read by the officer to the people in the town; and foon after two of the inhabitants of most note came off in the boat to me, who feemed, upon the whole of their converfation, not to be difpleafed at our coming to take poffeffion of the island: but in the afternoon, when they were put afhore, we found the people were fpirited up by their goverror, M. Longprie, to stand upon their defence, and declared they had come to a determination to defend themselves. Upon which I ordered the fhips to anchor as clofe in as poffible, and the neceffary difpofitions were accordingly made for landing the troops, which was effected about five in the evening, under cover of the shipping; and notwithstanding the enemy had four entrenchments on the face of a fleep hill, with 2 nine pounders in the upper one, lord Rollo at the head of his troops, and colonel Melvill, at the head of the grenadiers, with a furprizing alertness and intrepidity, drove the enemy from their entrenchments and battery, with the lofs only of about eight men killed and wounded, and made themfelves mafters of Rofeau, and the adjacent places of defence, in a time too fhort to be conceived from the difficulty of the undertaking. The refiftance the enemy made, has put it in our power to bring them to fuch terms as we please, and they are flocking from all parts of the island, to take the oaths of allegiance to his majefty king George. M. Longprie is a prifoner with three cther of the principal people. It is with pleasure I affure their lordfhips of the good understanding subsisting between the officers and men of the navy and army. A Defcription of the Neutral Islands. DOMINICO, which fir James Doug las and lord Rollo have taken poffeffion of, is an ifland which lies midway between Guadaloupe and Martinico; its length is from north to south about 25 miles, its breadth about 6 or 7 miles. Prince Rupert's bay lies to the northwest; it is large, and convenient for wooding and watering. Admiral fir Chaloner Ogle stopt here, with all his fleet, in his way to Cathagena; at this place alfo lord Cathcart, commander in chief of the land forces of that expedition, died in his paffage out. Rofeau, towards the fouth-weft of the inland, is the chief fettlement; here are three or four watering places, and as it lies within ten leagues of Martinico might be a very convenient place for thofe fhips ftationed to the leeward of that inland to wood and water at. There are on the inland about 700 men, able to bear arms, about 3000 white inhabitants, and about 7000 negroes. There are fome of the Caribbee Indians towards the windward fide, but the French defpife them and keep them under. The whole inland is well watered. The French cultivated on it great quantities of coffee, cocoa, and cotton. The foil in many places is very rich, and would produce excellent fugar cane; but the French allow none to be planted there, or on St. Vincent's The enemy had five guns mounted at Rofeau, which ferved for a protection to their privateers, who fled here when they were preft by any of our frigates, and if they found a market, fold their prizes without condemnation. Their governor, Monf. Longprie, acts under a commiffion from the governnor of Martinico. It is a valuable inland in itself, and confiderable to us, on account and convenience for of its fituation watering our fquadron upon that fta tion. St. Lucia lies to the fouthward of Martinico, about five or fix leagues. The French have taken open poffeffion of it; and have fome companies of regulars at a fort at a very fine harbour, under two hills, called the fugar loaves; it is more cultivated than Dominico; it is faid there are 3000 men fit to bear arms. There is a fort of poisonous snake on it, which is not much heard of on any of the other Caribbee islands. It is not fo long as Dominico, but better inhabited. St. Vincent lies about feven or eight leagues fouth of St. Lucia; it is of a circular form, excellently well watered, and a fine rich foil, fugar cane grows extremely well on it. The Caribbee Indians are pretty numerous, but the French are too many to have any thing to fear from them. It is of confiderable extent, and its prefent produce is coffee, cocoa, and tobacco. Tobago lies about forty leagues fouth of Barbadoes; its length from north east to fouth-west is about twenty-feven miles, where broadeft about ten miles over. There are a number of watering places and good bays; it is an excellent rendezvous for our large fhips in the hurricane feafon. The Caribbee Indians live chiefly on the fouth eaft fide, and are about 400. There are about thirty French turtlers; but his majefty's fhip Arundel brought off twelve of them, took away all their ⚫nets and canoes, and burnt their huts. It is an excellent foil, and full of very fine wood fit for almost any ufe; plenty of fish and turtle are caught about the island. Barbadoes has ufelefs ftarving people enough to plant this. A fhort Account of the Houfe of MECKLENBOURG, John, prince of the Vandals, ftudied at Paris, about the year 1230, and acquired the appellation of the Theologi, becaufe he laboured in the convertion of the Livonians. His fon Henry accompanied St. Levis in his expedition to Egypt, where he was made prifoner, and diftinguished by the name of the Lion. His grandfon Henry efpoufed Margaret, daughter of Frederic duke of Brunfwic. Albert, fon of Henry the Lion, married the filter of Magnus IV. king of Sweden. His fon Albert II. was elected king of Sweden in the year 1363. The fon of this Albert was king of Norway, and took to wife the daughter of Waldemar, king of Denmark; and his daughter Ricarda was married to John, brother to the emperor Sigifmund. Henry, duke of Mecklenbourg, born in the year 1479, had by Urfula daughter to the elector of Brandenbourg, Sophia married to the duke of Brunswick Lunenbourg. Adolphus Frederic, born in the year 1588, efpoufed Maria Catherine, daughter to Julius Erneftus, duke of Brunswick. Jobn George, one of his fons, married in 1675, Elizabeth Eleonora, daughter to Anthony Ulric duke of Brunswick. Frederic, his fon by a fecond marriage, beftowed his daughter Sophia Louisa in mariage upon Frederic I. king of Pruffia. Adolphus-Frederic II. fecond fon, by the fame marriage, to Adolphus Frederic I. was chief of the branch of Strelitz and Mirrow, being born a pofthumous child in the the year 1658. The princefs Charlotta of MecklenbourgMirrow, our future queen, is daughter to the late Charles Louis Frederic, fon by the third marriage, of Adolphus-Frederic II. of Strelitz. John Albert II. duke of Mecklenbourg, Guftrow, gave in 1635, his daughter Sophia Elizabeth to A giftus, duke of Brunfwick Wolfembuttle. 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A. Pr. 2s. 6d. Griffiths. Executed with fpirit and perfpicuity. Poetical ESSAYS for JULY, 1761. On MAY, wrote in APRIL, 1761. I. THE virgin, when soften'd by May, Attends to the villager's vows: The birds fweetly bill on the spray, And poplars embrace with their boughs. On Ida, bright Venus may reign, Adored for her beauty, above; We thepherds that live on the plain Hail May, as the mother of love. II. From the west, as it wantonly blows, And willows and woodbines entwine; The pinks by the rivulet fide, That border the vernal alcove, May tinges the butterfly's wing; Their mufick is taught them by May. That May is the mother of love. The goddess will vifit Ye virgins be sportive and gay! Get your pipes, oh ye fhepherds, in tune, For mufic muft welcome the May. Would Damon have Phillis prove kind And all his keen anguish remove, Let him tell a foft tale, and he'll find That May is the mother of love. Berwick, May 25, J. CUNNINGHAM, 1761. Come now, my mufe, come let us wander IV. Or foftly fteal where hid yon trees among, No pride feduces, and no envy flings, How fweet to wander, where in yonder groves The plumy people anfwer lay for lay, In chearful innocence refound their loves, And all the foul of harmony difplay! VI, Ye flow'ry tribes, gay children of the fun, Whofe fragrance oft' perfumes the pleafing breeze, [run, What time my eyes thro' all your beauties Your odours chear me, and your colours please. VII. But flowly ceafing, hark, we hear no more Sad Philomela tunes her love-lorn note, Thou wilt not join, çoy minstrel of the See, brighteft of the planetary train, Refulgent Venus gilds th' ætherial way; Come now, ye lovers, rack'd with anxious pain, Hail with fweet melody, her genial ray, I IM PUDENCE and MODESTY: An ALLEGORY taken from the Third ESSAY of Mr. HUME. IN early days, when Jove began To regulate the human plan, On t'other hand, with judgment nice, Mean while, in fpite of Jove's decree, Thus diffidence, left quite alone, Ne'er tells the porter whence he came, While diffidence, with down-cast eye, door, They ftraight took refuge with the poor) Admir'd her blush and decent air; Mankind, who faw the focial ties Thus |