40 Poetical ESSAYS in JANUARY, 1753. Both. To patriot Cæfar, then devote the day, And confecrate, with loyal strains, the lay. RECITATIVE, Mr. BAILDON, When Greece and Rome, with waftful power, Gave laws to wailing worlds subdu'd, Inglorious were the wreaths they wore; Wreaths are rewards for publick good. RECITATIVE and AIR, Mr. WASS. Not from the wide extended realm, Or fortune fatally victorious; But where firm virtue holds the helm, Then, then alone is empire glorious. DUET, Mr. WASS and Mr. BAILDON. Be thine this glory, Cæfar! thine; Thy radiant ifle fhall gild the main; Shall 'fix'd, as nature's fea-mark, shine, Directing kings remote to reign. RECITATIVE, Mr. BEARD. The whole creation lov'd his fight, Within the vernal verdant lawn, RECITATIVE, Mr. SAVAGE. Alike, the lawless human creature, Where Cæfar reigns forgets his hostile nature; And from the fame instinctive spring, Refulgent thus in Cæfar's line, HA ASTE old men and young men, old ladies and laffes! [of your places: Run as if the de'il drove, or you're nickt Well-belief of magicians now fure muft [whole town. Since one Sorcerer thus can enchant the go down : Who fighs fincere to blefs a virtuous The faithful youth, when heaven the choice infpires, Such hope the partner of his kind defires. The fair maternal pattern yet remain'd; Heav'n fought not that-elfe heav'n had bid to spare, grave, name, To thine fucceeds now Providence's careAmidst the pomp that to the dead we give To footh the vanity of thofe that live, Receive thy deftin'd place, a hallow'd [crave; "Tis all we can bestow, or thou can't Be thefe the honours that imbalm thy [fame; The matron's praife, woman's beft filent Such to remembrance dear, thy worth be found, [around, When queens, and flatterers fleep forgot Till awful founds fhall break the folemn reft, [bleft. Then wake amongst the bleft, for ever Mean while, upon this ftone, thy name fhall live, [vive. Sure heaven will let this pious verse furTHE THE Monthly Chronologer. W BILLIAMSBOURG in Virginia, Oct. 27. William Trent, Efq; fent by this government with a prefent to the Twigtwees, arrived in town this week, and gives the following account of an engagement between them and the French Indians. On June 21, about nine in the morning, 240 French and French Indians furprized the Twigtwees in their corn fields, and came fo fuddenly on them, that the white men who were in their houfes, had the utmoft difficulty to reach the fort. Three not being able to get in, fhut themselves up in one of the houses adjoining. There were about 20 men and boys, including the white men, in the fort. The Indians having taken poffeffion of the white mens houses, advanced towards the fort, firing very briskly, which was as warmly returned; then attacked the log-houfe where the three men were shut up, who having plenty of arms and ammunition, and being well fecured by the strength of the house, might have defended themfelves against the whole body of the enemy: Notwithstanding which they could not be prevailed on to fire a gun, but cowardly hid themfelves under skins, fuffered the houfe to be taken, and themfelves made prifoners; and then discovered to the enemy the weakness of the fort. The French and Indians in the afternoon informed the Twigtwees, that if they would deliver up the white men that were in the fort, they would break up the fiege and go home. After a confultation, it was agreed by the Indians and Whites, that as there were fo few men, and no water in the fort, it was better to deliver up the white men, with Beaver and Wampum, to the Indians, on condition they would do them no further injury, than let the fort be taken, and all be at their mercy. The white men were delivered up accordingly, except Burney and Andrew, whom the Indians hid. One of the white men delivered up to them, being wounded in the belly, they ftabbed and fcalped him, took out his heart and eat it; and as they have a confiderable reward for killing an Englishman, they cut off his fingers and carried them with them to Canada, to prove him fuch. The Indians upon receiving the white men (whom they carried away prisoners) delivered up all the Indian January, 1753. women whom they had taken, and fet off with their plunder, amounting to above 3000l. They killed one Englishman, and took fix prifoners. One Mingoe, one Shawneffe, and three Twigtwees, they killed; among whom was the old Planguifha king, called by the English, Old Briton, whom they boiled and eat. The French and Indians loft 15 in the battle. They carried off all their dead, except four of the Chapawas, whofe cuftom is to leave the dead: One of them is the head king, and the other of them the next head man of that nation. The other Indians that affifted the French, were called Ottowawas. One hundred of the Chapawas went over to the fix nations, because they would not help the French. The fix nations have not yet declared war, but have cailed in all their war riors, and are making fuch preparations, that we have reafon to expect a declaration very foon. The abstract we gave in our Magazine for September last, p. 4c8-411, of Mr. La Touche's addrefs to the duke of Dorfet, in behalf of the citizens of Dublin, occafions our inferting the following addrefs to his majesty. Moft Gracious Sovereign, We your majesty's most dutiful and loyal fubjects, the merchants, traders, and citizens of your faithful city of Dublin, beg leave, in the most fincere manner, to blend our joy with that of our fellow fubjects, for your majesty's safe return to your British dominions. Your majefty's extenfive care of the liberties and tranquillity of Europe, in oppofition to the ambitious views of other princes, who grafp at dominion rather than true glory, and your benevolence to mankind, which are the confolation of your fubjects during your majesty's abfence, make your return more glorious and joyful to your faithful people, who muft love and admire a prince whom the world admires; a prince, who, far from borrowing luftre, daily gives it to his crown, and lives but for his people and mankind. From fuch unwearied application to the publick fervice, we are encouraged to hope your majefty will one day take into your gracious confideration the cafe of this great metropolis, and the adminiftration thereof; that, when after ages fhall admire the annals of thus re F 42 The MONTHLY CHRONOLOGER. they may conclude no action was too great for your majesty's magnanimity to undertake, too tedious for your patient vigilance to accomplish, nor any grievance of your fubjects too minute for your enquiry and redress. We beg leave to conclude this our humble addrefs with affurances of our loyalty and unshaken fidelity to your royal perfon and your illuftrious house, of our Ready attachment to the prefent happy eftablishment, and with fincere prayers for your private happiness, for the profperity of your kingdoms, and the future glory of your reign. There were buried laft year in the city and fuburbs of Dublin, males 854; females 990: In all 1844 Of which 999 died above 16 years old, and 845 under 16. Christened males 814; females 919: In all 1733. Decreased in the burials 186, in the chriftenings II. THURSDAY, Jan. 11. The king went with the ufual state to the house of peers, and the commons being fent for up and attending, his majesty opened the feffion with a most gracious fpeech to both houses, (of which we have given the fubftance, p. 28.) FRIDAY, 12. The Rt. Hon. the houfe of peers waited on his majefty at St. James's, with their addrefs of thanks for his moft gracious fpeech from the throne. (See this addrefs, with his majefty's answer, p. 28, 29.) This night, about 12 o'clock, the publick houfe, known by the sign of the Heathcock in the Strand, fell down to the ground in a fhelving manner, into an adjoining court, which was thought to be occafioned by fome houfes being rebuilding on the other fide. It fo fortunately happened that all the company were just gone, and nobody was hurt, tho' the mistress of the house who was in bed fell from the fecond floor into the court, but the bed falling under her, and the timber lying hollow, the got little or no hurt. SATURDAY, 13. The lion. house of commons waited on the king with their humble addrefs for his most gracious fpeech from the throne. (See the addrefs, with his majelty's answer, p. 29.) A fire broke out at the houfe of Mrs. Gore, a widow lady, at Kingston in Surrey. It began about ten o'clock at hight, and was occafioned by Mrs. Gore's mother-in-law (an old lady of fourícore) letting her candle by her bedfide, while The went to call the maid to warm her which being of cotton, before be return the curtains had caught fire, and the old gentlewoman, who was Jan. weak and feeble, could not put it out. As foon as the maid got up stairs, the found the room in a flame, and with difficulty helped the old lady out. The fire fpread in fo furprizing a manner, that Mrs. Gore and her daughter, who were below in the parlour, had but just time to escape; and the ladies loft their cloaths, and every thing valuable; farce any thing being faved, as the houfe was burnt down in lefs than half an hour. One circumstance was very remarkable: A gentleman's fon in the neighbourhood lay up two pair of ftairs ill; his maid, altho' fhe did not hear any cry of fire, but freelt it, and thought there was a vaft crackling, took the little boy.out of bed, wrapt him up in her apron, and run down ftairs with him, and fo carried him fafe home: If fhe had come down firft to enquire what was the matter, the never could have gone back for him, the fire catching hold of the ftair-cafe inftantly. The oath ufually taken by fcavengers, queftmen, &c. was this year difpenfed with by a worthy alderman, who only advised them to act as honest men in their feveral stations. (See p. 36.) MONDAY, 15. and The feffions ended at the Old Bailey, when the five following criminals received fentence of death, viz. John Briant, for a street robbery; Patrick Nugent, for a burglary; William Baldwin, for robbing Thomas Mott of a watch and 16 fhillings in the dwelling-houfe of Rofe Sykes; Jofeph Hall for a burglary; Timothy Murphy for forging and publishing a feaman's will, and thereby defrauding the agent, Mr. Henry Cafimayor, In the courfe of his of 371. 125. 6d. trial, which lafted upwards of fix hours, there was laid open to the court a scene of iniquity, wherein the lives of Mr. Thomas Noads, clerk to the agent, who apprehended and profecuted Murphy, and Robert Carter an evidence, were wickedly and artfully attempted to be taken away. One who appeared as folicitor and agent for this Murphy, but called himfelf a merchant, turning evidence, and caufing them to be indicted for this very forgery, immediately after Murphy's trial, theirs came on, when the faid perfon being then in court, he was called on to give his evidence against them; but not having the least accufation to lay to their charge, they were honourably acquitted, and had copies of their indictments granted them. TUESDAY, 16. Came on in the portico of the parishchurch of St. Paul, Covent Garden, the election 1753. MARRIAGES, DEATHS, &c. election of member of parliament for the city and liberty of Westminster, in the room of Sir Peter Warren, deceased, when the Hon. Edward Cornwallis, Efq; (colonel of one of his majesty's regiments of foot now at Nova-Scotia, and late governor of the faid place) was chofen without oppofition; Sir George Vandeput, Bart. having declined standing a candidate a few days before the election. Edinburgh, Jan. 16. Saturday last a whale, of about 56 feet long was caft ashore upon the fands about a mile eastward of Cockenzy, which has been fince vifited by numbers of people of all ranks, from this city and the neighbourhood. The whale-fishing company are now busy in cutting it down, for the intereft of thofe concerned. It is faid feveral more whales have been feen in the Firth within thefe few days past. THURSDAY, 25. At a general court of the S. S. company a dividend of 2 per cent. was declared on their capital flock, for the half year ending the 5th Inft. being Old Christmasday, payable on Feb. 14. Jan. I. MARRIAGES and BIRTHS. WILLIAM Westbrook Ri chardfon, of the middle Temple, to Mifs Johnfon, of Great Queen-freet, Lincolns-Inn fields. Mr. Charles Victor, of Cork-ftreet, Burlington-gardens, to Mifs Fanny King, daughter of Alderman King, of Salisbury. 2. George Blount, of Henley upon Thames, Efq; to Mrs. Thibou, relict of Jacob Thibou, of Antigua, Efq; Stephen Pitt, of Kenfington, Efq; to Mifs Arthington, of Yorkshire. 4. Thomas Pellet, Efq; to Mifs Lawly, of Bond-ftreet. Joel Milward, Efq; to Mifs Harpur, of Queen-ftreet. 6. John Fry Huffey, Efq; to Mifs Abbess of Crouched-Friers, a 12,cool. fortune. 9. Rev. Thomas Harrison, D. D. rector of Bridge Cafterton in Rutlandshire, o Mifs Margaret Wingfield, of Stamford in Lincolnshire. Capt. Wallis, of Limehouse, formerly in the African trade, to Mrs. Wilkins, relic of Charles Wilkins, Efq; a Spanish. merchant. Dr. Rofs, an eminent phyfician, to Mifs Middleton, a 10,000l. fortune. 11. James Garland of Michael-StowHall, near Harwich, Efq; to Mifs Dorothy Allan, a 20,000l. fortune. 16. Mr. Zachariah Butten, of Muchinhall, in Effex, to Mrs. Elizabeth Fuller, of Hornchurch in the fame county. 17. Mr. Montefiori, an Italian merchant in Lime-ftrect, to Mifs Harris. John Shelley, Efq; of Field-place, near Horsham in Suffex, to Mifs White, of Horsham. 43 John Fenwick, of Burrow-Hall, in Lancarhire, Efq; to Mifs Bennifon, of Hornby, near that place. 26. John Pitt, Efq; member for Dorchefter, to Mifs Morgan, of St. James's ftreet. Jan. 3. The lady of Lancelot Allgood, Efq; knight of the fhire for Northumberland, delivered of a daughter. 4. The lady of the hereditary prince of Modena, of a prince. 6. The lady of Barnaby Backwell, Efq; of a fon and heir. 9. The lady of Thomas Slauter King, of Catling-hall in Cambridgfhire, of a fon and heir. 16. The lady of Thomas Selby, jun. Efq; of a fon and heir. 21. The lady of Sir Richard Bampfield, Bart. of a fon and heir. DEATHS. Jan. 1M the dutchefs of Hamilton, ISS Leffy Gunning, fifter to and to the countefs of Coventry. William Pye, Efq; principal register of the cathedral church of Durham, and auditor to the bishop. 2. Mifs Bridges, an heirefs of 30,000l. fortune, at her house in Great Ormondstreet. Col. Charles Whiteford, at Galway in Ireland, lately appointed colonel of the regiment of foot, late general Irwin's. George Speke, Efq; at his feat at Dillington in Somerfetfhire, who reprefented in the four laft parliaments, Milbourn Port, Taunton, and Wells. Capt. Jofeph Pringle, at Bergen-opZoom, captain of a company in the earl of Drumlanrig's regiment of Scotch Hollanders, John Rawlinfon, Efq; at Little-Leigh in Chefhire, fourth fon of Sir Thomas Rawlinson, Knt. "fome time lord-mayor of London. 7. Sir Thomas Burnet, one of the judges of his majefty's court of Common-Pleas, and fellow of the Royal Society. He was the youngest fon of Dr. Gilbert Burnet, fometime fince bishop of Salisbury; was feveral years his majefty's conful at Lifbon; and in November, 1741, was made one of the judges of the Common-Pleas, in the room of judge Fortescue, who was appointed master of the Rolls. By his death the publick has loft an able and upright judge, his friends a fincere, fenfible, and agreeable companion, and the poor a great benefactor. His corpfe was privately interred near the re mains of his late father, in the parish church of St. James's, Clerkenwell. Rev, Dr. Wright, minister of St. John's at Hackney. 8. Hayes, Efq; many years deputy governor of Languard fort. 11. Sir Hans Sloane, Bart. first phyfician to the king, and many years F 2 prefident prefident of the Royal Society. He died at his houfe at Chelsea, in a very advanced age, but bleft with all the faculties of understanding to the laft of his life. He has left two daughters, one the lady of the Rt. Hon. the lord Cadogan, and the other the widow of Stanley, Efq; of Hants. His corpfe was interred with great funeral pomp in his family vault at Chelfea. The bithop of Bangor preached a very affecting dif courfe to a crowded audience, from Pfal. XC. 12. So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our bearts unto wifdem. Several members of the royal fociety, &c. attended as mourners, and the following gentlemen, all of that learned body, fupported the pall, viz. Sir John Heathcote, Bart. Sir John Evelyn, Bart. general Oglethorpe, James West, Efq; James Theobald, Efq; Hon. Southwell, Efq; When the will of Sir Hans was proved, adminiftration granted to the lord Cadogan and Dr. Sloane Elfmere, rector of Chelsea. It contains five sheets of paper, all written with the diceafed's own hand, and witneffed by four perfons in the year 1739, and again published and figned by the teftator in the prefence of three other perfons, in the year 1751. There are nine codicils to it, the third of which is two large fkins of parchment. The was medals, gems, and curiofities, exclusive of those presented to him, Sir Hans fays, coft upwards of 50,000l. and that they may be preserved together intire, he defires they may be offered to his majesty at 20,000l. and fix months are allowed to know his majefty's pleafure; if his majefty declines accepting them at the price fixed, they are then to be offered at the above price, ift, to the Royal Society; 2dly, to the University of Oxford; 3dly, to the College of Edinburgh; 4thly, to the Royal Accademy at Paris; 5thly, to the Academy at Petersburg; 6thly, to the Royal Academy of Sciences at Madrid; and 7thly, to the Royal Academy of Sciences at Berlin. In the third codicil Sir Hans omits the Royal Society, the University of Oxford, and the College of Edinburgh, to whom he had directed by the will itself, his collection of medals, gems, &c. to be offered. In this codicil he nominates truflees, whom he defires to offer them to the king or parliament, the first feffion after his deceafe, at 20,000l. which he believes not to be a fourth part of their real and intrinsick value. If the king and parliament decline accepting them within 12 months, they are to be offered at the fame price; 1ft, to the Academy of Sciences at Peterburgh; 2dly, to the Jan. Royal Academy of Sciences at Paris; 3dly, to the Royal Academy of Sciences at Berlin; and, laftly, to the Royal Academy of Sciences at Madrid; each of which is to be allowed 12 months from the time notice is given to the ambafador or refident of each respective court in England. If the king and parliament accept of the offer, the trustees are to apply for a power to enable them to preserve, maintain, and continue the collection at Chelfea, where they are to be fhewn under proper regulations for the fatisfaction of the curious, and improvement of knowledge. A further account, with the names of the trustees, in our next.] 12. Albert Nesbitt, Efq; an eminent merchant of London, and member of parliament for St. Michael's in Cornwall. Roberd Holford, Efq; late fenior master in Chancery. Rev. Sir Simon Every, Bart. rector of Naumby in Lincolnshire, aged 93. Hon. George Gore, Efq; who was made attorney-general in Ireland, on the demife of Q. Anne, and fome time after one of the judges of the Common-Pleas there, which office he refigned in 1744, on account of his infirm ftate of health. 14. That excellent prelate, Dr. George Berkeley, bishop of Cloyne in Ireland. He died of an apoplexy, at Oxford, to which place he came a few months fince, to enjoy what he called a learned retirement. He was far advanced in years, and well known to the world for his piety, charity, and learning, and his many theological and philofophical pieces. 15. Hon. Mrs. Olivia Davell, aged Sr, relict of the late John Davell, of Colehill in Kent, Efq; and daughter of the Rt. Hon. Philip lord viscount Strangford in the kingdom of Ireland. 16. Mr. Samuel Norris, aged So, one of the proctors of the ecclefiaftical courts at Canterbury, auditor to the dean and chapter, and deputy-register of the archdeacon's court. 18. Rev. Mr. Slocock, rector of St. Saviour's, Southwark. Rt. Hon. the earl of Strathmore, in Scotland. William Chambers, Efq; a rear-admiral of the Red. 20. Mrs. Mary Jenkins, aged 110, in the clothworkers almfhouse, White-Friars. 22. Signior Angelo Antonio Bartholomeo Balthazar, a most eminent master of the fmall fword, and author of a treatise on that art, dedicated to the duke of of Cumberland. 23. Rev. Mr. Goodwin, rector of Clapham in Surrey. There was advice from Dunkirk of the death H |