The author of this hiftory is the Prefident de rofe. The learned magistrate does not confine mself to an historical hit of voyages to the athern hemisphere: his main intention is, to ngage the states of Europe in encouraging and rotecting fuch as are properly qualified and inined to pursue further difcoveries in that un-. nown part of the world: A geographical enterrife, the glory of which he fets above all conuefts whatever. It is therefore to fovereign prines that he proposes this object of noble emulaon; affuring them, that the potentate who hall be firft able to give his name to the antarctic world, will stand in the highest degree of fame of Il fovereigns; for that fuch a fovereign muft, in affice, be considered, not as the conqueror. bat s the creator at least of a fifth part of the world." As most of the attempts towards the southern oaft have not hitherto proved fo fuccessful as night be wished, the author. in his first book, ropofes to have them renewed; but under quite different commanders, by jufter measures, and

with more exalted views.

By the Terra Australis be understands all that ies beyond the three fouthern points of Alia, Africa, and America, or beyond the Molucca and Celtebar iflands, the Cape of Good Hope, and the freights of Magellan, to the amount, perhaps, of eight or ten millions of square leagues; infilting, that it is impoflible, that in fo prodigious a space there should not be some immenfe continent, to counterbalance the vast tracts of land to the northward, and poife the globe in its rotation. Throughout this whole chapter the author is careful to fupport his ideas, by the hiftory of ancient and modern emigrations and colonies, and upon the molt unnerring principles of political economy. Before he proceeds to the next book, he distinguishes the whole Terra Australis by three feveral names: that fouthward of Afia he calls Afia Autralis; that beyond Africa, the Cape of Good Hope, and Cape Horn, Magellanica; and the third, in the grand Pacific ocean, from the multitude of iflands, he names Polynesia.

Book II. contains the difcoveries made to the fouthward, during the course of the fixteenth century when Chriftopher Columbus and Americus Vefpufius (if they were indeed the first authors of the difcovery) had penetrated into that rich and vaft Archipelago, fituated to the weft of Europe, even as far as the grand continent of the New World, which, it is like, will for ever hear one of their names, and brough; luck anfl evident proof, that the torrid zune, and the toesperate southern zone, contrary to the Can umus 4 & antients and moderns, were both the OE this the inhas bitants were of the premithovielver

This discover cane Nagy a fund diodevience to our continent ma core patent, obit of

emulation for feveral nations of Europe. The ambition of conqueft, and the intereft of com merde, made this new world a theatre of valour and industry.

The relations of the voyages, and fuccefs of the several adventurers, as penned by themselves, have been either published for the instruction of pofterity, or interwoven with the hiftory of the new world, or deposited in particular archives. Our hiftorian, as far as he was able to procure any thing he could depend upon, has brought them al. together in a chronological order, having firit fupprefled almoft all the furniture of their journals, relating to foundings, anchorings, thoals; rocks, winds, variations, amplitudes; re, which, as they fuit his purpose, he introduces in their proper places.

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Book III. fets forth the discoveries of the fe venteenth century. The scenes are much the fame, but the actors different; les infpired by glory, but more by gain. As you advance in the hiftory, you acquire a thorougher, knowledge of the New World. The difference of national in terefts is a point the hiftorian thinks well worth confidering: national vanity has had the chief hare in publishing many interefting relations, whilft others of great moment have been with-held from the public, by way of referving to a nation, or to a particular company, an exclufive privilege for enriching themselves.

Book IV. contains the difcoveries made fiancé the beginning of the eighteenth century; among which thofe of Capt. William Dampier ftand the foremost. This navigator failed twice round the globe; the first time according to the course of the fun; the fecond, from W. to E. M. de Brofe gives him the highest encomiums. Then he comes to Capt. Woods Rogers; and, lafly, to Lord Anfon; on whom he makes this particular reflec tion," that he would not have had such horrible feas and tempests to contend with, but that he attempted the paffage of Cape Horn at the very worst feafon of the year."

Book V. treats of the means of forming fettlements in the Terra Auftralis. By way of reply to the objections which may probably be brought against the execution of his projects, as the requilite length of time, the barbarous ferocity of natives, &c. he fays, "that it is the way of particular perfons to measure by years, but nations and kings thould look upon themselves as individuals always fubfifting, and contending for eter nity; and that, as for the tempers of inhabitants, we know that the most favage nations have been civilized by good usage and wite difcipline. More over, that there is much to be abated from the accounts we have been amused with, as to nations of Amazons, man-eaters, and Patagonian giants" In a word, the President seems not to have fors gotten any one of the particular means which can contribute to the accomplishing of his fcheme. The moft part of the additions, which he puts in to his fupplement, are extracted from le eers weite on by Jetan muionaries in the logi lastetical memoirs of the Alianc dies. Gourmande

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Ads

Bercrombie, Gen, defeat
ed at Ticonderoga 436
Aberdeen meal-market
from dues 42
06, 319, 20
Acts, abftracts of: Of the act
for taxing offices, penfions,
houfes, and windows 350. Of
that to enforce the annexation
act 353. Of that to permit
the importation of faked beef
from Ireland 345. Of that for
encouraging feamen 454. Of
the plate-act 520. Of the bread-
act 624. Of the militia-acts518.
Addifon, his character as a wri
ter 139. His tragedy of Cato
the beft that has been wrote for
2000 years 140
Addrelles: The city of London's
496. Of Exeter ib, Of the Lords
600. Of the Commons 601.
Account of other addreffes 497.
Advertisements, uncommon 697
Ether, a differtation on 280
Africa, a French fort there ta.
ken 271. 329. Troops fent
thither 326. A fquadron fails
for it 602

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ed ib. Gen. Abercrombie de
feated at Ticonderoga 436
Lift of the British troops killed
and wounded 437. Different
accounts of this action 438. A
French account 491. Accounts
of the taking of Fort Fronte-
nac 546. Accounts of an ac
tion near Fort du Quefne 548.
659. and another at Loyal Hans
ning 659. St John's illand ta-
ken 548. Number and difpo-
fition of the inhabitants 548, 9.
The French fettlements on the
river St Lawrence deftroyed
549. See Amberft, Bofcawen,
Howe. Of the inquiry in par-
liament concerning the contract
for victualling the forces there
406

Amherst, Gen. his account of
the fiege and capitulation of
Louisburg 430-436, March-
es to join Gen. Abercrombies 48
Amherst and Edgcumbe, Cap.
tains, King's prefent to 602
Animals, account of various 588
Anne, Q. character of 695
Anfon, L. appointed commander
of a squadron 277. Sails 263.
Returns to Plymouth 383. Sails
again ib. Arrives at Portimouth
549

Antiquities difcovered in Stirling-
fhire 77

Arabs attack the Mecca caravan
30. See Mecca
Ariftophanes, his literary cha-

racter 149

Armida; or, Virtue in distress
416

Austrians, their military pro-
ceedings last year 4.17.
Their account of the battle of
Liffa 34. Remarks upon it 35.
How they relished the capitula-
tion of Breftau ib. Exchange
of prifoners between them and
the Pruffians agreed upon 92.
They prepare for at early cam-
paign ib. The number of their
troops 153. They march into
Moravia 257 Attack a Pruf-
Gian convoy, and raife the fiege
of Olmutz 373, 4. Their plan
of operations difconcerted by
the defeat of the Ruffians 435.
Surprite the Pruffians at Hoch
kitchen 536. Their proceed"
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liged to raise the Gege of Neifs
$92 Block up Drefden 5931
Defert the blockade 594
Retreat into Bohemia 65or See
Daun, Pruffia
Bacon's character as a writer 149
Bally's poem on providence, ac

count and extracts of 668
Balmerino, L. his character and
(execution 2380
Bank-notes, ftolen, process about
paffing 39

Bar-iron, a petition for leave to
import it from North America
337. Arguments for an act to
that purpofe 338. Anfwers to
thefe arguments ib. Replies,
342. An abstract of the act 347
Barbour's poetical character 143
Barclay, A. tried for robbery
386. Pardoned 609
Bardana a remedy for the goue

222

Barm, a receipt to make 697
Barnard, W. profecuted for wri
ting threatening letters 252
His defence and acquittal 252
253. See Marlborough
Barnard, Sir J. refigns his gown,
and is thanked 392
Barnevelt beheaded 292
Bateman's account of a physical
tranfaction at Eaton 557
Battles, of Crevelt 310-314.
Sunderfhaufen 376, 7.
Meer
428. Zorndorf 426, 86. Hoch-
kirchen 536. Lutternberg $40, t
Ticonderoga 436. 698
Bavaria, D. of, permitted to levy
a tax on his clergy 101.
Baxter, J banithed for child-
murder 327
Beaumont and Fletcher, of their
plays 192

Bedford, D. leaves Ireland, 327-
Sce Ireland
Bee-hive, wonderful difcoveries
on opening one-357
Bell, account of his discourse on
populoufnefs and trade 445
Belleifle, M. a Ipeech of 203.
Belliqueux man of war taken 55 I
Bengal, a revolution in 37. Trea-
ty between the British and the
new nabob 38. Prefents to be
fent him 105. See Calcutta
Bentley's character as a writer 74
Befucheff, C. difgraced 151
Bifeayan words 502. Whether

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the Biscayan and Irish language
is the fame ib.
Blackstone, account of his dif
courie on the study of the law
614
Bligh, Gen appointed to com-
mand on an expedition against
France 383
Lands on the
French coaft 439. Dettroys
the harbour and fhi, ping at
Cherburg 449. Returns to
England 491. Lands again
492. Defeated at St Cas 492.
Reigns 573.613. His letter to
Mr Pitt 569. See Expedition
Boleyn, Q Anne, her letter to
K. Henry VIII. 145
Balingbroke, L. his character as
a water 240, 1. Anecdotes a
bout him 349
Books, foreign 55. 278. 704
Boscawen, Adm. fails for North
America 104. Arrives at Ha-
lifax 318 Sails to Louifburg
430. His account of the taking
of it 135. Returns to Eng
land 601. Great rejoicings on
his arrival ib.
Boston, Mr, his demiffion accept
ed of 42.
His demiflion 266.
Act of affembly concerning him
267
Bounties for feamen and landmen
continued 38

Boyle's literary character 74
Bradstreet, Col. takes Fort Fron-
tenac 546

Breadalbane, E. his fcheme to
quiet the highlands 129 His
revenge upon Macdonald of
Glenco 130
Bread, proceedings on the bill
for the due making of it 562
Bread act, abstract of it 624.
Bread-tables for Scotland and
England 626, 7. A hint for
rendering a claufe in this act
more general 633
Breeches pocket and animal fpi-
rits, fympathy between them

74

Braffon, R. attempts to escape 104
Britain, affairs there last year 176.
Lift of forces in her pay 327.
Some of her troops fent to Ger-
many 383. Her vaft import-
ance in the prefent conjuncture
475. A fhort view of the dif
pute between her and the Dutch
477. Her conduct with re.
spect to neutral nations 662 See
America, Dutch, Expedition
Brook's character 138, 9
Broom, Betty, her adventures
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ter 73

der 608

Catalepfy, cafe of one 196
Caxton, his character 144
Celtic and Irish languages, obfer-
vations on 580
Characters: Of the King of
Pruffia 18. of the Czar Peter
the Great 507. of the Czarina
509. See Czarina. of Q. Ma-
ry 695. of K. William ib.
of Q. Anne ib. of K. Georgel.
696. of Lord Loudon 205. of
Lord Howe 442
Charles II. his age an age of wit
and immorality 239
Chatham man of war arrives in
Leith road 388 See Lockhart
Chaucer the father of English
poetry 142

Cherburg, accounts of the ta-
king and demolition of its piers,
c. 440.
A defeription of the
town, and of its harbour and
fluice 459. M. Belidor's opi-
nion of that place 641. Can

non taken there do3. Obfer
vations on the taking of it 441
Chillingworth's character a
writer 239

Circuit courts, times and placescí
their meetings 42. 608. Ita
at them 327-608
Clarendon's character as a
ter 239

Cleone, account and extrafa.
that tragedy 637. Prak
and epilogue to 623
Clive, Col. defeats the naba
Bengal 37 See Bengal
Comet obferved 361
Common prayer, book of, dis
style 191
Commons, resolutions of thr
ways and means commitice.
See arliament, Supplies
Congreve's literary character
Conversation, parallel bewert
and punch 620
Coppices, their utility 3389
Corn and bread, parliamen
proceedings relating to the pur
of 398. 562 Refk-Choms=
the bounty on exportation
corn 563. See Bread
Cotes, Adm. takes French by
108

Courland, Pr. Charles of Saxx
chofen Duke of 650
Courts, propofal for publiba
the judgments of 614
Crawford, E. remarkable me
dote of 15
Credit, vote of 319
Credulity imputed by every me
to every other man 315. Fany
credulity exemplified 355
Crevelt, Hanoverian accoust
the battle there 309-31
French accounts 314, 15.
joicings on account of it
Crine, Dr, his manageme
the gout 222. See Impost
Cromerty, E. of, tried and pr
doned 238

Cromwell, OL a prayer of 1
Cruelty, confiderations on it
Of checking it in childre
Of religious ib. Of that of.
Popifh ecclefiaftics 165
Culloden, account of the
of the rebels there 234, 5
the barbarity committed at
See Cumberland, Pretender
Cumberland, D. of, takes -
command of the army i
land against the rech
Pursues them 232.
Carlile ib. Commands the
my in Scotland 233-
The --
bels fly before him 234