The Sun.
London, England, 1830-06-28 00:00:00

INTIMACY WITH NELSON.

The introduction of his Royal Highness to Nelson, and
his subsequent intimacy with the gallant hero of the Nile,
are circumstances of too much interest to be lightly passed
over. They first met at Quebec in the year 1782, when
Nelson was in the Albemarle off that station, and whencel
he was ordered to convoy a fleet of transports to New,
York. A transient and casual interview mated between
them a strong attachment, and the Prince deeply regretted
the departure of one whom he resolved from that moment
to befriend to the utmost of his power. It was not, how-
ever, long before they met again.—Happily for both, at
the close of the war they were appointed to the Leeward
Island station, and were sufficiently near each other ti,
allow of their frequently dining together. The Prince had
already beheld proofs of Nelson's superior courage and
kill, and he had now an opportunity of witnessing the
young hero's resolute obedience to orders, amidst circum-
etances of personal danger, as well as strong temptations to
avarice.

The law excluded all foreign vessels of trade from any
intercourse with our West India islands; and Americ:,
being now independent and as much a foreign nation a,
tny other, Nelson, the senior captain on this station.
ordered all American vessels to quit the islands within 4S
hours, on the pain of seizure and prosecution of 66:

Iwners. Four vessels at Nevis remained, which he ordered

to be searched, and on being found American, they wen-
4djudged legal prises. The proceeding exposed Nelson to
considerable difficulty; but he ultimately triumphed; ann
though the thanks of Government for protecting its corn.
,nerce were given to the Admiral of the station, who had
in fact opposed the measure, Nelson was conscious of har-
flg, done his duty, and happy in the applause of the disin
terested witnesses of it.

" Nothing is wanting, Sir," sail Nelson to Prince
William Henry, in 1787, in one of his epistles, " to make
you the darling of the 'English nation, but truth. Sorry ]
,m to say, much to the contrary has been dispersed."—
rhere was no flattery in this, fur Nelson was not a syco-
phant. The letter wherein this passage is found demon-
strates with what wisdom and how nobly Nelson dealt
with the young Prince. One of the officers of his Royal
highness had applied for a court-martial upon a point in
which he most evidently was wrong, but his Royal High-
less prevented the trial which must have been injurious t,
a valiant and meritorious man. " Now that you art
carted," said Nelson, " pardon me, my Prince, when
presume to recommend that he may stind in your royal
'avour, as if he had never sailed with yon, and that at
some future day you will serve him. There only want,
this to place your conduct in the highest point of view.—
None of us are without failings ; his was being rather too
`tasty. But that, put in competition with his being a good
}fficer, will not, lam bold to say, be taken in the scab-
tgainst him. More able friends than myself your Royal
Highness may easily find, and of more consequence in tha.
state; but one more attached and affectionate is not so
!asily met with. Princes seldom, very seldom, find a die.
interested person to communicate to ; I do not pretend to
Je that person ; but of this be assures], by a man who,
:rust, never did a dishonourable act, that I am interested
)nly that your Royal Highness should be the greatest and
'aest man this Country over produced."
When Nelson married Mrs. Nisbet, in March, 1787, ie
the West Indies, the Duke of Clarence, then Prince Wil-
iam Henry, who had come out to the West Indies the
?receding winter, was present, by his own desire, to give
sway the bride.
SEPARATION FROM ACTIVE SERVICE.

After passing through the regular duties of midshipman,
lieutenant, and captain, his Royal Highness, at the close of
he year 1790, received a commission as rear-admiral of
•he blue, having then been about eighteen months a peer of
Cogland, Scotland, and Ireland, by the titles of Duke of
Clarence and St. Andrews and Earl of Munster. He re.
ceived these distinctions when the peace of the country
rendered his active service unnecessary, and when little
arospect existed of the early renewal of hostilities with any
nation of the world. The revolution had commenced,
towever, in France, and its rapid and horrid excesses at
length provoked Europe to war. The Duke of York ws.s.
among the first appointed to face the enemy, and it has
naturally been asked why his brother of Clarence was not
sent forth at the head of some suitable portion of the Bri-
ish navy? That sueh an appointment would have been
4enerally approved, and followed by gratifying manifests.
doll of his heroism and skill, there can be no doubt; but
some unknown considerations of policy or duty—some
lifficalty springing from rank, etiquette, or age--some re-
luctance on his part, or objection on the part of those with
whom the appointment rested, deprived him of all share of
:he honour and glory so abundantly showered upon out
naval heroes through that long and trying period.
Of these probable causes of the Duke's long inactivity,
the least probable is that which relates wholly to himself.
Whatever reluctance he might feel to personal service on
the sea in an early part of the war—and even this is by no
means probable—at a later period he was extremely anxious
to be employed. He made repeated and earnest application
to the King to be allowed to hoist his flag, and relieve Lord
Collingwood, then in a declining state of health, in the
command of the Mediterranean fleet. About the same
period, a letter addressed by the Duke to Commodore
Owen, appeared in the public papers, which thus describes
his solicitude to share the dangers of war and the glories
victory. " When I shall have the honour to hoist my
flag, I cannot be certain; but I am very much inclined
to think that, eventually, I shall have the honour and h ap-
piness of commanding those fine fellows whom I saw
the spring, in the Downs, and at Portsmouth. My short
stay at Admiral Campbell's had impressed me with very
favourable ideas of the improved state of the navy; but
my residence at Portsmouth has afforded me ample oppor-
tunity of examining, and, consequently, of having a perfect
judgment of the high and correct discipline now esta-
blished in the King's service."
As every memoir of Mrs. Jordan, the celebrated actress,
has given the particulars of his :long acquaintance with
her, we may be spared the detail. By her be had a fa-
mily, to whom he proved a most affectionate parent. It
has been said that he unkindly neglected her before her
before her death, but Mrs. Jordan, when this statement
+,vas made, answered it by a letter, which was published,
stating hire to have acted a most kind and liberal part.
His Royal Highness was created Duke of Clarence the
20th of May, 1789, maried July 11, 1818, the Princess
Adelaide Louisa Theresa (born August 13, 1792), daugh-
ter of George late Duke of Saxc-Meiningen, and by
whom he has no issue. •
APPOINTED LORD HIGH ADM[RAL.

On the 18th February, 1827, a paralytic stroke having
deprived Lord Liverpool of his faculties, the King left it
to the remaining members of the Administration to elect
a chief. This, under existing circumstances, was not an
easy task. Lord Liverpool had been opposed to the
Catholic claims, while Mr. Canning was one of the most
eloquent and efficient advocates of these claims. Mr.
Canning, from his standing, his experience, the brilliancy

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SMITHFIELD MARKET.

This day's supply of Beasts and Porkers wag rather
limited, of Sheep, Lambs, and Calves, good. The trade
was very dull throughout, with the very primest Scut°
and Home-breds at an advance of about 2d. per storle;
with prime large, middling, and inferior Beef, and vilt`,A
Mutton, Lamb, Veal, and Pork,, at barely Thursday's ql3O-
- grass-fed Beasts appear to be fast improv4
ing in quality.
iitlcrEs rim STONE OF BLI6. TO SINK THE OFFALS.
to t. d.
a. d. to s• 0,
inferior Beasts 2 0 2 2 Lirge Lambs 0 0 0
econd quality ditto 2 6 210 Primesmall ditto 3 8 ?, 0
prime largo Oxen... 3 2 3 6 Large coarse Calves 2 8 0
Mine Scots, 3 8 0 Prime small ditto 38 4 lnferior Sheep 242 10 Large Hogs 3O. 4 j
second quality ditto 3 0 3 4 Small Porkers 4 0 d
Coarse-woolled ditto 3 6 310 suckling CaiVes m 4 tons..,sce•
southdownWetliers 310 4 3 Quarter oldriga 10s to igs. este.

SUPPLY, AS PER CLERK'S STATEMENT.
Beasts, 'Sheep and Lambs.' Calves. Pigs.
2,198 1 9:3,16 I 0 292 240
About SOO of the beasts came up the different North Roads;
about GO from the western and midland districts ; about 950 from
Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire ; about 40 front
Kent and Sussex' and most of the remainder from the marshe,
&c., in the neighbourhood of London.
_...

NEWOATE AND LEADENHALL MARKETS.
At per stone, by the Cureass.
s. d. to s. d.
Beet
:2 040'

Mutton.... Pnrk
410,3, .... „ .... 3 . 35. 6d. to. 59. 01.

BRISTOL, JUNE 27.—The melancholy news
of his 111.a.irsTY's decease was brought down to thi6
city by the Company's coach, which made extraordinary ,
exertions by galloping all the way from Cranford-bridge,
where they first heard the news. The event was fist,
made known by a placard at BINGHAM'S Newspaper-office,
in Broad-street, and during the evening thousands were
crowding round to read the statement. Still the n-icl.au,
choly fact was not credited till the arrival of the Express
Edition of The Sun, at half-past six this morning, 51
BINCIIASI'S office, when every demonstration of rtspeo,-,.,
and attachment was shown by the authorities.