The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-09-05
Death Of AdSusrnl Cir George Cockburu One
OF the OIasst English Naval Officers.

from the LONDON lines, August 70
Not only the navy and army but the general public,
viii learn with great regret the death Of of the abes
and most distinguished officers that the royal
Bart, &C BFRs, Adssira Of the Fleet, Major General
Of Marines and Resr Admiral Of the United Kingdom.
Sir George Cockburn was cor fessedly the W
Of the navy. and like his usrious brother officer has
lived to the great sge of eighty two. A. lieutenant with
Hohsm st Ioulon, captain Of the Meeager With the
INN ora! Nelson the coast Of Italy, and carrying Mel
sons broad pendant In his frigats Minerva vt the
capture Of frigae and in an action with another
His psme then became with Jeryi al The battle
of St. ocent and then for the subsequent FIVE years his
o. continuous hard aghtpg and glorious
1hep, commodore, his Of battle and
victory we're ashore; and flag officer, he became
courge his became terror to the United States
Jtvs Sin George COckbuns daring achievements that
mainly contributed 70 the termination OF the American
ard he who established that naval suprema
cy sll the world which had been too successfully
questioned many occasions by then Transatlantic
enemies II was Sir @ Cockbnrn who was selected
TO take charge Of Napoleon his passage to st.
Heena and had the good fortune TO be considered gen.
thman oy the great e. Emperor BE was junior
member OF the Board OF Admiralty early as 1918 unGer
the tory cover nent in whose political principles hs
copcided In 1928 he was reappointed and again. whilst
Cor msreer in Chief in the West Indies he was nomns
TED senior member Of The Admiralty under Lord De Grey
Before be returned to E,gland however Sir Peel had
resigned and Sir George OF Office until the advent
Of Sir \. Peel to power In 1si1. From that time until
lssg Sir George was the senior naval lord Sir George
dtd On the lh oil this month"; at bennington la tas sd
year Of his age.
opum,hg III command rs captain, July IL 1919, o.
the lbstto u the subject Of this memoir efei serving
for tone time OF HAVE de Grace with q squsdron Of
igates urder hif orders took cut Mr. Merry the British
Minister PisnipoteDtisIy to the Uoited states, AMI
tier proceeded to ds With the first ingaimsnt of
FUN Of money which had been arranged should be paid
by he goyernment Of the latter com gensaton for
he Losses sustained by the loyalss in the frat esteb
isbn, nj Of Ametisan independence.
About November 2Gtb, 1911 he, then CO nm odore,
vas selected 10 sct joot commits sioneg with Nc T.
s dnharn and Mr. + kotcr, for the puspore o. effect
ing reconciliation between Spain and Der transatlantic
eocnes The Ecbcme, however, in consequence OF the
na1ov minded policy purfued by the Spanah Cortes,
proving atorive the commodore after proceeding far
90 Csoz returned houe and August II, 1872 was pro.
noted to The rank If Rear Admiral previously to which
he had been ay POINTED, August 1911 Co5rel of Ma.
rines lie soon With bif Gag In the Marlborough, "a
ssan sailed f0r Cad, IN order tn assume tba command
Of The rfitiih tqus6ru plpyed in " de'eace but
dPtsd Ner.h aueisa ghere hcg.niges bod bee, &C.
Gently declared rssiDst Great Britain. We have Dov
aisd s FL e,r IN Ire tistorJ cf the eie gushca SD