94° Account of Lieut.-Col. Stewart—Mr. Andrew Oswald. Ky eb." Fy 
Peter Pierson, esq. one of the er ae of 
the Inner Temple. 
Tn Great Queen-street, Lincoln’s-inn- fields, 
Mr. William Nunn, only son of Mr. James N. 
bookseller, 24. 
At Greenwich, Captain Joh Bouchier, lieu- 
tenant. governor of the Royal Hospital, 61. 
fortunately, other advice Adega: Towards - 
the latter end of the war, he was brought up_ 
from Scotiand, for the purpose of being sent 
with overtures to the American general; de-. 
lays, indecisions, and at length the resignation 
of the minister finally prevented that measue 
being resorted. to, Lieutenant-Colenel Stew- 
In Upper Seymour- -street, Miss Emily Chare. art Wall be long and sincerely regretted by all 
Lette Chambers, eldest daughter of Sir Samuel- who enjoyed his friendship, as oné not only, 
Cc: possessed of the best abilities, and great know=. 
_ At Camden-place, pee Elis, widow of ledge of the world; but of the most benevo- 
Major- general E, of Kempsey, ui! orcester- lent qualities of the hearts with such polite ac- 
shire. complishmentsand amiable manners, as are the 
In Seymour- place, the Hon. Mrs. Corn- true characteristics of the well bred and finished 
svallis, sister of Lord Rayning. gentleman. . 
At his house in. Gratton street, the Most Mr. Andrew Oswald. He was the fifth son 
Noble we bn Denis Browne, Marguis of Sligo, of the late “Andrew Oswaid, of Glenhead, in * 
Eerl of Altamont, Viscount Westport, and Stirlingshire 5 he Was bred to the honourable 
Baron . NQU Arca RIE») in the United King- and lutiative profession of a writer to the Sig- 
dom ; alsoa governor of the county of Mayo, net, in Edinburgh, aid his talents were suchy: 
and custos rotulorum of the county of Clare. that he might, in a few years, have been 
His lordship was born in 1756, succeeded to eminent, had not his attention been taken up, 
the family honours and estates in 1780, and with the politics of the day, which ran very. 
in 1787 matried Lady Louisa Catharine, hbigha few years azo in Stotland; and as he, 
Gaughter of the late Earl Howe. On occa- from principle, e — the cause of the op~ 
sion of the union between Great Britain and pressed and pers@tuted, had a more general 
dreland, ‘he was-elevated to the dignity of and carect knowledge of public affairs, thah 
marquis in December, 1800, and in 1806 was many of his contemporaries ; and was more. 
created a peer of the United Kingdom, He Capable of expressing himself, ‘clearly and dis- 
is succeeded by his only’ son Howe Peter, tinctly, on public men and measures, which 
Earl of Altamont, bora in 1788. _ Often confounded, and frequently against their 
At Hampstead, aged 80 years, Lientenant- will, convinced his opponents of their error 3 
Colonel Rubert, Stewart, who had been many his superior abilities often created him’ ene- 
years a martyr to most distressing and comple mies, for those who. bave an interest in sup- 
cated complaints, which he bore with the grear* potting a corrupt system, very seldom like ta 
est fortitude and resignation. This gentlemen, acknowledge that they are defeated in arg 
entered early in life into the seryice of his ment. "When the whig ministers. came tite 
country, in 1754: andin 1755 wasparticularly power, Lord Lauderdale was appointed as gu- 
distinguished at thebattleof the Monongahela, Vernor to India. Mr. Oswald, had then a coms 
in North America, where he commanded a Munication with his lordship, respecting an 
troop of light horse, -raiséd - principally as appointment under him, in that settlement ; 3 
body guard to the commander in chief, Ge- but another arrangement took place in the 
neral Braddock. During the course of that ministry, and Lord Lauderdale was sent ambas- 
bloody action, he had the honour to reraount sador to France, which completely frustrated 
the Genera! four times, having | two horses Mr. Oswala’s, expectations. Soon after that 
killed under himself; and after the general had disayypointment, he returned to Stirling, where 
received a miortal wound, and the temnant of he fol:owed the proiession of writer; but his 
the army had retreated, he bad the good for- mind being rather.unhinged from his hopes of 
tune, assisted by only four privates of hisown going to India being defeated, he soon left and 
gToop (the rest being either killed or wounded) went to Glasgow, aanere he staid but a short 
tocarry the coiimpander 1 in chicf'off the field of time, and then returned to Edinburgh, In this 
battle, across a broad river, under a heavy fire een state, and being fond of society, aad 
from the enemy, thereby rescuing his petson frequently of convivial company, perhaps, as 
from the cruelty of the'savages. In the cour se a Consequence of some irregularities, by which 
of that war, he was intrusted with several dif- he contracteda consumptive habit, which rapid- 
ficult commands, and had the happiness to give ly increased; and by the advice of his friencsin 
entire satisfaction tothe different generals un- Edinburgh, he tock a journey by sea to Lon- 
éer whom he served, of which the most am- 
ple testimonies remain among his papers 
Lieutenant-Colonel Stewert lived in 
friendship and intimacy for many years, with 
that truly good and great man the late 
General Washington. At the beginning of 
the late American war, he adenoma d to 
remove the very errencous opinions the mint!- 
sters of that day had formed of the general’s 
cuaracter, dnd military abilitics; but most un- 
great 
don, inthe hope that the change of air and cli- 
mate, might restore him to health, and to his 
friends a; gains but the disorder bad taken too 
deep root tu be removed; .itbaffied the skill of 
men eminent in the heating art. For four 
months, (the time he bad been in London) he 
was gradually declining,. until he wa's reduced 
at last to a mere skeleton. He kept ‘his! bed 
only ebout nine days, and diea the Sth of Nes 
vember, 1808, aged 33 years. Mr. Oswald, 
Was 
