eldeft fifter to Robert Herbert, the third and prefent Earl of Lanefborough; (4) Richard, who died young; (5) Frederick, born the 18th of March, 1763. 4th. Richard, born the 2d of July, 1722. ift Daughter, Lady Mary, and 2d. Lady Dorothy, both died young. 3d. Lady Sarah, married to Edward the fifth Earl of Drogheda, by whom he had iffue, the prefent Earl, and other children. 4th. Lady Anne, married the 9th of December, 1734, to the late Rt. Honourable Benjamin Burton, of Burton Hall, county of Carlow, and had iffue, two fons and a daughter. 5th. Lady Elizabeth, married the 23d of December, 1739, to the late Rt. Honourable Sir William Fownes, of Woodstock, county of Kilkenny, Bart. and died in 1778, with out iffue. 6th. Lady Letitia, married the 13th of November, 1742, to Harvey Morriss created Lord Viscount Mount Morris, of Caftle Morris, in the county of Kilkenny, by whom the had iffue, the prefent Viscount Mount Morres, and Letitia, married firft to the Honourable Arthur Trevor, eldeft fon of the Lord Viscount Dungannon, by whom fhe had iffue, the prefent Vifcount Dungannon, the married fecondly, Randal, Will am, the 6th and prefent Earl of Antrim, by whom she has three daughters. And his Lordship deceafing the 4th of July, 1758, was fucceeded by his fon. (2d Earl.) William, the fecond and pre fent Earl. Titles.] William Ponsonby, Earl of Befborough, Viscount Duncannon, Baron Befborough, of Besborough, in Ireland, and Lord Ponfonby, Baron Ponfonby, of Syfonby, in Great Britain. Creations.] Baron Befborough, of Befborough, in the county of Kilkenny, the 11th of September, 1721, 8 Geo. 1ft. Vifcount Duncannon, of the Fort of Duncannon, in the county of Wexford, the 22d of February, 1722, 9 Geo. ft. Earl of Befborough, the 6th of October, 1739, 13 Geo. 2d. and Lord Ponsonby, Baron Ponfonby, of Syfonby, in the county of Leicester, the 12th of June, 1749, 23 Geo. 2d. Arms.] Ruby, a Chevron between three Combs, Pearl. Creft.] On a Ducal Coronet, Topaz, three Arrows with Heads downwards, one in Pale, the others in Saltire, enveloped with a Snake, all proper. per. Supporters.] Two Lions regaurdant, pro Motto.] Pro Rege, Lege, Grege, (For my King, the Law, and the Peopie.) Seats.] Befborough, in the county of Kilkenny, 60 Miles from Dublin; Syfonby, in Leicestershire, and Roehampton, in Surry. In the plain the walls are furrounded by a deep ditch, a covered way, &c. On all the heights are redoubts of earth in the ftile of modern fortifications. The houfes are moftly of wood, and little better than cottages; they are only of one ftory, except a few fcattered here and there, which are dignified with the title of Palaces. The city is divided through its whole length by one. ftraight paved ftrect, the others are circular, and floored with planks. The Cathedral. ftands on an eminence, whence there is a view of the whole city. The alternate rifing and finking of the walls from the inequality of the ground, the gothic architecture and grotefque towers, the fteeples rising above the trees, which conceal the houfes from the fight, the gardens, meadows, and corn fields within the walls, all together form one of the most fingular, picturefque, and varied profpects that can be beheld. Notwithftanding its extent, it contains only about 4000 inhabitants, and has no manufactures, but carries on with Dautzick, Riga, and the Ukraine, a petty traffick in Linen, Ilemp, Honey, Wax, Leather, Furs, &c. Colletion of Voyages and Travels. The Foyage of Captain Cook round the World. (Continued from page 133.) T feveral questions, relating to the place from whence the vessel came? Who were the perfons on board? Whither they were bound? &c. After this, it was propofed that the people in the boat fhould go on fore and trade with them if they would lay afide their weapons; but the latter would not agree to this, unless the English would do the like. As this propofal was by no means an equal one, when it was confider be greater to the boat's crew than the Indians, and as perfidy was dreaded, it was not complied with. Befides, fince neither the bay which the Endeavour entered, nor any other part of the island furnished good harbour or anchorage, it was refolved not to attempt landing any more, but to fail from hence to the fouthward. Of the people of the island we have the following account. HE next morning they stood in for land, and faw feveral of the inhabi tants coming along the fhere. One of the lieutenants was dispatched in the pinnace to found for anchorage, and to obtain what intelligence could be got from the na-ed that the hazard muft for many reafons tives concerning any land, that might be farther to the fouth. Mr. Banks, Dr. So lander, and Tupia, went with the lieutenant in the boat. When they approached the fhore, they obferved, that the Indians were armed with long lances. A number of them were foon drawn together on the beach, and two jumped into the water endeavouring to gain the boat; but the foon left them and some other's that had made the fame attempt, far enough behind her. Having doubled the point where they intended to land, they opened a large bay, and faw another party of the natives ftanding at the end of i, armed like those whom they had feen before. Preparations were then made for landing, on which a canoe full of Indians came off towards them. Obferving this, Tupia received orders to acquaint them that the Englifh did not intend to offer them violence, but meant to traffic with them for nails, which were produced. Thus informed they came along-fide the boat, and took fome nails that were given them, being feemingly well pleafed with the prefent, Yet a few minutes after, feveral of thefe people boarded the boat, defigning to drag her on fhore; but fome mufquets being difcharged over their heads they leaped into the fea, and having reached the canoe, put back with 'all poffible expedition, joining their Countrymen who flood ready to receive them. The boat immediately purfued the fugitives, but the crew finding the furf extremely violent, did not venture to land there, but coafted along shore to try if they could not find a more convenient place. Soon after the canoe got on fhore, a man oppofite the boat flourished his weapon, calling out at the fame time with a thrill voice, which was a mark of defiance, as Tupia explained it to the English. Not being able to find a proper landingplace they returned, with an intention to attempt it where the cance went on fhore; whereupon another warrior repeated the defiance: his appearance was more formidable than that of the other; he had a high cap on made of the tail feathers of a bird, and his body was painted with various colours. When he thought fit to retire, a grave man came forward, who afked Tupia Gent, Mag, April, 1785. The natives are very tall, well proportioned, and have long hair, which, like the inhabitants of the other islands, they tie in a bunch on the top of their heads, they are likewife tataowed in different parts of their bodies, but not on their pofteriors. The ifle does not shoot up into high peaks like the others that they vifited, but is more level and uniform, and divided into fmall hillocks, fome of which are covered with groves of trees. However, none of thofe bearing the bread fruit were feen, and not many cocoa-trees, but a great number of thofe called Etoa were feen on the fea coast of this inland. Both the nature of their cloth, and their manner of wearing it differed in many respects from what had been obferved in the progrefs of our voyagers. All the garments that these people wore, were died yellow, and painted with a variety of colours on the outfide. One pieca formed their whole habit, having a hole in it through which they put their heads. This reached as far as their knee,, and was tied clofe round their bodies with a kind of yellowish fafh. Some of them alfa wore caps of the fame kind, as we have already mentioned, and others bound round their heads a piece of cloth which refem→ bled a turban."" The Endeavour failed from this island on the 15th of Auguft, with a fine breeze ; but on the 16th it was hazy, and they bore away for what refembled several high peaks of land, but the weather clearing up, they were convinced of their mistake, and refumed their course accordingly. They faw a comet on the 30th, about four o'clock, which was then about 60o above the horizon. Land was difcovered at west by north, on Thurfday the 7th of October, and in the morning of the 8th they came to an A a ancho anchor oppofite the mouth of a small river, not above half a league from the coaft. Captain Cook, Mr. Banks, Dr. Solander, and some other gentlemen, having left the pinnace at the mouth of the river, proceeded a little farther up, when they landed, leaving the yawl to the care of fome of their boys, and went up to a few fmall houfes in the neighbourhood. Some of the natives that had concealed themfelves in the neighbourhood took advantage of their abfence from the boat, and rushed out, advancing towards it, and brandishing their long wooden lances. On this, the boys dropped down the fream, but the favages pursued them clofely. The cockfwain of the pinnace then fired a mufquetoon over their heads, but it did not prevent them from following till they were near enough to discharge their lances, in cenfequence of which he levelled his piece and fhot one of them dead upon the (pot. They remained for a fhort time motionless with astonishment, but retreated precipitately as foon as they had recovered from their fright. In the mean while thofe in the pinnace and yawl being alarmed at the report of the piece, made hafte to return to the veffel. The Captain, Mr. Banks, and feveral gentlemen went on fhore, with Tupia, on the Monday following, and a proper party, on that fide of the river which was oppofite to a fpot where fome Indians were feated on the ground. Thefe latter immediately started up, and began to handle their weapons; but Tupia fpeaking to them, the gentlemen were agreeably fur prifed to find that he was understood by them, as they spoke his language, though in a different dialect. It appeared at first, that they had hoftile intentions, whereupon it was thought proper to fire a mufquet at fome distance from them. The ball truck the water; and the effect which it had was vifible, in deterring them from farther menacing the English. Afterwards the cap tain, with fome of the gentlemen and Tupia in their company, the mariners being previously drawn up, advanced nearer to the river's fide. This friendly Indian spoke again to them, and told them that the Eng lih wanted only to trade; to which they readily confented; but the gentlemen would not cross the river unless the na tives would lay afide their weapons, which they could not by any means be prevailed upon to do, and without which conceffion it was thought improper to cross the river. The gentlemen, however, in their turn, intreated the flanders to come over; which one of them confented to. However, they did not feem to value the beads and iron with which the English prefented tham, nor would they give any thing in return, but propofed to exchange their wea-* pons for thofe belonging to the English, which being confequently objected to, they endeavoured several times to snatch them out of their hands, but as the Englifh were on their guard, from the infor mation given them by Tupia, that they were ftill enemies, their attempts to feize their arms were repeatedly fruftiated, and Tupia, by the directions of the gentlemen, gave them notice, that any further violence would be punished with inftant death. One of them had, nevertheless, the audacity to fnatch Mr. Green's hanger, and, retiring a few paces, flourished it over his head; he, however, paid for this temerity with his life, Mr. Monkhouse firing at him with a mufquet loaded with ball; and that gentleman afterwards, with fome difficulty, recovered the hanger, one of the Indians endeavouring to feize it. The behaviour of the natives, added to the want of fresh water, induced Captain Cook to continue his courfe round the head of the bay. He was ftill in hopes of getting fome of the Indians on board, and by prefents added to civil ufage, to convey thro' them a favourable idea of the English to their fellow countrymen and thereby fettle a good correfpondence with them. Soon after an event occurred, though attended with difagreeable circumstances, that promifed to facilitate this defign. Two canoes appeared, making towards land, and Captain Cook propofed intercepting them with boats. One of them got clear off, but the Indians in the other finding it impoffi ble to escape the boats, began to attack them with their paddles; this compelled the Endeavour's people to fire upon them, when four of the Indians were killed, and the other three, who were youths, jumped into the water, and endeavoured to swim to fhore; they were, however, taken and brought on board. They were at firth greatly terrified, thinking they fhould be killed: but Tupia, by repeated affurances of friendship, removed their fears, and they afterwards eat very heartily of the thip's provifions. When they retired to rest, in the evening, they appeared perfectly eafy in their minds, and lept very quietly for fome hours, but in the middle of the night their fears returned, and they appeared in great agitation, frequently uttering loud and difinal groans. After fome time, however, the friendly promifes and kind careffes of Tupia again prevailed over their fears, and they became fo calm and refigned as to fing a fong, the tune of which was folemn and flow, and at the dead of the night, when an univerfal filence prevailed throughout the fhip, had an awful and pleafing effect. The next morning, after they up were were dreffed and ornamented, according to the mode of their country, with neck laces and bracelets, Captain Cook propofed fetting them on fhore, that they might give a favourable report to their country men of the reception they had met with. They teftified much fatisfaction on being told they were going to be releafed, but feemed under great apprehenfions of danger, at finding the boat approach Captain Cook's firft landing place, intimating, that the inhabitants were their foes, and that they always killed and eat their enemies. The captain nevertheless, judged it expedient to land near the fame fpot, which he accordingly did, with Mr. Banks, Dr. Solander, and Tupia, refolving at the fame time to protect the youths from any injury that might be offered them, but on feeing two large parties of the Indians advancing haftily towards them, they, returned, and again put themselves under their protection. As the Indians drew nearer, one of the boys difcovered his uncle amongst them, and a conversation took place between them across the river, in which the lad gave a yery just account of the hofpitality he had met with, and took great, pains to difplay their cloaths and finery. Soon after, the uncle (wam across the river, bringing with him a green bough, as a token of friendship, which was received as fuch, and feveral prefents were made him. The body of the Indian, who was hot the day before, Jay in the fame place where he fell; one of the boys had covered it with part of his cloaths, and after the gentlemen had retired, the Indian performed a kind of ceremony over it, by throwing a green bough to wards it, and the body was afterwards cartied in a raft across the river. Notwithstanding the prefence of the uncle of one of the boys, all three of them, by their own defre, returned to the fhip, but as the captain intended failing the next morning, he fent them on fhore in the evening, though much against their inclination. The names of these boys were Teahowrange, Kolke. range, and Maragovete. They informed Captain Cook that there was a particular kind of deer upon the island, likewife tars, capers, romara, yams, a kind of long pep per, bald coote, and black birds. On the 11th, Captain Cook fet fail, in hopes of finding a better anchoring place, after giving this bay (called by the natives Toaneora) the name of Poverty Bay, and the fouth-west point he called Young Nick's Head, on account of its being firft perceived by a lad on board, named Nicholas Young. They were becalmed in the afternoon, and several canoes came off from the fhore with Indians, who received many prefents, and afterwards bariered even cloaths, and fome of their paddles, fo eager were they of being poffeffed of as many European commodities as possible. A fingle tree formed the bottom of their canoes, and the upper part confifted of two planks fewed together; they fat on thwarts, their paddles were painted red, reprefenting many uncommon figures, and very curiously wrought. They were armed with bludgeons made of wood, and of the bone of a large animal: they called them Patoo-Patoo; and they were well contrived for close fighting. After they had finished their traffic, they fet off in fuch a hurry, that they forgot three of their companions, who remained on board all night. They teftified their fears and apprehenfions, notwithstanding Tupia took great pains to convince them they were in no danger; and about feven o'clock the next morning a canoe came off, with four Indians on board. It was at first with difficulty the Indians in the thip could prevail on thofe in the canoe to come near them, and it was not till after the former had affured them that the English did not eat men, that they came along fide the Endeavour. The chief came on board, whole face was tataowed, with a remarkable patoo in his hand, and in this canoe the three Indians left the hip. Captain Cook gave the name of Cape Table to a point of land about feven leagues to the fouth of Poverty Bay: its figure greatly refembling a table, and the ifland, called by the natives Teahowry, he named Portland Inland, it being very fimilar to that of the fame name in the British Channel. It is joined to the main by a chain of rocks near a mile in length, partly above water. There are feveral fhoals, called fhambles, about three miles to the north-east of Portland, one of which the Endeavour narrowly escaped there is, however, a paffage between them with twenty fathom water. Some parts of Portland Inland, as well as the main, were cultivated; and pumice-ftone in great quantities lying along the fhore, within the bay indicated that there was a volcano in the if land. High palings upon the ridges of hills were alfo vifible in two places, which were judged to be defigned for religious purpoles. ay, On the 12th feveral Indians came off in a canoe; they were disfigured in a trange manner, danced and fang, and at times appeared to be peaceably inclined, but at others to menace hoftilities. Notwithstanding Tupia ftrongly invited them to come on board, none of them would quit the canoe. Whilft the Endeavour was getting clear of the Shambles, five canoes full of Indians came off, and feemed to threaten the people on board, by brandishing the А а 2 lances, and other hoftile geftures. A fourpounder, loaded with grape-thot, was there fore ordered to be fired, but not pointed at them. This had the defired effect, and made them drop aftern. Two more canoes came off whilft the Endeavour lay at anchor, but the Indians on board behaved very peaceably and quiet, and received feveral prefents, but would not come on board. On Friday the 13th in the morning, they made for an inlet, but finding it not fheltered, they flood out again; and were chafed by a canoe filled with Indians, but the Endeavour out-failed them. She pur fued her courfe round the bay, but did not find an opening. The next morning they had a view of the inland country: It was mountainous, and covered with fnow in the interior parts, but the land towards the fea was flat and uncultivated, and in many places there were groves of high trees. Nine canoes full of Indians came from the fhore, and five of them, after having confulted to gether, purfued the Endeavour, apparently with a hoftile defign. Tupia was defired to acquaint them that immediate destruction would ensue if they perfevered in their at tempts; but words had no influence; and a four-pounder, with grape-fhot was fired, to give them fome notion of the arms of their opponents. They were terrified at this kind of reafoning, and paddled away fatter than they came. Tupia then hailed the fugitives, and acquainted them that if they came in a peaceable manner, and left their arms behind, no annoyance would be offered them; one of the canoes fubmitting to the terms, came along fide the fhip, and received many prefents; but the other canoes returning, and perfifting in the fame menacing behaviour, interrupted this friendly intercourfe. The following day, Sunday the 15th, they were vifited by fome fishing boats, the people in which, conducted themselves in an amicable manner. Though the fh which they had on board had been caught fo long that they were not eatable, Captain Cook purchafed them merely for the fake of promoting a traffic with the natives. In the afternoon a canoe with a number of armed Indians came up, and one of them, who was remarkably cloathed, with a black fkin, found means to defraud the captain of a piece of red baize under pretence of bartering the fkin he had on for it. As foon as he had got the baize into his poffeffion, inftead of giving the skin in return, agreeable to his bargain, he rolled them up together, and ordered the canoe to put off from the fhip, turning a deaf ear to the repeated remonstrance of the captain against his unjust behaviour. After a fhort time, this canoe, together with the fishing boats which had put off at the fame time, came back to the fhip, and trade was again begun. During this second traffic with the Indians, one of them unexpectedly feized Tupia's little boy Taiyota, and pulling him into his canoe, inftantly put off, and paddled away with the utmoft fpeed; feveral mulquets were immediately discharged at the people in the canoe, and one of them receiving a wound, they all let go the boy, who be fore was held down in the bottom of the canoe. Taiyota taking the advantage of their confternation, immediately jumped into the fea, and fwam back towards the EndeaYour; he was taken on board without receiving any harm; but his ftrength was fo much exhaufted with the weight of his cloaths, that it was with great difficulty he reached the fhip. In confequence of this attempt to carry off Taiyota, Captain Cook called the cape off which it happened, Cape Kidnappers, lying in latitude 39 deg. 43 min, fouth, and longitude 182 deg. 24 min. weft, and is very diftinguishable by the high cliffs and white rocks that furrounded it. The diftance of this cape from Portland land is about 13 leagues, and it forms the fouth point of a bay which was denoiminated Hawke's Bay, in honour of Admiral Hawke. (To be continued.) Impartial View of the prefent Difputes between the Emperor of Germany and the States of Holland. WIT 7ITHOUT inquiring too curiously into the ways of Providence, we may affirm, on the frength of appearances which cannot well be misinterpreted, that in the contelt which at prefent fixes the attention of Europe, Heaven has de clared itself on the fide of the Dutch Re publick. The early rigour of winter has interrupted large bodies of infantry on their march to the Low Countries from the interior parts of the empire. Nor is the advantage which the Dutch may derive from the natural elements merely fortuitous. The power they have over the mighty element of water is fixed and permanent. By opening their fluices, and cutting through the dykes, they pollets, they in defperate circumstances, have ac tually exercited a power of calling to their aid the billows of the ocean. And, what may feem paradoxical, the froft binds up the maifhy and yielding foil, and confolidates the watery fluid, is not an enemy, but an ally to the Republick. It has ferved, and without the exercise of a prudent cau tion, it might serve again as an ambufcade for |