THE 
SCOTS MAGAZINE,
AND 
EDINBURGH
LITERARY MISCELLANY,
BEING
A GENERAL REPOSITORY
OF
LITERATURE, HISTORY AND POLITICS,
FOR 1805
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VOL. LXVII,
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EDINBURGH:
PRINTED FOR ARCHBALD CONSTABLE AND COMPANY,
BY J. RUTHFEN AND SONS.

1805

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Affairs in Scotland

   The late Bryce Gilliland, First Lieut. of the Royal Sovereign, the first in the Gazette, of killed, in the late action off Trafalgar, was a native of the town of Irvine, where his sister resides, to whom he was very attentive. He was impressed into the service about twelve years ago; his conduct had been marked in several engagements by Admiral, now Lord Collingswood, who got him promoted to the rank above-mentioned, and carried him along with him as his Flag Lieutenant. A small monument, with the following inscription, in the church-yard of Irvine, has been voted to his memory: --
To the memory of
BRYCE GILLILAND
Late 1st Lieutenant in his Majesty’s Ship
ROYAL SOVEREIGN,
A native of Irvine; who, after receiv-
ing his education there as a 
Seaman, from his own
MERIT
Was advanced to that
Distinguished station; and in the 36th
year of his Age, was killed in
the Memorable Battle off
TRAFALGAR
Upon the 21st of October, 1805.
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He fell at his Post,
In his Country’s Cause.
And with
NELSON.
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This monument, as a tribute of respect,
is erected by his Townsmen.

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-- Contributed and transcribed by Kate Maynard, Feb. 2009.