cape. 
ment of the North Coaft ; four leagues weft of St. Malo. 
Lat. 48. 38. N. Ion. 15. 20. E. I eno, 
CAPE FRl'O, a cape of South America, on the coaft 
of Brafil, eaft of Rio Janeiro. Lat. 22. 54. S. 41. 43. W. 
Greenwich. 
CAPE FRON'SAC, on the fouth coaft of the itland of 
Cape Breton. Lat. 45. 37. N. Ion. 61. 10. W. Greenw. 
CAPE FRO'WARD, a cape of South America, on 
the north coaft of the Straits of Magellan. Lat. 54. 3. S. 
Ion. 71. 59. W, Greenwich. 
CAPE FRY, a cape in Hudfon’s Bay. Lat. 64. N. 
Ion. 88. W. Greenwich. 
GAPE FUL'LERTON, a cape in Hudfon’s Bay. Lat. 
64. 10. N. Ion. 88. 20. W. Greenwich. 
CAPE FU'MOS, on the eaft coaft of Africa, in the 
Indian Sea. Lat. 27. 30. N. Ion. 29. 17. E. Greenwich. 
CAPE GALAFIGUE'RA, on the fouth coaft of the 
ifland of Majorca. Lat. 39. 26. N. Ion. 19.1. E. Tenerifle. 
CAPE GALE'RA, a cape of South America, on the 
north-weft coaft of Terra Ferma. Lat. n. N. Ion. 75. 20. 
W. Greenwich. 
CAPE GALE'RA, the eaft point of the ifland of Tri- 
nidad. Lat. 10. 45. N. Ion. Co. 30. W. Greenwich. 
CAPE GALISA'NO, a cape of Spain, on the north 
coaft. Lat. 43. 29. N. Ion. 13. 6. E. Peak of Tenerifle. 
CAPE GAL'LANT, a cape of South America, on 
the north coaft of the Straits of Magellan. Lat. 33. 50. S. 
Ion. 73. 9. V 7 . Greenwich. 
CAPE GAL'LO, on the north coaft of the ifland of 
Sicily. Lat. 38. 17. N. Ion. 31. 10. E. Ferro. 
CAPE GARA'PO, a cape of France, in the Mediter¬ 
ranean : about two leagues fouth of Antibes. Lat. 43. 
31. N. Ion. 24.50. E. Ferro. 
CAPE GAS'PE, on the eaft coaft of Canada, in the 
Gulf of St. Laurence. Lat. 48. 35. N. Ion. 64. 10. W. 
Greenwich. 
CAPE GA'TA, a cape of Spain, on the coaft of Gre¬ 
nada. Lat. 36. 43. N. Ion. 14. 25. E. Peak of Teneriffe. 
CAPE GAT'TO, or Cape Gaeta, on the foutli coaft 
of the ifland of Cyprus, in the Mediterranean. Lat. 34. 
53. N. Ion. 32. 50. E. Greenwich. 
CAPE GEORGE, on the fouth coaft of Kerguelen’s 
Land. Lat. 49. 54. S. Ion. 70. 13. E. Greenwich. 
CAPE GEORGE, on the coaft of New Holland. Lat. 
35. 15. S. Ion. 150. 55. E. Greenwich. 
CAPE GEORGE, on the weft coaft of Newfoundland. 
Lat. 48. 28. N. Ion. 59. 17. W. Greenwich. 
CAPE GEORGE, a cape of the ifland of South Geor¬ 
gia, in the South A.tlantic Ocean. Lat. 54. 17. S. Ion. 
36. 32. W. Greenwich. 
CAPE GEORGE, a cape of America, on the coaft of 
Peru, in the Southern Pacific Ocean. Lat. 23. 50. S. Ion. 
52. 32. W. Ferro. 
CaPE GF 1 R. See Cape Aguer. 
CAPE GLQU'CESTER, on the coaft of Terra del 
Fuego, at the fouthern extremity of South America. 
CAPE GLOU'CESTER, a high promontory on the 
eaft coaft of New Holland. Lat. 19. 59. S. Ion. 148. 11. 
E. Greenwich. 
CAPE GLOU'CESTER, on the coaft of New Britain. 
Lat. 5. 54. S. Ion. 14S. 15. E. Greenwich. 
CAPE GQNLEWAR', on the coaft of Hindooftan, in 
the Bay of Bengal. Lat. 16. 55. N. Ion. 82.55. E. Gr. 
CAPE GONSAL'VO. See Cape Lopez Gonsalvo. 
CAPE of GOOD HOPE, a cape and fettlement in the 
fouthern extremity of Africa, in the country of the Hot¬ 
tentots, firft difeovered in the year J487, by Bartholo¬ 
mew Diaz, a Portuguefe, who made foine nautical obfer- 
vations, but did not land. He gave it the name of Capo 
dos totos Tormentos, or Tormentofo, on account ot the ftorms 
his veftel met with near the coaft ; but Emanuel, king of 
Portugal, changed it to its prefect name on the return of 
Diaz. The Dutch, in their voyages to the Indies, ufed 
Jo land here to take in water and provifions : tire Ihips 
going out depofited their letters in a cafe of iron,, or lead, 
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under a ftone appointed for the purpofe, which thofe who 
returned exchanged for others, and conveyed the intelli¬ 
gence and circumfta.nces of their voyage to the different 
ports. John Van Riebeck, a furgeon, and a man of abili¬ 
ties, firll conceived the deftgn ot forming a fixed eftablifh- 
ment, which mult be of great utility to his country, at 
a place about an equal diftance between their iettiements 
in India and Europe, to afford Ihips refrelhments, (lores, 
&c. His plan was adopted by the Dutch Eaft India Com¬ 
pany. Four /hips were accordingly lent out under the 
command of Riebeck, who had acquired the friendfiiip 
of the natives, and laid the foundation of the town now 
called Cape Town. Every thing fnoceeded to his wilh, ar.d 
the colony encrealed and profpered : a bounty of lixty 
acres of land was granted to every man who fey tied there, 
fu that the w hole is now of conliderable extent, and forms 
fix different eftublilhments. Some difputes, however, in 
1659, produced a war between the natives and the Dutch, 
concerning the boundaries of the latter. After the lofs 
of many lives, ail animofities were amicably concluded in 
about ten years, after which they lived in peace and quiet. 
The climate is favourable; the Turing commences in Oc¬ 
tober, the fummer in January, the autumn in April, and 
the winter in Juiy. The foil is good, and produces abun¬ 
dance of .corn beyond the mountains. The country far¬ 
ther inland is much infefted with beafts of prey,, as lions, 
tigers, leopards, wolves, &c. Game is plentiful, and the 
number of antelopes and deer prodigious. Among other 
fpecies of animals, are the elephant, elk, rhinoceros, buf¬ 
falo, giraffe, &c. A great number of beautiful and rare 
birds have been found, as well as curious plants, by na- 
turalifts, who have made it their bufinefs to vifit the coun¬ 
try for that purpofe. In the month of September, 1795, 
the cape and town furrendered to an Englifh fleet, under 
the command of admiral Sir G. Elphinftone, feconded by 
land forces under the command of major-generals Clarke 
and Craig, on terms of capitulation, by one of which pri¬ 
vate property was to remain untouched.■ The lot's fuf- 
tained on the fide of the Engliflt was only four men killed, 
and a few officers and men wounded, Lat. 34. 24. S. Ion. 
18. 30. E. Greenwich. 
CAPE GRA'CIAS A Dl'OS, a cape of North Ame¬ 
rica, on the north-eaft coaft of the country of Honduras. 
Lat. 14. 20. N. Ion. 65. 32. W. Ferro. 
CAPE GRAF'TON, on the coaft of New Holland. 
Lat. 16. 57. S. Ion. 214. 6. W. Greenwich. 
CAPE GRE'GORY, on the weft coaft of North Ame¬ 
rica. Lat. 43. 30. N. Ion. 124. W. Greenwich. 
CAPE GREN'VILLE, on the north-eaft coaft of New 
Holland. Lat. 11.58. S. Ion. 217. 38. W. Greenwich. 
CAPE GRE'VILLE, on the welt coaft of North Ame¬ 
rica. Lat. 57. 33. N. Ion. 207 15. E. Greenwich. 
CAPE GRl'MINGTON, on the eaft coaft of Labrador. 
Lat. 58. 55. N. Ion. 61.45. W. Greenwich. 
CAPE GRONES'SE, or Gros Nez, the north-weft 
point of the ifland of Jerfey. Lat. 44. 22. N. Ion. 2. 18. 
W. Greenwich. 
CAPE GROS, a cape of Spain, on the coaft of Catalo¬ 
nia. Lat, 41. 12. N. Ion. 18.7.E. Peak of Teneriffe.. 
CAPE GROS, on the north coalt of the ifland of Mi¬ 
norca. Lat. 40. 5. N. Ion. 20. 38. E. Peak of Teneriffe- 
CAPE GRO'SO, on the eaft coaft of the ifland of Mi¬ 
norca. Lat. 39. 48. N. ion. 2.1. x. E. Peak of Teneriffe. 
CAPE GRO'SO, on the fouth'coaft of the ifland of Ma¬ 
jorca. Lat. 39. 22. N. Ion. 19. 35. E. Peak of Teneriffe. 
CAPE GUADEL', or Goadi-.i,, on the coaft of Per- 
fia, in the Arabian Sea. Lat. 25. 12. N. Ion. 62. E. Gr. 
CAPE GUANGT'Vl, on the weft coaft ot the ifland of 
Porto Rico Lat. 18. 11. N. Ion. 67.45. W. Greenwich. 
CAPE GUARDARFU', a cape ot Africa, on the eaft 
coaft, m the -Arabian Sea, at the entrance of the Straits of 
Babelmandel. Lat. n. 30. N. Ion. 5-0. 30. E. Greenwich. 
CAPE GUIGAN', the fouthern point of the ifianti of 
Samar, one of tlie Philippines. Lat. 31. 10. N. Ion. 1.25. 3, 
E. Greenwich. 
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