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APPENDIX.

APPENDIX.

LORD NELSON'S FUNERAL.

The following account of Lord Nelson's Funeral, &c., is taken from the Naval Chronicle of 1806, and the London Gazette:"The Coffin, which is considered as the most elegant and superb ever seen in Europe, is the production of Mr. France, undertaker, of Pall-Mall. The emblematical devices with which it is ornamented, were executed from designs by Mr. Ackerman, of the Strand. The covering is of fine black velvet, with treble rows of double gilt nails, the whole finely enriched with gold matt, enclosed, and chased. The Head-piece represents a monument supported by eagles, the emblem of Victory, with the portrait of the deceased Hero in bass relief, surmounted by an urn containing his ashes, over which reclines the figure of Grief. At the base are seen the British Lion, with one of his paws laid on the Gallic Cock, Sphinxes, and other trophies, intended to commemorate the brilliant Victory which the gallant Admiral obtained on the shores of Egypt, and to indicate that he might fairly claim the Sovereignty of the Ocean. Next is a Viscount's coronet, the reward of his Lordship's services to his King and Country. The breast-plate, of gold, thirteen inches by nine, the same size as that of the late Duke of Gloucester, prepared by His Majesty's goldsmith, with the following inscription :

'DEPOSITUM.

The Most Noble Lord HORATIO NELSON,
Viscount and Baron NELSON of the NILE,
and of

Burnham Thorpe, in the County of Norfolk.

Baron NELSON of the Nile, and of Hilborough in the said County.
Knight of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath;
Vice-Admiral of the White Squadron of the Fleet;

and Also,

Commander-in-Chief of His Majesty's Ships and Vessels in the Mediterranean.

Duke of BRONTE, in Sicily;

Knight Grand Cross of the Sicilian Order of St. Ferdinand,

and of Merit.

Member of the Ottoman Order of the Crescent;

and

Knight Grand Commander of the Order of St. Joachim.

Born September 29, 1758.

After a series of transcendant and heroic Services, this Gallant Admiral fell gloriously, in the moment of a brilliant and decisive Victory over the Combined Fleets of France and Spain, off Cape Trafalgar, on the 21st of October, 1805.' Lower down is the first Crest which His Majesty granted him after the Battle of Cape St. Vincent, where Lord Nelson boarded and took the San Josef, the motto, Faith and Works.' The last ornament on the lid is an Egyptian weeping figure (a cast from the antique), wrapped up in drapery, with the face hidden, emblematical of grief. On the left hand side of the Coffin, next to the head, is the British Lion, with the Union Flag, the Supporter of England, as also that of Lord Nelson's Arms. Lower down, about the shoulder, on the same side, is a display of the Insignia of the Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath, with the motto, Tria juncta in Uno.' Directly in the centre, on the same side, is a

beautiful composition of Britannia and Neptune riding triumphant on the Ocean, drawn by Sea-horses, and led by Fame; while Neptune is pointing to a shield, which bears this motto, Viro immortali.' Next is the Order of St. Ferdinand, which Lord Nelson received of the King of Naples, with the motto, 'Fide a merito.' The last ornament, towards the feet, on this side, is a crocodile, allusive to the Battle of the Nile. The first device on the right hand side of the coffin, at the head, is the Sphynx, the emblem of Egypt. Corresponding with the Order of the Bath, on the opposite side, is the Order of the Great Crescent, which was transmitted to the noble Admiral by the Grand Seignor after the glorious Battle of the Nile. In the centre, on the right hand, are again Britannia and Neptune riding triumphant on the Ocean, drawn by Sea-horses, &c., as on the opposite side. Lower down, corresponding with the Order of St. Ferdinand, on the opposite side, is the Order of St. Joachim, transmitted to Lord Nelson by the Emperor Paul, as Grand Master of the Knights of Malta, with the motto, 'Junxit Amicos Amor.' The last ornament, on the right hand side, towards the foot, is a Dolphin, the noblest fish of the sea, and formerly claimed by the Heir of France. The device, at the head end of the Coffin, is composed of naval and military trophies, with Lord Nelson's arms on a shield. That at the foot end, is also a composition of naval and military trophies. Commissioner Grey's yacht, the Chatham, went from Sheerness to the Nore, on the morning of the 22nd, for the purpose of meeting the Victory and receiving the body. The Victory hove in sight about twelve o'clock, but the wind blowing strong at S.W. prevented her coming nearer to the Nore than five or six miles. As soon as it was known that she had arrived, the Ships at the Nore, and in the harbour, lowered their colours half-mast high. On the morning of the 23rd, the body was received on board the Chatham, which immediately proceeded for Greenwich. The Coffin, covered with an ensign, was placed on the deck. All the vessels, while the yacht was passing, hoisted colours half-mast high; and, at Tilbury and Gravesend, the forts fired minute guns. The bells were tolled, and afterwards rung a muffled peal. In the evening, the body was received by Lord Hood, with the greatest privacy, at Greenwich, and deposited in a private apartment, where it remained until the requisite arrangements were made for its lying in state in the Painted Chamber. It was not until the 27th of December that it was finally settled for the funeral to take place on Thursday the 9th of January following. The determination was then communicated by Lord Hawkesbury to the Board of Works, and orders were immediately sent from that department to St. Paul's Cathedral, addressed to all the principal artificers there employed, desiring them to expedite the finishing of their different orders on or before the 7th of January. On Saturday, the 4th of January, the preparations for the public to pay their last tribute to the remains of the immortal Nelson were completely finished; and, about one o'clock, the Princess of Wales, attended by her retinue, entered the saloon, where she remained for a considerable time, contemplating, with silent sorrow, the last solemn obsequies paid to the remains of the gallant Hero. After her departure, a few persons of respectability were also admitted by the Governors, to see the body lie in state. The Rev. Mr. Scott, Lord Nelson's favourite Chaplain, whom in his last moments he earnestly requested to pay particular attention to his remains till they were interred, accompanied by Mr. France's partner of PallMall, the undertaker, remained with the body the whole of the night; and on Sunday, at eleven o'clock, the hall and gate were opened for the admission of strangers. The Painted Chamber had been fitted up for this melancholy spectacle with peculiar taste and elegance. A platform was erected along the chamber, with two divisions, one for the ingress and the other for the egress of the spectators; at the farther end of which, elevated six feet, a portion was railed off, in the form of a crescent, within which a canopy was erected of black cloth, festooned with gold; the festoons ornamented with the plume of triumph; the coronet and the stem of the San Josef, a Spanish Admiral's Ship, already quartered in his Lordship's arms, and the back field with an escutcheon of his Lordship's arms. Motto,Palmam qui meruit ferat,' surmounted by a laurel wreath, encircling Neptune's trident, and a palm branch in saltier; and above the whole, a golden wreath, with the word TRAFALGAR inscribed within it. Solar rays surrounded

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