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In the entry this author "lays it down as a general propofition, That a perfecuting intolerant fpirit, is by no means the genius of the people of this country. Of this we have the most fatisfying evidence from fact itfelf. For we not only allow all the dif ferent fects of Protestants the free exercise of their religion; but we allow even Jews and Pagans, each of them to call upon his own God: and even Papists themselves, who are the very perfons in question, have met with no molestation from us, for upwards of thirty years; and had not, indeed, the smallest reason to apprehend it. If, therefore, perfons of this religion be put upon a worfe footing than others; if they be regard ed with an eye of jealousy, and ftill kept under the fhackles of retraining ftatutes; this ought, in all reafon and juftice, to be afcribed, not to a spirit of intolerance and perfecution, but to fomething in the very principles which they hold, which makes fuch restrictions necessary for the public fafety."

"Another pofition [continues he ] is, that the fubject we are now confidering, when viewed in its proper light, will be found not to relate to religious toleration at all. I fuppofe no perfon will deny, that Papifts have in fact been tolerated in this country for a great while paft: but then it will be faid, that they have enjoyed this privilege only by connivance, and that still they can claim no legal protection. Indeed, it must be acknowledged, that there is a very severe statute which continues to hang over the heads of Papifts in this country; a statute which nothing but the neceflity of the times, and the remembrance of their unequalled cruelties and dangerous machinations, could have ever enacted. But is it not an avowed principle of our law, That a statute, either in whole, or in part, which has feldom o never been put in execution, loses its force merely for want of exercite? This is a cir cumftance which I reckon one of the mof valuable privileges which British fubjects in this part of the united kingdoms enjoy." One of our correfpondents gave reafons [40.516.] for thinking differently on thi lubject.

As circumstances are now fo greatly al tered, [fays our author afterwards), I'con fefs I am one of those who should hav heartily confented to the repeal of that par of the law which fubjects them to penaltie on account of the mere exercife of thei worship, had it not been too evident that this was neither the whole, nor th moft important part, of the relief whic was intended to be given them.". In thi our author agrees with one of our corre fpondents, who propofed that fuch a bi

fhould be framed and promoted. [40. 593. 96

Ev'n Drapier checks the fentimental figh,
And Smith, without an oath, fufpends the dye.
That night, to festive wit and friendship due,
That night thy CHARLES's board shall wel-
come you.

Sallads, that thame ragouts, fhall woo thy tafte;
Deep fhalt thou delve in Weltjie's motley pafte;
Derby fhall lend, if not his plate, his cooks,
And, know, I've bought the best Champaigne
from Brooks;

From liberal Brooks, whofe fpeculative skill
Is hafty credit, and a distant bill;
Who, nurs'd in clubs, difdains a vulgar trade,
Exults to truft, and blushes to be paid!

On that aufpicious night, fupremely grac'd
With chofen guests, the pride of liberal tafte,
Not in contentious heat, nor mad'ning ftrife,
Not with the bufy ill, nor cares of life,
We'll waste the fleeting hours; far happier
themes

Shall claim each thought, and chafe Ambition's dreams.

Each Beauty that fublimity can boast,
He beft fhall tell, who ftill unites them most.
Of wit, of tafte, of fancy we'l debate;
If Sheridan for once is not too late:
But fearce a thought to minifters we'l! fpare,
Unless on Polish politics with Hare:
Good natur'd Devon! oft fhall then appear
The cool complacence of thy friendly fneer:
Oft fhall Fitzpatrick's wit, and Stanhope's ease,
And Burgoyne's manly fenfe unite to please.
And while each guest attends our varied feats
Qf fcattering covies and retreating fleets,
Mc fhall they with fome better fport to gain,
And thee more glory-from the next cam-
paign.

EPITAPH for WILLIAM MILLAR, Efq; of Walkinshaw. ↑

HEre peaceful refts, with kindred dust in

urn'd,

A man whose foul with holy friendship burn'd; [This company and entertainment bear fuch evident marks of taste and good judgement, that we fhould efteem ourselves happy in having a card of invitation to be of the party. Month. Rev.]

+ This gentleman was bred to phyfic, went abroad early in life, and fettled in the island of An tigue, where he made a genteel fortune, with a fair character. He returned to his native country about eight years ago, and was univerfally esteemed in the neighbourhood where he lived. He had read a great · deal, and with an excellent judgement; which, with his liberal manners, and open frankness of difpofition, made his converfation equally entertaining and infruitive. No man was happier in the fociety of his friends; no man entertained with a better grace, or greater good-will. While abroad, the humanity of his temper foftened the horrors of flavery; after his return to Scotland, the fame difpofition of mind made bis connections and dependents happy. He died the 37th of February 1780, in the 62d year of his age.

The fteady, gen'rous friend, through life confest.

He liv'd refpected: What would Virtue more, In life's dull passage to her native fhore? Though dead, he lives, while those who knew

him live;

DE

Epriv'd of Radcliffe I'll rove,
my
And fly to fome defert forlorn,
Where death fhall extinguish my love;
For Radcliffe will never return.
Undaunted my hero appear'd,

Where Virtue her banners difplay'd,
Where Freedom's mild standard was rear'd
He follow'd, by threats undifmay'd.
But Virtue and Freedom, alas!

Are perish'd, and Derwent's no more: Fell tyranny rules in their place,

And gluts his curs'd maw with their gore. "Ofpare my lov'd Derwent," I said, As low to the tyrant I fell,

And proftrate before him was laid, [dwell”! "And may Heaven ftill fmile where you But vain the fad tale of my woe;

Nor pray'rs, no: deep fighs, could fucceed: His bofom no mercy did know, [bleed." "Be gone"-he faid, "Derwent mußt My Derwent, alas! was my all,

How hard then that all to refign!
To live without Derwent in thrall!
And yet that fore task must be mine.
How oft thro' the grove do I stray,

And wonder you do not appear!
How oft does your lifping fon say,
“I wish my lov'd father was here !”
[The note is at the bottom of next column.]

When

When wak'd from my frenzy I cry,
"O Heav'ns! is Derwent no more?
Tranfport me, ye gods, to his sky,

Or elfe my fond husband restore!"

FRIENDSHIP: An Ode. Ike the foft gladdening dawn of light, Succefive to the gloom of night, Is Friendship's ray ferene; When on the fickly couch I lie, No more my bofom heaves the figh, Should Friendship cheer the scene. 'Tis Friendship gives the joys fincere, Delights to wipe the falling tear,

To footh the aching breast;
Our griefs a focial folace find,
'Tis Friendship heals the wounded mind,
It bleffes, and is blest.

On life's deceitful ftream we fail;
Whene'er we meet a profperous gale
The flattering tribe attend;

On whom, fhould adverse blasts arise, Or threatening ftorms portend the skies, 'Tis folly to depend.

Let us, Lyfander, ever be
Inviolate in amity,

Still let its transports glow.
How few, like you, poffefs a mind,
Where the foft virtues are combin'd,
That feel another's woe?

ADVICE to a LOVER.
By Dr YALDEN,

FAt Cynthia's feet I lay

OR many unfuccefsful years,

Battering them often with my tears;
I figh'd, but durft not pray.
No proftrate wretch, before the shrine
of fome lov'd faint above,
E'er thought his goddefs more divine.
Or paid more awful love.
Still the disdainful nymph look'd down
With coy infulting pride;
Receiv'd my paffion with a frown,
Or turned her head aside.
Then Cupid whisper'd in my ear,
"Ufe more prevailing charms;
You modeft whining fool, draw near,
And clafp her in your arms.
With eager kiffes tempt the maid
From Cynthia's feet depart;
The lips he briskly must invade,

That would poffefs the heart."
With that I fhook off all the slave,
My better fortunes tried;
When Cynthia in a moment gave
What the for years denied.

HISTORICAL AFFAIRS. ENGLAN D. [52.]

In the gazette of Feb. 12. in an article dated Admiralty-office, Feb. 12. we have a letter from Adm. Sir George Brydges Rodney, brought by Capt. Thompfon, of the America, who arrived the night before, viz.

"Sandwich, at fea, Jan. 9. 1780, lat. 41. 44. long. 14. 25. Cape Finifterre E. N. E, 76 leagues. YESTERDAY, at day-light, the fquadron of his Majefty's fhips under my command defcried twenty-two fail in the north-east quarter: we immediately gave chace, and in a few hours the whole were taken.

They prove to be a Spanish convoy which failed from St Sebaftian's the Ift of January, and were under the protection of seven ships and veffels of war belonging to the Royal company of Carac

cas, viz.

The Guipufcoano, of 64 guns and 550 men. The San Carlos, of 32 guns and 200 men. The San Rafael, of 30 guns and 155 men. The Santa Terefa, of 28 guns and 150 men. The San Bruno, of 16 guns and 140 men. The Corbetta San Fermin, of 16 guns and

60 men.

The San Vicente, of 10 guns and 40 men.

Part of the convoy was loaded with naval ftores and provifions for the Spanifh fhips of war at Cadiz; the reft with bale goods belonging to the Royal company.

Thofe loaded with naval ftores and bale goods I fhall immediately dispatch for England, under the convoy of his Majefty's fhips the America and Pearl; thofe loaded with provifions I fhall carry to Gibraltar for which place I am now fteering; and have not a doubt, but the fervice I am fent upon there will be fpeedily effected.

As I thought it highly neceffary to fend a 64 gun fhip to protect fo valuable a convoy, I have commiffioned, officered, and manned, the Spanish ship of war of the fame rate, and named her the Prince William, in respect to his R. Highness, in whofe prefence fhe had the honour to be taken. She has been launched only fix months, is in every refpect completely fitted for war, and much larger than the Bienfaisant, Capt. Macbride, to whom fhe ftruck.

I beg leave to congratulate their Lordfhips on this event, which must greatly diftrefa

diftrefs the enemy, who I am well informed are in much want of provifions and naval ftores.

I have the honour to be, &c.

G. B. RODNEY."

A lift of the merchant-fhips taken is annexed in the gazette, fixteen in number. In a Gazette-Extraordinary, of Feb. 28. are inferted duplicates of letters (the originals not having then arrived) from Adm. Rodney to the Admiralty, brought by Capt. Edward Thompson, of the Hy. ana, who arrived that morning; of which we give extracts, viz. "Sandwich, Gibraltar bay, Jan. 27. 1780.

Having received repeated intelligence of a Spanish fquadron, faid to confift of fourteen fail of the line, cruifing off Cape St Vincent, I gave notice to all the captains, upon my approaching the faid Cape, to prepare for battle; and having paffed it on the 16th in the morning with the whole convoy at one p. m. the Cape then bearing N. four leagues, the Bedford made the fignal for seeing a fleet in the S. E. quarter. I immediately made a fignal for the line of battle abreaft, and bore down upon them: but before that could be well effected, I perceived the enemy were endeavouring to form a line of battle ahead upon the ftarboard tack; and as the day was far advanced, and unwilling to delay the action, at two p. m. I hauled down the fignal for the line of battle abreaft, and made the fignal for a general chace, to engage as the fhips came up by rotation, and to take the lee-gage, in order to prevent the enemy's retreat into their own ports.

At four p. m. perceiving the headmoft fhips very near the enemy, I made the general fignal to engage and clofe. In a few minutes the four headmost ships began the action; which was returned with great brifkness by the enemy. At forty minutes paft four, one of the enemy's line-of-battle fhips blew up with a dreadful explofion; every perfon perished. At fix p. m. one of the Spanifh fhips ftruck. The action and pursuit continued with a conftant fire till two o'clock in the morning, at which time the Monarca, the headmoft of all the enemy's fhips, having ftruck to the Sandwich, after receiving one broadfide, and all firing having ceafed, I made the fignal and brought to.

The weather during the night was at times very tempeftuous, with a great sea, which rendered it difficult to take poffef

fion of, and fhift the prifoners of those fhips that had furrendered to his Majefty's arms. It continued very bad weather the next day, when the Royal George, Prince George, Sandwich, and several other fhips, were in great danger, and under the neceffity of making fail to avoid the fhoals of St Lucar; nor did they get into deep water till the next morning; when, having joined the convoy, and made Cape Spartel, I difpatched two frigates to Tangier, to acquaint his Majefty's conful with our fuccefs, that Great Britain was again mistress of the ftraits; and defiring him to haften a supply of fresh provifions for the garrifon. At funfet we entered the Gut.

The gallant behaviour of the admirals, captains, officers, and men, I had the honour to command, was remarkably confpicuous: They feemed actuated with the fame fpirit, and were anxiously eager to exert themselves with the utmoft zeal to ferve his Majesty, and to humble the pride of his enemies.

I may venture to affirm, though the enemy made a gallant defence, that had the weather proved but even moderate, or had the action happened in the day, not one of their fquadron had escaped.

Inclosed I send a lift of the Spanish squadron, as likewise of his Majesty's fhips, with the damage they received. I have the honour to be, &c.

GEO. BRYDGES RODNEY."

A lift of the Spanish fleet under the command of Don Juan de Langara.

Phoenix, Don Juan de Langara Admiral, Don Francifco Melgarefo captain, 80 guns, 700 men, taken and brought into Gibraltar.

San Auguftin,-Don Vizente Dos_commander, 70 guns, 600 men, escaped. San Genaro,-Don Felix Terada com

mander, 70 guns, 600 men, escaped. San Jufto,-Don Jofef commander, 70 guns,

600 men, escaped, very much damaged. San Larenzo,-Don Juan de Araoz commander, 70 guns, 600 men, efcaped, very much damaged.

San Julian,-Marques de Medina commander, 70 guns, 600 men, taken, the officers fhifted, and a lieutenant with 70 feamen put on board, afterwards went on thore. San Eugenio,-Don Antonio Dumonte commander, 70 guns, 600 men, taken, the officers fhifted, but drove ashore on the breakers, and loft.

Monarca, Don Antonio Oyarvide commander, 70 guns, 600 men, taken, and brought into Gibraltar.

Princeffa,