The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-03-22
RrIson's Death Seenr.
FROM MEMOIRS OF DIR. SCOTT, LORD
NELSON'S CHAPLAIN

The carnage on the deck of the Victory
became terrific. DIR. SCOTS duties conf
ned him entirely to the cockpit, which was
soon crowded with wounded and dying men;
and such was the horror that filled his mind
at this scene of suffering, that it haunted
him like shocking dream for years after
wards. He never talked of it. Indeed, the
only record of remark on the subject was
one extorted from him by the inquiries of
friend, soon after his return home; the ex-
preston that escaped him was, at was like
butchers SHAMELESS
His natural tenderness of feeling, very
much heightened by the shock on his ner-
vous system, quite disqualified him from
being calm spectator of death and pain,
as there exhibited i'll their most appalling
shapes But he suppressed his aversion, as
time engaged in helping and consoling those
who were suffering around him, when a
fine young Lieutenant was brought down,
desperately wounded; this officer was not
aware of the extent of his injury until the
surgeons examination but, on discover
ing it, he tore off, with his own hand, the
ligatures that were being applied, and bled
to death. Almost frenzied by the sight of
this, Scott hurried wildly to the deck for
relief, perfectly regardless of his own safe
ty. He rushed up the companion ladder,
now slippery with gore; the scene above
all was noise, confusion, and smoke; but
he had hardly time to breathe there when
Lord Nelson himself fell, and this event at
once sobered his disordered mind. He fol-
lowed his chief to the cockpit: the scene
there has been painfully portrayed by those
who have written the life of Nelson his
chaplain's biographer has little to add, but
that the confusion of the scene, the pain en-
dured by the hero, and the necessity of al
leviating his suferings by giving lemonade
to quench the thirst, and by rubbing his
body, of course precluded the reading of
prayers to him in the regular form, which
otherwise would have been done; but Of
ten, during the three hours and half of
Nelson's mortal agony, they calculated
short prayers together and Nelson frequent
ly said, ''Pray for me Doctor Every in
terval, indeed, allowed by the intense pain
and not taken up by the conduct of the ac-
ton or in the mention of his private affairs,
was thus employed in low and earnest sup
plications for Divine mercy. The last
words which Dr. Scott heard murmured on
his lips were, "God and my country" and
he passed so quietly out of life, that Scott,
who had been occupied ever since he was
brought below in all the offices of the most
tender nurse, was still rubbing his stomach
when the surgeon perceived that all was O.
yer. We subjoin part of a letter from DIR.
Scott to Mr.. Rose, in reply to some lnqul-
ries from that gentleman as to Lord Nelson's
mention of himself on his deathbed. 1t
must be understood that this letter does not
pretend to be full description of whatpas-
sed. but it will confirm accounts already
given, and cannot fail to be highly interes-
ting.
f'In answer to your note Of the 10th In
slant, which, forwarded by way ofChatham,
received this morning, it is my intention
to relate every thing Lord Nelson said in
which your name was any way connected
He died about three hours after receiving
his wound he was perfectly sensible the
whole of the time, but compelled to speak
in broken sentences, which pain and suffer-
ing prevented him always from connecting.
When first saw him, he was aPprehensive
he should not live many minutes, and told
me so, adding, at the same time, IN hur-
J ried, agitated manner, though with pauses,