James K. Polk inaugurated as eleventh President of 27 United States.
12th [FIGURE] In company with Sisters Woodruff
Clark & Haywood I visited Lord
Nelsons monument of Liverpool.
Opened on the 21 day of Oct 1813
The subscription commenced for this purpose
on the 15 Nov 1805 and finished the same year
amounting to about £9000. The first stone was
laid on the 15 July 1812. The whole of the
design was planned by Mathew Charles Wyatt
Esqr ^R. A^ of London. The monument which is
in Bronze was executed by Richard Westmacott
Esqr. R. A. London; the pedestal of hendal Marble
by Messrs Hetherington & Webster of this town.
Description of the Monument
The figures which constitute the principal design are
Nelson, victory, Death, his country mourning
for her loss, and her navy eager to avenge it,
naturally claim a place in the Group. The principal
figure is the Admiral, who resting one foot on
a conquered enemy and the other on a cannon
with an eye stedfast and upraised to victory
is recieving from her a fourth Naval crown upon
his sword which to indicate the loss of his
right arm, is held in his left hand. The loss of
his right arm is concealed by the Flag which
the Genius of victory is lowering to him & under
the folds of which Death lies in ambush for
his victim by which it is indicated that he
recieved the reward of victory and the stroke of
Death at the same time. By the figure of an enraged
british seaman is represented the szeal of the
navy to revenge the loss of its most gallant leader
Brittianna in the back ground with laurels in her
hand and leaning regardless of them on her
spear and shield describing the feelings of
the country fluctiuating between the pride
and anguish of a triumph so dearly purchased.
Description of the Pedestial
Round the uper part of the moulding are inscribed
Lord Nelson's ever memorable & to be revered words
"England expects evry man to do his duty"
At the bose [base] of the Pedestal are four figures, in
chains, as captives emblematic of the four peculiarly
great victories he achieved. The space between
these figures on the sides of the Pedestal are
filled by four grand Bass reliefs, executed in
Bronze representing the four glorious victories
viz St. Vincent
14th Febuary 1797
Nile
1st August 1798
Copenhagen
2nd of April 1801
Trafalgar
21 of October 1805
Dimentions of the Monument
Hight of the outward Plinth on which the rails stand 1 ft 6 in
Pedestial 8 [ft] 10 [in]
Monument 14 [ft] 2 [in]
Total Height 24 [ft] 6 [in]
Circumference of outward Plinth 95 [ft] 4 [in]
Pedestial 58 [ft] 0 [in]
The figures are all of the proportion of 7 feet
The weight of bronze of which the Monument
is composed is estimated at upwards of 22 tons
Lord Nelson was born the 29th of September 1758
The whole range of buildings called the
exchange cost £110848 Pounds
Flaging cost £36000 Pounds
Town Hall cast £156000 Pounds
After visiting this monument we went
through several of the most splendid
streets in the city & returned 6 miles
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