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who, though a very young man, attended his 
father in all his campaigns in Ireland and 
Endia. 
At her apartments, in Hampton Court 
palace, the Hon. Fane Carey, daughter of Lu- 
eius Charles, sixth viscount Falkland, 74. 
In Portland- place, Lady Sheridan. 
Soseph Bonomi, esqe an cmiment artist, 
and an associate ef the Royal Academy, 68. 
In Queen-street, Cheapside, Thomas Cater, 
esq. father of the Apothecaries’ Company, 
&i. 
&t his house, in Harley-street, TEomas Ed- 
ewaras Freeman, esq. ot Battesford,Gloucester- 
shire. 
Phillips Cosby, esq. admiral of the Red 
Squadron, 77. This gentleman was the re- 
presentative of an Irish family o; some dis- 
tii.ction, and came into possession of the fa- 
yaily-estate, Stradbally hall, in Queen’s 
county, on the death of the late Lord Sydney, 
ef Leix, Earon Stradbally. This oificer en- 
tered at an early period of life, In 1745, into 
the navy, on board of the Comet Bormh, of 
which the Jate admiral! Sir Richard Spry was 
then captain. The commencement of his 
professional carer was not very auspicious, 
for on the 12th of February in the above 
mentioned year, the Comet was taken in the 
West Indies, aiter an obstinate defence, by a 
Spanish frigate of 36 guns, and Mr. Cosby, 
with the captain and a few others, being re- 
moved on board the Spaniard, was carried a 
prisoner to the Havannah. The Comet, with 
the rest of the crew, was retaken the same 
day by an English man of war. Mr. Cosby 
was soon exchanged, and continued to serve 
with Captain Spry, first in the West Indies, 
ang afterwards im the East, whither he sailed 
with Admiral Boscawen. He returned ia 
1754 to England, and befere the end of the 
year sailed for America, with Commodore 
Keppel. In 1755 Mr. Cosby received his 
coinmissiea as lieutenant, and is supposed tu 
have still remained with his old commander, 
who was promoted to the Fougeux of 64 guns, 
and ordered again to America with the squa- 
dron under doscawen. At the siege of Lou- 
ispurg in 1758, Mr. Cosby commanded a 
schooner, and having had the good fortune, 
when oft a particular service to attract the 
notice of General Wolfe, he was at the ex- 
press desire of that officer appointed his ma- 
rine aid-de-camp. In this capacity he served 
with the general the following year at the 
siege of Quebec, and continued with him till 
the glorious day which terminated his life. 
Mr Cosby soon afterwards returned to Eng- 
Jand, and in June 1760, was appointed com- 
riander of the Lanrel loop. From this ship 
he was the following year promoted to the 
rank of post-captain, in the Hind frigate of 
ZO gans, On the conclusion of the peace 
Captin Cosby enjoyed a period of relaxation 
from his professional duties till the year 1766 
or 1767, when he was appointed to the Mon- 
tscal, of 32 guns, and ordered to the Medi-. 
Account of the late Admiral Cosby. 
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terranean. In September of the last-men- 
tioned year he returned to England with the 
corpse of his late royal highness the Duke of 
York, whodied at Monaco ; and, having pere 
formed this service repaired to his former sta- 
tion, where he remained during the three fol« 
lowing years. From this period until a short 
time previous to the renewal of hostilities 
with France, Captain Cosby remained unem- 
ployed; but in 1771 he was appointed re- 
ceiver-general of St. Kitts, ‘with a salary, 
according to report of 16001. perannum. In 
1778 he was commissioned to the Centaur 
of 74 guns, and was with Lord Keppel in the 
action off Brest, on the 27th of July in that 
year. Early in 1779 he changed into the 
Robust of the same force, and sailed with 
Admiral Arbuthnot for North America. Here 
nothing of consequence took place till the 
spring of 1781, when on the 10th of March 
the British squadron fell in with a French 
force under the Chevalier de Tournay. An 
action ensued in which the Robust had the 
honor to lead the British squadron. Captain 
Cosby engaged the van of the enemy with 
the utmost gallantry. The French unable 
to withstand the animated attack, were, it 
half an hour thrown into disorder, and broke 
their line; but a thick fog, together with 
the crippled state of some of the Britisk 
ships prevented Admiral Arbuthnot from pur 
Suing his advantage. The Robust in parti- - 
cular had suffered severely ; having been at 
one time opposed to three ships of the hos- 
tile squadron, her masts, sails, rigging and 
boats were torn to pieces, and her proportion 
of killed and wounded was considerably 
greater than that ef any other vessel. For 
his exertions on this occasion Captain Cosby 
received the merited eulogium of the com- 
mander in chief. The Robust being unfit 
for farther service, was ordered to England 
to be repaired, but having sprung a leak 
soon after she sailed, Captain Cosby bore 
away for Antigua; and the Robust having 
been refitted at that island proceeded witha 
convoy for England, where she arrived safel 
in the month of July. In 1786 Captain 
Cosby obtained the rank of established come 
modore on the Mediterranean station, where 
he remained till September 1790, but ex- 
cepting his mission to the emperor of Mos 
rocco, this interval was not marked by an 
event of the least importance. Some appre- 
hensions being entertained lest British come 
merce might sustain fome interruption from 
the Barbary Corsairs, the cemmodore was 
directed to visit the different states, and te 
arrange such terms with the emperor of Mo- 
rocco as might ensure the safety of the Eng- 
lish traders. This object he accomplished to 
the entire satisfaction of government and his 
country. On the 21ft of September 1790 
the Commodore was prometed to the rank of 
Rear Admiral of the white squadron, and ap- 
pointed toa command on the Cork ftation, in 
the Fame of 74 guns. In 4792 he hoisted 
his - 
