Train'd up in toil and useful know ledge, I'm fellow of the kitchen college, How dear delicious Polly Bloom, Joyous to breakfast they fat round, A fcrubbing brush to fcour the mind. Be not, like common lovers, blind; And judge of them fincerely; Yes, let her love you truly: Let her be void of foolish pride, Let modefty her actions guide, Or elfe she'll prove unruly. Her temper fhould be all ferene, Free from extreams of mirth and fpleen, With no wild flights incumber'd; For one that now is mad with joy, Then fad or fullen, will deftroy Your peace,with pangs unnumber'd, Watch how her leisure hours the fpends, And if with wife and virtuous friends, In chearful converfation: If at due times th' inftructive page, When you can meet with fuch an one, No wealth or honours then you'll need, UOTH Ned to Jack, will thou compofe A merry fonuet to expofe, Advice to a Friend on the Choice of a How Miftrefs F d thro' all the town Gave out that she with child was grown; Did all the equipage prepare, Short bread and other ufual fare; Wrote to her spouse (who was from home,) That he would foon a Dad become; Alas quoth Jack, who all the while The in 1757 heard of his name being put to the fictitious treaty? A. He had. It was communicated to him by Capt. Martin, of the Salisbury, on his deathbed; and that the fecret Committee had agreed to fhare the thirty lacks ftipulated in the agreement for Omichund among themfelves, and on excluding the Admiral from his fhare, becaufe he had not figned the treaty. The Admiral faid, that he always thought the transaction dishonourable, and as there was fo much iniquity among mankind, he did not wish to ftay any longer among them. This was just before his death. 2. Were you prefent at this converfation:- -A. I was not, but in the next room. It was communicated to me by Capt. Martin the moment he came out of the room. Capt. Martin is dead. 2. Have you ever heard Adm. Watfon make any declaration concerning the treaty that was to deceive Omicbund?A. I have often heard him fpeak of it. I have heard him fay,that it was propofed to him to fign a fictitious treaty to deceive Omichund of thirty lacks, which he refused to fign, as dishonourable to him as an officer, 2. Whether you were not at this and an affront to him to propofe it to time fufpended his Majefty's fervice? him. It was then propofed, that fome. No. I never was fufpended. body should fign it for him; which he refufed, and said, that he would wash his hands of it: he would have nothing to do with it; he was a stranger to deception; and they might do as they pleased. 2. From the converfation you have had with the Admiral on this fubject, have you ever heard him fay, that he authorised any perfon to fign it for him? -A. I believe not. I have often heard him fay, that he had not, and would not authorise any body to do it. 2. Do you believe Adm. Watfon ever put his feal to it?A. I believe not. I am fure he had too good a heart. 2. If it had not been for the affiftance of his Majesty's fhips and troops, do you think the Eaft-India Company could have fucceeded in their different enterprises, and particularly in effecting that revolution in favour of Meer Jaffier?A. I belive not. 2. Do you know whether Adm. Watfon, before his death, had ever 2. How are you fure that Adm. Watfon did not put his feal to it? A. I have heard him fay fo in repeated converfations. 2. When did Adm. Watfon die? -A. I believe the 16th of Auguft 1757. 2. Do you know of any application from Adm. Watfon to the felect Committee for a part of this money?A. I never heard that he did; but after his death I heard that his executors did 2. Whether you ever heard Adm. Watfon mention who was the perfon that propofed to him his figning the fictitious treaty?A. He did not mention the gentleman's name, but faid with a fneer, it was a member of the fecret Committee. I 2. Did you ever hear Adm. Watfon fay any thing as to figning the real treaty?-4. Not particularly. have heard him fay, he thought it an extraordinary measure, to depofe a man they had fo lately made a folemn treaty with; but that, as he was inftructed by by the king to afford the Eaft-India Company affiftance in their affairs, he aflifted them with his forces according to his duty. 2. Did you collect from Aḍm. Watfon's converfation that he did not fign the real treaty?A. I always understood from his converfation that he did. 2. Whether you understood that Adm. Watfon approved of that treaty to which he put his name?--A. I never heard him say so. 2. Did you ever hear him fay to the contrary ?- A. No. 2 How foon after figning the fictitious treaty did it become the fubjec of converfation, or did it ever become the fubject of conversation ?——A. I heard of this treaty immediately after the attack of Cutwa. It was before the battle of Plaffey. 2. Was it then known that Adm. Watson's name was put to the fictitious treaty?- A. It was talked of. 2. Where was Adm. Watson then? A. At Calcutta. 2. How long after was it that he took to his bed?- -A. I believe it was about the 10th of Auguft. 2. Can you tell nearly when the attack of Cutwa was?- A. The be ginning of June. 2. Do you recollect the time when Adm. Watfon made the declaration, that it was extraordinary to depose the Nabob? A. It was at breakfaft about the latter end of May, when he gave me orders to prepare the men who were to act with the artillery on fhore. 2. Did any detachment from the fleet join the army, and continue with it till the battle of Plaffey?-A. I received the Admiral's orders to prepare a body of men from the different fhips. They were fent in the Bridge water up to Chandernagore, where they were to land to join the army; and, as I understood, they acted in all that campaign as artillery. Majefty's fhips, or from the India fhips?- -A. From his Majefty's fhips. 2. Whether, when you first heard the report of the Admiral's name being fet to the fictitious treaty, you was with the Admiral ?—A. I was every other day upon duty with the Admiral, as the perfon who received his orders. Q. Did you tell the Admiral at any time, that you heard a report that his name was put to the fictitious treaty? — -A. I never took that liberty with the Admiral. I heard the Admiral fay that it had been put. Q. Whether, between the report of the Admiral's name being put to the fictitious treaty, and his taking to his bed, it was not nearly two months?A. I believe it was about two months. Q. Do you believe that the first time the Admiral heard of it was in the converfation you refer to with Capt. Martin?A. I believe he might know of it before; but then I am fure he knew it. Q. Whether it was after Adm. Watfon took to his bed, or before that time that you heard him fay he knew his name had been put to the fictitious treaty?-A. It is impoffible I can recollect, at fifteen years diftance, the particular time of that converfation. Q. When you ufed the words of the Admiral, that he declared he always thought the tranfaction dishonourable, did you mean that it was dishonourable to make a falfe treaty to deceive Omichund, or to use the Admiral's hand and feal to the treaty when he did not put it himself?A. I underftood it that it was difhonourable to make a falfe treaty to deceive Omichund. Q. Whether, before Capt. Martin communicated the subject of Adm. Watfon's name being put to that treaty, was not a matter of fufpicion only? A. I believe it might. Q. Who was the commanding officer of the Kent under the Admiral after the attack of Chandernagore? 2. Was this detachment from his A. I was.. Q. By Q. By what means did you become the commanding officer under the Admiral?A. Capt. Speck was wounded in the attack of Chandernagore. The first Lieutenant was killed. The fecond Lieutenant appointed governor of Chandernagore, after it was taken. The third Licutenant was wounded, and died of his wounds. The fourth Lieutenant was wounded, and was afhore fick. I was the fifth, and then became commanding officer. Q. What did you understand the Admiral to mean, when he said he was a ftranger to deception, and they might do as they pleafed ?——. In the tranfaction of the Company's affairs. Q. Did you not understand Adm. Watfon to mean by these words, that they might put his name to the fictitious treaty if they pleafed?A. I did not. I could not conceive that the Admiral would give his confent to any tranfaction that he held difhonourable, that fhould infinuate his approbation of deception. (Withdrew) (To be Continued.) HISTORY. OCTOBER 16. From the LONDON PAPERS. October 16. TUR K Y. Conftantinople, Sept. 3. There has been an order iffued, that all unmarried people, and those who have not very particular bufinefs, fhould be fent out of the capital, and they are daily tranfporting numbers of people. One hundred and fifty of thefe had the misfortune to be loft in the Gulph of Nicomedia, three days ago, in a strong gale of wind. Advices from Smyrna mention, that a dreadful fire broke out there on the 21ft paft, which raged with fuch fury for twenty-four hours, that it threatened no less than the deftruction of the whole city. The Turks and Jews have been the principal fufferers. The whole quarter, inhabited by the latter, has been burnt, except a few houses. It is calculated, that upwards of fifteen hundred houfes are confumed, and near double the number of fhops. The European merchants fortunately have not experienced any material lofs. RUS SI A. Petersburgh, Oct. 1. The breaking up of the Congrefs at Fockzany, occafions much fpeculation here. As the to OCTOBER 23. views of our Court feem to be entirely bent on war, we are afraid that the empire will be again drained of blood and treafure, to compel the Porte to accede to the articles which are now rejected by them with the higheft difdain. Certain it is, that the demands on the fide of Ruffia, apparently regard the Turks as a conquered people, and if they had agreed to them, they would have thewn as little good policy as courage; and by granting the independency of the Crimea, would have put it in the power of Ruffia to opprefs them, whenever they pleafe. The Emperor of Germany pretends to be offended with the Turks for breaking off the treaty, and will certainly make that a pretext to operate jointly with the Ruffians, and will no doubt feize on the most important places, that are contiguous to the hereditary dominions. Surrounded thus by foreign enemies, and torn to pieces by inteftine broils, the Turkish empire will stand but on a tottering foundation; but for the fake of thoufands, who muft fall in the great conflict, we hope the fword of war will continue in the fheath of peace, and be no more drawn. molish the works and fortifications of Choczim and Bender. The fame advices add, that the Porte had failed in their attempt to bring over to their fide the Emperor of Germany, by an offer made to him of Belgrade, and the country of Servia. DENMARK. Copenhagen, O. 3. Preparations for war are continued here with as much diligence as if we were at the eve of a war. We are fending off artillery and powder to Norway. Several fhips of war are fitting out, and the accoutrements of the regiments are getting rea-, dy in all hafte. The garrifons of the moft important places are reinforced to put them in a ftate of defence, and the fortifications of this city are repairing. GERMANY. Hamburgh, 07.5. We have just received advice in this city from Copenhagen, that the Queen Dowager is juft delivered of another political scheme, to advance her fon Frederick to the throne; fhe has got it propagated, that the King is infane, and therefore it is very improper to trust him with the reins of government any longer, and wants her fon Frederick to be appoint ed regent till the King is reftored to his fenfes. However, we further learn, that, at the King's own defire, he is to be publickly examined with regard to his infanity, and I doubt not but he will prove that the charge is groundlefs; and I think he cannot better show it, than by banishing her and her fon out of the kingdom, which is the only way of restoring peace and tranquillity to that unhappy country. FRANCE. Marfeilles, Sept. 18. For this week paft we have had violent ftorms of rain and thunder, which lafted from the 15th to the 17th at night. On the 15th alone, there fell ten inches of water, between the hours of two in the morning, and two in the afternoon, which is what Gibralter, Sept. 8. We have advice from Madrid, that the Indians of Chili in South America have revolted, and were not fubdued when the exprefs came away. On the 14th of May last, a body of Indians, amounting to ten thoufand, having furprised Baldivia, the principal port in Chili, they put to death the infpector of the King's gold mines, fet the black flaves free, and maffacred all the Europeaus they could find. Some refiftance being made, they became enraged, and fet on fire the magnificent fuburbs of that place, with all the churches and convents. At the departure of the exprefs, four thoufand troops were ordered from Lima to quell the infurrection. ITALY. Rome Sept. 20. The Roman feminary, fo well known in the Chriftian world, and which has been under the direction of the Jefuits for two centuries paft, was fhut up the 17th of this month, purfuant to a decree of the Pope in the form of a fufpenfion, nor can any one foresee when it will be opened 2gain. 'Tis remarked that among their pupils, that feminary has had four foreign Pontiffs, ninety-fix Cardinals, eleven of whom are ftill living, a great number of Bishops, Generals of armies, Doges of republics, learned Civilians, celebrated Authors, &c. Ragufa, Aug. 19. The Grand Signior has fent orders to the Pacha of Scutari (Scodra) in Albania, to assemble 10,000 men, and give the command of them to his fon Ali Pacha del Beffan, and to fend them to Egypt in veffeis of that province; and if there are not fhips enough in the province, his Highnefs charges him to afk as many as |