The National Register.
London, England, 1809-01-29 00:00:00

Slit JOHN MOOLtE.

The Public are naturally anxious to know as many particular
as possible respecting those distingnisteed characteks which claim
their attention, and the lamented fall of this eminent Cetteral
must eicite a more than usual interest with regard to his military
career. Sir J. Moore, as we have already stated, was born at
Glasgow, and was the sou of Dr. Moore., then ei physician in
that city ; hut afterwards known to the world by numerous works
of Literature,- which rank him high as a just and philosophical
observer of human life and manners., and an elegant and pleasing
writer. Dr. Moore travelled with the late Doe of Hamilton
an the Continent; and on this occasion be was accompanied by
-1( rds Sir J h' hail thus an excellent op-

liis son, afterwards Sir J. Moore, w tio had thus an excellent op- 1 .:
portunity of finishing his education, and acquiring a facility in " not, he said, ' I;eine:r.ber me to him— 1
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the modern languages. General Moore entered the service eariv ~ , 1 feel myself so strong, I feat I shall be long dying;---I ..„
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in life, and as he soon displziyed his Militays talents, his 'rise was ant in great pail.' I '-1
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rapid. In 1801 he was appointed Colonel of the 52.il regiment, "He then thauLed the Doctors for their attention. ',)
and rose 'to the rank of Major-General in 180.2. Coisica was" Ca ptai (I- Percy and s tanlio pe came into the room—lie spok e .II
the first scene in which he had opnGrt unity of shewing his kindly to both, and asked Vevey if all his A ides-desUautp wen.. i
military talents; Lind here wn rtliitly occasions he displayed his well—he pressed my hand close to his body in a few minutes ,4.
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personal bravery and good conduct. Ile was next sent out to died without a strog4le., !
the Wesa Indies, in 1795, under Sir Ralph Abercrombie, where, "He said to nie, while the Surgeons were examining his
by his distinguished condo:a,• he acquired the full confidence of wound-7' I'OU KNoW I OAvi; ILWAICSWISDED TO 0117 Vti is
that great General, who selected Sir .1• Moore to accompany him .'—:V, far as 1 can
laced reincollec this is every thing lie said • -
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in his expedition to Holland, in lifs9, where he was slightly except asking to be paoea t,
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wounded. In the expedition to Egypt, however, he had a more ii=iiiiiiiiiwaiw•;iwi • - ,
ample field for establishing his character as an excellent Officer.
'EXTRAORDINARY GAZ ETT E.
On that occasion. he commanded at the disembarkation of the
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foreesi and his conduct was deemed a master-oiece of general
. . ship, Of schielt cven Bonaparte himself is said to have declared Downing-Street, Jan. 24, 1809. •
that it was worthy of the ablest General that ever lived. At The Han. Cu pt. Hope arrived late last night with a dispatch . .
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the hattle of Alexandria, General Moore was wounded, when j from Lieut.-General sir David I3aird, to Lord Viscount Castle-
leading on the reserve with his usual gallantry ; amid on his re- reagh, one of his Majesty's principal Secretaries of State, of
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turn, his Majesty conferred owl him the honour of Knight-, which the following is a copy. . . '
hood, and the Order of the Bath. Sir J. Moore was in active His Majesty's Ship VilllBo9e de Paris,
4.ervice during almost the whole of the present war. He coin- MY Lon n. at St-a, Jan. 18, .
mantled at Shornrlill', in Kent, and afterwards succeeded General By the much lamented death of Lieutenant-Gcneral Sir John
Fox in the command of the troops at Sicily. The expedition I Moore, who fell in action with the enemy on the 16th inst. it
to Sweden, in which he commanded, had not that satisfactory I has become my duty to inform your Lordship, that the French
result which was to he wished: but Ministers have UnifortnlY army attacked the British *coatis in the position they occupied
declared, that this proceeded from no misconduct whatever on in front of Coranna, at about two o'clock in the afternoon of
i his part. The transactions of the army in Spain arc too recent that day. • '
to call for any recapitulation ;he fell most gloriously at the A severe wound, which compelled me to quit the field a short
post of danger, and in animating his troops to those exertions, : time previous to the fall of Sir Join) Moore, obliges me to j
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by which a ‘omplete repulse of tue enemy, and the safe embarka. i fer your Lurd4hip fur the particulars of the action, wl)ich was
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