The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1805-11-15 00:00:00

NAVAL FUNERAL.

[The. Funeral /lonising, Intended for the respetied and regretted
I Icro of the British Isl,t, i duce tit to give the following ae-
connt of the solemn Interment of the Earl of Sandwich, who,
in the 17,h Century, fell als,, a rifhin in the cause of his
Country.]
LONDON GAZETTE, _

/ROM monnavoutv I,TO T/lURSDAv,juLv 4,1672.
WNITEH•L L,JUL It 3.
This day was performed the interment of the Hight
Hon. Edward Earl of Sandwich ,* whose body was
taken up at sea, after ti.e late engagement of His
ftlaje,ty't fleet with the Dutch, in which this Noble
Earl 4) ext. aordinarilv signalized his courage and
condo 1, that His Majesty, our of a high sense of his
honour and mermry, w ts pleased to order his inter-
ment to be at His io.2jesty's expence ; whereupon,
all thin is being prepared for the proceeding from
Deptford, were the body was taken out of one of
His Mak.ty's yachts, it was in the following order:
Ist. A m..urning barge. covered with black cloth,
on which were the sundard and guidon, borne by
two Gentlemen of Qu. ity, two Officers of Arms,
trumpets aqd drums, all in mourning.
A sccon.l barge, also covered with cloth, in which
wet e six Officers of Arms, in their coats, bearing the
coats of terns, helm and crest, and sword, target,
gauntlet, and spur, of the ;fennel ; the great banner
being placed at the head of the barge.
A third haute covered with vel?-t, in which was
the Bodv, tvered with a large sheet and pan of vel-
vet, ador red with escutcheons, and an Earl's coronet
upon 3 velvet cushion at tr e head, six bannerets be-
ing fastened at the vatsidt of the barge; at the head
was the flag of the Union, :tad at the stern six trum-
pets with banners; II e top of the barge was adorned
with six phones of black teal..•...rs, and in the midst,
upon four shields of his vr7l3, joining in point, an
Earl's Coronet.

The fourth mourning barize for the Chief Mourn-
er, covered with cloth, whlii ut any ornaments ;
alter which, their Majesties' and Royal Highnesses'
barges, with divers others of the Nobili,v, as well as
of tle Lord Mayor and the several Companies of
the City.
As the procession passed by the Tower, the great
guns were discharged tt•ere.
In th s order they pa.sed front Dirpitord, and,
about five o'clock in the evenjug, Caine to Westmin-
ster-bridge,t where the body was taken hut of the
barge, and proceeded thence to the Abbey, in man-
ner following s
The Marshal's Men.
Your Ciiiductirs, with black stags.
Fins. poor %f^°, in gowns.
Forty Watermen, in mourning coats.
Drums and trumpets.
Officers of Airs,,.

The Standard,borne by a pe non oft's:Any related to the defunct.
OfficeN of Areas.
The Guidon, borne by a person of enable related to the defunct,
Gentlemen, a..d Knights.
Ch. (eon, Physmian, Secretary, and Chap!aut to the defunct

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in mourtimg gowns arid hoods
The Steward, Treasure•, and Comptroller to the defunct, wrth
white staffs, in gowns and hoods.
The Bishop of Oxon.
Trumpets.
Serieant Trumpeter.
Two Officers of Arms.

The Flag of thelliniOn,-aWcthe greet Ranner,
borne by two Persons of Quality, of relation to the
defuna.

Six Officers of Arms, bearing the spurs, gauntlet,
helm and crests, shield, sword and coat of arms.

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A Coronet, upon a velvet cushion, borne by a King
of Arms.

Then the Body, the pall supported by tonr Per-
sons of Honour; on each side of which were the six
Bannerets, carried by six Prr►on, of Quality, and of
relstion to the defund.

After the Body, Garter Principal King of Arms,
between two Gentlemen Ushers, preceding the
Chief Mourner, whose train was borne by a Gentle-
man ; then followed eight Earls assistant, all in
mourning gowns and hoods ; then divers of the
Nobility, Privy Council, and persons of quality, ac-
ccriiing to their respeCtive dignities, preceded by a
Gentleman Usher in short mourning.
In this order they proceeded to the west end of
the Abbey (through a double lane of His Majesty's
Guards, who Mete drawn up on both sides the
streets), where the Deans, Prebends, and Choir re-
ceived them, and so went into Henry the Seventh's
Chapel, where the Body was interred in a vault on
the North side of the Choir ; which done, the Of-
ficers broke their white staffs, and Garter proclaim-
ed the titles of this most Noble Far), deceased.

• The battle of Solrbay, in whi:h the Earl of Sandwich was
killed, was funk, no the 011,11 of May, 1672 He killed a
Dutch Admiral, Van Glienr, and heat off Isis ship; stink ano-
ther, which bad ticardetl lima I sunk three ire ships, which
endearou•eil vo grapple him, and had nearly 600 men, silt of
10011, killed Of wounded 1.111011 his deck. /Ls ship was, at
last, blsown op by a fire—hip
t The old name for what we now the Stairs, at Weal-
mintter. Wonminster and Whitehall dridget are frequently
nientiiitted us the early editions of Stowe, And in the View of
I,3nd,in, taken 3n the reign of ElizaLetli.

On Tuesday lan, the Nonningtnn Troop of Gen-
tlemen and Yeon..inry Cavalry, met for the last
time, at the seat of their much esteemed com-
mander, W. Han PIOND. Esq. of St. Alhan's Court,
near Maidstone, when they learned,: with nniversal
regret, that his infirm state of health no lung:r suf-
fered him to continue at their head. Tl.ey were
afterwards regaled in the true style of English hos-
pitality, aril parted, lamenting the cause of the dis-
solution of the Corps.

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BURY, Nov. 11.
Thursday morning last, upon receiving the joy-
ful news of the signal naval vieory obtained over
the Combined Fleets of France and Spain, by the
gallant and ever-to•be-lamented Admiral Lord
Nelson, the Alderman of this borough immediate-
ly summoned the other members of the Corporation
to meet him at the Guildhall, at 12 o'clock, in ol-
der to proceed in a body to the Angel Inn, before
which the Volunteer Corps of Captains Benjafield
and Oakes each fired three excellent vollies on the
occasion ; after which, the healths of the brave sur-
viving viAors were drank by the above gentlemen,
and many respeaable inhabitants who attended,
mingling their regret for the loss of the Com-
mander in Chief, with the exultation for the na-
tional succes against the arms of its enemies
At the White Lion Inn, in this town, there was
an exhibition, on occasion of the recent viElory, that
am-at:fed much notice :—A portrait of the gallant
Nelson was displayed in the following mariner; on
the right side was a naked sword, adorned with
laurel, with a sheet of writing paper for a base, on
which stood two large lighted candles in elevated
candlesticks ; on the left, a sword sheathed, covered
with black crape, and having a piece of black cloth
fora base, on which stood two clay candlesticks,
with rush-lights ; truly emblematic of joy and sor-
row.