The Sun.
London, England, 1806-01-08 00:00:00

LORD NELSON.

GREENWICH HOSPITAL—THIRD DAY.
Yesterday morning, at nine &Clock, the :wickets
-of the Great Western Gate of Greenwich Hospital
:were thrown open, for the admission of speelators to
the Great Hall and -Funeral Saloon.
The many serious accidents op Stinday Afid Mor-
' day, resulting,from 'the 'want of better system and
regulation outside the gates, suggested to the Gover-
nors the necessity of adopting some more effeetual
-steps to, prevent fuither mischief : they had, there:-
-fore, obtained. from London a party of the King's
• _Life Guards, who were posted in. different divisions
at the West and South avenues, and rendered very
essential service the whole day,.in checking the eager
impetuosity of the multitude in pressing for admis-
sion at the wickets,. from which most of the fbriner
accidents had proceeded.
The wickets were, as before, opened at tieees-
sive times, for the admission of fresh divisions of
speecators, as the former had been gratified With a
view of the solemnities ; and though the pressure
on these occasions was unavoidably rapid and vio-
lent, no serious accident, that we could learn, oc-
curred.
The steps leading up to the entrance of the Great
. Hall was the principal scene of contest.
Son trivial alterations had taken place in the'
solemn arrangements of the Funeral Saloon. The
sable pall was cast from the coffin, which was fully
exposed.to view, and upon it was placed the cushion
supporting' the coronet, with -two armorial shields;
properly emblazoned: The six mourners, who be=
fore were seated at the head of the coffin to the
right and.left of the canopy, now took their places,
three on each side of the coffin, outside the benches-,
whereon the tresSelS stood, and facing inwards : the
effelt was much more sOleMn and impres,:ive. This
Was the only thing novel in the interior arrangements ;•
but a novelty, not without very .considerable :and
forcible impression, occurred outside the Hall„ which,
as an appendage of the melancholy ceremonies, de-
thands mention,

A little before four o'clock, the Brig Elizabeth and
Mary, from off Chatbant, hoire in sight, from the
Terrace;on the 'River; having on board a chosen
bind of Seamen and Marines from the brave Crew
of the Vietory, who are intended to fall into the
Funeral Procession of their old and gillant. Corn-
Mander.
Lieutenant BROWN, their COmmanding Officer,
•came on shore, to. take'orders for their prOc'eecling-,
The St. George's Jack, at the mast-head of the
.Brig, was lowered half-Mast high; as a fuheral sa-
lute, which was imMediately returned-by- the colotirs,
of all the Ships in sight from theTe.rrace.
The Lieutenant-Governor of OreenWich then
.proceeded to inform Lord Hoop of the arrival of
this brave band : when the gallant Admiral,
companied by a party of the River Fencibles, armed
with their pikes, proceeded to the-North Gate, next
the River, and ordered the Hero-jr Traca].zar
to be brought on shore. The:Brig-thin' hauled up,
alongside the quay, and the .braVe Tars juMped,
ashore, amidst the. warm gre2tings and grateful ac-
clamations of the surrounding throng. Alas ! how
different the sensations of those . gallant fellOws
from what they would have been, under the.brave
NELSON!S eye, in boarding the deck of an' enemy
Theyc onsisted Of fbrty-six Sea;',,zcn andfourteetz Ma-
rines, each bearing his hammock; and if they were a
fair specimen of their inessmates in the' Victory at
Trafalgar, that triumph is the less,Wonderful 3 for '
each seemed a true-bred . cub of the British Lion,—
and most of them bore the honourable -scars they
received on the day their lamented -Leader fell in the
Cause of his Country.
-Upon their passing within the gates,..they .were.
ordered by Lord Hoop, who approached ',them, to
stow their baggage. in the: Royal. Charlotte Ward of
the Hospital; atter which: they should be gratified,
with a view of
.their heroic Leader's body lying in
state,- which, however, he was sure, would' be to
them no pleasant sight. The brave fellows bowed

assent to ihis,rernatc : they then: proceeded to stow
their- hammocks in the ward appointed; and were
afterwards escorted by•a party of the Military to the
Great Hall, when they were conducted to the
loon where the remains of their beloved Com-

mander lay; they eyed the Coffin with melancholy
actmiration arid respect, while the manly tears glis-
tened in their eyes,, and stole relualant down their
weather-beaten , cheeks. Strangers were excluded
during this affe4ing,:scenc ; and on the return,of
this brave band to. the parade in front, they were
again warmly greeted by the multitude; and even
the eyes. of -beauty, every where glittering amidst
the crowd, beamed on the rough and hardy .crew
the radient glances of approbation and sympathy.
At five o'clock the doors and.gates.were closed.

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