Departure of Regulus was finished, 
When the 
the King appointed a time for Mr. West to bring 
the 
picture 
to Buckingham-house. 
The 
Artist 
having carried it there, 
His Majesty, 
after look- 
ing at it some 
time, 
went 
and 
brought 
in 
the 
Queen by the hand, 
and seated 
her 
in 
3 
chair, 
Mr. West placed-(in the best situation 
which 
for 
Seeing 
the 
picture 
to 
advantage. 
While 
they 
were conversing on the- subject, one of the pages 
announced Mr. 
Kirby 5 
King consulted 
and the 
Her Majesty in 
German 
about 
the propriety of 
admitting him, at 
that 
IIIOIIIQIHZ. 
Mr. West, 
by 
his residence 
Lancaster in 
among the German inhabitants of 
America, knew enough of the 
language to understand what they said, 
and the 
opinion 
of 
the 
Queen 
WES 
that 
Kirby 
might 
certainly be 
admitted, 
but 
for 
His 
Majesty to 
take 
his 
OWI1 
pleasure. 
The 
attendant was 
in 
consequence 
ordered 
to show him 
ill; 
and 
West was the more pleased 
at 
this- 
incident, 
it 
afforded 
him 
an advantageous opportunity of 
becoming personally known to Kirby,_with whom, 
on account 
of his 
excellent 
treatise, he had for 
desirous to become acquainted- 
some time been