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It muft afford a melancholy fatifection to the relatives and l4s of our late Lieut. Governor, to know that cv*y pof-te mark of refpect and attention was paid to his honoured re-lins—The Body was placed in ■ Shell of Huon*pine wood (which is Impenetrable to the worm) this was inclofed in a leaden Coffin, and the whole depofited in another Coffin of the fame ■Vooci covered with black Cloth, having a Silver plate with the following infcription,On Wednefday March the it Hunter’s Ifiand and thofe on board the fh’p Uni clops lying in the Cove, were hoifted half ftaff Clock in the afternoon MinuteGuns from the Parade, and flapping began to fire, and the Proceffion moved from Government Houfe, through the Barrack Square, towards the Burisfl Ground, to the folemn dirge of the Dead March in Saul, in the following Qrdqr,His HonorLIEUTENANT GOVERNOR COLLINS,ANDCQtQNEL IN THE ROYAL MARINE FORCES, Departed this Life March 24M,A. D. 1810.The Rooms of Government Houfe were hung with black cloth and two Officers of the Eftablifhment regularly fat up with the Corpse until the interment 011 the 28th prior to which Lieut. Loki, of the Royal Marines, who fucceeded to the Command on the death' of- the late Governor, publifhed the following Orders.GENERAL ORDERS.Head Quarters Hobarttown, March 25th 1810.It having pleafed Almighty God to take fuddenly from us His Honor David Collins Efq. our late much lamented and refpec-Lieut. Governor, the painful Talk remains with me to an-notrunce the fame, and to declare that by His MajeftJs moft gra-cttbs * Inftructions the Command of this Settlement devolves upon me until the pleafure of His Excellency Governor Macquarie is known thereon.Jjj{ In confequence of the above melancholy event a fufpenfion of all public labour will take place until sfter the Interment, ex-dienecs^ary preparations for the Funeral;—it is expected fau. during this interval the prifoners will fhew their refpect forthflfr late nrach regretted Governor by their fober and peacable bcrrtviour. *EDWARD LORD Commanding Officer.GENERAL Morning ORDERS. Head Quarters Hobarttown, March (26th.The Funeral of our much regretted late Governor is fixed for Wednefday the 28th Inft. at 12 o’Clock. IThe Commanding Officer trufts lie need not order any one, but that all defcriptions. of perfons will moft readily come forward on this melancholy dccafion, in aj proper manner to pay the laft tribute of refpect to the Memory of their late beloved Governor—one who has ever had their real Interefts at heart, who was a Father to all, and whofc lofs muft and will be univer-fallv felt and deplored.EDWARD LORD,. Commanding Officer.GENERAL Morning ORDERS. Head Quarters Hobarttown, March 28th.the Proceffion of the Funeral of our late Governor will move from Government houfe at half paft 3 o’Clock precisely, when 57 Guns will be fired minutely from the Ordnance on the Parade.On this folemn oecafion all Houfes in this Town where fpirits are fold will be kept clofely lhut until after the Funeral, as any who may fuffer drinking there ’till that time, will incur the Commanding Officers Displeafure.—The execution of this order is inftructed to the Military Patrole and Conftables.'EDWARD LORD, Commanding Officer.Lieut BREEDQN and the Detachment of Royal Marines.undertaker, andTwo Mutes,Pari/h Clerk Rev. R. Knopwood I Mr. M, BowdenChaplain. |Pall Bearers.Surgeon.Mr. Cummins.Mr. Collins.Mr. Loane.Mr. Clark.Mr. Fosbrook.Mr. I’Anson.CHIEF MOURNER,,Mr. G. P. Harris 1Lieut. LORD.1 Mr. S. BateSupporter.} Supporter.•wVJ1%Officers Wives in deep Mourning.Domeftics of the Lieut. Governor in Mourning.Wives of the Military in Mourning.Eighteen Superintendants Overfeers and Conftables with Silk hatbands.Followed by about 600 Settlers with their Wives and families and a numerous attendance of Male and Femala prifoners.N. B. All the Civil Officers and Pall bearers were in closeMourning with Scarfs ana hatbands.The Rev. R. Knppwood read the funeral fervice in a very impreffive and affecting manner, and the Afhes of our Departed Friend were about 4 o’Clock configned to the filent Grave, with the ufual Military Honours. ,' The Remains of the Governor were depofited in'a brick vault, built purpofely on the fpot he had frequently, pointed out as the fcite of a Church—and over it the Commanding Officer intends immediately to erect one, the vault being directly under the altar.On the following Sunday (the ift Inft.) an Appropriate Sermon was preached on the oecafion by Mr. Knopwood, to a very numerous auditory; in the large room of Government houfe, from Rev. the 14th chap. and 13th Vcrfe.Printed by G. CLARK, at tl*e Government Prefs Hobarttown.
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Hobart Derwent Star and Van Diemens Land Intelligencer
Hobart, Tasmania, AU
Tue, Apr 03, 1810
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