Bombs, Bullets, &c. with abundance of Provifion and Forage. The Enemy aban. don'd their Camp with the greatest Precipitation, and it was with very inconfiderable Lofs that we gained this compleat Victory, the Confequence of which was the Surrender of Choczim the 19th, by the Kaltschach Bafhaw, on Condition of A Quarter for Life, and that their Women and Children might be allow'd Convoys with their own Goods to their Habitations. The Outworks of this Fortrefs are all walled. and there are fix principal Bastions after the Turkish Manner in very good Condition; the Magazines were B richly provided, and 138 Cannon were found in the Place. The 21ft Te Deum was fung for this important Conqueft. The 23d General Biron repafs'd the Daiefter with the chief Prifoners of War under a ftrong Guard to return to Kiow; their Wives defiring to follow, it was allow'd, but the Kaltfchach Bafhaw would not be followed by his 4 Wives, and 2 Concubines. This Day we found eleven Pieces of Cannon on the Road to Bender, and having left our heavy Artillery and a ftrong Garrifon at Choczim, are directing our March for Jaffy, the Capital of Molt of the Greeks and D Moldavia. Christians in that Country have declared for Prince Cantemir, who commands a Body of Wallachians as Brigadier in the Ruffian Army.

The Turks and Tartars abandon'd Precop at the Approach of the Ruffian Army under the Command of Count Lafci, who afterwards advanced into the Crimea, in order to waste it with Fire and Sword. The Tkih Fleet in the Black Sea having been almoft destroy'd by a Storm, not only the Defign of Afoph is balked, but the Ruffian Admiral Bredahl will be at Liberty to fupply Count Lafci with Neceffaries.

Copenhagen. The auxiliary Troops agreed to be furnish'd to the King of Great Britain, are ready to march upon the first Notice. Our Court is furprized at the French Squadron under the Marquis D'Antin having paffed by Elfenour without paying the ufual Salute.

Goa in the East-Indies, Fan 10. Capt. Bagwell in the Revolution was attack'd 3 Times by 9 Grabs and 13 Callevats belonging to Angria; fhe fought them 3 Glaffes, and having fhot away their Rudders, Main-Yards and Top Mafts, purfu'd them into 4 Fathom, Water. In the Engagement Angria's Admiral and many of his Men were killed, there being in the Grabs and Callevats 2250 Me, and half

as many Lafcars to work their Veffels;
Capt. Bagwell loft only a Midshipman.

Petersburg This Court has received
Advice from their Conful at Rafh in Per-
fia, that Schach Nadir, their Sovereign,
had gained a compleat Victory over the
Grand Mogul, who retired to a Fortress,
where being beficged, and defpairing of
Relief, he went forth into the Perfian
Camp, and deliver'd up his Crow. The
Sophy generously return'd it, and re-
ftored all his Conquefts, except the Pro-
vince of Caboul.

We are told from Paris, that foon after the French Ambaffador arrived at London, he was in Conference with the Miniftry; wherein he declar'd he was glad he return'd Time enough to offer the Mediation of the King his Mafter, in order, if it was poffible, to prevent an open Rupture between Great Britain and Spain, to which he only waited for a pofitive Declaration; that the Emperor and the States General appear'd difpofed to con cur in bringing about the fame End. To which he was answer'd that Things were advanced too far to accept of any Media tion; and befides, Spain had made her Boafts that the fhould not long act alone, but was affured of being powerfully af fifted by France. The Ambaffador, who was before-hand inftructed what Reply to make to fuch an Anfwer, faid, that if indeed the Mediation of the King his Mafter was not accepted, his moft Chriftian Majefty would be obliged to fulfil his Engagements with Spain: That this Power was attach'd to him by the Ties of Blood, and he could not fuffer it to be overwhelm'd by Great Britain without thinking himself indifpenfibly obliged to fend it what Affiftance fhould be neceffary: In Anfwer to which he was told that the King of France was at Liberty to act as he should think fit. The Ambaflador had foon after another Conference with the Miniftry, in which he endeavour'd to fhew the Confequences of refuling the Mediation of his moft Chiftian Majefty, but was told, in order to justly do the Office of a Mediator, it was Gabfourely neceflary to be entirely difintereftd; but that the Union and Engagements which fublifted between France and Spain, were too ftrong for France to act quite impartially in fuch a Mediation, and that this was a Rea on fufficient to prevent accepting the Offer fhe had made: Upon which his Excellency retir'd, faying, that if that was the Cafe, his Prefence was ufelefs at Lwidon, where he fhould not stay long.

For OCTOBER, 1739.

CONTAINING,

/Moge in Duantity, and greater Bariery, than any Bock of the kind and Price/

I. DEBATES in the Houfe of Clinabs of
Great Lilliput continued. Remainder
of Urg, Piemahm's Speech against ad.
dreffing for Papers relating to the Con-
vention. The Anfwer of Wimgul Gum-
dahm, Hargolen. Speech of Wimgal
Tegon, Hurgolen, in anfwer to the fore-
going. The Speech of Wimgul Palnub,
Urg; his Motion for an Addrefs; Refo
lutions of the Clinabs. Speech of the
Prime Minister's Brother. The Answer
of Juan Branard, Hurgolet.
II. Extract from Pere Bergeant on the
Language and Soul of Brutes; the Opi-
n.ons of Descartes, the Peripatetics, Lac-
tantius, and others, of the fame.
III. A new Method of making Women
ufeful, to prevent their becoming old
Maids, &c. By a Lady. The inward
Leadings of the Spirit explained with
regard to Mr Whitfield. New Method
of making Maps,

c.

By SYLVANUS

IV. ESSAYS POLITICAL and HUMOROUS, &c. from the publick Papers. Craftfman on the Election of a Lord Mayor. Obfervations on the Government of Holland. Subjects Right of petitioning the Throne. Letter from a convinced Cuckold, with Advice in that Cafe, &c. Over-arming a Sign of Fear. Prime Minifter answerable for a War he don't approve.

V. POETRY, The contented Clown. A
Hymn to SCIENCE. Sappho's Advice
to the Fair. On Jealoufy. The Gun-
Stick. Beauty and Innocence. Epitaph
on Thomas Coffer, Efq; On Sir Ri Wal-
pole's Picture, c.

VI. HISTORICAL CHRONICLE. War
proclaim'd against Spain. Debates at
Guildhall on the Election of a Ld Mayor.
VII. LISTS of Births, Marriages, c.
VIII. Prices of Stocks. Bill of Mortality.
IX. Foreign Affairs.

URBAN, Gent.

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Extract from Pere Bougeant, of the Language of Brutes

Opinion of the Peripatetics

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Craftsman, of Invafions

504

ib H

of Lactantius, and others

ib E

ih F

529

ib

530

431

Letter from (with Advice to) a convinced
Cuckold

A Letter concerning Maps
Obfervations on the Government of Hol
land, &c.

531 Parliaments cannot do fume Things 533 G Craftsman on the Election of Lord-May or

534 ib H

Motion of an Alderman
Remarks on the Convention, &e." 535
Ways and Means for fupporting a War
Remonftrance of the People of England to
a Houfe of Commons
536

ib

Emainder of Urg, Plemahm's Speech again't addreffing for Papers relating to an unfinished Treaty Anfwer of Wimgul Gumdahm, Hurgolen In political Tranfactions the Minifter's Conduct alone to be canvass'd Expediency of a fecret Committee Refolutions of the Senate a Direction for the Ministry 505 H Why the Iberians, for 20 Moons paft, have obferved no Stipulations SOGE What Conduct ought to be obferved towards the other Powers of Degulia 507 The Fleet of Lilliput fufficient against feveral united P. wers 508 E Encroachments of her Rights of Navigation and Commerce to be strictly enquir'd A 509 H Minifters not to be condemn'd, before the The Subjects Right to petition the Throne particular Motives, from which they act, are known Public Cenfors among the Chinese A new Method of Treaty-making, without Cato's Saying of the Romans one definitive Treaty 511 D The Parliament accountable Two Caufs of the contemptuous Behavi- Extract from England's Birthright, our of Theria ib C phlet Anfwer of Wimgul Yegon, Hurgolen, to the Remarks of fome Gazetteers on the foregoing 512 ing A wrong Construction of the Lilliputian A Prime Minifter answerable for a Maxim, The Emperor can do no Wreng tho' he don't approve it ib C Over-arming a Mark of Fear The Convention, why not a definitive Trea- Speech of Q. Anne to her Parliament 513 G The facred Treature of England in the Prerogative of making Peace or War, why People's Purfes veited in the Crown 514D

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An Addrefs moy'd for Speech of the Prime Minifter's Brother 522 Bad Confequences of the Addrefs ib The Anfwer or Juan Branard, Hurgolet 524 A Scheme to make Women more useful 525 A rational Account of the inward Leadings of the Spirit N. B. The three la? Paragraphs in the Lady's Scheme, p. 526, being misplaced in the Prefs fhould be read the last fift, and then upwards. -We must defire our Readers to take notice, also, that the monitrous Report mentioned concerning a particular Boarding School is affirmed to be entirely falfe, in an Advertisement published for that Purpose, and figned by the Picar, and 12 Gentlemen of the Parish, of undoubted Credit, who examined into it, and who declare that they effeem that School and all the other's in the Village concerted in the Education of Young Ladies to be feber, reputable, and well gon sun'd schools.

THE

Gentleman's Magazine.

OCTOBER, 1739.

DEBATES in the Senate of LILLIPUT (Continued from p. 469.) ·

Continuation of the Urg; Plemahm's
Specch, from Page 469.

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Powers in Degulia must be affected by their Confequences. Hence it may be fairly prefumed that thefe Powers are, UT, Sir, as I have had no in fome Respect or other, interested in Share in concluding the the feveral Steps that have been conConvention, or in carry- certed previous to the Conclufion of ing on the Negotiation this Convention, and confequently, Sir, preceding it, I can have fome of these Powers may have given no perfonal Motives for being against us, or Iberia, private Affurances of Afthe Motion. My Oppofition to it fiftance in cafe Things had come to a proceeds from my being convinc'd, that Rupture. Thefe Affrances can't fail his Majesty might with very good of being taken Notice of in fome one Reafon refufe to communicate the Pa- or other of the Papers now mov'd to' pers in Question to the Houfe, be- be address'd for. And, Sir, I fhould' fore the definitive Treaty is conclud. be glad to know of any Gentleman, ed, fince they most probably contain C if the Power, who in the Event of a Matters no way proper to be divulged War was to have engaged as Second, to the World; and that if they were would not have good Reason to look divulged, the Iberians would have a upon herself as betray'd by us to the good Excufe for breaking off all future Refentment of Iberia, thro' our expo-' Conferences with our Minifters: In fing to all the World the Engagements which Cafe, Sir, there is no doubt fhe has entered into with us. I should that they would be juftified by moft" likewife be glad to know, Sir, if we other Courts in Degulia. For it is could hope that fuch Power would my Opinion, that no Gentleman can ever enter into any Engagements with name any one Court in Degulia us for the future. which would not think itself nearly. Thefe, Sir, are my Reasons why I concerned in fuch a Proceeding, for this think our agreeing to the present Reason, that it might probably one E Motion may be attended with very Day be their Turn to be treated in the bad Confequences. fanie Manner. But, Sir, there is another Reafon which I have not yet fouch'd upon, and which fhall be the only one I fhall now trouble the House' with for my being against this Motion. FAM forry that I am obliged to dif* Gentlemen are fenfible, that the fer from the Hon. Gentleman, who Differences betwixt us and Iberia are fits over-against me, in almost every of fuch a Nature, that feveral other

He was aufwered by Wimgul Gumdahm, Hurgolen, as follows: SIR,