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Tropfs, Allegorical Metaphors, and explanatory
Allufioris of Royal and dignified Persons of the bft
Age before the Flood.
By p. C Y.
UTS majefly. The fun peeping out of a cloud—^n
° light'ning the North.
Her majesty. The moon often in her wain — refl'ding
the fun beams in the night.
Prince of Wales. Jupiter—forfaking Leda—medita
ting a golden shower.
Princess Royal. Aurora—uprifen before the fun, illu
minating the morning with the silver luftre of her
glowing charms.
Bilhop of Ofnaburgh. The bright star ..in the ea fl---
guiding the wife men.
Prince Henry. Jupiter's belt--encompassing the earth
with his shadow.
Archbishop of Canterbury. The lamp of Israel full---
of oil, glimmering in the fun.
Archbishop of York. The watchful shepherd, leading
his flock to the temple.
Lord Chancellor. The prophet sent to Ahab, king of
Israel.
Lord North. The chief alchmyif lof the great king,
busy at work.
Lord Sandwich. The ccmprfs of the admiralty, with
out needle or magnet.
Lord Hblfborough. The founder of modern tragedy,
though alarmed at the catafirophe!
Lord George Germaine. A camera obfcura, e'evated
in a cloudy morning.
Lord Stormont. The transplanted thistle, brought
from the land of Cakes.
Earl Mansfield. The balance of justice biaffed by
prerogative.
Lord Loughborough. The S—y, sent to Jericho —
passed over Jordan.
President of the Council. Mother Midnight, fitting
in comfort, cherishing the gossips.
Lord Amherst. The scabbard of the army, dangling
at court.
Lord Car isle. Daniel, made chief ruler of the princes.
Admiral Darby. The telescope of the admiralty, sent
with a fleet to view the equinox.
Admiral Hood. The Victory aground, with her an
chor ashore.
Commodore Johnflone. The ship Argo, returning
with the golden fleece.
Sir George Rodney. The good ship Centurion, re
turned laden with the plunder of the squadron.
Admiral Parker. The royal quadrant, calculated to
ascertain the dim stars in the northern hemisphere.
Admiral Keppel. The admiralty target ---uplift—
to be (hot at.
Lord Howe. The sheet anchor returned to the forge.
Sir Hugh Pallifer. The chain pump of the admiralty,
wrenched on board the Sandwich.
Commodore Stewart. The vane of ditto, rifled in a
storm-
Admiral Graves. The Trident reversed, with a prong
under water.
Admiral Digby. The hope of the admiralty, lean
ing on his anchor- -weighing up the Trident.'
Sir Henry Clinton. The limner of Craffus, reversing
his laurels.;
Lord Cornwallis. The modern reviwer of the history
of Xenophon.
Lord R r. The scape goat of the admiralty, caught
in the thicket.
Secretary at War. A carron call cannon, mounted
on its carriage, will face front or rear, right or
left. 5
Paymaster of the Admiralty. The boniface fuller of
the admiralty, willing to give or take,-
Secretary of the Admiralty. The second martyr de
voted by the nation.
Auditor of the Exchequer. The Gentile publican in
actual receipt of custom.
The Majority. The locusts sent out in a wind to de
vour the provinces.
The Minority. The children of Israel supplicating
Pharoah. 5
The Duke of Richmond, The mouthpiece of the
trumpet of the Lord.
Marquis of Rockingham. The ark, bearing the cove
nant.
Lord Shelburne. The prophet felf-banifhed to the
wilderness.
Lord Camden. The expounder of the law, call forth
by the Pharisees.
Duke of Manchester. The faithful tribune of the peo
ple, invoking the senate.
The other Minority Lords. The followers of Cato,
cooped up by Caesar, at Utica.
Honourable Chailes Fox. The prodigal son returned
to his country.
Edmond Burke. The organ of liberty, whose melo
dy affeds the drowsy minifler.
Honourable Richard Fitzpatrick. The Cicero in his
minority, reviewing the senators.
Sir George Saville. The main-spring of the confuta
tion, tempered by public applause.
Sir Joseph Mawby. The good Samaritan, bearing the
(applications of the nation.
The rest of the Minority. The children of Israel
going to fecrifice at the temple.
rom an English pap, of November 29, 1781.
Extracts from the annals of the antidelu-
If the officer of the guards, who pawned his honour
for seventeen pounds, a few evenings ago, at a card-ta
ble in Bond-street, does not in fourteen days redeem
it, it will be apprised and disposed of.
Left by a clerkin a public office, a broad blue rib
band and garter ; he asserts that it was picked out of
his pocket by one Twicher, a frefh water Tailor.
ADVERTISEMENTS.
Tb be disposed of by private contrast, the privileges
of a corporation N. B. None but principals
will be treated with. Dired to A. Z. at the treasury
coffee-houfe. '
VIAN MONARCHY.
V I E N N A, May 29.
THERE happened on the 15th inft.at the village of
Diuhepole, on the frontiers of Moravia, a storm
which destroyed 53 houses, forcing them into the river
Waag, with furniture, cattle and inhabitants. Thir
teen other houses w^ r e blown down. Only thirteen
dead bodies have been yet found, the river having car
ried off the rest. The fame day the whole horifon of
Pest, a city of Hungary, was in violent agitation ; ma
ny thousands of glass windows were broken, trees' torn
up by the roots, roofs blown off, houses destroyed and
swept away, for the most parts, by the torrents, which
the waters had prodigiously swelled. However, in the
last mentioned calamity, only one child of 12 years of
age loft its life.
Letters from Hermanfladt advise, that the Porte, ir
ritated against the bacha of Chotim, who does not fend
them so many salted heads as they desire, in expedati
on of the confiscations resulting therefrom, have just
deposed him, as being too weak or too humane, till the
moment, it is said, when he was about to fulfill their
cruel orders: if he does not prove that it.was impos
sible for him to ad more expeditiously, he will be deem
ed a villian at least. What a terrible Sovereign! How
unhappy are the people whose fate depends on him.
Will not the fubje&s of other potentates of Europe fe
licitate themselves with their own government.
June 1. The bacha of Chotim is not only culpable
in the eyes of the cruel Turkish government, for not
exercising a Severity which is lucrative to the principal
officers of the Divan, but for having made up a purse
for himfeff, while he negleded, through indifference or
humanity, to fill ihofe of others by cutting off a num
ber of den mens heads which had been pointed out to
him.
A commission is going to be established for the ad
ministration of the effeds of all the ecclesiastics, secu
lar and regular, of the estates of the house of AuCria.
An annual allowance will be made to each prelate, ab
be, abbess, canon, canonefs, monks, nuns, &c. fuffi
cient for the Support of life according to their rank -
but the remainder will be deposited in the public trea
sury. It is thought that the emperor willacquire above
100 millions by this arrangement.
June 12. A plan is formed for building some houses
on the glacis of the suburbs of this city. All those
who build there will be exempted from taxes during
20 years, independently of other advantages. The
regency have purchased the old houses, had them pull
ed down, and erected Some hotels in their room. The
workmen are gainers thereby, and the city is embtl
lifhed in a surprising manner.
The emperor is indefatigable in the cabinet, where
he is employed from 4 o'clock in the morning, having
his two tecretaries constantly with him.
Persons of all religions will have liberty of exercising
what trade they please, without being obliged to ap
ply for that purpose to any of the corporations. The
distempered poor will have the advice of physicians and
medicines gratis. We are assured that the number of
persons tick in this capital and the suburbs amount to
80,000.
PARAGRAPHS.
Yeflerday a worfhipful aiderman having received in
formation, not upon oath, that a certain person, not
described, carried on a treasonable correfoondence with
the enemy, he went, properly attended, to a house in
Orange court, Leicefler fields, where he seized several
suits of armour, intended for exportation. There were
several policies of insurance for the enemies vessels,
found in the (aid house.
Same day, in consequence of the violent report of
the American thirteen pounder, which was difeharged
near the tilt yard, a cabinet in a large house near St.
James's, received so violent a shock, that it was sup
posed the joiner, who firfl formed it, though the great
est mechanic in the kingdom, would not beable to put
it tog ther.
It is certain that doffor Graham has applied for let
ters patent for an exclusive right to electrify church
yards, and that an experiment is shortly to be made ;
but, notwithstanding the great utility this wou d be
of in recruiting the army, it will meet with flrong op
position from the possessors of hereditary lands, &c.
though the lawyers are of opinion that the defunct
could not claim, nor would be permitted to give evi
dence of their being alive. This scheme may appear
absurd, but if any person will take the pains of read
ing the quack hand-bills, they will find that almost all
the advertising gentlemen of the faculty promise to cure
the incurable. The experiment, it is said, will be
made at Barnet, where the great battle was fought
between the houses of York and Lancaster.
If Magdalen Touchit will return to her loving hus
band, he will do every thing in his power to set the lit
tle matter to rights, which was the principal cause
their disputes and separation. of
STATGAR D, June 12.
The duke of Wurtember, in order to prevent the
frequent emigrationsof his fubjeds into other countries,
has just published a very rigorous edid ; the dtfign of
which is not absolutely to forbid their quitting their
country ; but it is seriously notified to them, that if
they do so, they will be deprived of all the rights of
' r , e "° m + together with their defendants; it is also
added, that in case they return they will not be ac
knowledged as fubjeds of this dutchy.
MA D R I D, June 18.
c ° ff the mowing of the i 3 th inflant for
St. fldephonfo, where the priucefs of Aufturias pur
RO M E, June 15.
The day before yeflerday the pope happily returned
hither, to the inexpressible joy of the people, after so
long an absence. We know not yet when the holy fa
ther will hold a confiflory, to inform the sacred col
lege of the success of his journey.
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
VERSAILLES, June 23.
At an assembly of all the merchants of Marseilles,
it having been resolved to offer to the king the sum of
1,200,000 livres, for the conftrudion of a ship of 110
guns, and 300,000 livres for the relief of the families
of the sailors of Marseilles and Province, who have fuf
fered in the course of the present war, the marquis de
Castries, minifler of the marine, has presented to the
king the deliberation which the chamber of commerce
of Marseilles took in consequence thereof. His majes
ty was highly pleased with these teflimonies of zeal
attachment, and patriotism ; he accepted of the offer'
and ordered the ship should be called Le Commerce de
Marseilles.
Soon after the thunder florm on Tuesday, the fol
lowing phenomena were observed: In the weflern he
misphere a body of fire, apparently about fix feet long
and nearly resembling the form of a spear, was viable
about five minutes; and upon its disappearance that
part of the firmament became beautifully illuminated
with an immense number of rays, projeding at irregu
lar diflances, from a point, downwards , and in a few
minutes these rays disappeared, by impreceptible gra
dations. r 5
June 28. We are fotry to hear, from a gentleman
who corresponds with doflor Franklin, that it is the
opinion of the American agent, that no separate agree
ment can possibly take place between the mother coun
try and the thirteen colon es. The doflor gives it as hi*
idea, that they will receive the last proposals sent by
fir Guy Carleton in a friendly way, and give them all
the attention they deserve ; but that the consent of the
French minifiry must sirs lbe obtained for a general
treaty, before America can accept of any overtures,
or take any measures for putting an end to the war.
Those who obje& to the want of age and inexperience
in a certain negociator, who has been for feme time
paftin treaty with the French ministry, are but little
acquainted with the great talents which diflinguifh that
gentleman's charader. It be allowed, that in arts, and
in all branches of slate policy, the French require the
ables lmen to deal with them ; but in the present in
stance, it ought to be remembered that Mr. Grenville
has only been employed to lay the foundation of that
pacific fabric, which older and perhaps abler men may
be subsequently called in to finifh.
June 29. It is really in contemplation to give up
Gibraltar, in case an equivalent is offered for it in the
Well Indies, as the garrison is found at last to be into
lerably expensive to the nation, without affording ad
vantages in return!!!
While Great-Britain is 1 Jftrefs of the ocean in point
of power, the emperor appears to take the lead in com=
merce, as ships of all nations carry his flag in triumph,
and trade fecorely to every port in Europe. In the
Weft-Indies the number of Ofiend traders is truly asto
nishing ; so it is in America, in the Mediterranean, and
even in the British Channel ; by which means let our
fleet be ever so superior, the enemy is always sure to
escape, and bid defiance to the men of war and cruis
ers tnat meet with them.
If a peace was to be concluded immediately, govern
ment would be obliged to raise ten millions more to
make up the arrears of the nation.
The diffolutiou of parliament, it is confidently said,
will not take place before September.
The present ministry are so well aware of the difficul
ty of making a secure and lading peace with the enemy,
while so larpe a fleet dill remains' in their hands, that
we hear it is determined to pursue the late b'ow we have
given the marine of France with the utmost vigour,
unless the terms proposed by the cabinet of Versailles
are materially altered, as th p ir late demands were much
too extravagant to deserve the minuted attention.
The number of troops for the defence of Plymouth
this year, will amount to ten thousand men ; two re
giments of foot are to be added to those already or
dered, and are now on their passage from Ireland.
It is confidently asserted at the weft end of the town,
that ear. Cornwallis will be appointed to the chief com
mand in the Weft-Indies.
The repeated entreaties of general Elliot for fuccours,
having at length prevailed with the new cabinet, Gi
braltar is to be relieved at all events; at least a battle
will be hazarded by us for that purpose, if the enemy
feel any stomach for an engagement.
J^y 4. A magnificent present is preparing to be
fllipped off for the emperor of Morocco, on account
of his having remitted the duties in the ports of Lar
rache, Mogadore, and Tangiers, in favour of all ves
sels that come to load provisions for Gibraltar.
Extrad of a letter from Gibraltar, April 12.
“ We have got a few sheep from Algiers; they de
signed us some oxen, but were forced to through then,
overboard. From Portugal we have received 90 Ifrail
sheep, and we have a small cargo of fowls."
The count and counters du Nord, after passing a
month at Versailles and Paris, set out on the 19th in
flanrto continue their journey. They passed by Cho
iffy, to which place the court repaired to receive them.
The tokens of friendfhip which these illustrious travel
lers received from their majesty's and royal family, on
taking their leave, are pledges of the regret occafio'ned
by the-r departure.
L O N D O N, June 24.
On Tuesday, during the thunder storm, one of the
heavie r claps bu r st over a house near the Golden Lion
in Gravel lane, Southwark, where it burst in the whole
roof: a large fla(h of lightning entered the one pair of
flairs room, where it tore the casement, and bent the
iron work in a variety of forms ; it forced the door from
the hinges, and removed it to a considerable distance -
the tester of a bed, in which was a poor woman, only
ten days lain-in, was thrown down, and the flack
of chimneys split throughout. Providentially no per
son was hurt. r
pofe^ to lye-in. The night preceding, the duke de:
Crillon took the route for the camp before Gibraltar,
accompanied by the prince of Naffuu, who will return
by the time of the arrival of the count d'Artois, we
expeß also the duke of Bourbon.