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THE NATMNAT, REGISTER.

on the plains of Corunna oue of those undaunted arms,- ti
so much to prostrate the pride of Mysore.—When Sir Ji
was called out; his prudence, magnanimity, and cony
reminded us of the services he rendered his afflicted
Mutiny convulsed the heart of distressed Britannia at the
sounds of Sir EYRE Coo-rE, and Earl LUDLOW, Fgypt w;
before our eyes: we saw their eminent achievements
juiced at being witnesses to the fultyonerited reward.
coped the fatal bullet, but Providence had decreed that tl
leave one of his noble limbs on the shores of the Nile,
rafidgar, NELSON what names, what ideas, crowd b;
mory ! The Noble Earl was third in command at the
and seems to have been spared on purpose to bring py
altar the thanks, and te.,ra of all those who witnessed
victory, and the death of the lamented conqueror. Si
FORRESTER CDOURANE, Sir BRENT SPCNCER, Sir JOHN
IRORE, reminded us of Spain, of Portugal, and of the
their courage and patriotism endear them to their cou,
were called to the Chapel to receive the honourable ackto
their Monarch and of the Nation. When he bowed to Visy
FORD, we thought Bath King of Arms a deputy
world, offering to the brave Knight the warmest
emigrated part of the Portuguese nation, as to the
illustrious house of BRAOANZ A. We could not
with sincere joy, when we heard the name of the
rited LoRD COCHRANE; his noble atehievemenn
Roads, thundered in our ears and filled us with admit
youtig and undaunted eagle of Jove., he faces the blaz,
.ipain, Portugal, and Egypt, were quickly brought to 01
with the na..oea of ROWLAND II Li. E. and BERESFO KO—al
time we heard the trumpet sound the charge at Albuera,
call out the defeated Genera! Girard. Moo RE bad fa,
walls of Corunna !—W'e greeted here most cheerfully,
the man whose presence recalled, nnforted, and led, tc
sistanee, the afflicted legions of Aibiou, whilst Sir Je
ceived the thanks of his country at the altar of his Gt
hands of the second son of his venerable Sovereign,
iles of encther Hem:sphere, yen have
bravery of Sir GeORGE fa, and Cie name oi
which pleases us here, frighttced the islands of the Soul
the Kings of Java bow to the British sceptre. Sir It:
STRAcaoN was celled; he, odor, tiowili;ng to give up
Trafalgar, took the remreint of the fleet defeated at the
Nelson was nu more. The Hero and Count of Maida,
there; he is the first warrlor before whom the French ca
rod= and dismay; and GRA u. I, W:10 fought the
rosa, received with hill an additional honour to his wy
never fading laurels. The name of KEA i s struck our
heard the thanks of the Spanish troops in Zealand, whet
utmost gratitude at being released by hint from a forei
SAMUEL Hoop was called, and the loss of one of his an
battle for the independence of his country, has attested
daunted courage. The Here of 'Talavera, the noble
Earl of Wr.ouNcruN, could oo- he there; but had a
sentative in General Sir ALEX:, OCR CAmraELL, who
gers and glory on the banks of the Ganges. Lord WH
ARTHU:t. PAGLT, Sir lIENRY WELLESLEY, and sever
ceived our thaok.-, for their skilful negociatte. and thy
Jos Ern Ildstetts, who, in spite of age end iofirmiti,
past, arid enjoyed the solemnity t;) which his crest nee a,
siderable lustre, could not but confess in his heart, that
cuomovigated. the Terraqueous Globe, be never witneas,
so imposing a sight.
This grand ceremony was performed by the Dux!: of
Grand Master for the; oecasis:m s ;di that noble, yet p)
meat, which ensures him the love of all his Kin .ho, cons)
we nut cant-Lied by the limit-. cO oor Paper, we oil&
sketches to a great length, atol inns upon ever y Knight of
rited encomiums; we have merely seed a few w
to our recAlectioo, persuaded that our silence upon tf
not he ccootrued in an invidi ius sense. There es as not
that did not contain a Mali whose ?none will Lo., lung
pesterit y.
To concludes let us seriously and pintedly obAsrvP

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that contributed
JOHN COLPOYS,
,nciliating spirit,
country, when
e Nore.—At the
vas soon brought
there, and re-
The former es-
the other should
C. NORTILESIL
back to our me- ,
famous conflict,
iersonaily to the
the memorable
'lir ALEXANDER
N COAPE SHER..
le West Indies;
untry, and they •
nowledgment of
scount STRANG..
from thu new
thanks of the
Saviour of the
help exulting
e bold and spi-
ts, in Basque
iration—like the
ze, and dares it•
our recollection
and at the same
1, and tke drum
'Alen under the
y, the name ot
to victorious re-
JOHN Hoes re-
and at the tea
n.—Ouadaloupe, 4,.
witnessed the %;t:
of AUCHMUTY, .
und, and made
RICHARD JOHN
) the contest at
moment when
3, S CLIART
az' d in con-
battle of Bar-
vell-earned and
✓ ears, and vhe
en they knelt in
ein yoke. Sir -ti
rms, in a naval
1 enough his un-
and successful
. worthy rcpre-
shared his dan-
Hl7 WORTH, Sir
oral ethers, re-
Le venerable Sir
ics, was at his
dried no imon-
: thoiteh he cir-
any where
if YORK, acting
pleasing deport-
vanious. Were
Lt enlarge ti.e
the Order me.
,vlro came first •
the others will
ot the 'nails
remember.d by
f.) tt: a 1 w cer:.-
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