HISTORICAL CHRONICLE.

A marble monument, carved by M. Roubillac, is erected in the cathedral of Worcester, in memory of the late pious and learned Bp Hough. (fee Vol. XVI. P 340.) A ftatue, reclin'd on a farcophagus, is feen with hands claip'd, and eyes directed to heaven. On the right is a figure expreffive of Religion, lifting a piece of drapery, and difcovering a bas relief, the fubject whereof is Dr Hough's proteft against the proceedings of the commiffiones deputed by King James II. to the univerfity of Oxford. On the left of the principal ftatue is the figure of a boy, fhewing a medallion, in which is a profile of the bishop's lady.

A fpecial free pardon has paffed the great feal to Abraham Walter of London dealer in tea, of the crimes and misdemeanors in aiding and affifting in running of tea and other goods, not enter'd in the custom house.

A marble pillar, 30 feet high, with a phoenix on the top of it, is erected in the center of the ring, in the phoenix Deer Park, Dublin, at the expence of the E. of Chesterfield. The bafis has the following infcription:

CIVIUM.
Oblectamento
Campum rudem et incultum
Ornari juffit
PhilippusStanhopeComes deChefterfield

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confirm'd the liberty of Italy, in the
year 1747.

A remarkable Advertisement from the
Half-moonTavern, Cheapfide, Apr. 13.
ΙΟ ΡΑ ΑΝ.

HIS Royal Highness the DUKE OF
CUMBERLAND having refered peace
to Britain, by the ever-memorable battle
of Culloden, fought on the 16th of April
1746, the CHOICE SPIRITS have agreed
to celebrate that day annually, Ey A
which the STARS are hereby acquainted,
GRAND JUBILEE in the Moon; of
and fummon'd to fine with their brightest
luftre, by fix o'clock on Thursday next in
the evening.

ALIST of BIRTHS for the Year 1747.
APRIL 14.

Ady of Hon, and Rev. Dr
Murray, brother to Lord

Elibank, deliver'd of a fon.

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ALIST of MARRIAGES for the Year 1747.
APR. 1. Ord Coke, eldeft fon of the F.
of Leicester, marry'd to lady
Mary Campbell, daughter of the late Duke of
Argyll.

2. John Pratt, Efq; eldest fon of Jobn D Pratt, Efq; member for Sandwich,daughter of late Sir Jofeph Eyles.

At Aftonby near Carlifle, a girl, aged 10 or 12 years, has lived fince the 30th of November last meerly upon water. E Her mother attempted to force her to eat, but in ftruggling the girl's nofe bled much, which made her defift; the girl walks about, and does fome bufinefs, but her ftrength decays daily.

The bill for naturalizing foreign proteftants is laid afide for this fellion of parliament; and that for relief of inTolvent debtors.

Tranflation of an Infcription on a Monu-
ment lately erected by the Citizens of
Turin to the King of Sardinia their
Sovereign, in Letters of Gold, upon a
Marble Table.

THE city of Turin, as an effect of her

devotion to the tutelary majesty of the best and most beneficent of princes: To CHARLES EMANUEL, the triumpher, who, after having retaken Afti, Alexandria, Acqui, Cafal, Valenza, and Tortona; defeated the enemy at Placentia and upon the Tidone, won the fortreffes of Final, Ventimiglia, and Savona; fubdued Liguria, and obliged the French and Spaniards to repass the Varo;

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10. John Marfo, at Kensington,

English, with 3,000 1.

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14. Sir Tho. Parkyns, Bart.-to Mifs Jenny Parkyrs of Loughborough, Leicefterbire. 19. Rev. Mr Gillingham of LittleShelford, near Cambridge, to Mifs Harwood of Cam

bridge, with 8,000 1,

20. Rev. Mr Rob. Butts, younger fon of the Bp of Ely, to the only daughter of late Dr Reuben Clarke.

25. Rev. Dr Townshend, brother to Lord Townshend, -to a daughter of late G. Pfice, ALIST of DEATHS for the Year 1747. March

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R John Cuppage, at Drigg, Cumberland, aged 104. He X had 4 wives, and only 4 daughters, each of which had 14 children, fo at his death he was grandfather to 56. great grandfather to 19, great great grandfather to 11, and great great great grandfather to 4. He retain'd his fenfes to the laft, and only with'd to fee an end of the rebellion, having been very active against the G rebels, in 1715.

27. Rab. Barclay of Ury, Scotland, Efq; fon of the tamous apologift for the Quakers, aged 75.

APR. 3. Alz. Parker, attorney at law, and deputy clerk of the errors in the exchequer chamber.

4. Ela. Foley, Efq; uncle to Ld Foley, of a. H mortification in his foot.

Sir Richardjon, Bart. juftice of peace

FOREIGN HISTORY.

GERMANY and the NORTH.

ALL is quiet on the fide of Turkey and in the North; for the Swedes, who, influenced by French counsel, began to affemble troops in Finland, that threaten'd a rupture with Rufia, which profefies a defire to live in peace with her neighbours, have, on founder advice, fufpended their preparations, left, inftead of recovering fome of the fine provinces, they have loft, they fhould facrifice more to rafh engagements with a much fuperior force. This state of tranquillity will enable the Czarina, who has 400,000 men on foot for the defence of her vaft frontier, to fulfil her engagements to her filter empress; for which purpose a large body of troops under prince Repuin, is order'd to march towards Courland, which will serve at leaft for an army of observation over the Prufians in Brandenbourgh Pruffia, where an army of 30,000 men is ordered to encamp about Meinel.-Nothing new occurs from Germany, but the diet at Ratisbon, and the army of the circles and princes of the empire hug themfelves in a neutrality, and fit quiet fpectators of the rapid progress of the French, and the conqueft of the Low Countries, as if the aggrandifement of the thoufe of Bourbon, and the depreffion of the houfe of Auftria had no relation to the honour of the empire, or their own security. His majelty of Pruffia declares his pacific intentions, and that, tho' he forms camps and armies in Silefia and near his capital, as well as in Pruffia, it is with no other view than that of exercifing his troops.

ITALY.

The fcene of affairs in this country is very important, as the iffue of the war feems in a great meafure to depend on the reduction of Genoa, a work, it is fear'd, of more difficulty than the AuArians expected, whofe operations have for a confiderable time been delay'd by the hard weather, and badness of the roads. As foon as thefe would permit, general Schuylemberg, having received his expected reinforcements, with a good train of artillery, advanced towards the city, making himself mafter of all the little places by the way, with fome lofs, as the revolters defended feveral pofts with great obitinacy. About the oth inftant N. S. he arrived before the place, and, before coming to extremities, inade propofitions to the revolters, that if they would lay down their arms, and fubmit to the clemency of the empress queen, without demanding the guaranty of G.

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Britain and Sardinia, the republic would have better terms than it could reafonably hope by capitulation, or by way of arms. But was aniwer'd, "We have already too feverely felt the effects of Auftrian clemency; if the general has, as we are told to intimidate us, 30,000 choice troops, with a large train of artillery ready to make us feel the refentment of the emprefs-queen, the republic has 54000 men in arms, 9000 of them regular troops, 250 cannon, and 34 mortars, with abundant ammunition and provifions, and, what is more, we are determined to defend our city, and preferve our liberty to the laft drop of our blood, and will fuffer ourselves to be bury'd in the ruins of our capital, rather than afk for quarter, and fubmit to the clemency of the court of Vienna, unless we can gain it by an honourable capitulation, well guaranty'd by the kings of Great Britain and Sardinia, ar d the republics of Verice and the United Provinces." Notwithstanding this relolute anfwer, their chief dependance iş on fuccours from France, whole intercit it is to fupport them at all imaginable hazards, and whofe care it has been that nothing be wanting for that purpose; but with what fuccefs will appear from the following advices abstracted from the London Gazette.

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The French tranfports, being about 40, failed from Toulon the 17th inftant, N.S. under convoy of a xebec and a frigate, for the relief of Genoa: the next day, about the distance of cape del Mell, they were feparated by a hard ealterly wind. In this difperfed ftate the Leopard took 3 of them, the Antelope 3. and the Revenge 2, on the 19th and 20th, and the Fever ham one more on the 21ft to the eastward of Gensa, and with the Seaford and Leoftaff chaled 5 others into Porto Finland Porto Speccia, as the Phanix did the French frigate into Genoa. The weather prevented the flips appointed to intercept this embarkation from keeping their ftations, and thereby taking a greater number. Six fail took fhelter at Monaco, and fome at Antibes; another was taken by the Duke firefhip off the islands of Hieres. The number of foldiers taken in the 10 transports is about 1100, who are all fent into Fiedmont as his majefly's prifoners of war, till otherwife dipoled of.-Capt. Welior of the Roebuck, commander of the vellels employ'd at the islands of St Margaret and St Hexerat, has deftroy'd a number of fmall vellels in the harbour of Cannes in Provence, and brought off others,

which were defign'd to embark troops for the attack of thofe iflands.Above 40000 pealants, with their families, having been forced into Genoa, most of which lie in the streets and fquares; if a bombardment enfues, the city will fwim with blood; to prevent which, Gen. Schuylembeeg had fent an officer to confer with the deputies of the city. And (Apr. 29) a report prevails that it has furrender'd at difcretion.

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An accommodation has been long talk'd of between this court and England, as a preliminary to which, commerce would be reflor'd between the two nations under certain conditions. But tho' fuch an event is wifh'd by many, and reprefented as advantageous to ourlelves, it may be fuggelted that, as the court of Madrid, by feveral late C mealures, appears firmly attach'd to the French intereft, and in cafe of a feparate peace, will get home her treafures, and be able to affift France more effectually than now with her troops, it is not impoible that this event may, out of a fincile in politics, be fecretly promoted by France.

FRANCE

In a council held at Versailles, was read, a plan of operations from Count Saxe, making a diverfion to the allies by Cardinal invading Dutch Flanders. Tencin ftrenuoufly fupported it, faying, That his majefty had thewn favour to thefe republicans too long, who, by having extraordinary regard paid them, had fancy'd that that they were much more formidable and of greater confequence than they really were; that if his counsel had been followed, war had been declar'd against them long ago, and his advice was not to delay it any longer, and at the fame time to enter their provinces by way of Flanders with 50,000 men. His eininence was strongly oppofed by M. St Florentin and M. de Maurepas, who alleged that this advice was the most pernicious that could be given the king, because it would unquestionably caufe feveral proteftant powers to fly to the affiftance of the republic, and that the kingdom had much greater need of the Dutch in refpect of commerce than the republic had of France. The opinion of the cardinal was however fo much to the goût of his majesty, that a courier was immediately fent to marshal Saxe, to act accordingly. HOLLAND

In purfuance of the French king's declaration (which fee p. 177) and on the

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the very day it was communicated, count Lawendahl with 30,000 men enter'd Dutch Flanders, and foon made himfelf mafter of Slayfe, the fmall garrifon furrendering prisoners: Sas van Ghent made a better defence, but was obliged to yield on the fame terms, and the French are now before* Hulft. So unexpected a calamity, never felt fince 1672, we muft fuppofe, terribly alarm'd the ftates, and oblig'd them to have recourfe to the fame means as then proved their prefervation, the province of Zealand, as being neareft danger, fetting the example, which was follow'd by the city of Rotterdam, and at length by all the towns and provinces in general. And we need not wonder that the people exprefs fo paffionate a defire to fee the prince of Orange and Naffau in poffeffion of thofe employments which had been fo glorioully adminifter'd by his ancestors, if we confider his perfonal character, which you will find drawn, without flattery, as follows, from A defcription of Holland, printed in 1743.

ILLIAM CHARLES FRISO, here

W ditary stadtholder of Friesland, and

Dftadtholder of the provinces of Groningen and Guelderland, fuftains with great dignity the glory of his ancestors, and resembles one of the greatest of his houfe in many things, but ⚫ in none more than his virtues and fufferings. Like William III. Pr. of Orange, and king of Great Britain, he was a pofthumous fon, and orphan before he faw the light of this world. Like him, he no fooner came to years of maturity than he met with very hard ufage from the fame quarter; a quarter from which one would leaft have expected it. He <has borne all with true magnanimity, a great. nefs of mind fuperior to fortune, and refignation to divine providence, which never abandons those who confide in it; and thus reFadverfity. He has added new luftre to his ⚫ fembles his great predeceffor in profperity and

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great houfe, by marrying another princefs royal of Great Britain, whofe virtues and fine qualities do honour to her auguft birth, as her prefence does to every country where fhe refides. Like William, he has a quick difcernment and folid judgment; is munificent, ferene, and temperate; fo moderate in refpect to titles and honoure, as to neglect thofe he has the jufteft right to.'

P. S. Apr. 30. An exprefs from Flubing advifes, that the Dutch forces, and three English regiments under general Fuller, had made a fally from Hul? upon the French, attack'd and drove them back to Slays, with the lofs of 3000 killed, and of 1,000 taken prifoners. The allies loft 1100 or 1200 men, about half of them English; Col. Abercromby being among the wounded.

* See a map of the Netherlands in the Magazine for June 1744.