[33] Elliott, General, was appointed to the command of Gibraltar in 1776, and defended it at the siege in 1783. In 1787 he was created Lord Heathfield, Baron Gibraltar.
[34] Curtis, Captain Rodger, of the Marine Brigade, afterwards knighted for his gallant conduct in rescuing the enemy from the burning ships, on September 14th, 1782, to which allusion is made in verses 5 and 6.
[35] John Williams.
[36] “Harp Alley” Shoe Lane, London, was the market for house signs before they were abolished.
[37] Boydell.
[38] In the possession of the late Lord Overstone at the time of his decease.
[39] The Painter.
[40] Gibbon, the Historian of Rome.
[41] Now in the possession of Lord Belper.
[42] Now in the possession of Reginald Darwin, D. D.