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of Earl Howe, Lord Gambier, &c. Thence he served under Lord Rodney, for the relief of Gibraltar, but was wrecked on the hostile island of Cuba, and fortunately for the safety of his crew, the greater part of whom were saved and preserved by his readiness in temporary defence on shore, till relieved from Jamaica.

Sir Hyde led the van in Lord Howe's relief of Gibraltar; and on the peace remained with the Goliath, as guardship at Sheerness, Plymouth, and Portsmouth; moved to the Orion on the menaces of Holland by France and retired from her on the march of Prussia into the Netherlands; hoisted his flag in the Brunswick on the threat of a rupture with Spain; and ultimately, when hostilities did commence with France, became Rear-Admiral of the white and first Captain to Lord Hood in the Victory, with whom he shared the events of the Mediterranean.

By progressive steps in this service he became Vice-Admiral of the Red, and on his return in 1796 went to the Jamaica station, when he was without distinction, for some years, and returning home among others obtained the command which conferred these honors.

The answer of Sir Hyde Parker to the Speaker of the House of Commons, on its thanks, marks with peculiar sensibility, their effect on his feelings the REANIMATION of " a life nearly exhausted after fifty years service;" which he did not long survive.

Of the military officer, who of the rank only of Lieutenant-Colonel, thus shared with the veteran Parker and the heroic Nelson, the immortal meed of his country's praise, the merit could not be supposed to be obscure, though simply named in the parliamentary motion. His employments as follow shew the eminent character of his services.

1786. Ensign 42d foot, Lieutenant 67th in 1787.

1790. Captain of an independent Company and employed in a diplomatic Mission to Vienna.

1792. Removed to 22nd foot.

1793. Commanded Grenadiers in the West-Indies under Lieutenant-General Sir Charles Grey: he served also under that officer in the Windward Islands in..

1794. Major 31st foot, and in November returned from the West-Indies.

1795. Lieutenant-Colonel and Assistant AdjutantGeneral to the Earl of Moira's army in England; afterwards Adjutant-General to Major General Doyle's army on the coast of France.

1796. Lieutenant-Colonel commanding 67th, with local rank of Colonel in St. Domingo.

1797. Appointed Commandant at Mole St. Nicholas. 1799. Served with the allied armies under the Archduke Charles, Marshal Swarrow and General Kousakow, in Suabia, Switzerland, and Italy. He also in that year attended the Prussian and Hessian Reviews.

1800. Formed the Rifle Corps, (now 95th Regiment) under Colonel Manningham's orders, and was employed on the expedition to Ferrol and coast of France. He there commanded a detachment of that corps.

1801. Lieutenant-Colonel of the Rifle Corps, and commanded the troops on board of the British fleet in the Baltic. After the action at Copenhagen, he received on the second of April the rank of Colonel.

1804. Brigadier-General. Commanded the Volunteer district of Cambridge, Huntingdon and Peterborough.

1806. On the staff in Sicily as Brigadier-General.

1807. Under the late Major-General M'Kensie Fraser in Egypt.

1808. Commanded at Syracuse, and Faro, district of Sicily.

1809. Major-General, commanded the Light Brigade in the Walcheren expedition, and on the 31st of August appointed Colonel of the 3d battalion 95th foot, (now Rifle Brigade).

1810. Commanded at Cadiz, was appointed to the command of the second division of the allied army in Portugal, in the summer, and continued during that and the following year.

1812. Placed on the staff of the Eastern district; afterwards he rejoined the allied army in Spain and commanded the 2nd division till the termination of hostilities.

1813. Received the rank of Lieutenant-General. He commanded the second division in the actions of Busaco, Albuera, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Bayonne, Orthes, and Toulouse.

The Report made by this gallant officer of the operatious at the pass of Maya which did not appear in the Gazette, at once evinces his military judgment, and the generous feelings that actuate true merit towards those under their command. Gen. Stewart has been in seventeen foreign campaigns, has received six wounds and four contusions.

NAVAL VICTORY IN THE STRAITS

OF GIBRALTAR, OF A SQUA-
DRON UNDER SIR JAMES SAU-
MAREZ, 12th AND 13th JULY, 1801.

Victory had now been so generalized on the part of the navy that men looked for extraordinary events, and splendid successes as matters of course. Hence the distinguished character of the present is lost in the general blaze.

When it is considered, however, that a French 74 (St. Antoine) was captured, and two Spanish ships (San Hermenegildo and Real Carlos) carrying 112 guns and 1200 men each, of whom only thirty could be saved, were blown up on the night of the 12th July, the terrible nature of this action will be seen, and the desert of parliamentary honors receive demonstration.'

The pencil of Brenton has enabled us to contemplate with perspi cuity the scene which so eminently displays the superiority of the naval skill of Great Britain, over that of France and Spain. In sup. port of the Superb engaged with the Antoine, is seen the Cæsar ma

Consequently on the 30th of October, Earl St. Vincent in the House of Lords, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the House of Commons, moved

"That the Thanks of the House should be voted to Rear-Admiral Sir James Saumarez, Bart. and K.B. for the alacrity and zeal with which he pursued, and the able manner in which he conducted the attack on, the combined fleets of France and Spain in the Straits of Gibraltar," &c. Also the thanks of the House to the captains, and other officers, seamen, and marines.

Martis 2 die Februarii, 1802.

His Majesty's Ship Cæsar,

My Lord,

Gibraltar Bay, 6th January 1802.

I yesterday had the honour to receive your Lordship's letter transmitting

jestically passing within pistol shot of the two Spanish three-deckers, one of which having mistaken the other for the Cæsar, has commenced an action which ended in setting fire to them both.-And in defiance of the vast destruction the Venerable making way to follow the Cæsar to glory!—A more interesting sketch cannot be con ceived.

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