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T officer, descended from Drago de Montacute, who came over to England with William the Conqueror, in 1066, and was the common ancestor of the Dukes of Montagu and Manchester, and the Earls of Sandwich and Halifax, is the second son of the late Admiral John Montagu, who served his country with zeal and fidelity for 63 years; commanded the squadron employed on the coast of North America previous to the colonial war; was afterwards appointed Governor of Newfoundland; and held the chief command at Portsmouth subsequent to the peace of 1783; by Charlotte, daughter and co-heir of George Wroughton, of Wilcot, co. Wilts, Esq.

Mr. George Montagu was born Dec. 12, 1750; went to the Royal Naval Academy at Portsmouth, in 1763; and from thence was discharged into the Preston, of 50 guns, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral William Parry, and commanded by