famous battle of Val, and their other fucceffes, which foon after brought about the peace of Aix-la-Chapelle in 1748. Gn the breaking out of the laft war, Kis Royal Highneis was appointed to the command of an army of oblervation, intended for the protection of Hanover, for which place he fet out the 9th of April, 1757, attended only by his aidde-camps: for it is well known, and will be long remembered, that not one regiment of English was allowed him, though, a year or two after, more than 20,000 were fent to Germany. The events of that campaign; the battle of Haftenbeck, on the 25th, 26th and 27th of July, in which, notwithstanding his great inferiority, his Royal Highness withstood for three days Marthal d'Eftrees's numerous army; his fubfe quent retreat towards Stade, and the convention of neutrality between his Royal Highness and the Marthal de Richlieu, figned at Clofter-feven, September 8; need only be mentioned, in order to obferve, that, whatever odium might attend those measures, none could justly fall on the Duke of Cumberland, who acted, as he afterwards proved, in obedience to pofitive orders. No wonder then, that on his return to England, October 12, finding his reception very different from what he expected and had deferved, he refigned all his military employments; and, though trongly urged, could never be prevailed with to refume them. For the remainder of that reign he lived for the most part retired at Windfor, and at the funeral of his royal father, November 11, 1760, affifted as chief mourner. For fome years before his death, his health hati been much impaired; and in 1764, the wound he received at Dettingen broke out at Newmarket, and put him in imminent danger. The latt public fervice, for which we hope this nation will have reafon to blefs the memory of his Royal Highnefs, was, his recommending to his Majesty the prefent ministry. On the 31ft of O&tober, 1765, having appointed to affift that evening at a council, he came to town from Windsor, and went to court, though he had fome alarming fymptoms the evening before, while at cards. And about the fame hour, viz. 8 o'clock, being then at his houfe in Upper Grosvenor-ftreet, juft as the This fhort account of his Royal Highnefs's actions cannot be better clofed, than with the following moft juft elogium, lately given him by the Houfe of Lords: The many eminent public and private virtues, the extent of capacity, and the magnanimity of mind, the affection for his Majefty's perfon, and the eminent fervices performed for this country, which diftinguished this great and excellent, Prince, have made an impreffion never to be erafed from the • minds of a grateful people." The Advantages of Peat or Turf-Afbes in dreffing Land, and a Method of preparing Coal-Afbes for the fame Purpose. PEAT afhes, properly burnt for a mamen improvers both of corn and grafs land; but the fubftance from which they should be got, is an under ftratum of the peat, where the fibres and roots of the earth, &c. are well decayed. Indeed the very best are procur ed from the lowest firatom of ail. This will yield a large quantity of very strong, athes, in colour (when first burnt) like vermilion, and in tafte very falt and pungent. Great care and caution should be fed in burning thefe afhes, and also in preferving them afterwards. The meihod of burning them is much the fame as burning charcoal. The peat must be collected into a large heap, and covered to as not to flame out, but fuffered to confume flowly, till the whole fubftance is burnt to an afh. The afhes thus burnt, are held in most esteem; but the peat-afhes burnt in common firing, are, in many places, used for the fame purpofes, and fold at the fame prices. Peat-afhes are found excellent in sweetening four meadow-land, deftroying rushes, and other bad kinds of grafs, and, in their ftead, producing great quantities of natural graís. They 1766. Receipt for preventing the Flies, &c. A very great improvement may likewife be made, and at a moderate expence, with coal afhes; which, when properly preferved, are alfo an excellent tillage. The improvement is, putting a buhel of lime, in its hottest tate, into every cart load of coal-afhes, when carried out upon the land; covering it up in the mid, dle of the heap for about twelve hours, till the lime is entirely fallen, and then incorporating them well together, by turning them over two or three times; by which the cinders, or half burnt parts of the coals, which are noxious to the ground, instead of being ufeful, will be reduced to as fine a powder as the lime itfelf. The coal-afhes fhould be carefully kept dry. Coal-afhes, thus prepared, are the quickelt breakers and improvers of moorish and benty land. An excellent Receipt for preventing the Flies damaging the feedling leaves of Turnips, Cabbages, Savoys, Cole, Weld, Flux, and many other Vegetables, for lefs than Six-pence an Acre charge. IX one ounce of flour of brimstone Directions for a Compofition For marking F ROM a variety of experiments, the following compofition has been found best to answer the intention, as it will 435 wash out with ftale urine, foap or lee, the fun. Let tallow be melted, then fir into it as much charcoal finely powdered as will give it a full black colour, and a confilt ence fit for ufing with the hot iron. This preparation has been used as directed, and has been found to stand a moderate rubbing, refift the fun and rain, and yet to wath out freely with any of the materials above recommended. Thole who may think the above not A Coating for Sheds, Gutters, or outfite LET Pit-coal of that kind which melts The famous American Receipt for the Rheumation. TAK ammoniac one drachm; blend them by bruifing together; make them into two or three boluffes with fair water, and fwallow them one at night, and one in the morning: Drink, while taking this recipe, fafiafras tea, made very strong, fo as to have the tea-pot filled with chips. This is generally found to banish the Rheumatifin, and even contractions of the joints, in a few times taking. It is very famous in America, and 100l. has been given for the receipt. CONTENT: a Paftoral. By John Conningham. I. ER moorlands and mountains, rude, OER moorlands under As wilder'd and weary'd I roam, A gentle young thepherdefs fees my def pair, And leads, me-o'er lawns-to her home. Yellow Yellow sheafs from rich Ceres her cottage had crown'd, Green rushes were strew'd on her floor, Her cafement, fweet woodbines crept wantonly round, And deckt the fod feats at her door. II. We fat ourselves down to a cooling repast: Fresh fruits! and the cull'd me the beft: While thrown from my guard by fome glances the caft, Love flily ftole into my breast! I told my foft withes; the fweetly reply'd, (Ye virgins, her voice was divine!) I've rich ones rejected, and great ones deny'd, But take me, fond fhepherd-I'm thine. III. Her air was fo modeft, her aspect so meek! So fimple, yet fweet, were her charms! I kifs'd the ripe roses that glow'd on her cheek, And lock'd the lov'd maid in my arms. Now jocund together we tend a few sheep, And if, by yon prattler, the ftream, Reclin'd on her bofom, I fink into fleep, Her image ftill foftens my dream. IV. Together we range o'er the flow rifing hills, Delighted with paftoral views, Or reft on the rock whence the streamlet diftils, And point out new themes for my mufe. III. Modeft tho' the maids declare me, MAY in her fantastic train, When PASTORA deigns to wear me, Ha'nt a flow'ret half fo vain. The ANT. By Mrs. Anna Williams. URN on the prudent Ant, thy heedful eyes, Obferve her labours, Sluggard, and be wife. No ftern command, no monitory voice When fruitful fummer loads the teeming plain, She gleans the harveft, and the ftores the grain. How long fhall floth ufurp thy useless hours, Diffolve thy vigour, and enchain thy powers? While artful fhades thy downy couch enclose, And foft folicitation courts repofe, Amidst the drowsy charms of dull delight, Year chases year, with unremitted flight, Till want, now following fraudulent and flow, Shall spring to feize thee like an ambush'd foe. Marriage A la mode. ARRIAGE that makes two bodies To pomp or proud titles she ne'er did MARRIA afpire, The damfel's of humble defcent; The cottager, Peace, is well known for her fire, And shepherds have nam'd her CON TENT. The VIOLET. By John Cunningham. I. Striatal to the pride of rank, Helter'd from the blight ambition, See me in my low condition On my robes (for emulation) Mine's an unembroider'd veft. Will foon their Minds disjoint, And love, that brought 'em face to face, And different ways they take; No Joys their Union bless; Difpatches have been fent to Madrid ting mafter has difcovered a method of to acquaint the miniftry of his catholic majefty with the regulations that have been made by the parliament of Great-Britain for the establishment of feveral free ports in America, in order for that court to iffue orders to their respective governors relative thereto, for the mutual benefit of the two powers. Letters have been received, that the French are fortifying St. Peter's in Newfoundland for the protection of their fishery, contrary to treaty, and that fome men of war were fitting out at Halifax to prevent them. A very extraordinary fraud was lately practifed on two Briftol merchants, Devonshire and Reeve, who having received a letter from London, as from Barclay and Sons, advifing them of the death of Godfrey Stafford, Efq; by which his nephew who was in their city in very neceffitous circumstances, became poffeffed of a confiderable fortune, and defiring them at the fame time, to remove him from his obfcurity, and fupply him with whatever fhould be neceffary, for which the letter writer would be accountable; thefe gentlemen, in confequence of this letter, made enquiry, and found out this pretended nephew exactly in the circumftances defcribed; fupplied him with money to purchase proper neceffaries, and by the advices fo well authenticated, advanced his credit fo high, that he eafily procured whatever he ordered from other fhops, with all which he foon decamped; when it appeared that the letter was counterfeited, no fuch person was dead, nor any fuch perfon as the nephew exifted; and that the impoftor was only a common failor, who had been a seafaring man for many years. Letters from Spain by the way of France advife, that one infurrection breaks out after another; that bread is fixpence a pound; that no man is fafe there; that the national troops refufe to act against the rebels; and that twenty fquadrons of French troops had received orders to march to Madrid for the protection of the government. It is likewife advifed, that in May 1765 a great revolution happened at Quito, the capital of Peru in the Weft Indies, by which the foundation of the Spanish monarchy in that quarter feems to be threatened. At Edinburgh Mr. Braidwood, a wri- teaching the deaf and dumb to read, write and keep accounts. Two of his pupils in September laft, paffed examination before the Right Honourable the Earl of Morton, prefident of the Royal Society in London, Sir David Dalrymple, Bart. and feveral other gentlemen of diftinction, when they read, wrote, answered questions by the motion of the lips, and by writing on a table with the finger: In fhort, what is related of them is almoft incredible, notwithstanding thofe miracles are faid to be performed in the prefence of inconteftible witnesses. At the circuit court for Inverness in Scotland, a minifter was tried and convicted of adultery. His fentence was two month's imprisonment, and to be fed on bread and water, and afterwards to be banished Scotland. The malecontents of Corfica have formed themselves into a republic on the plan of that of the Venetians, and have chofen Pafchal Paoli their chief doge, on which occafion they have renewed their former oath, never to make peace with the Genoefe but in the character of a free state. By the report made at the annual meeting of the Quakers in London, it appears from the accounts brought in for the year paft, that the fufferings of the Friends in England and Wales have amounted to 3500l. and upwards; and thofe from Ireland 1543). and upwards, being principally for tythes and church-rates. The portion of the Princefs Caroline Matilda, betrothed to the King of Denmark, will be 100,000l. which the King is authorised to advance, and the parlia ment will reimburse the money at the opening of the next feffion. As to the establishments for the Dukes of York and Gloucester, and Prince Henry Frederick, they will likewise be settled in the approaching feflion of parliament. The 45,000l. which the late Duke of Cumberland enjoyed, will be divided between their Royal Highneffes; and, the two eldeft will have, one a confiderable employment in the marine, and the other an eminent poft in the army; fo that the public will fuftain no additional expence in this article: But there is a talk of augmenting next year to a million the annual fumm of 800,0col. granted for the fupport of the Royal Family. Kkk HIS THE ratifications of a of the car for the final adjustment of the Canada bills, were exchanged the 22d. of laft month with his Excellency the Count de Guerchy, ambaffador from the Molt Chriftian King. Gaz. A number of gentlemen deputed by a general meeting of the proprietors of Canada bills, waited on Gen. Conway, with a letter, of which the following is a copy. To the Rt. Hon. Henry Seymour Conway, They are not ignorant, that your views have extended beyond the particular interests of the parties immediately concerned; yet, whether they confider themselves as Britons, or as men more particularly profiting by your generous and fpirited interpofition, they fee great reafon to be thankful for having been fupported by a minifter, in whofe public affections, and in whose wisdom and activity, both the national honour, and the interefts of individuals, have been at once fo well fupported and fecured. Under your countenance and protection, Sir, his Majetty's new fubjects of Canada have received real and effectual fupport; and they will now feel those fentiments of gratitude and affection, which will be always the beft fecurity of their fidelity and obedience. Thefe Sir, are the fentiments we have had in charge to convey to you; and we are defirous of adding our general acknowledgments of gratitude for that readiness which you have been to no which you have been plealed to give to We are, with fentiments of respect and Sat. May 31. Mr. Wilkes, who had, GEORGIO SECUNDO Quod Academiam Cantabrigienfem Eternam, faxit Deus, Monumentum, Amoris in Academiam, Dux de NEWCASTLE A. D. MDCCLXVI. Tuef. 3. The Dolphin man of war lately arrived from a voyage round the world, was paid off at Deptford, when all the crew received double wages. The object of this fhip's voyage is variously reported; but as the officers journals were all delivered up upon oath, no authentic account can be expected, unless published by authority. The reports in the papers of men 9 feet high being feen, are all fictitious. Wed. 4. Being his Majefty's birthday, who then entered into his 29th year, the morning was ushered in with ringing of bells; at noon, the Tower and Park guns were fired, and their Majesties received the compliments of a most numerous and brilliant court, whofe dreffes, the manufactures of our country wholly, far |