COMPLAINT on BAD ROADS. Old Eng.and Toumal, May 2. 233 for fear of life and limb, I walk'd feveral miles on foot, met zo waggons tearing their goods to pieces, and the dri-ingenious author of this day's yers curfing and fwearing for being robb'd on the highway by a turnpike, fcreen'd under an act of parliament. When I got to Northampton, I ran the gantlop thro' a number of foldiers to an obliging landlord, and faw two or three of his children very like him, and was glad he could enrich his country by his own ftrength, without military afliftance. I obferved near 20 officers and foldiers, fome learning to ftitch above ftairs, fome cookery in the kitchens, and could not think of what ufe they were, 'till I faw a charitable box for the infirmary, and guefs they might encourage contributors, when they law their charity fo well guarded. I made my complaint about the bad road, and hoped that thefe lufty foldiers, according to the Roman usage, and our methods in ScotLand, were come to repair the highways; but was told they rather ftaid to prevent the country rifing and cutting down the turnpikes, and to humble a rich town by living upon it. The only redress that immediately occurred to me was, to defire the affillance of your Magazine to inform all county members, that, as there is to be a new election, unless they engage to have their grievances redrefs'd, the county ought to chufe others, near these roads, and not fuch as live at a great diftance (as I guess'd thefe do) and therefore neglect them thro' ignorance of them; and likewife to inform the commillioners in the act, which no doubt are deputy lieutenants, juftices of the peace, &c. that if they accept lucrative or honourable commiffions, they ought to attend to them, or their names fhall forthwith be pointed out, to be pray'd for by all travellers of that road; and if you don't print this, not only the county will be inexcufable if they take any more of your Magazines, but it fhall be done in fome other paper; with notice to caution all north-country gentlemen againft travelling that way, Yours, &c. SCOTO-BRITANNUS, ༣ Thefe complaints we have found experimentally true, in a journey to Derby, and rather than travel the laid bad and dangerous road twice, chofe to go feveral miles about into another turn, pike road. It is furprifing that the adjacent towns, whofe intereits may be affected, do not raife a fubfcription on the eredit of the act. mufing in his country retreat on the first differtation, represents a minifter, Ode of Horace, and making a notable difcovery from it, of a fyftem of ways and means for new taxes, and exulting over Leviathan, under whole adminiftration he fo long ferved and fhone, that, notwithstanding his education at Eaton and King's College, he could not find out the true fenfe of this author. Quos curriculo pulverem collegiffe juvat: What can plainer indicate a tax upon wheels, uled for pleasure, which raife fo much useless duft? In like manner, with great archnefs, he makes tergeminis bonoribus to afford a fund for another year, by a tax upon titles, and the three orders blue, red and green. Gaudentem findere SARCULO agros, makes a fupply for a third year, by a tax on plows, which would alfo be of great fervice, by compelling thole domeftic, timid wretches into the fea or land fervice. For a fourth year, a tax on the merchants, indociles pauperiem pati, who, impatient to fuffer poverty, will fit out more fhips. For a fifth year, a tax upon wine, veteris pocula maffici, and upon Bath and other mineral waters; and, if neceffary, for a liberty (at 25. a permit) to lie down on the grafs in any of his majesty's parks, viridi membra fub arbuto ftratus. Venator-catulis fidelibus.· -This paffage gives a hint for a tax on † dogs, hunters, horns, guns, nets, which will fupply the demands of a fixth year. But as we cannot preferve the fpirit and humour in an abridgment, thofe that defire it may recur to the paper. A gentleman has fent us a scheme for a tax on dogs, especially a great variety of fad dogs. From the Old England Tournel, May 9. Fter fome introductory flights, the author obferves from the news papers, "That there having been lately a great deal of business done in a certain office, which has been noted for having very little to do ever fince a certain great statesman left it, my Lord Witlove has thought it incumbent upon him to augment the falaries of his clerks, on account of their great fatigue. Very confiderate truly! and right-worthy! and the more fo, as it is as true, that this augmentation is to be at the expence of his own private purfe, as what was faid in the papers of a certain prime land land-admiral's intention to apply the fa- C Should this fpirit of reformation on one fide, and augmentation on the other, take a run, we may expect to hear that D the antient orders of gentlemen penfioners and beaf-eating guard, will be voted useless, and difmifs'd, to augment the falaries of clerks in the other office. Westminster Journal, May 2. Ontains a tranflation of the Abbe St E Real's reflexions on death, and on the notions which men entertain about 1. After many trite and fuperficial obfervations on the motives to fuicide, and contempt of death, he recites the following remarkable incident: At the paffage of the Rhine under Louis XIV. the count de G, feeing Monf. F Dabout to throw himself one of the foremost into the river, stopp'd him, clapping a piftol to his breait; every body was furpriz'd at an action that feem'd fo odd, when the count was heard to fay, "I can easily believe that you don't fear death! A fellow over head and ears in debt would be too happy to get himself drown'd; pay me the 2,000 lourd'ors you owe me, and then venture as far as you please. The author gives the common inftances of false bravery in Alexander and his imitators, and infers from the whole, that the difpofition which it is proper for a man to be in at the fight of death, cannot easily be determined; that to dread it is weakness in the happy; and to with it, defpair in the wretched; and 4hat therefore it ought, if pollible, to be G expected with patience and indifference; For death in this retreat I wait. Pestminster Journal, May 9. DEfcants upon unfighting captains at fea, the great boasts of the number of the allied army in Flanders, the fuccours from Russia, and even Pruffia; and on what great matters the confederates are to do, while the defpicable French, fo contemptibly talk'd of, filently affemble their troops, and have, as in every other campaign, proceeded almoft without oppofition to take towns and over-run provinces. Next follow fome hints about commodore Peyton's conduct in the E. Indies; who probably may not deserve fuch reflections. To the foregoing are fubjoined, fome hints of favour, fhoving merit aside at Woolwich academy, (See that before given p. 35. with further advice) to tudy gunnery; adding that the wife inftitutions of our enemies for bringing up politicians, foldiers and failors, are worthy of our imitation. These fign'd T. MEANWELL; after which come the following verses. On the Promotion of Mr THOMAS STONE to be Chief Customer at NEWCASTLE. Ho fears or church or flate should be o'erthrown? Lo each has now a proper share of Stone. Hibernia, where the church moft tott'ring flood, Long buttress'd up with Stone has kept her And now with Stone the edifice is crown'd. Westminster Tournal May 16. MAkes a long differtation concerning the allied army being short of provifions for a few days; and fays that the French would not affemble 100,000 men without fufficient magazines. He seems to lay the blame upon the Dutch, whole that, after fo ftrong a fufpicion of their backs are, he owns, broad enough; but confenting to the attack of their own country, we cannot wonder at any thing they have done, or might intend, to our prejudice. T SHIPS taken on both Sides, SHIPS taken by the French and Spaniards, May 1746. 235 A HE Mary and Jane, Toth, from Aberdeen for Campvere; the Profperous Anne, Hodgkins, from Hull for Gottenberg; the John and Margaret, Moor, from London for the Five Brothers, Holles, from the Baltic for Scotland; the Auguftin and Sarah; and the George and Elizabeth, Tetton, to be added to the taken and ranfom'd in our laßt. The Anne and Betty, Irwine, from N. England for Jamaica; The and Eufton, from Bermudas for Antigua, carry'd into Porto Rico. The Blandford privateer of Bristol, Capt. Siex, 20 car. guns, and 220 men, taken by 2 Fr.priv. The Kitty, Greaves, from Carolina for Hamburgh, taken off Scilly by the Fr. and ranfom'd. The John, Fox, for Briftol; and the Elijah, Hornby, for Liverpool, both taken by the Count de Noailles, a privateer of St Jean de Luz. The Mary, Mercer, from Oporto for Lisbon, car. into Morlaix. The Vineyard, Black fell, from N. England for the Leeward Islands, car. into Hifpaniola. The brigantine floop of Capt. Catwell, from Antigua for Philadelphia, with the Anne and Mary, Cole, car. by a priv. into St Augustin.. The Society, Williamfon; the Dolphin, Wilfon; and the Friendship, Dickinson, all of White haven; the two former from Greenock for Havre, with tobacco, the other from Whitehaven, with tobacco for Dieppe, all 3 plunder'd by a small Fr. fnow priv. off Portland. A fhip, Capt. Cleghorn, from Berwick for Scotland, with wheat, taken by a privateer of Bou logne, aod ranfom'd for 525 guineas. The Greenwich, Gelly, from Montferrat for London, car. into Granville. The Roebuck, Moore, from Biddeford for Maryland; and The Mary, Prince, from Bofton for Falmouth, car. into Bayonne. The Prince William, Hill, from Oporto for Hull, car. into Breft. The Hopewell, Haddock, from Falmouth for Naples, car, into Old Gibraltar. The Anne Galley, Houston from Philadelphia; and the Benin, Scars, from Africa, both for Antigua; and the Hooper, from New London for Barbadoes, all car. into Martinico. The Speedwell, Morris, arriv'd at Weymouth, from Carolina for London, taken in her paf fage, and ranfom'd for 600 l, The Thomas and William, Scott, from Yarmouth for Dublin, taken off Aberdeen and ranf. The Rofe Pink, Bell, from Yarmouth for Plymouth, carry'd into Havre. The Black Prince, Woodhouse, from Liverpool for Gibraltar, car. into Rochelle. The Jamaica Packet, Holbrook, from Bristol for Jamaica, car. into Martinico. The Prince Charles, late Lyon, from Jamaica for London, taken by the French. The Medley, Dobney, from Carolina for Gibraltar; and The Mary, St Leger, from Liverpool, both car. into old Gibraltar. The Bofton Packet, Watts, from N. England for London, taken off the Orkneys, by a Fr. pr. The Norfolk,Stephenson, from Virginia for Whitehaven, taken just entering the North Channe by the Pr. of Orange priv, of Bayonne, and ransom'd for 1200%. The Madeira packet, M'Carty, from Madeira for London; and The Providence, Chevalier, from Jerfey for Newfoundland, car. into St Maloes. The Culloden, Bear, from Cork for Mahone, car. into Caftro near Bilboa. The Double Revenge priv. Capt. Page of Guernsey, 4 guns and 30 men, car. into Havre, The Spy priv. Capt.Burford; the Secker priv. Capt. Pocock, both of Bristol, car. to St Maloes. The Lefley, Stevens, from London for Antigua, car, into Martinico. The Baracuta, Burn, from Jamaica for London, taken by the Victory priv. of Bayonne. TH SHIPS taken by the English, May 1747. HE Benfon, Brown, from Liverpool and Cork for the W. Indies; the Lewis fnow from Ireland to Antigua; the John, Le Croney, from Lifbon; the Sampfon, Baker, from Viana for Briftol; the Carolina, Walker, from Topfham for Carolina; the Sarah, Hobfon, from Dublin for Antigua; the Mary Anne, Tarleton, from Nevis for London; the Heerlykheed Cune der, Martin, from Lisbon for London; the Argyle, Seymour, from Philadelphia for London; the Friendship, Thompfon, from Jamaica for Briftel; the Bleffing, Wheeler, from Milford for London; another veffel; the Nightingale, Jones, from Kinfale for Virginia; the Martha, Lyon, from Carolina for London; the King George, Colfhire, ditto; the William, Kilham, from Jamaica for London; the Jolliffe floop, Aldridge, from Pool for Falmouth; the Parham, Alloway, from Carolina for Cowes; the Neptune, Morfon, from London for the Leeward islands (which was taken after a gallant defence, in which the Capt. was fhot thro' the head) all retaken. A Fr. hip, with cables, rigging, ftores and ammunition for Canada. Two Fr. priv. of great force taken off Jamaica. The Kouli Kan priv. of St Maloes, 14 guns and 135 men, taken by the Saltash and Warren gai Ley priv, and brought into Plymouth. A fhip of Hamburgh, laden with wine, brandy, &c. from Cette to Havre de Grace, the cr go belonging to French merchants. The Indraught, Hobbas, with tobacco for Bourdeanx, brought by the Periwinkle pr. to Dover. A Fr. prize, name unknown, brought by the Guerníey priv. into Falmouth. from Marseilles for Martinico, carry'd by the Tilbury man of war, Capt. Harland, into Gibraltar. The Benita Chriftiana, Vortman; and the Abraham and Jamaica, Roffel, from Nantz for Mauelles with corn, car. by the Colchefter man of war, Capt. Obrian, into Gibraltar, The Alexander priv. of Bayonne, 20 car. 20 fwivel guns, and 240 men; and the Prophet Royal from Cayenne, with Rocoux, cocoa, fugar, &c. 8 guns 24 men, taken by the South Sea Caffle, and Solebay men of war. Gaz. A Fr. pr. of 18 guns, and 160 men, taken by 2 men of war off the Banks of Nefoundland. The Charlotte, a Fr. priv. ro guns, and 110 men; and the Gorgonne, a priv. dogger, 6 car. and 4 fwivel guns and men, the first taken by the Lys, and the other by the Weazle floop, of commodore Michell's fquadron. Gazette. A Fr. tranfport, with 240 men, and another with 226 Spaniards, all defign'd for Genoa, taken by his majefty's fhips cruifing on the coafts of Provence and Genoa. Gaz. Two more, with Ibid. 210 Fr. and Spanish officers and foldiers, taken by the Nassau, The Sant Jago, for Vera Cruz, a Fr. frigate for Martinico, and a Tartan for the Canaries, all from Cadiz, and a finalt fhip from Marfeilles for Martinico, car. by 2 Eng. men of war, to Gibral. The Bellona priv. of Bologne, of 8 car, and 8 fwivel guns, and 45 men, chafed off Portland, by the Jamaica floop, till he fell in with the Advice man of war, to whom the ftruck under her itern. The Jean François, Le Conte, from Martinico for Nantz, car. into Antigua. The Launla, from Rochelle for Newfoundland, fent by the Salisbury into Plymouth. The Anna Maria, Horn, from Dunkirk for Bourdeaux, brought by the Duke of Cumberland priv. into Dover. The Providence, Lewis, from Cork, cleared out there for Oporto, taken off Breft by the Weszle priv, of Guernsey, fuppofing her going into that port. The Two Crowns priv. of St Maloes, 24 guns, and 276 men (which had taken the Blandford priv. and her prize) taken by the Gloucester, and brought into Plymouth. Gaz. The Veflal, a Spanish regifter ship, 700 tons, 60 guns, and 600 men, paffengers included, from Cadiz for La Vera Cruz, carry'd after a fight of 7 hours, by the Enterprize man of war into Jamaica. She had on board befides bale goods,975 barrels of quick filver, the cargo is worth 150,000l. A Fr. fhip, from Nantz for Newfoundland, ient by the D. of Cumberland priv. into Briftol. Two Fr. coafters, one of 60, the other of 40 tons, loaden with wine, foap and oil, tak. by theD. of Cumberland priv Capt. Maugier of Guernley, and ranfom'd for 28,000 livres. - and The Captain of Rotterdam, from Bourdeaux for A Fr. priv. of 8 car. 12 fwivel guns, and 56 men, from Morlaix, fent by the Grand Tork man of war into Plymouth. A Fr. priv. her force unknown, brought by the Sheerness man of war into Penzance. A fmall Fr. priv. with 17 men chafed afhore on the Isle of Wight, and the crew made prifoners. A large Dutch ship, from Bourdeaux for St Maloes, taken by the Surprize man of war, and Otter floop, and fent into Guernsey. A Dutch galliot hoy, with rofin for France, brought by the Dover into Portsmouth. The Dolphin priv. of Bayonne, 12 guns and 120 men, brought by the Centurion intoPortsmouth. The Marthal Saxe priv. of Bayonne, 8 fix pounders, 12 fwivels, and 80 men, car. by the Eagle man of war into Portsmouth. A Fr. rowboat priv. car. by the Albion priv. into Dover. The Anna, Catherina, from Amfterdam for Roan; the Princess Royal of Denmark, from Rochelle for Hamburg; and the Fortune, Nourdick, from Bourdeaux for Rotterdam, brought into Dover by the privateers of that port. The Jolly, late the Celia of Briftol; and the Six Sifters, both from Bayonne for Martinico, with a Dutch fhip, laden with corn for the French, taken by the Poftillion privateer of Topfham, and carry'd into that place. The L'Invincible, and Le Jafon, 2 French men of war, with the Apollon, Philibert, Thetis, and Dartmouth merchantmen, for the East Indies, under M. de St George; 4 other men of war, under M. de la Jonquiere, for Canada. Gazette. (See p. 228.) The Vigilant and Modefte, 22 gans each, the only E. India fhips that efcaped admiral Anfon, and the King David from Bourdeaux, the Charming Sufan from Rochelle, for Cayenne, with mer chandize and provifions, and the Orient, from Rochelle to Martinico, and another fhip, taken by the Monmouth, Nottingham and Yarmouth. Gaz. The St Pedro priv. of St Sebaftians, taken by the Defiance man of war, and burnt. The Grand Scipion, Maillet, and the L'Orion, Romain, both for Quebeck, brought into Plymouth by the Monmouth. A Fr. polacca, from Turky for Marseilles, and a Fr. veffel for Turkey, both taken by the Confantine, Read, a letter of marque fhip, from Zant, and car, into Port Mahon. Three brigantines, and 2 floop privateers, carry'd into Antigua, by the Dreadnought privateer.. 'Tis computed that we have 11,000 French failors, now prifoners, Prince |