bfollowing glad tidings, which we hope will be verified by every advice that is coming, or fhall come, from that part of the bouworldsrevan lednut art and

Svit16 It is we, in fact, that have made the moft material advantages. qand removed the falle land marks with which the ambition od of France had bounded us, even long before the war: we have sv ftopped their most certain communication with their Colonies, 381 and we have driven them from Forts of which they had been long Jon in poffeffion; befides, that the advantages of France are paffing ain away, whereas, ours are daily increafing. Our Colonies united, as their diffentions quieted, and their prefent Concord confirmed, and made effective by a good body of troops, headed by an be unexceptionable Commander, and every part of our military vot operations under a fuperintendance which promises us every all thing.

binod Nor ought it to pals unobferved, that taking occafion to touch es von that infiduoufly abufive performance, called, Reafons humnoi bly offered to prove, that the Letter printed at the end of the 2td French Memorial, was a French Forgery, he juftly taxes the od Writer with taking up with a Tranflation of a Tranflation, beub caufe the original could not have been fo eafily perverted to his id malicious purpofes. And moreover, that having the egregious

Letter-writer, or rather Dictator to the People of England, alfo abis under his difcipline, he charges him with two fuper-eminently as falfe facts, namely, the quoting a letter from Mr. Blakeney, O which was never written by him; and a fecret article in the Sad treaty of Aix, prohibiting our fending any fhips of the line into ib the Mediterranean, which never had being. 9

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cars. Timely Antidote against a late deadly Poifon, or Six FuPennyworth of Recollection; humbly offered to the Com-mon Senfe of all the People of his Majefty's British Dominions. In a fhort Epiftle from a Country Gentleman to all his fellow Subjects; but principally addreffed to thofe in a middle Station, &c. to Country Gentlemen, Rectors, Curates, Magiftrates, Merchants, Artifts, Manufacturers, Farmers, Freeholders, &c. 4to. 6d. Payne. yo

This piece is written in the character of a Country Gentlebangman, profefling himfelf not only to be uninfluenced, and unbiassed, but unacquainted with the fpecious art of writing. The devibes declared purpose of it is, to refcue the public out of the hands V&ff of the malevolent hungry fcribbling tribe, who have meanly. 10 taken advantage of our cafual ill fuccefs in the Mediterranean, to Bds afperfe, flander, and throw dirt at the greatest characters in the odels kingdom, or, perhaps, in all Europe. And to convince us there myis not a word of truth in any thing they fay, that the adminiftrasdaestion of power never was, or will be, in abler hands than it is at pnwallcr

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prefent. That there is not any one great Officer of State fexcept the two Secretaries must be understood, because they are not in his lift) who, as above, is not one of the greatest men in Europe.

That if our affairs ever go amifs, Fortune ought only to be blamed for it. That we have a thousand bleffings to be thankful for, and not one grievance to complain of,

Shall then,' fays he, little accidents of fate or war alarm you? Shall every daring fcribbler who writes for bread, against his own conviction, difcompofe you? Shall the cowardice of one, and the mistake of another, be the objects of fuch extravagant diffatisfaction? Shall one unlucky event abroad fw fwallow up in oblivion all the merits of your fafety at home? Shall no praife nor applaufe be given to that vigilance, and attention, that diverted the ftorm that hung over you?

The most determined invafion, the most vengeful purposes of an enraged enemy, backed by the most serious preparations ; • to have been conducted by the most refpectable General, companied by the young Chevalier, menaced, at a very small distance, your happy fhores.

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Prudent conduct, wife meafures, and that Providence, that has fo remarkably watched over you, prevented its execution, the leaft mifchief of which, would have been, to have brought the war to your our own doors. Was this a time to weaken your marine guard? Mortification and rage filled every French heart; when they found themselves baffled in their designs in the Channel; they attacked Minorca ; fuch fuccours were immediately fent, as could be fafely fpared, and fuch, as were * fufficient to have done the bufinefs they were deftined for if accidents, impoffible to be foreseen, had not rendered them abortive. Minorca has been fnatched from you, it is true; but Britain has remained fafe and quiet. Defending, guarding your Vitals; you have received, indeed, a wound in your extreme parts; that will, I hope, foon be cured."

And having made another courtly tranfition to the feveral Boards of Bufinefs, to fhew us they are all filled by perfons felected for their abilities, integrity, morals, and property, he makes the following pleafant diftinction.

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The very Competitors for power, the rifing generation of Patriots and Statefmen, are many of them, Noblemen and Gentlemen of most promifing parts, of application, of virtuous abilities; like young and generous Courfers, they shake, indeed, their rifing crefts; they fnort, they paw the ground, they pant with impatient ardour to enter the political Courfe ; and when time and experience fhall have knit their nerves and fibres, you may have the pleafure to be affured, they alfo will greatly take the Lead. But I am perfuaded (my dear fellow fubjects) you defire fair play, no jockying, no croffing.

Which of you, having a race to run, would depend upon a young colt, preferable to an aged horfe? Which of you, hav

ni He goes on to mention n fome other inftances of pu pufillanimous bbehaviour in our Offieers, particularly thofe who fo bafely fled from a few Scotch Highlanders, in the time of the late Rebellion; brand thofe who, after Braddock's defeat in America, in a fingle limoment, were fo ftruck with a pannic, or fit of cowardice, as w to blow up one hundred and fifty waggons, loaded with ammunition, and provifions for the fupport of the army; and this at a s time when no enemy was within forty-feven miles of them. From UOX to doid W shop bags no or uldssbig ploo gaucy this,

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this, and many other infances of the like nature, the Author concludes, we fear with too much reafon, that there must be • some fundamental er or in the constitution of our army and navy, and that the prefent manner and methods of preferment, is extremely wrong, and has, in its own nature, a more natural aptitude and tendency to deprefs than to exalt the human mind, and to infpire them with fear and cowardice, rather than with the true principles of honour, bravery, and courage."

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To evince this, he aduces the character and behaviour" of Cromwell's troops. He obferves, that no Prince, no General, in the world, was ever more circumfpect in the difpofal of preferments in his army and navy, than Cromwell, who'v would often remark, that his fuccefs was chiefly owing to having a proper fet of Officers *." In his private converfation, continues our Author, and epiftolary correfpondence with his Offcers, he would be strongly inculcating to them, the extreme care that was neceffary to fill up the vacancies in the army, and recommending it, above all things, to prefer men of fober, virtuous, and religious lives; and that his own experience had taught him, that fuch men would face danger with great firmnefs and ftability of mind: for that men of wicked lives, were always horribly afraid of dying, and would fly at the first approach of danger.'

Tho' our Author feems to think that our present race of Officers, both in the army and navy, are not altogether of the Cromwelian complexion; he does juftice, however, to the American troops, who conquered Cape Breton, in the laft war; and quotes the answer made by Sir PETER WA ARREN to a Gentleman who told him, he did not take the place by the ufual methods of powder and ball, but by Prayer and Falling. Don't banter my praying foldiers, replied Sir Peter, I will at any time take two thousand of them, and fight them against four thousand of your God damme foldiers, and beat them alfo.

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Our Author likewife cites the example of Lewis XIV. the Czar Peter, and Kouli Khan, to shew in held men of true virtue and honour, Officers of that character always proved to thofe Princes and States by whom they were employed; and he particularly, and ftrongly, recommends the obfervance of this rule, viz. to hang well, and pay well. This, fays he, has in all nations of the world, ever been deemed one of thofe primary laws, without which no nation ever did, nor ever will, exift long. All the difgraces that have fallen upon this poor nation of ours, for thefe fifty years paft, have been owing to the non-obfervance of this one ancient maxim. I will grant, that in the article of paying we have been too abundant, but in the article of banging we have been too fparing, and negligent: and unless this

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fundamental law be more strictly adhered to, in time to come,we are all ruined. If at any time itvahould occur, that any criminal, or number of criminals, fhould, in themselves, or by their alliances or connexions, become so confiderable, that the government has not fufficient power aud ftrength to bring those criminals to try al, and punishment, it is an infallible proof of its imbecility, and carries indubitable marks that fuch a government is in ba declining way, and drawing towards its final toperiod. Bando unt sobe od vanit

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On the other hand, Let us suppose," fays this Letter-writer, 9igin any government, two or three Admirals, two or three SeaBioCaptains, and two or three Land-Officers, were to be hanged

up, I am perfuaded it would be of great benefit to the conftitution of that government, a great addition to its real frength fand ftability, and would naturally tend to make it more refpectsable at home and abroad; yea, many of our politicians go bis much higher than this, and fay, that the truffing up a great and all-powerful Minifter, once in fifty or a hundred years, would be of vaft fervice, and invigorate the conftitution to a furprifing degree.'

Towards his conclufion, our Author touches upon the nature of the prefent rupture between Great-Britain and France, and obferves, that we are not now difputing who shall be Emperor of Germany, or King of the Romans, but who fhall have the dominion of the fea; -- and that our all depends on the Event.

IVA Bill for the better ordering of the Militia Forces, in the feveral Counties of that Part of Great Britain called England; abfolutely neceffary to be perused by all People at this Juncture. 8vo. 6d. Hookham.

This is faid to be a genuine copy of the Bill that was rejected by the Lords, laft feffion.

V. Some Short Obfervations on the late Militia-Bill To which is annexed, a more fimple and practicable Scheme. Folio. 4d. Robinfon.

As a National Militia is a point at prefent fo warmly contendbed for, and yet fo far from being fixed, it is fcarce to be fuppofed that any fenfible expedient to fettle the fluctuating opinions of the public concerning it, can efcape fome degree of public notice. The Author of this little treatife, is exprefs, that in our pre1 fent critical fituation, the arming the people, by establishing a Militia, is undoubtedly a means of attaining the great and falutary end of providing for the public fafety; but then he raifes ftrong objections to the late bill for that purpose: afferts, that if King Charles I. had been armed with fuch a bill, he would have carried his point; would have governed without a parliament; and our liberties would have been irrecoverably loft; that it fets out with an abfurdity, in fuppofing fuch a number of Officers, as were to be appointed by this bill, could be found to do the -sback

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