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 CAPERCAILZIE CAPET 751 and extending into the Atlantic from the southernmost point of the division of that island called Ferryland, in lat. 46 40' N., Ion. 62 54' W. It forms a prominent point for navi- gators in the North Atlantic, lying near the ordinary route of vessels between the eastern ports of the United States and England, and being the last point of American land sighted or passed in the eastward passage. CAPERCAILZIE. See GROUSE. CAPE RIVER, or Vannks (called also, from a small town near its source, Rio de Segovia), a river of Central America, forming the boun- dary between Nicaragua and the state of Olan- cho in Honduras. It flows through a fertile country, and after a course of 250 or 300 m., enters the Caribbean sea at Cape Gracias a Dios. It is navigable for a considerable dis- tance from the sea, but the upper part of its course is obstructed by cataracts and shallows. CAPERNAUM, a town of Palestine, often men- tioned in the New Testament, and memorable as the scene of many of the works of Jesus. The town seems to have been on the W. coast of the sea of Gennesareth ; but travellers differ as to its exact locality. A long series of tradi- tions identified it with a ruined village, known Rates of Synagogue at Tell Hum. at present as Khan Minyeh, until the 17th cen- tury ; since then it has generally been fixed at Tell Hum, a spot further N. on the seacoast. Dr. Robinson inclines to restore the ancient tradition, while Capt. Wilson, the latest ex- plorer, decides in favor of Tell Hum. CAPERS, William. D. D., an American Metho- dist clergyman, born in St. Thomas's parish, S. C., Jan. 26, 1790, died at Anderson, S. 0., Jan. 29, 1855. In 1808 he was received into the South Carolina conference, filling some of the most important stations in its bounds. In 1821 he was appointed missionary to the Indians in western Georgia, and travelled throughout the state pleading the cause of missions. The year following he established a mission among the Creek Indians on Flint 151 VOL. m. 48 river. In 1825 he was stationed in Charleston, where he remained as preacher in charge and presiding elder for six years. For a part of this tune he edited the " Wesleyan Journal," which was subsequently merged in the "Zion's Her- ald," and now bears the name of the "Chris- tian Advocate and Journal " in New York. In 1828 he was chosen as representative to the Wesleyan Conference in England. In 1835 he was elected professor of the evidences of Chris- tianity in the university of South Carolina, a post which he afterward resigned to take charge of the " Southern Christian Advocate," which he edited for five years. At the first general conference of the M. E. church, South, he was elected and consecrated bishop (1846), which office he filled until his death. CAPE SABLE. I. A rocky point forming the S. extremity of Nova Scotia, in the county of Shelburne, extending into the Atlantic in lat. 43 26' N., Ion. 65 38' W. II. The most S. point of the mainland of Florida, and the S. E. extremity of the mainland of the United States, in lat. 26 55' N., Ion. 81 15' W. Fort Poin- sett is situated upon it. The cape is low and sandy, and to the north of it is the western extremity of the great Mangrove swamp. CAPE SAN LUCAS, the S. extremity of the pen- insula of California, extending between the gulf of California and the Pacific ocean in lat. 22 44' N., Ion. 109 54' W. It forms one side of a bay on which lies the town of St. Joseph, about 20 m. east of the cape. CAPE SAN ROQUE, a promontory on the N. E. coast of Brazil, forming the N. E. extremity ot the province of Rio Grande do Norte, extend- ing into the Atlantic in lat. 5 28' S., Ion. 35 16' W. At this cape the coast turns from its general direction (N. and S.) so sharply to the west as to form almost a right angle; thus making the promontory the most prominent projection on the eastern shore of the conti- nent. About 50 m. S. of it is the harbor of Natal. CAPE SPARTIVENTO (anc. Herc-ulu Promon- torium), a promontory of southern Italy, forming the S. E. extremity of Calabria Ultra, extending into the Mediterranean in lat. 37 57' N., Ion. 16 5' E. Many of the ancients considered it the southernmost point of Italy, and Strabo always so describes it; but the majority appear to have held Capo Leucopetra (the modern Capo dell' Armi) to be further S. The extreme point is in reality about mid- way between the two. CAPE ST. VINCENT (anc. Promontorium Sa- crum), a headland at the S. W. extremity of Portugal. Off this cape, Feb. 14, 1797, an English naval force, consisting of 15 ships of the line, under Admiral Jervis, defeated a more numerous Spanish fleet. CAPET, an appellation given to Hugues, or Hugh, the first king of the third French dy- nasty. That the name comes in some way from the Latin caput, head, is certain. Some suppose it to have indicated that Hugh had