three o'clock
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 . However , he was soon driven back and taken , being met by a miller , who jumped up behind him and , observing his dejected and mournful countenance , embraced him with all the seeming fondness of a parent , desiring him to rouse up his spirits , if possible , to preserve his life .