gauntlet of impofition at the port of Harwich, we fet fail, at half paft three in the afternoon, in the Diana fchooner, Capt. Deane. The crew confifted of a mate, two fewards, and thirteen failors; and the veffel carried four four-pounders, two two-pounders, and fix fwivels. There were fourteen paffengers, including an English family who were going to fpend a few years in Switzerland, and who were accompanied by a learned gentleman of Oxford. After weighing anchor, the Government difpatches for the Minifter at the Hague were fastened to a heavy weight of lead, that the might be inftantly funk in cafe any of the enemy's fhips fhould appear. The weather was fine; we failed with a fair and gentle breeze; and, after leaving Landguard fort on the left, and ftretch ing along the coaft of Suffolk with the town of Orford in full view, we flood out for fea, and in a few hours loft fight of England-Maria undique, et andique cælum. Several of the paflengers were men of fenfe and knowledge; and, foon after the veffel failed, a converfation took place upon deck refpecting the reformation of religion in the 16th century, and the comparative merits of the three great luminaries of that age, Luther, Melanahon, and Erafmus, One gentleman obferved, that the revival of polite literature in Germany was chiefly owing to the exertions of Melanthon. "True," faid another; but, had the revival of Evangelical truth depended upon his exertions, it is to be feared that the Reformation wou'd have been strangled in its infancy.” "Yes, yes," faid a lively young gentleman, had Luther been fuch a man as Melan&thon, we should have had no Reformation." This feemed to be the general fenfe of the company, who were of opinion, that he frequently difplayed a timidity which was unworthy the 'character of a great man; that his conccifions to the adverfe party were unwarrantable; and that it was happy for the caufe of truth that Luther was always at hand to controul him. I ventured to ftand up as the apologift of that amiable and mid reformer, by remark ing, that I did not recollect any tranf action in the hiftory of his life which would warrant the charge of his having fhewn a difpofition to facrifice the caule of truth to any confideration whatever; but, it was well known that he never laid fo great a frets upon the abolition of external rites and ceremonies as Lu ther and others; and that he thought great conceffions ought to be made upon that fcore for the fake of peace. At the fame time, I was very ready to allow that, in fome inftances, he thewed too much condefcenfion to the fierce and intolerant bigots with whom he had to deal at diets and pubic conferences: but, notwithstanding, I made no fcruple of giving my decided opinion, that Melancthen's temper and conduct ought to be held out as a model to modern ecclefiaftical reformers in preference to the rough and unaccommodating fpirit of Luther. We all agreed in condemning Erafmus as a trimmer in the affair of the Reformation; although it was allowed that he paved the way for the favourab'c reception of Luther's opinions by his humourous and fatirical writings against the monks. We all joined in admiration of his genius, his wit, and his elegant talle; and the fmart little gentleman, to whom I have already aiJuded, began to quote fome paffages from one of his Colloquies, intituled, Naufragium, which diverted the Captain and forme of the failors; particu larly the anecdote of a perfon who, in the midst of a form, promifed St. Chriftopher, if he would fave him, an offering of a large wax taper, with a fecret referve not to give him fo much as a tellow-candle when he got fafe upon dry land. This led to a converfation on fuperfintion; and it was remarked by one of the company, that it was our lot to live in an age which could not be charged with too much fuperftition. "Oh! I beg your pardon," faid a compofed fleady German, who fat smoking his pipe, Mankind are always fuperfitious: the only difference is, that they vary their objects of fuperftition." True," "faid another," and the conduct of the French illuftrates your remark: they have difcarded the old faints from their Calendar to make way for St. Voltaire, St. Rouffeau, St, Helvetius, and their practical commentators, St. Mirabeau, St. Marat, and the worthy candidates for faintly honours who preach the doctrine of affalination in the Jacobin clubs; and, instead of the Virgin Mary, they now invoke the tutelary genius which prefides over the French republick." After this converfation, we were amufed with the throwing of the log-line, in order to determine at what rate the veffel failed. Night now began to approach. About eight o'clock the light-house on the · coaft coaft of England, which is visible at the distance of seven leagues, disappeared from our view. The veffel fcudded along with a fine breeze; and the fea, within the fphere of her action, prefented the appearance of an infinity of twinkling ftars. The fcene was grand and aweful; and I thought of the following paffage in the 10th Pfalm: "They that go down to the lea in fhips, and occupy their business in great waters; these fee the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the Deep. For, at his word the formy wind arifeth, which lifteth up the waves thereof; they mount up to the heaven; they go down again to the depths. He maketh the form to cease, fo that the waves thereof are fill Oh! that men would therefore praife the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!" Moft of the paffengers became extremely fick early in the evening: "due was the toffing, deep the groans." In hopes of avoiding ficknefs, I remained upon deck after my fellow-paffengers had all retired to their cabins; and I food with my face towards the wind; but all my precautions were of no avail. About ten o'clock I felt fymptoms of fqueamishness, and continued dreadfully fick till near midnight; when I crawled down to my cabin in woeful plight, tumbled into bed without undreffing, fuak into the arms of Morpheus, and lept foundly for feveral hours in fpite of the motion of the veffel, and the roaring of the waves and wind. Early in the morning I heard the joyful news of our being within fight of land. I fprang upon deck, entirely recovered from my fea-fickness, and faw, for the firt time, the low-lying coaft of Holland. I thought of the following lines of Virgil in the third book of the Eneid: "Jamone rubefcebat ftellis Aurora frigatis Cam procul obicuros colles humilemque vi ber the failors;" who always expect a fhilling at the least from every paffenger. This morning the converfation turned on the fubje&ts of politicks and religion. One of the company, with much good fenfe, maintained, that the difcuffion of abstract principles concerning the rights of man was not calculated to do good; and that the bett proof of political wisdom in statesmen was, to embrace every opportunity of applying a practicable remedy to an exifting practical evil. The reafoning which he ufed upon this topick fuggefted to another gentleman the following obfervation: that if the rulers of this world, civil and ecclefiaftical, knew the things that belonged unto their peace and intereft, they would omit no opportunity of improving whatever was defective, and repairing whatever was unfound, in their respective systems; by which means the danger of bloody convulfions, and of revolutions effected by force, would in all probability be avoided. The converfation then turned upon the fubject of ecclefiaftical reformation; and, reafoning upon the principle with which the first gentleman fet out, it was contended by the fecond, that plurality and non-refidence were abufes in the Church of England which ought to be removed without delay, and which, he apprehended, might be done away without the fmalleft danger of popular commotion. But the Oxonian was not difpofed to go fuch lengths; and one of the company, perceiving fome indications of a spirit of contention, diverted the attention of the difputants to the porpules that rolled about in all directions. The industry and enterprising spirit of the Dutch became the next fubject of converfation: and this led to a debate on the comparative state of the different nations of Europe with respect to virtue and happiness. It was obferved by one gentleman, that he looked upon the peafantry of Switzerland to be the most happy and virtuous people in Europe. He argued, that "States, though very poor, may still be very bleft;" and contended, that the cultivation of thofe arts, which depend upon the powers of tafte, lead to a refinement of manners, which has often paved the way to a state of fenfual corruption. Í remarked, upon quitting the vessel, that the paffengers left a plentiful flock of provifions behind them, which the fhortnefs of the paffage and fickness had prevented them from using; and [ would would advise those who cross the water in his Majesty's packet-boats not to load their cabin with provifions, but to be contented with a little bread and wine. In my next, I shall give an account of my landing at Helvoetfluys. Yours, &c.. Mr. URBAN, The Grove, Barnard Cafle, Nov. 14. I WILL attempt to fatisfy the the enquiries of Clericus Oxonienfis, as far as I am able, touching the family of Dr. Chandler, Bishop of Durham.. He was a native of Ireland, was tranfJated from Lichfield 1730, and continued in the fee of Durham to the time of his death in July 1750.-He married Barbara, the eldest daughter of Sir Humphrey Briggs, and by her had two fons and three daughters. Richard, his eldeft fon, foon after his father's tranflation was appointed Prothonotary of the county Palatine, and in 1737 was made Spiritual Chancellor of the diocefe, which office he poffeffed to the time of his death in 1769. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Lord James Cavendish, of Stavley park, in Derbyshire, and by act of Parliament took the name of Cavendith, in compliance with the will of his father-in-law. He was folicitor of the excife, a commiffioner of the customs, and member for Wendover. Ob. Nov. 22, 1769. Wadham, the Bishop's fecond fon, was brought up at Clare-hall, Cambridge; he was appointed Spiritual Chancellor of Durham, 17311 held the rectories of Bishop Weremouth, and Washington, in that county, which he vacated on being appoiuted mafter of Sherburn hofpital, near Durham, in 1735, and in the fame year was inftalled a prebendary of the 12th ftall in the cathedral church. He died at Aix, in France, in 1737, and was interred in the Galilee at Durham. Bishop Chandler had three daughters, one married R. Cavendish, efq. another married Wadham Wyndham, who was made constable of the caftle of Durham, clerk of the peace and fteward of the hallmote court. A third daughter married the Rev. Mr. Brotherton, who did not poffefs any offices or clerical preferments, in the county of Durham, that I have been informed of, and was very little known there. The Rev. James Lefley, chaplain to Bishop Chandler, was a prebendary of the English fall in the cathedral church of Durham, which he refigned in 1755, on his being appointed Bishop of Limerick in Ireland. He married Mifs Lifter, a neice of Bishop Chandler's, and by the death of Bishop Chandler's fons and daughters without iffue, that prelate's great riches devolved on the family of Lefleys; the Bishop of Limerick ́left two fons and one daughter, and, report fays the eldest fon poffeffed 40,000l. of that wealth. I am forry I cannot be more particular, being removed at too great a dif tance for immediate enquiry. Yours, &c. W. HUTCHINSON. P.S. I will trefpafs upon you to communicate, by this Magazine, to the Subfcribers to the Hiftory of the County of Durham, that, after fo long and involuntary a delay, in confequence of a late decifion, which terminated an expenfive fuit, the fole property of that work reverts to me; the printing of the third volume will not be delayed after I have had delivery of the MS, and the fheets already printed off. I propofe,to make several additions to complete this volume (a project oppofed by the late printer and contractor), and that the fame shall be richly embellished with plates, for which additions a very moderate price will be impofed: but the fubfcribers will be feverally left to their option, to take the addenda, or receive the promised fheets gratis. W. H. THE SOLILOQUY. GOOD Heavens! and is it thus that I am left alone, who once was furrounded by all that the youthful heart holds dear? Surely, my lot is hard indeed. I look about me; but fee not a friend I can love; not a companion whom I can truft; not a relation, to foothe my dreary folitude, or hear my forrows! Happy art thou, O fon, of the laborious peafant. Thou canft behold thy father, toiling cheerfully for thy bread and the mother that bore thee as cheerfully bufied at home, to make his re= turn welcome, and the remembrance of his labours light. Father, did I fay ? and could I bring this tongue to utter the dear name of mother? Ah, little pealant, it is not fo with me! Behold here, in my abandoned perfon, behold the wretched being, who was once a fplendid prince. Oh cruel reverse of fortune! and if I feel it fill more cruel, it is, because once I was extremely happy, great, and honoured. Where, where, O heavenly mercy, arc are the hearts that feel? I am indeed miferable, for I can feel it all. Alas! my once dear, my ever honoured parents, how happy for us, had ye died, as I perhaps must foon, a poor, abandoned, unpitied, hopelefs, infant. Would I could lofe the memory of what I was! and yet, what I have of memory tells me only of mifery undeserved: once highly honoured, and enjoying life, as if it were always funfhine; a harmlefs playful child; the heir fo lately of much envied greatnefs; and now, the folitary defcendant of a race of illuftrious monarchs; now, GOD knows, without any wilful fault of mine, deferted, frowned on, shunned, and flighted. Deftitute of every fuppo:t, but the bread dealt out to me, and that steeped in my own tears; nay, reduced even to the need of hoping for exiftence from day to day, as the fierce bounty of thofe, who have overthrown the power which once fupported them; and deftroyed the throne and kingdom, in which they uled to glory, as fuperior to every other. Gracious. Providence! to what unknown end baft thou yet referved my infant being? few and evil, indeed, have been the years of my checquered fcene. Children of poverty, never murmur more; but think of Lours, the pitiable, fuffering boy, fo great, fo harpy ence, and only not adored. He cries from his prifon houfe; and he is inexpreffibly wretched, without an eye to pity, or a hand to help him! I with not you to exchange with me my hapless ftate; but, you cannot conceive the joy my wearied heart would feel, could I be permitted to fhare with you that life of humble innocence, and of chearful penury, which your calm years enjoy. Your parents hail you in the morning, as it brightens to your view; and at night, you depart to your quiet couch, with their kiles on your lips, and their best blefings on your happy heads. But-oh! let me hufh: and yet, furely I pay think in fecret. Know then, for me, the heir of a wide kingdom, there is no father to protest, to intruct, or animate; there is no mother, to nou rish, or to cheer me, with the thoufand foft tendernelles, in which you share every day. Afk me not why? I am told the law has cut off the mild, the benign head, of my dear father, who once, they fay, was the fountain-þead of law; and even my defencclefs mother has died by the fame Aern hands. I must not call them cruel; but furely, a fon might well mourn, that they were fo heavy, and fo hard. The room grows ftill, and I lift from my poor pallet-bed the eyes, which tears have nearly exhaufted of their light. Not a glaring watch now tents my looks with glances of fufpicion, or of infidious curiofity. What would ye hope to fee, O faithful guardians of a task repofed? Is it then a crime to faulter in my fpeech, to heave the quivering lip; or to have the countenance, now pale with horror, now flushing with fenfa- · tions inexpreffible; and which you cannot feel? All is quiet now; and if this is to be the last, let it, O merciful Father of life, be the best and the most useful period to me, and to others, that I have ever lived! I may be happier than many who have not died fo foon. "Diel and so soon!" Would I could fleep it off: can men be fuch! It fhocks me to the foul. Ah fifter; ah dear aunt. It tells me I muft die, and that it may be soon! But, you cannot bear what fcarcely do I dare to think of, from dread of those around me. Whither, oh whither, can I flee? this body could not pierce those bars; or bear, if paffed them, the rude ftock of pavements, hard as the human hearts, chat- Silence, filence! your thoughts, LOUIS, would be dangerous, where looks alone are guilt! Were even those grating doors thrown open, what could it avail thee? If I return to the royal palace of my ancestors, my father's throne is overwhelmed; his guards are maffacred, for their fidelity; and every friend is flain, or profcribed for ruin. Where then fhall I flee for refuge, or to whom can I leok for aid? From my nearest remaining relatives I can have no expectations; and yet, they loved me, all. My royal father is no more: he is beyond the reach of power to diftrefs, or of violence to deftroy him. This, O hard confolation, is the only glimpse of comfort I can draw from the torrents of his reeking blood. He is happily exempted alfo from hearing the feeble plainings of his unhappy fon. Thank Heaven! the thought composes my wearied lids: when, and to what fad tidings, fhall they wake again? Defend us, Goodness! It will not do. My horrors crowd upon me. Oh! mur dered, dered, butchered parents! Oh! deareft to my heart, now gone for ever from my aching fight! Yet, why fhould I lament their death, when for me to live is my only bitternel, They indeed are bereft of life and kingdom, of friends, and every tranfient comfort; nay, and by the very objects who furely might have been the first, from duty, intereft, honour, gratitude, and perfonal affection, to hazard their own lives in defence of patrons fo bounteous and fo gentle. Ceafe, my childish murmurs; they are delivered from terror, from infult, from perfidy, and all the endless train of mileries which render life to me a burthen. They lie full low, befmeared in their own blood. But, fill, they rest in peace. O fweet fleep; yet, for a few fhort hours, in pity grant it me! Mr. URBAN, Nov. 14 ferves, not only on this, but on all other occafions; I fhall only, in the moft earnest manner, request your Lordship [Lora Geo. Germaine] taking him into your protection and patronage, to recommend him to his Majefty as an officer of long fervice, and from my own pofitive knowledge, that there moft fingular merit: affuring you, my lord, is not an officer or foldier in this little army, capable of reflecting or judging, who will not regard as perfonal to himself any mark of royal favour graciously conferred, through your lordship, on Captain Moncrieff," Such was the elogium on Mr. Moncrieff by one of the beft officers in the British army, which infured him the rapid promotion he afterwards attained 'n the army; for, in the course of twentyeight years, he got the rank of Colonel without purchafing a fingle commiffion. Yours, &c. R. Mr. URBAN, Nov. 14. YOUR correfpondent A. Z. p. 884, IN the very ufeful and entertaining wishes to know when the late Co. Moncrieff got the rank of Major, the following are the dates of his commiffions in the corps of engineers and brevet rank in the army. In the corps of engineers. Enfigu*, Jan. 28, 1762; lieutenant, Dec. 41 1770; captain lieutenant, Jan. 10.1776. Brevet rank in the army.Major, Dec. 25, 1779; lieutenant-colonel, Sept. 27, 1780; colonel, Nov. 21, 1790. The brevet rank of major he got in confequence of the gallant Major-general Prevoft's recommendation of his services during the ficge of Savannah, in Georgia, as published in the London Gazette; and, what made the compite ment the greater, the rank was dated the fame day that the general's difpatches were prefented to his Majefty. Every teftimonial to the character of a good officer is worthy of being recorded; therefore, the following extract from General Prevoft's letter may not be im proper at this time, particularly as A.2. feems to be difpleafed with Mrs. Prev.it for not mentioning Col. Moncrieff's name in the epitaph on her brave hufband; an omiflion for which he ought not to be blamed. "I would alfo with to mention Captain Moncriell, commanding engineer; but, fincerely fenfible that all I can exprefs will fall greatly short of what that gentleman de * At this time there were no fecond-lieutenants, as at prefent, in the corps of royal engineers. book commended by your reviewers, P. 440, there is one egregious mistake, Mr. Lyfors, who, after noticing, (p.199), which it may be proper to point out to that in the chapel of the hofpital at Croythe portrait of a lady with a ruff, dated don, founded by Whitgift, "there is 1616, Etat. 38," remarks, "probably it is indifputable, that, from Parker to one of the Archbishop's daughters; whereas Tillo:fon every intermediate metropoli tan was a bachelor. In Kennet's Hiftorical Regifter, p. 480, Normannus, p. 911, will find a lift of the members of the convocation af fembled in 1662, printed by order; and at p. 584, their names are repeated as fubicribers to the Book of Common Praver. William Fane is, in both lifts, mentioned as one of the proctors for the diocic of Bath and Wells; but he is tyled M. A. not D. D. the degree given to William Fans, enquired after by a correfpondent, p. 939, who, it feems, by the penny poft. Suppofing Le Neve to be correct in his Fafti Ecclef. Angican. pp. 37, 40, William Fase could not have been either dean or fub-dean of Wells Cathedral. According to Collins, (Peerage, vol. II. part. 1. p. 136,) Francis, the firft Earl of Wetmorland, had a fon named William. did not fend his letter to Mafter Urban |