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Royal George, preparations were made for weighing anchor. At half past five o'clock, the royal squadron having all sails set, passed the north side of Inchkieth; and at six o'clock a salute was given from Leith battery, the Castle, Calton-hill, and Salisbury Crags, announcing that the royal squadron was fairly at sea.
On Friday forenoon, the royal squadron passed Whitby, and a royal salute was fired from the battery. On the morning of Saturday the 31st, it passed Yarmouth Roads, through an immense feet of boats, which had put from shore to hail the presence of his Majesty. At twenty-five minutes past four o'clock, on Sunday afternoon, the King again set his foot on British ground.
As his Majesty passed through Greenwich, he was received with the shouts of the people and the waving of handkerchiefs. The King alighted at Carlton Palace at a quarter past five o'clock,- When his Majesty's arrival was known, the bells of St. Martin's, and other churches of the metropolis, were rung at intervals for the remainder of the evening.
We do not profess to have obtained information of all the charitable acts of his Majesty during his residence in Scotland, and it is probable that many of these will never become known to the public; but his munificent donations to the different charitable institutions of the city, will long endear him to the citizens of Edinburgh.
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