To crown the day, a
number of respectable citizens drank tea with the Mayoress,
after which they adjourned to the Town Hall and commenced
dancing, which was kept up for a long time with great spirit and
regularity.
"_Tuesday_ morning was ushered in with ringing of bells, etc.,
and a great number of people assembled before the 'Ship' Inn to
dance, during which the ladies were engaged in ornamenting, with
flowers, flags and emblems, two boats placed on wheel sledges
drawn by the populace. In fitting them up with such taste and
elegance, Miss P--d and Miss S. T--l were particularly active
and deserve every praise. At three o'clock the Mayor and a
respectable company sat down to an excellent dinner at the
'Ship' Inn, the band playing many grand national tunes in an
adjoining room. After the repast signals were given from the
Town Quay for the Battery guns to fire, and they accordingly
fired three royal salutes in compliment to the Allied
Sovereigns. The boats before mentioned were soon ready to
start, the former filled by ladies with garlands and other
emblems of Peace in their hands, and the latter with musicians;
but previous to their removal Lord Wellington and some Cossacks
appeared on horseback in search of Bonaparte, who according to
his late practice had taken flight.
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