Were distinguished by the same Military skill, And by equal zeal for the Public service, Particularly during the campaigns in the Netherlands, In 1793, and 94; In the West Indies, in 1796, and 97; In the last of which the distinguished With which he effected his landing Established his positions in the face And secured the Command of the principal Fort, Sir Ralph Abercromby expired on board the SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF Lieutenant-General SIR JOHN MOORE, K. B. Who was born at Glasgow, in the year 1761. In America, in Corsica, in the West Indies, At Corunna. Erected at the Public expense, TO THE MEMORY OF CUTHBERT, LORD COLLINGWOOD, Who died in the Command Of the Fleet in the Mediterranean, on board 7th of March, 1810, in the 61st year of his age. Wherever he served he was distinguished, For conduct, skill, and courage, Particularly in the action with the French fleet, 1st June, 1794, As Captain of the Barfleur. In the action with the Spanish fleet, As Captain of the Excellent ; But most conspicuously in the decisive Victory Obtained over the combined fleets To which he eminently contributed as Erected at the Public expense, TO THE MEMORY OF MAJOR-GENERAL HOGHTON, Who fell gloriously, 16th May, 1811, at Albuera. G Erected at the Public expense, TO THE MEMORY OF Lieutenant-Colonel SIR WILLIAM MYERS, BART. Who fell gloriously in the Battle of Albuera, His illustrious Commander the Duke of Wellington, To his services and abilities In a Letter to Lady Myers, written from Elvas, May 20, 1811. "It will be some satisfaction for you to know that your Son fell in the Action, in which, if possible, the British troops surpassed all their former deeds, and at the head of the Fusileer Brigade, to which a great part of the final success of the day, was to be attributed. As an Officer he had already been highly distinguished, and if Providence had prolonged his life, he promised to become one of the brightest ornaments to his profession, and an honor to his country." Erected at the Public expense, TO THE MEMORY OF MAJOR-GENERAL SIR ISAAC BROCK, Who gloriously fell, On the 13th of October, 1812, Erected at the Public expense, TO THE MEMORY OF Major-General JOHN GASPARD LE-MARCHANT, Who gloriously fell in The Battle of SALAMANCA. HERE LIETH SIR CHRISTOPHER WREN, KNIGHT, The Builder of this Cathedral Church Of St. Paul, Who died in the year of Our Lord M,D,CCXXIII, And of his age XCI. The Tomb of Sir C. Wren, in the South Aisle of the crypt, is supposed to mark the spot where the High Altar formerly stood. IN ST. PAUL'S CHURCH-YARD. IN MEMORY OF BENJAMIN BROOKSON, Who was drowned near Kew-bridge, Reader beneath this tributary stone, He sought, oppress'd by summer's sultry sun, The grateful coolness of the chrystal wave; And found where Richmond's rapid currents run, On Thames' deceitful shore a wat❜ry grave. Confiding in that Providence above, O'erwhelm'd with grief, a sorrowing father's Has rais'd this unadorn'd and humble stone. |