by his good natural parts and long practice, had acquired fuch a kill in it, as to be made a corporal of the pioneers he was then working at that place with about twenty men, in order to complete a mine; but hearing the French bufy over his head, fecuring themselves in the gallery, it immediately occurred to him, that his work was now become ufelefs, the enemy being ffeffed of a place which would be of infinite detriment to the befieged; he was alfo convinced that it would coft him his life to hinder it, his mine having no franciffon with which he might fpring it with lefs danger. There was no time for deliberation: he therefore immediately formed : this brave refolution to fave his companions, he ordered them immediately to withdraw out of the mine, and fire a mufket as a fignal, when they were in a place of fafety, adding, that they fhould go and acquaint his Majefty, that Micha implored a fubfiftence for his wife and children. Upon hearing the fignal, he immediately fet fire to the mine, and facrificed his own life, and blew up the two hundred French grenadiers into the air. I fhall leave the action to the confideration of the reader; only adding, that the King not only provided for his widow and children, but fettled a perpetual annuity of fix hundred livres a year on Micha's defcendants. Some Account of the Military Aions of the Hereditary Prince of BRUNSWICK, WH HEN the Hanoverians refumed their arms, in confequence of the infraction, on the part of the French, of the convention of Clofter Seven, Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick, brother to the reigning Duke of that title, was appointed commander in chief of the army of the King of Great Britain. In this army the Hereditary Prince entered into action in his twenty-third year, and dininguifhed himself in many engagements. Feb. 23, 1758. His Serene Highnefs ftormed the town of Hoya, capital of the county of that name, and obliged the French commandant, Count de Chabot, to furrender the place by capitulation, after a lofs on the part of the latter of 670 men, June 23. At the battle of Crevelt, in which the French army, under the Count de Clermont, was entirely jouted, the Hereditary Prince, at the head of two battalions of gre adiers, made an attack on the French, who were in a neighbourng wood, and maintained a fire for two hours and an half without cea fing, till the enemy were thrown into confufion, and entirely defeated. It was in this battle that Count Gifors, only fon of Marshal Belleifle, was mortally wounded. He was fon-in law to the Duke of Nivernois, the late French Minifter at this court. July 29. He d'flodged the French from Bruggen, and took poffeffion of the town. Aug. 3. He attacked a strong French poft at Wachtendonk, and drove the enemy away with the lofs of only two grenadiers. April 1, 1759. He took poffeffion of Meiningen, and made two battalions of the Cologn troops prifoners. He reached Wafungen the fame day, took it, and made prifoners the battalion of Nagel. He likewife obliged Count d'Arberg, who was coming to its relief, to retire. 5. He repulied a body of Auftrians from Smalkalden and Thuringia. July 28. He diflodged the French from Lubeke. Auguft 1. He made an attack on 8000 French at Thornhaufen, under M. de M. de Briffac, whom he routed, and took five pieces of cannon, and near 1000 prifoners. 17. He diflodged a French corps under M. d'Armentieres from Wolshagen. Sept. 2. He furprifed a party of French at Neder Weimar, took two cannon, and several prifoners, without any lofs. Nov. 30. He attacked a body of French at Fulda, under the Duke of Wurtemberg, cut feveral of them to pieces, and took the reft, with two cannon, and two colours, and the baggage. Dec. 25. He arrived with his troops at Chemnitz, in Saxony, and Jan. 12, 1760, Was at Freyberg with the King of Pruffia. Having continued a little time in Saxony, he left that electorate, and, with his army, Feb. 16, Paffed the frontiers of Thuringia. June 28. He arrived in Heffe, after feveral fuccefsful fkirmishes. July 10. He engaged 10,000 French at Corbach; but being inferior in men and artillery, it became neceffary to make a retreat, which was accomplished with fome lofs. In this action he received a flight wound in his shoulder. 16. He gave battle to the French under Gen. Glaubitz, at Emfdorff, and took two battalions, and the commander, prifoners. 22. He retook Dillenburg, and made the garrifon prifoners. Aug. 1. In the battle of Warburg he attacked and forced the enemy's flank, and drove them to the town, 5. He made an attack in the night upon Ziegenberg, and brought off forty officers and 300 men. Sept. 30 He paffed the Rhine af ter having fcoured the country, and taken Rees and Emmerick. OЯ. 16. He attacked M. de Caftries, and was engaged from five in the morning till nine at night, but was obliged to retire. His High March 2, 1761. He diflodged the French from Budingen. May 20. He routed feveral French advanced poits at Wefel, &c. July 16. In the defeat of the French at Hohenover, his Highness right wing. was prefent, and formed part of the 20. He had a smart kirmish with the French; in which his brother, Prince Albert Henry, received a wound, of which he died, on the 8th of Auguft, at Ham. Nov. 13. He routed a large French detachment of cavalry under M. de Clofen, near Katlenbourg, tle of Areneberg, the garrifon of April 19, 1762. He took the cafwhich, confifting of nine officers and 231 men, commanded by M. Muret, furrendered at difcretion. June 24. He was prefent at the battle of Grabenftein, when the French were defeated with the lofs of near 5000 men. July 24. He arrived at Mark, near Ham, after diflodging fome French detachments from Ofnabrug, and haraffing the Prince of Condé in his march. Aug. 25. Being on a march with the Main, he fell in with the main fome light troops near Frankfort on body of the French, and loft 30 men and three cannon. 31. He engaged Count Stainville, near Friedberg, in which, after a brave refiftance, he was unfuccessful, and received a mufket-ball in his fide, which made a deep perforation. He was conveyed fucceffively to Homberg, Fritzlar, and Munden, at which last place the wound was opened. This operation, being very painful, was fucceeded by a fever, occafioned by the working of a fplinter; but in about three weeks he was declared to be out of danger. His Highnefs was attended by Dr. Worloff, the King's phyfician; and was was vifited, during this confinement, by his father the reigning Duke. to This was the last action in which the hereditary Prince was engaged; as in less than three months after this event hoftilities ceased. Prince Frederick, the next brother has the hereditary prince, likewife diftinguished himself in military life. This Prince, after the furrender of Wolfenbuttle to Prince Xavier of Saxony, in Octo. ber 1761, marched with general Luckner to the relief of Brunfwick which was then befieged by the French. His Highnefs, while the general marched to Peina, attacked the enemy in their entrenchments, forced them, made above 200 prifoners, and took poffeffion of the town; in confequence of which fucWolfenbuttle was likewife evacuated in a few days. He had likewife the command at the invefting the town of Caffel in 1762, and in iome fucceeding expeditions; and was prefent with his elder brother at Grabenstein. He was now in his twenty-third year. cefs hereditary Prince of Brunfwick-Wol- The reigning Duke has three brothers and fix fifters, uncles and aunts to the hereditary Prince: 1. Anthony Ulric, born 1714, who married a daughter of the late Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. and has three fons and two daugh 2. Lewis Erneft, born 1718, Field, Marshal in the Dutch fervice, and Governor of Bois le Duc. He is the guardian of the young Prince of Orange, and was formely Duke of Courland. The hereditary Prince, after his recovery, went to the head quarters of the army, at Neuhaus, near Paderborn, and on Christmas-day arrived at Brunswick. The following fummer he went to Aix la Cha-ters. pelle to drink the waters; but being diffuaded from them, on account of the coldness of the season, he arrived at the Hague about the middle of June, where he continued for fome days at the palace of his uncle Prince Lewis. He then went back to Aix, and flaid there three weeks; and after vifiting the Spa, and fome other places, returned to Brunfwick, where he continued till his departure for England, at the close of the year 1703. An account of the House of BRUNSWICK. IS Moft Serene Highness 3. Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick, born 1721, late commander in chief of the allied army in Germany. His Moft Serene Highnefs is like, wife Governor of Magdebourg, and a Knight of the Garter. 4. Elizabetha Chriftina, born 1715, the prefent Queen confort of Pruffia. Louisa Amelia, born 1722, 5. Princess Dowager Royal of Pruffia. H of efpouted efpoufed to the reigning Prince of 8. Therefa Natalia, born 1728, a Canonefs of the Proteftant abbey of Hervorden. 9. Juliana Maria, born 1729, the prefent Queen confort of Denmark. Prince Auguftus William of Bevern, a Pruffian field officer; Prince ELDEST SON, Henry; fucceeded, 1598, by his fon Julius Erneft; fucceeded 1636, by his brother Auguftus; fucceeded, 1666, by his fon Rodolph Auguftus; fucceeded, 1704, by his brother Anthony Ulric; fucceeded, 1714, by Auguftus William ; fucceeded, 1731, Frederick George of Bevern, canon of Lubeck; and Prince Frederick Charles of Bevern, in the Pruffian and Danish fervice, are coufins to the reigning Duke. The houfe of Brunswick is divided into two branches, BrunfwickWolfenbuttle, and Brunfwick Lunenburg. The founder of both thefe lines was Erneft the Confeffor, who first introduced the reformation into his dominions, and was fucceeded, in 1546, by YOUNGEST SON, William; fucceeded by his fon Chriftian; fucceeded, 1633, by his brother Auguftus; fuccecded, 1636, by his brother Frederick; fucceeded, 1648, by his nephew Christian Lewis; fucceeded, 1665, by his brother George William, Elector of Hano ver; fucceeded, 1705, by his nephew and fon-in-law George I. of Great Britain; fucceeded, 1726, by his fon George II. fucceeded, 1760, by his George III. brother to Augufta, Recapitulation of the principal Events in the Year 1763. 2. 6, 1762. THR ifland of Manilla, in the Eaft-Indies, taken by the forces of his Britannick Majesty. 15, (1762.) The magazine in fort Elizabeth, at Goree, blew up, and did confiderable damage. Nov. 29, (1762.) His Majefty's fhip Marlborough foundered in her paffage from the Havannah to England. Dec. 3. (1762) The Portuguese colony of St. Sacrament, in South America, furrendered to the Spaniards. 13. (1762.) His Majefty's fhip Temple foundered in her paffage from the Havannah to England. Jan. 13. Sir George Pococke arrived at Plymouth in his Majefty's faip Namur, from the conqueft of the Havannah, 15. Prince 15. Prince Charles of Mecklenburgh arrived at Plymouth from Lisbon. Feb. 10. The Definitive Treaty of Peace figned at Paris. 15. The Treaty of peace between the Courts of Vienaa, Drefden, and Berlin, was figned at Hubertfburg. 23. The embarkation of the British forces, who had served in Germany, was begun at William (tadt. March. The Ratifications of the Treaty between the Courts of Vienna, Drefden, and Berlin, were exchanged at Hubertsburg. 2. The San Genaro, of 64 guns, taken at the Havannah, was loft near Ramfgate. 10. The Ratifications of the Definitive Treaty between the Courts of London, Verfailles, Madrid, and Lifbon, were exchanged at Paris. 122. The Peace proclaimed at London. 30. The King of Pruffia arrived at Berlin. 31. Marco Foscarini, Doge of Venice, died. April 7. The Earl of Bute retired from public bufiness. 13. The Duke of Bedford arrived in London. 16. Prince Clement of Saxony elected Prince Bishop of Frey fingen. 19. Alvife Mocenigo elected Doge of Venice. 20. Count d'Outremont elected Prince Bishop of Liege. 27. Prince Clement of Saxony elected Bishop of Ratisbon. 30. The King of Poland arrived at the capital of Drefden. May 5. A General Thanksgiving for the conclufion of the peace observed. 6. Mr. Wilkes, who had been feized by a warrant of the Secretaries of State (on fufpicion of being the author of the North Briton) and sent to the Tower, fet at liberty, after a long hearing before Ld Chief Juft. Pratt. June 4. John, Count a'Oftein, Elector of Mentz, died at Mentz. 21. The King of Pruffia arrived at Potsdam, from the tour of his dominions. Aug. 6. The Franks quarter of Smyrna was confumed by fire. 17. The queen was delivered of Prince Frederick. Sept. 7. Prince George of Holstein Keil died. Oct. 5. The King of Poland, Elector of Saxony, died at Drefden. Nov. 7. The Turkish Ambaffador made his entry into Berlin. Dec. 17. The Elector of Saxony, ion of the late Elector, died at Dresden. A FOREIGN LITERATURE. Academy of Sciences, Belles Lettres, and Arts, at Rouen. Ta late public meeting of the above academy, M. du Boul. lay read a difcourte, intitled, An efay on the reciprocal influence of man ners on tafie, and tafte in manners, in which, after having proved, that tafle, by which we judge of the fine arts, is a lively impreffion antecedent to reflection, which nature beftows on us, which an attentive and rational study of the principles of fcience renders perfect, and which opinion corrupts; he made it evident, that the impreffion, by which the heart judges of vice and virtue, is precifely of the fame nature, and is rendered perfect and corrupted by the fame means; whence it follows, that a coruption of manners mull occafion a corruption of tafte, and a corruption of taste muft, in its turn, bring on a corruption of manners; a conclufion equally true in fpeculation and practice. M. L'Abbé Yart read a difcourfe on Detached Thoughts. There are many men of genius, fays he, and who bave a tafle for literature, who have |