Star.
London, England, 1807-03-21 00:00:00

DIED.

Saturday fe'nnight, at FaUoden, the feat of Lady Grey, hi the
93d year of her age, Elizabeth Grey, tell& of the late George
Grey, Efq. of Saddleit, in the county of Northumberland, mother
of the Council% Grey, and grandmother of I.ord Vircount Howick,
filter of Sir Cha'oner Ogle, and of the late Dean of Wffiebefter.
Lately, at Portfinouth, Mr. Warren, one of Mr. Collins's
Comps!), of Comedians; hewn an excellent Adlor In low Co-
medy, &e.
Lately, in St. Bartholomew's Hofpital, London, in the molt ab•
feet !fate of poverty and diftref,, and in the 54th year of his age,
John Coghlan, Efq Come time a Captain in his Majefty's Rgth
Regiment of Foot. Ansidit the crash of Rates, and downfall of
empires. it may not be unprofitable to the younger part of our
readers, to turn afide from the awful events of the palling day,
and to contemplate for a moment the melunaroly vicillitwies of
private individual lire. This unhappy man, in the dawn of his
days, had the brighten profpeets. His father, a London merchant,
though poffeffing great wealth, dellincd tl.is his eldeft fon for the
navy, and committed him to the care of his friend, the celebrated
Captain Cooke, with whom he made a wine round the world
u a Midfbipman. Not liking the lea. he turned his thoughts fue •
ceffively to the Lir, and to the Church, and at tan entered into
the Army. He ferved feveral campaigns in America, was at the
storming of Fort Clinton, and in feveral other actions, where he
behaved very gallantly. At Ncw York he married the beautiful
and all accompliffied Mils M--, fo celebrated afterwards in
II the annals of gallantry, as Mrs. Coghlan. From this unfortunate
eonnedtion, formed without caution, without prudence, mr.y
dated his misfortunes, and his mifery. She was a rank republican
in principles, which could nut well accord with the fentiments of a
young foldier, full of fpirit and loyalty, then fighting the battles
of his country. The lady loon chofe another protedor. After
the peace of 03, he obtained his Majefty's permiffion, under
the fign manual, to ferve in the Ruffian army. But his domeftic
difappointment preyed upon his mind, and hr became diffipated
and writable; and famed only one campaign with the Ruffians.
Having made the tour of Europe, he returned to England, and
entered with avidity into every lattion3blc vice and folly of the
day. His extravagance, aid attachment to the fair fez, gradual),
involved him in poverty and ruin ; and rendered him, in the end,
after various and uncommon changes of fortune and fituation,
the broken down pitiable object of a charitable inditution.---
Highly favoured by nature, he poireffol great powers of body
and mind, he was facial and convivial, could at will " fet the
table In a roar," and was accounted one of the hAndfomeft men
of his. time. In his happier days, lawyers and medical min had
a great deal of his money; nor was his purfe ever (hut to the
claims of a bendier officer, or to the wants of the unfortunate.
He was vet y refpedtably eon:meted, both in England and Wales;
yet the humanity of the officers of the hofpital retained the body
a full fortnight, in the dead honk, in the vain hope that fame rd.
latiwi might COMO forward so pay the la& fad duties to the dead.
On the hare earth cxpos'd he lies,
With not a friend to dofe his eyes!
The charity of a ('.ranger furniThed a covering for his remains,
. which was dcpoiltsd in the burying ground of the bufpitaL