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From a late MAGAZINE,
To the Right Honourable WIILLIAM PITY., Bl
h;{: Majefly’s Principal Secretary of State.
SIR, .
UR Gracious Sovereign hath committed to you
O and your Friends the Administration of pub'ic
Affairs, for the Relief of an injured Pecple. We
believe you are not above Advice and Admo
nition, efpecally from thofle whose Benefit and Weifare
you have undertaken to procure. On this Account we
make Use of our natvral Right, in setting before you
wherein, and in what Mancer, we expefi to be served.
Some of our Grievances we lately mention'd in
one of the Loondon Papers, in ¢“ The Inftroftions to
those Members of Parliament to whom no particular
Inftrutions had been given. We repeat our earneit
Desire to have those Matters considered and redrefled ;
adding, that if we are allowed to carry Arms for our
own Defence, we beg that this may not encroach upon
the Observation of the Lord’s Day, so as to have the
Violation of a positive Command of God (already very.
frequent ) enjoined by Law. " r ‘
We are perfaaded that Diligence and Frugality in
the Managers of the Revenue, and other Officers,wou'd
be more than Half the present Land-Tax. The Cuf-.
toms themselves, if under as good a Regulation as the
Excise, would be near one Half of this Sum ; and. the
firiking off useless Places and Pensions, and a Redution
of the exorbitant Salaries and Gains of others, will raise
the other Half. Or, if there be any Deficiency, it
might be supplied by applying to the Sinking Fundone
Half of all Merchant Ships, taken from the Enemy by
our Men of War. This Jaft will really be of Benefit
to the Service, for Experience hath abundantly thewed
that nothing spoils an Officer so much as growing rich.
And with Refpec to the other Part of the Requelt, we
would hope that Pity to our Diftrefles will incline you
and your Friends to endeavour to restrain the Number
of Placemen, that the great Ones may no longer riot
_An Idleness, Debauclicry, Gamige 2ad Gluttony, _opng
~ the Spoils of an impoverished Peop'e. We flatter our
selves too that the Proteétion given to Smuggling will
now cease, since He no longer rules, to oblige whose
Tenants, it hath been said, this Countenance hath been
iven.
. As we are notw engaged in War, which is an Appeal
to God, and the Success entirely depends on his Favor,
we hope some Methods will be taken, by discouraging
the national Sins, to regain his Favor who is the Lord
of Hof's. Bat we caonot hope that God will bless the
Counsels of those that are the avowed Defpifers of his
Laws, and live in open Contempt of Religion ; who
spend that Time in Gaming and Debauchery, which
“ fhou!d be devoted to God in religious Duties, as well
as that which is due to the Service of their Couatry.
Neither can we expeét God will go forth with our
Fleets and Armies, whileour Regiments are filled with
Prophanenefs in Men and Officers, and every Man of
War is a little Hell of Impiety. Nor can we hope
Things will be better until great Gaming- Houses are
fupprefled, and Magistrates are thereby encouraged to
do the fame by little Ones, until profefled Lrreligion
and open Wickedness be made a Bar to civil and mili
tary Promotions ; untilthe Custom be broken of felling
Chaplainthips of Regiments to wealthy Clergymen,
who entirely negle@ the Duty ; until the Chaplains of
the Men ot War are on a still more refpeftable Foot
ing than at present, in Dignity and Refpelt at lealt,
though not in Power and Pay, next to the Captains,
and antil more Care is taken in chufing them and other
Ministers. Indeed a Reformation thro’out the whole
is highly desirable, as by keeping out- the idle and ig
norant, o by utterly abolithing those Scandals of the
Church, Plaralities and Non- Residence, and by apply
ing the overgrown Wealth of some to the Relief of
the poorest. That any Bishop should have more than
100011. per Annum, any parochial Clergyman more
than 2 or 3001, or less than 1001, is not at all for the
Good of Religion.
~ We are not so sanguine as to imagine that our many
=nd great Corruptions and Diftrefes can be cured eafi
., suddenly, or entirely. Yet we charge you to con
fider by what Kind of Condutt’your Predeceflors have
caused our present Diftrefles, and by contrary Measures
. to endeavour what you can to give some Relief.
- Ong who fat many Yearsat the Helm of Affairs,and
every Year forwarded Britain’s Ruin, secured himfelfin
Power by Bribary and Corruption. This was his distin
guishing Talent, to know the Price of every Man, and
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buy him off from oppofirf LisAdminiftration: His Un
derlings copied his Examp'e, and introduced Corroption
into every Corner of the %and, cllablifhing a Knd of
System for buying and felling Votes in P, Bo
roughs, Managers, and Vores in Boronzhs, The Effeé
of this was a heavy Burdes ow the Nation, by new and
needless Places bringing ot heavy Taxes ; it also cover
ed the Land with an intelerable Load of Guilt; the
Guilt of Perjury, and man~ other Crimes, which have
drawn on us the Evils we mow fuffer. '
Thefle deftrultiveand wl4’ edMealures were expoied.
thwarted and at lafk difcopye-ted, by anather W P. and
his Friends. But when ts . great Man seemed to have
it in his Power to relievs, iis injured Country, he {ud
denly stopped short. Whe: ier unable to accomplith his
Intentions by Reason of t'e prevailing Power of other
Corruptars,or whether he .. “ver had such worthy Views,
he seemed to rest contenté! with having foiled his Ad
versary, and Rivalin Elezaence ; and hath ever since
lain buried under a Title “ad publick Repioach. If he
ever desired and really intended a bappy Change, now
is his T'ime to recover hi¢ iaft Credit, by raising and
firengthening your Hanc:
The succeeding Miniftzy trod in the fame Path, with
some Improvegeit. Intefsable Places and Penfioas,
foreign Lonneltions, pudjck Kxtravagance, Bribery
and P"erjil'ry.vfiilllt_émainé}}“}n full Vigor. - Corraption
became more powerfu!, an put on addutional Charms,
The leading Man, by a “ieoch Cock and valt lix
pence, bribed the Bellies ¢ * L——ds and M ——rs of
P————t;and led them by the Tooth. Under Ma
nagers imitated their Lez:r, and now a good Table s
kept by mott residing Bogg:gh Rulers ; elegant Enter
tainments, causing Glouwgny and Drunkennels, are
joined with Money and ¥ icesin securing Fl—s.
This heightened cur forni. Evils, increased our Debt,
multiplied our Sius, and ¥ h provoked the Holy God
still more. Luxury xfiadéiien needy, Need exposed
them to Corruption, Perj ; &c, and thus Soul, Body,
and Fortyna hecame q,?p*.\.l.b’ dp-ithic miohtv Deflrover —.
Swvior armis luxuria incubly. e 3 ‘
~_ These, great Sir, are some of our Sufferings. By
these Means they have been broughton. Rife, and be
-a glorious Deliverer. Shew yourlelf ready to relieve
us, and there are many that will gladly join and support
you. Begin; you will find more Afliftance, and per
haps less Opposition than you expect. Strike at the
greatelt Evils firit, and fear not ; Gop, and the People,
are on your Side. To reitrain Sin, is fighting theCaufe
of God ; to endeavour to relieve a bardened Nation
will engage the Love of Millions.
As soon as you begin, yon may depend on the Afit
ance of all the Virtuous, and Lovers of their Country,
in both Houses. Those that are chosen by popular
Ele&ions will join you too, except perhaps a very few
that cannot live without Prey. As for the bargaining
Borough Men, who spend Half their Fortunes to get a
Seat by bribing the Voters, or purchale it of some great
Men, these will follow wherever they fee the Loaves
and Fithes. Hopes of Half a Place, properly reduced,
will be more prevalent with these needy Ones, than a
distant Profpe& of rioting in such high Pensions as are
now given, by disconcerting your goad Endeavours.
The greatest Opposition you have to expett is from
another Afflembly. They have, before now, defeated
an Attempt to reduce Placemen, and very lately refufed
to consent to fuffer us to be armed for our own De
fence. But here too are {fome Men of Virtue, and
Friends to Britain ; thele will readily efpoule the glo
rious Cause. ~ Besides, Czsar ison your Side : He 1s
willing to restore Prosperity to Britain ; he earnestly
desires it ; with this Intention he fixed on you. They
that were created by his Favor, will not buzz or sting
when the royal Beams are withdrawn. And who ever
saw them oppose the Man that held the Keys of the
firong Box ? When they, or any others, fee that on
Account of their Opposition to salutary Methods, they
are pointed out as the Foes of Liberty, and averse to
their Country’s Welfare, they will not venture to stand
the Tide of Universal Odium, they will cail to Mind,
perhaps, what happened about 116 Years ago.
As the Condu we recommend to you is praflicable,
it is also neceflary even to support your own Power.
The unnatural Methods of -Bribery and debauching
Feasts, have eat out the Bowels of the Nation. The
Debt is run too high: to support these anylonger. The
Times now demand no such Quackery, but wholfome
Medicine, or Death must follow. Neceflity and Vir
tue join to point you out your Way. Your Duty to
Foreign and Doamelflict.
God, and the Desires, the Demands of the pecp’e are
here the fame. Never was that moré trne thau aow,
Vox Populi, Vox Dvi. ; o
If you don’t improve the Opportunity no® putinto
your Hands, Jbut foliow the Ways of thole who have
been Britain'sceadly Foes; if a Tite, Love of MO:’?{?".‘;
or Love of Ease, bribe you to betzad odf Inferefts, yoa
will fall, from the higheit Relpe& andwibiverfal iifeem,
to as low aod univerialdonominy and Contemni. Wha.
orher Bfeéts will lolow, we cannot fav. What faae
not impoverithed, oppreiled, earaged Millions do *
But if your Heart is honett, as your Head is wile ; 1t
the Love for Britain, that harh otiea founded from your
Tongue, be now shewed in Aftion, wiat a glorious
Prospect is beforz yon ? Wil woc jult Heaven, in Lrer
nity, reward the Maa taat stood between his Country
and overflowing Ruain ? And if present Glory be desir
able, neither he that is diltinguithed by the Title of
Conqueror, will appear greates in our Liteem, nor thar
greater WiLLiam that delivered us from Popery and
arbitrary Power, will be dearer to cur [Hearts than Yov.
Foritis less glorious to conquer a Nation by Arms,
than to overcome Luxury and Corruption, which had
led that Nation Captive. It isalefls Benefit to be de
livered even from Popery, than from overspreading
Iniquities, Misery, and a threatening insulting Foe.
How glorious will it appear in the Annals of Britain,
That in the 30th Year of Georee 11. by the Com
mand of that beloved King, and by the Wisdom and
Diligence of W. P. and his Friends, Liberty began to
be eltablithed, Corruption and Debauchery and Impi
ety to be checked, Ease, Welfare and Prosperity, to be
restored to ‘ Five Mir Lions! ;
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TouLon,(a firong and populous City of France) Fan. 14:
Commodore de la Clue will fail in a few days with
four men of war to intercept a' convoy of Englith mer
chantmen which are to assemble from the different ports
of [taly at Leghorn, and proceed from thence under
the copvoy of three f{rigates, A Captain of a mer
chantman lateiy arrived trom Lepliorh telis us, that
among thisfleet are five rich Turkey thips.
PETERSBURG, ((the Metropolis of Russia) Fan. 15.
We hear from Moscow, that a great Fire lately hap
pened there, which hath destroyed several hundred
houses ; and, among others, the magnificent ftrutture
which belonged to Count de Ralumoufki.
NAPLES, (@ rich magnificent City, the Capital of the
Kingdomegfubjefied to the K. of the tano Sicilies) Tan. 16.
It is said, that 12,000 of our troops have received
orders to hold themselves in Readinef(s to embark for
Spain, and that transports will soon come from that
kingdom to take them on board.
The master of a Felucca, just arrived froh Meflina,
brings advice, that the inhabitants of divers places in the
neighbourhood of that city have all quitted their habi
tations, for fear of being destroyed by the eruptions of
Mount ZEtna,which have totally ruin’d several villages;
and that the inhabitants of Mefiina, terrified by the fub
terraneous noises, had not courage enough to flay in
town ; for when the Felucca came away, they wers flill
lying in the fields under tents and huts erected in haste.
Macrip, (the Metropolis of Spain ) Fan. 18.
All the foreign families fettled at Gibraltar being
ordered to lay up provisions for two years or leave the
place, many are gone to Cadiz.
VIENNA, ( the Metropolis of Germany) Fan. 19.
It is fettled that Marthal Browne’s army shall consist
of 80,000 men, and that of Prince liccolominia of a
bout 70,000. We lzarn from Buda, that 6coo horses
are arrived there for. Belgrade to remount the cavalry.
‘The gth Inst. in the night it was colder by two degrees
than ever it was in 1740,& as cold as in the year 1709.
Fan. 30. We hear from Konigfberg, that the Prui
fian troops are aflembled for opening the campaign in
those parts, and are alvally on_their march towards
the frontiers of Poland.
Feb. 4. They write from Pragne, that General
Browne had given orders to all his officers for their
refpedlive regiment to be ready to march at 24 hours
notice, which had caused an expettation that the cam
paign would be opened sooner than ordinary. °
Letesic, ((a Rrong City of Germany ) jan. 26.
His Prussian Majelty, by the augmentations he has
made in his troops, by his success in raising recruits in
the Empire, by the addition of the Saxon troops incor
porated with his own, and by the recruits he has de
manded from Saxony, has aflually on foot upwards of
200,000 men, i Rk
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