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Lady Chatterton's account of this memorable event must 

 be reconciled by abler pens than mine, and if possible a 

 correct elucidation of the facts elicited by more acute 

 reasoners. 



The gratitude, if not the generosity, of the British 

 nation has been manifested on a recent occasion in the 

 funeral of one of its most brave and scientific naval 

 heroes, whose daring acts blaze like a meteor in our 

 Naval annals ; but the historian will pause before he 

 ventures to record the capacity or the skill of an Admiral 

 who never manoeuvred a fleet in line of battle, and 

 Avhose exploits, brilliant though they were, will not 

 compete in magnitude or importance with those of the 

 immortal Nelson. 



