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ANNUAL REGISTER, 1813. 



burnt to ashes, at Chester, for poi- 

 soning her husband, exactly 50 

 years, to the day and year, when 

 Edith Morrey was executed. 



Letter addressed by the Emperor 

 of Russia to the JVidoiu of Prince 

 Kutusoff', dated Dresden, April 25. 

 — Princess Catherine Ilinishna! — 

 The Almighty, whose decrees it is 

 impossible for mortals to resist, 

 and unlawful to murmur at, has 

 been pleased to remove your hus- 

 band, Prince Michael Labionovitz 

 Kutusoft" Smolensk!, in the midst 

 of his brilliant career of victory 

 and glory, from a transient to an 

 eternal life. A great and grievous 

 loss, not for you alone, but for the 

 country at large ! Your tears flow 

 not alone for him. I weep. All 

 Russia weeps with you. Yet God, 

 who has called him to himself, 

 grants you this consolation, that 

 his name and his deeds are im- 



mortal ; a grateful country will 

 never forget his merits. Europe 

 and the whole world will for ever 

 admire him, and inscribe his name ' 

 on the h'st of the most distinguish- 

 ed commanders. A monument shall 

 be erected to his honour ; behold- 

 ing which, the Russian will feel 

 his heart swell with pride, and the 

 foreigner will respect a nation that 

 gives birth to such great men. I 

 have given orders that you shall 

 retain all the advantages enjoyed 

 by your late husband, and remain 

 your affectionate Alexander. 

 26. The remains of major-gen. 

 sir Barry Close, bart. were inter- 

 red with military honours in Mary- 

 lebone church-yard. The follow- 

 ing was the order of the procession 

 from the house of the deceased in 

 Gloucester place to the place of 

 interment — 



Artillery with six Field-pieces, 



Firing party — two hundred men. 



Drums, 



Band, 



Two Porters, 



Lid of Feathers, 



Two Porters, 



The Horse of the Deceased, 



The Hearse, 



Two Coaches with Chief Mourners, 



Two Battalions of Infantry, 



Eight Mourning Coaches with Friends, 



A long train of private Carriages. 



The military party at this fune- 

 ral was formed from the brigade of 

 the East India Company. Such an 

 attention to ibe memory of one of 

 their most distinguished military 

 servants, reflects the highest credit 

 upon the court of directors; and 

 it must have been an additional 

 gratification to the family and 



friends of this lamented officer, to 

 see his funeral party commanded 

 by the colonel of the brigade, 

 Mr. Robert Thornton, tlie present 

 chairman, whose conduct on aa 

 occasion so interesting to the whole 

 Indian array, does equal honour to 

 his feelings and his judgment. 

 Lord Buckinghamshire and lord 



