596 REMARKS on the NOVEL of AMELIA. B App. Gibraltar has not been befieged fince the year 1727, consequently, if Mr. Booth was wounded at that fiege, and married to his Amelia before it, he could neither be a young man, nor his wife a young handfome lady, when the masquerades began at Ranelagh, which is not above three or four years fince. Another imperfection, in our opinion, is, that the author fhould have taken care to have had Amelia's nole fo compleatly cored, and fet to rights, after its being beat all to pieces, by the help of fome eminent furgeon, that not fo much as a fcar remained, and that the fhone forth in all her beauty as much after that accident as before, to the unspeakable for. row of all her envious rivals. Booth, and that Murphy, himfelf, and that other perfon fubfcribed this new will as witneffes; and that, he believed, the real will was ftill in Murphy's poffethion, together with other writings belonging to the family, and a filver cup which he ftole cut of the houfe. By this time Murphy had returned, the doctor A prefently feized him, and a fearch warsant being obtained, the things above related were found in his chambers, together with fome letters from Mils Harris, which cleared up the whole affair, whereupon he was fent to Newgate. Mr. Booth was bailed by the doctor and the justice of the peace they had employed, who invited them to dine at his houfe, where Amelia came to them; but they did not think proper to communicate the good news to her that night, left fhe hould be overpowered with joy; and next morning the received a letter from Mrs. Atkinfon, with the news of her husband's being almoft recovered, offering his fervice, weak as he was, and 201. in C moncy if the wanted it; which Mr. Boath now propofed to accept, but the op. pofed it, faying, we can never repay it, and thefe poor people cannot spare to lofe fo much money; but Mr. Booth infift ed, that the fhould fend for Mrs Atkinfon to breakfaft. Accordingly fhe came with the 201. along with her, after which the doctor arrived, and at breakfast the news was by degrees communicated to Amelia, whofe first care was to warn her fifter that the might make her efcape, and to affure her, that he would never fuffer her to know any diftrefs. Mifs Harris having likewife had full information from the attorney, took care to make her escape in time; and in a few days after, Mr. E Booth with his Amelia and children, the doctor, capt. Atkinson, and Mrs. Atkinfon, all fet out for Amelia's houfe in the country, where they arrived amidst the ac clamations of all their neighbours, and every publick demonstration of joy, D In this hiftory, we have been obliged, for brevity's fake, to omit feveral epifodes, and many incidents which point out the characters of the feveral perfons introduced; but upon the whole, the story is amusing, the characters kept up, and many reflections which are useful, if the reader will but take notice of them, which in this unthinking age it is to be feared, very few will. However, there are some imperfections, as there are in all human G productions. A novel, like an epick poem, hould at leaft have the appearance of truth; and for this reafon notorious anachronisms ought to be carefully avoided. In this novel, there is a glaring one; for Both thefe were owing, we fuppofe, to the author's hurry of bufinefs in adminiftring impartial juftice to his majesty's good people; but there is another, and a most unpardonable one, because it seems to be defigned, which is his ridicule upon Liberty, in the second chapter of his eighth book; and fince his catchpole could not tell him what Liberey is. we will tell him what it is not, by boldly affirming, that there can be no liberty in a country where there is not a free and independent fenate or parliament, chofen by the general and uncorrupted voice of the people. There may be a fhadow of Liberty, there may be a fenate or parliament, there may be an-nual popular elections, nay, there may be a mild and gentle adminiftration of government: All this they had at Rome under Auguftus Cæfar; but in the reign of Auguftus Cæfar, the Romans had no more Liberty, than they had in the reign of Ti. berius, or of Nero. This the author, as well as every honeft man in the kingdom, ought fericully to confider; and as he has in this piece very juftly expofed fome of the private vices and follies of the prefent age, we hope, that in his next he will direct his fatire againft thofe who have been tempted by their ambition, vanity or avarice, to oppofe every new law that could be thought of for preventing bribery and corruption; for if he does not, people will be apt' to fay, that he and his patrons now do, as the enthufiafts did in the days of Hudibras, Compound for fins they are inclined to, 1751. Lift of Goods to be Duty-free in Holland. 556.) would be of as great ufe in England 1. s. d. 2 d. 20 for coining, and broken --- All forts of hair, including Hemp of all forts, h, Cargoes of wood vast variety of Allum, h. Amber, lb. 6 and all other 0 10 7 wood, 1. 0 4 13 Ashes, pot-ashes, per bar. 200lb. --weed-afhes, h. O II 0 15 Vanilles, lb. Beaver wool, except from --skins, per p. Smalts, lb. Tin plates, per h. p. D Borax unrefined, lb. Briftles, hogs, ditto, lb. Cards for fpinning, and their appurtenances, prohibited. Ditto of iron wire, ditto. Calamus, Ib. Tarras unground, bar. - O Linen yarn to weave or Cotton yarn not dyed, lb. Turkey yarn ditto, lb. of goats, lb. Broken or ground glafs, h. o Gum arabick or feneca, free. o ao o OO 2 2 coming down the N. B. This article ought to All forts of dying wood of Indico of all forts, free. caft pots, per d. Caft plates, bar. cont. 300 o 17 10 13 5 4 5 G mills, h. 3 17 0 10 12 Mixt metal, broken copper pots, and remnants of copper, h. Copper wire, h, Latten, h. O 10 4 3 2 I 6 3 5 12 2 2 120 14 O 9 5 3 859 598 Lift of Goods to be Duty-free in Holland. Smyrna copperas, h. Undreffed buffaloes,elks, Cordivants, Ruffia and All these have various duties charged upon them either by the piece, the dozen, the pound weight, or the value. All forts of furrs in the hair wool, a great many different duties, and upon all not named, I. Paper rags, free. Linen of all forts, a great many different duties, and upon all other forts not named, 1. And befides, if printed, 1. 3. d. O 1 10 12 A App. d. Fue ftones, uncertain. Sugar of all forts (except dy) even from our own Brimstone, unrefined, h. our plantations Tin not manufactured, per 0 I 5 5 h. 11. 8s. 1 d. and per Ib. o 210 4 0399 Prunes, h. Argol, free. O 3 610 - O 2 10 8 - O 7 6 18 Wool of all forts and denominations i but here fome forts pay a duty, as theeps wool, from any other place than men Dtioned in the book of This is the lift of goods which the Dutch, by their late ftadtholder's scheme, are to allow to be imported free of all duties whatsoever; and if fuch a free imE portation would tend to restore the trade and commerce of Holland, it would cer tainly have the fame tendency here. What a difadvantage then must our trade labour under, by these high duties, which thus appear to be payable upon them in this count-y? It is true, thefe duties are mostly drawn back upon exportation, but they prevent our merchants from keeping ma Fgazines of goods for antwering any fudden demand; and the trouble and expence they are put to in paying the duties, and intitling themfelves to the drawback, is a difcouragement, which prevents their ever aiming at the tranfport trade, which of all forts of trade, next to the fishing, is the most useful, for increafing our navigation and number of feamen. It was this and the fishing trade, that enabled the Dutch to make fuch a figure at fea before the revolution; and yet it must be granted, that this inland is better fituated, and every way G 17516 Remarks upon it. King of Sweden's Oath. way more convenient for both, than Hol. 599 Tranflation of the OATH taken by the King I of Sweden at bis Coronation. Adolphus Frederick promife and fwear. in the prefence of God and his holy Gospel, That I will love God and his holy church; conferve and maintain all the fates of the kingdom in the practice and obfervance of the pure doctrine, pursuant to the folemn affurance I have given thereof; protect the church and her rights, and protect with the fame attention the rights of the crown, and those of the whole Swedish nation. 2. That I will love, keep, and obferve justice and truth, reprefs iniquity and injustice, and make my royal prerogative and power fubfervient to thofe ends. 3. That I will be steady and faithful to all my fubjects, fo that none of them, whether rich or poor, high or low, who may be guilty of any fault, fhall have any thing to fear for his life, liberty, or proCperty, without being first tried and convicted in the manner prefcribed by the laws of the kingdom and the judicial forms. If the Dutch have fuffered fo much in their trade and commerce, by their high B duties on importation, which are not near equal to ours, what must this nation have fuffered, what muft it fuffer, if peace continues in Europe, and our neighbours continue to apply themselves to trade and manufactures, as they are doing fat present ? In the prefent conteft, they that fell their manufactures at the cheapest rates, and they that navigate the cheapest, must exceed in both: Can we expect to do this, when the neceffaries of life, the materials for manufacture, and every thing requifite for navigation, are fo enhanced by duties? We must in a short time abolish most, of thofe duties, otherwife we shall inevitably be undone; for should our manufactures come to be confined to our own confump- D tion alone, and our navigation to that of exporting our own produce, and importing our own confumption, we shall never be able to pay our debts, notwithstanding the prefent thriving state of our plantations; because it will be impoffible to compel them to take every thing they want from us, if they find they can have it cheaper by a fmuggling trade with other nations. Nay, as we now have tea, brandy, cambrick, &c. we fhall foon have manufactures of all kinds clandeftinely imported into this inland, and greedily bought up by the inhabitants. It will be impoffible to prevent this by the fevereft laws we can make, or the greatest number of guarda cofta's we can employ, either at home or in America; and then we must repeal our laws against the exportation of our wool, and raise money, as formerly, by a tax upon its exportation. This fcheme, fo generously contrived by his ferene highnefs the late prince of Orange, and which now feems to ingrefs the attention of the Dutch, will, I hope, open our eyes; and for this purpofe I have been at the pains to draw out the foregoing lift, which you, I hope, for the fame end, will make publick. F G 4. That I will rule and govern the kingdom of Sweden by the advice and affit ance of the fenators and other perfons born in the kingdom, attached to the country by their birth and by oath, and never act without their participation, nor ever admit foreigners into my councils. 5. That I will preferve and maintain the ftate and the nation, in the poffeffion of its frontiers, and in the enjoyment of its annual revenues, fo that no part thereof fhall be imbezzled or diverted, to the prejudice of my fucceffors. 6. As by the act of fecurity, given at my acceffion to the throne, (fee p. 176.) I have rejected arbitrary and defpotick power, and never will introduce the fame, nor ever fuffer it to be introduced by others in any fhape whatfoever; fo I likewife promise and fwear to protect the fates of the kingdom, in their perfons, and in the enjoyment of their fortunes and privileges duly acquired; defend and maintain the laws and regulations eftablished by the common confent of the ftates; never fuffer injuftice to prevail over juftice, nor permit foreign customs, or new laws, to be introduced into the country, without their free will and confent. 7. Neither will I ever engage in any war, or lay any tax on the subject, with out the participation of the ftates. And in all things of this nature I will conform to the contents of the act of fecurity, and to the regulation by which the form of regency was established in the year 1720. ́ 4 G 600 Embally of the CHERROKEES to Virginia. 8. Moreover, I will defend and protect In August laft, the Ambassador of the Cher- B Friends and Brethren, Heartily congratulate App. of the path to Carolina being very difftcult and incommodious, for carrying on a trade there, an additional reason. Moreover, the governor of Carolina has furnished the Creek Indians, our enemies, with ammunition and other neceffaries, and given them very diftinguifhing tokens of kindness. Upon thefe confiderations, our emperor has fent us to follicit a confirmation of your friendship, and to defire that you will be pleafed to fend white people amongst us, and establish a commerce between the king of Great-Britain's fubjects, inhabitants of this dominion, and the Indians of the Cherrokee nation. If our request is granted, we promise to make a road to facilitate a trade between 178 ; and as we are at war with all the French Indians, we'll guard the road, and fecure the inhabitants of Virginia in pasfing to our towns, and be accountable for any lofs they may fuftain. King George told our emperor, that when any of the inhabitants of Virginia Hare con in Williamsbourg, and C or Carolina were at war with the French, hope, in your journey thro', the inhabitants of this colony, you have met with kind treatment, and hofpitable entertainment: You may be well affured, that every thing will be provided for you, whilft you continue here, to render the place agreeable to you. I hope you left our good friend and brother, the emperor of we must affist them ; which we are, and always fhall be, ready to do. To which the prefident reply'd, That what they had imparted to him was of fo much confequence, that it was neceffary for him to take the advice of his majesty's council upon it, before he could return The Cherrokee nation, in good health, and D them an anfwer. Accordingly, the coun the nation itself in profperity. I have appointed this meeting, to give you an opportunity of communicating to me the important bufinefs that has brought you to this city, thro' such a vast extent of country. To which the Chief of them returned the fol- E lowing Answer. Brother, E fet off from the town of Choto WE to vifit you, and learn what you had to fay to us. Our emperor fent us cil met, and the next day the prefident gave the Indians a fecond audience, and made the following speech. The SPEECH of the Hon. Lewis Burwell, Efq; Prefident of bis Majefty's Council. and Commander in Chief of the Colony and Dominion of Virginia, to the Chiefs ard Nobles of the Cherrokees, at a fecond ALdience in Williamsbourg, Aug. 10, 1751. Friends and Brethren, HE bufincfs you imparted to me the here to acquaint the governor of Virginia, Tocher day, I have communicated to that when his father was in England, the whenever the Cherrokees were in want of his majesty's council, and by their advice affure you, that this government will always endeavour to cultivate a harmony and good correfpondence between his majesty's fubjects and our friends the Cherrokecs; and you may depend upon all due encouragement being given to the inhabitants that fhall be inclined to trade. with you, for our mutual benefit: And, as a pledge of our friendship and good wifhes, that a lafting peace, and flourishing trade, may be established between us, 1 make you a prefent of 200l. out of which I have directed a handsome prefent to be made to the emperor of Choto, as a mark of our ofteem and friendship for |