1 (See my ferend letter, printed in theSupplement to the Gent. Mag. for 1746. I think it my duty to caution again't Northampton, Lam, Sir, Yours,. B with two handfuls of falt, and drench To ftop the fcouring, take a fpirit P. S. As it is not probable I fhall write any thing more on this fubject, I recommend to any who defire far ther fatisfaction as to the PRINCIPLES on which my advice proceeds), Dr Barker's, ingenious pamphlet (intitled, An Account of the present EPIDEMI-D CAL diffemper among ft the cattle Price "Six-pence) which is the only rational piece I have feen on the occalion, and the only one, I believe, published by a fellow of the college of physicians in London. It has been fo highly approv'd by the four phylicians of Worcester, that they have unanimously agreed to dis ftribute, for the good of the COUNTY, an abridgment of it, with just encomiums upon the author. J AGentleman of Fortune kaving tried dif ferent Experiments for curing the pre-F. Jent Dilemper among Cattle, at left bit upon a juccessful Method, which Fe in mediately made known in his Neighbourbod: And here follows an Account of the Manner in which Cattle are first attacked, and of his Method of Cure. THE firft fymptom among the dif ufually laffs two or three days; then they generally lote their appetites, and mope about under the hedges, and run very much at the note and eyes for two or three days more; afterwards they are feized with a fcouring, which, if not fpeedily itep'd, is fure to carry them off. a As icon as you hear the beafts cough, bleed them for three mornings, together," and take about a quart of blood from them each time; mix it well together E V C G H giftrates, and Council of the City of The ADDRESS of the Lord Provost, MaEDINBURGH. Gaz. Moft Gracious rercign, your majesty's most dutiful and magiftrates, and council of the city of Einburgh, beg leave, in all humility, to return our thanks to your majetty, for your having been graciously pleafed, by an open and free election, to restore to rights and privileges, which the late inthis city, the exercife of their ancient Famous rebellion had interrupted and destroy'd. In our election, now confirmed by your majesty's royal prerogative, which has never been used but for the good of your fubjects, there appeared no contest, but who were the beit affected to your majefty's perlon and government; and we fhall think it our duty, in gratitude to our fellow citizens who chose us, to behave ourfelves in all our proceedings with fuch zeal, in fupport of your majelly's authority, and fuch a difinterested, unfeign'd, and unallay'd attachment to the conflitution, both in church and state, as to deferve their future good opinion, and to recommend this city to your majelty's favour and protection. have reterved to his royal highnets the As the almighty providence feems to duke A REVIEW of the last Year's Events. duke of Cumberland alone, the restoring The lord provoft, magiftrates, and B From the Westminer Tonna', Jan. 3. A Review of the principal Events of the last year. [Some dates, c. omitted by the Author, Jupplied within [ ] THE beginning of the new year calls upon me to take a fhort review of the tranfactions of the pait. At the end of 1745 the rebellion was at its height, and the British nation, ftruggling to preferve the liberties of Christendom, feemed in great danger of lofing her own. 19 Within a month after, to the furprize of all Europe, the king's troops were a fecond time fan. 17] defeated by the rebels (at Falkirk). This made the prefence of his R. H. again neceffary, as the only general that could give confidence to regular troops againit an army of banditti.* The fiege of Stirling the key of Scotland, was quitted by them [Feb. 1.] at his approach, with marks of the most favage cruelty [See Vol. xvi. p. 92 E) infpired by difappointment. As the prince beloved by Britain advanced, the pretender, detefted by true Britons, retired, till he had led his brutish legions into a country where no men but themfelves could fubfift in that fevere season. Here they thought themselves fafe, and for a time were fo. Our troops having Ceaten up on their march the few provifions that could be found, were obliged to ftay at Aberdeen till fupplies could be brought them by fea. This took up feveral weeks [from Feb. 27 to April 8.] which recruited the rebels, both in fpirits and numbers; fo that they fuffered the royal army unmolefted to ford a rapid river, where a little oppofition might have given infinite trouble; with a view that the utter deltruction of it, and of his R. H. might be more certain: But deftruction had turned her countenince the other way, as the rebels feverely felt [April 16.] in the field of Culloden. That day threw an effectual damp on the devouring flame, and a few more weeks, under the fame conduct, fufficed to quench all the vifible embers. Peace was reltor'd in Britain, and with it her strength to act with fresh vigour against her foreign enemies. D Dec. 4. the young Pretender had advanced from the Highlands of Scotland to Derby, within a few days march of our capital. A large army on the eastern road had been elcaped by taking the E western; (See Suppl. 1746, p. 692F) and another army, fitted out in hafte on the news of the enemy's motions, had been eluded but for the vigilance of our young royal commander. London was at this time in arms, and [Dec. 6] we expected every day when the king would -put himself at the head of his voluntary faithful fubjects. [See Mag. Dec. 8] But, after advancing fo far, and not meeting with the encouragement they expected, prudence at lait [Dec.6.] prevailed in the councils of the rebels, and made their retreat fo fpeedy, that all the diligence of his R. H. could not do more than come up with their rear, [See Val. xvi. p. 301 F] who only engaged himDec. 18.] for a fhort time at Caf ton. Carlifle was abandoned [Dec. 19.] in a fortnight after Derby had been seized, only a few deluded men, chiefly English, being left in it, to fall into the hands of justice [See Vol. xvI. p., 23] The D. of Cumberland came back to London, thinking there was no more need of his pretence. F But during thefe inteftine commotions, the common caufe, in which G. Britain, the friend of nations in diltress,had engaged, was finking apace into a defperate, and the troublers of mankind thought an irretrievable fituation. In the Netherlan's, where two campaigns had before given them all the itong towns in Flinders, and left no port open to England, inarthal Saxe fits down beG fore Brufelt, the feat of the Austrian government, and capital of Brabant, in the middle of fanuary. About 20 days made him (Feb. 9.] maiter of that important place, with which Louvain, and all the other defenceless towns round about it, fell of courle. [March 29] a party H *Sec Dedication to A Textile of Artillery. Tranflated rom the French of Le Bland. † See ib. and Vol. xvI. p. 209. Antwerp city put no ftop to the pro grefs of the victors [furrender'd May 9] but the citadel, a noble fortrefs, ha ving a garrifon left in it, held out a few days; [from the 15th to the 20th] A May 29th the enemy invested Mons. the capital of Hainault, another pro vince, and a place heretofore esteemed of great ftrength. But nothing could withstand the prodigious train of French artillery, and on June 30 it Turrender'd at difcretion. St Ghislain and Charleroy C were foon obliged to submit upon the fame conditions. Only one strong town now remained in all that vaft tract of land from the sea to the bishoprick of Liege, Namur, capital of the province of that name, had never been attempted by the great D. of Marlborough, and the two fieges of it in the preceding war, one by Lewis XIV,and the other by K.William, greatly diftinguished the years 1692 and 1695. Marthal Bathiani being fomewhat reinforced, and knowing the importance of the place, made a long. march to fave it in July, and for fome time baffled the attempts of count Saxe upon the Mebaigne. But being at last obliged to quit his itation, and cross the Maeje to get provifions, Namar was no fooner left expofed than the enemies invefted it. On Sept. 1, they opened the fiege; on the 8th the town furrender'd, and the garrison retired into the castle: which, on the 19th, was obliged to deliver up another little army of prifoners to the French. D During the fiege of Namur, the allies croffed the Mace again near Maestricht, and marched towards the enemy, who advanced to meet them after the bufinels was done. The vicinity of the G two armies, the neccility at once and difficulty the allies were under of getting back to where they came from, brought on the action near Liege on the 30th (Jee Vol. xvI. p. 540) in which the left wing of the allies was attacked by the right wing of the French. A great number were flain to little purpote, fince the allies, tho' obliged to quit the field, effectuated their retreat without H farther moleftation. Thus ended In Germany all was quiet: but the affair of the guaranty of Silefia, infifted on by the K. of Pruffia, threatened a fresh mifunderstanding between him and the emprefs-queen: but fince the K. of Great Britain has led the way by a fresh guaranty of that duchy (fee Dec. Mag. 1746,. p. 641.) and a defenfive treaty has been concluded (jee ib. p 629.) between the empreffes, there is a prospect of further quiet. Many matters have been warmly debated in the diet of Sweden, which is ftill fitting: but that of Poland, after more promifing appearances than had been feen in former diets, broke up as ineffectual as any of them. While his Polib majefty was there the death of the dauphineis July 11 threw in his way an alliance which he did not expect. One of his daughters had lately been betroth'd to the elector of Bavaria; another is now "demanded and granted to the young widow'd heir of France. This allance is the more aftonishing, as fo much pains were taken by the French king to keep his Polish majesty from fucceeding to the throne of his father, and as the mother of this very dauphin is daughter to the profels'd enemy [Stanislaus} of that father. Jult before the death of the late danphinets, happen'd [June 28] that of her father, Philip V. K. of Spain, in the 63d year of his age, and 46th of his reign. We had great hopes from the fucceffion of his eldeft fon, Ferdinand VI. who had been always reprefented as a friend to the Englife nation, and a just enemy to his ftep-mother the queen dowager. But after fix months of clofe application [to him] See Vol.xv1.p.615.) have elapsed, we do not find either that a feparate peace with this new monarch is in any great forwardness, or that the dowager queen has been driven from his councils. Chriflian VI. K. of Denmark, died at Hir choim July 26, in the 47th year of his age, and the 16th of his reign. His fon and fucceffor, Frederick V. was not three years before married to the princes Louin, youngest daughter of his Britannic majelty. This event, under fuch circumitances, gave us hope of a new active aily: how juftly, the next campaign, if there be one, may evince. The affairs of Italy took a turn this year to the advantage of the allies, almolt beyond expectation. At the be ginning of it the army of the three crowns REVIEW of the Transactions in ITALY. 4 crowns, affifted by the Genoefe, were 21 Some difference arifing, the junction. of the Auftrians and Piedmontee was not fo fudden as by their nearness might have been expected. It was at lalt made on July 5, and on the 30th the enemies repalling the Po at Rotta Freddo upon the Nuretta, were again terribly handled, and made the belt of their way towards the Genoefe dominions. The next day Placentia, with all the men and magazines in it, fell into the hands of the Austrians. What follow'd was little more than the halty retreat of the French and Spaniards, firft into the flate of Genon, then thro' that state into Provence,moft of the., towns they left behind them falling into the hands of the victors, and among them Genga itself. We have every week fince been entertained with the heavy contributions railed on the Genozie, till at lalt, upon the abience of the main body of the Aufirians to invade Provence, thefe impatient republicans took up arms againit their new guclts, and procured to themselves a fort of temporary freedom. (See Dec. Mag. p. 669.) Very early were the recruited armies in action on both fides. The Piedmontefe [Feb. 24] recovered Afti, and refcucd the blockaded citadel of Alexandria., Guastalla furrender'd at difcretion to AuArians [March 16, and Cafal to the Pied montee, and M. Maillebois retires from Tortona into the Genocje territory]. Don Philip [March 8 retires from Milan, to D Pavia, [and abandons it the 24th] and the marquis de Caftellar, very privately, retires with 5000 men (in the night of the 8th] from Parma, which the next day furrenders at difcretion to the Auzines of Nov, and Dec. laft.] Brians. Valenza then [April 22] 'was recover'd by the Piedmontefe, and the Spaniards threw themselves into Placentia on the 23d of April. [May 4 the Auftrians take Uffelongo, and St Lazaro the 7th] 5000 Auftrians were defeated [April 25]at Codogno, and the Milaneje ravaged [May 16] by 12000 Spaniards from Placentia [and May 31 the Piedmontefe take Novi.] June 5 the Spaniards and French, having drawn together all their ftrength at Placentia, and the K. of Sardinia be-ing on the march with his Piedmonteje to join the Austrians at St Lazaro, a most bloody battle was fought. The enemies, cover'd by near 200 pieces of cannon, attack'd of a fudden, that their bufineis might be done before his Sardinian majelty could arrive. They met with fuch a reception, however, that they were obliged to retreat with the lofs of 14,000 men. Tho' the Piedmontele army was not prefent in this action, its van-guard was fo near as to hear the firing. Eleven days after, the atter'd Bourbonites cross'd the Po, and ended themselves in the Milaneje. See this action related, Vol. xv1. p. 330. E As to our invafion of Britany, it will make no figure in hiftory. For the fame reafon, its failure of the end defigned, (Jays the writer) we pass over the expedition of the French fleet under D'An-.. ville. For both thefe, fee the Maga From the Westminster Journal, Jan 10, Bundance of fingle perfons, whe A have their fortunes in the funds, pay little or nothing towards the fupport of the government. Thefe frequenting very much all publick diverfions, by this tax would be obliged to contriF bute towards the public expence. No body can with reafon object against this tax, because all, who will, may be exempt from it. I am perfuaded that far the greatest part of the kingdom would approve of this way of railing money. Sure no thinking perfon could have fo little fhare of public fpirit, as to grumble at, or oppofe it! G beg leave to offer a few hints towards a method how to execute it: No perion whatfoever to be admitted into any place of publick diverfion, without a ftampt ticket, on forfeiture of ten pounds for every perfon admited without one, to be paid by the mafter or proprietor of the place; half to the informer, and half to the poor of the parish. The person so admitted to D be A B be received as an informer; the infor- fequence it could have. All blank tick-~ For the Distemper amongst Cattle. Exam appears very well; and if you Xamine your cow's mouth tho' find any pimple in it, or on the tongue, or if you perceive any within the kin ready to come out, immediately houfe her, keep her warm,and give her warm tar water: To a large beaft give a gallon, to a fmall one three quarts; give it four times every day, but not every time the quantity you first gave; leffen the dofe by degrees, but never give lefs than two quarts to a large beaft, nor less than three pints to a fmall one, and houfe her every night for fome time, D and give her warm gruel and malt mafh. E F It may be objected to this, that the proprietors of all public places are hereby exposed to loffes, in cafe the tickets not made ufe of are not to be returned at the ftamp-office, or that this revenue will be expofed to great frauds if they are. To prevent which, let there be an office at all thefe places, from whence their tickets may be delivered: Let the proprietors provide themiclves daily, weekly, or monthly from the ftamp-office with the name of the calendar month, and these tickets not to ferve for another month: Then let the proprietors print or write what they think neceffary on each ticket, taking care always to write the true date of the day of the month and week trongly on the ftamp itfelf, on the pe- G nalty of ten pounds for every failure, to be laid on them as above; the producing the ticket to be fuficient proof,, without any oath but that of having received it at the place of diverfion, as a ticket of admittance. Every perfon is defired only to fhew his ticket to the door-kceper, to have admittance, and H then to keep it, or tear it immediately, and not to give it up whole to the doorkeeper; though in effect, according to this fketch, I do not fee what bad con To make the Tar-Water for Cows. TAKE one quart of tar,put to it four quarts of water, and stir it very well ten or twelve minutes; let it ftand a little while, and then pour it off for ufe. You must not put water to the fame tar more than twice; let your firft dofe be made of fresh tar, continue to give it till the beaft is well, don't let her go too foon abroad. From the General Evening Post. Tinto the ftate (See Mag.Nov.1746) At |