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62 HISTORY OF
" service of his country, it acquaints us only with the manner of his death, in
" which it was impossible for him to reap any honour."
" Sir Cloudesley Shovell, Knight, rear-admiral of Great Britain, and admiral
" and commander-in-chief of the fleet, the just reward of his long and faithful
" services. He was deservedly beloved by his country, and esteemed, though
" dreaded by the enemy, who had often experienced his conduct and courage.
" Being shipwrecked on the rocks of Scilly in his voyage from Toulon, October
" 22, 1707, at night, in the fifty-seventh year of his age; his fate was lamented
" by all, but especially by the seafaring part of the nation, to whom he was a
" generous patron and a worthy example. His body was flung on the shore, and
" buried with others in the sand; but being soon after taken up, was placed under
" this monument, which his royal mistress caused to be erected, to commemorate
" his steady loyalty and extraordinary virtues."
(49). William Wragg, Esquire.-A pyramid of beautiful marble, with a
weeping female figure leaning on a small sarcophagus, on which a shipwreck is
represented, forms the whole of this interesting memorial. The inscription is on
a tablet beneath it.
" Sacred to the memory of William Wragg, Esquire, of South Carolina,
" who, when the American colonies revolted from Great Britain, inflexibly main-
" tained his loyalty to the person and government of his sovereign ; and was,
" therefore, compelled to leave his distressed family and ample fortune. In his
" passage to England, by the way of Amsterdam, he was unfortunately ship-
" wrecked and drowned on the coast of Holland, the 3d day of September, 1777.
" In him, strong natural parts and the love of justice and humanity, improved
" by education, formed the valuable character of a good man; and left those who
" survived him to deplore the loss of a most tender husband, affectionate parent,
" kind master, and warm friend. His surviving, afflicted sister, in England,
" caused this monument to be erected 1779."
" service of his country, it acquaints us only with the manner of his death, in
" which it was impossible for him to reap any honour."
" Sir Cloudesley Shovell, Knight, rear-admiral of Great Britain, and admiral
" and commander-in-chief of the fleet, the just reward of his long and faithful
" services. He was deservedly beloved by his country, and esteemed, though
" dreaded by the enemy, who had often experienced his conduct and courage.
" Being shipwrecked on the rocks of Scilly in his voyage from Toulon, October
" 22, 1707, at night, in the fifty-seventh year of his age; his fate was lamented
" by all, but especially by the seafaring part of the nation, to whom he was a
" generous patron and a worthy example. His body was flung on the shore, and
" buried with others in the sand; but being soon after taken up, was placed under
" this monument, which his royal mistress caused to be erected, to commemorate
" his steady loyalty and extraordinary virtues."
(49). William Wragg, Esquire.-A pyramid of beautiful marble, with a
weeping female figure leaning on a small sarcophagus, on which a shipwreck is
represented, forms the whole of this interesting memorial. The inscription is on
a tablet beneath it.
" Sacred to the memory of William Wragg, Esquire, of South Carolina,
" who, when the American colonies revolted from Great Britain, inflexibly main-
" tained his loyalty to the person and government of his sovereign ; and was,
" therefore, compelled to leave his distressed family and ample fortune. In his
" passage to England, by the way of Amsterdam, he was unfortunately ship-
" wrecked and drowned on the coast of Holland, the 3d day of September, 1777.
" In him, strong natural parts and the love of justice and humanity, improved
" by education, formed the valuable character of a good man; and left those who
" survived him to deplore the loss of a most tender husband, affectionate parent,
" kind master, and warm friend. His surviving, afflicted sister, in England,
" caused this monument to be erected 1779."