The Sun.
London, England, 1807-01-23 00:00:00

LORD NELSQ,Y.

We resume our Extraet from the Acchpnt of the
last moments of this ever-to-be-laaletited Fterd, trom
Dr. BBATTYS interesting and valuable work recently
published.

" Many messages were sent to Captain Hardy by
. the Surgeon,. requesting his attendance on his Lord-
ship, who became impatient to see him, and often
exclaimed-r." Will no one bring Hardy to me ?i He.
must be killed : he is surely destroyed." The Cap-
tain's Aid-de-Camp,,Mr. Bulkley, now tame below,
and stated that:" circumstances respecting the Fleet
required Captain Hardy's presence on deck, but that
lie would avail himself of the first favourable mo-
ment to visit his Lordship." On hearing him de-
' liver this message to the Surgeon, his Lordship in-
quired who had brought it. Mr. Burke answered,
" It is Mr. Bulkley, my Lord."—" It is his voice,"
replied his ,Lordship : *he then said to the young
Gentleman, " Remember me to your. father."
"An hour and ten minutes however elapsed, from
the time, of his Lordship's being wounded, before
'•Captain Hardy's first subsequent interview with
him ; the particulars of which are nearly as follow :
-They shook hands affeaionately, and Lord Nelson
''said —" Well, Hardy, how goes the battle ? How
goes the day with us ?"—" Very well, my Lord,"
.replied Captain Hardy "we have got twelve or
fourteen of the enemy's Ships in our possession ;
but five of their van have tacked, and show an in-
'tention of bearing down upon the Itiaorty. I have
.therefore called two or three of our fresh Ships
'round us, and have no doubt of giving them a drub-
.bing."—" .1 hope," said his Lordship, " none of our
Ships have struck, Hardy."—" No, my Lord," re-
plied Captain Hardy ; " there is no fear of that."—
Lord Nelson then said—" I am a dead man, Hardy.
lam going fist it will be ail over with me soon.
Come nearer to me. Pray let my dear Lady Ha-
milton have my hair; and all other things belonging
to me." Mr. Burke was about to withdraw at the
commencement of this conversation ; but his Lord-
ship, perceiving his intention, desired he would re-
'main. Captain Hardy observed, that "he hoped
'Mr. Beatty could yet hold out some prospeet of life,"
Oh I no," answered his Lordship—" it is im-
possible. My back is shot through. • Beatty will ,
'tell yot• so."—Captain Hardy then returned on deck,
and at parting shook hands again with his revered
friend and commander.

41 His Lordship now requested the Surgeon, who
had been previously absent a short time attending
Mr, Rivers, to return to the wounded, and give his
assistance to such of them as lie could be useful to;
44. for," said he, " you can do nothing for me." The
Surgeon assured him that the Assistant Surgeons
were doing every thing that could he effeaed for
those Unfortunate men ; but on iris Lordship's seve-
ral times repeating his injundions to that purpose,
be left him surrounded by Miler Scott,. Mr. Burke,
and two of his Lordship's domestics. After the
Surgeon. had been absent a few minutes attending
Lieutenants Peake and Reeves, of the Marines, who
were wounded, he was called by Doapr Scott to his
Lordship, who said—." Ah, Mr. Beatty ! I have
sent for you to say, what I forgot to tell you before,
that-all power of motion and feeiing below my breatst
are gone ; and you," continued he, "-very well
know I'ean live but a short time." The emphatic
manner in which be pronounced these last words
left no doubt in the Surgeon's mind that he adverted
to the case of a man who had some months before
received a mortal injury of the spine on board the
Victory, and had laboured under similar privations
of sense and muscular motion. The case bad made
a great 'impression on Lord Nelson : he was anxious
to. know the cause of such symptoms, which was
accordingly explained to him ; and he now appear-
to apply. the .situation and fate. of this man to
himself..
,The Surgeon answered—" My Lord, you
told me so before but he now examined the ex-
tremities to ascertain the fa& ; when his Lordship
said; " Alt, Beatty! I am too certain of it i Scott
arid Burke have-tried it alr.c?dy. You know. I am
gone."--The Surgeon replied, `% My Lord, unhap-
pily for your country, nothing can be done for yous"
and having made this declaration he was so much
affected; that he turned round and withdrew a few
steps to conceal his emotions: His" Lordship said,
" I know. it.. I feel something rising in. my breast,"
putting his hand on his left side, ",'which tellaine
am gone." Drink was-recommended liberally; and
Doctor Scot and Air. Burke fanried him with paper.
He often exclaimed, "'God be praised, I have done
my duty ;" and UpOn the, SUrgeon's :Inquiring whe-
ther. his pair, Was still, great, he declared; " it
continued so _very. sec'ere; that he wished he was-
' dead. Yet," said he in a lower voice, one worilit.
like to live a little longer, too :" and aftet'a_pause of
a few minutes, he added in the same tonel:.#l.irhat
would become of poor Lady Hamilt "If '*":o;kkriew
my situation !"
" The Surgeon, finding it impossible to render
his Lordihip any further assistance,- left him, to at..
fend Lieutenant Bligh, Messrs, Smith and West.;
phall, Midshipmen, and some seamen; recently
wounded. Captain Hardy note came *to the cock
pit to see his Lordship a second time, which was
after an interval of about fifty minutes from the ton..
elusion of his first visit. Before he quitted the deck;
he sent Lieutenant Hills to acquaint Adrniral Cola
lingwood with the lamentable circumstance of Lord
Nelson's being wounded.-.--Lord Nelson and Captain
Hardy shook hands again; and while the Captain
retained his Lordship'sliand, he congratulated him,
even in the arms of death, on his brilliant vi6tory,
" which," he said, " was complete, though he did
not know how many of the enemy were captured, .
as it was impossible to perceive every Ship distinaly.
He was certain, however, of fourteen or fifteen hav-
ing surrendered." His. Lordship answered; " That
is well, but I bargained for twenty ;" and then em-
phatically exclaimed, " Anchor; Hardy, anchor!"
To this-the Captain replied—" I suppose, my Lord,
Admiral Collingwbod will now take upon himself
the direaion of affairs."—" Not while I live, I hope,
Hardy !" cried the dying Mel; and at that mo-
ment, endeavoured ineffeCtually to raise himself from
the bed. " No," added he,
," - do you anchor,
Hardy."—Captain Hardy then said—" Shall we
make the signal, Sir ?"—" Yes," answered his
Lordship, " for if I live, I'll anchor."—The ent'rge-
te manner in, which he uttered these his last oaers
to Captain Hardy, accompanied with his efforts n.)
r lie hituxlf, evinced his determination never to re-

sign the donniMand while he retained the exercise of
his transcendant faculties, and that he expeaed.
Captain Hardy kill to .carry -into effea. the sug-
gestions
_of his exalted mind; a 'sense of his duty
overcoming the pains of death. tie then told_Cap7
tain
_Hardy, " he felt that hi a, few minutes he
should be no more ;" adciik;', in a low tone, " Don't
throw me overboard, Etardy."—The Captain an-
swered—" Oh ! no, certainly not."—"-Then,"
,plied hiS Lordship, " yott know what to do ; .and,"
-continued he, " take care of my dear Lady Hamil-
ton, Hardy ; take care of- poor Lady Hamilton.
Kiss me, Hardy."—The Captain now knelt down,
.and kissed his ch;tek ; when his Lordship said,
" Now I am satisfied. Thank God, I have done
my duty."—.Captain Hardy stood for a minute or
two in silent contemplation : he then knelt down
again, and kissed his Lordship's forehead. • His
Lordship said, " Who is tha: ?” The Captain
answered, " It is Hardy ;" to which his Lordship
replied, " God bless you, Hardy !"—After This
affecting scene Captain Hardy withdrew, and re-
turned to the quarter-deck, having spent about eight
minutes in this his last interview with his dying
friend.

" Lord Nelson now desired Mr. Chevalier, his
'Steward, to turn him upon his right side;: which
being effe6ed, his Lordship said, " I wish I had
not left the deck, for I shall soon be gone."--He
afterwards became very low; his.breathing was op-
pressed, and his voice faint. He said to. Dotor
-Scott, “ Dotitor, I have not been a great sinner ;"
and after a short pause, " Remember, that I leave
Lady Hamilton and my daughter Horatia as a legacy
to my Country ; " and," added he, " never forget
Horatia."--His thirst now inereased, and he called
for " Drink, drink," " Fan, fan," and Rub,
rub ;" ad'dressing himself in the last case to Doe-tor
Scott, who had been rubbing his Lordship's breast
with his hand, from which he found some., relief.
These words be spoke in a very rapid manner, which
rendered his articulation difficult ; but he every now
and then, with evident increase of pain,. made a
greater effort with his vocal powers, and prOnounced
distin&ly these last words " Thank . God, I have
done my duty ;" and this great sentiment he con.-
tinned to repeat as long as he was able. to give it-
utterance.

" His Lordship became speechless in about fif-
teen minutes after Captain Hardy lett him. Loadr
Scott and Mr. Burke, who had all along sustained
the bed under .his shoulders (which raised him in
nearly a semi-recumbent posture, the only one that
was supportable to him), forbore to distdrb hiai by
speaking to him ; and when he had remained speech-
less about five Minutes, his Lordship's Steward went
to the Surgeon, wlio had been a short tithe occupied,
with the wounded in another part of the cockpit,
and stated his apprehensions that his Lordship was
dying. The Surgeon- iintriediately repaired to LIM,
and found him on the verge of dissolution. He
knelt down by his side; and' ook up his baud, which
was cold, and the pulse gone twin thu wrist. OU
the Surgeon's feeling his' forehead, which Wasiike.-
wise cold, his Lordship opened his eyes, looked up,-
and shut them The' Surgeon againieft him,
and returned to,the wounded who required his assist-
ance ; but was not absent five minutes before the
Steward announced to hiin that ". he believed his
Lordship had expired."—The Surgeon returned, and
found that the report-was but too well founded his
Lordship had breathed
,h 4 last: at, tliii ty minutes' past
four o'clock at which-period • Doctor Scott was in
the a& of rubbing his' Lordship's breast, and ,Mr.
Burke supporting the bed under, his shoulders."

Yesterday was married, at Lambeth 'Church, by
the Rev. SAMUEL GLASSE, D.D. Mr. BARTON, of
Bermondsey, to Miss HArutis, only. daughter of
JOSEPH HARRlS„Esq,,ofLarpbet4. •
POLICE OFFICE; HATToN,GARDEN.—Yesterday
a number of boys, brought from Hampstead, were
put to the bar, charged with Stealing ont Of a 'con-
feetiorier's shop a Cake, value If,2s. intended for a fa-
roily, which they devoured amongst them in a sta-
ble. The confeEtioner not Wishing to prosecute, the
young prisoners were discharged, with a strong ad-
anonition from the Magistrate.' .
On. Monday last a young man of genteel appear-.
ance went to a house in Martlet-court, BoW-street,
under pretenCe of loOking at a ready-furnished lodg-
ing, which after: being shewn to him by a seriant
girl,
he desired to go into the parlonr to write his
addreSS,•'and toolt.'4a it opportunity'of stealing ft•wateh
which hung up there, and got clear off. Tl'ic:next.
day the-watch was found-- in, pledge atita: Pawn- '
broker's, in Greek-street,, and where it appeared'it
had been'Llirought by apapg man epaly anil.Ver-
ing the description of the robber. On Wednesday
diornitirhe ,went again to' the Pawnbroker's, ac-
whom `.• Com. Pa-ineci by ''a levV, "to : ~' - ' ''" 'he 4ad agreed to
. sell the duplicate of the watch,' when he was de-
tained; and' taken to the Public-Office, Bow-street,
where his person was-identified, and the above cir-
cumstance proved. on oath. The Prisoner in his
defence said, the watch had been given, to him by
another person to pawn.—The Magistrate thought
it a very clear case for prosecution, but in tonsi-
deration of the PriSoner having been at sea; and be-
itig a very a&ive young man, he, with the approba-
tion of the Prosecutor, consented that he should be
sent on board the Tender.
Dashing Swindlers.—A very dashing fellow, who
went by the following names, as they suited hispur7
pose, viz.—Sir William Denny, Henry Montague,
Esq. and Elliot Faweet, Esq. and a lady who passed
for his wife, have practised various frauds and im-
. positions upon several respectable hotel-keepers and
Ridging-house proprietors, at the west end of the
town. It was their praalice to remain for a few
days at an hotel, and then disappear, leaving their
bills unpaid, and then try another unsuspeding,
landlord. They went out in a hackey coach every
morning, full freighted with a cargo of letters, each
adapted to the particular person whose bepevolence
and credulity they meant to abuse; anti in their
visits; called on several of the most distinguished
Nobility, whose liberality enabled them, in the
evening, to tbrego theemtmdicant, and to figure as
first-rate Fashionables, at the places of public amuse-
ment. However, finding that a diligent search was
niiikina for them, and dreading an exploSipn, they
some days since disappeared, and the Gentleman was
on Wednesday recognized, on his way to the Savoy
prison as a deserter froth his Majesty's forces. The
lady, his chere amie, proved to be the daughter of a
timber merchant in Chester, formerly in affluence,
hut now in reduced circunmtance3.

DUBLIN JAN-. IG.

. At .an early hour yesterday rnoinh-iitheTTnre-
digger of St. Andrew's parish repaired to the church:
yard, for the purpose of preparing a grave. He had
not ben there, long; when he ,nscovered .the new
,building now ereeting there, and which is to form
the vestry, ringing-loft, and steeple, to be oti
,Fkimmediately gave. the alarm, and through the
'timely assistance of the lire-engines, and the prOmpt
alacrityof the inhabitants, the flaines we're luckily
"got under before more damage was done than the
destruetion of some timbers, and the floor of the
new vestry, which had been but very recent);' laid.
The fire must have been kindling from the time
the Workmen left the building, on the preeeding
evening, during the whole of the night, altboiiglt
the cause in which it originated is not knoWn—but
from the circumstances of the floor having been
laid immediately upon the foundation, as well as the
green stateofthe walls.and mortar, the flames were
retarded in their progress, and happily the loss sus-
tained, and the inconvenience occasioned, have beeti
but trivial.

From the vestry-room in which the fire broke
there is a door, which leads into the reading desk of
the church, under the pulpit and organ ; and but
for this timely discovery the flames must, in a very
short time, have communicated into the.interior of
the church; and have destroyed the works of that
beautifUl edifice, which have been carriing 'on near
fourteen years, and which are
.pow' in such a for-
ward state,. as to permit of Divine Service being
performed. there on or before the ensuing East-dr
festival.

CITY OF DUBLIN QUARTER ASSEMBLY.

FitiflAY, Jan. 17.

A Resolution was unanimously passed, '1 Thai
Corporation of this City will use every constitutiorai
means of opposition ,to any attempt which may 1-)4
made upon the Charter of the Corporations of frt.--
land, and will make common cause with all the
Corporations in the United Kingdom in resistini
any such attempt."
A Resolution was passed,- that the foregoing, Re—
solution be published, and a copy thereof served upon
every Corporation in the United Kingdom.

Mrs. FREM.INTLE had 3 very stflendid COMTI3IIf
last night to her floute in Stanhope-street, May
Fair.,

LastTuesdaY the Commissioners of Sewers fineil
the Conteador for Lightincr° the Lamps in the \Var.l
of Broad-street, the sum of- 31. for negled of duty.
same the sae time they tined the Contrador for Light-
ing the Lamps in the Ward of Farrindon Withont,
the sum of for the like negle6t of duty. ••
. A Coroner's Inquest was held on Miinday even-
ing last at the Box Tree Public-house,. in Gravel-lane,
Houndsditch, before.THOMAS SHELTON', CM-C/-
11er for the. City of London, on the body of Frede-
rick Glove, a German, in the employ of Messrs.
Slarke and Burgess, Lquor -refiners, who died on
Friday last in consequence of having taken, some)
days before, a pr'escription ordered f)r him by a
German Priest, and niade up by a Chemist. It ap-
peared that
.the deceased had taken about • three-
fourths of it was soon after taken ill, ail::
several Medical Gentlemen were called in, who at-
tended the deceased till his death ; when his boiy
WaS opened and examined by the. Surgeon of the
London Hospital.. It appeared from the evidence' of
these Gentlemen, that the deceased died of an in-
fiarnmation in his stomach crid'bowels, and that the
_complaint was likely to result from taking the Medi-
cine. The Jury, after a long deliberation; brOUght
in a verdi&, that the deceasedsdied in consequence
of having taken. the said medicine,
,but that it .ap-
peared not to have_been given to do the deceased an
injury, but from want of skill and judgment.-
Monday an Inquest was taken in theF:arish pf'St.
James, Bristol, on the body of Sarah Davies, a b'edit"
tiful female, 21 years of age, who', Poisoned herself
.by swallowing a quantity of laudanum on the pre-
ceding Thursday. VerdiEt—Felo de
Joshua Albinson, an elderly man, who resides' at
Doniton, near Manchester, and had been blind above
twelve years, -has lately, had his sight suddenly re-
stored, without
.any 'Means being made use of for
that 'purpose.,
The. folio
roll occurrence took place ozi,
Thursday evening last :—A Cit, who has been, often:
heard to rail agaiqst Lotteries,was noticed by an
acquaintance, after the Day's Drawing, to go into
a-Lottery Office near the Exchange. The latter
had the curiosity to watch his. motions ; and on ob-
serving him to buy and pocket some Shares, ex-_
claimed, '" What ! you, my 'friend, adventuring
in Fortune's. Wheel !"--" Hush (whispered . the
Cit), all the Town seem. anxious to get a slice of the
30,0001. Prizes--7-I must swim With the stream ;
there's no withstanding the temptation."