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 him "the Enemy were decisively defeated, and that he hoped would still live to be himself the bearer of the joyful tidings to his country." He replied, "It is nonsense, Mr. BURKE, to suppose I can live: my sufferings are great, but they will all be soon over." Doctor SCOTT entreated "not to despair of living," and said "he trusted that Divine Providence would restore him once more to his dear Country and friends."--"Ah, Doctor!" replied, "it is all over; it is all over."

Many messages were sent to Captain HARDY by the Surgeon, requesting his attendance on ; who became impatient to see him, and often exclaimed: "Will no one bring HARDY to me? He must be killed: he is surely destroyed," The Captain's Aide-de-camp, Mr. BULKLEY, now came below, and stated that "circumstances respecting the Fleet required Captain HARDY'S presence on deck, but that he would avail himself of