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Arm-oria l Bearing s. —See the annexed Engraving. 
The armorial bearings of the earl of St. Vincent being 
the reward of valour and intrepidity in the fervice of 
his country, we (hall, for the gratification of ourreaders, 
explain them here; viz. Sable, a chevron ermine be¬ 
tween three martlets or ; his family arms. 
Creft.—Out of a naval coronet vert, the fails of it or, 
a demi pegafus argent, maned, &c. or, winged azure ; 
the hi ther wing charged with a fleur de lis of the fecond. 
Supporters.—Dexter, an eagle, holding in his interior 
talon a thunderbolt, all proper. Sinifter, a pegafqs ar¬ 
gent, maned, &c. or; wings azure; the hither one 
charged witli a fleur de lis of the fecond. 
Motto. —“ Thus.” 
Amongft the brave and fuccefsful actions fought by 
tlie earl of St. Vincent, and for which he twice received 
the public thanksof both lioufesof parliament, we might 
inftance the following : In 17S2, he took, off Breft, Le 
Pegafe, a French fliip of 74 guns and 700 men, remark¬ 
able for having been conftrudted from her keel, and 
completely equipped, in about ninety days, as an infiance 
of what might poflibly be accoinpliftied by fupereroga- 
tion in the work of (hip-building. She was commanded 
by the chevalier de Giliart, who fought till (he became 
a wreck upon the lea, and had Curtained a dreadful car¬ 
nage among the crew. In 1797, he attacked, with only 
fifteen (hips of the line, a Spanifli fquadron of twenty- 
fiev'en fail, off Cape St. Vincent; commanded by Don 
Louis de Cordova; and took two fhips of 112 guns each, 
one of 84, and one of 74 guns; and battered the Spanifli 
admiral’s (hip, La Santiflima Trinidada, of 120 guns, in¬ 
to a perfedt wreck. I-Ie all'o in conjunction with general 
(ir Charles Grey, took the iflands of Martinique, St. 
Lucia, and Guadaloupe, with their dependencies. F tom 
the engagement oft' Cape St. Vincent, he was dignified 
with the title of earl of St. Vincent, and his lupporters 
and creft, with the fleur de lis, &c. were granted as me¬ 
morials of the obftinate and bloody engagement between 
his fliip the Thunderer, and the F'rench fliip La Pegafe, 
or Pegafus, his prize. 
CADOGAN, EARL CADOGAN. 
CHARLES-HENRY-SLOANE CADOGAN, Earl 
CADOGAN, Vifcount Chelfea, in the county of Mid- 
dlefex, Lord Cadogan and Baron of Oakley, in Buck- 
inghamfliire; born December 10, 1749; fucceeded his 
father, the late earl, April 3, 1807. 
The family of (iadogan derive their defeent from the 
Britiftt princes of Felix and Powis, in the principality of 
Wales. William Cadogan, in the reign of Charles I. 
went to Ireland with the earl of Stratford, and diftin- 
guiftied himfelf in the fervice againft the rebellious in- 
furgents of that kingdom. Henry, his fon, had iffue, 
1. William, who was the mod confiderable of thofe of¬ 
ficers who ferved in the victorious wars of queen Anne, 
under John duke of Marlborough. He was feverely 
wounded in the battle of Blenheim, Auguft 2, i7'04; 
yet greatly contributed to the victory of Malplaquet, 
September n, 1709. He was created by George I. 
June 30, 1716, baron Cadogan, of Reading, in the county 
of Berks ; and foon after appointed ambaffador extraor¬ 
dinary and minifter plenipotentiary to the United Pro¬ 
vinces. He was farther created baron Cadogan, of Oak¬ 
ley, in the county of Buckingham, vifcount of Caver- 
Iham, in the county of Oxford, and earl of Cadogan, in 
the county of Denbigh, with remainder of the barony to 
bis brother. Upon the death of the duke of Marlbo¬ 
rough, having refigned his embaffy to the States Gene¬ 
ral, he was conftituted, June 16, 1722, commander in 
chief of his majefty’s forces, and matter general of the 
office of ordnance; and died July 17, 1726. 2. Charles, 
fecond lord Cadogan, who likewife ferved under the 
duke of Marlborough. He married Elizabeth, daugh¬ 
ter and co-heir of fir Hans Sloane, bart. by which lady 
he had iftue an only fon, Charles-Sloane Cadogan, third 
lord. His lordfliip, dying September 24, 1776, was fuc¬ 
ceeded by his only fon, who married, firft, May 28, 1747, 
Frances, daughter of lord Montfort,, by which lady, who 
died May 20, 1768, he had iffue, Charles-Henry, the 
prefent ' earl ; William - Bromley, vicar of Chelfea, 
who married the widow of-- Bradlhaw, efq. and 
died January 18, 1797, without iffue; Thomas, born 
February 6, 1752, in the royal navy, and unfortunately 
loft in the Glorieux, in 1782, unmarried ; George, born 
December 1, 1754, and killed in India, in 1780, unmar¬ 
ried ;. Edward, in the army, died at St. Lucia, in 1779, 
unmarried; Henry-William, died Auguft 4, 1774. His 
lordfliip married, fecondly, Auguft 10, 1777, Mary 
Churchill, eldeft daughter of Charles Churchill, efq. 
by lady Mary Walpole, daughter of Robert earl of Or- 
ford, from whom he was divorced in 1.796, and by whom 
he had iffue, Emily-Mary, born May 26, 1778, married 
to the honourable and reverend Gerald-Valerian Wei- 
lefley, brother to the marquis of Wellefley ; Henry, 
born February 26, 1780; Charlotte, born July 11, 1781, 
married, September 20,. 1803, the honourable Henry 
Wellefley, another brother of- the marquis of Wellefley ; 
George, born May 5, 1783, a captain in the navy ; Louifa, 
born September 1, 1787 ; Edward, born April 25, 1789. 
His lordfliip died April 3, 1807, and was fucceeded by 
his fon Charles-Henry, the prefent earl. The prefump- 
tive heir is Henry, brother to-the earl. 
Creations. —Baron Cadogan, May 8, 1718 ; Earl of 
Cadogan, and Vifcount Chelfea, December 27, 1800. 
Residence.— Santon-Downham, in the county of 
Suffolk. 
Armorial Bearings. —See the annexed Engraving. 
Motto. — Qui invidet minor eft. —“ He who envies is 
the inferior.” 
HARRIS, EARL OF MALMESBURY. 
JAMES HARRIS, Earl of MALMESBURY, 
Vifcount Fitz-Harris, of Hurne Court, in Hampftiire; 
Lord Malmeftniry, of Malmeftuiry, in the county of 
Wilts ; and Lord Lieutenant and Cuftos Rotulorum of 
the county of Southampton; Knight of the Bath : and 
May 9, 1789, received the honour, by His Majefty’s 
penniffion, of bearing the Pruffian eagle, and taking al¬ 
io the motto allotted him by the Stadtholder, the lame 
as ufed by the houfe of Nalfau ; born April 9, 1746; 
married, July 28, 1777, Harriet-Mary, After of fir 
George Amyand, bart. by which lady, he has iffue, 
James-Edward, vifcount Fitz-Harris, heir apparent, 
born at St. Peterfburgh, Auguft 19, 1778; married, 
June 17, 1806, Mils Anne Daftiwood, and has iftue a 
fon. Catharine, born at St. Peterfburgh, May 29, 1780, 
to whom the emprefs of Ruflia flood fponlor. Thomas- 
Alfred, in holy orders. Frances, born Auguft 22, 1784. 
George, who died an infant. 
This nobleman was appointed, February 22, 1771, 
minifter plenipotentiary to the court of Madrid ; and 
farther promoted, in 1772, to be envoy extraordinary to 
the court of Berlin ; which office he exchanged, in 1777, 
for that of envoy extraordinary to the court of St. Pe- 
terftmrgh. He was further appointed, in 1783, envoy 
extraordinary and minifter plenipotentiary to the repub¬ 
lic of the United Provinces of Holland, which honour¬ 
able appointment he held for many years ; and on his 
return to England was, by George III. created baron 
Malmefbury. His lordlhip was alfo appointed, in 1796, 
envoy extraordinary to the French diredtory at Paris, 
for the purpofe of fettling preliminaries of peace ; but 
which proved abortive. See the article England, 
vol vi. p. 786. 
James Harris, father of lord Malmelbury, was an au- 
thorofconliderable abilities and reputation ; as (hown in 
the biographical Iketch of his life, given in p. 235 of this 
volume. He married Elizabeth, daughter and heir of John 
Clarke, of Sandford in the county of Somerfet, efquire; 
by which ladyjie had iffue, 1. James, lord Malmelbury. 
2. Catharine, 
