his admiration and esteem, sincerely believe the person a valuable coadjutor in some way assisting the prosperity of his king and country.  To this noble and virtuous source may be traced the origin of all the friendships which he greatly cherished out of his family; and even his family would have possessed less of his love, had any of them ever been found deficient in loyalty.  This was the great bond of affectionate union which bound together so many brave hearts, and rendered the whole fleet one uniformly compact and invincible body.  There was scarcely, perhaps, any single individual, among either officers or men, of a truly valorous and loyal spirit, who would not freely have yielded his own life, if necessary, to save that of the adored commander.

Few were the hours which this exalted man was permitted to enjoy the society of his beloved family and friends in his retreat at Merton.  The improvement of his house and grounds, though the latter had been rendered delightful since the enlargement, were by no means even yet compleated; and his lordship, who was ever generous to the full extent of his ability, found it necessary, before he quitted England, to dispose of many jewels, and other valuable presents, which were purchased by Messrs. Rundell, Bridge, and Rundell, on Ludgate Hill, for the purpose of paying debts, and providing the various requisites of his present equipment.  Even this was a state to which such a man should not have been subjected.  His income had been rendered considerable, it is true:  but the grandeur of his character had rendered him too great for his income; it ought, therefore, to have been sufficiently enlarged.  The nation will never be ruined by rewarding such men!  Numerous public services, it is well known, were in a great degree assisted by the influence of his own private purse; which was never closed against any claims of conceived duty, either professional or moral.  Ever bountiful to indigent merit, his private benevolences were by no means small; and he was liberal and hospitable, both at sea and on shore, to a very unusual excess.  After all, he had not been able conveniently to repay Mr. Matcham, his worthy and esteemed brother-in-law, four thousand pounds borrowed towards the purchase of Merton Place.  Who, then, shall say, on a just consideration of these indisputable facts, that this great man was amply rewarded by his country?  The truth is, that he could scarcely effect any thing which he wished, for the due support of that dignity and rank which he had himself acquired; or obtain, for his meritorious family and friends, the proportionate advancements which he was solicitous to see them possess.  Mr. Matcham, it is true, was a man of fortune; but he had a very large family, with abilities which would not have discredited rank.  Mr. Bolton, his other sister’s husband, though a gentleman of great abilities also, and with a considerable family, had a very inadequate fortune; and his lordship was particularly