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Above half a century has elapsed 
since the happy commencement of 
my acquaintance with Mrs. C. ; 
having early in life been indulged 
with the honour and the pleasure of 
an intimacy with her; and a regu- 
Jar correspondence has subsisted be- 
tween us ever since, much to my edi- 
fication and delight, till her advanc- 
ed life and interrupted health ren- 
_ dered writing painful to her.” 
_ 18th. At Lewes, Sussex, Charles 
Ward, esq. barrack-master of that 
place. He was the_ representative 
of one of the most ancient families 
in Great Britain, who were of con- 
_ siderable note in the days of Egbert, 
from which remote period Mr. 
Ward (as he supposed) had manu- 
scripts in his possession at the time 
of his death. Early in life he was 
appointed a captain in the militia of 
his native county, Warwick, in 
which he possessed a handsome 
patrimonial property. He served 
in America, as an officer in the 60th 
yegiment, and distinguished himself 
on various occasions by his gallantry 
and intrepidity during the war with 
that country. At Pensacola, when 
that place was besieged by the Spa- 
niards, under the command of Don 
Galvis, he received a severe wound 
in the head, and was left for dead ; 
- but Mr, Ramsey, then surgeon of 
the 16th regiment and now on the 
‘staffin England, resolved on per- 
forming the operation of trepan- 
ning, notwithstanding most of the 
other gentlemen of the faculty were 
of opinion that it was best to let 
him die in peace. Mr. Ramsey’s 
exertions happily succeeded, and he 
had the satisfaction to see his friend 
. survive nearly 30. years, the effects 
of his skill and judgment. On his 
return home, he was appointed to 
the invalids at Fort George, in 
ANNUAL REGISTER, 1806. 
Gray’salms-house, 101. per annum ; 
North Britain, where he remained 
several years, esteemed and respect- 
ed by all the nobility and gentry of 
the neighbourhood. The begin- 
ning of last war he received an ap- 
pointment from the barrack board, 
and was sent to Plymouth to super- 
intend the building of the new bar- 
racks in that quarter, on the com- 
pletion of which, he was removed 
to Lewes, where he continued un- 
til hisdeath. His remains were in- 
terred with military honours, fol- 
lowed to the grave by the 35th 
regiment, and all the officers of the 
garrison, every one anxious to 
shew their last mark of respect to 
the memory of a worthy veteran, 
the whole of whose life had been- 
devoted to the service of his king 
and country. 
14th. At Berlin, of apoplexy, 
lieut-gen. Von Gotz, commandant 
of that city, 
18th, Ather father’s house in Pic. . 
cadilly, in her 29th year, very much 
regretted, lady Louisa Fitzroy, 
third daughter of his grace the 
duke of Grafton. 
AtTaunton, Devonshire, atan ad. 
vanced age, Mr. John Clitsome, 
who, for a number of years past, 
carried on a very extensive trade in 
the braziery line, with great suc. 
cess, dying worth near 20,000). 
Among several other charitable do- 
nations, is the interest of 500). for 
ever, to Paul’s meeting-house ; to 
to a servant, Edward Hays, who 
worked for him the last 50 years” 
(now infirm) he has bequeathed 201. 
per annum, for life: and to his 
othef servants avd apprentices, an- 
nual legacies for life. , 
At Bologna, the celebrated Ma~ 
dame Banti. She caught cold on 
her return from the Carnival at 
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