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very fast. They had in vain besought him to c hap. 
allow a physician to be sent for ; but Admiral ' — 
Mordvinof renewing this solicitation with great 
earnestness, Mr. Howard assented, by nodding 
his head. The physician came, but was too late 
to be of any service. A rattling in the throat 
had commenced : the physician administered 
what is called the musk draught, a medicine 
used only in Russia, in the last extremity. It 
was given to the patient by Admiral Mordvinof 
who prevailed with him to swallow a little ; 
but he endeavoured to avoid the rest, and gave 
evident signs of disapprobation. He was then 
entirely given over ; and shortly after breathed 
his last. 
Mr. Howard had always refused to allow any 
portrait of himself to be made ; but after 
his death, Admiral Mordvinof caused a plaster 
mould to be formed upon his face : this was 
sent to Mr. Whitbread. A cast from the same 
mould was in the Admiral's possession when we 
were in Cherson, presenting a very striking 
resemblance of his features. 
He was buried near the village of Dauphigny, 
about five versts from Cherson, by the road to 
Mcholaef, in the spot he had himself chosen ; 
and his friend, Admiral Priestman, read the 
