Sacred to Truth, O! let this column rife, No Cofmo, or the (6) bigot duke, or (7) he Beneath his foft'ring eye how (10) commerce Beneath his file how drooping arts reviv'd: (2) Cardinal Fulio de' Medici, afterwards Clement VII. Great Phebus patriarch of my line Avert fuch fhame from fons of thine “To them confirm thefe roofs," he faids And then he swore an oath to dread, The ftouteft wafp that wears a fword Had trembled to have heard the word "If law can rivet down entails, SW (3) Alexander the first Duke of Florence, killed by Lorenzino de' Medici. (4) Ferdinand the great, was firft Cardinal" Thefe manors ne'er fhall pass to fnals, jud and then became great Duke, by poisoning | “ I swear," and then he smote his ermine-bis elder brother Francis I, and bis "Thefe towers were never built for vermind A caterpillar grovelled near, wife Bianca Capello, (5) Catherine of Medici, wife of Henry II. A fubtle flow conveyancer, King of France. (6) Cofmo III. (7) Cofmo the great enflawed the republics of Florence and Sienna. (8) Francis the II. Duke of Lorain, which be gave up to France, against the command of bis mother, and the petitions of all bis fubjects, and bad Tuscany in exchange. Who fummon'd, waddles with his quill When lo! how fortune loves to teased: (9) The triumphal arch ereƐted to him without the Porta San Gallo. (10) Two infcriptions over the leffer Arches call bim "Reftitutor Commercii, and Propagator Bonarum Artium," as bis Batucon Horfeback tramplingon the Turks, on the fummit, reprefents the victories **This piece was occafioned by the auther ・that he was defigned to gain over that being afked (after be bad finished the little cafle people, when he received the command at Strawberry-bill, and adorned it with the por of the Emperor's armies, butwas pre-traits and arms of his ancestors) if he did not desig vented by feme fouers. to entail it sn bis family? ACCOUNT of the PROCEEDINGS of an AUGUST ASSEMBLY. Monday, January 27, and Tuesday, 28, 1772. HE Houfe upon private bufinefs. Wednejday 29. The first day of converfation this feffion. JN B----R, Efq. one of the Lords of the Admiralty, moved, That twenty-five thousand feamen be voted for the prefent year. He was feconded by C-mm-d-re, Hy. It was faid, in fupport of the motion, That in the East Indies there was a greater force than during the years 1769 and 1770, owing to the French having fent there a confiderable fleet; which the defence of our poffeßions in that country made it neceflary always to be fuperior to. That Jamaica was now covered with a larger fquadron than in thofe years, as an apprehenfion for the WeftIndia iflands had operated fo powerfully on men's minds at the time of the late expected rupture with Spain. That Spain had always a confiderable fleet in thofe feas, and would certainly make her first attempt there in cafe of a war. In the Mediterranean it was alfo neceffary to have a fleet; the unhappy wat ftill fubfifting between the Ruffians -and Turks rendering the property of our merchants in the Archipelago too infecure without fome frigates to protect them. But the greatest increafe, they faid, was in guard-ships, which, for the laft thirty-fix years were mere jobs. They confifted, indeed, of twenty fhips, but they were the worst in the fervice; and fo badly manned, that on the late expected war the greatest part of the men ran away, and when the nation cried out for them, behold there were neither men nor fhips that could be depended upon. But upon the prefent plan, there were twenty fhips of the line, the beft in the royal navy, completely ready for fervice; and fo nearly manned, that a few days prefs would at any time fend the whole to fea in two days. That the rest of the fleet was alfo in good order; forty-one ships of the line being in thorough repair, and fit for fea in ten days or a fortnight; and before this year was expired, fourteen more would be in equal readiness making, in the whole, bedes thofe in foreign fervice, feventy-five ships of the line. 1 Adm---1 K----L and Sir C-----s S--ND--S arraigned and condemned this difpofition of the fleet, and oppofed the increafe of feamen. They obferved, that in the Eaft-Indies the force was either too great or too little too great if there was a probability of a permanent peace as expreffed in the King's speech; and too little, if war. That whenever we Bent any fhips, the French did the fame; fo that, in time, each nation would have fo large a navy in thofe feas, that it was trufting en tirely to the prudence of the commander, whether or not he engaged the nation in a war. That as to Jamaica, the force there, being only about four fhips, was by no means fufficient to defend it, if attacked: and as to North America, there was no enemy in thofe parts; and the ships, from the inclemency of the season, must be fhut up for fome months in the year. Therefore, upon the whole, they thought that it would be better to fend fome fhips every fummer to those countries, and let them return to England in winter, And with refpect to the guard fhips, they were of opinion, that the prefent fyftem of keeping them fo fully mann'd was wrong in their idea, it was best to keep the ships ready, but to trust to preffing to man them, Sir G---GE S-----1E attacked the Ministry on the impotency of their conduct. He faid, they made the King's fpeech full of peace, and in a few days were preparing for war. Mr.C-ROMW-LL obferved, That the increate of feamen would cost the nation 500,000l. and fhewed the impoffibility that this increase in the establishment would ever be leffened, as no argument for 25,000 men was brought this year, which might not with equal propriety be brought every year. C-L-N-LB-R approved of the demand of men; not on the footing of a peace establishment, but as having reason to think, from the filence of the Miniftry in offering no argument for their prefent demand, that affairs did not wear the peaceable afpect they would wish the publick to believe. That in Germany there appeared a difpofition to war in fome of the powers. That neither France nor Spain dif armed, as might be expected. And he called upon the Minifter to give fome fatisfaction to the House in this matter. Lord N-TH then got up. He faid the armament in the Eaft-Indies was neceffary, not only to cope with the French, but to be a check upon the prefent officers of the Company, wh, for the want of proper laws, difobeyed their mafters, and thereby as fuddenly, as exorbitantly, increafed their own finances; a conduct which might hazard the lofs of thofe dominions to this kingdom; might ruin the country, and make the English hated by the people over whom they tyrannized. With regard to the condition of the fleet, he faid, That in a year we should have near eighty ships of the line fit for fervice; a force, which, confidering the good nefs nefs of our failors, would at any time be fupe-ged 6s, and their poverty made it impoffible for rior to the French and Spaniards, though they them to pay fo heavy a tax ; they therefore might be near an hundred fail of the line. prayed to be eafed in the land-tax act. Friday. The report was made of the 25,000 feamen. At first it was moved, that their petition fhould be referred to the committee on the Mr. H---x (fon of Sir E-----D H-KE) | land-tax, but others obferved the impoffibili faid, it had been circulated that his father had ty of giving relief to this town at prefent; and impofed upon the King and Nation, refpecting that entering into the merits of this would the Navy last year, with fome infinuations that draw on hundreds of petitions of the farme he had not acted uprightly in his department. kind, which would embarrass the house, and If the Minifters really did hold this language, no way terve the petitioners; that the law had and endeavour to fereen their own mifconduct already provided a remedy by appeal to the by cafting the blame upon his father, he called commifiioners of the land-tax, against any paupon them to move for a Committee of En-rishes which might be under-rated. Upon quiry, and declared he would fecond: the motion. Governor P-WN-LL faid he agreed to the report, did not mean to go into any debate, but to give his reafons. Thefe were, that the ftate of our affairs, inftead of being all peace and tranquility, was all danger and hoftility. That we were this very moment fuffering hoiti lities from Spain. That there was no engage ment for reftoring Falkland Island; and if we had it, the Ministers did not know how we came by it; nor did they know whether we had it or not. That fo far from our being out of all danger of being involved in the troubles of the remote part of Europe, there was every reafon to think we must necefiarily be involved. He then referred to the ftate of affairs at Conftantinople, to the prefent motions and defigns of the King of Pruffia, and to the danger which Dantzick is in. The Refolution was agreed to.. Monday, Feb. 3. Army voted 33,217 men. The number of men increased from the peace eftablishment of 1770, 367, but the expences increased near 18,000 1. occafioned by the retaining the light infantry companies, and 11,000l. to Chelfea Hofpital, in lieu of the Steppages of 16s. 6d. per private man, which had been given them as an additional pay in thote dear times. this the motion was withdrawn, and the petition ordered to lie en the table. Wednesday. Mr. Alderman SwBR--GE MOved, that the Speaker do iffue his warrant to the clerk of the crown, that a writ may iffue for the electing a member for the town of Cambridge, in the room of Soame Jennings Efq. who, during fuch time as he continued a member of that houfe, had accepted the office of one of the Commiffioners in the board of Trade, an office of profit. Sir G-----T ELL-T hoped the gentleman would not move for the writ in the abfence of the member concerned, when the house could not know whether he had accepted or not. Mr. S-wBR-GE faid, he moved for the writ, that the gentleman concerned might not incur the penalty provided by law, if he did fit in the Houfe after his acceptance of the office; but if any objections were made to the moving for the writ of that gentleman, as he was abfent, he meant nothing perfonal, he took him as his name ftood first; however, as he faw in the house à noble lord, who was likewife appointed in this new commiffior, and who, in his place could tell the House whether he had accepted or not, he moved the Houfe, that the Speaker do iffue his warrant to the clerk of the crown, that a writ be iffued for the chufing a member for the town of Warwick, in the room of Lord Greville, who during his continuing a member, had accepted the office of Commiffioner of the board of trade. Tuesday Private Business. Wednesday. Land tax three fhillings.. Thursday. Sir WM. M-PD-TH, feconded by Mr. P-TT, moved for leave to bring up Lord Greville made no anfwer; and the a petition from fome of the clergy, praying miniftry alledged, that legal proof of the acrelief from the fubfcription of the 39 articles.ceptance was not before the Houfe. On this For the particulars of this debate fee page 135. Adjourned to Monday. Monday, Feb. 10. Lord North acquainted the house with the death of the Princefs Dowager of Wales, and moved for an addrefs of condolance to the King, which was agreed to nem.con. Tuefday. A petition from the borough of Lyme Regis was prefented by Mr. FANE, fetting forth, that the town had, at the originál laying of the land-tax, been taxed to the real rack rents 3 that the town had, fince that time decayed above one-third, that when the tax was 4s. in the round, the town was char ground the matter was left for the present. The order of the day was moved in oppofition to the motion for the writ, which was carried upon a divifion of 177 to 7. The order of the day was, that Sir Charles Whitworth do bring up the report of the committee on the mutiny bill. It was brought up. Lord Barrington moved, that the report benow read.. A motion was made, that the progrefs of the bill' may be fufpended. On the question heing put, it passed in the negative without any divifion. Thursday. Private business. MONTHLY H MONTHLY FOREIGN "AD it not been for Cara Ofman Oglou our governor's well concerted measures, we Thould have had the fame dreadful fcene here as was the 8th of August 1770; for the people hearing of the Grand Vifir's defeat at Babadagh, and the burning of Meteline, took up armas, but happily, by our governor's care, it was prevented, and public order restored, Letters from Aleppo, of the zoth of November, confirm the victory gained by Chick Daher over the Drufes, in conjunction with the Pacha of Seide. Thefe letters add, that Kerim Kan has taken three English veffels in the Perfian gulph, richly laden from Bengal and Bombay. CHRONICLE. AFFAIR S. Birth Days of the King and Prince Royal and the Inhabitants are alfo forbidden to ill minate or make any open, Demonftrations Joy on those Days." The Magiftrates of this city no long deliver out Paffports, and fuch as want depart, are to ask for them at our Chancer The Gates of this City, which formerly un only to be faftened with a fingle Bar durin the Night, are now carefully locked, and th Draw-Bridges drawn up at the ordinary Hou Peterburgh, January 9. The Emprefs h bought a quantity of diamonds, valued 100,000 roubles, to recompenfe the office who have rendered the most important servic to the ftate during the prefent war. Th Dec. 16. Warlike preparations, bath by fea proves that the imperial treasure is not on and land, are carrying on with great diligence.decline; and the manner this money is en The Porte will have a fleet in the spring ableployed is noble, and worthy the magnificen to face the Ruffians. of the auguft Sovereign who ordered it. Dantzick, Jan, 1. It is faid that the Ruffians under Col. Lapuchin, were beaten lately by the Confederates, and only 100 of them elcaped. Warsaw, Jan. 11. Col. Drewitz has d feated a body of 150 confederates under Kart beewfki; he killed 50 and took 70 prifoners the reft faved themselves by fight. Hague Jan, 31, According to the letter from Vienna, a courier returned there late from Petersbourg, with the answer of th court to fome difpatches fent thither fome tim ago, relative to the terms of reconciliation be tween Ruffia and the Ottoman Porte. Th The canons of the cathedral of Gnefne, finding they were not able to pay the contribution of 20,000 ducats demanded by the Pruffians, have fhut up their church and retired. The Francifcans have been pillaged for not paying their part. The chapter of Pofnania has been fummoned to furnishanfwer is couched in very polite terms, an 15,000 ducats, who had recourfe to their -bishop, and he being Grand Chancellor to the Crown represented this affair to the Pruffian Envoy, who did not chufe to meddle in it. Copenhagen, Jan. 4. The King having dif-banded his regiment of guards, gave intire liberty to each foldier to go where he pleafed. They all returned to their families, exeept 100 men belonging to Holftein, who have enlifted in the other regiments. See our laft, pag. 91. Jan. 9. Jan. 21. His Majefty has committed the Prince Royal, his fon, to the care of the Queen Dowager Julia Maria, and has appointed the Jady of Marshal Numien to be his governefs. Jan. 25. The 22d inft. the Chamberlain Lerther and Capt. Duval received their dif miffion with orders to leave this refidence in three days time, and never to appear in the kingdom again. exprefies great fatisfaction and gratitude on th part of the Empress of Ruffia, for the pair which the Emperor and Emprefs Queen ha taken to promote her reconciliation with th Turks; but at the fame time, her Imperi Majefty declares that the cannot condefcen to accept the terms propofed by the Gran Signor, but is determined to abide by the U timatum which the communicated to th court of Vienna long ago, and from which f is refolved not to depart, efpecially as the Por had declared war against her on very flight pr tences, and without any juft rcafon. The n timatum abovementioned, it is faid, contai that Crimea, Budziac Tartary, and in genera all that tract of land, as far as the left fhere the Danube, on the coaft of the Black Se fhall continue for ever under the dominion Ruffia; that this power fhall enjoy a free na The new Chamberlain Bergenfkiold is or-vigation upon the Black Sea, have poffeffie dered to quit this City, and go to Wardinberg. Counsellor Nielfon and the difmiffed Lieutenant Struenfee, have each received 200 Rixdollars, with orders to quit this Kingdom. The Chamber of the Palice has published an Order," that all Trades. People do keep their Children, Apprentices, and Family at Home, on the 28th and 29th inft. being the of the the town of Asoph, and be indemnifie for the expences the has incurred by the pre fent unjust war, &c. This answer is fent Conftantinople, fo that till the return of th courier, it is impoffible to know the determi nation of the Porte, or form a judgment ‹ peace being restored. DOMESTI DOMESTIC February 1. INTELLIGENCE. Extract of a Letter from the Hague, Jan. 24. rofe a degree higher. Major-General Eith Red was made Governor of Copenhagen, Council Office. Prince Frederick, Count Ting to fome difpatches' received from Ranzau, Tott and Often, the Prince Charles Conftantinople, the Grand Signor had complained to the Imperial Minifter, that in contradiction to the affurances which this court had given, that the Ruffian troops thould not pass the Danube to moleft the Turks, that ne vertheless they had palled that river, and ccafioned irreparable damage to the Turks, who relying upon the allurances they had received, were not upon their guard as they would otherwife have been; and defired him to convey thefe complaints to his court. This infinuation has not a little embarrasfed the court of Vienna and its ministers, Yesterday the following gentlemen were elected Directors of the South Sea Company: William Black, Efq. Richard Salwey, Efq. Wm. Burrell, Efqa John Smith, Efq. John Byde, Efq. Sir John Torriano, Knt Wm. Fauquier, Efq. Benjamin Way, Efq. Andrew Girardot,jun. Richard Neale, BadEfq. cock, Efq. Charles Grave Hud- John Bond, Efq. fon, Efq. Robert Darell, Efq. Philip Jackfon, Efq. Edw. Haiftwell, Efq. Thomas Liell, Efq. John Raymond, Efq. Thomas Lucas, Efq. Charles Sayer, Efq. Jofeph Paice, Efg. Samuel Salt, Efq. Monday the Hon. Henry Fane Efq. was unanimously elected member for the borough of Lyme Regis in Dorfetshire, in the room of the Earl of Westmoreland. Feburary 3. and his Lady are ordered to attend. ` "Commiffioners to examine the affair, Juel Wind, Braem, Stampe, Lupdorf, Karstens, Se vel, Koford Aucker Prince Frederick it to be Vice-Regent." February 5. Yesterday the Hon. Francis Seymour Con way, elected member for Orford in Surry, in the room of the late E. Colman, Efq.took the oaths and his feat in the Houfe of Commons. The following affair happened a few days ago, at the houfe of Sheffield Brown, Efq. at Leefthorpe in Leicestershire: All the family being out on a vifit, except a maid servant, in the evening a földier, who could not get a lodging in the town, called at the house, and begged to lie there, which, on account of the badnels of the weather, the maid complied with. In the night the young woman hearing a noife in the houfe, got up, and went to the room where the foldier lay, and awaking him, they went together to fearch the houfe, the foldier having a bayonet, which he fixed at the end of a gun they found loaded, and going to a room where they heard a ftir, the foldier afked who was there and receiving no answer, he fired, and killed one man, and took another prifoner, who is committed to Leicester gaol. The faid two men were fervants in the family fome time ago. February 6. Extract of a Letter from Copenhagen, Fan. 18. Extract of a Letter from Altena, Jan. 24. "Notwithstanding the revolution which On the 17th inft. the Queen, with the happened here in the night between the 16th young Princefs and Lady Moyftyn, under a and 17th of this month is no fecret, through guard of 30 dragoons, were conducted to the the many couriers that have been fent from fortress of Cronenburg. The Counts Struen-hence with this important news, yet the folfee and Brandt, the Counsellor Struenfee, Gelowing circumstances deferve to be mentioned. neral Gahler and his Lady are likewife fent to "It is not true, as has been reported, that prifon.; the Master of the Horfe, Bulow, Ge- Counts de St. Germain and Reverdil conductneral Gude, Colonel Falckenfchiold, Lieute-ed this affair; but the Queen Dowager Julia nant-General Heffelberg, the Privy-Counsellor Maria was at the head of it all. She brought Wildebrand, the State's Secretary Zoega, Pan-over General Eichstedt to her fide, and having ning, and more are arrefted under ftrong guards. founded Count Rantzau, and found him difThe papers belonging to the above-mentioned pofed to act against Count Struenfee, who was perfons are fealed up, and Commiffioners ap- his greatest enemy, fhe, by his means, prepointed to enquire into the affair. His Maje- vailed on Col. Koller, and the officers of his Ay gave all the orders relative to the above regiment, which was on duty that night, to after he came from the ball, at one o'clock in join her party. The King was entirely ignothe morning, which were directed to be im-rant of every thing that was paffing; for his mediately executed. "Colonel Koller, whofe regiment was that day on duty, together with the other officers of his regiment, had orders to arrest the above mentioned perfons. The King aftewards made him Lieutenant-General, and every officer Majefty went from the mafked ball, which. was given at court that evening, at 12 o'clock, where he had danced and played at Quadtille with Gen. Gahler, his lady, and Counfellor Struenfee. Prince Frederick, the King's Brother, was prefehr at the ball, but not much attention |