And theds the choiceft bleffings down; For the WEEKLY ENTERTAINER. EPITAPH on JOHN BAYLIE, who died April 2, 1777, aged A 45 Years. SLEEP beneath this humble stone Lies honeft, harmlefs, fimple John, His worth was great, his failings few, Though weak his head, to make amends, With them he eat his daily bread; They lov'd him living, mourn him dead; Who knows but John may find a place : For the WEEKLY ENTERTAINER. The HUMBLE SUIT of a SINNER. A LMIGHTY GOD! through whofe parental care By me thy hallow'd name was oft blasphem'd ; Repentant now I humbly fue for grace; Olet thy kind and tender mercies come! Kind in the day when all shall meet their doom! And O Great God, who kindly gav'ft me birth, TASSO. Bristol, July 29, 1783. EPITAPH on A SCOLD. TOW mute fhe lies whofe noify tongue NOW Huh! let her reft, for young and old THE WEEKLY ENTERTAINER. For MONDAY, September 22, 1783. A AN ANECDOTE. Woman of Japan was left a widow, with three fons, and with no other wealth than what could be procured by her and their labour. They were exceedingly poor, work was not to be had, and the fons faw their mother ready to perish with want. The love of their mother, and filial piety, was ftrong in them; and finding no direct mode of relieving their mother, they came to a defperate refolution. An edict had been lately published, promifing a large recompence for whoever took and brought a thief to juftice on which the three brothers determined to draw lots, which of them fhould perfonate a thief, and be conducted for the reward, by the other two, to the magiftrate. The lot fell upon the youngest: he was brought before the judge, confeffed a fact of which he was not guilty, and his brothers received the money. The concern, however, vifible in their countenances, and the tears that forced themselves into their eyes, ftruck the magiftrate, who ordered a fervant to follow and watch them. Accordingly, he heard them confefs with fobs to their mother, the manner in which they had procured the money, which they put into her lap; while fhe, in despair, abfolutely refused to touch the price of her dear fon's blood. This being told the judge, he fent for the prifoner, and again interrogated him concerning the fuppofed robbery, but he refolutely continued to affirm himself guilty.-Struck with the filial affection and fortitude of the youth, the magiftrate laid the cafe be VOL. II. 38. 2 L fore fore his fovereign, who fent for the three brothers and their mo ther, loaded them with favours, and gave an anncity of Eve hundred crowns to the two eldeft, and fifteen hundred to the youngest. An authentic and circumftantial Account of the Lefs of the GROS T1 [Continued from page 252, and concluded.] HE Lafcars went first away, and the natives followed them and robbed them. These were joined by fact others, who, after leaving the captain, faw at a distance the indies, &c. coming over a hill. That night they came to a fatwater river, and gathered wood to make a fire: they could not ftrike a light; but, feeing a light on the other fide of the river, one of the Lafcars fwam over, and lighted a stick at a Cafree hut, where he faw no people: he fwam back over the river with the flick, and lighted a fire, when colonel James and Mrs. James came up to them. As they had no water, colonel James advifed them to dig in the fand, which they did, and got water. The fame night the captain and ladies came up, and by nat morning they all joined again, except Baftiano Nardeen, who had dropped behind, being a big man, and unable to walk, and the two who remained in the wreck, In their way this day they found a tree bearing a fweet berry, with one fmail hard flone, of which fruit they eat, but they found it bound them very much. The berry grows upon the branches, and is about the fize of a pea: when ripe it is black, and before it is ripe, red. In the morning the ladies waded over the river, breast-high, being fupported by the failors, who carried over the children. This was the first river they met with fince they left the fhip: it was fmall; and after they got up the hill on the other fide, they faw it almoft dry, by the ebbing of the tide. This was about a week after leaving the wreck. After crofing the river, the Lafcars, and Mrs. Horfea's black maid Betty, left them ûrfi; and then fome of the people fet out ftraggling, caving the captain and ladies behind. The captain was not lick, but out of heart when they parted, and their provifion was not then expended. Thofe who are arrived in Lon don, know nothing of the captain or ladies, fince they parted from them about ten days after the ship was loft. The natives never offered to carry away Mrs. Logie, or any other of the ladies; nor offered them any of thofe injuries fo industriously circulated, except taking their rings, or fuch-like. Exclufive of the Lafcar party, and those who were with him, fifty other perfons left the captain, with whom there remained forty-fix, including officers, paffengers, ladies, children, &c.The fame day they parted with the captain and ladies, they came up again with the Lafcars in a bit of a wood. The day after (Auguft 16) they came to a river's mouth. Here Thomas Wren was quite knocked up and left, and Francis Feancon and S. Paro alfo ftaid, faying they would fwim acrofs. The Lafcars alfo parted from them again. They went up three days along the banks, which are very hilly and fleep. Here they were robbed by the natives, and then croffed the river where its depth was about up to their middle. The French colonel (D'Efpinette) was left before they crofled the river, being quite fpent with fatigue; and two hours after they had croffed, (Auguft 19,) captain Talbot was alfo knocked up: his cockfwain wanted to ftay with him, but captain Talbot would not let him, faying, it was no manner of fervice. There were no natives then with them, but they faw fome huts foon after. About eight or ten days after leaving the captain, it was thought they were ftill too many together to get provifions, and they parted again. The party which fet out firit confifted of twenty-three perfons, among whom was Robert Price and Barney Larey, who are arrived in London. Malter Law was firft carried by William Thomfon, midshipman, and then by each of the party in company by turns; and when they were knocked up, Mr. Lillburne faid he would favethe boy's life, or lofe his own. The firft party continued on the fea-coaft, the natives fill about them, but dropping off little by little. The natives minded nothing but metal one of the Caffrees took a watch, and then broke it with a ftone, and picked the pieces out with his lance, and stuck them in his hair. They met a black Portuguese, rather young than old, in a houfe by a falt-water river near the fea he had two Caffree women with him; his houfe was built by itself, but there was a Caffree village of five huts near. This Portuguese had no cows, but he gave them three fifhes, which he cooked for them, together with what shell fish they had picked up, and fome white roots, like potatoes. This was about three days after entering the fecond inhabited country. |