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 that they never spent an hour in Dr. Beaufort’s company without leaving it wiser and better, more disposed to do their duty to God and to their neighbour. In disturbed times, and in a country where political and religious dissensions have unhappily prevailed, he was eminently serviceable, combining, as he did, judicious loyalty with the virtues of a Christian, of a Protestant clergyman, and the talents and manners of an accomplished gentleman. Dr. Beaufort’s peculiarly conciliating politeness increased the power and effect of his benevolence, not oidy upon the highest, but upon the lowest class of his friends, acquaintance, and parishioners. He lived to be an example of uncommon intellectual vigour in advanced age. When he was nearly 83, in the last year of his life, he was occupied in preparing, from a large mass of materials, an improved edition of the memoir accompanying his map. His sight was so acute, that he could at that tige superintend the most delicate revisions of the map. His grateful parishioners propose to erect a monument to his memory. The general and deep regret felt for his loss does honor to virtue, and to the generous character of the Irish people.” Dr. Beaufort died at Collon, in the year 1821.

Mr. Francis Beaufort entered the navy during the Spanish armament, in 1790, as a midshipman on board the Latona 38, Captain Albemarle Bertie; and we subsequently find him serving under the Hon. Robert Stopford, in the Aquilon 32; which latter frigate was one of Lord Howe’s repeaters, on the memorable first of June, 1794.

In the autumn of the same year, he removed with Captain Stopford to the Phaeton 38, which ship formed part of the squadron under Vice-Admiral Cornwallis when that officer made his celebrated retreat from a powerful French fleet, June 17, 1795. Mr. Beaufort subsequently assisted at the capture of la Flore, a 36-gun frigate; la Daphne, mounting 30 guns; la Bonne Citoyenne, corvette; nine privateers, two other armed vessels, and many merchantmen; likewise at the