Excerpt from Selections From My Journal, During a Residence in the Mediterranean, 1836
Weymouth was the favourite marine residence of George III. The splendour of a court, the frequent visits of the royal family to the camp, the numerous field-days and daily parades, with the cheering sound of music, rendered it a scene of the highest interest.
It was the usual custom of this respected monarch to mount his horse early in the morning, and ride to the camp, where the troops, at whatever hour he appeared, were expected to be under arms. Often have I been called from my bed, when, hastily putting on the long boots which were worn at that period, and wrapping myself in a great coat, with my sword and sash, I have held the colours, while this venerable sovereign has passed the lines, with that good-humoured condescension to all around him which so peculiarly marked his character.
In November in the same year I embarked for the Mediterranean.
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