George Mackie, Major-General, C.B.

MONUMENT TO THE JOINT MEMORIES OF THE LATE MAJOR-GEN. GEORGE MACK1E, C.B. AT ST. LUCIA. [Source: United Service Magazine) A Sketch of this gratifying testimonial of respect has been forwarded to us. The monument is simple and characteristic in its form, having a base of eight feet square, terminating in a pyramid, the entire being fifteen feet eight inches in height. On one side is a tablet bearing the following inscription :— Sacred To The Memory Of His Excellency Major-general George Mackie, C.B., Governor of St. Lucia, who died at the Pavilion, on the 8th of March 1831, in the 53rd year of his age, after a severe illness of eight days, and within two months of his arrival in this colony. This Tribute Of Respect to his worth, as an amiable man and upright Governor, is Erected by the staff-officers, non-commissioned officers, and privates of the Royal Artillery, Royal Engineers, 93rd Highlanders, and 1st West India regiment, together with a large portion of the respectable inhabitants of the island. A.D. 1831.