Knight Grand Cross of the Sword,

Vice-Admiral of the White, and

Commander-in-Chief of H. M. Fleet in the East Indies;

An officer of the highest distinction

among the illustrious men

who rendered their own age the brightest period in the naval history

of their country:

In whom the same simplicity, calmness, and firmness,

which gave him the full command of his science and skill in the

midst of danger;