commerce which we import from Great Britain, Ireland, and the British planta tions, or on commodities which do not interfere with their products or manufactures, we can juftly claim; and always expect that our commerce will be charged with no other, than a neceffary regard to the trade and intereft of Great Britain and her colonies evidently demands: at the fame time we humbly conceive that the money arifing from all duties raifed in this colony fhourd be paid into the colony treasury, to be drawn by requifitions of the crown of the General Affembly, for the fecurity and defence of the whole empire. pe "We cannot avoid mentioning, among other grievances, the act for prohibiting the legiflature of this colony from paffing any law for the emission of a paper currency to be a legal tender in the colony: our commerce affords fo fmall a return of fpecie, that, without a paper currency fupported on the credit of the colony, our trade and the change of the property raft neceffarily decreafe. Without this expedient we should never have been able to comply with the requifitions of the crown during the laft war, or to grant ready aids on any fudden emergencies. The credit of our bills has ever been fecured from depreciation by the short riods limited for their duration, and finking them by taxes raised on the people, and the want of this power may, in future, prevent his Majefty's faithful fubjects here from teftifying their loyalty and affection to our gracious fovereign, and from granting fuch aids as may be neceffary for the general weal and fafety of the British empire; nor can we avoid remonftrating against this act, as an abridgment of the royal prerogative, and a violation of our legiflative rights. "We mult alfo complain of the act of the latt feffion of parliament, impofing duties on certain articles imported into the province of Quebec, and reftricting the importation of them to the ports of Quebec, and St. John's, on the river Sorel, by which the commerce formerly carried on by this colony with the Indians, is in a great measure diverted into another channel; as, by the extenfion of the bounds of that province from Hudfon's-bay to the Ohio, by a flatute of the fame feffions, a great extent of country is cut off from this colony, in which hitherto the most lucrative branches of the Indian trade were purfued; on by directing the duties on the articles neceffary for that commerce to be paid nly at the above ports, which are fo very remote from this and the other colonies, that the importation of them by those places will be attended with fuch a heavy expence as to amount to a total prohibition; thefe acts, in our opinion, bear with peculiar hardihip on the people of this colony, when we reflect on the vast fums of money which have been expended by our legiflatures in conciliating the friendship of the favages, and the effential fervices which were derived to the British arms during the last war from our alliance with, and influence over them, founded on a free and unreftrained commerce. We are at a lofs to account why articles imported from the continental colonies, and imported into the province of Quebec, fhould be loaded with heavier duties than thofe brought from the West-India islands, by which, while we are deprived of a molt lucrative branch of commerce, we behold a difcrimination made between us and the sugar colonies, to our prejudice, equally injurious and unmerited. "Nor can we forbear mentioning the jealousies which have been excited in the colonies by the extenfion of the limits of the province of Quebec, in which the Roman Catholic religion has received | fuch ample supports. "Interested as we mult confider ourfeives in whatever may effect our fifter colonies, we cannot help feeling for the diftreffes of our brethren in the Maffachufett's-bay, from the operation of the feverai acts of parliament paffed relative to that province, and of earnefily remonftrating in their behalf. At the fame time we muft alfo exprefs our disapprobation of the violent measures that have been pursued in fome of the colonies, which can only tend to increase our misfortunes, and to prevent our obtaining redress. "We claim but a reftoration of thofe rights which we enjoyed, by general confent, before the clofe of the lait war; we defire no more than a continuation of that antient government to which we are entitled by the principles of the British conftitution, and by which alone can be fecured to us the rights of Englishmen, attached by every tie of interelt and regard to the British nation, and accustomed to behold with reverence and respect its excellent form of government. We harbour not an idea of diminishing the power and grandeur of the mother country, or leffening the luitre and dignity of parliament; our object is the happiness which, we are convinced, can only arife from the union of both countries. Το render this union permanent and folid, we efteem efteem it the undoubted right of the colonies to participate of that conftitution whofe direct end and aim is the liberty of the fubject: fully trufting that this Honourable House will liften with attention to our complaints, and redress our grievances, by adopting fuch measures as fhall be found moft conducive to the general welfare of the whole empire, and moft likely to restore union and harmony among all its different branches. "By order of the General Assembly, JOHN CRUGER, Speaker." The above remonttrance appears to have been tranfmitted to Briftol by the Charming Peggy, which failed from NewYork the 27th of March, and arrived at Briftol on the 2d of May. She brought, befides the above, a firm, dutiful, and loyal petition to the King, and a memorial to the Lords, neither of which have been attended with the wifhed-for fuccefs, notwithstanding the Ministry had purpofe ly given an opening to the General Affembly of New-York to fhew their moderation by acquiefcing in the terms of the conciliating claufe propofed by Lord North. From the favourable difpofition of the above Affembly in difclaiming the authority of the proceedings of the Continental Congrefs, hopes were entertained that the whole province was ready to fubmit, and that the acts of the British Parliament would be acknowledged as binding, by those who had rejected the refolutions of the Congrefs as of no force; but in this Government appears to have been mistaken, The Affembly seem to be of opinion, that the acts of both are alike unconftitutional; and the fenfe of the people, if it may be collected from their late proceedings, is wholly in favour of the Congreffional fide: for, notwithftanding the vote of the reprefentatives, by the latest account received from thence, they were again proceeding to chufe delegates to reprefent the province in the Congrefs that was to meet on the 10th inftant; nor has the following circular letter, directed to the feveral Governors, by the Secretary of State for the American department, had the leaft effect to influence their conduct on that occafion: "SIR, Whiteball, Jan. 4, 1775. "Certain perfons tiling themselves Delegates of his Majefty's colonies in America, having prefumed, without his Majefty's authority or confent, to affemble together at Philadelphia, in the months of September and October laft; and having thought fit, among other unwarrantable proceedings, to refolve that it will be neceffary, that another congrefs fhould June, 1775. 4 be held in the fame place, on the 10th of May next, unless redrefs for certain pretended grievances be obtained before that time, and to recommend that all the colonies in North-America should choofe deputies to attend fuch congrefs; I am commanded by the King, to fignify to you his Majefty's pleafure; That you do use your utmoft endeavours to prevent any fuch appointment of deputies within the colony under your government; and that you do exhort all perfons to defift from fuch unwarrantable proceedings, which cannot but be highly difpleafing to the King. I am, Sir, &c. Dartmouth." Though this letter appears manifeftly calculated to defeat the meeting of the intended congrefs, yet, as no regard has been paid to it in chusing delegates, it is much doubted whether it will have any effect in preventing their affembling. No means, however, have been left untried to excite jealoufies to divide them. The difputes formerly about the quotas which every colony fhould furnish, when the common enemy were butchering and fcalping the inhabitants on their frontiers, have been called to mind by the friends of government, to fhew what little reliance there is on a thorough union of the colonies, and how much more eligible it would be to fubmit to parliament, than to depend on the ftrength of an oppofition, which, from the jarring interests of the members that compofe it, can never be expected to act in concert. Thefe, with many arguments of the like kind, have been occafionally urged, to induce the colonies feparately to make their peace, before things are brought to extremities; but hitherto the people have ftood firm. At Boston, Gen. Gage, by his moderation and prudent conduct, has been able to preferve the ftricteft difcipline among his troops, fo the civil magiftrates, on their part, have been equally vigilant in retraining the exceffes of the common people. The complaints that have been juftly founded have in general been redreffed, and, except the ordinary irregu larities occationed by liquor, no material injury has been done by the foldiers to the inhabitants, nor by the inhabitants to the foldiers, except by refusing them fupplies. But this pacific temper will probably foon have an end. When the fuccours arrive, the intentions of government cannot long be concealed. Some infults have already been offered which the injured parties have prudently overlooked. On the 16th of March (the day the provincial congrefs congrefs had recommended for fafting and [To be continued.] Memoirs of the Illuftrious Benedi& and TH the Noble Beatrice. of pleasure. June, diftinguifhed only as a general lover, nor For a long time he was did the bufy tongue of flander pronounce him to have incited to frailty any woman of rank and condition. was chiefly bestowed on those belles His attention whofe characters are rendered decifive, and who are well known to be attainable wantons. Elliott first fixed his wandering fancy. The beauty and fprightlinefs of Mifs This celebrated courtesan, in the very bud of youth, became a votary to Venus, and was for fome time ranked among the loweft order of the danghters of proftitution, until a certain barrifter and celebrated play-wright happened to discover that uncommon talents, as well as beauty, were concealed under the veil of poverty and diftrefs; he rescued her from the state of indigence in which he found her, hours of dalliance with this fair-one and made her his favourite mistress. His HE illuftrious Benedict is lineally ftructions, this untaught nymph acquired were not ineffectually paffed: by his indefcended from a race of princes, the requifites for appearing on the stage who, for many centuries, have governed with great applaufe: her natural talents a people valiant, enterprizing, and emi- for fome particular parts of comedy were nently commercial; by whigh character- very great; and, to enable her to apiftic excellencies the state has risen gra- pear to advantage, he wrote a farce purdually from obfcurity to eminence, from pofely to introduce this young actress to infignificancy to confequence, and, from the public with advantage. She foon the circumfcribed views which internal became the favourite of the town, and tillage fupplies, to a foreign commerce, in the characters of Maria in the Citizen, bounded only by the circumference of the (the farce above hinted at) and Eftiphaglobe. Our hero, was, however, pre-nia in Rule a Wife and have a Wife, the cluded from all probability of attaining was univerfaley acknowledged to be unto the throne, thus filled by a long line rivalled. Mifs Elliott thus rendered conof ancestry, by three brothers, elder than fpicuous, her keeper naturally grew cirhimself, being living during the life-time cumfpect, but though he took every preof his father; and when, by the prema- caution to guard her against the intrufion ture death of their parent, his elder bro- of forward fops and fashionable lovers, ther was invefted with the reins of go- who are fond of being well with a wovernment, a numerous iffue from his mar- man of stage-confequence, because it is riage, which took place foon after, re- fure to be talked of, yet he never difmoved this dazzling object ftill further gufted her with the petulant effusions of from his hopes. tached the fair-one to her Hibernian tujealousy. Whether gratitude or love ated with infidelity to him until the yieldtor is immaterial, but she was not charged to the propofal made to her by our hero, the fplendor of whofe rank was too dazzling to be overlooked: the therefore began to thine by his borrowed light. She had fo much addrefs as to procure large fums of money from this new gallant, and, what is somewhat uncommon, the had the fagacity to keep them fafely depofited in the funds. Her rantipole health, and after having run a career of life however very much impaired her a few years the paid the debt of nature. A certain penchant for her former lover Thus deprived of incentives to acquire that political knowledge, and thofe extenfive views of government and legislation, which ought to be familiar and habitual to the man who is destined to prefide over and regulate the interests of a mighty empire, he began very early to difcover a predilection for the allurements of pleasure in preference to a course of auftere and laborious application; nor did the court of Gotham fail to fupply the most perfuafive motives to fuch a choice. his heart, and the inceffant round of Beauty foon captivated diffipation, which precludes all ferious thinking, foon coufirmed him the votary led led her to give the most convincing proof of her regard for him at her death, by bequeathing him all her effects, which amounted to feveral thousand pounds. Her noble protector infifted on a reftitution, but the barrister had not studied law cafes to fo bad a purpose as to comply with the requifition. But thefe country excurfions after the idol of his heart, were not fo privately conducted as the parties fondly imagined. Detection followed, and Lord Grofvenor availed himself of the difcovery to get rid of his wife, by obtaining a divorce. But fuch was the apparent attachment of her right honourable lover, that it was thought neceffary to procure an act of parliament to prohibit the parties found guilty of adultery, and from whofe unlawful intercourfe a divorce is obtained, from marrying each other, if the former marriage of either of them is annulled. However, the affection of this amorous Prince appears to have been more ardent than perfevering: an auttere jury had awarded ten thousand pounds damages for what was filed by the lawyers, "unneceffary communication;" and it was eatier to procure another mistress, than to replace fuch a fum. The confe quence was, the gentleman took his leave; and the lady was left, like her mother Eve, when driven from Paradife," with the world before her where to choose," deftitute both of husband and lover, but with twelve hundred a year alimony. Being thus taught by experience, and perhaps with fome little abatement made in the fervour of his blood, our hero fingled out Mrs. H-n, a young widow of a noble family, and engaging manners, and after having made honourable propofals of marriage, the compact was made, and the indiffoluble knot tied. The next tender attachment which our hero felt was to a Mifs Polly Js, a lafs of very fathionable refort, and whofe chief recommendations feemed to be a profufion in her expences, and a ruftic fprightliness of manners; for fhe had neither perfonal charms, nor elegant accomplishments to fet her off. This connection was broken by the noble youth finding the pecuniary demands of his favourite exceed his ability to gratify; and now, difgufted with mercenary attachments, he formed one of a more fentimental kind. A Lady of high rank, youth, and beauty, had conceived a difguft at her husband, on account of his almoft avowed preference of horses and dogs to the endearments of connubial in tercourfe. Perhaps the lady was further piqued at fome malicious flanders thrown out against her Lord, tending to infinuate that in his Lordship's eye, no woman was pleafing after having been once known, and that a new face was more attractive to him than a fine one. When once a woman thinks herself flighted on account of fome other woman, the is in danger of growing defperate; and tho' his Lordship had conferred a title and a noble fortune on this Lady, by marrying her, yet he found the truth of that remark, that, "The buying woman's flesh for a million a drachm will not prevent it from tainting." A very warm and tender intimacy took place between this Lady and our hero: the infpired correfpondence which was maintained between them were fometime fince laid before the public. Nay, fo ardent was the paffion of the noble youth, that Proteus-like, he transformed himself into different fhapes to get access to her, and funk his rank and confequence into the frolic of a buffoon. In the character of 'Squire Morgan, ac companied with a faithful Privy Counfellor, who paffed for farmer Truly, he travelled over fome parts of Chefhire, Sketch of the Character of her Majefty dining at ordinaries with companies of Matilda, late Queen of Denmark. Thus did this youthful rover become Benedict the married man, and fo great is the power of beauty, good fenfe, and accomplishments, that his character has from this æra taken another turn; he is become domeftic and fettled, and though no fmiling infants have as yet crowned their joys, their happiness feems to be derived from a mutual attachment, notwithstanding the frowns and displeasure of a difgufted fovereign and court. The noble Beatrice is the daughter of an Irish Peer, and fitter to a late Knight of Middlefex; her first hufband, Mr. Hn, was a private gentleman, poffeffed of a hand fome fortune, by whom fhe had no children. farmers; and from the disguise of a black THE characters of Princes are for many reafons commonly drawn far on topics of farming, (in which poor above their deferts; and the reports that Trufty betrayed the groffeft ignorance) are made from diftant places fwell their they both narrowly escaped being carried virtues ftill more; which, contrary to the before a juttice of peace on fufpicion of nature of vifible objects, generally dwinbeing highwaymen, dle as we approach towards them, and bob-wig, and a forwardness to difcourfe THE as 354 Character of the late Queen of Denmark. as often fhrink to nothing, when we have an opportunity of coming near enough for an impartial examination: Whereas here we meet with the reverfe; for the virtues of this unfortunate Princefs were many of them concealed with as much art as if they had been her reproach. She had a ready and quick apprehenfion, a lively and strong imagination, with a large compass of thought. She excelled in an uncommon turn for converfation, affifted by a natural vivacity, and very peculiar talents for mirth and humour. She loved a repartee, was happy in making one herfelf, and bearing it from others. And, as this talent was rendered not only inoffenfive, but amiable by the greateft goodnature and chearfulness of difpofition, fhe was the lif. of every company, and the delight of all that had the honour to approach her. And, though it generally requires much care and refolution to govern any extraordinary degree of life and fpirit, fhe had no pains of that fort to overcome, having been bleffed with a natural ferenity and calmnefs of mind that was inexpreffible, and is hardly ever accompained with fuch an uncommon thare of vivacity; but in her it had fo much the afcendant, that it was invariably the fame, and conftantly remained with her through the whole courfe of her misfortunes. So that he had reason to exprefs her thankfulness to God, as the often did, that he had given her a temper which enabled her to support herself under the load of injuries the fuftained. This is a difpofition of mind more immediately useful to Princes, not only on their own account, but as it contributes to the eafe and happiness of all in their fervices. Her gentleness of nature fhewed itself in every inftance both in public and private, and inclined her to ftudy all the ways of making herself agreeable, and of fuiting her difcourfe to the perfons with whom the converfed. But, though her general manner of receiving company in public was very obliging and gracious, he knew how to diftinguifh perfons of real merit, and had an effectual way of making thófe, for whom she had any particular regard, fully fenfible of the diftinction fhe made. The fame fofinefs of behaviour and the fame command of herself, that appeared in the drawingroom, went along with her into her private apartments, and delighted every one that was about her down to her meanett attendant. Her generofity was extended in the moft impartial manner to perfons of different fects and parties; but her princi June, pal regards were paid to fuch as were in the greatest diftrefs; to those who were under a difability of receiving a maintenance from the public; as well as to the widows and children of Clergymen or officers, whofe families by their deaths ty to a want of the common neceffaries were reduced at once from a state of plenof life. ed all appearance of fhew and oftentation In thefe acts of benevolence the avoidfo much, that many persons who fubfifted by her bounty were wholly ignorant of their benefactor. She converfed in priturns of genius in the whole compass of vate with perfons of all the different arts and sciences; and, with a few whom fhe honoured with a more particular regard, fhe entered into all the freedoms of private and familiar life; and fhewed that he could let herself down from her dignity, as if fhe had never poffeffed it; and could refume it again, as if the had never parted with it. enabled her enemies to ruin her. PerIt was this affability, however, that fectly innocent, and even virtuous in her conduct, her levity and good-humour threw her off her guard, and made her lefs circumfpect than her situation require ed. She conformed with difficulty to the strict ceremonial which was obferved at the Court of Copenhagen; a vanity, infeparable from the youthful part of the female fex, made her pleased to see the influence of her beauty on all around her, and the indulged herself in an easy familiarity with perfons who were more remarkable for their knowledge and abili ties than the greatnefs of their rank. Wicked inftruments were planted by her unrelenting enemy, the Queen Dowager, who put a malignant interpretation on all the harmless liberties taken by this amiable Princefs; and, paying no regard either to truth or humanity in the calumnies which they fuggefted, infinuated the most cruel fufpicions into the King's ear, and took the most criminal methods to deftroy her character with the public. amiable Matilda fell a facrifice, in the To thefe infernal machinations the bloom of youth and beauty and the zenith of power. After her retirement to Zell, fhe was often heard to with for death, which the innocence of her life, as well as the misfortunes to which fhe had been expofed, rendered a moit welcome gueft; and her last moments passed imploring mending her children, for whose safety forgiveness for her enemies, and recom fhe was exceedingly apprehensive, to the protection of the Almighty. Drefs |