An addrefs to the captains and officers on" board ships that happen to fail near any defert island or coaft. [Gemt. Mag] Gentlemen,

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Don't doubt but most of you have either heard or read of, nay, perhaps, may have converfed with perfons who have been fhipwrecked on fome defert land, and have heard the unfpeakable hardships they have undergone, and the great difficulties they have met with, to procure any food.

But how eafily might this be prevent ed, if the first thip that touches at any fuch defolate place, would be fo humane and charitable, as to put on fhore a few animals, and fow a few feeds, &c. all which would, in a few years, increase of themselves, and afford a happy fubfiftence to fuch unhappy perfons. This was a method the Portuguefe formerly took, and which I would beg leave to recommend to you.

If the defert place has grafs growing upon it, the proper animals would be, a he and a fhe kid or goat; a boar and a fow pig, or hog; a cock and a hen; and a duck and a drake. All these would eafily find provifion here, and would foon increase upon it. But if there is none, or but very little grafs there, the goats and hogs must be omitted.

If it is in a hot climate, or as far as about 25 degrees on each fide of the line; let a little fpot of ground, about a foot or two fquare, be dug up in feveral different places, and plant a yam in one of them, a potatoe in another, and fow in the others a few feeds of Seville oranges, or lemons, and a dried fig; but, above all, plant a cocoa-nut, and a plantane-tree, becaufe the two laft afford, not only good food, but allo cloaths. The only objection to the plantane tree, is, that it is propaga ted, not by the feed or fruit, (as far as "I know), but by a fucker, which muft be kept on board in a pot for this purpole.

If the climate is not fo hot, but more temperate, viz. from about 25 degrees

See Dampier, vol. 1. p. 291.311.

to 50; then fow a few grains of wheat, a few chefnuts, a bunch or two of dried grapes for vines together with a potatoe, a fig, and fome leeds of creffes, apples, Seville oranges, and lemons; each fort in its diftinct and separate spot of ground.

If the climate is ftill colder than go degrees, then the most fuitable things would be, the wheat, potatoe, fig, ap ples, creffes, and any other forts of fal ad feeds.

But if the defert island fhould be only a barren fand, yet the dwarf pea, and more especially the English fea-pes, will grow there, even on the most fin dy beach. I believe alfo that the com mon hazel-nut, and the afpen or poplar trees, will grow on the same foil, and bear the fpray of the fea. I would therefore advise the carrying a few bazel-nuts, and fome of the feeds of the afpen or poplar: because if the unfor tunate fhipwrecked perfons could get but a very few tools from the wreck, the afpen and poplar trees, with the hazel-bands, would ferve them to build a balza, on which they might fafely transport themselves to any other place.

Gentlemen, No one knows but fome of you may be shipwrecked; let me therefore prevail upon you to put this method in practice; and let it not be faid, that what is every body's business, is no body's. The whole expence is but trifling: when you meet next over a bottle of wine, collect a fhilling or two a-piece, and it is done. Only take care that the feeds are good and fresh, and that they link to the bottom, it put into water; and preferve them, and the potatoes, &c. in a little barrel of fand.

I dare fay, that none of the failors will be fo very wicked, as to destroy thefe animals, c. if you will but tell them the defign, and the great ufefuinefs and advantage of it; and that, if they fhould ever touch at any of the places again, and find a plenty of them, that they fhall be intitled to a moderate ufe of them.---Lam, &c. Dec. 10. 1758.

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ber 11. 1759;
Males
Females 6959.

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7294

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14253 11 Buried

App. 1759. General Bills of Mortality for the year 1759.

707

The LONDON general Bill of Chriftenings and Burials, from December 12. 1758, to Decem-
with the difeafes and casualties, &c.

Christened

Males 9919
Females

963319604

Increafed (in the bu

rials this year 2028.

Age. No.
60 and 70 1265
70 and 80

Age. No. Age. Nc

968

5 and to
10 and 20

803

694

40 and 50
50 and 60

1683

80 and 90

1413

$4355102,
103

197

1.

General Bill of Mortality for 1759, in EDINBURGH, and WEST-KIRK parisk.

In the Weft-kirk-yard. Total.

249

Rafh

Rheumatifi

Rickets

Rifing of the lights

21 Scald head"

125

2

Sore throat

4

St Anthony's fire

Males. Femal. In all.

20 & 30 110

May

Jane

July

August

60 & 70 97

September

OЯtober

November 39

December

80 & 90 33
90 & 100 05

PARIS. Burials 19,202. Chriftenings 19,148, exclufive of 5082 foundlings. Marriages 4342.
AMSTERDAM. Burials 7771. Christenings 4317. Marriages 2436... 1

1136

1138

1371

1136

HAGUE. Burials 1252.

GLASGOW. Burials 1034.

N. B. When different pages are referred to at any article, if the numbers are disjoined by a comma, the
firft figure or figures in the preceding numbers are supposed to be repeated in the fubfequent.

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Bercrombie, Gen, arrives
from N. America 208
Aberdeenshire refolu-
tion against vails 661
Acts pafled 146, 7-383.659
-Abstracts of acts: Of that
for continuing and for difcon-
tinuing the prohibition to ex-
port, and to pay the bounty
upon the exportation of corn
147. Of that for an addi-
tional fubfidy-poundage on
goods imported, &c. 149. Of
that for permitting importations.
from Ireland 146, 7. Of the
Scots turnpike act 281. Of
the cambric act 282. Of the
new plate act 284. Of that
for augmenting the judges fa
laries ib. Of that for conti-
nuing feveral laws ib. Ot that
to explain the act for taxing
offices 285. Of that for pie-
venting piracies ib. Of that
for regulating the power of ta-
king famples of foreign
quors ib.

Addreffes of the Lords at the
beginning of the feffion 595.
"Of the Commons 596.

On the Prince of Wales's
coming of age: Of the city of
London, to the King 304 to
the Prince ib. to the Princefs-
dowager ib.

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Of

- On our late: fucceffes: Of
the city of London 555
the prefbytery of Edinburgh
$56. Of the city of Edin-
burgh 598. Of the Commif.
fion $99. Of the county of
Berwick 657.

Extracts of other addrefles:
Of the borough of Irvine 598.
Of the nobility, &c. of Ayr ib.
Of the borough of Ayr 599.
Of the fynod of Merfe and
Teviotdale ib. Of that of Lo-
thian and Tweeddale ib. Of
the states of the island of Jer-
fey ib. Of the prefbytery of
Aberdeen 657. Of the fy-
nod of Aberdeen ib. Of the
borough of Lanark 658. A
claufe in that of the city of
Exeter 556
Africa, of the continent of 458
African company, proceedings
in parliament relating to it 226
Alehouses, proceedings on the

ingham and three French war
hips 49. Between the Brith
and French fleets in the Eif
Indies 146, 206. 311.537. Bc.
tween Adm. Bofcawen and the
Toulon fleet 438, 85. Between
Adm, Hawke and the Bret
fleet 589.695. See Boscawen,
Hawke.

bill relating to 231
Alexander, William, takes the
title of Earl of Stirling 212
America plan of operations there.
263. Detail of the late opera-
tious in 488. See Amherst,
Johnfon, Townfhead, Wolfe
Amberft, Gen. prepares for an
early campaign 206. March-
es to Lake George 314, 75, land, Bergen, 199. Min
Takes Ticonderoga 439. and den, or Thornhausen 369. 70.
Crown-point 439, 40. 489. 427. Coveldt 370. Zullichsu
A further account of his pro- 372.433. Cunnerfdo: ff 434, 5•
ceedings 654. See, Crown- 691. Torgau 479. Cor.
point
bitz 480. Maxen 588, Meifka
6.8. Near Quebec 543. Que
bec 546. At Niagara 440
Beacons erected 5 57.
Bedford, D. his meffage to the
Irish parliament, relating to
an invalion 535-
Beef broth or tea, receipt to
make 677

Animals, a defcription of five
ftrange ones 88. Of other five
252. Both with cuts. Of
making experiments on ani-
mals 570

Annuities, of the confolidation
of 506. Explanation of the re-
folution for railing 6,600,000 1.
by ib

Antigallican privateer, proceed
ings relating to it 227
Antiquities in Berwickshire 461
Aram, Eugene, tried for mur-
der 401. Of his intended com-
parative lexicon 427
Argylefhire battalion, officers of
it 387

Army, Britda, account, of it,
with its difpofition 385-
Arran, E. his curiofities auction-
ed 209.
Alphalium mine, phænomena
in it 635

Altronomy, reflections on 460.
Of cometical aftronomy 247
Attorney's duty, account and
extracts of 608
Auftrian troops, number of in
1759 37. See Emprefs-Queen,
Pruffia

Balmanno, Mary, fugitate for
child-murder 494
Bank, royal, iffues guinea notes
326. The rife and conftitution
of that bank ib,
Bark, its efficacy in the delirium
of a fever 294
Barnard, Sir John, his thoughts
on the fearcity of Giver coin 186
Baron, Capt. His dire diftref's 496
Barrington, Gen his account of
the conqueft of Guadalupe 314.
See Guadalupe. Arrives from
thence 376

Battles, naval, between the Buck

Belleifle, D. de, his letter to M.
de Contades 432. Reflections
on the publication of it $20.
Extracts of others of his letters

612

Bergen, accounts of the action
at 199. Loss of the allies ib.
Butucheff crimes for which he
was condemned 256
Biblical difficulty pointed out

361. Solutions of it 418, 25.
Binomials, a method of extract-
ing the cubic roots of 121.
Appendix to the method 189
Births, marr ages, proceed-
ings on the bill to register 176
Blackstone on the magna charta
669

Blair, Dr H. gives lectures on
compofition 660
Blifters, Dr Whytt on the of
fects of 349
Boroughs, royal, allowed arms

443
Boscawen, Adm. fails for the
Mediterranean 264 Defeats
the Toulon iquadron 438. Re-
turns to England with two of
his prizes 492. Prefented with
the freedom of Edinburgh 652.
His letter to the Lord Provol
705

Bounties for troops by the city
of Edinburgh. 443. by the city
of London 499. by the county
of Middlefex 491. by the clerks
to the fignet 602

Bounty,

INDEX to the Elays, Extracts, History, &c. 1759.

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it 637

Burying, ancient custom of 462
Butler's pofthumous works, ex-
tracts from 389

Byng, Adm. hot for negligence
406

Cadies, regulations concerning

210

Cairns defcribed 461. Of thofe
in Berwickshire 462
Cambrick-act, abstract of it 282
Camp formed at Muffelburgh
379. A mock-fight perform
ed there 443. Breaks up 604
Canada. See Quebec, Wolfe.
Should be annexed to the Bri-
tish colonies 679.
Captures in war confidered: 162.
Captures by the British 48. 100,
56. 215,71. 329, 30, 85.443.
500, 57. 604, 63

by the French 49. 50.
157. 216, 71. 331, 86. 443-
500, 57. 605, 63
Captures, of private 164
Caractacus, tragedy, account of
39E.

Catechifing, a new plan of pro
pofed 123. A fpecimen of the
plan ib.

Clergy, of their refidence 280
Clerkenwell Bridewell, abuses in
managing it 666
Coffee-roafter in the excife-of-
fice 442

Coins, ancient ones found 442
Coins, gold and filver, remarks
on 184. Sir John Barnard's
thoughts on 186
Comet, the time of the expec
ted one's perihelion calculated
96. Accounts of the prefent
one 207 Further obferva-
tions on it 246. Hiftory of
the late 573
Cometical aftronomy, obferva
tions on 247
Commerce, an infallible maxima
with regard to 117
Commiflion's address $96
Commiflions, order about the
fale of 96
Compofition, original and imi-
tative defined 274. Lectures
given on 660
Compofitions, act of afsembly
relating to 267
Conflans, Adm. fails 589. De-
feated by Adm. Hawke ib. His
letter about his defeat 695
Conftantinople, the ministry
there changed 57 426. Of
certain warlike preparations 57.
58. A fie at 137. The mi
niftry prohibited to receive pre-
fents 306. The Kan of Crim
Tartary efcapes 365. The
Grand Vizir efpoules the young
Sultanefs 426

Bounty, royal, aflembly's over- Bubonocele, the operation of Clavering, Col. his bravery 318
ture relating to it 267
Boyes, Com. driven from his Burning-glaffes, of £71
Nation off Dunkirk 535. M.
Thurot fails ib. The Com.
purfues him ib. and arrives in
Leith road ib. Prefented with
the freedom of Edinburgh 604
Bradley, Dr, his opinion of
Long's propofitions for finding
the longitude 636
Brandenburg-Bareith, Marg, ac-
cedes to the refolution of the
evangelic body 141
Breft feet fails 589. Defeated
by Adm. Hawke ib. Authen-
tic account of that engagement
695. See Hawke.
Bribery and corruption, effect
of, in elections 232
Britain, military preparations
for invading France 95. The
preparations fufpended 264.
Enters into a convention with
Pruflis 147. and the Land-
grave of Heffe Caffel 148.
faft obferved ib. Imprefs war-
rants issued 207. Number of
the national troops 323. State
of the militia and the army
385. Preparations for oppo-
Ling an invafion 324. Boun
ties offered to feamen and
Jandmen 325. Orders relating
to conditional inlifting 326.
490. Hiftory of the feveral
invafions of Britain 555. The
French cannot conquer it 3 56.
See Invafion. None permitted
to go out of England in the
packet-boats without paffports
492. A convention between
Britain and Pruffia 704. See
Addreffès, Parliament
British troops, number of, and
where difpofed 323
Brogden, Mrs, carried off by
violence 290. See Lady
Broglio, M. de, defeats the al-
lies at Bergen 199
Brunswick, hereditary Prince of,
defeats the French at Coeveldt
379. Haraffes them in their
retreat 371. Surprises the
Duke of Wirtemberg 651.
Marches to join the King of
Pruffia ib.
Bruffels gazette, the publication
of it fufpended 262. A new
one published by M. Maubert
ib. It never speaks a word of
truth 358

Brydone, Mr, his account of
the electrical virtue in the cute
of the pally 416.
VOL. XXI,

Cato of Addison, character of
it 275, 6

Chalmers, John, proceedings on
his complaint about being in-
lifted 379

Contributions towards loffes, of
164
Convention between Britain and
Proffia 704
Convulsion fits cured by the dif
charge of worms 463
Cooke, Capt. takes the islands
of St Bartholomew and St Mar-
tin 557
Corbitz, account of the action
at 480
Cork-jacket, a contrivance a-
gainit drowning 337. Expe-

Chandlers and foap boilers, their
petition to parliament 143, 14
Chapman's method of diftilling
water fresh from fea-water 295
Charlevoix's geographical re-
marks on St Laurence river
471. A chart of it 472. His
defeription of Quebec 521
Charlton, Dr, reflections on his
feeling a dog's pulse 389
Child delivers itfelt from the
dead mother 444
China, the north paffage to,
impracticable 306
Chincfe, their method to pre-
vent drowning 419. Account
of an ellay to prove they are
an Egyptian colony 577
Chriftianity, of the establish-
ment of 389
Circuit-courts, trials at them
328: 493
Clairaut's calculation of the ex-
pected comet's perihelion 96
Clarendon's account of the Duke
of York's marriage 393
Clark, Dan. account of his mur-Cowley, fpecimens of his poetry

riments made with it 339
Cor-mals, a defcription of it 207
Cornish, Adm. fails for the East

..Indies 208

Coronation-anniversary, how ob
⚫ferved at Aberdeen 604
Courland, Pr. Charles of Sax-
ony chofen Duke of 60. A
recapitulation of affairs relative
to that duchy ib.

645

Credit,