6S8 



Deaths Abroad. 



[Jan. I, 



'were, Mr. Gray, the foiic'tor-general of that 

 province; another gcntkman of the Bar ; an 

 Indian prifoner, who was to be tried for the 

 murder of a foldler; an Indian interpreter; 

 feveral Indian witnefTes; and two young 

 children, whofe parents, bein;; very poor, 

 had gone on foot to fave expence ; hefide.> a 

 fervantofMr. Cochran, and another of ]\Ir. 

 Gray. On the afternoon of the 8th, the 

 velfcl was fccn within ten miles of the port, 

 and within two of the Ihore, when the v;ind 

 b)ew violently againft her. Tow.i.rds even- 

 ing the gale jncreafed, and the vcfl'el was 

 fcen bearing away before it. The wliole 

 lughc was dreadfully tempetluous, and rjies 

 were J^indled on the Oxmc, in the hope that 

 they might jttbrd fome diretlion to the 

 ichooner ; but ftie has never fince been feen, 

 though diligent fcarch has bcei^ made. Kcr 

 binnacle, topmafts, and hencoops, were pick- 

 ed up on the oppofite fide of the lake ; and 

 this circumftance makes it probable that ftie 

 iouqdered at fume dillancc from the fhare, 

 where every perfon on ho.ird muft have pc- 

 ;i(bed. By levcral report."! which have readi- 

 ed Halifax, it is ftated that the veflel was 

 known not to be feaworthy : but fiich itories, 

 which only tend to aggravate diftrefs, ihould 

 be cautioutly received. 1^ is ctrtJin, how- 

 ever, th.it Mr. Qriy made his will before he 

 embarked; and Mr. Cochr.in not having lei- 

 furc to 40 the fame, adirelfcd a ihurt letter, 

 on the d ly of his embarkation, to a gentle- 

 man oi Vork, which was not to be opened, 

 unleis fonie utal accident llioald befal him in 

 his voyage. In this l?ltcv he names a per- 

 fon at Halifax, whom iie thought mod pro- 

 per, in the event of his death, to communi- 

 cate the f.td tidings to his mother; and gave 

 direcl^ions for the fale of his property. The 

 lofs which Mr. Cochran's family has fuftain- 

 edby the death of fuch a fo.i and bi other is ir- 

 reparable. The country in u hich he refided 

 has a!fo fuftained a lols which will not be 

 cafijy fupplicd; and the province of Halif.ix, 

 which may boall of having g'ven him birth, 

 has been deprived of one of its proudeil orna- 

 ments. He was the eldcft fon -of the late 

 Hon. Thomas Cochran, many years a mem- 

 ber of his niajeftys council in that province, 

 and was born at Halifax in 1777. From a 

 very eaily age, he was diftin^uilhed by his 

 good fenle, amiable difpofition, nianlinefs of 

 character, and great attention to his ftudics. 

 Hfe was always fond of adbciating with per- 

 fons older than himfclf, from whole kr.ow- 

 lodjic and behaviour he could derive improve- 

 ment ; and in confequencc of this, before he 

 was 11 years old, his modeft and well-formed 

 manners were held up for the imitation of all 

 his young companions. He received moll of 

 his education at the feminary at Windfor in 

 that provini-e, which has lately been endowed 

 by the king and eftabli^ed by a royal charter. 

 He was then under the care of the Rev. Dr. 

 Cochran, vvho was not related to him, but 

 always particularly fond and juftly proud of 

 fuch a pupil, whole excellent (.haracler, 



grateful aft'eftion towards his tutor, and rifing 

 eminence, always were, and will long con- 

 tinue to be, fourt.es of great pleafure and ho- 

 nourable fatisf'adlion to liim. £arly in 179+ 

 he went to Quebec, where he remained more 

 than a year, v/hcn he acquired a perfect know- 

 ledge of the French language, without 

 neglefting his other ftudies; and recommend- 

 ed himfi If there, as at every other place of 

 his refidence, to a numerous and very refpc£l- 

 ablc circle of acquaintance. In the follow- 

 ing year he rtturoed to Halifax, and failed 

 for England; and, being inte)idi'd for the Bar, 

 became a ftude.it at Lincoln's-inn. He ha4 

 not reached his zoth year, wlien he was left 

 entirely his own mafter, amid the gaiety, the 

 diffipation, and the powerful temptations of 

 London, and almoft without controul in hii 

 expences. But it was his peculiar happii^efs, 

 at this critical period, to obtain, very deferv- 

 cdly the good opinion of I'omc eminently vir- ■ 

 tuous and valuable friends, in whofe families 

 he palled moll of his leifure hours, and from 

 whole kind advic; and excellent example he 

 derived the moft important benefit.. His 

 refpedful atfctlion and heartfelt gratitude to, 

 thciie pcri'ons would never have been diminilh- 

 ei in t!ic lateft hour* of a lun^ life; and he 

 has often declared that he conhdercd the pa- 

 ternal r.:gurd and fteajy valuable fricndihip of 

 two perlons in particular. Sir Rupert George, 

 and Mr. i'arke, of Lincoln's inn, among the 

 mo.l dillin^uilhed blelTmgs bellowed upon . 

 him by a kind Providence. In 1801 he 

 was called to the Bar, and joined the Chefler 

 circuit, to tiie members of which he was ict 

 muclr eudcared, that, when he was obliged tu 

 leave them, they prefented him with a very 

 llattering and fplendid memorial of their af- 

 fectionate regard, which he always valued 

 Very highly. In the fame year, in conle- 

 quencc of the moll honourable tcl'timonials of 

 his charader and qualifications, lie was ap- 

 pointed Chief juftice of Prince Edward Ifland, 

 in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Perhaps he 

 was the youngcft Chief Juftice known in the 

 Hiftory of England or its colonies; but a 

 move judicious appointment ha-s feldom been 

 made, as the event fully proved. Great care 

 had been taken that his religious principles 

 might be well and early formed ; and he was 

 always regular ^/id exemplary in the per- 

 formance of his 'religious duties. But this 

 appointment to a fituation which he confider- 

 ed . above his years, and the death of his fa- 

 ther, wliich happened very foon alter, while 

 he was on a voyage to America, greatly in- 

 crcafed the impreiiion which lelijiion had al- 

 ready made upon his mind. At this time he 

 became adevout communicant, and continued, 

 to the hour of his death, an humble, fincere, 

 andfcrve.it believer in Chrift. He found the 

 ifland to which he was appointed, like moft 

 fmall governments, divided by little parties; 

 but his uniformly kind and affeitionate de- 

 meanour, and his inflexible integrity as a 

 Judge and a Legillator, obtained tor him the 

 refpcCt and eftcem of all perfons. 



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