"Sire of the winter drear, [foug Though unanpail'd her laurel'd front defies But on Ierre's kindred sky She cafts Affection's fordeft eye, Form to their coafts an adamantine zone; And fam'd through ev'ry clime, from Pole INDEX INDICATORIUS. P. 40. In fome few copies, in the Title, In our next we fall print an antwer, upon him refpecting Chatterton; pub-. A CORRESPONDENT wifhes to recom- A CORRESPONDENT obferves, the gen- J. W. and a LITERARY FARMER have W. P's neat drawing of LANTHONY PROCEEDINGS IN PARLIAMENT, H. OF LORD S. September 24. N compliance with his Majesty's "My Lords, and Gentlemen, "I have called you together at this un- 1799. "We have feen the happy effects of the "In the short interval fince the clofe "The kingdom of Naples has been ref- cued from the French yoke, and restored to the dominion of its lawful fovereign; and my former connexions with that power have been renewed. "The French expedition to Egypt has continued to be productive of calamity and difgrace to our enemies, while its ultimate views against our Eastern poffeffions have been utterly confounded. The defperate attempt which they have lately made to extric ve themfelves from their difficulties has been defeated by the courage of the Turkish forces, directed by the kill, and animated by the heroifm, of a British officer, with a fmall portion of my naval force under his command: and the overthrow of that reftiefs and perfidious power, who, inftigated by the artifices, and deladed by the promises of the French, had entered into their ambitious and destructive projects in India, has placed the British interefts in that quarter in a ftate of folid and permanent fecurity "The vigilance, decifion, and wifdom of the governor-general in council on this great and important occafion, and the tried abilities and valour of the commanders, officers, and troops, employed under his direction, are entitled to my highest praife. "There is, I truft, every reason to expect that the effort which I am making for the deliverance of the United Provinces will prove fuccef ful. The British arms have refcued from the polletion of the enemy the principal fort and naval arfenal of the Dutch Republick; and, although we have to regret the lofs of many brave men in a fubfequent attack against the enemy, whofe pofition enabled them to obstruct our progrefs, I have the strongest ground to expect that the kill of my generals and the determined refolution and intrepidity of my troops, and of those of my allies, will foon fu mount every obftacle; and that the fleet which, under the ufurped dominion of France, was destined to co-operate in the invafion of thefe inlands, may fpced ly, I truft, under its antient standard, partake in the glory of reftoring the religion, liberty, and independence of thofe Provinces, fo long in intimate union and alliance with this country. "While you rejoice with me in the events which add fo much luftre to the British character, you will, I am perfuaded, as cordially join in the fentiments fo jaitly due to the conduct of my good and faithful ally, the Emperor of Ruffia: to his magnanimity and wildom, directing to fo many quarters of Europe the force of bis extensive and powerful empire, we are, in a great degree, indebted Or the faccess of our efforts, as well as for the rapid and favourable change in the general fituation of affairs. I have directed copies to be laid before you of those engagements which have confolidated and cemented a connexion to confonant to the permanent interests of my empire, and fo important at the prefent moment to every part of the civilize world. "Gentlemen ofthe House of Commons, "The ample fapplies which you have granted to me in the course of the laft feffion will, I tru, fo nearly provide for the exigencies of the public fervice, even on the extenfive fcale which our prefent operations require, as to enable me, without further aid, to continue thofe exertions to the clofe of the prefent year; but, in order to afford you the convenience of a longer recefs, I recommend it to you to consider of providing for the expence which will be neceffary in the early part of the enfuing year; and with this view I have ordered the proper estimates to be laid before you. "My Lords, and Gentlemen, "In purfuance of your recommendation, I judged it proper to communicate to my two Houfes of Parliament in Ireland, at the clofe of their last feflion, the fentiments which you had expreffed to me refpecting an incorporating union with that kingdom. The experience of every day confirms me in the perfuafion that figna! bensfit would be derived to both countries from that important meafure; and 1 truft that the difpofition of my parliament there will be found to correfpond with that which you have manifetted for the accomplithment of a work which would tend fo much to add to the fecurity and happiness of all my Irish fubjects, and to confolidate the ftrength and protperity of the em pire." His Majefty then retired from the Houle; when an addrels of thinks was moved by the Marquis of Buckingham, and feconded by Lord Ame ber; which was read and agreed to. Lord Eldon took the oaths and his feat. In the Commons, the fame day, the Speaker, having recursed from the House of Lords, informed the meinbers that, to prevent midlakes, he had procured a copy of his Majesty's mott gracious fpeech, which he had juft delivered from the throne, and which he would read to the Honfe. The fpeech being read; Mr. Shaw Lefevre moved an address in a very ani. of thanks to his Moje ty mated fpeech, in which he recapitulaced the tentiment contained therein, and dweit with much energy on the brilliant fucceffes of his Majelty's arm by fea and land. The The addreis was feconded by Col. Elford. H. OF LORDS. September 26. Mr. Owen, from the Eft India Houfe, prefented extracts from the correfpondence of Lord Mornington, &c. as moved for on Tuesday by Lord Granville; who then gave notice, that on Wednesday next, on the ground of these papers, he fhuid propose a vote of thanks to that noble Lord, the officers, &c. who had rendered fuch ef fential fervice to their country; and, at the fame time, he should propofe a vote of thanks to the other brave officers, who, in his opinion, were no lefs deferving. In the Commons, the fame day, Mr. Secretary Dundas moved the thanks of the Houle to thofe naval and military officers, to whole courage and exer. tions the country were to much indebted for our recent fucceffes. Mr. Dundas firft tock a review of the benefits already acquired by the expedi⚫ tion to Holland, and dwelt with much energy on the gallant exertions of Admiral Mitchell; the able manner in which he kept together, during the moft tempeftuous weather, a fleet of 200 tranfports, not fubject to military command; the skill and refolution manifefted in difembarking the troops; and, finally, the glorious atchieve. ment in getting poffeflion of the Dutch fleet; all which fervices, in his opinion, merited the thanks of that Houfe, and of the country in general, To Sir Ralph Abercromby too every praife was due, for his diftinguished gallantry and ability in effecting his landing on the Dutch coaft in the face of a fuperior enemy, and by fecuring the principal fortification, and the command of the firt Dutch arfenal, thereby affording means of refcuing the Dutch fleet from the power of our enemies. Thanks were then voted to thefe two diftinguished officers. Thanks were alfo voted to Sir J. Pulteney, Generals D'Oyley, Coote, &c. and to the non-commiffioned officers and privates; and Field-mahal his Royal Highnels the Duke of York, commander in chief, was requested to, communicate the fame. Likewife to the captains, officers, and feamen, of the feet; and Lord Duncan was requefted to communicate the fame. The Hon. Secretary next called the attention of the Houfe to that gallant naval officer Sir Sidney Smith, than whom, he faid, the rolls of Fame did not contain a brighter ornament; and, when he contemplated his briliant efforts in defending a breach for 60 days against the furious attacks of the French army, headed by their moft celebrated general, he protefted he could not get the better of his aftonishment; and he folemnly believed, that the fate of the Turkish empire depended upon his animating and encouraging the Turkish forces, and the few British feamen mixed with them in the defence of Arre. The thanks of the Houfe were then voted to Sir Sidney Smith; alfo to the feamen and marines ferving under him. Mr. Secretary Dundas moved for leave to bring in a bili for the farther reduction of the militia. The bill for which he thould now move was, in its tendency, the fame with the act of laft feffion; it went to increafe the fum of our offer five force to be employed out of this ifland at the difcretion of his Ma jefty. He entertained the highest refpect for the milia, as forming a con. ftitutional force, long recognized and approved; and it was by no means his intention to reduce it below that extent which was ufual, and which was deemed adequate to the defence of the country. The fupplementary militia, he obferved, had been rated at a time when the old establishment was held to be unequal to the task of our defence, that is to fay, at a time when we were threatened with invafion by our inve terate enemy. The continuance of fuch a force was now no longer neceffary; the danger had gradually worn away by our fucceffes by fea and on land, and by the efforts and loyalty of our volunteers, who formed a body of zeal, cloathed in arms, and more than fufficient to defend the cap tal of the Bith empire. Having thewn that our fecurity at home would not be diminished, and that it was neceflary to augment our offenfive force abroad, he fhould not enter on the details of the meafure, which would be better difcuffed in a future Rage of the business; he thould fimply move for leave to bring in a bili, to enable his Majefty to accept of the fervices of volunteers from the militia corps, under certain reftrictions." 66 (To be continued.) ODE Her feather'd rival, pleas'd, the fair-one heard, [bird And took the challenge. To the lifting (A prelude to the coming conteft) fung A fportive cadence. Straight the woodland rung Re-echoed Philomela's tuneful pow'r. Like fome fond Lydian fwain, The Nymph next breath'd a firain, A ftain that fweetly flow'd along. In artlefs Nature's pleafing fong. Soft Resling on the ear, In notes divinely clear, The maiden tun'd her dulcet lay, That melted in its courfe, and, trembling, died away. Quicken'd now, in airy measures, And to the train replied, rains, Lively movements, brifker founds, Dances play'd when merry (wains Frisk it in their baxom rounds. Surpris'd, the maid her rival's anfwer heard, To imitate the maid Who thus conld charm the heart. The fong with native eafe She fwell'd by due degrees, Sweetly dying, Faint it funk upon the breeze. But, hark, the louder melody arife! The warlike founds now vibrate thro' the Her fong now call to war and tented plains, frains. Amaz'd, confounded, at the juft reply, Each Aying ote the lightly founded: Now ftrains the tried that tender pity move, AMAN, in many a country.{ >wn, we know, Profeffing openly with Death to wrestle; Or mix a draught, or bleed, or blifter; Of occupations these were quantum suff.; This banc'd things; for, if be hurl'd In thost, to reputation he was folus. Benjamin Bolus, though in trade, Which oftentimes great genius fetters, And cultivated the belles lettres. APOLLO patronizes Phyfic. Bolus lov'd verfe, and took fo much de. light in 't. That his directions he refolv'd to write in't. No opportunity he e'er let pafs 'Tis fimply honest dealing-not a fault. When patients twallow phyfic without reafon, Is it not fair to give a little falt? be more; Το |