grants, with which he proposed to pay off the above 1,000,000l. of 3 per cent, annuities, for the fum of 880,000l. which laft surplus again of 120,000l. would remain to make good the deficiencies of the grants, or to balance the 100,000l. voted for the purchase of the Queen's Palace and Somerset-Houfe.-His Lordfhip then proceeded to ftate the public debts, as they appeared on the 5th of January laft, compared with their account on the 5th of January 1763. At the latter period they were 123 millions funded, and 13 millions unfunded, which with the frac tions, made in the whole 136 millions. At the former, funded 124 millions, fund ed three millions, unfunded in the whole 127 millions, paid off nine millions. His Lordship did not state the refpective interefts paid at thofe periods, but generally ftated the decrease in the following manner: Total decrease on the whole, 440,000l, per annum, and 30,000l. by the present operation, in the whole 470,000l, out of which, take for the Navy bills unfunded 20,000l. and the Exchequer Bills in circulation, at 4 per cent. 40,000l. both those fums, with the trifling discount on Navy and Victualling Bills, would leave a clear decrease, in the intereft money paid to the public creditors, of the fum of 400,000l. per

andum.

Mr. Hartley, Mr. Viner, Mr. T. Townshend, and Governor Johnfton, made feveral animadverfions upon his Lordship's fpeech, to which his Lordthip replied with great moderation.

Monday, May 15.3 The Bill for fettling Buckingham-Houfe on the Queen, in cafe fhe fhall furvive his Majefty, and for other purposes therein mentioned, was read a third time, paffed, and ordered to the Lords, for their concurrence, by Lord North; as was likewife the Bill for enabling the two Univerfities to hold in perpetuity their Copyright in books, for the advancement of ufeful learning, and for other purposes of education within the faid Univerfities.

Thursday, May 18.] Sir George Saville prefented a petition and remonftrance from the proteftant fettlers in the province of Quebec in North-America, praying among other things the benefit of the Habeas Corpus At, and the trial by Juries in civil cafes, dated the 12th of November laft. Sir George Saville, after the petition was read by the Clerk, in a fpeech of above an hour and a quarter long, took a view of the Quebec At of laft year; faid that the prayer of the petition, relative to the Habeas Corpus

act, was not a matter involved in nice

distinctions of law, or to be fathomed and decided through the medium, and by the rules of deep political inveftigation; it was an alternative which ftruck with equal force the meaneft or most enlightened understanding; it was fimply whether people would with to be freemen or flaves, under a government which if honeftly or wifely adminiftered, held out freedom indifcriminately to every individual entitled to its protection. And he would be bound to maintain, that the propofition in favour of an Habeas Corpus law was fo felf-evident, and carried with it fuch intuitive, forcible conviction, that the English, French, Popith, and Proteftant, Whites, Blacks, Tawnies, nay the very beasts of the fields, and reptiles crawling on the earth, were they capable of diftinguishing between the value of perfonal liberty, and being fhut up in a prifon at the will of a tyrant, would unite in one voice, in crying out for the enjoyment of fo inestimable a bleffing as the Habeas Corpus act. He concluded his fpeech by a motion for repealing an Act of the 14th of his present Majefty, for making provifion for the better government of the Province of Quebec in North-America.

He was feconded by Mr. T. Townf hend, who condemned the bill throughout, as the most unjust, impolitic, and unconftitutional, that ever received the fanction of a British House of Parliament."

Mr. De Grey rofe to answer the former Gentleman. He entered into a view of the Colony before the paffing of the Bill, deftitute of all law, order or fecurity, in point of property, and infitied that the prefent Government, however exceptionable in fome refpects, was better than none, and ought to be continued till the Province were prepared to receive an Affembly.

Mr. Burke spoke a fhort time on general heads, and was followed on the fame fide by Mr. Field, who closed the debate, when, the question being put, the House divided, ayes 174, noes 86.

Friday, May 26.] The Houfe of Lords was prodigiously crouded, in expectation that the queen would have been prefent. A little before two o'clock the Lord Chamberlain came, and the house went to prayers.

About two o'clock his Majefty was feated on the Throne, and having fent a meffage by Sir Francis Molyneux, Knt, Gentleman Ufher of the Black Rod, to the Houfe of Commons, defiring the r attendance; the Speaker, with the Houfe, came up, and previous to the royal af

fent

"Your faithful Commons prefent to you three Money Bills; the first for railing money by loans or Exchequer Bills for the fervice of the year 1775; the fecond for establishing a lottery, and for paying off 1,000,000l. 3 per cent. annuities, and for other purposes therein mentioned; and the other for appropriating the furpluffes of the Sinking Fund for the fervice of the current year. These are all neceffary grants, but they are yet very heavy, and are what nothing but the particular exigencies of the times could juftify in a time of profound peace. The unhappy differences in America have been the chief caufe of this expence; and I truft that, when the people of America fee, in a proper light, the conduct of this country, they will learn to pay proper obedience to the laws; if, on the contrary, they should perfift in their refolutions, and that the fword must be drawn, your faithful Commons will do every thing in their power to maintain and fup. port the fupremacy of this Legiflature. A great part of the feffion has been ta ken up in determining complaints refpecting controverted elections. I cannot but admire the wisdom of the laft Parliament in enacting that law; neither can I with-hold the praise justly due to the Committees who have acted fo much to the fatisfaction of the public, and fo fully in difcharge of their own confciences. On the whole, Sir, I make no doubt but you will faithfully apply the money thus granted to the purposes for which it was appropriated.

His Majefty gave the royal affent to eight public and nine private bills, among which were the following:

The bill for redeeming 1,000,000 of the capital stock of the Three per Cent. Annuities in the manner and terms therein mentioned; and for establishing a lottery. The bill for granting to his Majesty a certain fum out of the Sinking Fund, and for applying certain monies therein mentioned for the fervice of the prefent year. The bill to explain and amend an act to establish a fund for defraying the administration of juftice, and fupport the civil government of Quebec.

The bill for the encouragement of the fisheries carried on from Great Britain, Ireland, and the British dominions in Europe.

The bill for giving a public reward to fuch perfon or perfons as hail difcover a

Northern Paffage from Europe to the Weft and Southern Ocean of America.

The bill to amend an act to enable the Speaker of the House of Commons to iffue his warrants to make out new writs for the choice of Members to ferve in Parliament in the room of fuch Members as fhall die during the recess.

The bill for fettling Buckingham-house on the Queen, in lieu of Somerset-house. The bill to enlarge the term of letters patent, granted to William Clotworthy, for the fole ufe of a discovery of certain materials for the making of porcelain.

The bill to amend an Act for making better provifion for the poor in the parish of Shoreditch. Alfo to several private bills.

After which his Majefty made the following moft gracious Speech to both Houses of Parliament:

'My Lords and Gentlemen,

'I cannot, in justice to you, forbear to exprefs my intire fatisfaction in your conduct, during the course of this important feffion.

You have maintained, with a firm and fteady refolution, the rights of my Crown, and the authority of Parliament, which I fhall ever confider as infeparable: You have protected and promoted the commercial interests of my kingdoms; and you have, at the fame time, given convincing proofs of your readiness (as far as the Conftitution will allow you) to gratify the wishes, and remove the apprehenfions, of my fubjects in America; and I am perfuaded, that the most falutary effects must, in the end, refult from measures formed and conducted on fuch principles.

The late mark of your affectionate attachment to me, and to the Queen, and the zeal and unanimity which accompanied it, demand my particular thanks.

I have the fatisfaction to acquaint you, that, as well from the general difpofitions of other Powers, as from the folemn affurances which I have received, I have great reafon to expect the continuance of peace: Nothing on my part, confiftent with the maintenance of the honor and interest of my kingdoms,. fhall be wanting to fecure the public tranquility.

'Gentlemen of the House of Commons.

It gives me much concern, that the unhappy disturbances in fome of my Colonies have obliged me to propofe to you an augmentation of my army, and have prevented me from compleating the intended reduction of the establishment of

my

my naval forces. I cannot fufficiently thank you for the chearfulness and public fpirit with which you have granted the fupplies for the several services of the current year.

My Lords and Gentlemen,

I have nothing to defire of you but to use your best endeavours to preferve and to cultivate, in your feveral counties, the fame regard for public order, and the fame difcernment of their true interefts, which have in these times diftinguifiied the character of my faithful and beloved people; and the continuance of which cannot fail to render them happy at home, and refpected abroad.' Then the Lord Chancellor, by his Majefiy's command, said:

My Lords and Gentlemen,

It is his Majefty's royal will and pleasure, that this Parliament be prorogued to Thurfday the twenty-feventh day of July next, to be then here held; and this Parliament is accordingly prorogued to Thursday the twenty-feventh day of July next.'

The following is the Account of the Engagement between the King's Army and the Provincials in America, published by Authority.

Whitehall, June 10, 1775. IEUTENANT Nunn, of the navy,

Larrived this morning at Lord Dart

mouth's office, and has brought letters from General Gage, Lord Percy, and Lieutenant Colonel Smith, containing the following particulars of what paffed on the 19th of April laft, between a detachment of the King's troops in the province of Massachusett's-Bay, and feveral parties of rebel provincials, viz.

General Gage, having received intelligence of a large quantity of military flores being collected at Concord, for the avowed purpose of supplying a body of troops to act in oppofition to his Majefty's government, detached, on the 18th of April at night, the grenadiers of his army and the light infantry, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Smith of the 10th regiment, and Maj. Pitcairne of the marines, with orders to destroy the faid ftores; and the next morning eight companies of the 4th, the fame number of the 23d and 49th, and fome marines, marched under the command of

Lord Percy to fupport the other detach

ment.

Lieutenant Colonel Smith finding, after he had advanced fome miles on his march, that the country had been alarmed by the firing of guns and ringing of bells, difpatched fix companies of light

infantry, in ordet to fecure two bridges on different roads beyond Concord, who, upon their arrival at Lexington, found a body of the country people drawn up under arms on a green clofe to the road; and, upon the King's troops marching up to them, in order to inquire the reafon of their being fo affembled, they went off in great confufion, and feveral guns were fired upon the King's troops from behind a tone wall, and alfo from the meeting house and other houses, by which one man was wounded, and Major Pitcairne's horfe fhot in two places. In confequence of this attack by the rebels, the troops returned the fire, and killed several of them; after which the detachment marched on to Concord, without any thing further happening, where they effected the purpose for which they were fent, having knocked off the trunnions of three pieces of Iron ordnance, burnt fome new gun carriages, and a great number of carriage wheels, and thrown into the river a confiderable quantity of flour, gunpowder, mufket-balls, and other articles. Whilft this fervice was performing, great numbers of the rebels affembled in many parts, and a confiderable body of them attacked the light infantry pofted at one of the bridges, on which an action ensued, and fome few were killed and wounded.

On the return of the troops from Concord, they were much annoyed, and had several men killed and wounded, by the rebels firing from behind walls, ditches, trees, and other ambushes; but the brigade under the command of Lord Percy having joined them at Lexington, with two pieces of cannon, the rebels were for a while difperfed: but, as foon as the troops refumed their march, they began again to fire upon them from behind flone walls and houses, and kept up in that manner a fcattering fire during the whole of their march of fifteen miles, by which means feveral were killed and wounded; and fuch was the cruelty and barbarity of the rebels, that they fcalp ed and cut off the ears of fome of the wounded men, who fell into their hands,

It is not known what numbers of the rebels were killed and wounded; but, it is fuppofed, that their lofs was very confiderable.

General Gage fays, that too much praife cannot be given to Lord Percy, for his remarkable activity during the whole day: and that Lieutenant Colonel Smith and Major Pitcairne did every thing that men could do, as did all the officers in general; and that the men behaved with their ufual intrepidity.

Retu

Return of the Commission, Non Commission Officers, Drummers, Rank and File, kil led and wounded, Prisoners and miffing, on the 19th of April, 1775.·

4th or King's own Regiment. Lieutenant Knight, killed. Lieutenant Gould, wounded and Prifoner, 3 Serjeants, 1 Drummer, wounded. 7 Rank and File killed, as wounded, 8 miffing.

5th Regiment. Lieutenant Thomas Baker, Lieutenant William Cox, Lieutenant Thomas Hawkshaw, wounded. 5 rank and File killed, 15 wounded, I miffing.

10th Regiment. Lieutenant Colonel Francis Smith, Captain Lawrence Parfons, Lieutenant Wald. Kelly, Enfign Jeremiah Lefter, wounded. 1 Rank and File killed. 13 wounded, one miffing.

18th Regiment. Rank and File killed, 4 wounded, I miffing.

23d Regiment. Lieutenant Colonel Bery Bernard wounded. 4 Rank and File killed, 26 wounded, 6 miffing.

38th Regiment. Lieutenant William Sutherland wounded, 1 Serjeant wounded. 4 Rank and File killed, 11 wounded. 43d Regiment. Lieutenant Hull wounded and prisoner. 4 Rank and File killed, 5 wounded, 2 milling.

47th Regiment. Lieutenant Donald M'Cloud, Enfign Henry Baldwin, wounded. Serjeant wounded, 5 Rank and File kiled, 21 wounded.

52d Regiment. I Serjeant miffing. 3 Rank and File killed, 2 wounded.

tance, and were the most agreeable walk in the neighbourhood, fhe was now mufing in Sir Thomas Goodville's inclosures. Here he fell into fimilar reflections with thofe which had lately occupied the mind of Modeftus.

"Does the dear youth really love me, or are the emotions he difcovers only the effect of natural bafhfulness?-Impoffible!-he trembles when he touches my hand, like a tree shook by the wind; his colour comes and goes-yet I may be mistaken-my inclination may deceive me. Does he know that I love him?He is not blind; he must have observed my confufion in his prefence. But should he have overlooked it, what shall I do? -O hapless maid!-hapless sex”—and the broke into the following foliloquy. "Man, free as air, where fancy leads may rove,

And pour the foft emotions of his heart, With am'rous tenderness, into the ear Of her whofe fair idea fills his foul; But we, ah we! born to eternal thrall, Muft walk obedient to the laws of custom, Or harfher dictates of a parent's will: Nor, tho' through ev'ry vein the venom glide,

Dare we reveal the foul-comfuming pain; But, like the heart-ftruck deer, in fecret figh,

Or pour our piteous wailings to the woods!"

TOTA L.

I Lieutenant killed,

2 Lieutenant Colonels wounded,
2 Captains wounded.

Lieutenants wounded.
Lieutenant miffing.
2 Enfigns wounded.

1 Serjeant killed, 7 wounded, 2 miffing. Drummer killed, wounded, 62 Rank and File killed, 157 wounded, 24 missing. N. B. Lieutenant Ifaac Potter report ed to be wounded and taken prifoner. Signed

THO. GAG E.

The Progrefs of Love. Continued from page 200 of April Mag.

feemed not to obferve him-he obferved not her, yet she was the object of his mind. Though he had lately refolved to declare his paffion the first opportunity, he was now feized with a qualm, and that of a moft delicate nature.

"Should I have it my power to subdue the virtuous heart of Sophia, and break off her marriage with the fquire, fhould I not be criminal in fo doing ?-I hould deprive her of a husband, with whom the might have lived in affluence ; for what-Do not I go abroad?-to languifh out her youth in fighs of abfence, to remain in painful expectation of a lover, whom death or accident may deprive her of for ever. I am young, unexperienced in life, ignorant of my own heart, in a variety of objects there is a poflibility to change. Lovely Sophia what would then be your lot?-Thy youth wafted, thy beauty blafted, thy

naples victim of an

guifh and defpair "→ Roufed from his reverie by thefe painful

ful images, the first object that ftruck the eye of Modeftus was Sophia in her morning drefs. Transporting fight The colour of her habit was an emblem of virgin purity; its form of Arcadian fimplicity; her hair flowed in loofe ringlets down her marble neck; her eye fparkled with a modeft luftre; her cheek, like a rofe refrethed with dew, had received a humid filkiness from weeping, that improved the cœleftial damafk of nature, and effused a kind of glory round her face; her mouth, the feat of the graces, was a little world of charms: her lips, her teeth, her fmile-but language is faint. Her figure was that of Venus, with the air of Diana. What were now the thoughts of Modeftus? what the emotions of Sophia-Never was there a higher embarrassment. Modeftus would willingly have fallen at the feet of Sophia, but how to explain himfelf? What could he propofe?-What apology could he make for fo unprecedented a conduct? Sophia would gladly have ftayed, but modefty bade her retire. Beauty is omnipotent. Yielding, at laft, to the impulfe of paffion, Modeftus advanced with ardour, feized her hand with enthufiaftic transport, and gazed with rapture on her lovely face. He attempted to fpeak, but his voice was gone-his colour fled-he fell on the verdant fod. Sophia fell with him. Hither turn, ye defamers of human nature! ye ftrangers to fentiment, whofe hearts never tafted the fweets of virtuous love; whofe depraved minds having exhaufted that little delicacy which inftin&t lent, among the refufe of the fpecies, thence form a judgment of the whole: Hither turn! and behold a lovely couple, in the bloom of youth and beauty, imparadifed in one another's arms, without a wifh unfit for the primeval bower.

Sophia recollected herself firit; fhe was afhamed of her condition. One arm of Modeftus furrounded her waift, the other was foftly laid on her breaft; her theek was preffed to his. She difengaged herfelf gently, and quickly retired; but not without many an anxious look to the love-fick youth.-Her heart was now at ease, she knew the power of her charms, the gloried in the fenfibility of her lover. How different the fituation of Modeftus! he knew little or nothing of what paffed from the moment that he seized Sophia's hand. His former fcruples were however vanifhed; and though still ignorant of the grand fecret, the state of his amiable mifirefs's heart, he longed for a fecond interview.

June, 1775.

In the mean time, as an apology for what might be amifs in his behaviour, and as a further declaration of his paffion, he breathed his heart into the following verfes, which he fent by a trusty fervant. The thought is from Sappho, or rather from Catullus's imitation of her celebrated fragment, there being no mixture of jealoufy in the paffion here defcribed. This diftinction has been attended to by few of the critics.

To Mifs SOPHIA LOVEBOND. "Bleit, Sophy, as a god is he, Nay, more than gods, if more can be, Who by thee fits, and fondly fips Delicious nectar from thy lips; Or finks upon thy downy breast, With am'rous tendernefs oppreft, And finds thy fighs his fighs returnThy eyes with equal rapture burn! Then firains thee to his throbbing heart, While ev'ry vein thrills with love's smart, While ev'ry nerve is in a blaze, And foul meets foul a thousand ways! Till, in ecstatic transports toft, Both are at once divinely loft!

"Ah me! when I thy beauty bright Survey in all its radiant light, My yielding fenfes melt away, Like fnow before the vernal ray. In vain my foul would tell its fame, My voice, my tongue, no speech tan

frame;

Unufual founds my ears surprise,
A double darkness veils my eyes-
Moist languors all my body seize,
And all my blood cold tremors freeze :
The vital movements cease to play-
I fink-a piece of lifeless clay;
And never more expect to fee
The regions of the day-nor thee.

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Yet, Sophy, will I not defpair; But ftill prefent my humble pray'r, And hope that I, at last, may find Thee, as my fondeft wifhes, kind."

Sophia ran over thefe lines with filent transport. They were too warm; but they were fo flattering, fo tender!—She wrote him as follows:

To Mr. GOODVILLE.

"Modeftus, you are too fond, too paffionate a lover. Your fenfibility, when prefent, and your imagination, when abfent, equally tranfport you beyond the bounds of difcretion-yet do not defpair."

With what rapture did Modeftus dwell on the words do not despair ?—He kiffed them a thousand times, and bedewed them with tears of joy.

From this day forward, the hearts of these two lovers were at eafe. They were chearful in company, and happy Tt

alone: