The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1805-08-31 00:00:00

THE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER'S FUNERAL.

Yesterday morning, about seven ti clock, an ex-
press ar-ived at the Los o CM.% AISERL AIN'S CHEER,
from His Moves', at Weymonth, respelling the
fun rat of the D'tke of Ot.oucesrrit. His MA-
JESTY'S eommanits are, that the remains of his
Ruvat. Besot omit, sit 11l he deposited in the Royal
v rill ender King Htety the V fl.'s Chapel, in
Weeminster Ab'.-v. The place of interment has
rem lined undetermined so In we understand,
in consequence or the Duet male a ••
be ween fifteen and sixtxen years since, in oo
he eroresse 1 a desire to be' buried at Windsor, in
a vault which he had built for hii inf ot doughier,
CA ROL 141 ALISVSTA MARIA, who was horn
fun. 24-11, 1774. and died March 14th, 1775.
hince that, it is supoosei, he has changed his
mi I ; 9 s Royal. Hiustesss having been fre-
quently heard to say, in allusion to
" where the tree falls, there let it lie." The whole
of the circumstances !mei lg. been laid before His
MAJESTY, he wls plessiral, in e oesequenee of His
Roy Beorece having died in London. to order,
that he should be interred in the Rioyal V init, in
Westminster Abbey, where the whole of his an.
cevors of the house of Brunswick are interred.
We understani there is only utrom for one mare
coffia to fill the bottom of the vault.
In cionsequence of the active' of His Msatsre's
commands. yesterday morning at ten o'clock, orders
w' re issued from the LORD ewi A M RCA, el Office,
to proceed with all possible cf.:patch wish the prepa-
rations. for the funeral, on Thuoselay night next, at
nine o'clock Orders wets sent to Westminster
Abbey, for the official persons to hr'd themselves in
readiness w open the Royal vault The uphrrlstereis
measured the Jertisalem Chamber, and the other
einms in the House of Lords, for hanging them
with black ; and the carpenters began the scaffold-
ing from the House of Lords to the entrance to
Westminster Abbey, by Poets' Corner.
It was generally miderstond yesterday, that the
e rise would not he removed from Gloucester
!'-rra a till Wednesday night and that it writ only lie
o vite during Thursday, in the Jerusalem Cham-
ber, in the House of Lords.
We understand, that Prince 'Wit.t.ia lay-
tag aside all form and etiquette, will fulfil the
last filial affeCtionate all in the memory of his
ROYAL FATMER, and follow as chief mourner.
The pall will be held up by the remaining Fisld
Marshals, and a number of all the orders of the Nu-
bility will foliose in black velvet robes ; but the per.
sons are not yet fixed upon. The circular letters,
requiring their attendance, are all ready for direit-
hog, only wait the arrival of the LoRDCRAm IDER-
LA I N in town, for the names.
Prince WILLIAM having made application for
the Brigade of the First Regiment of Foot Guards,
doing duty at Deal, of which his Roy at. Farese
was Commander, to attend his funeral, Adjutant-
Goneral Cato/Ere sent off an express on Thursday
night to the Duke of YORK, as Commander-in-
Chief, for His Royal Highnesi's permission.
Yesterday, about one o'clock. an express arrived
at Gloucester Hnuse, to Prince WILLIAM, front
His MAASS'S v at Weymouth.

A considerable mortality, it is said. has prevailed
among the troops embarked in the ships (.f war and
transports in the l'exA ; to atrest which, at has,
within these few days, been found necessary to land
them The number originally embarked, and which
was supposed to have completed the army, destined
for the expedition from that port, amounted to no
more than 13.000 infantry, and 2,000 cavalry. Of
thew, no small proportion has been rend..red unfit
for allive service, by the temporary inconvenience
to which they have been subjeaed during the sho t
time they continued embarkel

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At elerm o'clock this morning, the 6th Ennis-
killen horse arrived on ifornbury Castle-hill, hen
miles from Brighton, they muAered about 590;
the 4th Dragoons, to the same number, were sta-
tioned to their left on another hill, half a mile dis-
tant, General' Hurroisas, commanded the 4th,
;.201onel 0•Dos-ovar., in the absence of the Earl of
PcitlilloKt, commanded the Enniskillen. The 4th

Dragoons have a very fine band, all blacks, and
mounted on beautiful grey horses. The rith Enni,-
killen was the first reviewed ; and. as they were prAc-

ttiing before the arrival of the PAINCE, at the last
charge, one of the horces bel,inging to Captain
Ivtit.t cies troop fell, broke its neck. and was
killed on the spot. The next horse of the icy rank
followed him, with his rider, who receive' a wv,-:e

kick on the upper lip, but no other injury. The
rider was immediately extricated from Cie dead
horse, and stripped : he appeared lifeless ; and,
it was frAied. he was really es ; hot, on being
carried off the grow 'l, and blooded, I an happy to
„mml you, that he was. in the course of an hour.
ith the as4istaece of two of his brother soldiers,
aole to walk to the harraek, at the font of the hill, and
great hopes are entertained that he is not materially
injured. Irresiediately. after the accident, llis Royal
Hiehnecs the Prince of Vv A t. is arrived on the ground,
dressed in brown, mounted on his Aran;an grey, and
attended by the Duke (Intakes, Earl CSATEN,
Major BLoOM Lee and "iAveitv,aind .
Deanna, ell. The moment he heAcd of the accident.
he rode fel the spot where tee poor fellow lair, e Ito
was by that time somewhat recovered, aed not a
little cheered by seeing his Prince enTering with
all that good-nature, which so eminently divine
guishes him, into his situation. There were above
one htnedred Noblemen and Gentlemen present nn
horseback, and only two carriages, from the bad-
nest of the road and iiiffieulty of Ascent.
After hi; Royal iiiighness had resiewed the Ennis-
kitten regiment, he went to the hi t that the Fourth
Drag inns were stationed on, who were in a and
then r itmed into squadrons; most of their evolu-
tions were made at full speed. the charges were made
with astonishing rapidity Arid precision, the Print:
galloping with thetroops. Atthecostchseion they/we
his Royal Highness a general salute. And the band
played " Geri save the King." He then went totoe
centre, conversed with all the Officer., tnd ex-
pressed the highest satisfadion at the cots etness and
promptitude with which the men had performed
their duty.
As soon as the Review was over, the Patrice re—
turned to the Pavilion, and, efter taking som.: re-
freshment, walked on the Steyne, in conversation
with an Officer, huldiag a letter in his hand, to
which he referred. Inc Duchess of Haat so-
ar:eon walked on rr lawn, and MIS. VITZMER SEAT
and her preteee, Miss Sty moue, sat before bet
house. Durt-g the Retie* an unexpected chase
was mede, that caused much sport, by drivieg ill
the r i.o..iators into a field of oats, which was such- a
lieleht, that they were literally 1 it in it and many
of them being the. BeigAtiris &Ma, and unacquaint-
ed with the geography of a corn-field, were -orne
'orto,ne they weT.• extricate! ; and many white
dresses brought hetne green ornaments. the gemle-
tiall car tied se..ts for the ladies to rest on; and time
that were not hardy enough to un.lereake such a
pedestrian expedition. coatented .iternselves with a
di,tant view through their ;;;Assei.
%/hermit' 1111104•ItTI M ACC. ini d by hi: brother,
the Hon. Mr. BERN Alb, At:tl their tutor; they are
on a tour int...rig:l England, and are exoecl el to
spend some drys at the Pavilion ; they are very Lim:
young men, and appear extremely amiable ; they
Are g-andenns to the amiable and admired Count s.
of SU* stioN, sister to the lion Bs A *AWN Pon-
sot ; they also attended the Review with the
PRINCL•
Mr. BAIRNS returned from town time enough for
rite Review ; he afterwards drove his hareuche and
four three or four times round the Steyne Mr. HA-
MILTON ROWAN re, idea at Rottendese : he dined
hrre yesterday with Dr. liArutiscen. Baron Erse
Ciarrin in the 10th Regiment, is gone to Wev-
m .uth. Karl Bell IS U. IL If hid a party last evening.
Earl Ca Allen, and A number of Offizer4, were at the
Theatre. In the forenoon the PA INC a went in his
barouche and four to Bellevue, to visit Lord. Tsui-
tow, aid returned to the Pavilion to dinner.