The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1806-01-09 00:00:00

'USERAL OF LORI) VISCOUNT NELSON.

The aquatic part of the Funeral Procession of Lord
Viscount llclson took place yesterday. At seven
►clock in the rooming, the f? aver Fencibles were in
notion. At eight, the gun-boats were collened at
he Tower Wharf. All was hurry old confusion far
tbout an hour, when every thing b?ing prepared,
he different boats took in their re,petlive crews,'
rod, with flags lowered .trood out a sl.l-irt
listance from the shore. They there lay-to, wait-
until the b.tr. of the several Companies,

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rhich lay at the wharf, should he ready to sail. It
vas a considerable time before the Gentlemen be-
onAing to the different Corporations, who were to
tmbark on board the barges, arrived. The river
littered with the rich assemblage of colours which
ere di played; there w.ts, however, a degree of
elancholy in beholding them. The crilauts were
rhoisted only half-staff high ; a hunch of black
rape was of to the top of ninny of the flag-
.taffs. The Lord '.loon barge, belonging to a Fire
Insurance Company, di•played, at lier stern, a black
crape sag, while at her bow, the portrait of the de-
ceased Hero drew the attention of every person pre-
sent. Mary of the Barge-Masters had on black silk
scarves, 4,41 all the officers of the River Fencibles
woe crape round their arms. The Bands belong-
ing to the different Companies at length arrived.
Some of them were dres<ed in long mourning cloaks,
and all had their drums muffled. They played God
sae the If lob in a slow and solemn style, as they came
to the witer,ide. At ten o'clock, the company not
having arrived to till the different barges, the River
Ire &des were obliged to proceed towards Green-
wrieb, leaving them to make the best of their way by
themselves. The barges Men, without attending to
any Particular order, rowed down the river, singly,
as soon as they had taken in their company.
At ten o'clock, the Lord Mayor, in a coach and
sic, with four servants behind, and attended by the
City Officers, arid many of the Aldermen, in their
respeaive carriages, proceede I from the Mansion
Hole., over Lo-don Bridge, to Greenwich.
About seven o'clock, the Heralds and Naval Gig-
' cers who were to assist at the Pracession, assembled
at the Admiralty, cud from thence proceeded is
carriages to Greenwich.
About twelve o'clock. all the persons who were to
assist in the ceremony, were assembled at the Go-
vernor's House. The body was then carried from
the Saloon through the Great Hall, out at the
Easters portal, round the Royal Charlotte Ward, to
the North gate, and placed on hoard the State
Barge--Abs Coffin was covered with a velvet pall
adorned with esencheons. The Procession from the
Painted Hall to the water, commenced in the fol.
lowing order:
Drums mulled, and Trumpet:, with their Sinners.
Th. Stanoaid and Guidon, borne oy Capta,ns of the IV:vv, at
tided by Lieutenant,. CI in uniror .1 unurmng, as al:early
deveribed in 'former paper.
Foursuivants of Arms, it, Mourning, and Four Servants nt the
Deceased.

/our Tfurniws, Officer of Arms bearing the Si;renar, Target,
Sword, Heirs, and Crest, Sr.of t:ie Deceased.
The Banner, as Knight of the Bath, and the great Banner, Sc
borne by Captains, and supported by Lieutenants of the
Navy, in uniform as before.
Sal Truiyets, with &tanners, f& owed by Six I.,,eutenant. of
the Navy.
The way from the Painted Hall to the water's
edge, was kept by the Royal Greenwich Vollmteers,
and a party of the River Fencibles, armed with
boarding pikes. During this procession, the band,
mused drums, and trumpets, played The Dead
March in Sail; Initiate guns were fired from one
of the barges belonging to the River Fenetbles, ani
in various parts of the town, and the Church bells
tolled a solemn knell. All the ships in the ri-
ver, displayed their flags, half4nast. 'high.—Ex-
ally at one o'clock the procession began to move
up the river, in the same order as set lords in our
Paper of Tuesday last ; the minute guns continuing
to fire, the bells to toll, and the several bands,
trumpets, &c. on board the barges, to play solemn
reossic. When the whole of the procession had em-
barked, the Greenwich Volonteers and River Fen-
cibles, were drawn up in frost of the !Utter, a 1,5.0
the quays, in the pti-c.pa: ::ot.:t \* ard c: the Ct':-
lege, where they remained, at sheet::dereti arms, t.!li
the whole were Cu: of s;;;ht.
The Procession sailed in the folios ing torier :
In the first barge was the Standard at the head ;
the Guidon was bortte by Capt. Durham, supported
. by two Lientenanta in full oviform coats, with black
. waistcoats, breeches, and stockings, and crape round
their hat. and arms.
In the second barge were the Officers of Arms
4e•4114ig the Target, Sword, Helm, and Crest of the
d-ceased. The banner of the 'deceased, as Knight
L the Math, was bonne lay Captain liorheram. at
the head of the barge. 11. e gre-• b Inner was
b one at lift i
dOell"•!11, by Cap: ALI Moorsom, who
was supported by sty Lieutenants.
In the third barge was the body. The barge w.ts