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off the coast of Eyemouth in the afternoon of toe i4to
%an( that they had taken two prizes ; that a frigate
French built, was seen about the fame time off the co & ft
oD^r, within (even weight mfes of the Ihore mp
%,o mount 40 or 50 guns, and brought to a tffe
rifted veffcl which had come out .f the Frith, and car
ried her ^ f with her to the forward Express were
air, r . ce;v edby the Commander tn Chief, with the above
^licence ; in ^f^uence of which the party of Weft
Foibles intoned in the Castle were ordered to hold
fofeke/in readiness to march ^ Dm; bar, to repel the
en my, if they Should attempt landing
The Watt, letter of marque, Capt. Coulthard, o; Lt
v" o | lias taken and sent into that port fn American
with 108 hotheads of tobacco, bound from Virgt
"'t^ Defiance, Thompson, has taken a Spanifli prize
valued at io,oooh and carried her into Clyde; 13,000 dol
lars are part of the cargo.
On Thurflay the East India Company gave notice to
their f.rvahts that they must learn the manual exercise ; so
that it may be laid that 600 recruits were railed in an hour.
They are to exercise two afternoons in the week, and to
have a gratuity allowed them.
That the influence of Lord Bute in thfeCabinet is as
powerful as ever, and that a word, a wink or a nod, from
him is more efficient than a request or petition from an in
dependent nobleman, let hie following anecdote tefbfyl
The King wanted to have a plan of a very magnificent
apartment ; the proper officer produced one, which was
rot altogether approved, Lord Bute desired an architea
to draw out an out line of a fnperb room, this was execu
ted and brought to his Lerdfhip, it was much admired.
The artist was desired to wait on tie King and offer? it to
him, he very modefily declined going through the neces
sary forms offuch an application. His Lordship told him
that he had. ,nothing to do but to go at f^ch an hour to the
Queen's Palace, find in his name, and the name of the
pTrfon who was h's friend. The architea complied, his
recommendation introduced him immediately, his plan
was receive I and highly approved,
We cannot help admiring the irresistible nfluence of
Court favour, when we behold two such cemvarieties as
M r „ G • and Dr. Johnftone yoked together in
the service of government. Tee one a (apple, silken,
Frenchified tool, as ever cringed to abfelute monarchy ;
the other rough, insole. t and uupohfhed as the dregs of
a republic ,the cnea libeller of Cbriftiagit) ; t> e other a
believer in fecund fight, and the Cock-lane ghost ; the one
a pedant in his fiyle, exh^ufts his whole Stepbani Tbejau
rus into the history of clous and chamber maids; wlile
the other fritters away the dignity of our langugae, which,
though an hiflorian, he could never write, in Gallic imi
tations of Tacitus. Yet there are some points in which
they agree ; they are both profeffed enemies to the liber
ties of mankind.
Two of a trade, they fay, can never agree. Thisis
asserted to be the origin of Dr. Johnson's inveterate ha
tred toM'lton. ft was nor Milton's poetical excellence
which moved the Dolor's envy, for the Doctor is no
poet, witoefs Irene; it was not his political writings, for
the Doßor is no politi^ui witness bisdull, unmeaning,
and,unconnected rhapsodies; but Milton was a better
fchoobnarer, and formed heroes and philosophers, while
the DoHor was never able to form any thing higher than
the fellow of a college.
We never heard that the University of Oxford pretend
ed tomerit in any *heng but making sausages, andma
king syllogisms. It • therefore very extraordinary that
the great Dr. Johuftone, who is the peculiar boast of that
place, should be so deficient in his reasoning powers, as
his political pamphlets have shewn him. But the Doctor
has a very good stomach, hates Prefbytcrians, and is a
friend to tie inquUitirn.
When the nat ion was in a ferment about the Spanish in
fokoce, relative to tee affair of Falkland's Iflaods. The
great Dr. Johnfl one wrote a pamphlet to prove, that we
ought not to make war wita the Spaniards, for fear our
soldiers and sailors should be killed and wounded; when
this nation was upon the brink of the most deftruHive
and umaturil was it has ever waged, he wrote a pamphlet
to prove that we ought to wage war, and extirpate the A
mericans. But there is no inconsistency in this, forthough
the Doctor believes in ghofis, he does not believe that
Whigs and Dissenters are then.
It is confidently affertel that when thit nuisance, the
liberty of the press, shall be removed, Dr. Johnftone is
to have the licensing of all books, except those which are
written against chriftianity and morals, these are to be
referred to toe Richt Reverend Bench of Bifliops, io c@n
judion with Mr. G
Nuiiquam libertas gratior extat qnam fob rege pio...
The meaning of this sentence has hitherto escaped the
learned. No Kings are so apt to encroach upon the
rightset their fubjefts as those whom the Clergy call re
ligious ; nor do mankind ever fully perceive the value of
a bluffing till they have loft it.
Extras ofa letter from Penryn, Sept. 17.
" This mornrag we received advice, that the Swift
? ^^ r ' '^s'^ to this place, had taken a rich Spa
nish ship, caked the Pedraboa del Alcantara, burden 240
tons, laden with bales of silk, and other goods, bound
It was Providence alone that saved us from the com
bined fleets while they were off Plymouth; tor so fcan
dabufly provided were, we for a defence (notwith flanding
a military report had been made a few weeks before of
its strength) that on the firft alarm there was little or
no ponder, and wh^n that article was with difficulty
provided, the balls that were sent down were too large
for the bores of the cannon, and by that means ren
dered to tally ufelels.
" The pitcher never went so often to the well, but it was
cracked at last," fays the proverb, and this we believe
will beexadly the case with Jemmy Twitcher. De had
address enough in the late Greenwich Hofpical inquiry,
to break the ^nk which conne^ed him in that Ihameful
and infamous nufinefs ; now we hear the sass will be brought
home to hi n, and the caufeof our naval retreats and dis
graces properly accounted for this ensuing session.
It was a sentiment of tnat deliberate villa n Philip Se
cond of Spain, that he had rather reign ever poor but 0-
bedicnt (laves, than happy but seditious fubjeßs, This
is the common creed of tyrants, whom flattery would
deify, while reason confiders them asavenging Furies, born
for the deftruftion of mankind.
from Marseilles to Come part in America. She failed writer
French colours. It is laid her cargo is worth 20,^0°!.
She is carried into Limerick.
Extract of a letter from Liverpool, Sept. 18.
" This day arrived the Molly, (late C pram Sedden)
from Tortola. On the 7th inttant the had an engagement
with an American privateer of 26 guns, in which Capt.
Sedden and five of his people were k lied, and (even were
wounded. The Molly failed two dys after the fleet, and
ran it."
The Deputy and Common Council of Aidgate ward,
in confluence of a letter th.y have received from Willi
am Lee, Esq; Alderman, signifying his resigning his
gown, and requefling them to chpofe another in his room,
waited yesterday on Mr. Sheriff Kitchen, and offered to
elef lhim their Alderman. The Sheriff thanked them for
the intended honour, and accepted of the offer.
*#* The El aion of OFFICERS in the Ame
rican Philosophical Society for the present year,
will be h..ld in their Ball on Friday next, agreeable
to their RuLs, between the hours of Two and Five in
the afternoon ; and sit is proposed at Three o'clock,
p evious to the Elkina, to introduce some important
matters, relative to future intended Constitution of
the Society, the M^mbere are requested to attend punc
tual', by that houi.
+4t The TRUSTEES of the UNIVERSI-
T Y are to m et on (Monday next, at Five o'clock
precisely, in the Council Chamber, to take intoconfide
ration the report of the Committee, and the several
plans powb^ore the Board, for eftailifting the F cwty
and a mode of education in the University. Business to
begin nalf an he ur after the time appointed, and every
Member is r: quoted to be pun&wd.'
But my f heme—Why truly, Sir, my scheme is, If all
my brother schemers will wait till they hear my scheme
before they fay any thing further on thefubjed, I really
think it will be of use to the Continent.
MY scheme is a deep scheme.—The depreciation cer
tainly arises from torture. —Many a poor cur has
been heftroyed by the cry of mad dog, that was a good
honefl cur I he had been letalone.—See ! that mischievous
fellow has wedged a block on his tail. Hark! how the
poor dog yelps !—Mad-dog, mad-dog ! —Ay,the thing is
done.— They're all in an uproar — Hah! the butcher has
knocked him o' th' head ; —the village is delivered from
deftrudibn : —And many a piteous tale will the good wo
men tell of the great mifchiefs done by this fame poor car.
Leonidas I with you had been prescribing for the bite
of a mad dog, when you told us that life might as well
survive in a furnace, as truth or honour in the neighbour
hood of.certain bills —N > matter, Sir, torture, vile tor
ture, is the source of ad the mrfchief. If these creatures
will but let the public credit alone, my lire for it it will
revive.—Here's my neighbour Peter Rich, is very weal
thy and very honest. Nobody doubts it : —But let half a
hundred fcritoblers loefe to print schemes in the newspaper
for supporting P ter's credit ; —and Peter's credit is at an
end.—Nay, I should not be furprized to hear some of
them mfifting that it was for the good of the country to
keep Peter's credit down.
Look at the Continental Currency ! See how it is hun
ted, worried, tortured.—True Patriot, Leonidas, Arist
ides, Fumenes, Cato, Caesar, Pompey, Ringwood, Jow
ler! —There they go.—Call off those dogs! call tl em off!
fay !—T^e bread of my fatuity depends on the labour of
that beast —He is a strong beast ; but what beast can
stand it ?—They drive the wolves array ! - Sir they are
worse than wolves.—Now I have loft the labour of this
beast for more than three months by this trolick, and
wha + will become of my family, heaven knows!—l do
insist that he beletalone at leaftrill he has time to re
cruit.-- See how he bleeds!.-Well! I do wonder that
people can be so fond of those dogs,—Nothing pleases
but mifehief now a days;---and so I must (infer, because
other folks are fond of their yelping 1 --
Heaven h^ve mercy ! He's sadly hurt—poor fellow.
You are an houeft bead, and I will cherish you with the
lift drop of my life You have carried me thro' many a
dreary fourdtous path, and when my children have cried
rouni me for bread, you have enabled me to feed them.
By a gentleman who arrived hereon the 29th ult. from
Cape Francois, we have the following intelligence, viz.
T hat J: rfey and Guernsey are taken by the French : That
Pensacola is taken by the Spaniards: That the British
cruizers harraffed the Dutch merchantmen very much, and
that the Dutch were determined to protect their own trade
in future, and had acquainted the English with their reso
lutions : That 86,000 militia were under arms in England,
and that they really expected an invasion : That the Irish
were much diffatisfied, as new taxes to support the war
were daily imposed on themt And that the Ramillies, a
British 94 gun ship, had taken hre by accident at sea, and
the ship and crew perched.
The fire which broke cut last Sunday morning in the
house of Monsieur Holker, Consul of France, (as menti
oned in oMrlaft) did comfider s ble damage, netwithfland
ing the speedy and generous assistance of the inhabitants
of the city : But we have the fatisfaHien of informing
our readers, that all the public papers and consular deeds
were very fortunately saved, and a great p^rt of the most
valuable effeßs.
PHILADELPHIA, January 6. 1 ;
By a gentleman from Brunf.vicfo which place heleft laA
Tueflay morning, we are informed, That in the late snow
storm a large copper bottom brig of 20 gun; and 120 men,
belonging to the enemy, was drove aihare near Middle
town Point, and about 80 of the men taken prisoners, the
rest having escaped in a boat ; and that 20 hogftieads of
rum and 4 pipes of wine, &c. were found on board her.
A British store ship was also driven ashore at the fame time.
The fame gentleman fays, he was inform'd at Bruaf
fwick, thata British 40 gun fllip had been drove ashore,
near Egg-Harbour, and one hundred of her men perifhei,
and the rest taken prisoners, and that a number of tranf
porrs that left New-York lately, had been drove ashore
and loft.
Another SCHEME for restoring the Credit cf our
Continental Currtny.
TRISTRAM.
J. B. SMITH.
Mr. DUNLA P,
^r HE t<o Fires which happened on Sundry hit
1 ought to m let e>ry houf -k epe r eyeful, But
especially the mem ers of the fev«ral Fire Companies
ought to lee and kt ow that theis bags, b^fke's, ladders
and engines are in good order. Much may depend on
their attention. The city looks up to them. It mult
distress the feeling of every.mm.who cor.fi hr what
havoc and desolation a Fire may caue, and that lives
mty be left and families left without a to fto cover
them for want of a fufficient number of oucke s or en
gines in older, to lee engines remaining in th wea
ther, ekpofed to the (port of anton children or d figr
ing pe dons, and buckets tiffing ^bout in the streets for
days and weeks after afi e. As some Companies have
fix or mere buckets for each member, would i not be
expedient that only tbr#e or four should be cirri d cut
on an alarm, the others being referred to be cabled
out in case they may be wanted at another pl*ce before
the firft fire is winguilhad, or th© bucket# tiled at it c.n
be collected.
Philadelphia, January 5.
T OB E L E 1,
APLA NTATION in P IT unk Townflip, ren
triring about feveuty acres, four m les from this
city. The foil of this place is exceeding rich, and a
great part thereof excellent meadow; th? buildin s and
fences in good repair ; a very good apple orchard there
on, and fruit trees ot various kinds Puffin may be
h%d on the fidt day of March next For trims apply to
WOODDROP SIMS, in W^ter llrett, below the
Drawbridge. -
A (mail invoice of Hard Wire, confining of many
scarce and ufeful articles, and a few bairels of Muxo
vado Sugars, lately imported, to be fold by laid Sims.
EIGHTY DOLLARS REWARD.
ON Tuesday night, the 4 th instant, the
fubfefiber's coopers (hop on t^ B iitol r otd, near
Pennypack Bridge, was broke open and robbed of a
half-worn dark luperfine broadcloth COAT, lately
altered in the waist, with large death.head buttons, and
a new fall collar. Whoever apprehends the Thief and
Coat so that the owner may have fatisfaaion, (lull have
Forty Dollars reward for the Thief, and F<rty
Dollars fdr the Coat without the Thief, paid by
Jui. 5. JONATHAN HEATON.
IF ^IN 1 ED to Purcbafe,
A WELL gei ed good HORSE, about four or five
years old, either a bay or black, with good gears
Enquire of the Printer.'
CA M Eto Samuel Rhoads's place, near
Gray's Ferry, two C 0 WS; one brindled, with
white spots; the other brown, with white spots, The
owner or owners are desired to came, prove their pro
perty, pay charges and take them away, otherwise they
will be fold for their charges by '
ADAM HIL L.
CA M Eto the plantation of the fubferiber,
near Gray! Ferry, on the 21st of December left,
a black HORSE, about seven years old, fourteen
hands high. The owner is desired to come, prove pro*
perty, pay charros and take him awsy
WILLIAM WHITFIELD.
FOR SA L E,
A few BARRELS of , r
LIVER ,0 I L.
Enquire at Mrs Ford's in Fifth-ftrert, between Mar
ket and Arc : Greets, PhiUd l,h 11.
To be SCL D by Private Sale,
Ad entered upon mms'date'v,
'T' " ESTOCK in TRADE at Andove Fon ce 0
corudtng ofa number of tearlr., waggons macows,
upwards of three thousand cords of wood, and every
other utensil necessary for putting the Furnace in hurt,
which may be eftc&cd early in the f,rmg, there being a
set of good hanus on the premifes,Terms will be in de
ealy to t^e purchaser, and every rffiltance will be given
to promote the toufinefs, the fu ddiher having private,
recons for declining it. Enquire of Mr. Thomas
Maybury, at Mount-Holly) or the iubferiker on tie
premues.
Jan. 6. JAMES MORGAN.
Phi adelfebia, January 5.
Four hundred Dollars Reward.
RAN AWAY lad New year's day, from the sub
. fc.iber a Negro man named DICK, about thirty
yc A& s of age, a likely (tout fellow, five feet nine or ten
inches high, has altering countenance when angry, and
apt to (wear ; he may attempt getting to the En^lifh
but is luppofed to be at present lu king in or about this
city: He had on a white sh rt much worn, a l.ght co
loured coatee and jacket made lincey way and fulled
buckskin I reaches newly washed, itiong fooes, thread
flockings with yarn ones under them, and m old beaver
hat nawly dreffad, which he wears cocked. Whoever
takes up said Negro and confines him in any gaol in this
''" hi *rafter may get him again, shall have
xwo Hundred Dollars reward, and if taken in any
u cte neighbouring States and secured, fliall be entitled
to the above reward, and if brought horhe all reafc nable
charges, paid by \
THOMAS GOUCHER,
n n Cutler, in Market-street.
N. B. Al. masters of vtflels and farmers are forbid to
harbour him. He may perhaps endeavour to pals for a
freeman.