1814.] On the Manuscripts of Mr. Tweddell. trast to the slow proceeding of his upright predecessor, the present pope had scarcely entered the Vatican after his long exile in France, when he sent forth an edict for the complete restoration of this obnoxious order, which during a long period had proved equally trouble some to Catholic and Protestant governments. As the renewal of the Inquisition is avowedly a measure of coercion andipersecution to stop religious inquiry, and to punish the propagators of new opinions, so the recall of the Jesuits springs from that spirit of proselytism by which the church of Rome has ever becu distinguished. Thus it is then that while Protestants will be deprived in the Spanish dominions of the open exercise of their religion, and when converts to that faith will there quickly fall under the cognizance of the Inquisition, the missionaries of the order of Jesus will have free access to our shores, and be found engaged in a variety of characters and occupations for the purpose of deceiving the credulous and inveigling the unwary. In this land of toleration the Jesuits will find an ample harvest, and of this we may be assured, from the former labours of the order, that they will not fail to take full advantage of the powers with which they are clothed, and of the indulgence which they will here freely enjoy. The policy of these men has rendered even the very appellation proverbial, and their skill in the teaching of youth has always been the subject of admiration. The illustrious Bacon bears full testimony to their merit in this respect, for, says he, " that excellent part of ancient discipline which consists in education, has been in some sort revived of late times by the colleges of the Jesuits, in regard of which, and some other points concerning human learning, and moral matters, I may say, as Agesilaus said of his enemy Farnabasus: Talis cum sis, utinam noster esses." The same great man observes in another place, 46 On the other hand, we see the Jesuits, who partly in themselves, and partly by the emulation and provocation of their example, have much quickened and strengthened the state of learning; we see, I say, what notable service and reparation they have done to the Roman see." To rebuild the decayed parts of that edifice, to extend its outworks, and to act the part of vigilant janissaries for its defence, these men are now called into service with a fair prospect of advancing their institution to a degree of splendour equal to what it ever had in 303 its most flourishing days. In proportion Sept. 8, 1814. On the MANUSCRIPTS of MR. JOHN TWED DELL. To the Editor of the New Monthly Magazine. IN addition to what your correspondent ALIQUIS has said respecting the manuscript collections and drawings of the late Mr. John Tweddell, I beg leave to mention, that the Levant Company have taken up the business, and are pursuing the enquiry in a manner that does them infinite honour, and will, I trust, produce some satisfactory information. The property of the deceased was, contrary to the customary practice, removed from the care of the factory to the house of the ambassador; but though the packages are reported to have been shipped on board a transport vessel, instead of a man-of-war, no advice of that mode of conveyance was ever sent to the friends of Mr. Tweddell, nor does it appear that any invoice was ever made of the contents. Copies were undoubtedly taken of some of the drawings, and these copies have been very handsomely delivered to the family; so that abundant proof is given that the originals reached Italy at least, if they did not find their way to 304 Character of Lord Bolingbroke. London: but of this the public will be hetter able to judge, when a narrative of the dark affair, with all the circumstances connected with the history of our accomplished countryman, shall be printed. This work is now in a state of forwardness, and it is to be hoped that it will, for the cause of truth, as well as for the honour of the deceased, be hastened through the press without loss of time. It is, however, no more than justice to observe, that whatever suspicions may be excited by the strange manner in which these treasures have for so long a period been withheld from the rightful owners of them, not the smallest blame can be alleged against Mr. Spencer Smith, who was at that period the resident minister at the Ottoman court, and whose attentious to Mr. Tweddell, in common with every other English traweller, were uniformly respectful and generous. SIMPLICIUS. CHARACTER OF LORD BOLINGBROKE. To the Editor of the New Monthly Magazine. SIR, [Nov, 1, jestically under its wall. I WAS ON HOLY TEMPLES OF JERUSALEM, MECCA, AND I have no doubt that the owner of the house is proud of his apartments, as having been once occupied by a celebrated statesnian and an illustrious poet; but I can hardly bring myself to believe that any man of respectable understanding, and virtuous principles, would at this period venture so to commit himself as to express his admiration of the name and character of Bolingbroke, because by such a declaration he must either betray a gross ignorance, or an esteem for all that is vicious in the human heart and conduct. The political treachery and op n immorality of Bolingbroke were so conspicuous, that even infidels were ashamed of him, while they gladly availed themselves of the power of his IN the Magazine of Infidelity for Au- genius to gild a rotten cause. This gust, the Editor, Mr. COMMON SENSE, as man betrayed both sides and all parties he calls himself, gives a description of in turn; and here let one story suffice Battersea, and an account of the reflec- out of a thousand that might be related tions which arose in his mind on being of his abominable depravity. After har admitted into the house where Boling- ing been employed in the public service, broke resided, but which now, melan- and taken the oaths to the new governcholy to relate! belongs to a respectable ment, he went over to France, and be maltster and distiller. The pious visitant, came the avowed minister of the son of however, it seems was hospitably re- James the Second, whom he despised, ceived, and here follows the dialogue pillaged, and cheated. About the year which passed between him and the ow- 1716, a large remittance having been ner, with some meditations, on which I made from Spain, in order to purchase shall have occasion to animadvert. arms secretly to effect a rising in this "Alas! said I, [that is Mr. Common kingdom, which was to have been headed Sense,] to the worthy occupier, and are by the Duke of Ormond, a great part these [that is, the malt bags and barrels, of the money was entrusted to the care stilis and machinery] the representatives of Bolingbroke, who disappeared all of of more human genius than England may a sudden. After considerable pains ever witness on one spot again? No, Sir, taken in searching for the fugitive, he rejoined, I love the NAME and CHA- he was found by the duke himself in RACTER of Bolingbroke, and I preserve a brothel, and the money all gone. the house as well as I can with RELIGIOUS VENERATION! I often smoke my pipe in Mr. Pope's parlour, and think of him as I walk the part of the terrace opposite his room, and next the water. He then conducted me to this interesting parlour, which is of brown polished oak, with a grate and ornaments of the age of George the First; and before its window stood the portion of the terrace upon which the malt-house had not encroached, with the Thames moving ma Of this fact an account was written by his grace himself, and the paper is yet in being. So much for the honesty of this famous infidel; who afterwards pur chased his pardon of the house of Ha nover by disclosing the correspondence From his indecent and even blasphe mous allusion to the awful scene on Mount Horeb, it is evident that Mr. Common Sense takes the worshippers of Jehovah, Allah, and Bramah, to be equally rational in their faith, and praiseworthy in their doctrines. 1814.] Character of Lord Bolingbroke and David Mallett. that had been confidentially entrusted to him; and thus he recovered his estates and honours at the expense of his integrity, and of all that any man who had the least regard for virtue would have cherished beyond life. With respect to the poet I shall say little; but all the world knows the trick that he played Bolingbroken publishing the Patriot King, which had been committed to his private custody; and if the Essay on Man be only an elegant version of the principles broached by the latter, no one who has the least regard for moral truth, or veneration for the inspired volume, will ensy the feelings of the person who prefers this beautiful poem, and its philosophical doctrines, to all the codes of wisdom in the world!* ́But what degree of reverence Mr. Common Sense has for the sacred truths of revelation, is evident beyond all question, from the impudent language in which he speaks of bis sensations while treading on "the holy ground" that had been conseciated by the amiable Bolingbroke, who, if he worshipped any deity at all, sacrificed to Priapus and Bacchus, in whose service he ruined a good constitution, and carried about a rotten carcase many years,as an awful witness of the purity of his principles, and the regularity of his life! But Bolingbroke was a rancorous adversary to revealed religion, and this, with some folks, was more than sufficient to palliate his political errors, his odious apostacy, and his private vices. Even the honest David Mallet, I observe, comes in for a complimentary tribute of respect on this occasion; even that sycophant, to whom Bolingbroke bequeathed the magazine of mischief which was to destroy, in his estimation, the Christian religion, but to which the cowardly infidel, with the pusillanimity common to the tribe, was afraid to put the match himself. The value of the morality acquired by Mallet in this connexion, may be learnt from • The fundamental principle of this celebrated piece is fatalism, and it is well known that Bolingbroke, with all his scepticism in religious matters, was weak enough to put an implicit confidence in judicial astrology; so that the ingenious Marivaux said to him one day very pointedly, "My lord, if you are not a believer in christianity, it certainly does not arise from the want of faith." It is curious but certain, that Mr. Common Sense has long been an adept in the occult sciences, and he once had the vanity to show the writer of this the horoscope of his nativity erected by another sagacious wizard from elements communicated by himself. 305 the use which he made of it when he sold his pen for the horrid purpose of turning the popular indignation against the unfortunate Byng, who was made a scape-goat to preserve a worthless ministry in power. It is impossible, I think, to look upon the conduct of Mallet throughout this iniquitous act of oppression, without execrating his memory as an assassin of the very vilest description. But where, I ask, did he learn the principles which made him the ready instrument of accomplishing the destruction of one whose errors, or whose guilt, could not by any means be known to him? Where did Mallet learn the art which enabled him without remorse to sell his conscience and his talents for gold, though he knew that it was the price of blood? Where but in the school of Bolingbroke?-in that school the production of which, it seems, is to be esteemed beyond all the codes of wisdom in the world? Of Mallet one circumstance more, and that too upon authority. This man, towards the close of his life, was in the habit of entertaining a set of men like himself every Sunday, and at these festive meetings religion was always the subject of ridicule. It happened that the servant who attended his master's table, made too free with some of the plate; and being discovered, he was sharply interrogated on the heinousness of his crime, and Mallet rather unluckily asked who had put the design into his head. "Yourself, Sir," replied the culprit; and on being questioned farther, he said, that the discourses which he had been in the habit of hearing completely destroyed all his moral principles. Upon this the infidel philosopher exclaimed "Were you not afraid of the law and of the terror of public justice?" which drew from the man this pointed retort: "Sir, as you had succeeded in ridding me of all fear of a deity, and of a future state, I thought that I might as well take my chance with regard to law and judgment in this world." Here for the present I have done with the excellent tendency of infidelity, and the blessings of those doctrines which are the admiration of Mr.Common Sense; but at a future day I may say a little more on the subject. London, Sept. 15. ARGUS. CONDUCT of MR. SHARF the ENGraver, IN the Times of this day is the following advertisement :— 306 Conduct of Mr. Sharp the Engraver. "A CAUTION.-Mrs. Southcott having never sat for any portrait but the one drawn and engraved by Mr. SHarp, no other can be genuine therefore, a prosecution will he commenced against the author and vender of any pirated copy of such portrait. The genuine engraved portrait, drawn and engraved by Mr. Sharp, is to be had at No. 27, Londonstreet, Fitzroy-square; and at Mr. Ribeau's, Blandford-street, Manchestersquare." Few of your readers, Mr. Editor, can be unacquainted with the talents of this artist, but it is to be lamented that he should make such a bad use of them. When Brothers, the pretended prophet, was so much talked of, Mr. Sharp thought proper to publish a portrait of him, with a very remarkable inscription, declaring his absolute belief that this man was a descendant of David, and the predicted restorer of the Jews. Now when that imposture is done away, the engraver, without any remorse or modesty for his former conduct, has the unblushing effrontery to insult the public a second time, and that with a still greater outrage; for, as this female is unmarried, if she be at all in the way alleged by her blind followers and interested advocates, she must have done that which entitles her to a place in Bridewell as a woman of impure morals, besides being a rogue and vagabond by the statute. Mr. Sharp, we see, contrives to turn a penny by this abominable deception; and it is evident, from his present extraordinary behaviour, that he is actuated by sordid motives; for he positively threatens to prosecute any one who shall take upon them to publish a likeness of this modern sibyl; alleging, as the ground for his menace, that he has an entire monopoly of the privilege of taking her picture. It is confidently said, that Mr. Sharp has also the honourable office of vending the seals which this chosen vessel is commissioned to impart to the elect; but, at the same time, it is well known that these blessed passports, like the indulgences of the pope, are not to be had without money. Let Mr. Sharp, if he has any respect for his professional reputation, clear up his conduct, and endeavour to make some satisfaction to the public, by whom he has been patronized with a liberality which has met with but a sorry return. I am yours, &c. Sept. 16, 1814. DETECTOR. [Nov. 1, For the New Monthly Magazine. REPORT of the SURVEY of the EAST COAST of GREAT BRITAIN from the SOUTHERN EXTREMITY of NORFOLK to the FRITH of FORTH. By CAPT. G. W. MANBY. (Concluded from page 221.) Holy Island.-A most violent storm which I witnessed just before my leaving Bamburg Castle, enabled me to discover the innumerable dangers between this place and the Staple Islands, and to observe the cause of the extraordinary difficulties, nay, the almost impossibility of a vessel beating out of that bay, and the consequent fate when there embayed. This opinion is the more strengthened, from a man named William Shuckford, belonging to the brig Susan of Lynn, which vessel encountered a most violent casterly gale about a month since, and still lies on Ross Sand, near Holy Island; who waited on me to express his gratitude for having, with eight others, by me been saved by a rope projected from a mortar, when wrecked at Yarmouth about two years since. This unfortunate man was interrogated in the presence of several persons residing on and conversant with the coast, in order to learn the particu lars of the loss of his vessel. To the powerful indraft or suction, drawing him in during thick weather, he ascribed the whole cause; as he made every effort to weather the island. The officer at the Bewdell Hill Signal Station has not only confirmed this, but assured me he never saw such seamanship and exertion used by carrying a press of sail to clear the land, made by any merchant vessel. It was at a period of tide when there was not sufficient water upon the bar of Holy Island, which is composed of rocks, as are both points of the entrance into the harbour; consequently he durst not attempt it at that period, as destruction to his vessel and crew would have been inevitable had he touched on the bar. Finding every effort unavailing, the safety of his crew and self be came the next consideration: and relying on the strength of his vessel, he ran her on the Ross Sand, near an island called the Laws. On my pointing out the an chorage on the north of the Great Fern island, which I have already pointed out, be assured me that had it been known to him, he could there have anchored in safety, and saved his vessel. I have inquired of Lieutenant Wallace, commanding the signal station, if during his command he had ever seen a vessel anchor in the situation alluded to. He says that, for nine years, the period of his residence, 1814.] Capt. Manby's Survey of the East Coast of G. Britain. he never saw but the one vessel employed in the discovery, and considers it hitherto unknown, and promising great benefit to navigation. The small island called the Laws is uninhabited, and has beacons or marks on it for sailing into Holy Island; it is a spot peculiarly adapted for preservation, as vessels, when unable to get into Holy Island, have this alternative, inevitable destruction to their crews if driven on the rocks, with a certain security when driven on this sand beach, when a mortar and ropes are at hand. For this purpose I recommend such being placed on this island, and the men from Holy Island can cross in a boat, and repair to give immediate assistance. It is the property of Earl Tankerville; and I shall submit to his lordship the just adFantage which will be derived by permitting a small building to be erected thereon, to contain the mortar, &c. Berwick.-The gale continuing on my arrival at this place, and it being high water, the uncommon danger attending vessels running for safety into this harbour was evidently observable. On visiting it at low ebb my opinion was confirmed; and the cause of the difficulties, and what was best calculated to ensure a preventive, were obvious. The injuries done to the navigation of this place have in a great measure proceeded from similar causes to those pointed out at Tynemouth, the destruction of rocks near the harbour's mouth, that formerly directed the course of the current, and kept a clear passage for the movements of the tide; the rock spoken of is limestone, the property of the lord of the manor, Lord Lisburne, with whose permission it is said to have been taken away. To this and this only is to be ascribed the sand-bank formed in the channel, the encroachment of the sea on property in the bay, and the dangers that threaten a considerable part of the garrisoned town walls. The remedy for these must be a continuation of the pier, which is in contemplation; and I deeply lamented to learn, apprehensions were entertained that obstacles were likely to arise to retard its completion, for the want of pecuniary aid; a circumstance infinitely to be regretted, as the advantages would be incalculably great; as vessels could then run with certainty and safety into the barbour at high water, when at present it is extremely hazardous, and almost impossible, if of burthen. A more judicious arrangement was never displayed to check evils, combining the improve 307 ments to a harbour, reflecting the highest credit on that celebrated engineer Mr. Rennie. There is one suggestion I thought proper to point out to the conservators, the necessity of entering into terms with the proprietors of the limestone rock; for admitting the pier is completed, it will not be secure if more of the rock is taken away. The work of the pier, and every subject relating to it, is directed by commissioners acting under the power of a recent act of parliament, and they are enjoined to render an annual statement of the receipts and disbursements of the sum collected, which is intended for the improvement of the harbour, raised on all goods. landed or shipped, termed Shore Dues. Nothing can be of so much importance to an iron-bound coast, as safe harbours to shelter in, for the preservation of life and property; consequently, my inqui ries were diligently made respecting the application of the funds to the purposes of the intention, and I found them here most satisfactory. On making further inquiries if the same system was adopted on this part of the coast, I was led to understand not, being in some instances received by societies or persons, without any account being exhibited to merchants or others. Surely a tax raised (not under the controul of government, or general incorporated societies) from the public, should be accounted for to the public, when collected for any particular service, to see if the revenues are applied to the purposes for which they are granted, and their balances carried forward. On being attended by some intelligent commissioners to the works going on at the pier, the injuries to which their harbour was liable, and what must be done for its security and improvement, were impressed on their minds. Learning there was not at this port a boat calculated for giving relief to vessels when grounded on the bar, or driven on the dangers on either side of the harbour's entrance; I deeply regretted it, and the more so when informed of the cause, that the money collected for a life-boat, was lodged in a provincial bank, where it was lost by its failure: in consequence, much pains was taken in pointing out the good that would accrue by having one, and instructions given in how simple a method and at what an easy rate the properties of preservation could be given to any boat by casks of air, with the readiest manner of application. The pilots here are active, and under |