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Culloden, and the late Lord Prefident Forbes, 
par nobile fratrum, rendered to theirs country 
during the fubfequent ftruggles of the ill- 
fated James’s deicendants, to recover the 
throne of their anceftors,, would occupy a 
much ampler fpace than can be allowed to 
any individual communication in your obitu- 
ary. His grandfon, the father of the late 
Culloden, carried arms in the fervice of his 
country, and attracted the notice of the great 
Earl of Mar, by the intrepid courage which 
he displayed at the nfemorable oattle of Det- 
tingen. Refpeéting the late Culloden him- 
felf, it may truly be faid, that although he 
neither pofleffed nor arrogated thofe fuper- 
eminent talents which elevated his illuftrious 
grandfather to the highe& civil offices, with 
which in this country a fubje€t can be in- 
vefted, yet in perfonal virtues he yielded to 
none of his anceftors. His integrity was un- 
fullied to the laft ; and his honor he ever re- 
garded as his l.fe; his manners were gentle, 
and unaffuming 3 his attachments warm and 
permanent ; and to thofe of his own name 
whom he deemed deferving of his protection, 
peculiarly affectionate. His fhort life was 
diftinguifhed by aéts of beneficence, and by 
traits of humanity: more efpecially juftice 
requires us to declare, that as a country gen- 
tlernan, his conduét was exemplary in an emi- 
nent degree ; and that his numerous tenantry 
regarded him as their father: nor were his 
virtues folely of a domeftic nature 5 in truth 
they embraced a much ampler range. For 
twenty-five years he almoft conftantly refided 
on his eftates; and, during this period, he 
ftood prominently forward in the fupport of 
every fcheme, which was deviled for the im- 
provement of his country. During thofe 
awful revolutions which {fo lately convulfed 
unhappy Europe, and fhook to their very 
bafes the pillars on which fociety had fecurely 
refted for twelve centuries, he was among the 
very: firt of his countrymen who rallied 
round the Britifh conftitution; and he com- 
manded a company of the corps of volunteers, 
which the inhabitants of the town and coun- 
try in his vicinity muftered up for its defence. 
In the arduous conflux in which this nation 
was then engaged, he moreover contributed 
very liberally to the relief of the exigencies 
of the ftate. Following the example of his 
anceftors, who in the quality of reprefenta- 
tives of their native county in parliament, 
had often evinced themfelves enlightened le- 
giflators, at the laft general ele€tion, uncon- 
nected with any party in power, and ftanding 
on the firm, and free, and independent foot- 
ing of his perfonal charaéter, and of the 
great ftake which he pofiefled in the country, 
he offered himfelf to the choice of his coun- 
trymen, to fuperintead their interefts in the 
Breat council of the nation. But the m>jo- 
rity of the Gentlemen of the county of In- 
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vernefs, unmindful of thofelincalculable bene- 
fits which the exertions of his ancefturs con- 
ferred on their country, in the moft critical 
periods of its exiftence ; aétuated by motives 
lefs commendable than gratitude, were pleaf- — 
ed to return another perfon. But the late 
Culloden was confoled in his difappointment 
by the reflection, that of the 14 moft ancient 
and independent freeholders in the county, 
fix declared in his favor, and a feventh was 
overtaken by indifpofition on the road, as he 
was repairing to the place of ele€tion to lend 
him his fupport. The author of this brief 
notice has learned from unqueftionable au- 
thority, that on the eve of the election, he 
believes on the very day, one of the candi- 
dates folicited his late friend to unite intereft 
with him, and offered to divide with him the 
political influence of the county. But Cul- 
loden’s ambition was\not of that mercenary 
and ignoble caft, which would lead him to 
liften to a propofal of this nature. The mo- 
tives which prompted him to come forward 
were widely remote from any view to the 
emolument of office ; and he felt no propen- 
fity to fcramble for the foaves and for the 
fifhes. He of courfe fpurned the idea of fuch 
a felfith compromife, During the latter 
years of Culloden’s life, the author of this 
feeble effort to raife a monument to his vire 
tues, was honored with much of his friend- 
fhip and countenance, and from every oppor- 
tunity of ftudying his charaéter which he en- 
joyed, he hefitates not to affert, that, taking 
him for all in all, he was fuch a man as he 
ne’er will look upon the like. On himfelf 
“his departed friend never looked but with 
kindnefs ; and the impreffion which that 
kindnefs made upon his mind, he will carry 
with him to the grave. 
We hope to be able to prefent our readers 
with a more extended memoir of this very 
refpectable and much lamented gentleman. 
IRELAND. . 
Died.] At Hazlewood, county of Sligo, 
while on a vifit to his fon-in-law, the Earl of 
Innifkillen. 
DIED ABROAD. 
At Paris, Sir Robert Chambers, late Chief 
Juftice of the Supreme Court of Judicature, 
at Calcutta. 
At Paffey, near Paris, Mr. E. Boyd, eldeft 
fon of Walter Boyd, efgq. 
On board the Afia Eaft Indiaman, on his 
return from the China expedition, between 
the ifland of Macoa and Bengal, Dr. T. Mof- 
fat, of the Hon, Eaft India Company’s fervicey 
and late in the royal navy. 
At the fettlement of Demerary, Mr.J. Ag- 
new, furgeon of the fhip Angola, Captain 
Boys. . 
At Mavapoor, in the Eaft Indies, Mr. C, 
Rymer, furgeon, fon of Dr. Rymer, of Edine 
burgh, 
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