, placed on
the Kish sand-bank, and were then turning to the
south. When they were no longer visible from the
Royal harbour, several persons, some with vehicles.
some on foot, some on horseback, set out for Bullock,
thence to Dalkey Island, and finally for Killiney, all
which are successively along the coast, and from
which the squadron were very visible, particularly
from Killiney, from which there was a goof} view
until half-past six o'clock.

FROM THE DUBLIN EVENING POST.
FRIDAY, HALIP-PAST Tvoixvv.
At this hour a dragoon, at full gallop, was ob-
served approaching Dunleary, and when he arrived
at the Royal slip he delivereJ dispatches to a hies-
senger in a King's boat, when they were instantly
conveyed on board the Royal George. AU was now
conjecture and anxiety among the spectators, his MA-
JESTY having some time before retired below, did not
again make his appearance on deck till nearly two
o'clock.

TIAO-PAST thra.
A gun was fired from the Lifey. Almost imme-
diately after the ear was saluted by the sailors' voices
on heaving the anchor. Just at this moment it fell a
dead calm ; the wind, however, in a short time be-
came tolerably brisk, and at half-past two the Royal
squadron got under weigh, the wind S.W. by W.
The guns at the battery fired a royal salute.
Pievious to his MAJESTY'S departure, a fine fat
buck was put on board the Royal Sovereign, as a pre-
sent to his MAJESTY from RICHARD VERSCHOYLE,
Esq. of which his MAJESTY was graciously pleased
to accept, together with an abundance of the choicest
and most delicious fruit, from the gardens of Mount
Merrion, the seat of Mr. VERSCHOYLE.

SATURDAY. TWELVE O'CLOCK.

The wind at this hour blows fresh, and directly
against the Royal fleet. Sir WILLIAM CURTIS, in
has yacht, De Jonge Vrow, has st returned, after
seeing the squadron down the Channel. We were
not able to ascertain at what point Sir WILLIAM
parted from the fleet.