I.

L Singevry charm of face and air;

ET meaner bards in rapt'rous strain

On ev'ry verdant vale and plain

Chaunt forth the triumphs of the fair:
With truth, with juftice, I can tell,
Dear Peggy's still the Nonpariel.

2.

Others may boaft, with her, the praise
Of melting eyes and fnowy breast,
Where each foft grace luxuriant plays,
And wanton Çupids fink to reft;

But who can fuch a mind reveal,
As Peggy, lovely Nonpariel?
3.

Oh! witnefs each fequefter'd grove,
Witness each hill and dale around,
Good fenfe, with beauty, wak'd my love,
Witnefs, you've heard each glad fome found,
Mellifluous founds that grateful trill
From Peggy, dearest Nonparie!!

4.

Such mental warmth, fuch flames divine,
Nor time, nor with'ring age decays;
Still more refplendent they shall thine,

And flourish ftill by length of days :"
The foul with admiration fill
Of Peggy, matchlefs Nonpariel.
5.
Tell me, ye melting fongfters fay,
If all your fond ideal themes,
Your vocal fhell, fmooth roundelay,.
In all your wanton am'rous dreams,
Your fancy'd fairs can e'er excel
My Peggy, beauteous Nonpariel ?
.6.

My Peggy's charms are lafting fure,
Her virtues fhall for ever bloom,
Cœleftial copy!-still endure,

And mock the wrinkle and the tomb,

And e'en when death thofe eyes fhall veil,
Record my wond'rous Nonpariel.

An Imitation of Ep. ii. Lib. 1. of HORACE.
Quid tibi vifa Chios, &c.

(Sure fate of abfence!) you cou'd live content But to escape that plague the parliament. Come tir'd and wet from Suffex, do you fwear

Never to ftir beyond St. James's-fquare? Tho' pincht with cold this winter, wou'd you fly

To taverns and to bagnios in July? What tho' you found th' attendance once fevere,

Yorkshire petitions come not every year.

The man whofe tafte is temperate, whose

breaft

Feels the calm transports of a mind at reft,
Looks down with pitying or regardless eye
On the proud fcience of learn'd luxury :
Sees all our visionary pleasures roll,
Vain med'cines to the fever of the foul;
Like fires beneath the dog-ftar's furious ray,
Or parties to Vaux-hall on New-year's day.
But you, with nature's best endowments
grac'd,

And form'd by pleafing to be ever pleas'd;
Come, to your friends impatient wishes,

come,

Boaft the delights of Italy at home,
With gay reflection, humour never four,
Live o'er the past, improve the present hour.
'Tis reafon fets th' unquiet mind at ease,
Not cities, nor their tributary feas :
Men pafs unchang'd o'er twenty different
foils;

Parfons drink ale at Wapping or Versailles.
Restless in vain we shift the varying scene,
Whilft indolence, that canker, preys within.
Those heart-feltjoys (which you so oft receive)
Not Gondolas nor Berlins have to give :
Joys, which from sense, good-nature, virtue
flow,

Alike or on the Thames or on the Po:
And, were it not for a confounded ferry,
Your lordship might be happy ev'n at Derry.

To fing of Nancy, or the Moffy Bower; The Moffy Bower and Nancy too may [with ease,

please,

Yet if you needs must fing-pray do't Nor thus the mufe, when out of humour teafe.

The mufe when in good humour well may

fay,

From the London Gazette Extraordinary.

WHITEHA L L, October 30. Extract of a Letter from Governor Wentworth to the Right Hon. Sir Thomas Robinfon, one of bis Majefty's Principal Seeretaries of State, dated at Portsmouth in New Hampshire, Sept. 19, 1755.

HAVE just received by the poft the inclofed printed copy of major general Johnfon's letter from his camp at Lake George, after a fharp engagement with baron de Dieskau, the French general.

Camp at Lake George, Sept. 9, 1755. To the governors of the feveral colonies who raised the troops on the prefent expedition.

Gentlemen,

Sunday evening the 7th inftant I received intelligence from fome Indian fcouts I had fent out, that they had dif covered three large roads about the South Bay, and were confident a very confiderable number of the enemy were marched, or on their march towards our encampment at the Carrying-place, where were posted about 250 of the New Hamphire troops, and five companies of the New York regiment. I got one Adams, a waggoner, who voluntarily and bravely confented to ride exprefs with my orders to colonel Blanchard of the New Hampshire regiment, commanding officer there. I acquainted him with my intelligence, and directed him to withdraw all the troops there within the works thrown up. About half an hour, or near an hour after this, I got two Indians and two foldiers to go en foot with another letter to the fame purpose.

About twelve o'clock that night the Indians and foldiers returned with a waggoner who had ole from the camp, with about eight others their waggoners and forces without orders. This waggoner fays they heard and saw the enemy about four miles from this fide the Carrying-place. They heard a gun fire, and a man call upon heaven for mercy, which he jodged to be Adams. The next morning I called a council of war, who gave it as their opinion, and in which the Indians were extremely urgent, that 1000 men should be detached, and a number

of their people would go with them, in order to catch the enemy in their retreat from the other camp, either as victors, or defeated in their defign. The 1000 men were detached under the command of colonel Williams, of one of the Boston regiments, with upwards of 200 Indians. They marched between eight and nine o'clock. In about an hour and half afterwards we heard a heavy firing, and all the marks of a warm engagement, which we judged was about three or four miles from us; we beat to arms, and got our men all in readiness. The fire approached nearer, upon which I judged our people were retreating, and detached lieutenant colonel Cole, with about 300 men, to cover their retreat. About ten o'clock fome of our men in the rear, and fome Indians of the faid party, came running into camp, and acquainted us, that our men were retreating, that the enemy were too ftrong for them. The whole party that escaped returned to us in large bodies,

As we had thrown up a breast-work of trees round our encampment, and planted. fome field-pieces to defend the fame, we immediately hauled fome heavy cannon up there to strengthen our front, took poffeffion of fome eminencies on our left flank, and got one field-piece there in a very advantageous fituation: The breastwork was manned throughout by our people, and the beft difpofition made through our whole encampment, which time and circumstances would permit. About half an hour after eleven, the enemy appeared in fight, and marched along the road in very regular order directly upon our center: They made a fmall halt about 150 yards from our breaft-work, when the regular troops, (whom we judged to be fuch by their bright and fixed bayonets) made the grand and center attack. The Canadians and Indians fquarted and difperfed on our flanks. The enemy's fire we received firft from their regulars in plateons, but it did no great execution, being at too great a distance, and our men defended by the breaft work. Our artillery then began to play on them, and was ferved, under the direction of captain Eyre, during the whole engagement, in a manner very advantageous to his character, and thofe concerned in the management of it. The engagement now became general on

both

ple think from 5 to 600. We have about 30 prifoners, most of them badly wounded. The Indians fcalped of their dead already near 70, and were employed after the battle laft night, and all this afternoon, in bringing in fcalps; and great numbers of French and Indians yet left unfcalped. They carried off numbers of their dead, and fecreted them. Our men have fuffered fo much fatigue for three days past, and are conftantly ftanding upon their arms by day, half the whole upon guard every night, and the reft lay down armed and accoutred, that both officers and men are almoft wore out. The enemy may rally, and we judge they have confiderable reinforcements near at hand; fo that I think it neceffary we be upon our guard, and be watchful to maintain the advantages we have gained. For these reasons I do not think it either prudent or fafe to be fending out parties in fearch of the dead.

I do not hear of any officers killed at our camp but colonel Titcomb, and none wounded but myfelf, and major Nichols of colonel Titcomb's. I cannot yet get certain returns of our dead and wounded; but from the beft accounts I can obtain, we have loft about 130 who are killed, about 60 wounded, and feveral miffing from the morning and afternoon's engagement.

I think we may expect very shortly another and more formidable attack, and that the enemy will then come with artillery. The late colonel Williams had the ground cleared for building a stockaded fort. Our men are fo haraffed, and obliged to be fo conftantly upon watchful duty, that I think it would be both unreafonable, and I fear in vain, to fet them at work upon the defigned fort.

I defign to order the New Hampshire regiment up here to reinforce us, and I hope fome of the defigned reinforcements will be with us in a few days. When thefe fresh troops arrive, I thall immediately fet about building a fort.

My wound is in my thigh, is very painful. The ball is lodged, and cannot be got out; by which means I am, to my mortification, confined to my tent.

This letter was begun, and should have been dispatched yesterday; but we had two alarms, and neither time nor prudence would permit it. I hope, gentlemen, you will place the incorrectnefs hereof, to the account of our fituation. I am, gentlemen, mod respectfully,

Your moft obedient fervant,

WILLIAM JOHNSON.

THURSDAY, O&. 30.

Don Felix de Abreu Bertodano, knight of the order of St. James, envoy extraordinary from his Catholick majesty, had a private audience of his majefty, and delivered his letters of credence.

SATURDAY, Nov. 1.

Ended the drawing of the lottery, when N° 34,177 as last drawn, was entitled to 1000l. (See p. 496.) SUNDAY, 2.

A dwelling-house and two warehouses were confumed by fire at Colchester. WEDNESDAY, 5•

Three houfes fell down in Plumb-treeftreet, St. Giles's, by which a child was killed, and feveral perfons much hurt. THURSDAY, 6.

At a court of common council, a report from the committee appointed to enquire into the ftate of Newgate, being read, the court were of opinion, that it would be proper to rebuild that goal: A committee was likewife appointed to enquire into the rights of the city in the five great hofpitals, and what part of them has either been given up, or taken away.

FRIDAY, 7.

At a general court of the Free British Fithery, his royal highness the prince of Wales was rechofen governor, the Right Hon. Slingby Bethell, lord mayor ele&t, prefident, William Northey, Efq; was chofen vice prefident, and for the new .council, Solomon Athley, Efq; Sir Walter Blackett, Bart. William Beckford, George Bowes, Richard Beckford, Robert Bootle, John Bennett, Jacob Bo-. fanquet, Efqrs. Sir James Creed, Knt. Velters Cornwall, Thomas Collett, ADdrew Drummond, George Doddington, John Edwards, Edward Godfrey,* Thomas Gordon, Eiqus. Hon. lieut. general Handafyd. Henry Hoare, John Lidderdale, Efqrs. Hon. lieut. gen. Onflow, Sir Benjamin Rawling, Knt. Right Hon. the earl of Shaftesbury, William Sloane, • William Setheby, Hon. George Townfhend, John Tucker, Hon. John Vaughan, Efqrs. Sir Bourchier Wrey, Bart. William Watfon, Lewis Way, Efqrs. Thoe marked with ftars were not in the last council.