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FEBRUARY 3, 1776.si
NUMBER 1278.
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LETTERS written by the late Right Hon."
PHlLlP DORMER STANHOPE, Ear] of
Cbestersield, to his Son szZ/zp ctStaulvope,
" Esq; late Envoy Extraordinary to the
Court "of Drgsden. .
[TO BE CONTXNUED \VEEKLY.]
" ]! i: well known thus the last EarquCl-estnfield had a natural
" fix, rwhmz L':- Imuul fu'itb !]:th unbmmded nffrction, siaml wisest
" edm'utiuu was, jbr man) ear:, !l't cbig'eugitctgctmml q' his life.
" fljl'z-r jkrnyl-ing him quilffivtbe mast walunbl: trisi-zZ-rcs of ancient
_ " mct-lnwsslerslau'uiag, la (host- mqui/stiom it (was .]irozu of adding
'* (ba: knowledge q'mw am! things, fwh'tb Zect biqjiy'bad acquirtd
" & long unlgrcut :aperimu. With this Mind fwert written ib:
" jailo-wing [men; which, the reader will observe, begin with
-" ibso/Z- du—wuiug; afiuflruflian aJaptsd to lb! tapatigy y'u boy, and
" ri mg rudxaljy lgyprcurt: andmuilinx, tastulami to dinct M.!
" uar lb: age of inmufiam 'outb, finish with the ad-vic: am!
" nofwledge rt'qmsiu lujbrm ! : may;, ambitiam lo/bine a: an at
" compli/l'al raumes, a/l oratar in tbesmalt, cr a minister allbm'gn
" mast;.
',' La order to hj-(ct these pmpon-ct, his Lafilsht}, e-vtr anxiou: la
" fix i: bi: on, astrupulou: adhere": to tbcstnchst mruliz, ap
*' peur: (a a-w though! it [be fir , and nofl in.!i/pmsabk :! ject—
T, " to'lzy', in 15: earlljlfl ;eriola ' is:, afirmfaumlalilm in good [triu
FZ, " t' I:: and and r Zsivwn. [: next point wax, !octqifv: .im aprr
" [& blow dgc of the dead languagu, am! all the sflsiffctml bram-bu
- " qsjZ-lid harm' , by the flux! oftlrz best ancient: mzlbon; amiss
; " flacb a gnm-a idea qs lbe/ssrsizemn as it is a clisgrace !a 4 00: -
_*' man, nor to pmfifl. ' 'sbe artisl: qs'ilgflruction with which be my
:__*si' dyde: bi: [Mew: y'tdjtatiau, and which he more puflitulnlj en
", _*' force: throughout the fwl'siolt work, i: th: study q/ that uscjid am!
-."si exmyiu science, lbesil'hmlngt of Mankiml; in the coud?
C," qfctwl-icb, appear: tctbc uittfl imjstigalim qf'tbe burnt": hear), and
T'" !Ze/prixg: qs'bumm: action. From bent: w: sin.! him induu-lln ?
ss,.ct. [ctjsh great astf : 6): fwbat are general!) 'ralle'cl'qimmfli/bmnu, ]
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a'ssss ...." .si'L rE .r T B R l'.
ctss WM AM told, Sir, you are preparin to travel,
*) (33 and that youubegin by Holl_ ; [there
Vfi UV fore thoughnt my duty to wnsh you a pros.
Ran ctou; journey, and favourable windl. !
- H ] I ope you wi] be so good as to acquaint
!! your arrival at the Hague; and
ss .- me wnt
. 2 I si {if, in the course of your truth, you
Am M.. should make any curious observations, be
X), Isisi I "'I "(T , so kind to communicatcsi-them to me.
- . Holland, where you are going, is, by
far, the finest and richest of the Seven United Provinces, which,
v altogether. form the Republic. The othcryrovinoes are, G'uel-ct
' dnlandy Zellaml, Friefland, Utrccht, Gromngcn, and Overysifcl;
these seven provinees form whatis called the Statcs Generalsiof che
United Provincesz- This is a very powerful, and :! verysicpnsiside
rable Republic. ! must tell you, that a chublic is act free State,
without any Kin . You will go first tolthe Haguess which i. the
most beautiful wi lage in-the world; for it is not a, town. Am.
:" Merdam, reckoned (he ca ital of the United Provmces, sii- : very
:fme, vich city; them an,- sides, ?n Holland, sevemlconsidemble
towns, such as Dort. Haerlem. Levden, Delst, and Rotterdam.
You will observe, throughout Hoilnnd, the greatest cleanliuess; ss
the very streete are cleane:- than our houses :u'c_herc. Hollaml ;
. carries on a very great ende, particularly to ChllIZ, Japan, and \
si "all over the East lndieu. ss
' You are going to have a great nfany holydzys all together;
make the belt use of them, by diverting yourself well. At your
return hither, you must regain the lolt time, by learning better
ss-ssthun even. Adieu. -
" ' Th': letter i: a mer: pleasantly, Mr. Stanbojze having bmz
, carried 10 Hollaud 'When he rwa: but abaulfiwtjean qs age.
!. E T T E R Il.
MY DEAR CHILD, luswonu.
S you will, in time, read the ancient Greek and Latin Poets,
' A it is proper that you should first have some uotion of the
ss foundation of poetry, and a general knowledge of shose stories to
which Poen most commonly allude. You have already read the
. Foetid} history, andl hope you remember :t. You will have
found (here the histories of Godl and Goddesi'el, whom the Poetu
' are continually mentioning. Even modern Poetg ("put, si- " m ,
those of the present times) have adopted si*"'"' ' """ of :
ancient one;.
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For emctmj sit; sini English or anch Poet, at_ th'ect 'bbginnin of
his works ui'v'dkesctA'poUu, thectGod of Poary'; he allb invo :
thc nine Mulcs, wlxosnre the;Goddelsu of Poqtry. He entreats
shcm to be propixiou'oj's'nr ble; and'w inspire him with
.flwh- gffliimct Fol" sinis kggshn, here send you'the history of
IApoHshz-and'thag o_ the nine- Mziscssi or nine Sisterl, a they are
fruplemlyj-mllch Apollo zis alsq often named the God of Par
nallus; became he is-suppofcd to be frequently upon : mountain,
called Pamalsu'k; . '1 ' . ' _
The makip verscssi well;" it 'pn a ceable talent, which !
.hope you will , possessed of; for: as it no more difficult to express
onc'ss Lhctossughu "m verse, than in yfose; the' being'capablc of doing
it is more glorious. FsiAdicu. l _ .si
LETTFK m.
_POLLO was son of ]upiter pdctLatonn, who was delivered
_ of him and Diana in the is! it] of" Delos. He is God of the
.'Sun*, a: d thence generally is call d Phebns. He is also the God
of Poeny and Mulic. in which man he is represented with :
]ssssre in his hand. That instmmc ! is a kind ofhnrp. There was
& famous temple at Delphos, dedmted to Apollo; where impro
nounced oracleu; that it to say, 'fcretold whnt in to hnppen. He
is often invoked by Poen, to animle them with his fire, dint they
may he inspired to cclcbrate the prasit'el of God: and of men.
The nine Muses were daughteruof ]upiter, and of the Goddest
NInemosyne; that is_ to say, the thdest of Memory; to shew that
memory is necessary to an and shencu. They are called Clio,
Uterye, Thalia, M'elpbmene, Teipfichore, Ernto, Polyhymnia,
[[mnia, Callio :. They are the Goddessea of , history,
music, and of a I am and sciences. The nine , uses are upst
sented by poets very young, veryhandsome, nnd adorned with
garlands of flowert. .The mountains which theysiinhabit ire
called Pamasstu, Helieon, and Pinlus. These "are llso two cele
brated fountaim which belong to thin, named Hippocrene, am]
Castalia. Poets, in their invocation, desim them toquit for a
moment their Pamafi'us, and Hippcreoesi that they may assist
them with their inspintion to make uerseo; -
chzu'us, the poetic horse, often mentioned by :, has win :
to his feet. He gzye & kick aga'mft Mount them, and ie
fountain of Hipyocsirene immediately sprang out. When I you
is making verses it is sometimes laid, he is mounted upon Pegasus'.
" ssfl'i: exprqfiu i: lure : FrcteZli than in English an:
LONDON, OctoberzS.
S soon a: hie Majefly'e ( ch had been read in the U l'
Assembly by the Lord C ncellor end Clerk of thatssd—
nourahie Assembly, Lord Towsslt'end rose up, and in avery manly
and matterly manne: went fully into the unha py disputes be
twixt America and thin count ; at the concluitton of which he
moved an humble addt'ese to it Majesty for his most gracious
speech. His Lordship was setoctnded by Lord Dndley. The
Mnrquia of Rockingham was the next who spoke; he diffend
great] in opinion from the twosistt mentioned Lords, and at the
end . hie speech Proposed an nendment to the address, which
, brought on a very interesting and long debate, in which the fol
-!owin Right Honourable Members affitted with the three above,
'Lord, ochfon, Lord Country, the Duke of Grafton, Lord
Sandwich, Lord Lyttleton, th: Bishop of Peterborough, Lord
Daitmouth, Lord Efflngham, Lord Grosvenorj the Duke of
Mlnciietter. Lord Gower, the Duke of Richmond, Lord Shel
bume, Loni anieh, and Lonl chn; after which the ques
tion was put for agreeing'to the amendment, and the House di
vided, when the number: were :! follows; Not Contentl 69,
Prmtiel "; Contents es. Proxiee 0.
The House a 'n divided upon the address as originally moved
for; Contentl 6361: meien lo; Not Contenta 33.
' The House broke up about eleven o'clock, and ldjoumed till
ctsinext day.
"' , The argument: in the House of Peen tumed entirely on Ame
ricnn affairs. The Lord: in Adminittration candidly owned they
had been mismformed lah year, and that their measures were con
sequently founded in error, and had therefore sailed of succese.
This concesiion furnished matter of severe remark to the Lord:
of the Minority; -the Bi of Peterhorough pointed out the
false policy of continuing the isptm: with the coloniec, and "];th
ss- Adminstration to (top the further ravagel of fire and sword.
(:
Duke of Riehmond followed the Rev. Preiate's argument with his
usual imccuracy and inelegance of manner, but with much force
of matter. Lord Shelhumc, in a molt warm and picturesque flow
of words, painted the ill effects of this contest. and shewed how
much more fatal the consequencel might he if the unnatural war
f wan pursued. His Lordlhip was extremely severe on Adminittm
tion for the impotency :md inexpediency of their measurecz and
after intimating that the introduction of soreign troo s without
leave of Parliament, was Izissqh treason lo the coustzluriou, topcd that
the day would come, when those who put that part of the speech
into his Nlajelty'a month, which mentions their being sent to
Gibrzltar and Minorca, would becalled to a proper account. and
undergo an exem uhu'y punishment. Lord Grol'venor spoke to the
isiallacy of the :t dressed, end the unthir meam used to procure
them, which he proved byciting :m instance of shameful partizdity
and undue influence, which sell within his own knowledge. Lord
Fcrrert opposed the addrest.
The business of Parliament wan opened in the House of Com
mon: hy swearing in several memben; nltes which the S aker
read twice hix Muieliy'u mutt gt'uciou- l'ssm-eh from the T troue;
whereupon Mr. Arklssmd, son ot'Sit' 'l' winne Asikiand, moved
for ; dutit'u! ;md ioyal address to hie Mujetty in a very elaborate
speech, highly cun-mending the lemty und ictm-lmirence of Gu
verment wuh l'echct to Americn, und cnsorcing the necessity of
atturing his Majesty of the approhznion us the measures already
taken against the Americtms, and of firm i'uppurtfrom his faithful
Commone in the pscsecuticm of the war.
Thc motion for an address was seconsided'by Mr- Lynletolp
late Govcmor of Jmuicz, who likewiseexp'atiatedon thenecenit,
oi sh'en'vthenin si nde of Govemmem. -_
Lordbjohn W'W Manne—
ensioncd a long and warm conversation, in which the Minish'y '
were pretty roundiy toid of the fatal effects of the measures of 61:
last sesstcu. . ct .,
The Right Hon. the Lord szor spoke against the ndduse; .'
called the war against the Americam ;\ murderous war; lnd sad, '
that he should consider every subject who fell onsi eithee side."
assassinated by the Minisiei', and their Head to be hidto his
charge; he concluded with recommemhng an address to tho King,
that he would he pleased to point Out some: method of " '
thc tiffi-ctions us the subjects of all uts of the empire.
Goveinor Johnsion spoke on the insufficiency of the present
forces, to carry this favourite point'of Adminisintion! He avand,
tlnt a general dissatisisiaction prevailed amongst the King's t
:ilnmly ac Bostun; and that three sisi-ld-cfficen of the five -
ments, lately embarked at Corke, soiicited leave to resign- of ":
he ledged himlelf to bring evidence to the ber, end d'are themes)
cal for it. ' - ' .
General Canway defended the Amcricam with an woful!
wamith of argument: He called for information from the Tru
fury Bcnch, what part of Americn we mightdeem our own:
Asked whether Canada, whether Haiifax, my, whether Boflon
itself owned at thin time the sin riority of the British arms? Be
declared hie conscience sorpe his consent to the Buuhery of the
provincialsz and theiefore he firmly Krotested agaipl! the nddteso.
Lord George Gcrmctaine replied to itn in sum? of the lddresl,
and consequently supported the measure os government butthrew
out nothing new, except that he had received : lene: mld Gene
ml Burgo ne, who sand, that notwithiimding thedihesses and
obltaci'n t te King's troops met with, they were zealous end deter
* miued in defeiice of their country. _
Coionel Bn-re entered minute! into theeonsequeneu of the
summer campaign, described the mntinn of the ng'l force: I:
on a wen, or httle exerescence of land, bloeked up within the .
walls of Bosion, and the fleet not evenct mister of the mssser in which
it lies: He drew a conclusion, that if any army of um of one
sones, with zo,ooo provinciaiu and : fleet of :: sail of dle line,
with more than'no manyj (xigztes, wmfflne feare ilfi '
Canadn, thou hWe-d every gring—what little pros
could there he or to,9oo 'men to effc the conqud of all Amenca.
—-He told the Minifler, that as he expected but little infosmficn
from him, he would ive him i'omez—That he hid received:
letter from : Major Clfidwell who wan sctfledcto'n : large Me in
Canada, who assured him, thu the Cmafliah were not by any
meam to be driven into the war; thMe hndtried the am of
persuasion in vain; tho: he aflemhletl about two of-them ((and-.
who camc with large (ticks, but had eoacelled m fireloep in
the woods, which they were detennined to makectuse efagunl tho
English, if they forced them to take either side: Colonel Been
sunhci- added, that General Carie'ton and Lord Pitt. mwkhin
: :; qmrter ofnn hour of fallin into the hande of Johnny Hetben,
ss :! bnrber, who was now : Bia'or in the provincml service: la
observed, that he and his srien : 'were censurcd by the Mssinishy
as the leader: of faction; that their convetsation with each other
was, which of them should go to the tower first; but this
regarded not; oppose the King they could not within do, for
their anecltore feared his family on the Throne, but tom thief
point against the present unseelmg Adminiflntion, he
d no
dily go (3 thsse block
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Lo'iml Bnrrington unswered Govcmor Johnston andCol. Bath, '
and denied the disdfl'ektion of the officers, &c. assured the House,
that they would receive satiusactory accounted go the convey in
seven or ei ht day:. , _ _ - 4 -
The Solicitor General likewise replied to thzlarre, aceusd
him of drawing ma Mferenceu from hie own premihe, entered
with great spirit inw the merit of the present vigotouemensnm
(admitting we had lost all the places they would msinute) in od
dcr to put on upon ssa-pmper footing to enter even upon : negotia
tion With the Americam. ' ' , -
At ten o'eloek Misi. Burke rose, and spoke for neu- two hours.
lie raised the bush of the House at Lord North'e &, by
repeating some vaunting exprefflom (which hedechred !! falle
srom his Lordship in Puliament herofflsore) lnd plain then!- '
: ridiculous central! with the unfortunate events whicg leve &
late taken place. Speaking' serionfly of the present fituaflcm d'
affaire, he compared Amenca to : people who had quid ted
themselves, and desm'bed the mother country :: a ' tied b
her of the port: and the nanltrade of the eolomea. The dis-y
acesul blocking u of our troops in Boston, he pourtnyed wit
is wanted ability o deseriptimu and after lamenti thedan si
of this country, if the dispute with America contint , he ad '
ss Adminish'ation no longer to make England'appeu like : neu
pinc, armed at all points with acts of Parliament, agriessve to
the tude and freedom of America, but to shew : frien ycounb
nnnce. and to meet the calonish with open lum. _
Mr. Charles Fox followed Mr. Burke, and with his usual v.
hemcnce and aspcrit aimed hie satire personally at Lord North,
describing his Lord ip as the blunderms pilot who hud bren he
us into our present difficulties. " A miniRntion (says fix.
Fox) exult at having brbught us into such ! dilemma [! the mea
of men cannot extricate us from; they have reason to cry aloud
in niumph, Lord Clmtham, the King of Pruflil, nty Alexandq'
the Great, nevergained mon in one cmng ' than the noble Lord
has lost; he has lost a whole continent. ok able adviser, most
accomplished Genetzal!" Mr. Fox mixedcthhrb'uery with some
very serious obl'ervations on :- snnctuct oftl'c sishy, and took
occasion m mention the o] wlitical distin ' a of Whig and
Tow, describing the present members of Adminish-ntion as q—
niivs m i'rce-lum, and rank Torics. "
As soon as he concluded, Lord North rose, and after entering
into a longiustification of himsidw the phn ; ufi Mind
pursued while in office (repl ing withoousidcrn fit to the in
sinuations which had been t si wn out against WU b Lord ]oh
Cavcndish, hhfiukesM'r. Ffflhn qsigzch; UM
si -' ' ('a si'siv