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fhould be an impediment to his promotion; he tells her there is no danger of his abfence being confidered in an improper light, as his furlow has fome months to run, and if his conduct, while abroad, has merited notice, he does not fear but the generofity of his officers will reprefent it properly to a prince, whofe characteristic it has ever been to prompt in rewarding both the foldier's and failor's valour; urges her to accept a longer continuance of his fervice, and tells ber, be came that day on purpose to acquaint her that he had just met captain Seafort, a young naval officer, to whom the bad partly been engaged in America, and who, on the first notice of her leaving that country, had followed her to Europe; that he had been very earnest in his enquiries after her, but as the had enjoined him fecrecy, as to the place of her abode, he had only told him it was probable he might meet her at the houfe of an Irish relation of her's, lady Fallal, on a vifit to whom Harrict tells him he is then going, and repeats her injunction of concealing her dwelling.

In the next act, Mifs Temple acquaints her coufin, that the expects foon to fee her dear Seafort, whom he has fo often mentioned to her, and begs her to permit his coming there, as, though acquainted with her father's death, he is ftill ignorant of the fad reverfe of fortune which has attended her from that motion, and that he had rather hide herfelf for ever from him, than pain bis heart by difcovering to him her wretched fituation, or making him a fharer of her poverty. Lady FalJal, with the generofity natural to her country, intreats her to partake of her little abundance, and, as a motive, tells her, the could never find any pleasure in a heavy purse, but when it empowered her to lighten the heart of a friend.

Mifs Temple replies, the does not doubt of Seafort's love, but that the knows his fortune is confined, and that marrying her without a fhilling, againft his father's confent, muft fhut out all his opening prof pects; and though he had, while in affluence, indulged the fond hope of becoming his wife, the muft now fly from the idea; and on a fervant's announcing cap tain Seafort, lady Fallal retires. A fhort converfation ensues between Mifs Temple and the captain, in which they confefs their unalterable affection to each other; but Harriet abfolutely refufes to permit him to propose their union to his father, the major; left he should forfeit his favour. On her leaving him, commodore Broadfide, a worthy, generous old officer, enters, and enquires of Seafort the reafon

of fo gallant a fellow's lowering his topfail, and looking fo cloudy; tells him life is a voyage, in which foul as well as fair weather must be expected, and offers him the affiftance of his purfe or perfon in any defign be may have in hand; but fays he hopes it is not that of marriage, as it is yet too foon for him to be made a Yellow Admiral, and adds if it is fo, he hopes the girl has money, as he believes the old major would as foon fee him hanging at the main-top-yard as married to an angel without a fortune; but on Seafort's replying it is his Harriet, of whom he has fo often heard him fpeak, and whofe hopes have all perished with her father; he com mends his conftancy, and promifes to do all in his power to bring over the old gentleman to his withes.

In his attempt to accomplish this, he difcovers that Harriet is the daughter of his brother-in-law general Temple, and determines to visit her in difguife, and find out the real fituation of her and her lover, as he difapproves of Seafort's hav ing concealed from him this circumstance: he accordingly goes to Mrs, Buftle's, and on being introduced to Harriet, immediately recognizes the image of his fifter, and declaring himfelf a poor relation, entreats her charity. She most readily grants it, though at the expence of the only thing of value fhe has remaining, a jewel, given her by Seafort; on which he tells her gay profperity had filled his fwelling fails, and fmiled upon his fortunes, but his fituation is now fo dreary, he almoft fears to fhock her by owning himself to be her uncle Henry. She acknowledges to have heard her mother dwell upon his virtues, and that his poverty but increafes her respect, and adds, that if her honeft industry can lighten his diftrefs, her hands fhall ufe their utmost efforts to aflift him, and her woes vanish at the brightening fmile fhe fhall hope to meet on his brow.

Overcome by this, he difcovers the real fituation of his circumftances, prefents her with his fortune, and affures her that fhe thall be immediately united to Seafort, of whom he ipeaks in the highest terms. He then enquires after her brother, and on her declaring the never was fo happy as to have one, tells her, her father, for reafons of his own, had educated him under the name of Charles Steady, which proves to Harriet that in the young vofunteer, who has been fo attached to her the has found that brother for whom the Commodore declares he has just been fo lucky as to obtain a commiflion, which his father wrote to him to folicit in his favour, and they both go inftantly to feek him,

Captain

Captain Seafort having again called at lady Fallal's, in hopes of meeting Harriet, whose abode he is still ignorant of, is followed thither by Steady, who has been in purfuit of him, to demand fatisfaction for

Apology for his giving to the World the following Narrative, extracted from antient Records, and other authentic Docu

ments.

tome unworthy treatment he has given COUNT O'Rourke, at whofe request

him on his refufal to discover Mifs Temple's lodgings, and from his fuppofing the had placed a confidence in Steady, which he had denied to him. Harriet enters Juft in time to prevent a duel between her Jover and her brother; a thorough reconciliation enfues, and they go with her to be introduced to the Commodore, the generous fource of all her heart-felt joy. They meet together at the houfe of lady Fallal, where they are followed by the Major, who blockades all the doors with fpontoons, &c. in hopes of feifing the lady, who he imagines has feduced his fon; but on the Commodore's discovering that the is his niece, and heiress to his fortune, confents to her marriage with her lover, and is told by the Commodore, that when age fteals away our tafte for youthful pleafure, the only way to repay ourselves for the paft forms of life, and to make, its current flow with ease, is to confer happinefs on those we love.

On thef occurrences the main plot of the comedy is founded. But there is an inder plot, which juftifies the title by introducing variety. It is filled up by the motley characters of lord and lady Fallal, Sir Timothy Valerian, Mr. Moreley and lady Courtney, in whofe traits there is no originality. They are repetitions of the infipid, foppifh, nonchalant man of fashion married to a gay wife-of an old rakish valetudinarian and traveller-of a lively ccquetifh widow-of a dangling lover and of a fond couple jealos, yet conftant. The fituations they are thrown into are fuch as are common in romances, and which gave no great fatisfaction,

In the fifth act, Mr Morely and lady Courtney agree to take cach other for life; a perfect reconciliation takes place between lord and lady Frankley, and they are all prefent as witneffes of the happinets of Harriet and Seafort.

Account of the Genealogy of Count O'Rourke. Count O'Rourke having, in a letter be wrote to Lord Northen the 17th of November, 9780, promifed bis, Lordship that he would Speedily publish an Account of the many marks of Diftinction with which be bad begu honoured by Kings, Potentates, &c, And copies of that Letter having been fent to jeveral of the Count's Friends; he thinks ; it incumbent on him to fulfil bis Envage. mink, and hopes this will be fufficient

we have collected the following account, from the moft authentic records of Ireland, in print and in manufcript, is defcended, in the forty-third generation, from Achay Moymedon, king of Ireland from the 351th to the 366th year of the Chriftian æra. The race of Achay Moymedon, grown very powerful ih the fourth century, poffeffed themselves of the provinces of Connaught, Ulfter, and Meath; a poffeffion which they maintained, and which thenceforward gave them a fuperiority in the national conventions of election. The other royal houfes, who had a right to be elected to the throne of Ireland, were obliged to yield to this new conftitution; and from the year 366, to the utter diffolution of the Irish monarchy in 1175, none but a prince of the race of Achay Moymedon was elected to the throne of Ireland, Crimthorn and Brian Boiroimhe, of the Hibberian line, except. ed. The provincial governments, like the fupreme fovereignity, were conducted according to the order of clection, but confined to certain families. The province, of Connaught fell to the two elder fons of Achay Moymedon, Brian and Fiacra. Their posterity, under the names of Hy Brune and Hy Fiacra, governed Connaught for more than 900 yeaas. In the listh century, the Hy Brune was divided into two families, diftinguished by the titles of Hy Brune Breffny and Hy Brune Aic: the former, when not elected to the provincial fovereignty of Connaught, were however feudatory princes of Breffny and Convacny, two confiderable counties in the province of Connaught. In the tenth centu-, ry, the princes of Hy Brune Breffny took the firoame of O'Rourke, in memory and in honour of Ruare, a celebrated governor, of Breffny and Convacny, in the tenth century. From this Ruarc, Count Oʻ. Rourke, for whom we have furnished this account, is descended, in the 25th generation.. At the diffolution of the Irish mo narchy under Roderic, the counties of, Breffay and Convacny were governed by, Tiernan O'Rourke, whom we mention here, as he ftruggled with great glory for the liberty of his country, in the time of that fatal revolution. From Fergal, thes uncle of this Tiernan, all the families now. exifting of the name of O'Rourke are def cended. Fergal died in the year 1149. The revolution, which put an end to the

Count O'Rourke is descended from

From Owen

Brian
Shane Og
Owen
Shane Og
Shane
Laughlen
Arthur
Teignageer
Ualgarg

Donald

Awly

Arthur
Donald
Fergal
Donald
Tigernan
Ualgarg
Neal

Irish monarchy in the twelfth century,
made no change in the political oeconomy
of the country of the O'Rourkes.
the year 1558 to the year 1573, when
they compounded for their country with
Elizabeth, Queen of England, they enjoy-
ed the principality of Breffny and Convac-
ny abfolutely and independently of the
English government: an honour almoft
peculiar to this family, and which few fa-
milies of the whole kingdom could boast
of. In the beginning of the fixteenth cen-
tury, Tigeroan Moore O'Rourke, other-
wife Tigernan the Great, was elected
prince of Breffny and Convacny. He com-
pounded with his elder brother Teigna-
geer as tanafted (or prince elect) of Breff-
ny; and in the mean time, yielded to him
the eftates of Kinell Luachan and Culolin,
commonly called the Western Breffny;
which eftates remained in the family of
Teignageer without interruption till the
time of James I. and king Charles his fon,
who was beheaded in England, in the year
1649: but Cromwell, coming to Ireland,
gave a fatal blow to the houfe of O'Rourke,
in giving away their lands by his cruel ty-
ranny, but never offered to touch their
titles or dignities. From the two fons of
Tigernan Moore, Teig and Ternan, def. Tigernan
cended the family of Carrha and Druma-
hair. The pofterity of Teig, in the per-
fon of Brian Ballagh Moore, his great
grandfon, became very powerful and con-
fiderable in this kingdom, Count O'Rourke
is defcended from Brian Ballagh Moore,
by the female line, in the fifth generation,
as fhall be noticed hereafter. Brian Bul-

lagh Moore died in 1526. His fon Brian Namurrha raised war in Ireland against Queen Elizabeth, in the year 1589, and failed, partly through the intrigues of the king of Scots; which occafioned the firft forfeitures in this family. From Tigernan the fecond, son of Tigernan Moore O' Rourke, came the family of Carrha, of whom the late Count Owen O'Rourke was the chief; a perfon of exalted merit, who had the honour of filling a post of diftinction under his prefent Imperial Majefty, while duke of Lorraine. Thefe three families of Kinell Luachan, Drumahaire, and Carrha, thus uniting in Count O'Rourke, his brother Brian, and Con; we here fubjoin his genealogy, up to the flock of Achay Moy medon, according to the custom of Ireland in those days. The faid Count O'Rourke is nearly related to General Count O'Donnell, and to the late General Lacy in Spain, and General Lacy in Germany, as likewife to General Macguire in the fame fervice. Bryan died fame years ago.

Hib. Mag. March, 1782.

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Arthur the Righteous, king of Connaught
Hugh

Sen Fergal, king of Connaught, 964

Arthur

Ruarc

Sellachan

Cernchan
Dumgorta
Dunchad
Baithin
Blathmac
Fedlim
Scanlan

Hugh Fin, or the Fair
Fergna
Fergus
Crimthorn

Muredaghmall

Fogan Sreb, king of Connaught
Duach Gallach, king of Connaught
Brian

Hy Brune

Achay Moymedon, king of Ireland,
A. D. 366.

Princes of Breffny, or North

The above is the paternal genealogy of ration from Achay Moymedon, faithfully Count O'Rourke, in the forty third geneextracted from the antient records of Ireland; which proves clearly that the honleffened by the lofs of his family patrimoour or nobility of O'Rourke is no way

ny.

We now proceed to his maternal dethe daughter of captain Brian O'Biru, fcent.- His mother, Mary O'Birn, is whofe coufin-german Henry O'Birn, before the late- forfeitures, poffefled a large

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eftate in Tyr Brune upon Shannon, in the County of Rofcommon, formerly the feudatory country of the O'Birns, his anceftors. The faid Henry O‘Birn now mentioned was father to the prefent Duchefs of Wharton. Count John O'Rourke's grandfather, Brian Mac Shane Og O Rourke, was married to Bridget O'Rourke, the daughter of Owen Og O'Rourke, the fon of Owen Moore O'Rourks, who was fon of Tigernan, who was the fon of Brian Ballagh Moore, and the brother of Brian Namurrha, who warred with Queen Elizabeth. The said Count O'Rourke's great grandfather, Shane Og, was married to Owen O'Rourke, the daughter of Brian Ballagh, who was grandson to Brian Ballagh Moore O'Rourke above mentioned, feudatory earl of Breffny, who died in the year 1468. Owen O'Rourke, the father of Shane Og just mentioned, was married to Margaret Nugent, of the family of the earls of Westmeath, originally lords of Dilvin-To give a longer detail would be inconfiftent with the bounds we have prefcribed to ourselves; our defign being to prefent the genealogy of a nobleman dear to us, not a history of his ancestors, which would require a large volume.

The above genealogy of Count John O' Rourke was drawn up by Charles O'Connor, Efq; of Belangare, in the county of Rofcommon, the 10th of October, 1754.

Not to be too tirefome to the reader in mentioning the names of many gentlemen that have attefted the truth of the above pedigree, we shall only fubjoin the few following.

As I have for these fifty years laft paft been frequently converfant with fome of the most intelligent antiquaries of Ulfter and Connaught, I have had an opportu. nity of learning from them that the abovementioned O'Rourke, and his parents, were defcended in a right line from the most antient and illuftrious families of the faid province; which, with the above undoubted atteftations of their genealogy, clearly convinces me of the truth of what therein fet forth. Given under my hand at Larkfield, this 18th day of November, 1754.

O'DONNEL. The faid O'Donnel was father to the Late Count General O'Donnel, commander chief of his Majefly's Imperial horfe, and in high efteen at the court of Vienna; and his brother John was alfo a lieutenantgeneral in the fame fervice.

I do hereby certify the above genealogy

to be true.

Clanalis,

32:08. 4754.

O'CONNOR DON.

The faid O'Connor, chief of that noble name, has abfolutely in his poffeffion the royal crown which his ancestors wore when monarchs of Ireland; and he lives on a small eftate that till remains, as part of his ancestors former territories.

We do hereby certify that O'Rourke, the bearer hereof, is a native of the county of Leitrim, and now the first man of the antient same and family of the O' Rourkes; and hath ever fince our acquaintance with him behaved himself as became a man of honour and benevolence; and as he hath lately taken out the genealogy of his family, written by Mr. O'Con nor, of Ballinagar, the bett chronologer in this province, we affure the contents to be true.

Dated the 24th of February, 1755.
(Signed)

HEN. CROFTON,
WILL. GORE,

Members of Parlia-
ment for the County
of Leitrim.

GILBERT KING, Member of Parliament for a

Borough in the

County of Leitrim.

TOBY PEYTON

ROB. MAGUIRE,

CHID. CROFTON.

Anecdotes of Count O'Rourke.

THE very

TH remarkable gentleman, whese descent and genealogy, as diftributed by himself, we have published, was born at a village near the antient caftle and extenfive foreft of Woodford, in the county of Leitrim, and province of Connaught; which was the refidence of his royal ancestors. He acquired a knowledge of the language, accent and manners, of his native country, fo fixed and rooted, that though he has lived ever fince his 25th year abroad, he yet preferv. es the broad dialect, and the peculiar style of Ireland. In his 25th year he came to London, where he remained upwards of five years, experiencing many disappoint

ments.

He embarked in feveral pursuits, but ultimately fixed on the military profeflion, as the beft fuited to his genius and difpofition, In the first troop of horse guards he received the rudiments of arms, but, being a Roman Catholic, he was forced to refign. He then went to France, and prefented to the king, at Verfailles, a petition, fpecifying his princely origin, and praying for a regiment. In confequence of which, in the year 1758, he was made a captain of the Royal Scotch It is well known, how in that fervice. difficult a matter it is for a foreigner to get advanced in that jealous and national corps.

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corps. As few inftances of irregular pre-
motions had been known in the brigade,
the lieutenants were all, to a man, hurt
at the appointment; and being refolved
to conteft the matter with him, it was de-
cided at the point of the fword, and the
Count, in the space of a few days, fought
four duels, in which he gained great re-
putation; not more by his gallantry in the
field, than by honourably confeffing, that
be thought it an injury to the national re-
giment, that a foreigner fhould be thruft
upon them: and he therefore gave up his
commiffion, informing the grand monarch,
that it was a dear purchase to fight for it
every day. At this time he formed an in-
timate acquaintance with the Polish am-
baffador, and with his lady. A foldier of
fortune is a foldier for the ladies; and it
has through life been the plan and ambiti-
on of the Count, to connect gallantry with
enterprize, and pay as much regard to
the eyes of beauty, as to the ftandard of
his commander. The beau monde of Pa-
ris declared him to be the cecifbeo of the
ambaffador's lady, through whofe intereft
he was introduced to king Stanislaus, from
whom he received the promife of an ho-
nourable appointment; but having too
much activity in his nature to wait in idle-
nefs for the flow performance of a royal
promife, he went to Ruffia, with ftrong
recommendations from France to the court
of Petersburgh, which being then engaged
in a war with Pruffia, was the feene for
adventure and fame. He was appointed
firit major of horse cuirafliers, in the regi-
ment of body guards; and, in the course
of the war, be diftinguished himself great-
ly, and, in particular, by ftorming the
city of Berlin, which he laid under con-
tribution.
At the end of that war, he
was invited by the great Frederic to come
and fee him at his court. He was advi-
fed not to go, as the foldiery had commit-
ted feveral of the outrages which are but
too frequent in the heat of conqueft; but
the Count Laid, that the man who was a
trave enemy could not be a dangerous
friend: and he went to Berlin, where he
was moft graciously received by the Pruf
fian monarch, In a converfation between
them, Frederick afked him, how he could
Entertain the ambitious hope of fucceed
ing in an attempt againit Berlin? The
Count replied, in one of thofe gafconades
which are pardonable in a knight errant,
that if he had been ordered by his com-
manding officer to form the heights of
beaven, he would have made the attempt.
The Count now returned to France, with
certificates of bis gallant conduct from
Peter the third, prince general Wolkonf-
Loy, and general de Souverow. Qis

return, he was appointed by king Staniflaus one of his chamberlains, which appointment took place in 1764. At this time he formed an intrigue with a French Marchionefs, which lafted for fome years, during all which time be refided in her houfe, and they lived in the greatest elegance and fplendor. A fingular accident put an end to the connection, and produc ed a very laughable procefs in the Parifian courts of Justice. The Marchionefs coming home from a vifit one day rather unexpectedly, difcovered the Count in an unbecoming familiarity with her maid, which fo hurt her pride, that they feparated in anger, and the Marchiones brought an action against the Count for a large fum, on account of board and lodging. The Count confeffed the charge to be juft, but brought a counter action againft her ladyship for actual services. The procefs became the topic of general merriment.

The Count fpecified all his titles, and the Marchionefs was nonfuited. In the year 1770, he was appointed by the French king a colonel of horse, and was enrolled among the nobility of France; and in the year 1774, he was honoured with the order of St. Louis.

At the commencement of the prefent war he came over to England, declaring, now that his own country wanted his arm, he would not fight under a foreign banner. He brought with him all his certificates, titles and recommendations; and, among others, one from the king of France to his prefent Majelly. He was introduced by his friend, the late lord Cunningham, to lords North and Stormont, and was introduced by lord Stormont to the king at St. James's. He propofed to lord North to raise three regiments of Roman Catholics in his native country, to be employed against the Americans, provi ded they would give him the commiffion of colonel commandant-but his offer was rejected; and in all his applications he has been treated, by the ministry, with indifference or fcorn. He propofed to them to quell the riots in the year 1780, at the head of the Irish chairmen-but all his offers have been, treated contemp tuonfly; in confequence of which it was that he diftributed the genealogy which is prefixed, and along with it all the certificates and honours which he received during his refidence abroad. He ftill preferves all the dignity of a prince, and many anecdotes occur, to fhew how much he difdains the upftart families, as he calls them, of England. Lately talking in a circle at Bath, of an intention which he had of making an excurfion to Effex, a famous Bath doctor, remarkable for his 2 T

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