OR, British Gazetteer. Being the freshest Advices Foreign and Domestick. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER. 22, 1722. SIR, WERE it not for the pious and learned Labours of some such Men as the Bishop of Hertford, we had long since ( in all hu- man probability) been insensibly led back by our High Church Priests, into all that wretched Ignorance and Supersti- tion, from which we were delivered by the Reformation of this Church from that of Rome; what else could have been the natural Consequence of giving the Priesthood such an absolute Power ( as they have often claim'd) to im. pose some things indifferent, and others unlawful upon the Consciences of Men ? And the Committee of Convo- cation have tacitly claim'd such a Power in their Re. presentation of this Bishop's Doctrine : It is plainly seen, and it will not soon be forgot, with what an unchari- table Spirit they did unite to attack the Bishop's DoCtrine in that Performance ; and how scandalously they did in their separate Stations abuse and defame his Person for opposing their unwarrantable Doctrines, while at the same time the Reverend Dr. Brett, Rector of a Church in Kent, published several Popish Doctrines with Impunity; such as Auricular Confession, Prayers for the Dead, & c. But those DoCtrines having a natural Tendency in them to advance the absolute Authority of the Priesthood : The Convocation treated him with great RespeCt and Tenderness, and when his Doctrines were complained of by a worthy Mem. ber of that House, the PROLOCUTOR said, The Doctor was an honest Man, that he knew he had no III Design in what he did, only he had suffered his Zeal, a little, to out run his Knowledge. and so that Matter dropt in silence; but the World could not forbear observing at that Time that very silence, which was an evident Token of their Approbation of his Doctrine-. Surely it was high Time for all such Men as the Bishop to oppose such Anti Protestant Principles, and put a stop to the growing Usurpations of the High Church Priesthood : We know the Church of Rome Was once pure and apostolical, and that she never lost her Purity till she tamely suffered her Priests to assume an absolute Power over the Consciences of the Laity : And they no sooner had that Power, but finding the Bible to be a bitter Enemy to it, they wisely erected their new Authority, in shutting up that grand Adversary in an unknown Tongue, by which Means the Knowledge of it was effectually concealed from the vulgarly Laity, and if some such Men as the Bishop of Hereford is, had not from time to time- opposed the unwarrantable Claims of our High Church Priests, we also must have our Bibles taken from us again, and instead thereof should now have been taught for Doctrine, the Command- ment of Men. Therefore all you that know what the invaluable Blessings of Religions Liberty is, and abhor such bare fac'd Principles of Popery as is contain'd in the Commit- tees Representation ; give Ear to what the Bishop farther says in answer to it; teach your Children his noble Principles, and give God thanks for raising Up so ( Price Three Half Pence) great an Advocate for the Protestant Religion in ge- neral. and this Church in particular, pag. 292. ' There is nothing in this Argument, I am now upon, more truly to be lamented, than to consider what it is that is esteem'd by a body of Christian Divines, as one of the greatest Aggravations of the Guilt of my Doctrine, viz. That to lead Christians to their King, is to lead them from all Government, and that to inculcate upon them, the Necessity of following Christ and obeying his Laws, is leading to a State in which every Man is left to do what is right in his own Eyes, upon which SubjeCt there would not need one Word of Explication were it not for the sake of the Prejudices of Men ; and therefore I shall here be very short and very plain. There are but three ways for Men to act in; every Man must ei- ther do what is right in his own Eyes ; or he must do what is right in Other Men Eyes; or he must do what he himself judges to be right and fitting in the Eyes of God and of Christ. If he dees what is right in his Own Eyes, in the bad Sense. in which alone the Committee can complain of it, that is, if he acts without any regard to any Laws or any Governors 5 this is following his own Inclination, Custom and Passion, and not Reason or the Gospel, and in this bad Sense I have pleaded against it, as much more effectually than they have, as it is more effectual for the preventing it to direCt Men to Christ's unerring Laws, than to any of the Decisions of weak Men, so far am I from deserving this Part of their Censure, or from having given them the least handle for it. If the Man does what is right in other Mens Eyes, he may have the Approbation of all who really and knowingly oppose what I have taught: but he is truly of Popish Principles, in a Protestant Profession ; he is the Disciple of Men and not of Christ, and as far as he proceeds in doing what is right in other Mens Eyes, just so far he forsakes the brightest Sunshine of Noon Disappointed by God, and prefers the uncertain Glimmerings of the darkest Lanthorn before it; he leaves the strait Line of Duty pointed out to him by Christ, and bewilders himself in the endless Laby- rinths, and all the winding Paths of wanton Opinion and wanton Power ; but if he does what, after the sincerest Consideration, he judges and esteems to be right in the Eyes if God and of Chrifi, he then conduds himself exaCtly according to the Rule which I have laid down. And if this be in the Esteem of Christian Divines, to leave every Man to do what is right in his own Eyes, in a Sense unworthy of a Christian; I pray God to interpose for the support of true Religion, before it be quite perished from the Earth. ' This I must beg leave to insist upon, that I have never once made Use of this Expression in my Doc- trine, that all that I have done towards this great Evil, is teaching Men to do what is right in the Eyes of Christ, according to the best Light they have, and not what is right in the Eyes of other Men, weak and fallible as themselves. I add therefore, that they who condemn this, must maintain if they will Confidently, that Christians ought to do what is right in other Mens Eyes. And if this be true, there is an End of all Religion and all Conscience, all Fear of God, or Regard to Christ, all Defence of the Reformation,- or of the Church of England, if it be not true, then I have no more deserv'd this Part of their Severity by my Doctrine, than Truth itself, and the Gospel Mr? I hh:* The Amy, Capt. Rowe, formerly Capt. Gwatkins, from Carolina, that arrived in the River on Thursday last, hath brought the following Advice: That the said Ship being attacked off of Carolina by a Pyrate Sloop, made a brave Defence, kill'd above 3o of the Pyrates, and ran their Sloop on Shoar. Capt. Gwat- kins going afterwards in his Boat to set Fire to the said Sloop, was unfortunately kill'd by the Pyrates, who fired at him from the Shoar. Upon which the Amy's Men did not think it proper to proceed any far. They write from Preston in Lancashire, that there iS a vast Concourse of People there during their Guild ( which is a sort of Jubilee they hold there once in 20 Years) where all Persons of any Fashion live on Free. Cost but that they are not under the least Apprehen, sion of Danger from the Multitude. However the two Regiments which landed a few Days ago at Chester from Ireland are ready at hand to prevent any Disturb- ance that may possibly happen. „ We hear that Dr. Wilson, Bishop of the Isle of Man, is still confined in the Castle of that Island, where he was committed some time ago ; the Occa- sion of which was ( as is reported) that the Arch- Dea- con of that Island having given the Sacrament to a Lady whom the Bishop had Excommunicated, the Bi- shop therefore Excommunicated the Arch Deacon, and ordered his Gown to be stripp'd over his Ears. The Governor insisted upon the Bishop's taking off the Excommunication both from the Lady and the Arch. Deacon, which he not complying wirh, was fined 50 1. and upon his refusing to pay the said Sum, was sent Prisoner to the Castle ; and has since paid the Fine. Friday 7- Night Mr. Bowen, Engraver and Print, seller, was taken into Custody of his Majesty's Messen- gers, for publishing a Print of the Bishop of Rochester looking thro' a Grate, & c. and the next Morning one Edw. Ward, who keeps a Tavern in Moor Fields, was also taken into Custody for being the Author of the seditious Verses under the said Effigies. ' Tis become a Fashion among the Tantivie Levites in some Parts of this Town, to pray for the Bishop of Rochester ( now in the Tower for no less a Crime than High Treason) & c. _ • Mr. Waller, Lieutenant in General Maccartney's Regiment, succeeds Cape. Scroggs ( who was lately kill'd in a Duel by Captain Marriott in his Post in Col. Byng's Company in the 3d Regiment of Guards. On Sunday Night last the said Capt. Scroggs was buried at St. Margaret's Westminster. Friday 7- Night arrived at Portsmouth in nine Weeks from Jamaica, the Portugal, Capt. Boyle, who left the Homeward- bound Fleet from Jamaica in the Gulph, consisting of 24 Sail, whereof nine were for London. The Parish Church of St. George, Botolph- Lane, near Eastcheap, is now beautifying and repairing ; which when done, an Organ will be set up in that Church ; and to encourage the same, Robert Hey- sham, Esq; Alderman of that Ward, has already gi- ven 100 1. And we hear, the Rt. Reverend the Ld. Bishop of London hath given 20 1. the Rev. Dr. Bradford the Rector 10 1. the Rev. Mr. Waterman the Lesturer 5 1. and the Parishioners have almost all subscribed handsomely. Last Week a Bill of Indictment was found by the Grand Jury of London, at the Old- Baily, against Phi- lip Jones for Treasonable and seditious Words, and we hear he will be try'd next Sessions. Last Week a Female Infant, after driving some time with the Tide, was lodg'd at Whitehall Stairs • ' tis believ'd it was thrown into the Thames by the unnatural Mother, or some of her Agents, as soon as born. There is Advice by the Way of Bristol, from Capt Wilks of the Beckford, bound for London, dated off of the Island Cuba, Aug. 2. that he was then well, in Company with the London, Loyal Jane, Neptune, Loyal Charles, and Prince Frederick, all bound for London. The York Buildings Company haVe appointed a General Court the second of October. On Saturday last several of the most eminent Pain- ters met at the Theatre Royal in Lincoln's- Inn Fields, to take a Survey of the Cieling, the House being thorough- lighted for that purpose; Over the stage is represented Apollo and the Muses: Over the pit a magnificent Piece of Architecture; where is seen Groop of Figures leaning a long in Gallerv viz Shake- spear, Johnson, & c. from the Originals ' they seem in Conference with Betterton, the most celebrated Tragedian, or Engish Roscius of his Time the - Artists have given their Opinion, That the perform- ance excels any thing of that Kind, both as to Design and Beauty. We hear the said Theatre will be finish'd, and open'd some time next Week. " On Thursday Thomas Palmer, Esq; eldest Son of Sir Thomas Palmer of Wingham in the County of Kent Bart. Member of Parliament for Rochester, who died lately of the Small Pox, aged 15, was Carry'd down to be interr'd in the Burying- Place of the Family On Tuesday last a large Ostrich, taken in Africa and brought over in a Ship from Port Mahon as a Present to the Duke of Argyle, was carry'd to his Grace's House in King- street near Golden- Square Great Numbers of People crouding upon the Men that carry'd it, to see a Sight so uncommon here. The 28th Instant will be held a General Court of the Directors of the East- India Company, upon special Affairs. Major Genera] Evans is appointed Governor of Chel- sea Hospital. A Journal of the Siege of the Fort of Montrenil in France. On the 19th the Forces design'd to invest the Fort of Montreuil, having rendezvous'd upon the Mountain of Picardy, march'd down into the Plain at about Three in the Afternoon, in three Lines in Front, the first of which consisted of the first Com. pany of Musketeers ; the second of a Detachment of 1000 Men, and four Companies nf Grenadiers of the King's Regiment ; and the third of the se- cond Company of Muskecteers. A Detachment of fifty Life- Guard- Men formed a Fourth Line be- tween the Village of Viroflee, and the Highway to Paris. The Horse ranged themselves in Battalia, and the Foot was placed ac different Posts along the Mountain, from Viroflee to the Arch of the Aqueduct of Montreuil- As soon as the King, who could see the different Movements of these Forces, had visited all the Posts, some Grenadiers enter'd the Village of Great Montreuil, and they found that the Church Yard was possess'd by a Detachment of fifty Men belonging to the Forces of the Fort, upon which the two first Companies of Grena- diers were commanded to Attack that Post, which they made themselves Masters of, after some short Resistance ; in the Skirmish the commanding Officers and Soldiers were made Prisoners, and brought to the King. On the 20th his Majefty being at Montreuil, 60o Workmen, supported by a Detachment of 6oo Men, and two Companies of Grenadiers, under the Or. ders of M. de Crevecoeur, Colonel of the Foot, and Commander of the second Battallion of the King's Regiment, open'd the Trench , at 300 Yards di- stance from the Fort, by two Branches leading to a large Parallel of 14 Yards, which surrounds the whole Front of the Attack. About a quarter of an Hour after, the Besieged discover'd the Opening of the Trench, and they sent out some Men to re- connoitre the Works, but they were repulsed by the Grenadiers. On the 21st M. Dartigalone, Colonel of a Re- giment of Foor, and Commander of the third Ba. tallion of the King's Regiment, relieved the Trenches with five Hundred Soldiers, two Companies of Gre- nadiers, and five Hundred Workmen. Three Branches were opened upon the Capitals of the Bastions of the King and Qneen, and the Half- Moon of Or- leans, and they extended to Right and Left, to form a second Parallel. About five of the Clock tbe Be- sieged made three Sallies at once ; the two first. which were but fifty Men each, were easily re- pulsed, but the third being two Companies of Gre- nadiers, they advanced as far as the very Center of the Arms , and the Besieged began to fill uP the Works, when several Piquets, supported by fifty Life Guards, made them recire as far as the Cover'd C 2349 J On the 22d M. de Cadeville, Colonel of Foot, and Commander in Chief of the 4th Battalion of the King's Regiment, at the Head of 5oo Men, four Companies of Grenadiers, and 500 Workmen , relieved the Trenches. They perfected the Works, and began to raise six Batteries of Cannon. The King took a View on Foot, of the second Parellel, and continued there till the sap, which he caused to be open'd, was se- cur'd. His Majesty then returned to the End of the Trenches, to see the Fascines carry'd to the Cavalry. In the Dusk of the Evening the besieged made a Sally, in which they made several PrisonerS, the Gre nadiers who march'd to repulse them, being attack'd in Flank by 50 Grenadiers of the Fort, who, to con. ceal themselves, wee lying flat on the Ground at the Foot of the Counterscarp. On the 23d M. de Crevecoeur relieved the Tren. ches with 500 Men, four Companies of Grenadiers, and 32o Workmen. ' Twas discovered that the Be- sieged had thrown up a small Half Moon, twenty Fathom from the Cover'd Way before the Point of the King's Bastion ; which made_ the Besiegers de- termine to deepen their Saps, which were perfected as well as the other Works They began a third Pa- rallel, and the six Batteries of Cannon and one of Mortars fired that Day. The Besieged threw some Bombs, and when it was growing Dark, made a con. liderable Sally, but were repulsed. The King has vi- sited the Aporoaches every Day, examining atten- tively the Progress they made, and the different Man- ners of attacking a Place, encouraging the Work- men as much by his Presence, as by the Money which his Majesty order'd to be distributed among them. Wednesday two Children of Mr. Powel, a Cook, at the Black Spread Eagle in Chancery. Lane, going home from School in Crown Court, not far from their own House ; the eldest, who was a Boy of seven Years old, endeavouring to save his younger Sister from Danger by thrusting her up to the Wall, was himself run over by a Hackney Coach, whereby his Thigh was broke all into Splinters, and his Life is in great Danger. Francis Gregory. Esq; Clerk of the Privy Council of Ireland, is made Clerk of the Crown for the Pro- vince of Ulster, in the room of Humphrey May, Esq deceased. On Sunday Night a Fire broke out in a Cellar near Leicester House ; whereupon Mr. Purcel, one of his Royal Highness's Domesticks, made Application for a Party of the Horse- Guards to come to Leicester House to assist in case of Need ; which was granted ; but the Fire soon ceasing, they marched back to Whitehall. • They write from Minchinghampton in Glouce- stershire, that there has lately been discovered at Woodchester, near that Place, a most curious Pave- ment in Mosaic Work, of a considerable extent ; wherein are represented Birds and Beasts in their proper Colours, and a great Variety of ingenious Devices, all extreamly beautiful. The Whole spreads it self through the greatest Part of the Churchyard, and some Part of it is found in the Church it self. The Ground was opened in several Places, to the Depth of five or six Foot, at the Expence of Edmund Browne of Redborow, Esq; who sent to Mr. Bradley ley, on Purpose to take a Draught of this excellent Piece of Curiosity. On Tuesday last the Ld Parker, only Son and Heir of the Right Hon. the Lord Chancellor, was Mar. ried by the Ld. Bishop of Norwich at the Chappel- Royal at St. James's, to Mrs. Mary Lane, Eldest of the two Daughters and Coheiresses to Lane, Esq; ( an eminent Turky Merchant in Great Queen street) a young Lady of a very great Fortune. Wednesday the Earl of Scarborough reviewed in Hide Park his Regiment of the Foot Guards The same Day a considerable Qaantity of Gunpow- der was convey'd to the Tower. The Reverend Dr. Mantze, Minister of the Swe- dish Church in Trinity- Lane, has preached his Fare- wel Sermon, having obtained a better Living at Han- over, where he is made one of the Consistorial Council. The Government having got Notice, that some things of a seditious Nature was to have been pub- lished in the Freeholders Journal of Wednesday last ; on Monday Night Mr. Sharp the Printer and two of his Servants were taken into Custody, and all the Printing Forms secured; and Yestetday Morning, his Ma- jesty's Messengers seiz'd all the Freeholders Journals again ( which was to have been publish'd that Day) as also the Servants. Mr. Sharp is closely confined at Mr. Turner's a Messenger in Charles- Court in the Strand. On Tuesday Mr. Edward Midwinter and Mr. Gent. Printers, were seiz'd, for printing and publishing se- veral scandalous Papers, relating to the imprisonment of the Bishop of Rochester. Also the same Day one Francis Clifton, Papist, and William Lightbody, Wood Cutter, were also taken into Custody of his Majesty's Messengers. Wednesday last an Express was dispatch'd to Paris, Moll King, a most notorioirs Offender, famous for stealing Gold Watches from the Ladies Sides in the Churches, for which she had been several times con- victed, being lately returned from Transportation, has been taken and is committed to Newgate. Wednesday, and not before, the Dead Warrant came down to Newgate for the Execution of 14 of the 18 Malefactors condemn'd last Sessions, on Monday next, viz. Matthias Brinsden, Richard Oxer, alias Oxwel, alias Tho. Hudson, Benjamin Shambler, Wm Slad- den, Edward Myres, Thomas Jennings, Arthur Hughs, John Casey, Tho. Wilson, Tho. Etheridge, Charles Palmer, Edw. Raymond, Rob. Wilkinson, and James Lincoln. Dr. Bowers was on Monday last returned Bishop of Chichester, by the Dean and Chapter. Bankrupts since our laft. Jesses Wood, of London, Winecooper, Thomas Bettes, late of Dean- Street, near Fetter. Lane, London, Merchant. John Nixson, late of the City of Worcester, Glover. Last Thursday was held a General Court of the Bank of England, when it was resolv'd to divide 3 per Cent. Interest and Profits, for the half Year ending at Mi- chaelmass next The Court was inform'd that the Dividend Warrants would be deliver'd out on the 14th of October next, or sooner if ready: And also thac the Court of Directors had resolved to allow this 3 per Cent- Dividend Purchasers of Bank Stock by Subscrip- tion upon the 3d Payment, which is to be paid upon the said 14th of Oftober. The same Day the General Officers of the Army waited on his Majesty at Kensington, to receive, as we hear, his Majesty's Command relating to the Camps in Hyde Park, Salisbury Plain, and elsewhere; It is believ'd they will soon break up, but we are not certainly inform'd what Day. The Generals Maccart- ney, Wills, and Evans dined afterwards at the Earl Cadogan's. The same Day also two Lords, each bearing a great Command in the Army, quarrell'd and appointed to fight; but the commanding Officer at Whitehall Guard having had timely Notice of it, put them both under an Arrest ; and having acquainted the General with it, they were happily reconciled, and releas'd. On Monday last died the Rev. Mr. Haslewood, Rector of Clinkford in Essex, one of the Prebendaries of Winchester and Chaplain to the Garrison of Ber- wick- At the last Sessions at the Old Baily, Sir Charles Burton, Bart, being indicted for stealing a Cornelian Seal set in Gold, was convicted of the same, and or- der'd for Transportation ; some of his Neighbours gave him the Character of a civil Gentleman, come of a good Family in Lincolnshire, but lately reduc'd by MisfortuneS. Whereas in this Paper of last Saturday, it was inser- ted, that Captain Marriot of the fourth Troop of Life Guards upon killing Captain Scroggs of the third Regiment of Foot Guards, had bv this Accedent caus'd four Persons to fall by his Sword; which Report ( upon Enquiry) is found to be very false and malicious, be- sides it appears by all Evidences, who saw the Begin, ning of the Quarrel, that Capt. Marriot did all he could to avoid fighting the Deceased, as far as the Ho- nour of an Officer would permit him, for Capt. Mar- tiot is a Gentleman reckon'd so inoffensive and good hu- mour'd mour'd in all Companies that he is. never ambitious of being engag'd in such tragical Matters, unless forced to it in Vindication of his King and Country, on which he always grounds the greatest Honour to be obtain'd by his Sword; We hear from Bury in Suffolk, that Hancox Wigh- wick, Esq; is lately married to a young Lady there of 20000]. Fortune. On Tuesday Morning Christopher Lear, Esq; a Bar- rister at Law, of the Age of 30 who liVed in . Southampton Buildings, next Chancery- Lane, was seiz'd by Mr. Squire, one of the King's Messengers, in the Temple, upon a Warrant for High- Treason ; and the same Morning being examnied, was commit- ted to the Care of the said Mr. Squire, at his House in Manchester Court in Channel- Row, West- minster; from whence the next Morning, at about ten of the Clock, he found Means to Escape from a back Window two Stories high, in his Wast- coat, without Hat or Perriwig, and taking to the Waterside, none of the Watermen would presume to meddle with him to carry him off, as judg- ing he had escaped, and might be a Person of Conse- quence; till a Sculler Boy was prevailed on, for the lucre of four Guineas, to row him off; by the time they had got into the middle of the River the Mes- senger miss'd his Prisoner, and instantly made a brisk Pursuit upon the Thames. Mr. Lear landed at the . King's Arms Stairs, and put on the Water Boy's Cap the better to disguise himself, but that rather made him the more taken notice of; and the Pursuers land- ing soon after at the said Stairs, got Intelligence of the Route he had taken, and follow'd him to St. George's. Fields, where altho' he was at a very great distance from them, sate himself down, and waited till the Pursuers came up and quietly surrendred : That Night he was several Hours under Examination at the Cock Pit, Whitehall ; and on Thursday Morning, about three of the Clock, he was sent Prisoner to the Tower for High- Treason, in being, as we hear, sent to and from Rome, with Messages to Enemies of the Go- vernment. He was Yesterday examin'd before the Lords at the Cockpit, and remanded back again to the Tower. As was likewise one Sayer a Lawyer, who was seiz'd that Morning at his Chambers in the Tem- ple. Mr Baron Gilbert is Indisposed at his Chambers in Serjeants- Inn. Six of our Men of War are cruising off of Cork in Ireland, The following Grounds in Marybone Parish are Purchased for the building of several new Streets, viz. Lyston Green, eight Acres; Blew- Boar Field, four Acres; Bell Field, five Acres and a half; White Lyon Field, four Acres; a Gravel Pit, two Acres ; Hedge- Field, seven Acres and a half; two Closes, call'd the Moats, three Acres; Tyburn Field, nine Acres. Christned Males 169. Females 17;. In all 344; Buried Males 136. Females 246. In all 482. Decreased in the Burials this Week 56. CASUALTIES. Drown'd 3 two at St. Dunstan's at Stepney, and one at St. Margaret in Westminster Killed 3 One accidentally by a Fall from a Horse at St. Mary at Islington; one by a Blow with a Scull at St. Mary at Lambeth, and One at St. Margaret in Westmin- ster Overlaid 2. AT PENKETHMAN's, and BOHEME's great Booth in Blue- Maid- Alley, this present Satur- day will be presented a new dramatic Entertainment, call'd, Distress'd Beauty ; or, the London- Prentice. The part of the London- Prentice by Mr. Penkethman. With several Entertainments of Dancing, both serious and comic by Mrs. Willis, Miss Francis, and Mr. Sandham's Son and Daughter, who never appear'd at any publick Place, but the Theatre. To which will be added, for the Diversion of Gentlemen and Ladies, several excellent Entertainments of Dancing on the Ropes, and Tumbling, by a Company lately arrived from, Holland, which never perform'd on Mr. Penketh- man's Stage before, besides Dancing on the Rope with- out a Pole by a Youth lately come from France. singing by MrS- Willis Particulary, a Mimic Song in praise of a Country Life. N. B. There is a Passage through the Half Moon Inn for the Quality.