You fee this letter is all in verfe, and I can affure you, there is as much fancy fhewn in the choice of them, as in the most ftudied expreffions of our letters; there being, I believe, a million of verfes defigned for this ufe. There is no 'colour, no flower, no weed, no fruit, herb, pebble, or feather, that has not a verfe belonging to it; and you may quarrel, reproach, or fend letters of paffion, friendship, or civility, or even of news, without ever inking your fingers. I fancy you are now wondering at my profound learning; but alas, dear madam, I am almost fallen into the misfortune fo common to the ambitious; while they are employed on diftant infignificant conquefts abroad, a rebellion starts up at home: I am in great danger of lofing my English. I find 'tis not half fo eafy to me to write in it, as it was a twelvemonth ago. I am forced to study for expreffions, and must leave off all other languages, and try to learn my mother tongue. Human underftanding is as much limited as human power, or human ftrength. The memory can retain but a certain number of images; and 'tis as impoffible for one human creature to be perfect master of ten different languages, as to have, in perfect fubjection, ten different kingdoms, or to fight againft ten men at a time. I am afraid I shall at last know none as I should do. I live in a place, that very well reprefents the Tower of Babel; in Pera they fpeak Turkish, Greek, Hebrew, Armenian, Arabic, Perfian, Ruffian, Sclavonian, Walachian, German, Dutch, French, English, Italian, Hungarian; and what is worse, there are ten of these languages spoken in my own family. My grooms are Arabs, my footmen French, English, and Germans; my nurse an Armenian; my house maids Ruffians; half a dozen other fervants Greeks; my fteward an Italian, my Janizaries Turks; fo that I live in the perpetual hearing of this medley of founds, which produces a very extraordinary effect upon the people that are born here; for they learn all these languages at the fame time, and without knowing any of them well enough to write or read Xin it. There are very few men, women, or even children here, that have not the fame compafs of words 4 Remarkable inftance of decrepitude tranfmitted from parents to children. 97 Surprising account of a perfon's fuddenly lofing his beard, the hair of his head, c. and partially recovering them again. PROJECTS. An account of the duke of Bridgwater's new inland navigation. Reflections on the European porcelain manufactory. New method of preferving birds, with their elegant plumes unhurt. Method of preferving plants in their original shape and colours. Methods to deftroy the corn butterfly. Process for preventing the fmut in wheat. Method to deftroy infects in the egg.. 98 99 100 103 теб 107 ibid. 108 109 ibid. Caterpillars on trees. Rats. Receipts for preparing and compounding the late Dr. Ward's medicines. ibid. A letter from profeffor 'S Gravefande to Sir Ifaac Newton, on a supposed perpetual motion. 128 130 Fresh inftances of the recovery of persons, who had lain a confiderable time under water, by the exterior application of falt. Account of a young man recovered from a ftupefaction, caused by the smoke of fea-coal. Method to prevent potatoes, &c. from being deftroyed by froft. Extract from a letter in the Museum Rufticum et Commerciale, on a cheap method of making good wholesome bread, when wheat-meal is dear. Extract from a letter on an improved method of breeding feed wheat Extract from a letter in the Museum Rufticum et Commerciale, on the different ufes to which the leaves of trees may be applied. Further bints for tanning leather without bark. ANTIQUITIES. 137 139 Some account of the Harleian collection of manuscripts, compiledby Mr. Aftle. 140 of a remarkable monument near Ashford in Derbyshire. pă - of fome antiquities lately found at Leaves. of fome antiquities lately found in the cathedral of Exeter... 755 158 159 ibid. 160 163 166 Hiftory of the city of Rome, and its environs, as to air and inhabitants. ibid. Table of the quantity of fine filever in a failling, from 1300 to 1695. 177 148 179 Galt С НА Р. I. PLAN of the year's hiftory. Invasion of the Philippines defigned. Defcrip- Condition of Manila The forces landed. A fally of the enemy. repulfed. Ships brought against the town. A violent form Spaniards and Indians make two attempts on the English camp. Repulfed in both. Character of thefe Indians. A breach made in the fortifications. Two frigates fent after the Acapulco galleon. Disappointed. Fall in with that from Manila. She is taken. Advantages from the conquest of the Private expedition against Buenos Ayres. Squadron arrives in the Rio de la Plata. Change their plan. They attack Nova Colonia. The Ship Clive takes fire. The greatest part of the crew perish. The Squadron returns. [15] State of our conquefts in North America. Three governments. Reasons for this arrangement Indians commence hoftilities. Causes of the war. In- dians neglected. Strength of the English in North America dreaded. State of the favage nations. Revolution amongst themselves. The Indians grow powerful. Iroquois generally quiet. Plan of the Indian war, Frontiers of the middle fettlements wafted. Forts taken. Indians repulse our troops at Detroit. Domestic affairs. Scheme of the Jupplies. Oppofition to them. Arguments against the lotteries, excife, &c. City of London addrefs. Proteft of the Lords. Arguments in favour of the excife. Various proceedings. Lord B. refigns. Right hon. G. G. fucceeds. Situation of the minority. [32] State of affairs on the continent. Death of Auguftus king of Poland. State of Poland. Election of a king of the Romans. Defigns of Auftria, Saxony, Pruffia, aud Muscovy. King of Sardinia fettles the difpute concerning Pla |