The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-04-15
5fnretgn 1nteIIigenre.
LAST MOMENTS OF LORD NELSON
-dJ7'HEW7ICATED.

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Victory
About the middle of the action with the com.
o'ped Heets, on the 2lft October, lord Mellon
was upon the quarterback, where he had re-
iolved to take his ftation during the whole of
the battle. A few minutes before he was wound
ed, Mr.. Bourke was nea him he looked fed
fatty at him and faid |" Bourke L expect every
man to be upon his fation." Mr.. Bonrke
TOOK the hint, aud went TO his proper tation
in the cockpit. -,
AT this time his lordhip's fecretarv, Mr..
Scott, who was not, as has been reprefented.
either receiving directions from him, or ftand-
ing by him, but was communicating fome Or
ders To an officer at e'ifant part of the quar-
ter'deck, was cut almoft in two by cannon
'hot. He expired on the infant, & was thrown.
overheard.
Lord Mellon obferved the act of throwing his
fecretary overheard, and faid, as If doubtful.
to midfhpman who was near him, " Was
that Scott 81 The mdihiPman replied, he be-
lleved It was. His lordfhip exclaimed, " Poor
fe!low!"
He was now walking the quarterback, and
about yards from the tern, the fpace he gene
rally walked before he turned back. His lord
IMP was in the act of turning on the quarter
deck, with his face towards the enemy, when
he was mortally wounded in the left bre AT nv
a mufket ball, fuppofed to have been fired fron,
the mizentop oftbe Redoubtable, French Thin of
the line, which the Victory had attacked early
in the battle.
He infantry fell. He was not as has been re.
lated, picked up by captain Hardy. In the
marry the battle, which was then raging in
its greatea violence, even the fall of their be.
loved CON nander did not interrupt the bufinefs
of the quarter deck. Two fai!Ors, however.
who were near his iordihip, RATED him in their
arms, and carried him to the cockpit He was
immediately laid upon bed, and the follow
ing is the fnhftance of the conversation which
really took place in the cockpit, between his
ordihip, captain Hardy, MIR. Bourke and Mr..
Beatty:
Upon feeling him brought down, MIR. Bourke
Immediately ran to him. eel fear,'' he faid.
&C your lordfhip is wounded."--" Mortallv.
mortality" "I hope not, my dear lord LET Mr..
Beatty examine your wounds" g II is of no
ufe," exclaimed the dying Melton &c he had
better attend to others.''
MIR. Beatty now approached TO examine the
wound. His Iordihip was RATED I'D and Beat
ty, Whole attention was anxioufy Fixed upon
the eyes of his patient, an indication the moff
certain when wound is mortal, after few
moments turned his eyes on Bourke, and ey-
preiied his opinion in his countenance. Lord
Mellon now turned to Bourke, and faid, " Tell
Hardy 70 come TO me-" Bourke left the cock
pit. Beatty now faid, filffer me, nv lord to
probe the wound with my finger ] will give
yon no pain" Lord Mellon permitted him, &
paf1ng his left hand round his watt, he probed
it with the fore finger of his right.
The defcription OF the furgeon, however, is
70 accurate and fcientifc, that by his permifiion,
we thankfully give it
" On his lordihip being brought below, he
complained of acute pain in about the fxth or
teventh dorial vertebrs, of prvatios of fcnfc
>rrdr nnttf. ,,Eft Id
ties his respiration was i1ort and difficult !:
his pulie was weak, fnlll and irregular, he fire.
quentIy declared his back was fhot through I;
that ne felt every infant gufh of blood with
~ his breait and that he had fenfations which
indicated TO him the approach of death. In the
cour'e OF an hour his pulie became inditinGt, &
was gradually Ion in the arm his extrenities
and forehead became foon afterwards cold.
lie retained his wonted energy of mind and ex-
erciIe Of his faculties until the afef moment
ot his exltence and when victory, as fienal
as Deceive, was announced to him, he expreT-
ed his pious acknowledgements thereof, and
heartfelt fatisfaction at the glorious event. in
the mott emphatic language. He then deliver
cd his lat orders with his sfual precfion, and
in few minutes expired without ftruggle.
ConJf and Site of the Ball, aGssrfoiaed Eger DEATH
The ball truck the fore part of his lord
hips epaulette, and entered the left lhouider
Immediately before the broeegiay aeeromiu,l ia
paiS, which it Tightly fractured it then ceE
cended obiiquely into the thorax, fra6turing
the fecond and third ribs; and after penetrating
the LEFT lobe of the lungs, & dividing in its paf
fsge p large branch of the pulmonary artery,
1t entered the left iide of the fpine, between the
liSth aud leventh dorfaI vertebre. fractured the
left traniverle proCeis of the fixth vertebra.
wounded the medulla fpinas, and fraGturing
the right tranverie procefs of the 18th vert ebra,
it made its way from the right fide of the fpine,
directing it's courfe through the mufcles of the
back, and lodged there in about two inches be-
low the inferior angle Of the right fcspula.
On removing the ball, portion of the
gold lace and pad of the epaulette, together with
fmaIl piece of his lordfhip's coat, were found
firmly attached to It..
w. BEATTY, fnrgeop."
When Bourke returned into the cockpit with
captain Hardy, lord Ncfon told the latter to
come GEAR him. " Kits me, Hardy" he ex-
claimed. Captain Hardy killed his check. "J
hope your lordlhp," he faid, " will live to en-.
JOY your triumph" Never, Hardy" he ex.
claimed. " am DYING am a dead man all
over--Beatty will tell you TO- Bring the feet to
an anchor---You have all done your duty God
blefs you" Captain Hardy now faid, " / fun.
pcCe CoIIinpwoOd, nv dear lord ia 70 CON