1756. City and Merchants ADDRESSES.

new charter, in which the appointing of a governor, and feveral other prerogatives were referved to the crown; only by way of favour the people of New-England were allowed to name their first governor, and for this high poft they named Sir William himfelf.

Accordingly he arrived, May 14, 1692, A with the new charter for the Maffachufet Bay colony, including New Hampshire and the Main Provinces, and a commiffion for being their governor; for as to Connecticut and Rhode Island colonies, as their old charters had never been vacated, they were allowed to continue in the enjoyment of them, and confequently to chofe their own governors. Soon after B

his arrival he marched himfelf against the Indians, built a ftrong fort of flone at Pemmiquid, hefides feveral other little forts, and pursued fuch vigorous meafures, that all the Eaftern Indians were obliged to fue for peace the very next fummer. especially as the French could not fupply them with a fufficient quantity of arms and ammunition, and a treaty was concluded, August 11, 1693, by which they renounced their alliance with the French, declared themfelves fubjects to the crown of England, and confirmed the title of the English to the lands they had poffeffed.

[To be continued in our next.]

The Address of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen,
and Commons, of the City of London, to
bis Majefty, April 6, 1756.
Moft gracious Sovereign,

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"I thank you for this very loyal and dutiful addrefs. I have the firmeft alliance on the affectionate affurance you give me, of exerting yourselves to the utmost in support of my government; and the city of London may always depend upon my favour, countenance, and protection; and my conftant care to defend the rights and poffeffions of my crown, and promote the trade and commerce of this kingdom."

To the addrefs of the merchants of London (in which they affured his majefty, that they will most heartily and zealously exert themfelves, in every inftance, for the fupport of the publick credit of this kingdom; and that no hazard or expence shall deter them from chearfully contributing to enable his majefty to maintain the juft caufe in which he is engaged, and to repel the most daring attempts of his enemies) his majefty was pleafed to return this moft gracious answer.

"I thank you for this affectionate and feafonable addrefs. It is a great fatisfaction to me, that the meafures, which I have taken, for the fecurity of the rights and poffeffions of my crown, and for the fupport of the trade and commerce of my kingdoms, are fo agreeable to my trading fubjects; and they may always depend upon my countenance and protection. The publick credit is an object which I have extremely at heart; and nothing can be more acceptable to me, than the zeal you exprefs for the fupport of it."

BILLS of Mortality from Feb. 24. to
March 23.

Christened

Died under 2

OUR majefty having been graciously pleafed to acquaint your two houses of parliament, that a defign hath been formed by the French court to make an hoftile invafion upon Great Britain or Ireland; we, your majefty's most dutiful E Buried and loyal fubje&s the lord mayor, aldermen, and commons of the city of London, in common council affembled, beg leave to exprefs our abhorrence of fo unjust and defperate an enterprize, projected in revenge for your royal and gracious protection of the trade and commerce of your people, and the neceffary defence of the undoubted rights and poffeffions of your crown.

Males 6461226

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Females 8431621

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Between 2 and 5
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30 and 40

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With gratitude and unfeigned loyalty, we most humbly affure your majesty, that the citizens of your faithful city, united in dury and affeetion to your facred perfon and government, will exert their utmoft power, and hazard their lives and fortunes, to fupport and defend your ma- G jefty, and the proteftant fucceffion in your royal family; not doubting, but by the zeal and loyalty of your majefty's fubjects, conducted by your known wifdom and courage, with the afforance of the Divine Providence, you will be able to defeat all the defigns of your enemies.

trofe his msiel v was pleated

Buried

In Middlefex and Surrey 732

City and Sub, of Weft. 368

A NEW SONG.

Sung by Mr. BEARD in the FAIR QUAKER of DEAL.
The Words by Mr. GARRICK.

landmen know, Of what we failors

feel, When waves do mount, and winds do blow, But we have hearts of

Poetical ESSAYS in APRIL, 1756,
A COUNTRY DANCE.
SUCCESS to the FLEET.

189

and fecond couple right hands across round, left hands back again, lead down,
n, caft off, and right and left .

Poetical ESSAYS in APRIL, 1756.

brefent State of AMERICA, and General

BRADDOCK's Defeat.

more I'll paint in foft defcriptive
ftrain,

ty mountain, or the funny plain;
Nor vernal meadow, nor embow'ring grove,
Once the known feats of innocence and love:
But now pale terror haunts the fecret fhade,
And hoftile bands each with'd retreat invade ;
Fair liberty reclines her threatned head,
And peace, the bleft inhabitant, is filed.

Mufe, ftrike the lyre, direct the pensive lay,
War's guilty rage, and dreadful pomp display:
In tragick numbers big with death relate,
The dire effects of Gallia's reftlefs hate
Review Monongahela's fatal flood, blood.
And reeking banks, yet moift with British
That fpet no more may spring's gay verdure
grace,

But future cypress fadden all the place,
In thofe lone fields no grateful herbage
bloom,

And the brown forest shed a deeper gloom:
For there the fnare by fraudful hands was
(pread,

There Albion's fons, to early valour led,
Sunk in the Toyle, and mingled with the
dead.

Unfkill'd in bafe Canadia's coward arts,
In vain high courage warm'd their gen'rous
hearts,

In vain refentment aim'd th' uncertain blow,
While clofe conceal'd remain'd the treach'rous
foe :

See! Halket falls, for gentlest manners known,
See! breathless near the fire the duteous fon;
What pangs must then the lov'd furvivor
fhare?

The filial virtue dropt the tender tear;
He could no more-by fate deny'd to mourn,
Or deck with pious care the parent's urn:
• Feinfon
† Dickau, Montreuille,

While fcenes of woe in various forms furprize,
Fresh fights for thee, lamented Shirley, rife,
Whofe kindly aid to bleeding Braddock giv'n,
Sent thee on charity's fwift wings to heav'n.
Amaz'd, confus'd, Britannia's troops retire,
Whilft dauntlefs ftill their flaughter'd chiefs
expire;
[train
Then Tatton, Cholmley, Townsend, with a
Of blooming heroes prefs the fanguine plain;
Unhappy youths, far from their native fky,
In India's darkfome woods untomb'd they lie,
While ghaftly wounds deface their mangled
clay

Of ruthlefs favages, the deftin'd prey;
Who wildly бerce each proftrate coarse deride,
And with fell fhouts the reeking fcalp divide.
And thou, unprofp'rous leader, doom'd

to bear,

Poetical ESSAYS in APRIL, 17:6.

Ye crouded walls, whofe well enlighten'd
round

With lovers fighs, and proteftations found;
Ye pictures flatter'd by the learn'd and wife,
Ye glaffes ogled by the brightest eyes,
Ye cards, which beauties by their touch
have bleft;
[preft,
Ye chairs, which peers and minifters have
How are ye chang'd! like you my fate I moan,
Like you, alas! neglected and alone
For, ah to me alone ro card is come,
I mutt not go abroad- and cannot be at
[pair'd

The title of a book of Modern Devotion.

Poetical Essays in APRIL, 1756.

And may this faithful verfe impart

(Sincere, tho' weak the lay)
Whence flow the tranfports of the heart,
That owns thy fov'reign sway:
Then to the Mufe, the poet's fame adieu,
And give each happier hour to love and you.
AMASIUS.

On Mifs PEGGY B-T Y, of Kirkandrews
upon Eske, in Cumberland.
HE blooming fair, as Phoebus bright,
There, there firft met my ravish dight;
There, prodigal of ev'ry grace,
I view'd the lovely Peggy's face.
Whilst I in filent wonder gaze.
She charm fucceeding charm difplays ;
Simplex munditiis all the while,
Nor art, nor vain-affected guile ·
Affails: Weak ftratagems like thefe
The vain but ufe, the blind but please.
Tranfported here with deep furprize,
I feafted long my greedy eyes :
Long did I gaze without controul,
While joy exftatic fill'd my foul:
At length, and lives a maid (o fair,
I cry'd, that breathes the northern air
And ne'er a poet's name to wipe
Away the stains of "Pale-"unripe?
Were Pope's afpiring Mufe not fled,
Nor he laid number'd with the dead
I'd daring fooner mount the stage,
And Pope, ev'n mighty Pope, engage.
Where e'er the fhews her vifage bright,
All nature gladdens at the fight:
As loth to leave the hallow'd place,
There Efk its rapid torrent stays:
Its ftream, that elsewhere foams and raves,
And (wells and rolls its angry waves,
Forgetful of its wonted throng,
There fcarce is feen to glide along.

Ye gods and yet her face I find,
The perfect index of her mind!
Her breaft no pride, no folly stains,
There nought but native virtue reigns.
While from the foreign, darling leaf,
(Surpaffing Cælia's belief)

The dear, delicious draught the fips,
No fcandal dwells upon her lips.
Not the, unvers'd in Cælia's ways,
Afperfes while the feems to praife.
Her prefence ftrikes detraction dead,
And ftills ev'n envy's fnake-hung head:
The force of rancour's fierceЛ rage,
Her honey healing words affuage.
Let her but speak, fell clamours ceafe,
Each accent fooths their foul to peace.
Such is, al fuch! each outward grace,
As ne'er adorn'd a mortal's face:
Her candid foul unfolds to view,
Worth fuch as ne'er a mortal knew.
But he, alas! who thinks to raise,
The virgin-fair's immortal praife,
Muft, by Apollo and the Nine
Infpir'd, in lofty numbers thine;

On fam'd Parnaffus' top muft dream,
And quaff the Heliconian fream ;
Thro' the whole range of Cadmus' race,
Each various term of art must trace;
For darling epithets must fly,
Traverting land, and fea, and fky;
At length a filver fwan muft rife
Melodious thro' the azure skies;
While I my feeble accents raife,
Detracting when I mean to praise.
"Tis hard, alas! yet not on earth,
A power can fing my charmer's worth.
Shou'd ev'ry verse and line be wrought
In elegance of ftile, of thought,
Contracted language muft be found

To fail that worth, that knows no bound:
Content I therefore quit a talk so hard,
And leave the laurel for no other bard.

M. K. Oxon.

On SYLVIA'S BIRTH-DAY.
AIL to the morn, the gladfome morn,

Hon which the fairest nymph was born,

Dear object of my love:

Let nature's felf be blithe and gay,
And ev'ry fongfter tune a lay,

To warble thro' the grove.

Let Sylvia's praise to day be fung:
Strike up ye lyres ;-let ev'ry tongue
Refound the pleasing name;
Let bards who boast Apollo's fire,
Affift the joyous tuneful choir,

And fwell her rifing fame.
If virtue, innocence, and youth,
If fmiling beauty, fenfe, and truth,
Or charm the foul, or fire;
Sylvia demands the foremost verse :---
Let others then her praife rehearse,
Whom all the nine infpire.

Of Sylvia's charms, let others write,
I dare not fully worth fo bright,
For me the theme's too high:
My feebler Mufe unfkilful fings,
Of this, of that, of common things,
It flutters, but can't fly.
Grant me, good God, this one request,
May the with life and health be bleft,
And eafe and pleasure share!
Guard her, kind heav'n, from ev'ry ill,
Take the protection of her ftill,
And make her all thy care!
April 21, 1756.

DAMON.