owe to his memory, and his matchless and unwearied excellence." And what Englishman does not feel now as the Prince felt then? "I hope," (said His Royal Highness,) "that there is still in this Country sufficient honour, virtue and gratitude, to prompt us to ratify and carry into effect the last dying request of our Nelson; and, by that means, proving, not only to the whole world, but to future ages, that we were worthy of having such a man belonging to us."

After the Battle of Waterloo, Parliament approved of the proposition of the Government to commemorate that event and the services of the Army by a great National Monument; and it was also intended that a similar Monument should be erected to commemorate the great Victories that had been achieved by the Navy. On the 5th of February 1816, LORD CASTLEREAGH explained to the House of Commons his views on the subject; and after pointing out the claims of the Navy to such a testimony of National gratitude, he said:

"It was proposed to commemorate its achievements, by making the great Victory of Trafalgar, which, as far as respected National advantages, was the grand point of consummation in their brilliant exploits, as Waterloo had been with the Army, the leading feature of the monument which the House were called upon to erect. The two professions would then stand in the view of posterity upon the same point of elevation. For while, on the one hand, the Victory of Waterloo had decided the fate of the Enemy on the Continent, and had terminated in the total destruction of the power of Buonaparte, so, on the other, that of Trafalgar had crushed his hopes at sea, and dispelled and terminated the boastful menaces which Buonaparte had been accustomed to launch out against us. The one victory had frustrated the hopes which, from his re-assumption of power, he had entertained of again disturbing the repose of Europe, and the other had secured us from the assault which he had planned against this Country. The one victory had given us safety, as the other had removed all danger from our Allies."

LORD CASTLEREAGH concluded his Speech by saying :— "He thought it would be congenial to the feelings of the House to immortalize the Battle of Trafalgar, as we had immortalized that of Waterloo; and that we should select that mode of accomplishing this end, which would preclude the most distant suspicion of preference between the two services; and moved, 'That an humble address be presented to His Royal Highness the Prince Regent, humbly to represent that this House, being desirous of commemorating the splendid achievements of the British Navy throughout the late wars, by erecting a National monument to its most signal and decisive victory, have humbly to request that His Royal Highness will be graciously pleased to give directions, that a National monument be erected in honour of the ever-memorable Victory of

Trafalgar, by which the maritime power of His Majesty's Enemies was himbed ani sabdued, and to commemorate the fame of ViceAdmiral Load Viscount Nelson, and the other Officers, Seamen, and Marines, why diel Horivasly in their Country's cause on that occasic, and in the maintenance of our National independence”.””

Some objections having been urged to the omission on such a Monument of all notice of any other Battle than Trafalgar, it was replied, that as it was necessary to select one Victory to represent all, none would be so proper as that of Trafalgar. MR. HORNER justly said :—

"A selection, he thought, was necessary to be made, and if there was to be a selection, on what victory could we fix so properly as upon that of Trafalgar! It was, undoubtedly, the greatest in our Naval history, in whatever point of view it was considered. It was not only transcendently great, from the skill and heroism displayed, but important from its political consequences. It carried the Naval renown of this Country to a height it never before had reached, and left us not only without a rival, but without an Enemy to contend with on sea!"

LORD CASTLEREAGH's Motion was carried nem. con.; but it is needless to add, the Monument contemplated was never erected.

HER MAJESTY'S SHIP "VICTORY."

The Newspapers of October 1843, contained some interesting particulars of "THE VICTORY," which celebrated Ship has been thus apostrophized by a graceful female pen":"O thou proud Vessel! whose tremendous claim So well is prov'd to Victory's splendid name;" which, with a brief account of the Captains who commanded Ships at Trafalgar, form a fitting conclusion to the subject:—

"Successive Ships bearing the name of VICTORY,' have existed in the English Navy ever since the year 1570, but the 'VICTORYNelson's VICTORY--is comparatively of modern date, she having been built about the year 1765. She has always been a celebrated Ship, and commanded by distinguished men. In 1778 she bore the flag of Keppel, in his memorable battle with the French on the 27th of May, which led to a vexatious Court-Martial. She successively carried the flags of Sir Peter Parker, Lord Howe, Lord Hood, and (in the glorious victory off Cape St. Vincent) of Admiral Sir John Jervis, afterwards Earl St. Vincent. It is not a little re

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* "Trafalgar," by Mrs. Sewell.

markable, that it was on the quarter-deck of that very Ship wherein he was destined to achieve a still greater triumph, and to seal his fame with his blood, that Nelson, after the Battle, was received by Sir John, who took him in his arms, and said he could never sufficiently thank him for his assistance. In 1806 [December 1805] the VICTORY was paid off. She was re-commissioned in 1808, and remained in Service till 1812; but during that period she did nothing worthy of particular notice. After the Battle of St. Vincent's she was used, or, rather, mis-used, as a prison hospital-ship! and 'who would have thought (says the United Service Journal, October 1841) that it was once proposed to break up, or cut down, the Victory! Yet so it was; and it has but recently come to our knowledge that the well-timed remonstrances of a popular, and, we may add, in this instance, patriotic writer (printed in the Brighton Gazette, and copied into many other newspapers, chiefly those published at the Outports,) first called attention to this nautical sacrilege, and mainly aided to avert it.' This Ship, we had almost said this sacred Ship, is now lying in Portsmouth harbour; and it must be the wish of every Englishman's heart that she may be preserved as long as one plank of her will hold to another.' On the anniversary of Trafalgar, 1844, THE QUEEN, on her visit to Portsmouth, passed near the VICTORY, commanded by Captain George Moubray, who served as First Lieutenant of the Polyphemus, at Trafalgar, and noticing that she was decorated with Flags, and her mast-heads adorned with laurel, inquired the cause; and on being informed, immediately expressed Her intention of going on board. Her Majesty, accompanied by Prince Albert, accordingly went over the Ship. On being shown the spot where Nelson received his death wound, Her Majesty read aloud the affecting inscription

'Here Nelson fell,'

and plucked from the wreath of laurel in which it was enshrined two of its leaves, and carefully treasured them as a precious memento of the Hero. Her Majesty then went over to the pooprail, where, over the steering-wheel, is inscribed in letters of gold the words of the memorable signal,

'England expects every man will do his duty.'

"This inscription was also adorned with laurels and flowers. With marked emphasis, Her Majesty repeated the words. Her Majesty and Prince Albert looked around from the poop for a few moments, and then the Queen desired to be shown where Nelson died. The Royal party proceeded to the cabin, in which the very spot is marked by a funeral urn (in paint), surmounted by Nelson's Flag, and on its top, encircled in a wreath, the words,

'Here Nelson died.'

"There was a pause here for several minutes, and it was remarked that Her Majesty was again much affected by the reflections which such a scene awakened.'

3 Mr. John Poole, the author of "Paul Pry," and other popular Dramatic pieces.

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NOTICES OF THE ADMIRALS, CAPTAINS, AND COMMANDERS AT TRAFALGAR.

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CAPTALY ELA ETT of the TIWELL. 18. He became a RearAamra, n Niemer 19ik væs dismissed the Service by a Court-Martial in May Init, was restored a his rmá in Mưa 1816, was appointed a Knight Commander of the Bach in Jammer 1913. geomieed to be a Knight Grand Cross of that Order in Juary 1925, and ded on the Dich of February, 1830.

CAPTAIN RICHARD GRINFALL of the PRINCE. 98. He became a RearAdmiral in November 19.5, was greated a Knight Commander of the Bath in January 1815, and ded a Vice-Admiral of the Res in May 1820.

CAPTAIN CHARLES TILER of the TONNANT. 89. He became a Rear-Admiral in 1906, was appointed a Knit Commander of the Bath in January 1815, and a Knight Grand Cross in January 1833, and died an Admiral of the White in September 1835.

CAPTAIN WILLIAM HARGOOD of the BELLEISLE. 74. He became a RearAdmiral in 1810, was appointed a Knight Commander of the Bath in January 1815, and a Knight Grand Cross of the Bath in September 1831. He also received the Grand Cross of the Order of the Guelphs, and died an Admiral of the White on the 12th of December, 1839.

CAPTAIN ROBERT MOORSOM of the REVENGE, 74. He was made a RearAdmiral in 1810, was appointed a Knight Commander of the Bath in January 1815, and died an Admiral of the Blue in April 1835.

CAPTAIN GEORGE DUFF of the MARS, 74. He was killed in the Battle, and a Monument was erected to his Memory in St. Paul's, at the Public expense. CAPTAIN THOMAS FRANCIS FREMANTLE of the NEPTUNE, 98. He was made a Rear-Admiral in July 1810, was appointed a Knight Commander of the Bath in January 1815, and a Knight Grand Cross in February 1818. He also received the Grand Cross of the Orders of St. Michael and St. George, and of the Guelphs, and the Cross of Knight Commander of Maria Theresa, with the rank of Baron of the Austrian Empire, and died a Vice-Admiral of the Blue while Commanding-in-Chief in the Mediterranean, in November 1819.

CAPTAIN SIR FRANCIS LAFOREY, BART., of the SPARTIATE, 74. He became a Rear-Admiral in 1810, was appointed a Knight Commander of the Bath in January 1815, and died an Admiral of the Blue on the 17th of June, 1835.

CAPTAIN SIR PHIlip Charles (CaLDERWOOD HENDERSON) DURHAM of the DEFIANCE, 74. He became a Rear-Admiral in 1810, was appointed a Knight Commander in January 1815, and a Knight Grand Cross of the Bath in November 1830. He also received the Grand Cross of the Order of Military Merit of France, and died an Admiral of the Red in 1845.

CAPTAIN ISRAEL PELLEW of the CONQUEROR, 74. He became a RearAdmiral in 1810, was appointed a Knight Commander of the Bath in January 1815, and died an Admiral of the Blue on the 19th of July, 1832.

CAPTAIN GEORGE HOPE of the DEFENCE, 74. He became a Rear-Admiral in 1811, was appointed a Knight Commander of the Bath in January 1815, and died a Rear-Admiral of the Red on the 2nd of May, 1818.

CAPTAIN JAMES NICOLL MORRIS of the COLOSSUS, 74. He was made a Rear-Admiral in 1811, was appointed a Knight Commander of the Bath in January 1815, and died a Vice-Admiral of the Red on the 15th of April, 1830.

CAPTAIN HENRY WILLIAM BAYNTUN of the LEVIATHAN, 74. He became a Rear-Admiral in 1812, was appointed a Knight Commander of the Bath in January 1815, and in April 1840 a Knight Grand Cross of that Order, and died an Admiral of the Blue on the 16th of December, 1840.

CAPTAIN RICHARD KING of the ACHILLE, 74. He succeeded his father as a Baronet in November 1806, became a Rear-Admiral in 1812, was appointed a Knight Commander of the Bath in January 1815, and died of the cholera a ViceAdmiral of the Red while Commanding-in-Chief at Sheerness, on the 4th of August, 1834.

CAPTAIN JOHN COOKE of the BELLEROPHON, 74. He was killed in the Battle, and a Monument was erected to his Memory in St. Paul's, at the Public expense.

CAPTAIN CHARLES JOHN MOORE MANSFIELD of the MINOTAUR, 74. He died a Post-Captain about May 1813.

CAPTAIN EDWARD CODRINGTON of the ORION, 74. This distinguished Officer became a Rear-Admiral in 1814, and was appointed a Knight Commander of the Bath in January 1815. He was made Commander-in-Chief in the Mediterranean in October 1826, and received the Grand Cross of the Order of St. Michael and St. George. On the 25th of October, 1827, in conjunction with the French and Russian Squadrons, he fought the Battle of Navarino, for which he received the Grand Cross of the Orders of the Bath, St. Louis, Legion of Honour, Redeemer of Greece, and the Order of St. George of Russia of the Second Class. He is now an Admiral of the White.

CAPTAIN WILLIAM GORDON RUTHERFORD of the SWIFTSURE, 74. He was appointed a Companion of the Bath in June 1815, and died a Post-Captain in 1817.

CAPTAIN ROBERT REDMILL of the POLYPHEMUS, 64. He was appointed a Companion of the Bath in June 1815, and died a Post-Captain about March 1819.

CAPTAIN HENRY DIGBY of the AFRICA, 64. He became a Rear-Admiral in 1819, was appointed a Companion of the Bath in June 1815, was made a Knight Commander in March 1831, and a Knight Grand Cross of the Bath in February 1842, and died an Admiral of the Blue on the 13th of August, 1842.

CAPTAIN SIR EDWARD BERRY, BART., of the AGAMEMNON, 64. This meritorious Officer, who was Lord Nelson's Flag Captain at the Nile, and who, in January 1806, commanded this Ship in the Battle of St. Domingo, had been present at the capture of forty-one Sail of the Line, and wore three Medals: he was made a Baronet in December 1806, and a Knight Commander of the Bath in