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dress.
Half past fix.---The dinner bell prevents mb from
attending to the ettiquette of the toilet---(mem.)=-I
always go down before the dinner is quite cold.
Eight. A horrid party at dinner- -the Miss Fuzzys,
captain M'B wn, Mrs. Roundabout, and her neice
Miss Bounce; --What a groupe!--(mem ) I got up
as soon as the vomen went to the play --(mem.)---
Not a creature one knows there to night. I went to
the opera; all the world there- -Theodore danced
and Allegranti sung divinely -Promised to go to Miss
Topknot's converfaYione next Sunday--- (mem.) Lord
Sparkifh will be there, and the deer Topknot (wears die
will not invite my lord-— she is verv amiable and com
mode.
From the London Daily Advertiser.
The JOU a NAL of a MODERN FINE
LADY.
V AM the melancholy remains of it Cheapfide Habar-
A dasher, who having had the misfortune to get mo
ney enough to retire from trade, was persuaded zbout
three years ago, to dispose of my (hop, and close my
accounts, to enjoy myfelf, as my friends call it, in
the. country Why, brother, said an old maid of a
lifter who had been try housekeeper for thirty years,
should you slave on to the end of the chapter, without
enjoying the fruit ofyour labour? Anxious if things
go right, fretting if things go wrong-0, by all rowans
retire into the country, take a snug house out of town,
and live the remainder of your days like a gentleman'.
There are some words which carry a fort of'irrefiflible
charm in the very found of them: thus the words, en
joy yourfeif; live like a gentleman, and others of the
like nature, prevailed on me to commit the greatest
blunder 1 ever was guilty of, and induced me, after
living man and boy forty years in the heart of the city,
after going through all ward offices, and being no
minated for deputy, to commence the character of a
gentleman in the country. Now, don't run away
with the notion, that! laid out my money i& the pur
chase of a manor house, dogs, hunters, and all the
rest of the materials for feting up a country gentle
man; for, in fad, I did no such thing. No, as I had
always lived upon a frugal plan, I determined to con
tinue so ; therefore took a comfortable little box at
Hackney, with a summer house at the bottom of the
garden, which overlooks the marshes, where I can
fmoak my pipe and look about me. 1 however, soon
found, after commencing my genteel career, that fierce
and retirement are but ill suited to a mind aecuftomed
to the adivity of shop-keeping ; that my hours grew
languid and' heavy, and I wished to return to my old
employment. When I used to rife at (even o'clock,
it was a pleasure to me to fee my shop well watered,
the floor well swept, my counters well rubbed, and my
things in order : then I had another fatisfadion in look
ing at the smart girls who came for a yard of ribbon,
or a yard of lace, and joking with them for wanting an
inch over. But the greatest pleasure of all, the transport
of all transports, was to receive a good order from a
country customer, with a good bill for payment. 0!
the delight, the rapture, the exalted fatisfaftion which
I have felt on these occasions, the mere memory of it
brings tears into my eyes. Excuse me, Mr. Printer,
for this chasm in the description ; for indeed it is too
much, I can't, I can't go on.
Beside all this fir, there was my old club, my dear
old club, where I never miffed anight for twenty years
Then there were feaftings at public halls, custards an^
cups.
Two, called for a dimity dress--put it on-altered
my mind put on my Levite--(mem.) --I must buy a
new fath. Alked for th.e hair-dresser. Fringe said he
was not come—(mem.) —l must positively fend Fringe
to the academy for hair-dressing, and difeharge thejeb
low.
Betty Billyrage.
Four. Went to Hartfhorn and Dyde's-—tumbled
their things ; bo ght nothing — (mem)---Wduld not
buy a goat's beard muff, because Mrs. Robinson has
one.
zenith of her glory---(men.) --Mrs. Bumbolky always
dresses after the Abington: How absurd to suppose
YTALF paflone, unglewed my eyes, turned,
11 Aretched 'nd yawned ;--(mem.>— I love to rife
" = early. Called for my thocol,te— mem.)- It was
not mild enough with great difficulty drank three
Half pafi two. Sent to order my carriage— altered
my mind —(mem.) —Lady Oddbody said she would call
in hr's to go .to Cofway's—(mem)—Lady Oddbody
is fitting for a naked Venus for lord Fuz. The Miss
old Dowagerogled fir Dilberry —(mem.) — Her eyes are
inexprefive!- Sir Dilberry leered at roe—Oddirody red
dened --! laughed at the victim; and fir Patrick Pip
pin came in-- Sir P. is fitting for a mineature for lady
Half p.T four --Returned to dress—ordered my lilac
robe---changed my mind---gave the hair dresser a joba
rion for disappointing me --shall soon discard him --
my lord is coming up to fee me---I could not refufe
him-—fmem.)- Husbands visits are as great a bore as
tradefmens.-- My lord desired me to go to the odious
play : how could I give up the dear ATlegranfi for
Fnglifh screaming ?-- Must go this evening to fee the
School for Scandal and the Divorce---(mem.)--The
Farren has promised me not to play on an Opera
night---She is a conflelation of beauties, and is in the
she can vie with the lovely Thalia for tafle or elegance !
---"Fringe Buck a black pin in my head while she was
telling me a critical fitnation that pafied between lady
Dowager and lord Flutter fly;---! begged she would
desist and push the joke no further. I screamed through
pain, and in came Leveret-- feeing me in tears, he
asked the cause ; I told him, he only laughed and cal
led it the black joke-- Fringe gave a vulgar titter---
Leveret hummed " Mi dona mi rende, and retired to
Fuz's are at the door, and will not be denied —Odious
wretches! The d^an girls have prothifed to dine with
me at (even this evening, My lord is at the frightful
house of commons.
Three. Went vith lady Oddbody to Cofway's—the
her unweildy corps can be confined ada-fiftcotti, or that
SIR,
To the PRINTER.
R O M E, February 7.
The answer of the emperor to the brief of his holi
ness, wasgouched in the following terms:
" Most holy father,
" CINCE your holiness perfftsin your design of com
'ing hither, I can assure you that you will be receiv.
ed with all the r fp R and reg .rd due to your high dig
nity.. If the objeß of your journey is relative to the
affairs depending before you r.holinefs, and decided on
my part, it is fuperftuous. As to me, I conform my
felf always in my resolutions 10 reason, equity, huma
nity and religion. Before I determine on the executi
on I previously confit some persons ' of wffdom, integ
rity and knowledge in the affairs which I engage in.
I assure your holiness, that truly catholic and apoffo
lick, I am penetrated with refpe& and deference towards
you, and beseeching you to grant me your benedifti
on, lam, &c " - -
B A L O G N A, February 12.
We° learn, that face the emperor's answer to the
Sovereign pontiff, his holiness, after holding a Secret
consistory at Rome, hath suspended the journey he in
tended to take to Vienna. It is also said, that inde
pendently of the suppression of the carthufians. ca
nraldules, carmelites, clarifies, &c. in the Austrian
* States, the reduction of the bene&'aines and francifeans
into one order is in agitation.
H A MBOU R G, February 2s.
Letters from Feterfbourg advise, that the beginning
of January the cold was so violent, that a%umber of
persons were found dead in the city and country.
, The chamber royal of finances of Denmark, hath is
sued a declaration; importing, that to the firft day of
July next, a premium will be granted to every mer
chant who will import oats and barley on his own ac 4
count, into Southern-Norway.
In exchange for these delights, Mr. Printer, what
is the amount of my gains by a country retirement ?
As a gentleman, I'm obliged to wear my best choaths
every day, change my bulh wig fora club, put on silk
flockings instead of worsted, and clap a bit of edging
upon try waistcoat : setting myfelf to rightstakes up an
hour in the morning, and when that is done, all's
done; for I have not one fing'e thing to do all the rest
of the day. I can't r ; de an horse, neither can I drive
a chaif, therefore I can fee nothing of the country. I
never fired a gun in my life, therefore the sports of the
field are loft upon me; and as to fishing, you might as
well set my lord mayor to write a comedy. Sir, I arp
good at nothing that a country gentleman should excel
in. Why don't you .read, brother, my filler is faying
to roe an hundred times in the day, why don't you
read ? Read indeed ! A pretty thing for a man at my
time of life to begin reading; no, no ; I'll not make a
fool of myfelf for any body. The consequence of
which is finply this, that except a game of back gam
mon occasionally with a neighbour, and my evening's
pipe in an elbow chair, I have not one comfort in crea
tion. I Saunter about all day like a prisoner in the
rules ; I mope and droop, and pine and fret, and re
fleH on pafl happiness like a criminal condemned to the
mines, or preparing for his exit at the gallows. I don't
know how it is, but for want of the real cares of life, I
have now ten times more perplexity than when my
head had n-t a moments leisure. Sometimes I tremble
for my Securities, sometimes I think of dying, and in
Short, I am like the jack tar at a country inn, who,
after rolling and teffing about in the bed for many
hours, exclaimed at last that the hammock was so foft
an I the house so c----d quiet that he could not close his
eyes for the food of him. HOMO.
STDCII HOL M, February 15.
According to.an rutifen ic lift circulated here, the
number of fairs belonging to the merchants, and pri
vateers of the city of Gothenbourg, amounts to 140,
40 of which were built lafiyear . this is a convincing
proof of tiro increase of the Swedish commerce during
the orefent troubles.
marrow puddings, venison and turtle for ever ! Indeed
J Bill make a point of dining with my brother livery
men every lord mayor's day ; but what is one dinner a
year, compared to one every fortnight! I must pause
again, for ray heart melts within me when I think of
M E N T Z, February 2s.
Fresh complaints have been made with regard to
the enrollments making here for the service of Eng
and. °
According to divers advices received here, a great
quantity of artillery and ammunition is transporting
to Hungary ; and we are informed also that some move
ments are making on the fide of the Wezel.
UT R E C H T, February 27.
The emperor's intended journey to Florence will not
take place, as his imperial majesty is so afflided with
a disorder in one of his eyes, that it is feared be will
loose it. A celebrated octilift is very soon expected at
Vienna, whom the queen of France has feat from Paris
to her illuflrious brother.
LONDO N, March 1%
A S , rday orders came down from the admiralty to
Doctors Commons, not to make out any more warrants
(letters of marque) for reprisals on the ships of Ame
rica, till further notice from the admiralty board.
The population of St. Kitt's, in the year 1779, was
animated at 8600 whites, and 26,000 slaves ; their ex
ports in sugar, rum, molasses and cotton, that year
were about 362,000!. .The government 'is in a gover
°° r ' ,"° c " an d assembly, chosen from each of the ten
diftrifts into which the island is divided.
Sir Eyre Coote has met with the greatest fnccefs in
India ; subsequent to the defeat of Hyder Ally, 6000
of his troops have surrendered prisoners to the British
arms.
Yesterday general Arnold and a great numberof mi
litary officers were at the levee at St. James's.
Foreign Inceliigence
. Art : Y' The fps belonging to the inhabitants of the
inlands shall remain the property of the said inhabi
tants . fifth article : all ships or vessels that are with
in the Bahama islands, and actually the property of
the Inhabitants, shall be deemed their property ; and all
others, except neutral, shall belong to his Catholic ma
jesty, with all stores, &c. on board.
Art. VHL A fafe guard shall be appointed for all
papers at the governor's house, and those not liable to
any infpe&ion, but liberty shall be granted to embark
them. Eighth article granted, except plans of the
islands.
Ar ^° ™° "' e "'habitants to enjoy their religion.
-——Seventh article granted, during the war, and the
miniflers to be fubje& to the authority of the govern
Extract of a letter from Edinburgh, March 6.
" by the Elizabeth, Peters, from Charleftown, in
South-Carolina, for London, put into Dingle-Bay last
Sunday, we learn, that though matters were, on the
14th of January last, the day the vessel failed, as yet
quiet in that place, a siege or a general engagement was
daily expelled, as rhe American army in great force*
had taken possession of the whole country and polls be
tween the Pedee and Santee rivers, and were moving
to Charleflown on every fide."
Orders are sent to the commissioners of the different
dock yards for the ships intended for the North-seas to
be fitted out with all expedition, to watch the moti
ons of the Dutch fleet, as advice is received that they
are soon to fa,il from the Texel.
They write from Paris, by way of Oflend, that the
slates of Brittany had granted a pension of 300 livres
to an old man, named John Canfier, who had just at
tained the ,30th year of his age.
The pompous accounts in some of the papers an
nouncing the pacific disposition of congress, we are a
fraid is a piece of intelligence , calculated to facilitate
the delivery of the budget.
EDINBURGH, March 61
A gentleman this day paid a bill at a banking house
in town, drawn from Virginia the firft of February,
1781, for which, as is expressed in the body of the bill,
the drawer has received ic,oool. current American mo
ney.
N E W-YOR K, June 15.
Uis excellency the Count de Graffe, attended by feve
tal of his officers, arrived at the king's house in Spa
nish town, Jamaica, from on board La Ville de Paris,
on Thursday the 9th of May, and after a short visit to
his honour the Lieutenant Governor, retired to a house
fitted up for his reception.
When intelligence of the defeat of the French fleet
reached Providence, the main body of the Spaniards em
ployed in the reduction of that iffand set off for Havan
na, leaving only 250 men as a garrison, who were em
ployed in fortifying the Governor's house, as a place of
defence in case of an attack.
Articles of Capitulation
Agreed on at Nassau, in New-Providence, the Bth of
May, 1782, by his excellency Don Juan Manuel
de Casigal, captain general of his Catholic majesty's
troops and governor of Havanna, and his excellency
John Maxwell, esquire, captain-general of his Bri
tannic majesty's troops in New Providence.
Article I. nr ' HE possession of New-Providence, as
£ also all other the Bahama islands, to-
Cftber^with all the artillery, powder, arms, ammuni
tion, &c. and also all forts in the possession of the
troops of his Britannic majefly, shall be delivered up
to the troops of his Catholic majefly. The British gar
rison to march out with all the honors of war, arms
shouldered, drums bearing, &c. and then deliver up
their arms. All officers, civil and military to wear
their fide arms, after which the troops to embark as
speedily as possible on board vessels fufficiently pro
vided and victualled at his Catholic majesty's expence
to any port in Great-Britain, or any port in
America, in the possession of his Britannic majefly.
The troops not to serve against Spain or her allies until
exchanged. First article granted ; troops to be sent
to any port in Great-Britain, or any other port in the
possession of his Britannic majesty.
Art. 11. All officers or others that choose to leave
these islands, shall have liberty to depart with their
families and effects, and shall have eighteen months al
lowed them to fettle their affairs. Second article
granted, and after the expiration of eighteen months
shall take the oath of allegiance.
Art. 111. Tie inhabitants within the islands shall be
maintained in the possession of their real estates, &c.
and enjoy their rights and privileges. Third article
granted, provided that those privileges do Dot interfere
with the established rules of the police.
Art. IV. The inhabitants shall pay no other duty
than they paid to his Britannic majefly Granted,
during the war.
Art. VI. The inhabitants not to take up armsagainft
his Britannic majesty. Answered in article the se
cond.
Art.JX. The sick shall be taken care of at his Catho
lic majesty's expence, and sent to Charleftown when
recovered Ninth article granted, to be sent to Ber
muda as prisoners..
Art. X. The inhabitants shall enjoy until the peace,
their laws and privileges; justice to be adminiflered by
the fame persons who are actually in office, and all ex
penses attending the adminifiration to be paid by the
colony Tenth article granted, and it is to be un
derflood, that the said tribunals shall be fubjed to the
superior authority of t e governor.
Art. XI. If.there be any doubtful expreffons in
any of the foregoing articles, they are to be in
terpreted according to the meaning and common ac
ceptation of the words. Eleventh article granted.
Art. XII. The governor to be permitted "to fend a
flag of truce to New-York with the capsulation -
Twelfth article granted, and the flag to fail with the
vessels appointed to carry the troops.
(Signed) Juan Manuel de Casigal.
John Maxwell.