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think proper; and to enable my faid godfon to pursue his travels through France, Germany, Flanders, and Holland, and even the Northern Courts, if he pleafes, with decency: but I will and defire that he by no means go into Italy, which I look upon now to be the foul fink of illiberal manners and vices. And I defire that my noble friend, Francis Earl of Huntingdon, and the faid Sir Charles Hotham, fhall have the abfolute direction of the education of my faid godfon Philip Stanhope, until he thall attain his age of twenty-one years, as I know no perfons more capable of giving him the fentiments and manners of a gentleman. The feveral devises and bequefts herein before and herein after given by me to and in favour of my faid godfon Philip Stanhope, fhall be fubject to the condition and reftric tion herein after mentioned; that is to fay, that, in cafe my faid godfon Philip Stanhope fhall at any time hereafter keep, or be concerned in the keeping of any racehorfe or racehorses, or pack or packs of hounds, or refide one night at Newmarket, that infamous feminary of iniquity and ill - manners, during the course of the races. there, or hall refort to the faid races, or fhall lofe in any one day at any game or bett whatfoever, the fum of 500l. then, and in any of the cafes aforefaid, it is my exprefs will, that he my faid godfon fhall forfeit and pay out of my eftate the fum of 5000l. to and for the ufe of the Dean and Chapter of Weftmin fter, for every fuch offence or mifdemeanor as is above specified, to be recovered by action for debt in any of his Majefty's courts of record at Westminster.-I give to my

faid godfon Philip Stanhope, the large brilliant diamond ring which I commonly wear myself, and which was left me by the late Dutchess of Marlborough; and I defire that the fame may defcend and go as an heir loom with the title of Earl of Chefterfield.-I give unto the mother of my late natural fon Philip Stanhope, Efq; deceased, 500l. as a fmall reparation for the injury I did her. I give to the faid Lovel Stanhope, and Beaumont Hotham, and their heirs, the feveral annuities or rent charges of 100l. each, during the minority of Charles Stanhope and Philip Stanhope, fons of my late natural fon Philip Stanhope, upon truft, that they the faid trustees do apply the fame for their maintenance and education during their minority; and, upon the faid Charles Stanhope and Philip Stanhope feverally attaining their feveral ages of twenty-one years, I will that the faid laft - mentioned annuities fhall ceafe, and in lieu thereof I give to each of them the faid Charles Stanhope and Philip Stanhope one annuity or yearly rent-charge of 100l. for and during the term of each of their lives; 10,000!. upon this truft, that they the faid truftees do, immediately upon my death, place out and inveft the fame in the public funds, or on real. fecurity, at intereft, during the minorities of the faid Charles Stanhope and Philip Stanhope; and do and fhall at the end of every half-year, place out the intereft and dividends thereof again at intereft in the fame funds, as and for an accumulating fund; and that the faid trufees do and fhall pay and transfer one moiety or half-part of the fad fum of 1e,cool. and of fuch interest and dividends as fha'l

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fo accumulate as aforefaid, unto the faid Charles Stanhope, upon his attaining his age of twenty-one years; and the other moiety or half- part thereof unto the faid Philip Stanhope, upon his attaining his age of twenty-one years.I give to William Stanhope, Efq; a natural fon of my late brother Sir William Stanhope, an annuity of 100 l. for his life, and to Mrs. Isley, widow, an annuity of 25 1. for her life, in lieu and difcharge of the like annuities given them by my brother's will. I give to Williain Strickland, my old and faithful fervant, 50 guineas, if in my fervice at my death; and to Jacob Ubret, my old groom, who has lived with me above forty years, 40 guineas, if in my fervice at my death; and I give to all my menial or houfhold fervants that fhall have lived with me five years or upwards at the time of my death, whom I confider as unfortunate friends, my equals by nature, and my inferiors only by the difference of our fortunes, two years wages above what fhall be due to them at my death, and mourning and to all my other menial fervants, one year's wages and mourning.

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I give to lieutenant W. M. (my godfon) my fword, and hope he will, if ever occafion fhall require it, convince a rash world he has learnt to obey his God as well as his general, and that he entertains too true a fenfe of honour, ever to admit any thing in the character of a good foldier, which is inconfiftent with the duty of a good chriftian.

And now having, I hope, made a proper difpofition of my lands and money, thefe pearls of great price in the prefent efteem of men, let me take this opportunity of exprefiing my gratitude to the grand original Proprietor; and here I muft direct my praifes to that benign Being, who, through all the ftages of my life, hath encompaffed me with a profufion of favours, and who, by a wonderful and gracious providence, hath converted my very misfortunes and difappointments into bleffings. Nor let me omit what the bufinefs juft finished feems more particularly to require of me, to return him niy unfeigned thanks, who, to all the comforts and conveniencies of life, has fuperadded this alfo, of being useful in death, by thus enabling me to difpofe of a double portion, (namely) one of love to the poor, and another of gratitude to my

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ftancy, while my foul in the mean time feafts herfelf with extatic reflections on that ravishing change, when from the nonfenfe and folly of an impertinent, vain, and wicked world, fhe fhall be fummoned to 'meet her kindred fpirits, and be admitted into the blissful fociety of angels, and men made perfect: when inftead of fickness, gloominefs, and forrow, the melancholy retinue of fin, and a houfe of clay, joy and immortal youth fhall be her attendants, and her palace the habitation of the King of kings. This will be a life worth dying for indeed! Thus to exift, though but in profpect, is at prefent joy, gladnefs, tranfport, extafy. Fired with the view of this tranfcendant happiness, and triumphant in hope, (thefe noble privileges of a chriftian) how is it poffible to forbear crying out, "O death! why art thou fo long in coming? Why tarry the wheels of thy chariot ?"

To that Supreme Being, whofe treafures and goodnefs are thus in'finite and inexhauftible, be all honour and glory, for ever. Amen,

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ROBERT NORTH,

Account of the Diftrefs of the London Eaft-Indiaman, in the Hurricane on the Coaft of China, in July laft, taken from Captain Webb's Letter to the Directors of the Eaft-India Company:

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N cur arrival on the coaft of China, off Macao*, on July 17, after my packet was delivered to the fupercargoes there, a tiffoon came on, which had very

near demolished us. At four in the afternoon, our best bower cable parted, and the hip caft on fhore, but by fetting all the fails I could, I just weared her clear of the land, and as the wind was then E. N. E. we food out to the fouthward under our courfes, and at fix had the Ladroone bearing N. E. At eight the wind flew round to S. E. and blew the hardeft gale I ever remember. We were then in twenty fathoms water, and not being able to make any more way out, our fails all blowing to pieces, we locked upon our deftruction as inevitable, without a particular act of Provi dence; for we were driving on a lee fhore. At twelve at night the wind flew to the fouth, its violence fill continuing, and we found the fhip fhoaling her water, fo that every foul on board was preparing for death. At day light we were in twelve fathoms water, with the fea, which was as much mud as water, breaking entirely over us : we then threw fome of our guns over-board, and cut away the main and mizen mafts, and by the time we had cleared them, we were in three fathoms water, the land about a quarter of a mile diftant. We immediately cut away the fore yard, and let go the fheet anchor, which, by the great mercy of God, brought us up; and as the fhip touched the ground abaft, it eafed her to the cable, or, I am well affured, the Royal George's anchors and cables would not have held her. We then inftantly let go our spare anchor with a new cable, which parted as we were veering it out, fo that we had no other left. About nine in the morning the gale abated.

*Macao is an island not far from the river Canton.

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a Royal falute of twenty-one guns. His Majefty then proceeded to the firit barrier, where Major-General Parker, who commanded the gar

In the evening we hove up our fheet anchor, when we found the cable ftranded. What faved the fhip was the having all her guns houfed, her ports in, and top-rifon during the royal refidence at gallant mais down on deck, be- Portsmouth, delivered the keys of fore the gale came on. Our drift the garrison to the King, who was in the gale was amazing. I ima- pleased to return them. On his gined it at first about fifty miles, Majefty's entering the Land PortBot to my aftonishment, when the Gate, he was faluted by a triple gale was over, I found myself as difcharge of 232 pieces of cannon, low down as Haynan *, within the mounted on the ramparts of Portfweltermoft ifland, about three mouth, at Blockhoufe Fort, and at leagues from the continent. I must South-Sea Cattle, have paffed in the night quite close to a rock that bore S. by W when the fhip brought up. The Chinese told me, that every vefel that was that night at fea perished except mine, and that they had loft all their junks and boats round the whole country, and were certain mot less than 100,000 people had perished in the ftorin. We had another tiffoon in Auguft, when all the European ships at Wampoo rove with three anchors a head. The Chinese junks and boats then in the river were most of them funk, and the number of poor fouls that perifted in this hurricane is incredible. I repaired my damages as well as I could at Canton, but I was obliged to come away with only two cables."

An Account of the Naval Review at
Portfmouth.

ARLY in the morning on Tuesday the 22d infant, the King fet out from Kew for Portfouth, and being arrived at Portfea-Bridge between ten and eleven the fame morning, was received by

His Majefty proceeded through the town out at the water-Gate to the Dock-Yard, and arrived at the Commiffioner's houfe ten minutes before eleven o'clock, where he was received by the Prefident of his Majesty's molt Honourable Privy Council, the Lord PrivySeal, the Lord Chamberlain of his Majefty's Houshold, the firit Lord Commiffioner of the Treasury, the Secretaries of State, the Lords Commiflioners of the Admiralty, the Treafury, and Commiffioners of the Navy, the three Admirals of the fquadron at Spithead, and the Mafter and Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance. The artificers and workmen belonging to the yard, being all affembled before the house, gave three cheers as his Majelly entered, and then immediately difperfed, and returned to their feveral employ

ments.

After his Majefty had taken fome refreshment, he went to the Governor's houfe in the town, attended by the nobility and perfons of diftin&ion, and had a public levee, at which a great number of the officers of the navy and army

By the most accurate measurement on the Map, the Inland of Haynan is diftant from Macao, 245 Miles.--An altonishing track for a fhip to be driven in so short a Space of time.

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were prefent, as alfo many gentle men of the country, who on this occafion came in to pay their duty to his Majefty.

The Mayor, Recorder, Aldermen, and Burgeffes of the town waited on his Majefty, and prefented the following Address:

To the King's most Excellent

Majefty.

May it please your Majesty, We the Mayor, Recorder, Aldermen and Burgeffes of the town of Portsmouth, humbly beg leave to pay our duty to your Majesty, and congratulate your Majesty upon your arrival in this town.

Nothing can give us greater joy and fatisfaction, than to fee your Majesty fhewing fo much attention, and doing fo much honour to the glory and bulwark of thefe kingdoms. We defire to exprefs the warmest affection for your Majefty's perfon and government; and to offer our earnest prayers, that the fleet may ever prove victo rious under the auspices of your Majefty, and your Royal family; and redound to the glory of the Sovereign of the British empire.'

They were all received very gra. ciously, and had the honour to kifs the King's hand; after which his Majefty was pleafed to confer the honour of knighthood on John Carter, Efq; the Mayor of Portf

mouth.

When the levee was over, his Majefty returned to the dock yard, and at half an hour after one o'clock embarked in a barge in which his Royal Standard was immediately hoisted. The Earl of Sandwich, first Commiflioner of the Admiralty; the Earl of Delewar, Gold Stick; and Lord Robert Bertie, Lord of the Bed-Chamber in

waiting; embarked in the fame boat with the King.

His Majesty then proceeded to Spithead, attended by the barge of the board of Admiralty, with the flag of their office, the three admirals with their flags, and all the captains of the fleet with their pendants in their barges.

As his Majefty paffed the garrifon, he was faluted by a royal falute of twenty-one guns from the Blockhoufe Fort, Saluting Platform, and South-Sea Caftle.

When the Royal Standard was feen from the fleet at Spithead, which confifted of twenty fhips of the line, two frigates, and three floops, moored in two lines abreast of each other, the whole manned fhip, and faluted with twenty-one guns each.

The King went on board the Barfleur of 90 guns, where he was received by the Board of Admiralty, the captain being at the head of the accommodation ladder, and the fide manned by the lieutenants of the fhips. As foon as his Majesty paffed the guard of Marines on the quarter-deck, the flag of the Lord High Admiral, which was then flying, was ftruck, and the Royal Standard hoifted at the main-topmaft head, the Lord High Admiral's flag at the fore-top-mait head, and the Union flag at the mizen-top-maft head: On the fight of which all the ships, except the Barfleur, faluted with twentyone guns each. The fhip being cleared the fame as for action, and the officers and men at their respective quarters, his Majefly, after the nobility, who came off upon this occafion, and the flag officers, had paid their duty to him on the quarter-deck, walked fore and aft

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