He'd chatter morning, noon, and night, But, ah! amidst his gamesome tricks, Death fummon'd him to cross the Styx: Death, ruthlefs death, that's wont to strike The monkey and the man alike. Pug relish'd not th'Elysian fhades; Their cypress groves, and lonely glades, Some how-were-not his taste at all; So off he trips to Pluto's hall, And frankly tells the whole affair: "In fhort-he could not-like the air; The place was not his paffion; no→→ He begg'd that he again might go To earth; he'd take what shape King Pluto Might in his wifdom think he'd fuit to." } Well, (quoth the god, and fmil'd), go, pass With Charon; animate-an afs. "An afs, odds me! moft mighty fovereign! Put not my foul in that curs'd covering. A drowfy, dull, damn'd, dismal creature! So very foreign to my nature! I'm at a very pretty pass Indeed! make Pug, brifk Pug-an afs! Pug! erft the darling of the fair! Your Majesty'll excufe me there. Make me a parrot, gracious king! A parrot, now were quite the thing." Be't fo, faid Pluto, then. 'Twas granted; He feeks, and gets a human shape; J. HACKETT. JUPITER and the HERDSMAN. What's good, although unfought for, grant us frill; "And O! with-hold, tho' fought for, all that's ill." Thus far an ancient fage. We make him speak Plain English.- -The original is Greek. A herdsman loft a calf, and thus for aid To heav'n, th' avenger of the wrong'd, he pray'd. Great Fove! fome villain has decreas'd my ftore, Do thou unto thy fervant's pray'r incline; Let me but fee the thief, I afk no more; A kid, the best I have, fhall ftrait be thine. Jove heard.--Forth rufh'd a lion from the wood, Aghaft the peafant stood. Thou'ft fhewn the thief, (he cry'd); 'tis he; 'tis plain : I'll pay the vow I offer'd to the full: But if thou'lt fet me quit of him again, I'll make the kid I promis'd thee a bull J. HACKETT. ANACREON, ode 1. imitated. W Hene'er I frike my trembling strings I'd fing of heroes and of kings; In mighty numbers would I tell, G. S. Verfes fent to a Lady, tied to the foot of a bee. Go, happy bee, thy pinions try, But first, thy venom'd fting lay by; Fly where three fifter graces dwell, G. D. To Mifs CKE, on the death of her father. gentle fair, your weeds of wo YE genome, while lovely cds of w doth mourn ing go; And while îne drops the filent tear, Since the whofe fmiles gave joy, retiring mourns. No more pleas'd crouds admiring fit, To hear her warbling voice, or fprightly wit; * And breathes her forrows to the waving trees; To their fad murin'rings joins her fighs of wo. How could you! could you! ftrike the fatal blow! Since the whofe lofs I mourn, muft yield to thee! J. D. Two favourite fongs of that young lady. An An account of the defcent on the coast of to land on the coaft of Britany; and they were unemployed; fo they were ordered Britany in 1746. [viii. 398.490.542.] failed under convoy of the fhips of war, [This paper was first published in the Monthly Review, foon after the publication of Voltaire's history of the war of 1741; and we have been lately affured that it is of unquestionable authority.] W by great writers ? how readily 7Ith what facility are we milled do we imbibe their notions without examination? Moft readers believed that Mr Voltaire's history was compofed from undoubted facts; but we find, that in his relations he is more fingular than authentic, more credulous than well in formed, and that he cannot quite lofe the poet in the hiftorian we admire his talents, but we should not overlook his errors, which are many and noto rious. His column at the battle of Fontenoy is a chimera, though a chi mera generally received as a reality among his countrymen. But of all the mifreprefentations with which his hiftory is filled, there are none fo grofs, fo ridiculous, or fo injurious to the Eng lifh nation, as thofe which are contain ed in his account. of the descent on the coaft of Britany. He is unacquainted with the deftination of the expedition, the number of the troops, the manner of the defcent, the caufes of the want of fuccefs, the reafons for the retreat, and the conduct obferved in it. The fleet, confifting of line-of-battle fhips, frigates, tenders, and tranfports, did not exceed fixty fail. On board the fhips of war, as part of their complement, were 500 marines; on board the tranfports were fix battalions of 7 or 800 men each. The expedition was intended against Quebec; but by a variety of incidents, and by contrary winds, the fleet was prevented from failing till the feafon proper for landing them in North America was elapfed. The French army in Flanders was fuperior to that of the allies: it was thought that a descent on the coaft of France might occafion a diverfion, and draw a confiderable detachment from Marthal Saxe's army. Thefe fix battalions had continued upwards of fix weeks imbarked; they • VOL. XIX. But fo fudden was the order, such immediate difpatch did the new object of the expedition require, that it did not admit of the delay requifite to be tillery, to fearch for guides, or procure fupplied with harfes for drawing the ar * fufficient intelligence with regard to the country: nay, the harbours, the an choring-ground, and that part of the coaft on which the troops were to land, were almoft totally unknown. Soon after they arrived in fight of land, the wind, which had been favourable, changed. The greatest part of the fleet with difficulty reached the anchoringplace next evening, the reft not till two days after. Without waiting for the arrival of the whole, the difpofition was made for landing next morning, The fhore was defended by upwards of 3000 militia, gardes de côte, and regular troops. The boats of the fleet contained but 500. A feint to land in one place, deceived the enemy, whilft the General, and the 500 men, made the defcent on another, without the lofs of a man. The reft of the troops follow ed with all poffible expedition, But when thus landed at ten miles diftance from L'Orient, as they were without horfes, without guides, without knowledge of the country, it was the fecond day after difimbarking ere they arrived in the neighbourhood of the town. They fummoned it immediately; but could not attack it for want of cannon. The landing of the tents, provifions, ammunition, and artillery, was, from inevi table caufes, the employment of two days. The fifth day two pieces and a mortar were drawn to the camp by 500 feamen: the next, two other pieces were brought in the fame inanner, The fudden change, from a close con finement on board of fhips, to lying expofed to rain fome days without tents, threw the foldiers into diseases, and rendered many of them incapable of duty. A council of war was called, and a retreat was unanimously refolved on. The refolution was taken on the following 3 M reafons: reafons: The troops of the befieged were then more numerous than the be- An abftract of the act tricefimo Georgii II. fiegers; the befieged had recovered their firft furprife; they had learned, from deferters, the fmallness of the befieging body; they had erected feven batteries against the fingle one which the befiegers had been able to raife; the bombs, and other ammunition, were al intitled, An act to indemnify perfons who have been guilty of the unlawful importing, landing, or running of probibited, uncuftomed, or other goods or merchandise, upon certain terms therein mentioned. Pre- Here of fea molt expended, the engineer declared amble. T men for completely man ning the royal navy: and there are many feafaring perfons, fubjects of his Majefty, at this time in parts beyond the feas, and in feveral of the gaols of this kingdom, on account of fundry offences by them committed in breach of the laws of customs and excife; and likewife feveral perfons, who have been or may be charged with riding with fire-arms, contrary to the acts 8 Geo. I. and 9° Geo. II. and other acts now in force, and who have neglected to take the benefit of the late act of indemnity, and are capable, and may be inclined, or by clemency induced to ferve on board his Majefty's fhips of war, provided they were certain of their being indemnified for their paft offences. it impracticable to fet the town on fire, or make a breach, without more artillery, and more ammunition; the roads were become impaffable for artillery by the continued rains; the Admiral had remonftrated, that the fhips were in a hazardous fituation, from the danger of a fouth-west wind, and the foulness of the ground where they were anchored. The troops retreated, but retreated in good order; they reimbarked in the fight of 3000 of the French, without the fmalleft attack or interruption. ..As a reinforcement of two battalions were ordered from England, the Admiral and General determined to fail to the bay of Quiberon, to wait their arrival. They had fcarce weighed, when a fouth-weft gale arofe; it blew hard : §1. Every perfon who, before the many of the fhips were in danger; feve-1ft of May 1757, fhall have been guilty ral of them were difperfed; and four of of illegal running any wool, prohibited the tranfports, with near goo men, were or uncuftomed goods, or fhall have been driven to England. The reft of the armed with fire-arms or other offenfive troops were difimbarked on the penin- weapons, in order to be aiding to any fula of Quiberon: they incamped; and fuch offenders, or fhall have been guilty as the fleet rode in fafety in the bay, of refcuing fuch goods, after seizure, they remained there a fortnight, and fo from the officers, or of any act whereby continued the alarm on the coaft. They perfons may be deemed to be runners of took and deftroyed fome forts on the foreign goods, or of obftructing or beatneighbouring islands. An order was ing any officer of the cuftoms or excife difpatched from Paris to M. Saxe, to in the execution of his duty, or of aidfend a confiderable detachment; but it ing therein, fhall be indemnified and redid not reach him till after he had gain- leafed, against the King, every fuch ofed the battle of Raucoux. The Admiral ficer, and all other perfons, from all the and General were informed of the march faid offences, concerning which no fuit of the detachment, and of the lofs of fhall have been commenced or compofithe battle, at the fame time. They tion made before the 1ft of May 1757, faw no probability of the arrival of the upon the following conditions, viz. reinforcement, or of their own tranf- That he do, before he fhall be appreports which were miffing. The num- hended or profecuted for the fame, and ber of their troops was too fmall to en- before the ift of December 1757, enter gage in any new undertaking. They himself with fome commiflion-officer of quitted the coaft of France, and fteered his Majefty's fleet to ferve as a common for their appointed ftations in England failor in the faid fleet, and do, for three and Ireland. years years at leaft from the time of fuch en try, unless he fhall be fooner difcharged from the fervice, actually and bona fide serve and do duty as fuch, in the faid fleet; and fhall alfo, before the faid 1ft of December 1757, register his name, employment, and ufual place of abode, with the clerk of the peace, in the following form, which he fhall fign: "A. B. of claims the benefit of an act of the thirtieth year of the reign of his Majefty King George the Second, and has entered himself with a commiffion-officer of his Majefty's fleet, and has registered his name in the book kept by the clerk of the peace of this county riding, or divifion, this. day of pursuant to the directions of the faid act." For which entry there shall be paid to the clerk of the peace 1 s. and no more; and the said clerk shall, immediately after the 1ft of May 1757, from time to time, tranfmit to the commiffioners of the customs and excife an exact account of all the perfons who by fuch entry fhall have intitled themfelves to claim the benefit of this act. 2. Every person who fhall fo claim the benefit of this act, and fhall afterwards be guilty of any of the offences hereby intended to be released, or fhall at any time after defert from the faid fervice, or within the faid three years unduly procure his difcharge therefrom, fhall be liable to be profecuted, not only for fuch new offence, but for all the penalties and forfeitures he would have been liable to in cafe this indemnity had never been given. 3. If any officer of his Majesty's navy fhall, by falfe mufter or certificate, or in confideration of a gratuity of any kind, or by any other collufive means, permit fuch perfon to avoid the actual fervice, fuch perfon fhall not only lofe the benefit of this act, but every fuch officer fhall fuffer the penalty of 5001. 4. No perfon who fhall have made fuch entry as aforefaid, or who fhall be intitled to any benefit by this act, fhall be capable of maintaining any action, brought or to be brought, against any officer of the customs or excife, or against any person who fhall have been aiding to any officer, concerning any thing by this act intended to be releafed; but fuch claim fhall be an abfolute difcharge to fuch officer; who may plead the general iffue, and give a copy of fuch claim, entered as aforefaid with the clerk of the peace, and this act, in evidence, on fuch action. 5. No perfon who fhall fo enter himfelf to ferve as a common failor for three years, fhall, during fuch three years, unless he fhall withdraw from fuch fervice, be liable to be apprehended or profecuted on account of any offences intended to be released by this act. An abftract of the act tricefimo Georgii II. intitled, An act for the relief and encouragement of the captors of prizes, with refpect to the bringing and landing prizegoods in this kingdom. T Pre- HE duties granted by an act amble. 7 & 8 Will. III. upon French wines, and other goods of the product or manufacture of France, as well as feveral other duties upon various goods imported, are by law not to be drawn back upon re-exportation: and fuch duties have been found in feveral inftances to be equal to the value of the goods which have been taken as prize from the French, and thereby the captors have fo far loft the benefit of their prizes; which difcouragement hath often induced captors to carry their prizes directly to foreign parts, to the prejudice of this kingdom. §1. Any goods of the product or manufacture of France, or of any of the dominions belonging to the crown of France, that have been, or shall hereafter be taken, during the continuance of the prefent war, and brought hither by any of his Majefty's fhips of war or privateers, may, upon condemnation as lawful prize, be landed in any port with in this kingdom, and fecured, under the King's locks, in warehoufes provided at the expence of the captors, with the approbation and under the inspection of the commiffioners or other principal officers for managing the refpective duties of cuftoms and excife, to which fuch goods are liable; and upon admiffion of 3 M 2 any any fuch goods taken fince his Majesty's declaration of war against France, into fuch warehouses, there shall be paid by the captors, or their agents, the following duties only; which fhall not be afterwards drawn back upon exportation; viz. for all fuch goods (except wines and vinegar, and the goods after enumerated) taken by any of his Majefty's fhips of war, the half of the old fubfidy granted by the act of tonnage and poundage, 12° Car. II. and the whole of the further fubfidy of poundage granted by an act 21 Geo. II. commonly called The fubfidy 1747; and for the like goods, if taken by any private ship of war, the half of the faid old fubfidy, and no more; which duties fhall be collected and applied in the fame manner and to the fame purposes whereunto they are by law appropriated, fubject nevertheless to the customary allowan ces for damage; and for French wine and French vinegar, taken as aforefaid either by his Majefty's flips of war or privateers, after the rate of 3 1. the tun; to be paid into the exchequer, as part of the duties arifing by an act 189 Geo. II. for granting to his Majefty feveral additional duties upon all wines import ed, &c. 2. The aforementioned duties by this act directed to be paid for fuch prize goods, fhall be payable ad valorem, and ho otherwife, upon the oath of the captors, or their agents, upon the following goods, viz. upon all forts of woollen and filk manufactures, and hats, handkerchiefs, checks, knives, and nails, notwithstanding the fame may have been rated in the book of rates 12° Car. II. or the additional book of rates 11° Geo. I. and the faid duties ad valorem fhall be levied by the regulations and under the penalties and forfeitures pre fcribed by the act 11° Geo. I. for rating fuch unrated goods, Exc 3. No duties whatfoever shall be demanded for any prize-goods confifting of military or fiip ftores. 4. Any prize-goods of the product or manufacture of France, or any of the dominions belonging to the crown of France, which fhall be received into any warehoufe in pursuance of this act, or which are now remaining in any warehouse in this kingdom, under the King's locks, may, upon payment of the re fpective duties before directed, (if the fame fhall have been taken fince the des claration of war), be exported at any time directly from thence, without pay ing any further duty of cuftoms or ex cife; and if fuch goods fhall have beeri taken before the declaration of war, the fame may be exported, in like manner, without payment of any duty of customs or excife whatsoever; the exporter gi ving fufficient fecurity, in double the value, before delivery out of the ware houfe, that the fame fhall be truly ex ported, and not relanded in any part of G. Britain, or the islands of Guernsey, Jerfey, Alderney, Sark, or Man; which fecurity the customer or collector of the port of exportation is required to take, in his Majesty's name." 5. If any goods fhall be taken out of any warehouse wherein they are fecured as aforefaid, to be consumed in this king. dom, the perfon fo taking out the fame, fhall firft pay up the remainder of the duties which would have been due if the fame had been regularly imported; and fuch goods fhall in all other refpects be liable to the restrictions and regulations to which they would have been subject if this act had not been made. 6. Nothing in this act fhall extend to charge any wine with the before-mentioned duty of 3 1. per tun, which shall; at landing, be damaged or unmerchantable, and which fhall be given up to the officers of the customs to be publicly fold, in order to be diftilled into bran dy, or made into vinegar, in the mana ner directed by an act 12° Geo. I. for the improvement of his Majefty's revenues of cufloms, excife, and inland duties. 7. Nothing in this act fhall extend to leffen or any wife alter the duties which by law are payable upon goods of the product or manufacture of any other country, except France, and the domi nions belonging to the crown of France, which may be taken as prize, and condemned in this kingdom. |