The author of this hiftory is the Prefident de rofe. The learned magistrate does not confine mself to an historical hit of voyages to the athern hemisphere: his main intention is, to ngage the states of Europe in encouraging and rotecting fuch as are properly qualified and inined to pursue further difcoveries in that un-. nown part of the world: A geographical enterrife, the glory of which he fets above all conuefts whatever. It is therefore to fovereign prines that he proposes this object of noble emulaon; affuring them, that the potentate who hall be firft able to give his name to the antarctic world, will stand in the highest degree of fame of Il fovereigns; for that fuch a fovereign muft, in affice, be considered, not as the conqueror. bat s the creator at least of a fifth part of the world." As most of the attempts towards the southern oaft have not hitherto proved fo fuccessful as night be wished, the author. in his first book, ropofes to have them renewed; but under quite different commanders, by jufter measures, and
By the Terra Australis be understands all that ies beyond the three fouthern points of Alia, Africa, and America, or beyond the Molucca and Celtebar iflands, the Cape of Good Hope, and the freights of Magellan, to the amount, perhaps, of eight or ten millions of square leagues; infilting, that it is impoflible, that in fo prodigious a space there should not be some immenfe continent, to counterbalance the vast tracts of land to the northward, and poife the globe in its rotation. Throughout this whole chapter the author is careful to fupport his ideas, by the hiftory of ancient and modern emigrations and colonies, and upon the molt unnerring principles of political economy. Before he proceeds to the next book, he distinguishes the whole Terra Australis by three feveral names: that fouthward of Afia he calls Afia Autralis; that beyond Africa, the Cape of Good Hope, and Cape Horn, Magellanica; and the third, in the grand Pacific ocean, from the multitude of iflands, he names Polynesia.
Book II. contains the difcoveries made to the fouthward, during the course of the fixteenth century when Chriftopher Columbus and Americus Vefpufius (if they were indeed the first authors of the difcovery) had penetrated into that rich and vaft Archipelago, fituated to the weft of Europe, even as far as the grand continent of the New World, which, it is like, will for ever hear one of their names, and brough; luck anfl evident proof, that the torrid zune, and the toesperate southern zone, contrary to the Can umus 4 & antients and moderns, were both the OE this the inhas bitants were of the premithovielver
This discover cane Nagy a fund diodevience to our continent ma core patent, obit of
emulation for feveral nations of Europe. The ambition of conqueft, and the intereft of com merde, made this new world a theatre of valour and industry.
The relations of the voyages, and fuccefs of the several adventurers, as penned by themselves, have been either published for the instruction of pofterity, or interwoven with the hiftory of the new world, or deposited in particular archives. Our hiftorian, as far as he was able to procure any thing he could depend upon, has brought them al. together in a chronological order, having firit fupprefled almoft all the furniture of their journals, relating to foundings, anchorings, thoals; rocks, winds, variations, amplitudes; re, which, as they fuit his purpose, he introduces in their proper places.
Book III. fets forth the discoveries of the fe venteenth century. The scenes are much the fame, but the actors different; les infpired by glory, but more by gain. As you advance in the hiftory, you acquire a thorougher, knowledge of the New World. The difference of national in terefts is a point the hiftorian thinks well worth confidering: national vanity has had the chief hare in publishing many interefting relations, whilft others of great moment have been with-held from the public, by way of referving to a nation, or to a particular company, an exclufive privilege for enriching themselves.
Book IV. contains the difcoveries made fiancé the beginning of the eighteenth century; among which thofe of Capt. William Dampier ftand the foremost. This navigator failed twice round the globe; the first time according to the course of the fun; the fecond, from W. to E. M. de Brofe gives him the highest encomiums. Then he comes to Capt. Woods Rogers; and, lafly, to Lord Anfon; on whom he makes this particular reflec tion," that he would not have had such horrible feas and tempests to contend with, but that he attempted the paffage of Cape Horn at the very worst feafon of the year."
Book V. treats of the means of forming fettlements in the Terra Auftralis. By way of reply to the objections which may probably be brought against the execution of his projects, as the requilite length of time, the barbarous ferocity of natives, &c. he fays, "that it is the way of particular perfons to measure by years, but nations and kings thould look upon themselves as individuals always fubfifting, and contending for eter nity; and that, as for the tempers of inhabitants, we know that the most favage nations have been civilized by good usage and wite difcipline. More over, that there is much to be abated from the accounts we have been amused with, as to nations of Amazons, man-eaters, and Patagonian giants" In a word, the President seems not to have fors gotten any one of the particular means which can contribute to the accomplishing of his fcheme. The moft part of the additions, which he puts in to his fupplement, are extracted from le eers weite on by Jetan muionaries in the logi lastetical memoirs of the Alianc dies. Gourmande
The LONDON general Bill of Christenings and Burials, from December 13. 1757, to Decem- ber 12. 1758; with the diseases and casualties, &c.
Males 7347 342} 14209 Females 6862)
No. Age.
17576 | Decreased in the bi-
rials this year 3737-
Age. No. Age. No.
30 and 40 1589 40 and 50 So and 60
General Bill of Mortality for 1758, in EDINBURGH, and WEST-KIRK pari,
PARIS. Burials 21,120. Christenings 19,369, exclufive of 4969 foundlings. Marriages 4089. AMSTERDAM Burials 7189. Chriftenings 4270. Weddings 2437 * LEIPSIC. Burials 2328. Christenings 600.
N. B. When different pages are referred to at any article, if the numbers save disjoined by a comma, the firft figure or figures in the preceding numbers are supposed to be repeated in the fubfequento fotog British troops killed and woundings after that action 591. об
Bercrombie, Gen, defeat ed at Ticonderoga 436 Aberdeen meal-market from dues 42 06, 319, 20 Acts, abftracts of: Of the act for taxing offices, penfions, houfes, and windows 350. Of that to enforce the annexation act 353. Of that to permit the importation of faked beef from Ireland 345. Of that for encouraging feamen 454. Of the plate-act 520. Of the bread- act 624. Of the militia-acts518. Addifon, his character as a wri ter 139. His tragedy of Cato the beft that has been wrote for 2000 years 140 Addrelles: The city of London's 496. Of Exeter ib, Of the Lords 600. Of the Commons 601. Account of other addreffes 497. Advertisements, uncommon 697 Ether, a differtation on 280 Africa, a French fort there ta. ken 271. 329. Troops fent thither 326. A fquadron fails for it 602
Age of man, its extent 636 Agis, the dramatic ftory of 125. Paffiges in the play applied to the prefent times 128. Beau- ties in it pointed out 129. Pro- logue and epilogue to 87 Algebraical queftion folved 194, Another folution of it 352.. A geometrical conftruction of it 523. Addition to the conftrue-
tion $84 Algeries declare war against the French 36 Alifon, P. gets a patent for his plough 328, 87 Allan, Mr C. deprived of his li- cence for purloining books 610 Allegory, its ufe 165 Almira, a novel 166 America, North, military tranf actions there last year 245. Three expeditions projected a- gainst the French 317. A list of the troops ib. A fkirmish near Ticonderoga 318, Fort Herchanser attacked ib. Jour. nal of the fiege and capitulation of Louifburg 430.436. An account of the guns, mortars, c. found in it 435 State of the garrifon ib. Lift of the VOL XX.
ed ib. Gen. Abercrombie de feated at Ticonderoga 436 Lift of the British troops killed and wounded 437. Different accounts of this action 438. A French account 491. Accounts of the taking of Fort Fronte- nac 546. Accounts of an ac tion near Fort du Quefne 548. 659. and another at Loyal Hans ning 659. St John's illand ta- ken 548. Number and difpo- fition of the inhabitants 548, 9. The French fettlements on the river St Lawrence deftroyed 549. See Amberft, Bofcawen, Howe. Of the inquiry in par- liament concerning the contract for victualling the forces there 406
Amherst, Gen. his account of the fiege and capitulation of Louisburg 430-436, March- es to join Gen. Abercrombies 48 Amherst and Edgcumbe, Cap. tains, King's prefent to 602 Animals, account of various 588 Anne, Q. character of 695 Anfon, L. appointed commander of a squadron 277. Sails 263. Returns to Plymouth 383. Sails again ib. Arrives at Portimouth 549
Antiquities difcovered in Stirling- fhire 77
Arabs attack the Mecca caravan 30. See Mecca Ariftophanes, his literary cha-
Armida; or, Virtue in distress 416
Austrians, their military pro- ceedings last year 4.17. Their account of the battle of Liffa 34. Remarks upon it 35. How they relished the capitula- tion of Breftau ib. Exchange of prifoners between them and the Pruffians agreed upon 92. They prepare for at early cam- paign ib. The number of their troops 153. They march into Moravia 257 Attack a Pruf- Gian convoy, and raife the fiege of Olmutz 373, 4. Their plan of operations difconcerted by the defeat of the Ruffians 435. Surprite the Pruffians at Hoch kitchen 536. Their proceed" TH
liged to raise the Gege of Neifs $92 Block up Drefden 5931 Defert the blockade 594 Retreat into Bohemia 65or See Daun, Pruffia Bacon's character as a writer 149 Bally's poem on providence, ac
count and extracts of 668 Balmerino, L. his character and (execution 2380 Bank-notes, ftolen, process about paffing 39
Bar-iron, a petition for leave to import it from North America 337. Arguments for an act to that purpofe 338. Anfwers to thefe arguments ib. Replies, 342. An abstract of the act 347 Barbour's poetical character 143 Barclay, A. tried for robbery 386. Pardoned 609 Bardana a remedy for the goue
Barm, a receipt to make 697 Barnard, W. profecuted for wri ting threatening letters 252 His defence and acquittal 252 253. See Marlborough Barnard, Sir J. refigns his gown, and is thanked 392 Barnevelt beheaded 292 Bateman's account of a physical tranfaction at Eaton 557 Battles, of Crevelt 310-314. Sunderfhaufen 376, 7. Meer 428. Zorndorf 426, 86. Hoch- kirchen 536. Lutternberg $40, t Ticonderoga 436. 698 Bavaria, D. of, permitted to levy a tax on his clergy 101. Baxter, J banithed for child- murder 327 Beaumont and Fletcher, of their plays 192
Bedford, D. leaves Ireland, 327- Sce Ireland Bee-hive, wonderful difcoveries on opening one-357 Bell, account of his discourse on populoufnefs and trade 445 Belleifle, M. a Ipeech of 203. Belliqueux man of war taken 55 I Bengal, a revolution in 37. Trea- ty between the British and the new nabob 38. Prefents to be fent him 105. See Calcutta Bentley's character as a writer 74 Befucheff, C. difgraced 151 Bifeayan words 502. Whether
the Biscayan and Irish language is the fame ib. Blackstone, account of his dif courie on the study of the law 614 Bligh, Gen appointed to com- mand on an expedition against France 383 Lands on the French coaft 439. Dettroys the harbour and fhi, ping at Cherburg 449. Returns to England 491. Lands again 492. Defeated at St Cas 492. Reigns 573.613. His letter to Mr Pitt 569. See Expedition Boleyn, Q Anne, her letter to K. Henry VIII. 145 Balingbroke, L. his character as a water 240, 1. Anecdotes a bout him 349 Books, foreign 55. 278. 704 Boscawen, Adm. fails for North America 104. Arrives at Ha- lifax 318 Sails to Louifburg 430. His account of the taking of it 135. Returns to Eng land 601. Great rejoicings on his arrival ib. Boston, Mr, his demiffion accept ed of 42. His demiflion 266. Act of affembly concerning him 267 Bounties for feamen and landmen continued 38
Boyle's literary character 74 Bradstreet, Col. takes Fort Fron- tenac 546
Breadalbane, E. his fcheme to quiet the highlands 129 His revenge upon Macdonald of Glenco 130 Bread, proceedings on the bill for the due making of it 562 Bread act, abstract of it 624. Bread-tables for Scotland and England 626, 7. A hint for rendering a claufe in this act more general 633 Breeches pocket and animal fpi- rits, fympathy between them
Braffon, R. attempts to escape 104 Britain, affairs there last year 176. Lift of forces in her pay 327. Some of her troops fent to Ger- many 383. Her vaft import- ance in the prefent conjuncture 475. A fhort view of the dif pute between her and the Dutch 477. Her conduct with re. spect to neutral nations 662 See America, Dutch, Expedition Brook's character 138, 9 Broom, Betty, her adventures $11,67
Brown, Prof. ordered to be in rolled a member of St Andrew's prelbytery 267
J. tried for childmurder 608 Brunswick, Pr. Ferdinand of, commands the Hanoverian ar- my 62. His fpeech to the of- ficers ib. Drives the French from Hanover 100, 1. Defeats them at Crevelt 310. See Ha- nover The Duke of Brunf wick's letter to him 691. Pr. Ferdinand's letter to the Duke 690. See Ferdinand Buckingham's character as a wri-
Burdock a cure for the gout 222 Byng, Adm. parliamentary pro- ceedings relating to 393 Bystander's remarks on two ad- drefles 463
Cæfar and Frederick compared 598
Calcutta taken by the nabob 179. 180. Narrative of the fufferings of the perfons fuffocated in the Black hole there 77. 133. Lifts of those who were fimothered, and of those who furvived 138. See Holwell Cape Breton, account of the ex- pedition against it last year 245. See Louisburg Captures by the British 46. 107. 215, 17, 70. 329, 88.497,99. 551.610
- by the French 50. 109. 217. 219, 75. 330, 89. 498, 9. 552. 611 Carmichael, J. fugitate for mur-
Catalepfy, cafe of one 196 Caxton, his character 144 Celtic and Irish languages, obfer- vations on 580 Characters: Of the King of Pruffia 18. of the Czar Peter the Great 507. of the Czarina 509. See Czarina. of Q. Ma- ry 695. of K. William ib. of Q. Anne ib. of K. Georgel. 696. of Lord Loudon 205. of Lord Howe 442 Charles II. his age an age of wit and immorality 239 Chatham man of war arrives in Leith road 388 See Lockhart Chaucer the father of English poetry 142
Cherburg, accounts of the ta- king and demolition of its piers, c. 440. A defeription of the town, and of its harbour and fluice 459. M. Belidor's opi- nion of that place 641. Can
non taken there do3. Obfer vations on the taking of it 441 Chillingworth's character a writer 239
Circuit courts, times and placescí their meetings 42. 608. Ita at them 327-608 Clarendon's character as a ter 239
Cleone, account and extrafa. that tragedy 637. Prak and epilogue to 623 Clive, Col. defeats the naba Bengal 37 See Bengal Comet obferved 361 Common prayer, book of, dis style 191 Commons, resolutions of thr ways and means commitice. See arliament, Supplies Congreve's literary character Conversation, parallel bewert and punch 620 Coppices, their utility 3389 Corn and bread, parliamen proceedings relating to the pur of 398. 562 Refk-Choms= the bounty on exportation corn 563. See Bread Cotes, Adm. takes French by 108
Courland, Pr. Charles of Saxx chofen Duke of 650 Courts, propofal for publiba the judgments of 614 Crawford, E. remarkable me dote of 15 Credit, vote of 319 Credulity imputed by every me to every other man 315. Fany credulity exemplified 355 Crevelt, Hanoverian accoust the battle there 309-31 French accounts 314, 15. joicings on account of it Crine, Dr, his manageme the gout 222. See Impost Cromerty, E. of, tried and pr doned 238
Cromwell, OL a prayer of 1 Cruelty, confiderations on it Of checking it in childre Of religious ib. Of that of. Popifh ecclefiaftics 165 Culloden, account of the of the rebels there 234, 5 the barbarity committed at See Cumberland, Pretender Cumberland, D. of, takes - command of the army i land against the rech Pursues them 232. Carlile ib. Commands the my in Scotland 233- The -- bels fly before him 234
Feats them at Culloden 235 Thanked by parliament, and gets an additional revenue ib. See Culloden. An encomium n him 689 aftrin bombarded by the Ruffi- ms 425 zar Peter the Great, a charac- er of 507 zarina Katharine, an impro- sable anecdote relating to her 107, 10. Voltaire's account of er 509 anish and Dutch fhips, trials elating to 603 antzick retufes a Ruffian garri- on 200. 307
aun, M. defeats a Pruffian con- roy 373,4. Surprifes the Pruffi- ns at Hochkirchen 536. Fails In his defign upon Drefden 595. Letreats into Bohemia ib. See Auftrians, Pruffia
earth, will to provide against
enmark, affairs there laft year 122. Men of war lanched at Copenhagen 34. 650. The King refolves to affemble an ar ny in Holftein 257. The van: guard enters that duchy 371. The defign of this army 485. Complaint made of a Ruffian and Swedish fquadron 534. Ha- soverian effects ordered to be emoved from Oldenburg and Delmenhurstib. The King or fered to protect the duchy of Mecklenburg 543. He refuses o obey the order 653. Depri- ted of his guardianship of axe-Weymar 543. eptford, fire at 604. cux-Ponts, D of, turns Papist iftillation prohibited 561 (101 ohna, C. his manifefto 425, Pufues the Ruffians 489. 534. Threatened by the aule council on Quixote, of 140 onne's literary character 74 ouglas, Mr, fettled at Jedburgh 387
refden Blocked up by the Au- frians 593. The blockade rai- ed 595 Accounts of burning rs fuburbs 594 Relief afford ed to the fufferers 651 ryden's literary character 239 ryden, M. executed for child. Tinder 328
u Quefne, fort, expedition pro- ected against 317. Maj. Grant lefeated near it 549. 659 utch, affairs in their dom nions at year 174. Their anfwer
ib English colony, account of an
unknown one 410
to Mr Yorke's memorial rela- Electricity, a pally cured by ting to Offend and Nieuport means of 524 Motions for augmenting Elifabeth, Q. her character 138. their land-forces 205. Num- 147 ber of their Greenland fhips Embden, the French driven from The merchants com- thence 15. British troops im- by the British privateers 316. plain of their hips being taken barked for 383. Airive there Proceedings upon the complaint A bounty granted in France on the importation of Dutch herrings 430. Extract of the refolution of the States- General in relation to the Bri- tifh captures 545. Some Dutch fhips reftored 546. The mer- chants memorial to the Princefs Governante 597. Their ad drefs to her R. Highness 655. Her fpeech to the States-Gene- ral 658. Of parties among the Dutch 659. See Orange. Of the marine treaties between the
Dutch and Britain 168. A view of the difputes between the Bri- tifh and the Dutch, occafioned by British privateers taking Dutch hips 477. The claim of the Dutch to protect French property flated and refuted 662. See Britain. Trials concerning Dutch fhips 603 Eaft Indies, British and French forces there 318. British forts there taken 319 Eclipfe of the moon 21 Edinburgh, state of the charity- workhoufe 40. An order of the juftices relating to carcafes 328. The filver arrow fhot for 387. A dreadful fire in the city 388. A contribution appointed for the fufferers 609. A baker fined for keeping whins in a cellar 609. What the or- phan-hofpital got by Mr White field's vifit 609. A difpute a- bout fettling the New and Col- lege churches 268. Ministers fettled 328 Edinburgh prices of meal 53.
111, 62. 221, 77. 333, 92. 444 501, 55 614, 62 Edinburgh fociety, their premi ums for 1757, and to whom adjudged 43. Their premiums for 1753 211 Edward, Pr. goes on the expedi- tion to France 383. Returns
English language, hiftory of it. Specimens of it in 1375 143. and Anne Boleyn's letter, wiit in 1536 145. The lan- guage improved by the reform- ers ib. by the poets 146. by Abp Parker 147, and by the Puritans 148. Of the common tranflation of the scriptures 190. Of the book of common prayer 191. Of the flyle of Shake fpear and other dramatic wri- ters ib. Anecdote of Dr Wil- fon in Q. Elifabeth's reign 193. Of the improvements of the language in the reigns of Q. E- lifabeth and James I. ib. Cha- racters of Chillingworth and Clarendon 239. The age of Charles II. an age of wit and immorality ib. Of L'Etrange and Dryden ib. Of Orway 246. Of the writings of Lee, Rowe, Temple, Locke, Til- lotfon, &c. ib. Of thofe of 240, 1 Shaftesbury, Bolingbroke, &c.
English poets, their merits exa- mined and compared 72. 138 Effex, E of, his letter to the Earl of Southampton 242. His character as a writer 148 Etheridge's literary character 73 Europe, of its firft inhabitants, language, &c. 502 Exeter address 496. Remarks on a claufe in it relating to the annexation of Cape Breton 463. A defence of that addreis 465 Expeditions: Account of that a- gainit Rochefort in 1757 23. See Mordaunt. Preparations for a lecond 263. A lilt of the fleet and troops 263, 4. The troops land in Cancalle bay 264. Gazette account of their proceedings 322. tracts of letters ib. Subflance of the Genuine Account 325- French accounts 326. Fleet and transports return to Eng- land 324. See Marlborough. The feet fails agam 383, 4- The troops land near Cherburg 440. Take the town and for and
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