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Prince William Henry, the future King William IV

IN HALIFAX
(August 17, 1788 - November, 1788)


NEWSPAPER ACCOUNTS

Sunday, August 17, 1788

Nova Scotia The Halifax Gazette, August 19, 1788

Andromeda and Prince William Henry Arrive in Halifax on Sunday, August 17

https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=YFjsv_pBGBYC&dat=17880819&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

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August 21, 1788

Nova Scotia The Halifax Gazette, August 26, 1788

Prince William Henry: His birthday, celebration, salutes, dinner, house illuminations

https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=YFjsv_pBGBYC&dat=17880826&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

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August 31, 1788

September 1, 1788

 

 

Prince William Henry and Andromeda, Halifax Harbour, August 31, 1788; September 1, 1788

Captain's Orders: Andromeda, 1788

[Note: Also described: Orders: July 30, 1788; At Sea: July 31, 1788; At Sea: August 1, 1788; At Sea: August 4, 1788]

Letters and papers of Admiral of the fleet Sir Thos. Byam Martin, G.C.B., Volume 1

https://archive.org/details/letterspapersofa01martuoft

https://archive.org/stream/letterspapersofa01martuoft#page/346/mode/2up/search/Andromeda 

https://archive.org/stream/letterspapersofa01martuoft#page/348/mode/2up/search/Andromeda

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August 24, August 25, August 27, August 28, August 29, 1788

   

Nova Scotia The Halifax Gazette, September 2, 1788

Prince William Henry: Reviews and Dining and Fireworks

https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=YFjsv_pBGBYC&dat=17880902&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

 

HALIFAX, SEPTEMBER 2.

On Monday the 24th ult. the detachment of the Royal Artillery, commanded by Captain Du'Vernet, was renewed by his Royal Highness Prince William Henry They appeared in excellent Order, and by their dexterity both in the use of their field pieces and small arms, met with the fullest approbation.

Tuesday his Royal Highness reviewed the 4th or King's own regiment. The regiment went through the manual exercise firings, and a great variety ot evolutions, with a promptitude and exactness that did honour both to the officers and men.

After the review the Prince returned on board his ship.—But the Society of the Blue and Orange, of which of which his Highness is a member, being to dine together at the Barracks of the 4th regiment, his Highness landed about 4 o’clock, as a Prince of the Empire. Previous to his landing the Standard of England was displayed at the Mast-head of the Andromeda, on which a royal salute was from all the King's ships at anchor in the harbour, and from the Governor's yacht. The ships yards were handsomely manned with sailors, neatly dressed in their blue jackets and clean trowsers, and who after the salute gave three cheers – Commodore Sadys, in his barge, with his broad pendant; Capt. Minchin and Capt. Buller, in their respective barges, with their pendants, left their ships to accompany the Prince a-shore. On his entering his barge and leaving his ship, the Royal Standard was struck at the mast-head, and a very neat one displayed in his barge. The ships again fired a royal salute, and manned their yards as before. - His Royal Highness was received at the slip by his Excellency the Governor, Brigadier-General Ogilvie, and several other gentleman of the army uncovered, and by them escorted, through a line of troops, to the place of entertainment ...

 

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September 8, 1788

Yesterday, September 8, Prince William Henry and others celebrated the King and Queen's wedding anniversary yesterday.

Nova Scotia The Halifax Gazette, September 9, 1788

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September 10, 1788

       

Nova Scotia The Halifax Gazette, September 16, 1788

 Prince William Henry attended a Sham Fight on September 10, 1788

https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=YFjsv_pBGBYC&dat=17880916&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

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September 25, 1788

 

The Gentleman's Magazine, July, 1843, Volume 174, p. 375

https://books.google.ca/books?id=v_UIAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA375&lpg
=PA375&dq=%22Commodore%22++British+halifax+%221788%22&source=bl&ots
=jrs_pOasMJ&sig=Y-i_PvxPFnMRSIARTU1lnD8it84&hl=en&sa=X&ved=
0ahUKEwidru3lq7TXAhWCgFQKHavKDlQQ6AEIOTAE#v
=onepage&q=%22Commodore%22%20%20British%20halifax%20%221788%22&f=false

Upon the arrival of the packet I mean to visit Sydney, St. John's Islands, And Shelburne. I have been here five weeks, living the usual Halifax life, which I abhor ... mean to proceed to sea next Monday [September 29] morning, if nothing arrives from England ...

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September 30, 1788

Nova Scotia The Halifax Gazette, September 30, 1788

Andromeda dropped down to Maugers Beach [anchored at Mauger's Beach?]

https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=YFjsv_pBGBYC&dat=17880930&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

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October 21, 1788

Nova Scotia The Halifax Gazette, October 21, 1788

Andromeda and Prince William Henry Arrive in Halifax following  a "Cruize"

[Note: Andromeda and Prince William Henry were in Sydney, October 8-16, 1788]

https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=YFjsv_pBGBYC&dat=17881021&printsec=frontpage&hl=en


FROM:

DYOTT'S DIARY 1781-1845. A SELECTION FROM THE JOURNAL OF WILLIAM DYOTT, SOMETIME GENERAL IN THE BRITISH ARMY AND AIDE-DE-CAMP TO HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE 111. EDITED By REGINALD W. JEFFERY, M.A. BRASENOSE COLLEGE, OXFORD IN TWO VOLUMES VOL. 1. WITH PORTRAITS. LONDON, ARCHIBALD CONSTABLE AND COMPANY, LTD. 1907

Pages 50 - 60

Some Examples:

Page 50

Page 52

Page 54

Page 55

 [ October 2, Thursday] The next day  about nine we made the lighthouse off Shelburn ...

Page 57

Page 59

Page 60

https://archive.org/stream/dyottsdiaryselec01dyotuoft#page/n7/mode/2up


A History of Nova-Scotia, Or Acadie, Issue 11, By Beamish Murdoch

https://archive.org/details/ahistorynovasco01murdgoog


Thomas B. Akins, History of Halifax City. 1895

http://www.electriccanadian.com/history/novascotia/halifax.pdf


NOVEMBER 15, 1788

PRINCE WILLIAM HENRY ARRIVES IN JAMAICA FROM HALIFAX


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