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MG-A(G.762.047
9 Dec 1762:13 (918)
London. September 22. The procession of the treasure taken
in the Spanish register ship, to the tower, was in the
following order: A company of light horse, attended with
kettledrums, French-horns, trumpets and hautboys; a covered
wagon, decorated with an English jack, and a Spanish flag
underneath, hanging behind the waggon; . . . [8 lines, 20
wagons with various coverings] The procession was concluded
with an officer on horseback, carrying an English ensign,
attended by another, holding a drawn cutlass. The escort to
each waggon consisted of four marines, with their bayonets
fixed. The whole cavalcade was saluted by the people with
acclamations of joy. . .
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