The Lucretia, Fabre, from Manti Chrifti, who was taken and ranfomed by the fame Privateer who took the Pitt, Huggat.

The following Veffels are taken by a Dunkirk Privateer, and the Ranfomers carried in, viz. the Providence from Thain to Christiansand for 140 Guineas; the Jean, Watts, from Limeric to Bamf, for 100 Guineas; the Lady Janet, Dick, from Leith for Chriftian-fand, for 200 Guineas; and the True Friends, Rilton, from Sunderland to Sheidam for 320 Guineas; and the Betty, Norman, for 240 Guineas.

Capt. Letherwood, 40 Leagues North of the Scaw, and ranfomed for 150l.

The Salmouth, Afhton, from Liverpool, for London, laden with Salt, ransomed for 2001.

The Refolution, Hogg; the Ruffel, Crawford; and the Princess of Gambia, by a French Privateer of 18 Guns; but the Refolution was foon after retaken.

The Michael and Polly Brig, Duncan, from England to Portugal, and the Friend

fhip, Allen, from Shoreham to Teneriff, are taken and carried into Pontivedra by a Privateer of 12 Guns.

The Chance, Pass, from Philadelphia to St. Kitt's, is taken and carried into St. Martin's.

The Betty, Henderson, from Yarmouth, and carried into Nantz.

The

David Myells, of Dundee, by the Roman Privateer of 20 Guns and ranfomed for 500 Guineas.

The Charming Molly, Anthony Roche, by a Bayonne Privateer, and ranfomed for Sool.

The Mary Galley, Baker, by a French Polacre of 18 Guns, and fent to Martinico. She had alfo taken a Guernsey Pri

vateer, Name unknown.

The Neptune, Darby, from Boston to Lisbon, with Sugar, is carried into Bilboa, and ranfomed for 3600l.

The Britannia, from Bristol to Malaga, taken and carried into Cadiz.

Aug.

BIRTHS.

The Lady of the Hon. Governor Drake, a Son.

22. The Lady of Edward Turnour, Efq; a Daughter.

26. The Right Hon. the Countess of Warwick, a Daughter.

29. The Lady of John St. Leger Douglass, Efq; a Daughter.

31. Lady Mary Hume, Lady of the Bifhop of Oxford, a Daughter.

Sept. 4. The Lady of the Right Hon. the Lord Abergavenny, a Daughter.

5. The Lady of Sir John St. Aubin, a Daughter.

6. The Lady of the Hon. Col. Fitzroy, a Daughter.

14. The Lady of Daughter.

Rofs, Efq; a

15. The Lady of Henry Dawkins, Elq; Daughter of Lord Portmore, a Son.

MARRIAGES.

Aug. 30. Rupert Clarke, Efq; to Mifs Pryce of Soho.

Edward Majoribanks, Esq; to Mifs Stewart, of Buckingham-street.

Sept. 2. Mr. Launcelot Cooper, a Merchant at Bristol, to Mifs Anne Biffe, of the fame Place.

3. Dr. Barnard of Eaton, to Mifs Hagget of Richmond.

John Peter Blaquire, Efq; Merchant, to Mifs Guyon, of Winchefter-street.

Edward Travers, Efq; of Lincoln's Inn, to Mifs Wilfon, of Cavendish fquare.

4. Mr. Brown, Merchant, to Mifs Vernon, of College-green, Bristol.

Capt. Thomas Bell, to Mifs Carlisle, of Aldermanbury.

5. John Hopkins, of Brittens in Effex, Efq; to Mifs Efdaile, of Upminster.

Birkhead, of Ifleworth, Efq; one of his Majefty's Justices of the Peace, to Mifs Mary Wood, of Richmond,

6. David Copeland, of Scotland-yard, Efq; to Mrs. Rofs, of Kensington-square.

8. The Rev. Dr. Mofs, Rector of St. George's, Hanover fquare, to Mifs Hales, Sifter to the Right Hon. the Lady Feverfham.

9. Walter Harris, Efq; of Buftow, Surry, to Mifs Kitty Frisby, of Nutfield, in the fame County.

13. Robert Wefton, Efq; to Mifs Brudenell, Sifter to George Brudenell, Efq;

18. Mr. William Yefcombe, Attorney at Law, of Bath, to Mifs Collin, of SurryStreet.

18. Sir John Hartop, Bart. to Mifs Sarah Marth.

Edward Woolery, Efq; at Ifleworth, to Mifs Frances Barnett.

DEATHS.

Aug. 28. Lady Harriot Elienne, in York-. fhire.

29. Sir

29. Sir John De la Fountain Tyrwhits, Bart. Reprefentative for Lincolnshire.

Sept. 1. Master Nevill, eldeft Son of William Nevill, in Jermain- ftreet, by a Fall from his Horfe.

3. The Right Hon. the Lord Viscount Hereford.

6. Mrs. Steele, in Red-Lion fquare. 7. Richard Davis, Efq; at Iflington. 8. Nicholas Gould, Efq; in Dorsetshire. 10. The Right Hon. Lord Viscount Hatton, in Great Queen-street.

Sir Hen. L'Eftrange, Bart.

12. Edward Dymock, Efq; Champion of England, at his Seat in Lincolnshire.

12. The Lady of the Right Hon. the Earl of Harborough, at his Lordship's Houfe in Queen-fquare.

14. Templeman, Efq; a Gentle man of Great Fortune, and in the Commiffion of the Peace for the Counties of Surry and Kent.

16. Dr. Francis Douce, at Hackney, aged 84; many Years an eminent Phyfician of this City.

George Bowes, at Streatham Castle, in the County of Durham, Efq; faid to have died worth 600,000).

17. William Thompfon, Efq; of Lei cefter-square.

George Wilfon, Efq; by an accidental Wound he received from his Gun.

18, The Rev. Mr. Daubur, at Leeds, of an Apoplectic Fit.

Thomas Ferrers, Efq; of Badefly Clinton; who defcended from Guachelimus, Earl Ferrers in Normandy.

Aug. 26. Thomas Prankerd, of Bristol, Hooper.

Sept. 2. John Stokes, of Coventry, Mercer and Draper.

William Winearls, of Pentney, Norfolk, Maltster.

Palley Faux, of Thetford, Norfolk, Yarnmaker.

6. Frances Baffet and Catherine Hepburn, of St. Paul, Covent-garden, Milliners. William Hankins, of Northampton, Shopkeeper.

Jofeph Rowe, of Exon, Tobacconist. 9. Thomas Morris, of Bewdley, Worce ftershire, Mercer.

16. Elkanah Haddock, now or late of Skircoat in Halifax, Yorkshire, Merchant,

20. William Green, of Market Harborough in Leicestershire, Serge-maker. James Milligan, of Newport Pagnell, in Buckinghamshire, Linen-draper.

Thomas Brown, of Bermondfey-street, Surry, Carpenter.

James Banbury, now or late of Bath, Upholder and Carrier.

Francis Defmaretz, James Banal, and Thomas Barbaud, of St. Mary Axe, Merchants and Copartners.

James Gregory, of Prince's-ftreet, Broker.

23. William Tankard, of Chipstead, near Seven-Oaks in Kent, Chapman.

John Holt, of Peasmarth, Suffex, Chap

fuffering much, and seeing no Hopes of executing their Enterprize, the Duke de Medina Sidonia, and the rest of the Spanish Commanders, from meditating a Conquest, were brought to study how to escape; and in this they were no lefs unfortunate, as being in the midst of their Enemies, and but very indifferently fkilled in navigating thofe Seas. They quickly found it was impoffible to retire through the English Channel, and were therefore forced to fail northward, along the Coaft of Scotland, beaten all the Way by furious Tempefts; and, after lofing twelve large Ships that ran upon the Coaft of England, fome were alfo loft upon the West of Scotland, fome were driven to Denmark, and fome to Ireland. The Duke de Medina Sidonia, with the few Ships that remained at last, put into St. Andero. The Spaniards compute their Lofs at Thirty-two large Ships and Ten Thousand Men, but it was certainly much greater; Mariana fays truly, that it ruined their Marine, and that the best Part of their old Troops and most experienced Seamen perished in this fatal Expedition, which, as in the Beginning it was intended to crush England, so in its conclufion it proved the heaviest Blow that Spain had ever felt since she became a maritime Power.

This Invincible Armada, as it was filed, confifted, according to the Spanish Accounts, of One Hundred and Thirty Ships of War and Gallies, having on board upwards of Twenty Thousand Land Troops, and Eight Thousand Two Hundred and Fifty Seamen, befides Slaves at the Oar. When Things were almost ready, the Marquis de Santa Cruz, who was to have commanded, died, and the King appointed the Duke de Medina Sidonia to fucceed him, who would willingly have excufed himself, as being conscious of his Want of Skill in maritime Affairs, and was afraid of the King's Displeasure. He failed from Lisbon the 27th of May but, meeting with very bad Weather, was obliged to put into the Port of Corunna, where he remained fome Time, and came in Sight of the Coast of England on the laft of July. They were from that Time harrated by the Englifb Fleet, composed of fmall and light Ships, which had great Advantage over them in the English Chanel, and, being commanded by the ableft Seamen of that Age, pushed their Advantage to the utmost. The Weather was also favourable to them, and destructive to the Spaniards. The Prince of Parma was in the Middle of his Preparations, and in no Condition to execute any Thing; so that, after VOL. III.

Vol. XXII. contains 537 Pages.

To Page 390, includes the Hiftory of Portugal; and from thence to the End, the Hiftory of Navarre.

We fhall give the following Extracts from the Geographical and Natural History of Portugal.

In respect to the modern Name of Portu gal, the Etymology and Senfe of it are very far from being certain or determined. As to the common received Opinion, it seems to be founded rather in Fancy, than in any any Kind of Proof. It is faid, that a great Number of Gauls landed at Porto, from whence it received the Name of Pertus Galforum, or the Port of the Gauls, and in Procefs of Time, that Name gradually extended itself over the Country, being softened, U uu

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or rather fitortened, into Portugal. But when this Event happened, why thefe Gauls came thither, and what became of them afterwards, lie all buried in Oblivion. It is alledged, however, that upon an Eminence which overlooks the Mouth of the River Douro, there flood an antient Town called Cale, ftrong and well peopled but very ill feated for Trade, and this occafioned the Conftruction of a lower Town, or Hamlet, which was called Portus Cale, that is, the Haven of Cale, and in Procefs of Time Pormucalia.

Portugal is very happily seated in a mild and temperate Climate, well watered by Rivulets and Springs, as well as feveral navigable Rivers; in a Word, rich, fruitful, and pleafant, in itself; and rendered famous throughout the world by the Virtue and Valour of its Inhabitants.

Portugal, even in its prefent Condition, and with the Addition of Algarve, is but a fmall Kingdom, though certainly the moft confiderable of any honoured with that Title in Spain: But fmall as it is, we shall in the Course of this History demonftrate, that it is incomparably greater than that in which the Sovereignty began, and which, to fay the Truth, was nearly the same with the Province between the Minio and the Douro, fmall in Extent, but happy in Situation; and so pleasant and fertile, that it has been fometimes ftiled Medulla Hifpanica, or the Marrow of Spain.

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The Parliamentary or Conflitutional Hiftery of England; being a faithful Account of all be moft remarkable Tranfa&tions in Parliament, from the earliest Times, to the Refloration of King Charles II. Collected from the Records, the Journals of both Houfes, original ManuJcripts, fearce Speeches, and Traëis; all compared with the feveral Contemporary Writers, and connected, throughout, with the Hiftory of the Times. By feveral Hands. Vol. XXII. From the Disturbances in October 1659, to the Refloration of the King; and an Adjourn. ment of the Convention Parliament in September, 1660. Sandby.

This Volume is printed in Octavo, and contains 495 Pages, which are a continued Series of Events; to which there is neither Preface, Table of Contents, nor Index.

III.

Chirurgical Falls relating to Wounds and Contufions of the Head, Fractures of the Skull, &c. with Remarks. By John Batting, Sur geon. Walter. 2s.

This Tract confifts of rco Pages, with a Preface and Table of Contents. It is divided into XX Chapters.

That Gentlemen of this Profeffion may form fome just Idea of the Work, we shall give the following Extracts from the Preface.

I have, at my leifure Hours, collected together from my Minutes (which were taken for my own Satisfaction and Improvement at the Time each Circumftance happened) fuch of the Cafes, which I thought most interesting, and best adapted to improve the Reader: I might, indeed, have added many more Cafes, feveral of which were attended with Success, but as they were accompanied with no particular Circumstances, which had not been already taken Notice of, 1 thought it unneceffary; being fearful I had already tranfgreffed upon the Patience of the Reader.

The Method of writing the Hiftory of Cafes, at the Time they occur, I would earneftly recommend to all young Practitioners, as they will thereby attain a much clearer Knowledge of their Nature and Confequences, than can be met with in general Systems of Surgery; in which, from the very Nature of the Work, as well as want of Experience in the Compiler, many Variations and material Circumstances cannot be attended to: Or in the fingle Obfervations already handed down to us, the greater Number of which are too concise and im perfect to answer the Expectations of an in. quifitive Reader. →→→→

In Order to make the Book the more ufeful and inftructive, I have added to each Obfervation fuch Remarks and Reflections, which I thought might be fairly drawn from the Hiftory; fhould the Reader, however, think otherwife, he may have an Opportu nity of drawing his own Conclufions, as the Facts lie open before him, and can be no ways affected by any mistaken Doctrine or Inference, I may have undesignedly, os ignorantly deduced from them.

But the principal View, which I have in offering this Performance to the Public, is to Place before them repeated Instances of the dreadful and fatal Confequences of Hurts of the Head, even in fuch Cafes, which for many Days after the Accident appeared but very inconfiderable; hoping thereby to imprint, on the Mind of every Surgeon, the abfolute Neceffity of attending with the utmoft Care and Circumfpection to every Accident of this Sort, even though it may not at first threaten Danger.

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An Essay on the medicinal Nature of Hom