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Hants, the place of his refidence; declared, "that if the King had not another foot of ground in England, he would hold that fpot for him to the laft extremity."

In confequence of this refolution, Bafing Castle fuftained a fiege of more than two years; from August 1643 until the 16th of October 1645; when, after the lofs of upwards of a hundred men, the Castle was taken by ftorm, and the gallant Marquis, with the hattered remains of his force, made prifoners.

This Nobleman had, during this memorable fiege, caufed to be written with a diamond on the windows of his

Caftle, "Aimez Loyaulti" (which has ever fince been the motto of the family); which fo provoked the foldiers of Cromwell (as they probably confidered it as a stinging reproach to their leader), that, after plundering it of money, jewels, and furniture, as it is faid, to the amount of two hundred thousand pounds, they determined to burn it to the ground; which refolution it appears they most confcientiously executed, for, except a gateway, upon which were the arms of the firft Marquis (the builder), and a small portion of the external walls, they destroyed every other part of it. Thefe Veftiges were remaining fo lately as the year 1765t.

Winchefter. Bafing was the head of his Barony, and has this circumstance, which has, I believe, attended few eftates in the kingdom, attached to it: the poffeffion has been in the heirs of his body ever fince, and has been with little interruption their principal refidence, and has alfo always had (I think) annexed to it the principal estate. It would be to little purpofe minutely to trace the genealogy of this noble family, which has already been given with equal precifion and correctness by the author I have quoted, and feveral others, yet it may be material to flate that William, the fifth Baron, affumed the name of St. John, writing himself "Willielmus de Santo Johanne, filius & hæres Adæ de Port." He was living in the reign of Henry the Third, and married Godchild, daughter of N. Pagenhall. The feal of his arms on a deed of gift to the Monks of Boxgrave was on a Chief, three Mullets.

The family name being thus changed to St. John, descended to William St. John, ancestor to the Lord St. John of Bletfo, and Viscount Bolingbroke; but we find the Barony, in the time of the ninth Baron, vested in the perfon of Thomas Poynings Lord St. John, of Baling, who died 1428, 7th of Henry the Sixth. He was, I think, the ancestor of Sir Edward Poynings who, in the time of Henry Seventh, rendered himself famous by his driving Perkin Warbeck out of Ireland, and still more famous, by the Statute which he procured, called Poynings' Law, and also another, which added to the grandeur of the Irish Parliament by enacting that the Peers fhould always fit in their robes.

In the time of Henry the Seventh, Bafing came by marriage to Sir W. Paulet, K.B. whofe fon Sir William was the first Marquis of Winchester, fo famous for his flexibility. * Some idea may be formed of the value of the furniture of this mansion from a statement that has come down to us, that a fingle bed cost 14,000l; each private foldier is faid to have had 300l. for his fhare of the plunder. It is therefore no wonder, fince Rebellion was to profitable, that it was for a time successful.

It may not be improper, in order to introduce a hint refpe&ting a man who in the latter part of his life might have been termed a Republican Oak; or, in the cant of modern times, a branch of the Tree of Liberty; to oblerve, that the first wife (for he had three) of this Marquis of Winton was Jane, the daughter of Viscount Savoy, and the lady whofe epitaph was written by Milton: it begins in a manner that would difgrace the Bellman:- "This rich marble does inter

"The honour'd wife of Winchefter."

Vide MILTON's Works, 12mo. 1747, p. 281. It appears by this epitaph, that the lady died in childbed at the age of 23; and it is a little extraordinary, confidering the fieady principles of the Bard, that, living or dead, he should have ever thought of prailing any part of a family fo confpicuous for its loyalty as that of the Marquis; who, whatever the opinion of the poet might have been, had certainly remained the fame inflexible character through life. Of his own epitaph, written by Dryden, it is but fair to give a specimen, in order to draw the attention of the reader to the whole :

"He who in impious times undaunted stood,
"And, midft Rebellion, dar'd be just and good;
"W: ofe arms afferted, and whofe fuffering more

"Confirmed, the cause for which he fought before,” &c.

Vide DRYDEN, Bell's Edit. p. 204:

MEMOIRS
OF

ALEXANDER DALRYMPLE, ESQ.

[Concluded from Page* 327.]

LTHOUGH it had long been in

A contemplation to have an Hy drographical Office at the Admiralty, it did not take effect till Earl Spencer's administration, when, in 1795, a memorial to his Majefty in Council was prefented by the Commiffioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral, recommending the meafure, which was graciously approved, and the Admiralty empowered to appoint a proper perfon to be Hydrographer to the Admiralty; Earl Spencer was pleased to think of Alexander Dalrymple as a proper perfon. On this being mentioned to him, Alexander Dalrymple obferved that he was much flattered by the diftinction, but thought it incumbent upon him to inform the East India Company in the first inftance; not only as he had been in their fervice fo great a part of his life, and was now in a fimilar employment for the Company, but they having given him a penfion for life, it behoved him to pay them the greater attention, although the two offices were not incompatible, but rather parts of the fame. The Court of Directors expreffed their affent to Alexander Dalrymple's acceptance of the Office of Hydrographer to the Admiralty, and Alexander Dalrymple was accordingly appointed.

On this occafion it will be expedient to infert a letter from that diftinguished character, the late Admiral Kempenfelt, a man, in his courfe through a long life of public service and distinguilhed merit, without a fee or imputation!

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bition, Young calls it the univerfal paffion; and yet how few pursue the true road to it.

"I with you was placed in a fituation that would afford you more means, and a greater latitude to pursue your favourite ftudy. I mean at the Head of an Hydrographical Board, eftablished by authority of Government, to which office encouragement fhould be given, to bring all furveys and difcoveries of rocks, thoals, &c. and thofe found good, printed at the public expence. It is no more than what the intereft, as well as reputation, of the nation, as a great maritime ftate, requires thould be done. By fuch an office, well conducted, what an increase of good furveys would the Publick be benefited with! And the good being stamped with the authority of the Board, would direct the purchafer to avoid thofe erroneous Charts, which, inftead of ferving to avoid dangers, too often fatally lead to them.

"To encourage men of genius, is one great means to make a State flourish, our Minifters in general, I think, have never been eminent for that virtue; a genius in this country may remain unknown to our Minifters, though known and esteemed in every other State of Europe."

"Charles Street, "Dec. 24th, [1780]."

The opinion of this intelligent officer may ferve to testify, that for the effectual benefit of the Publick, the Establishment of the Hydrographical Office hould be on a more extenfive plan than at prefent; What were the powers or duties of Grand Pilot do not appear, though that office was as ancient, at least, as Edward the VI. who appointed Sebaftian Cabot in that capacity.

The following very fenfible ordon

nance of the French was of fo old a date as the month of August 1681, but it is taken from a copy published at Paris, in 1747.

TRAN

TRANSLATION.

Title VIII.

"Of the Profeffer of Hydrography. ART 1. "We will, that in the most confiderable maritime towns of our Kingdom, there be Profejors of Hydrography, to teach publickly Navigation. ART. 2. 66 The Profeffors of Hydro. graphy must drag, and instruct their cholars to make them capable of figuring the ports, coafts, mountains, trees, towers, and other things ferving for marks to harbours and roads, and to make Charts of the lands they dif

cover.

ART. 3. "They must four days in each week, at least, keep their schools open, in which they must have charts, nautical inftructions, globes, spheres, compaffes, foreftaffs, aftrolabes, and other inftruments and books neceffary in their art.

ART. 4.

"The Directors of the Hofpitals of the Town, where there fhall be an Hydrographical School, fhall be bound to fend there for in. ftruction, annually, two or three children, who thall be kept there, and furnished with books and inftructions neceffary to learn navigation.

ART. 5. "The Profeffors of Hy. drography thall carefully examine the Journals of Voyages lodged with the Register of the Admiralty, of the place of their establiment, and correct them in prefence of the Pilots, who had erred in their track.

ART. 6. "They are not to retain more than one month the Journals which fhall be communicated by the Regifter, which we enjoin to be done, free of charge, on pain of interdiction. "We declare the Profeffors of Hydrography actually teaching, exempt from watch, and guard, guardianship (Guet and Garde, Curatele) and all other publick charges.

ART. 7.

ART. 8. "They are prohibited from abfenting from the places of the eftablishment, without leave of the Admiral, or of the Mayors and Sheriffs who pay their falaries, on pain of lofing their appointments."

This plan is admirably adapted to make navigators in the general course of fervice well qualified for all ftations. We understand Alexander Dalrymple has given in feveral memorials of meafures expedient to be purfued in the charge of Hydrographer; but the many important objects requiring the atten

tion of the Admiralty, have hitherto prevented any effectual measures being adopted, although many plates have been engraved towards forming a complete collection of Charts, for the use of his Majefty's Navy.

The annexed is a Lift of Alexander Dalrymple's Publications, CATALOGUE of PRINTED Books and TRACTS by A. DALRYMPLE, exclufive of the Nautical Publications which are printed in a separate Lift.

Those marked were never published.
Those marked † not fold.

(1)Account of Discoveries in the South Pacific Ocean before 1764. 8vo. 1767. (2) + Memorial to the Proprietors of East India Stock. 8vo. 1768.

(3) † Account of what has passed between the East India Directors and Alexander Dalrymple, as first printed. 8vo. 1768.

(4) Account of what has paffedDo.-Do.-as published. 8vo. N. B. It is dated 1769, by a ridiculous custom of Printers, to date Publications, printed towards the clofe of the year, as if in the year enfuing.

(5) Plan for extending the Commerce of this Kingdom, and of the East India Company, by an Establishment at Balambangan.-N.B. Although printed in 1769, it was not published till 1771.

(6) Letter concerning the propofed Supervisors. 20th June 1769. 8vo. (7) Letter concerning the proposed Supervisors. 30th June. P. S. 3d

July 1769. 4to. 1769.

(8) Second Letter-Do.-10th July 1769. 4to. 1769.

(9) Vox populi Vox Dei, Lord Weymouth's Appeal to the General Court of India Proprietors, confidered, 14th Auguft. P. S. 19th August 1769. 4to. 1769.

(10) Historical Collection of South Sea Voyages. 2 vols. 4to. 1770. 4to. 1771.

(11) Propofition of a benevolent Veyage to introduce Corn, &c. into New Zealand, &c. 4to. 1771.

(12) Confiderations on a Pamphlet (by Governor Johnstone) entitled "Thoughts on our Acquifitions in the Eaft Indies, particularly respecting Bengal." 8vo. 1772.

(13) General View of the East India Company's Affairs (written in January

1769

1769), to which are added fome Cb fervations on the prefent State of the Company's Affairs. 8vo. 1772. (14) A Paper concerning the General Government for India. 8vo. (15) Rights of the East India Company.-N.B. This was printed at the Company's Expence. 8vo. 1773. (16) Letter to Dr. Hawkefworth. 4to. 1773.

(17) • Obfervations on Dr. Hawkefworth's Preface to 2d Edition. 4to. 1773. An Opinion of Sir David Dal rymple, that there was too much afperity in this Reply, retarded, and the Death of Dr. Hawkefworth, prevented the Publication.

(18) Memorial of Doctor Juan Louis Arias (in Spanish) 4to. 1773. (19) † Propofition for printing, by Subfcription, the MS. Voyages and Travels in the British Mufeum. 4to. 1773

(20) A full and clear Proof that the Spaniards have no right to Balambangan. 8vo. 1774.

(21) An Hiltorical Relation of the feveral Expeditions, from Fort Malbro to the lands off the West Coast of Sumatra. 4to. 1775.

(22) Collection of Voyages, chiefly in the South Atlantic Ocean, from the Original MSS. by Dr. Halley, M. Bouvet, &c. with a Preface concerning a Voyage on Difcovery, propofed to be undertaken by Alexander Dalrymple at his own Expence; Letters to Lord North on the Subject, and Plan of a Republican Colony. 4to. 1775.

(23) + Copies of Papers relative to the Restoration of the King of Tanjour, the Imprifonment of Lord Pigot, &c. Printed by the Eaft India Company, for the ufe of the Proprietors. 4to. 1777. N.B. In this Collection are many Minutes of Council, and fome Letters by Alexander Dalrymple.

(24) Several other pieces on the faine Subject, written by Alexander Dalrymple, were printed by Admiral Pigot and Alexander Dalrymple, but not fold; thofe particularly by Alexander Dalrymple are 4to.

1777.

(25) Notes on Lord Pigot's Narrative.

(26) Letter to Proprietors of Eaft India Stock. 8th May 1777.

(27) Account of the Tranfactions concerning the Revolt at Madras. 30th April 1777. Appendix.

(28) Letter to the Court of Directors.

19th June 1777.-Memorial—19th June 1777.

(29) † Account of the Subverfion of the Legal Government of Fort St. George, in Answer to Mr. Andrew Stuart's Letter to The Court of Di. rectors. 4to. 1778.

(30) Journal of the Grenville, published in the Philofophical Tran!actions. 4to. 1778.

(31) Confiderations on the prefent State of Affairs between England and America. 8vo. 1778.

(32) Confiderations on the East India Bill 1769. 8vo. 1778.

(33) State of the Eaft India Company, and Sketch of an equitable Agreement. 8vo. 1780.

(34) Account of the Lofs of the Grovenor. 8vo. 1783.

(35) Reflections on the prefent State of the Eaft India Company. 8vo, 1783.

36) A Short Account of the Gentoo Mode of collecting the Revenues on the Coaft of Coromandel. 8vo. 1783.

(37) A Retrofpective View of the Antient Syftem of the East India Company, with a Plan of Regulation. 8vo. 1784.

(38) Poftfcript to Mr. Dalrymple's Account of the Gentoo Mode of collecting the Revenues on the Coast of Coromandel, being,-Obfervations made on a Perufal of it by Moodoo Kiftna. 8vo. 1785.

(39) Extracts from Juvenilia, or Poems by George Wither. 24mo. 1785.

(40) Fair State of the Cafe, between the East India Company, and the Owners of Ships now in their Service, to which are added Confiderations on Mr. Brough's Pamphlet, concerning Eat India Shipping. 8vo. 1786.

(41) A ferious Admonition to the Publick on the intended Thief Colony at Botany Bay, printed for Sewell, Cornhill.

(4) Review of the Conteft concerning Four New Regiments, gra. cioully offered by his Majefty to be fent to India, &c. 8vo. 1788.

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(43) Plan for promoting the FurTrade, and fecuring it to this Country, by uniting the Operations of the East India and Hudfon's Bay Companies. 4to. 1789.

(44) Memoir of a Map of the Lands around the North Pole. 4to. 1789.

(45) An Historical Journal of the Expeditions by Sea and Land, to the North of California in 1768, 1769, and

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1770, when Spanish Establishments were first made at San Diego and Monterey, tranflated from the Spanish MS. by William Revely, Efq. to which is added,―Translation of Cabrera Bueno's Defcription of the Coast of California, and an Extract from the MS. Journal of M. Sauvague le Muet, 1714. 4to. 1790.

(46) A Letter to a Friend on the Teit Act. 8vo. 1790.

(47) The Spanish Pretenfions fairly difcuffed. 8vo. 1790.

(48) The Spanish Memorial of 4th June confidered. 8vo. 1790.

(49) † Plan for the Publication of a Repertory of Oriental Information.

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(53) † Obfervations on the CopperCoinage wanted for the Circars. Printed for the use of the East India Company. 8vo. 1794.

(54) The Poor Man's Friend. 8vo. 1795.

(55) A Collection of English Songs, with an Appendix of Original Pieces. 8vo. 1796.

(56) A Fragment on the India Trade, Written in 1791. 8vo. 1797

(57) Thoughts of an old Man of independent Mind, though dependent Fortune. 8vo. 1800, printed for Reynolds, Oxford-street.

(58) Oriental Repertory. Vol. 1ft. 4to. April 1791 to January 1793.

(59) Oriental Repertory. Vol 2d. 4to. (not completed).

N. B. There are fome other pieces printed by Alexander Dalrymple, which from want of a copy to refer to, cannot be particularifed; and alfo fome in the Prefs unfinished, especially a Treatife of Practical Navigation, of which three Chapters are printed.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE EUROPEAN MAGAZINE.

AS I was, one morning lately, taking my ufual walk in Kenfington Gardens, I by chance perceived on one of the feats what I imagined to be a letter. As a perfon, when totally idle, is eager to feize any thing that appears likely to give the leaft amusement, I immediately took it up, and found I had been more fortunate than ever I could have expe&ted. On examination, I difcovered it to be the outlines of a Didactic Poem. It seems to have been the intention of the writer to have comprifed it in twenty Books, but the Commencement of Book I., the Arguments of Books II. and III., and a detached Epifode, is all Fortune has thrown into my hands.

The perufal of it gave me peculiar pleafure, and I think I cannot perform my duty to fociety until I have communicated the pleasure to my countrymen. I have, at the fame time, fome hopes, the applaufe it will no doubt gain will embolden the author to finish a Poem he has commenced fo fuccefsfully. If the writer does not intend to favour the world with a continuation of his labours, I am still confident, that in bringing this fragment into the world, I am doing an effential fervice to literature. The ineftimable Treatife of Longinus is a fragment, yet no one will difpute its value.

I have attempted to point out fome paffages in which I difcover imitations, or cafual fimilitudes, with the claffics: I have alfo endeavoured to elucidate fome pallages, which I thought needed it. Confcious of inability, I could not do more, and a regard to juftice would not permit me to do lefs.

If you think it proper to publifh the enclofed, on fome future occasion I shall prefent you with the remainder. I am yours,

THE ART OF CANDLE-MAKING.

A DIDACTIC POEM, IN TWENTY BOOKS.

Non fumum ex fulgore, fed ex fumo dare lucem.

ARGUMENT OF BOOK I.

HERANIO.

Subject propofed-Invocation-The fubject proved to be of great importance to Poets To Lovers-The tale of Hero and Leander-To Moralists-The re

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