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ing without issue , he is succeeded ii : his very antient title , one of the oldest earldoms in Ireland , by his first cousin , Edward Brabazon , Esq . eldest son oi his father ' s only brother , the late Hon . Wm . B . June 4 . At the house of his uncle , Sir Andrew Snape Hammond , Bart , at Fulham
, co . Middlesex , in his 35 th year , after an agonizing illness , which he bore with true Christian fortitude , Sir Andrew Snape Douglas , late captain of his Majesty's ship Queen Charlotte , and colonel of marines . As an officer in his Majesty's navy , few have equalledandfor activity and
, , courage , none surpassed , him . No name stands higher in the list of fame , or has been more justly celebrated for acts of heroism on the memorable first of June , 1794 ; when , though severely wounded in the head , he scorned to leave his station beyond a moment necessary to stop the flow of blood , but exerted Nature
almost beyond her powers . On the victorious 23 d of June , 1795 , when no ships were in a situation to support him but the Irresistible and Orion , undaunted at the heavy fire of nine sail of the enemy's fleet , he boldly arrested their flight at the very mouth of L'Orient ; and-to his intrepidity and
perseverance England stands chiefly indebted for the capture of three ships of the French line . His benevolence as a man equalled his gallantry as an officer ; and he proved , on all occasions , a father to those he commanded . As
a patriot and a public character , at this momentous crisis particularly , his death is a ioss which cannot but be painfully regretted . His remains were interred , on the 12 th , in Fulham church , attended by his uncle , Mr . Aubin , secretary to Earl Howe , Captains Boiven and Hay , of the navy , and several of his
friends . At Liverpool , the Rev . Dr . Nicholas Clayton , late pastor of the society of Dissenters' meeting on the High Pavement , Nottingham . He was educated at Glasgow , whence he received the degree of D . D . and first settled with a congregation of Protestant Dissenters
at Boston , co . Lincoln ; afterwards joined the Society meeting at the Octagon chapel at Liverpool , to whom he preached a sermonFeb , 2 5 , i 776 , explaining the views with which their Liturgy via composed , the reasons for laying
it aside , and for their union with the Protestant Dissenters at Benn's garden , in the same town . These he afterwards quitted ; and , after preaching to various congregations , finally settled at Nottingham , on the death of the Rev . John Milne . He was youngest of the three sons of Mr . Samuel C . formerly
an eminent linen-draper in London , who purchased the estate of Gen . Monk at Old Park , in Enfield parish , still occupied by" his eldest son and namesake . Their only sister married the late Rev . Timothy Laughter , pastor of a congregation of" Protestant Dissenters at Hackney . The Doctor's
wife died at Enfield , on the gth of July , 1785 . At his house in Sergeant ' s-inn , in his 85 th year , Thomas Coventry , Esq . of North Cray-place , near Bex ley , in Kent ( which estate , of the annual value of 1400 I . Ije had on the death of the RevWmi Hetherington ) of the
. , one benchers c ^ -lhe Inner Temple , and formerly , foj- piany years , sub-governor of the Soutl-,-sea Company . His estates , which are considerable , descend to his kinsman , the Earl of Coventry . He was son of Thomas C . Esq . a Russia
merchant , and younger brother to William fifth Earl of Coventry , father of the present Lord , who , consequently , was his first cousin , and to whom and his family he has bequeathed a considerable portion of his property . The following is the substance of his will : To his great nephew 50 , 000 ! . 3 per centstockwhen he is old
, , 24 years , and , if he dies under age , to be divided between the blind objecis to Mr . Hetherington's charity and Christ ' s hospital ; 10 Lord Deerhurst and his seven children 10 , 000 ! . each ; to Lord Coventry io , oooi . ; to his eldest son by his present lady iooool . and his youngest
, son by her , residuary legatee ; 10 Mrs . Evans , of Oueen-sqiiare , 500 I . ; to her brother , Dr . Evans , prebendary of Worcester , 500 I . ; to three ladies in Worcestershire 500 I . each . Mr . C ' s remains were interred in the bencher's vault at the Temple church . He was a very amiable and beneficent
character . When his friend , Mr . Hetherington above-mentioned , at his death left him his fortune , he said , ' Why has he done this ? I did not want it ;' and he instantly gave the legacies and benefactions to the purposes of the
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Obituary.
ing without issue , he is succeeded ii : his very antient title , one of the oldest earldoms in Ireland , by his first cousin , Edward Brabazon , Esq . eldest son oi his father ' s only brother , the late Hon . Wm . B . June 4 . At the house of his uncle , Sir Andrew Snape Hammond , Bart , at Fulham
, co . Middlesex , in his 35 th year , after an agonizing illness , which he bore with true Christian fortitude , Sir Andrew Snape Douglas , late captain of his Majesty's ship Queen Charlotte , and colonel of marines . As an officer in his Majesty's navy , few have equalledandfor activity and
, , courage , none surpassed , him . No name stands higher in the list of fame , or has been more justly celebrated for acts of heroism on the memorable first of June , 1794 ; when , though severely wounded in the head , he scorned to leave his station beyond a moment necessary to stop the flow of blood , but exerted Nature
almost beyond her powers . On the victorious 23 d of June , 1795 , when no ships were in a situation to support him but the Irresistible and Orion , undaunted at the heavy fire of nine sail of the enemy's fleet , he boldly arrested their flight at the very mouth of L'Orient ; and-to his intrepidity and
perseverance England stands chiefly indebted for the capture of three ships of the French line . His benevolence as a man equalled his gallantry as an officer ; and he proved , on all occasions , a father to those he commanded . As
a patriot and a public character , at this momentous crisis particularly , his death is a ioss which cannot but be painfully regretted . His remains were interred , on the 12 th , in Fulham church , attended by his uncle , Mr . Aubin , secretary to Earl Howe , Captains Boiven and Hay , of the navy , and several of his
friends . At Liverpool , the Rev . Dr . Nicholas Clayton , late pastor of the society of Dissenters' meeting on the High Pavement , Nottingham . He was educated at Glasgow , whence he received the degree of D . D . and first settled with a congregation of Protestant Dissenters
at Boston , co . Lincoln ; afterwards joined the Society meeting at the Octagon chapel at Liverpool , to whom he preached a sermonFeb , 2 5 , i 776 , explaining the views with which their Liturgy via composed , the reasons for laying
it aside , and for their union with the Protestant Dissenters at Benn's garden , in the same town . These he afterwards quitted ; and , after preaching to various congregations , finally settled at Nottingham , on the death of the Rev . John Milne . He was youngest of the three sons of Mr . Samuel C . formerly
an eminent linen-draper in London , who purchased the estate of Gen . Monk at Old Park , in Enfield parish , still occupied by" his eldest son and namesake . Their only sister married the late Rev . Timothy Laughter , pastor of a congregation of" Protestant Dissenters at Hackney . The Doctor's
wife died at Enfield , on the gth of July , 1785 . At his house in Sergeant ' s-inn , in his 85 th year , Thomas Coventry , Esq . of North Cray-place , near Bex ley , in Kent ( which estate , of the annual value of 1400 I . Ije had on the death of the RevWmi Hetherington ) of the
. , one benchers c ^ -lhe Inner Temple , and formerly , foj- piany years , sub-governor of the Soutl-,-sea Company . His estates , which are considerable , descend to his kinsman , the Earl of Coventry . He was son of Thomas C . Esq . a Russia
merchant , and younger brother to William fifth Earl of Coventry , father of the present Lord , who , consequently , was his first cousin , and to whom and his family he has bequeathed a considerable portion of his property . The following is the substance of his will : To his great nephew 50 , 000 ! . 3 per centstockwhen he is old
, , 24 years , and , if he dies under age , to be divided between the blind objecis to Mr . Hetherington's charity and Christ ' s hospital ; 10 Lord Deerhurst and his seven children 10 , 000 ! . each ; to Lord Coventry io , oooi . ; to his eldest son by his present lady iooool . and his youngest
, son by her , residuary legatee ; 10 Mrs . Evans , of Oueen-sqiiare , 500 I . ; to her brother , Dr . Evans , prebendary of Worcester , 500 I . ; to three ladies in Worcestershire 500 I . each . Mr . C ' s remains were interred in the bencher's vault at the Temple church . He was a very amiable and beneficent
character . When his friend , Mr . Hetherington above-mentioned , at his death left him his fortune , he said , ' Why has he done this ? I did not want it ;' and he instantly gave the legacies and benefactions to the purposes of the