The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-09-28 00:00:00

THE Kl.Nti 01, ENGLAND'S LANDING IN
FRANCS.
Extract of a letter from Calais, Sept. lils-
jesty"Ring George the Fourth landed here yroterdby
Aerosols, as four o'clock, having been conveyed from
the Royal yacht to the harbour in a French pikft'boat.
His Majesty proceeded immediately to Denies Hotel,,
whese he dined. In the evesiag, his Majesty beamed.
the Theatre with his presence, and was greeted with the
most testy applause by the whole of the audience. At
• Shont eight o'clock this morning his Majesty left us,
etprossing his particular satisfaction at the mosso-
Jades and includes belied:received at Dessin's
which Mr. Curtis was commanded to communicate to
the proprietor.
Extract otinother letter from Calais, Wednesday
mooning :—The event foe which I prepared yea in my
last has come to pram.. Oer good and gracious Ring,
• afttr a favourable .passage from Ramsgate, came to
anchor with his squadron in these roads yesterday after-
noon, and immediately peopled to make his entry into
Valais in a way suitable to his estate as SIM,. and his
dignity as the bead of a free, brave, nod generous people.
.—Nothiag was wanted on the part' of the Government
• tad honour to the King, consistent With his travelling
' as a Nobleman, and the people toolithe.opportunity by
• their cheers, of letting the English know ,that they'
wistied to be on better teeth' with them. This feeling
'is said to be produced by ionic recent political move
mints. Whatever was the Cause, the English toot it in '1
good part. and his Majesty's landing was greeted by a'
respectful and affectionate welcome.
It was three o'clock • before the Royal squadron
came to it, moorings, and the tide being thee .at low-
water-mark, some more time elapsed before the ar-
rangements were completed for putting his Majesty en
shore. We bad bad the ships in view for about two
hones before, an interval of time that was most busily
employed in making preparations at Calais for receiv-
ing him. Almost up to the last moment there seemed
to prevail the greatest uncertainty as to his destine-
Coe. More than one false alarm of his coming was
.given in the course of Monday, and in the afternoon
of that day, when it was ascertained that the Duke of
Wellington and Lord Londonderry bad gone on to St.
Ower's, we took it for granted that he was going to
Ostend, and that they were to meet him at Brussels.
'fhe Authorities here, the same evening, it seems, 're-
ceired another account, and acting upon it, sent the
troops to Boulogne. These troops returned yesterday
nurroiag, eery much harrassed with the march. We
gave over speculating after the troops were sent en
Monday evening, and some preparations for his land-
ing, which had been making, were discontinued. The
arrival of the Duke of Chartres, however, early on
Tuesday morning, set all things going again. From
that moment the preparations were resumed with re-
need vigour. They received another stimulus by the
arrival of Sir Benjamin Bloomfiehl- with the King's
carriages, who came in the Venus steam-boat at eight
o'clock. Sir Benjamin announced that his Majesty
might be expected by two o'clock, and as we could
hear the guns firing a salute from the English coast
ah4nt nine, it was supposed that he *as then getting
ender way. His Majesty, however, as I afterwards
learned, did not get under way pile so
In thee-meantime the whole town was in the Emit.
tit • bindle. The people were ertmedhig to *11!
pier, where the number of English seemed .nwrii
than equal to that of the French. Every • se-
cord face you met was an English one. Milky was
beautifully fine, and a steady wind blowing from the
direction of Ramsgate, every eye was turned that way.
At twelve. all the troops here, consisting of tile' 2d re-
giment of the line, commanded by the Duke of Sevres,
and the National Guard of Calais, were drawn out. •
Guard of Honour was placed at Dessie's Head, the
main body marched with their colours lying and baud
piaying to occupy the pier opposite the place where
the King was expected to land, and the remainder of
the troops were stationed in the Grand Place. The
joy bells were then set ringing, the standard of France
was hoisted from the ['Sete Neufe, and every vessel in
the harbour displayed her flag. A few minute-guns
were fired from the citadel. All this time the Royal
egandron was in view, but it seemed to make rather
slaw progress. New arrangements were adopted es it
approached nearer the harbour. The way from the
pier to Dessio's Hotel being covered with fine gravel.
the troops were so disposed as completely to line all the
streets through which his Majesty was to pass. The
Date of Chartres, wearing several orders, but not
deemed in uniform, together with the Mayor of Calais,
the teninsissary of Marine, and the General of the Di-
visiee. then went (lowa to the water's edge to receive
him, and pay him their respects on his setting feet on
h'resch soil. The Penes steam-boat, which_ had come
in from Ramsgate in the morning, put out to sea with
the British Consul on heard. Every thing was dis-
posed for his immediate reception, and the mood of
the squadron's coming to its moorings was expected
with great impatience. The ivied had cWeppsil about
f► tittle, and the vessels subbed tik labour a giied deal
before they let ge their anchors. • His Majesty's ship
came-to outside Thecpier soots after three *Week. and
it about a quarter of an hour after, a small best
being lowered, he got into it, and was. towed
along the pier by a party of English seamen.
who gladly ;seised this opportunity of testifying
their attachment to their Sovereign. lie was accom-
panied by a host of •td-de-Camps. and appeared in
the best health and spirits. Etiquette required that'
the military honours should sot be paid him until he
set ids &otos French soil ; and his descending from
• Lie yacht into
,the boat was therefore unnoticed by
'sty ether eireatstance than the acclamations which
burst from the =sidled* who witnessed it froaislhe
pier. His Majesty landed at the new flight of steps
which have boa made eppolte-tha Moak of Louis
Xi Eft., and was there received bt the Duke of Char.'
tree and she Mayor .*ad Antholtio Rf palais. That
spaimma • tie band struck ay 44 doCaito 1“.1
the bells were again set rain. the gene find a sow
lete, and she people on the pier made the *air ring'
with scelsoadeos. As the Meg ascended the steps,
Ms op was blows elf by tbi wind, ands& Preachifies
trim picked it .up had the honour of proemial% it to
Mm. Ws Map*/ rewarded lion liberally: The
King watt aniseed In a blue frock coat, bin* wok-
chalk sad travelling cap. He -were- the -Oar et
swop foreign order. Ode Moiety Is Ike lisdass
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