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ness to be distributed in charity, in addition to a donation of £50 to the American Sailors injured when saluting the Royal Standard.
About three o'clock in the afternoon, His Royal Highness, accompanied by His Excellency the Governor and Lady MacDonnell, drove down from Government House, through streets lined with Troops, to Pedder's Wharf, to re-embark on board the Galatea. The Prince was pleased to express to the Governor his gratification at the efficiency and completeness of the arrangements made in connection with the stationing of the Military and the guards of honour, both at Government House and at Pedder's Wharf, under the direction of Captain Shaw, Deputy Assistant Quarter Master General, and also of those connected with the Police under C. Vandeleur Creagh, Esq., Deputy Superintendent of that Force. Many of the leading gentlemen of the Colony were assembled at the Wharf, and the streets and houses in the neighbourhood were crowded with loyal spectators, who heartily cheered His Royal Highness as he appeared in sight. A lane of boats had been formed, as on the occasion of the Prince's Official Landing, and whilst the Royal barge, followed by that of His Excellency the Governor, having on board several personages of distinction, passed through them, the crews presented oars, and loudly cheered the departing guest. All the Men-of-War in the Harbour, British and Foreign, were now wreathed in the folds of a sulphurous canopy, as, in concert with the Shore Battery, they thundered forth all together a Royal Salute, such as had never before been heard in Hongkong, whilst as the smoke was now and then rent asunder by the breeze, the eye caught a glimpse of yards manned, and sailors cheering heartily. The Officers of the Ward-room Mess had meantime been dispensing hospitality with great profusion on
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board the Galatea to their numerous friends from the shore, and when His Royal Highness came on board he found a large number of residents waiting for the purpose of bidding him farewell. The State Sedan Chair which had been used by the Prince during his visit was brought off about this time, as His Royal Highness wished to retain it as a memento of his visit and also to try whether it could be made available in India.
The French Admiral, Comte de Cornulier Lucinière and suite, paid a visit to the Galatea shortly before she weighed anchor, to exchange parting compliments with His Royal Highness; and soon after four o'clock the Royal Frigate left her moorings amid salutes of cannon and the cheering of many ships' crews, similar to that which had attended his embarkation an hour previously, and which must have improved the previous native idea of the Rank of the Personage honoured by so unusual a distinction; and thus the Galatea glided majestically out of sight, through the Lye-ü-mun Pass, followed by the hearty good wishes of the entire population of Hongkong.
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ness to be distributed in charity, in addition to a donation of £50 to the American Sailors injured when saluting the Royal Standard.
About three o'clock in the afternoon, His Royal High- ness, accompanied by His Excellency the Governor and Lady MacDonnell, drove down from Government House, through Streets lined with Troops, to Pedder's Wharf, to re-embark on board the Galatea. The Prince was pleased to express to the Governor his gratification at the efficiency and completeness of the arrangements made in connection with the stationing of the Military and the guards of honour, both at Government House and at Peddar's Wharf, under the direction of Captain Shaw, Deputy Assistant Quarter Master General, and also of those connected with the Police under C. Vandeleur Creagh, Esq., Deputy Super- intendent of that Force. Many of the leading gentlemen of the Colony were assembled at the Wharf, and the Streets and houses in the neighbourhood were crowded with loyal spectators, who heartily cheered His Royal Highness as he appeared in sight. A lane of boats had been formed, as on the occasion of the Prince's Official Landing, and whilst the Royal barge, followed by that of His Excellency the Governor, having on board several personages of distinction, passed through them, the crews presented oars, and loudly cheered the departing guest. All the Men-of-War in the Harbour, British and Foreign, were now wreathed in the folds of a sulphurous canopy, as, in concert with the Shore Battery, they thundered forth all together a Royal Salute, such as had never before been heard in Hongkong, whilst as the smoke was now and then rent asunder by the breeze, the eye caught a glimpse of yards manned, and sailors cheering heartily. The Officers of the Ward-room Mess had mean- time been dispensing hospitality with great profusion on
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board the Galatea to their numerous friends from the shore, and when His Royal Highness came on board he found a large number of residents waiting for the purpose
of bidding him farewell. The State Sedan Chair which had been used by the Prince during his visit was brought off about this time, as His Royal Highness wished to retain it as a memento of his visit and also to try whether it could be made available in India.
The French Admiral, Comte de Cornulier Luciniére and suite, paid a visit to the Galatea shortly before she weighed anchor, to exchange parting compliments with His Royal Highness; and soon after four o'clock the Royal Frigate left her moorings amid salutes of cannon and the cheering of many ships' crews, similar to that which had attended his embarkation an hour previously, and which must have improved the previous native idea of the Rank of the Personage honoured by so unusual a distinction; and thus the Galatea glided majestically out of sight, through the Lye-ü-mun Pass, followed by the hearty good wishes of the entire population of Hongkong.
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