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issued a notice, asking that any papers or small articles 

 picked up should be sent to the King's House, and that 

 boats, spars, and other materials belonging to the wreck 

 should be lodged in Fort William Frederick, for the 

 purpose of being secured in His Majesty's stores. A 

 commemoration service was held in St. George's Church, 

 Georgetown, on Sunday the 14th of March, when the 

 Governor was present, attended by the Royal Battalion 

 of Militia. An officer belonging to the Peacock, who 

 had been left on shore when that vessel last put to sea, 

 also attended the service. At the Governor's request, 

 the Rev. W. G. STRAGHAN preached a sermon 

 appropriate to the occasion. Before this, however, 

 the colonists had given substantial proofs of their 

 sorrow. A meeting of the inhabitants of Demerara 

 and Essequibo was held at Marsh's Hotel, George- 

 town, on the 4th of March. The Honourable JOSEPH 

 Beete, the leading man in the colony, was voted 

 to the chair, but, on his declining the honour, and at his 

 particular desire it was taken by the Rev. Mr. STRAGHAN, 

 The meeting resolved that a Marble Tablet should be 

 ere6ted in St. George's Church to Captain PEAKE'S 

 memory ; that Mrs. Peake should be presented, in what- 

 ever form might be most agreeable to herself, with some 

 memorial of the inhabitants' gratitude, respect, and 

 admiration of her gallant and much lamented husband, 

 who had fallen in protecting their ships and com- 

 merce ; and, that subscriptions should be raised for 

 helping the widows and children of those of the crew who 

 had fallen in the fight, and for the assisting of the 

 wounded and disabled. Should enough money be raised, 

 some was to be given to the offirers and crew to repair 



