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entered into thearmy, and immediately joined 
his regiment in Upper Canada; and, from that 
time to the hour of his death, devoting him- 
self entirely to his profession, he rarely, and 
but for the shortest periods, and on the most 
justifiable occasions, ‘solicited leave to be alb~ 
sent from the stations in which his duty had 
fixed him. In the course of his'service he had 
followed the regiments to which he had been 
successively appointed, to America, to Cor- 
Sica, on board the fleet in the Mediterranean, 
to the Cape of Good Hope, where he was aid- 
de-camp to the Earl of Macartney, then 
governor there; to the North of Germany, 
and, lastly, to Spain and Portugal. When 
his regiment, the 91st, of which he had long 
been Lieut.-colonel, went to Portugal to 
serve in the ariny, under the orders of Sir 
Arthur Wellesley, now Viscount Welling- 
ton, the Duke of York, then Commander in 
Chief, was graciously pleased to recommend 
to his Majesty to raise him from the rank of 
Colonel to that of Brigadier-general ; and in 
that situation, of which he proved himself 
not unworthy, he was present at the battle of 
Vimeira; preceeding thence into Spain, his 
brigade formed part of that division, which, 
under the orders of Lieut.-gea. Sir John Hope, 
successfully accomplished its arduous march 
-to join Lieut.-gen. Sir John Moore: he shared 
in the fatigue and dangers of the retreat, and 
in the glory of the battle of Corunna; apd 
twice received the thanks of parliament. On 
his return to England he was placed on the 
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staff in the eastern district; and, on his ap« 
plication to be employed on foreign servicey 
was sent by the present Commander in Chiefy 
a second time, to Portugal. His brigade be- 
ing attached to the division under Gen. Hill, 
he was constantly employed on the most 
active and anxious service ; and, although his 
health had suffered repeatedly and greatly 
from fatigue, and from the disorders incident 
to the climate of Estremaduva, which has 
proved so fatal to many of our troops, he 
could not be induced to quit his brigade during 
the continuance of the campaign, and on the 
eve ofa battle.To this military feeling, to this 
strong sense of duty, to this soldier-like de- 
termination, he fell a sacrifice ; and so closed 
his short, but honourable, career, not having 
yet completed his 35th year: thus are blasted 
the well-grounded hopes and expectations of 
his family and of his friends! He had given 
in difficult situations the fairest promise of 
talents as an officer; he was beloved by all 
those with whom he served; his zeal was 
ardent and continued, his humanity conspi- 
cuous. Lhe whole tenour of his private life 
was most meritorious ; his character discreet, 
sincere, and manly; his heart grateful and 
affectionate; an excellent husband to a most 
deserving wife, an anxious father, an atten- 
tive son, a.faithful friend. In all these reia- 
tions his loss is deeply felt; and it may with=- 
out exaggeration be said, that, in his pre- 
mature death, bis country tvo has something 
to regret. 
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MONTHLY COMMERCIAL REPO RT. 
BRITISH Trapve AnD ManuractureEs.—In our Report in last December Magazine, 
p- 436, we gave a numerical list of the bankruptcies in each month of December, for 
Six successive years, viz. in December 1804, 60 
Ditto 1805, 87 
Ditto 1806, 65 
Ditto 1807, 97 
_ Ditto 1808, 100 
Ditto 1809, 130 
Ditto 1810, 273 7 
Since which period there has been no Jess than 271 bankrupts in January, and 212 in Fee 
broary, 1811, From this statement, (exclusive of compositions, moderately calculated at 
2000 each month,) we may state our commerce to be ina most deplorable way. Vast im- — 
ports of East and West India produce in the market, and no export’for them to any part of 
the world, at present the home consumption being the only mode of getting rid of them. 
In Glasgow and Manchester the failures have increased to an alarming degree, and it is im- 
possible to describe the distress of the poor manufacturers of both sexés, in these two populous 
towns. At Birmingham their condition is little better, and trade at acomplete stand. The 
manufacture of paper currency in this country has wonderfully increased, as will appear from 
the following accurate statement, viz. 
In December 1310 ‘ 
Country bankers in England who issue their own notes 613 
Ditto in Wales wees e .'2's AV ye ee ti 25, 
, Ditto in Scotland, including branches of banks ..-. 83 
Ditto in London and Westminster ....-.....-.- 66 
Ditto in Ireland ...... SUL aUEG FUP ee velo) BS 
Ditto Isle of Man 1, Guernsey 3, and Jersey 2 2... 6 
er} Total —878 
_ Exclusive of the Bank of England and Bank of Ireland, Os 
