The affecting Hiftory of Captain Winterfield. CA (Concluded from p. 469.) APTAIN Winterfield having concluded the narrative which comprehended thefe events, he prefented his daughter, with the unfortunate lady, (who had, in her hafte and confufion in quitting the vef fel, left the trunk which contained her whole fortune upon deck, though he had carefully brought it up fome time before, that he might not in the laft extremity leave it behind) to colonel Bellinger, beg ging to place them under his protection, till he might himself be enabled to provide for them to his wifh. In the mean time, he expreffed his intention of fetting out for England as foon as poffible, that he might report to the commander in chief the circumftances which had occafioned his abfence from the service, and exprefs his readiness again to return to his duty. Colonel Bellinger very readily engaged to provide for his amiable guests, and begged that captain Winterfield would make no apology for fharing with him in the enjoyment of his fortune; and, though he could not but approve of his refolution to wait on the commander in chief as foon as convenient, he ftrongly opposed the offer of any future fervice: on the contrary, he intreated him to refign his commiffion; and reprefented the happinets he had begun to promife himfelf in the fociety of a perfon fo dear to him, which would be wholly cut off, fhould he refufe to make BellingerHouse the feat of his future refidence, with his lovely daughter and the fair companion of his voyage. Nor would the generous colonel liften to any expreffions of gratitude from the latter, whofe tears he was however unable to check, for protection fo kind ly offered. She acknowledged herself deftitute of a fingle known friend in England; having wholly relied for the hope of a comfortable fubfiftence, on the fortune fhe had by the intervention of Providence been prevented from carrying with her. The diftrefs of the unhappy lady, on this occafion, made a very fenfible impreffion on captain Winterfield; and, the moment he left Bellinger-Houfe, in his progrefs to London, he difcovered, that fympathy for the misfortunes of the amiable young widow, had created an affection for her perfon; nor had the tenderness and folicitude of the captain to his partner in affliction failed to produce a fimilar effect in his favour. In ihort, they had for fome time been deeply enainoured with each other: but the pure heart of the diftreffed fair-one fhrunk from the idea of a fecond affection, her firft love fo cruelly terminated; and the brave cap Gent. Mag. Od. 2785. tain, who had fo long perfifted in the determination of continuing a widower, would probably never have fufpected his own breaft of harbouring the gentle paffion, had not the friendless fituation of the fair mourner, and the reverfe of fortune which he had been a melancholy witness of her experiencing, excited in his bofom an intereft in her future welfare, and a determined rea folution to fhare with her thofe ills of life which the feemed destined perpetually to fuftain. On his return, therefore, from London, (where his apology proved more than fufficient, the commander in chief having pre fented him to his majefty, by whom he was moft graciously received) he fcrupled not to open his heart to colonel Bellinger, and to folicit his advice on the propriety of fuch an engagement, under his limited circumftan ces; though he acknowledged his love had increased, if not originated, fince the lady was found to be deftitute of that fortune which, though it might poffibly have ina creafed their comfort, could hardly have added to the felicity he believed he should yet experience with her, were he capable of infpiring her with an equal affection. The colonel gave his warmeft approbati on to capt. Winterfield's attachment; and, affured him, that he need not be under the smallest apprehenfion about circumstances, as (to fay nothing of his own readiness, as well as ability, to make up any defect of that nature) the lady poffeffed a very ample fortune of her own, the trunk in which it was contained being the only article faved from the wreck, a circumftance which did not appear till after his departure for the metropolis. "And now, my dear friend," faid the colonel, let me be equally candid, and ingenuous: when I undertook to be the guardian of your matchless daughter, Iconfidered her, from your reprefentations, as merely an infant; and Heaven is my witnefs, that it was my unalterable intention the fhould no other way have been diftinguished from my own children, than by the poffeffion of a name at least equally dear. I was furprized, therefore, to find, in your little Penelope, as you fondly called her (parent as I myself was) a blooming virgina of feventeen. Will you, captain, forgive my prefumption? I have dared to hope, notwithflanding the difference of a few years-little more than your own with the dear object of your prefetit regards-from the angelic daughter favour my vows, 17 not, in her father, meet an obftacle to wilhes!" It may feem unneceffary to add, the captain was not backward in giving hi fent to fo defirable an union. The TIS in a fhort time, fecured the affection of Penelope; whose father was equally fuccefsful in obtaining that of the amiable widow: both parties were united on the fame day; and they now compofe one family at Bellinger-Houfe, where they experience a much greater portion of felicity than ufually falls to the lot of mortals in this state of imperfect blifs. ▲ new and correct Peerage of Ireland, compiled from the most approved Authorities, and illuftrated with the Arms of each noble Family, elegantly engraved. (Continued from page 452.) Hamilton, Earl of Clanbrafill. THE Cianbraffll, Viscount Limerick, HE Right Hon. James Hamilton, Earl and Baron of Claneboy, in the county of Down, was born 13th Auguft 1729, and fucceeded his father, James, the late and firft Earl, in 1752. His Lordship is one of the Knights of the moft illuftrious Order of St. Patrick, one of the Lords of his Majefty's moft Hon. Privy Council, Chief Remembrancer of the Court of Exchequer, Lord Lieutenant and Governor of the county of Louth, a Trustee of the Linen Manufacture for the Province of Leinster, a Commiffioner of the Inland Navigation, a Governor of the charitable Loan, and a Member of the Dublin Society. He married in May 1774, the Hon. Mifs Anne Foley, eldest daughter of Thomas the late and firft Lord Foley, by whom he has as yet no iffue," His Lordship derives his defcent from Thomas, the youngest fon of Sir John Hamilton, Lord of Kadshaw, whofe eldeft fon James, was ancestor to the Lord Viscount Strabane, as will be feen hereafter under that title. From which Thomas, branched many families in Scotland and Ireland, the principal whereof in this kingdom, were thofe of Killileagh, Haleraig_or Neilfbrook, Tullimore and Carnyfure, Bangor, Ballygally and Granfhagh, founded by the fix fons of Hans Hamilton, of Dunlop, in Scotland, Efq; whereof the houfe of Killileagh having been advanced to the Peerage; I fhall just take notice of their defcent, before I proceed to that of the prefent Earl of Clanbraffill. (1ft Viscount.) Sir James Hamilton, of Killileagh and Bangor, Knt. the eldeft fon of the faid Hans Hamilton, of Dunlop, being fent into Ireland by King James the it in the year 1587, with Sir James Ful on, to hold a correspondence with the with of that kingdom, and to inform his fty of the inclinations and defigns of rifn,, in cafe of Queen Elizabeth's death; fguifed the caufe of their errand, by upon them to teach school, at which time the famous Bishop Ufher became their fcholar; and in 1593, on the finishing the Univerfity of Dublin, he was admitted therein when 13 years old, where Mr. Hamilton for his extraordinary learning and merit, was made a Senior Fellow, and was alfo his tutor. After King James was fettled on the English throne, he made him his Serjeant at Law, and called him into his Privy Council, and reprefented the co. of Down in Parliament; he alfo created him by patent, dated 4th May 1622, Viscount of Claneboy and Lord Hamilton. His Lordfhip married first, Ursula, 6th daughter of Edward, Lord Brabazon, of Ardee; and fecondly, to Jane, daughter of Sir John Philips, Bart. and dying in 1643, was succeeded by his only fon. (ift Earl.) James, the ad Viscount, was created by privy feal, 4th March 1644, and by patent 7th June 1647, Earl of Clanbraffill, in the co. of Armagh. In November 1635, he married Lady Anne Cary, eldest daughter of Henry, the 2d Earl of Monmouth; and dying the 20th June 1659, left iffue by her (who re-married in 1668, to Sir Robert Maxwell, of the co. of Down, Bart.) three fons and one daughter, who all died young, except Henry the fecond fon, who fucceeded his father. (2d Earl.) Henry, the second son, whe fucceeded his father at the age of 12 years, and was educated at Oxford; in 1663, was one of the Privy Council to King Charles the Second; and in May 1667, married the Lady Alice Moore, cldeft daughter of Henry the ift Earl of Drogheda; but died without iffue, 12th Jan. 1675, fo that the titles became extinct; but his Lady re-married in 1676, with John, Lord Bargany, of Scotland, and had no iffue. I now proceed with the prefent Ear! of Clanbraffill, whofe great great grandfather John Hamilton, of Tullimore, in the parliament which began 18th May 1613, was member for Killileagh, and had iffue four fons and five daughters, viz. ift fon, James, his heir. al, John, who died without iffue. 4th, Hans, of Carnyfure, who was a Captain during the troubles in 1641. He married Mary, fifter to David Kennedy, of Killarne, Efq; and had iffue three fons and four daughters. His eldeft fon left iffue, a daughter Margaret, married zd September 1707, to John Cuffe, created Lord Defart. The five daughters were all married. James, the eldeft fon, fucceeded his father at Tullimore, and had issue two fons: James, his heir; Jocelyn, who died unmarried; and a daughter, Chriftian; who was married to James, eldest son of Hans, of Carnyfure, in Carnyfure, by whom he had Margaret, facture, and for making black foap, and Lady Dyfart, (as before). James, who fucceeded, was a great affertor of the liberty of his country; in 1689, having raised a regiment of foot, for which he was attainted by King James's parliament, and had his eftate fequeftered: but the revolution being happily effected, in 1693, he was fent over from Ireland, with the Earl of Bellamont, to profecute Thomas Lord Coningsby and Sir Charles Porter, and prefented articles of impeachment againft them to the House of Commons. In 1699, he was one of the Commiffioners appointed to enquire into the forfeited eftates in Ireland. He married Anne, youngest daughter to John Mordaunt, the first and famous Lord Vifcount Avalon, and fifter to Charles, Earl of Peterborough and Monmouth, by whom he had issue, viz. ift fon, James, his heir, Lord Viscount Limerick and Earl of Clanbraffill. 2d, Jocelyn, killed in a duel, unmarried. Ift daughter, Sophia, married 1ft September 1707, to the Hon. Frederick Hamilton, eldest fon of the 1ft Lord Viscount Boyne, by whom she was mother of the 2d. Vifcount. 2d, Cary-Eleanora, died unmarried in London, 30th March 1725. 3d, Elizabeth, married to Thomas Fortefcue, of Randleftown, in co. of Louth, Efq; by whom fhe had iffue, viz: William Henry, created Earl of Clermont; 2d, the late Right Hon. James Fortefcue; and 3d, Margaret, married to the late Right Hon. Sir Arthur Brooke, Bart. of Colebrooke, co. of Fermanagh. (Ift Vifcount, and 1ft Earl.) James Ha milton, Efq; being very young at his father's death, was left under the guardianship of his mother, who took great care of his education: after he came of age, he was returned member for Dundalk, to the firft parliament of George the Ift. who in confideration of his great merit, advanced him to the dignities of Baron of Claneboy, and Vifcount of Limerick, by privy feal 23d March 1718, and by patent 13th May 1719. He reprefented the boroughs of Wendover, Tavistock and Morpeth, in the parliament of Great Britain; and 31ft March 1742, was chofen chairman of the Committee of Secrecy, to inquire into the conduct of Robert, Earl of Örford, for ten years, whofe report was printed. He was chiefly inftrudated at Dublin ninh bis Majesty's charter, mental procuring porating a body politick, by the name of the governor and company for carrying on the cambrick manufacture in Dundalk, or elsewhere in Ireland, with power to raife a joint ftock of 30,000l. by fubfcription, in order to manage and carry on that manu bleaching linen, towards which he fubfcribed 1000l. In April, 1746, he was appointed one of the Privy Council, and Lord Lieutenant or Governor of the co. Louth. On Nov. 24, 1756, his Majefty was pleased to advance him further in the peerage by creating him Earl of Clanbraffill: his Lordship married at the Hague, the 15th Oct. 1728, the hon. lady Henrietta Bentinck, 3d daughter to William, the firft Earl of Portland, by his fecond wife Jane, fifter to Henry, Lord Viscount Palmerfion, and had iffue 4 fons and 5 daughters, of whom only one fon and two daughters furvived, viz. James, the prefent Earl, to whom by patent dated 17th Sept. 1742, was granted in reverfion the office of Chief Remembrancer of his Majefty's Court of Exchequer, after the deceafe of the faid Lord Viscount Palmerston. Ift daughter, Lady Anne, married 11th Dec. 1752, to Robert, the Ift and prefent Earl of Roden, by whom she has iffue. 2d, Lady Caroline, died unmarried. And his Lordship dying in 1752, was succeeded by his only furviving fon, (ad Earl.) James, the ad and present Earl of Clanbraffill. Titles.] The Right Hon. James Hamilton, Earl of Clanbraffill, Viscount Limerick, and Baron of Claneboy. Creations.] Baron of Claneboy, in the co. of Down, and Viscount of the city of Limerick, 13th May, 1719, 5th Geo. Ift, Earl of Clanbraffill, in the co. of Armagh, 24th Nov. 1756, 30th Geo. 2d. Arms.] Ruby, three cinquefoils, pearl, on a chief topaz, a lion paffant-guardant, of the firft, holding in his dexter paw a cheval trap, faphire. Creft.] On a wreath, a demi-antilope, pearl, with horns, topaz, fupporting a heart, proper. Supporters.] The dexter, a lion ruby, gorged, with a double treffure flory, counter flory, with fleurs de lis, topaz; the finifter, antelope, pearl, horned, topaz and gorged, with a like treffure, ruby. Motto.] Qualis ab incepto. (The fame as from the beginning.) Seats.] Dundalk, in the co. of Louth, 40 miles from Dublin; Tullimore, in the co. of Down, 60 miles from Dublin. Rochfort, Earl of Belvidere. Tarl of Belvidere, Vifoount and her HE Right Hon. George Rochfort, of Belfield, born 12th October, 1738, far, ceeded his father Robert, the late and f A Earl, Nov. 5, 1774; Lord Lieutenant and Governor of the county of Weftmeath, Truftee of the Linen Manufacture for province of Connaught, and a Committo. of the Inland Navigation for the province of Leinster. His Lordfhip married August 20, 1775, Mifs Bloomfield, fecond daughter of the late John Bloomfield, of Redwood, Efq; by whom he had iffue, but are fince dead. This ancient family of Rochfort, former ly in their deeds and writings, ftiled De Rupe forti, came into Ireland at the time of, or foon after the first settlement of the EngJifh here; for, fo early as the year 1243, (27th Henry3d) lived Sir Richard, and John De Rochfort, who were Lords of Crom and Adare, which continued in their pofterity till the forfeiture thereof by the attainder of one John Rochfort. The former John, Lord of Crom and Adare, and Ifabella, his wife were living in 1269; as in 1300, was Henry Rochfort, who that year furrendered to the King, the Manors of Maynan, Rathcoffey, and Belgrene in the co. of Kildare. In 1302, (30th Edward 3d.) Sir Maurice Rochfort was Lord Juftice of Ireland; and in 1309, (3d of Edward 2nd) lived Sir Mila De Rochfort, who had iffue three fons, viz, Milo, the eldeft, died without iffue. William, the second son, was knighted, and had iffue two fons, Edmund his heir, and Gerald, who was fummoned as a Baron, to the parliament held at Dublin in 1339, and died in 1349.-Walter, the third fon, had the land of Clonkeen, in the co. of Kildare. EDMUND ROCHFORT, the elder fon, was father of Sir John Rochfort, Lord of Triftledelan, in 1384, and was father of John, father of Thomas, father of Robert and Roger, Lord of Kelladown, ancestors of the families of Carrick and Killarney, in the co. of Kilkenny; Robert, who fucceeded his father, married Genet, daughter of Nangle, Baron of Navan, and had a for Chriftopher, who was father of Robert Rochfort, of Kilbride, living in 1569: from him defcended Jeneco Rochfort, who by his wife Catherine, daughter of Sir William Talbot, of Cartown, Bart. had two daughters, and dying about the year 1649, was fucceeded by his brother Henry, who married Elizabeth, daughter of Prefton, Efq; and died in 1665, leaving his wife with child. We now proceed with the iffue of the above Robert Rochfort, of Kilbride, by his fecond wife Joan, only daughter of James Boix, or Boyce, which were two fons and three daughters, viz. James, of Lara, in the co. of Kildare; Walter, anceftor of he Earl of Belvidere; Catherine, married te Nicholas Dillon, Efq; Elizabeth, to Ro bert Luttrell, Efq; fecond son of Lord Chief Justice Luttrell; and to John Fitzfimmons, Efq; Walter, the younger fon, (among other children) had James Rochfort, of Ashery, in the co. of Wicklow, Efq; who had two fons and three daughters, viz. Jarnes, a Captain in the army, died unmar ried, 24th Feb. 1641; Prime Iron, Rofe, Mary and Lettice; Prime Iron was a Lieut. Col. in the army, but happening to kill his Major, was fentenced by a court martial to be thot to death, which he accordingly fuffered the 14th May, 1652; he married Thomazin, daughter of Colonel Pigott, by whom he had two fons and three daughters, Charles Robert, great grandfather of the prefent Earl of Belvidere, whom he begot the very night he received his fentence of death; Thomnazin, Dorothy and Mary ; Charles, the eldeft fon, of Col. Prime Iror. Rochfort, was feated at Streamftown, co. of Weftmeath, and was anceftor of the family there. ROBERT, the fecond fon, was born the 9th Dec. 1652, and being bred to the law, made a confiderable figure in this kingdom for many years; he became fo eminent a Lawyer, that 13th July, 1680, before he was 28 years of age, he was chofen Recorder of the City of Derry, and the Ift of August, 1690, was with Richard Pyne, Efq; and Sir Richard Ryves, appointed Commiffioners of the Great Seal on the reduction of Ireland by King William, having the year before been attainted, and had his eftate fequestered by King James's parliament.-On the 6th June, 1695, he was made Attorney General by King William; and the 27th Auguft following, he was returned a Knight of the Shire for the co. of Westmeath, and was chofen Speaker of the Houfe of Commons: and Queen Anne, coming to the throne, not only continued him in his post of Attorney General 4th June, 1702, but the 30th June, 1707, conftituted him Lord Chief Baron of the Court of Exchequer; from which being removed on her Majefty's death, he reaffumed his practice of the law at the bar. He married Hannah, daughter to William Handcock, of Twyford, in the co, Weftmeath, Elq; and dying fuddenly at his feat of Gaulftown, 10th Oct. 1727, leaving iffue by her, who alfo died fuddenly in Dublin, 2d July, 1734. Two fons, George, his heir, and John Rochfort, of Cloughgre nan, in the co. of Carlow, and of Newpark, in the co. of Dublin, Efq; who married first, Deborah, only daughter to Thomas Staunton, Efq; one of the Masters in Chancery, by whom he had two fons and two daughters, and fecondly, to Emilia, daugh'ter to John Eyre, of Eyre-court, co. Galway, Efq; and widow of the Rev. William Wilfon, of Shenglifs, co. Westmeath. GEORGE, the eldeft fon, was Chief Chamberlain of the Court of Exchequer, till his death, and reprefented the co. of Weftmeath in parliament, in the reign of Queen Anne, King George the Firft and Second, and was alfo, a member of the Privy Council. On the 24th Jan. 1704, he married married the Hon. Lady Elizabeth Moore, younger daughter to the Right Hon. Henry, the 3d Earl of Drogheda, and dying 8th July, 1730, leaving iffue by her who died 30th March, 1736, five fons and fix daughters, viz. ift fon, Robert, created Earl of Belvidere. 2nd. Arthur, born 7th Nov. 1711, married Sarah, daughter to the Rev. Rowland Singleton of Drogheda, and niece to Lord Chief Juftice Singleton, and had two fons and two daughters; Robert, Singleton, Elizabeth, and Patience; he reprefented the co. of Weftmeath in parliament. 3d. George, a Barrister at Law, married 24th May, 1746, to his firft coufin Alice, daughter to Sir Guftavus Hume, Bart. by whom he has iffue the prefent Guftavus Rochfort Hume, Efq; who is married to Mifs Bloomfield, fifter to the present Countefs of Belvidere, and other children. 4th. John, died young. 5th. William, married 9th April, 1743, to Henrietta, daughter to Col. John Ramfay, by whom he had 3 fons and 4 daughters. ift daughter, Mary, born 2nd November, 1705, married to Sir Henry Tuite, of Sonnagh, co. of Westmeath, Bart. and died 25th Feb, 1729, leaving an only fon George. 2nd. Hannah, died young. 3d. Elizabeth, died young. 4th. Alice, born 3d July, 1710, married 2nd May, 1734, to Thomas Loftus, of Killyan, co. Meath, Efq; and died 13th July, 1748, without iffue. sth. Thomazine, married to Guftavus Lambert, Efq; late M. of P. for Kilbeggan, and had iffue, 2 fons and 2 daughters. 6th. Anne, married to Henry Lyons of River Lyons, Efq; late a reprefentative in parliament, for the King's County; and had two daughters, Elizabeth, married to Robert Barry, Efq; Barrister at Law, and Anne, to George Nixon, Efq; an eminent army clothier. (Ift Earl.) Robert, the eldeft fon, born the 26th March, 1708, was chofen the 25th O&. 1731, to reprefent the co. of Weftmeath in parliament; and his Majefty was pleafed to create him a Peer by Privy Seal, dated 22d February, and by Patent 16th March, 1737, by the title of Baron Belfield; and was further advanced to the degree of Viscount Belfield, by Privy Seal, dated 26th Auguft, and by patent 5th Oct. 1751, and on the 29th Nov. 1756, he was created Earl of Belvidere, and was one of the Lords of the Privy Council, and alfo Mufter Mafter General of Ireland, which he continued till his death. On the 16th December, 1731, he mar ried firft, Elizabeth, elder daughter to Richard Tennison, of Thomaftown, in the co. of Louth, Efq; Commiffioner of the Revenue, who dying in London of the fmall pox, 5th June, 1732, without iffue; his Lordship the 7th Aug. 1736, married fecondly, Mary, eldest daughter of Richard, the 3d Lord Viscount Molefworth, who died in Aug. 1785, by whom he had iffue 3 fons and I daughter, viz Ift fon, George, the present Earl of Belvidere. 2nd, Richard, born 2nd Dec. 1739, married to Mifs Mervyn; was Lt. Col. of the 39th regiment of foot, and died 26th Jan. 1776, without issue. 3d, Robert, born in 1743, married 20th February, 1776, to Mifs Nugent, of Clonloft, co. of Weftmeath, which county he now reprefents in parliament, and is Surveyor General of Lands, Supervisor and Valuer of his Majesty's Honours, and has iffue. ift daughter, Lady Jane, born 30th Oct. 1737, married to Brindley, the fecond and late Earl of Lanesborough, by whom the had iffue the prefent Earl, and other children; and his Lordship dying Nov. 5, 1774, was fucceeded by his eldest fon, (2nd Earl.) George, the present and fecond Earl of Belvidere. Titles.] The Right Hon. George Rochfort, Earl of Belvidere, Viscount and Baron Belfield. Creations.] Baron of Belfield, in the co. of Westmeath, 16th March, 1737, 11th Geo. 2nd, Viscount Belfield, of the fame place, 5th Oct. 1751, 25th Geo. 2d, and Earl of Belvedere, Nov. 29, 1756, 30th of George II. Arms.] Saphire, a lion rampant, pearl, armed and langued ruby. Creft.] On a wreath, a robin red breast, proper. Supporters.] Two ftags, proper, gorged with ducal coronets, and chains refluxing over their backs, gold. Motto.] Candor dat viribus alas. (Truth gives wings to ftrength.) Seat.] Gaulftown, co. of Weftmeath, 37 miles from Dublin. The Voyage of Captain Cook round the (Continued from p. 461.) "TH " HE captain, (fays our author) gave the name Cape George to a poin of land discovered on St. George's day, two leagues to the north of which the fea form ed a bay, which, from its fhape, was called Long Nofe; eight leagues from which lies Red Point, fo called from the colour of the foil in its neighbourhood. On the 27th they faw feveral of its inhabitants walking along the fhore, four of them carrying a canoe on their fhoulders, but as they did not attempt |