Short ACCOUNT of TIPPO SAIB, the eldest Son of the late T HYDER ALI. IPPO SAB, Hyder Ali's eldest fon, (for he has two others. one by a Portuguese woman, and another by an Indian lady, who was his captive) is about twenty-two years of age. He is a native of the Myfore country, as well as his father, but is faid, from the report of perfons intimately acquainted with his character in India, neither to have the ability or military prowess of his father. He is faid to have a natural averfion to a connec→ tion with the French. The detachment of which he has had a command this war, were all native Indians, except a few rene gadoes, who had deferted from the European fervice.-His inclination to peace, which has been fo early discovered after his father's death, arifes from his own pacific difpofition; but it is not quite certain that he will fucceed. As the fon of Hyder Ali, when living, who was chosen by the unanimous confent of his countrymen to be their general, a chief ruler, he was had in refpect, and placed in a confpicuous fituation; but as there were about Hyder's perfon men of genius and enterprize, it would be no difficult matter to depofe Tippo Saib, if their inclinations as to peace are not of a fimilar nature with his own. Some ACCOUNT of TIRLEMONT and ST. FROND, in the Auftrian Netherlands. In a Letter from a Gentleman on his Travels to his Friend. IRLEMONT, which is the next town to Louvaine is a Tor place. The Grand Cerf here is the best inn, and in the best room is a fine picture by Sniders, (the hunting of the wild boar) but fo ill placed, that it cannot be feen to advantage. I was obliged to lodge at St. Frond, four leagues from Tirlemont, at the fign of the Savage Man, where the favage hoftefs, who, by the by, is a gipfy, brought oil for our fallad fo intolerably rancid, that I offered the fervant (who faid it was good) a crown to drink it: She closed with my offer, and swallowed one tea-cup-full; but, like the Welchman with his cow, gave out, without being able to drink the fecond, or to perfuade me to follow her example. St. Frond is a large miferable town, where, to avoid the plague and impofition of poft-boys, I bought a mare for eight guineas, which drew my cabriolet, almoft as heavy as an old fashioned coach, from thence to the city in eight hours, which distance is called feven leagues, but is certainly not much less than thirty VOL. II. 31. P miles. Indeed, we broke down within an hundred yards of our inn, and thereby obtained the honour of being conducted to it under the escort of 300 tinkers, their brats and baftards. This town, which stands on the banks of a fine navigable river, is more than an hundred miles from the fea, being fingularly fituated, and its environs very beautiful. It is famous for guns, coals, and a feminary for the education of English Catholicks, who have a country houfe at four miles diftance, where, in fummer, the young gentlemen go twice a week to partake of better air and proper exercise. There is also a convent of English ladies in the Fauxbourg of St. Giles, where apartments are let to English families, whom the nuns provide with a table, and all Receffaries, at a reasonable price. STRIKING INSTANCE of the ECCENTRICITY of BRITISH SAILORS. T HE following incident, which happened a few days ago, at Highgate, ftrongly marks that eccentric good humour, that generous, open-hearted bizarrerie, which fo peculiarly characterife our English failors, and at the fame time fhews the great love and affection which an amiable young prince is defervedly held in amongst them:-As a fmall party of thofe brave honeft fellows was accidentally paling by a farrier's fhed, one of them chanced to fpy a fmall white poney ftanding at the door. He inftantly vociferated out to his companions, "D-n my eyes, if there is not the little white poney that prince William ufed to ride upon in Jamaica!" Thefe words were no fooner uttered, than the eyes of all were turned upon the poney, and, almost in the fame moment, by a kind of involuntary impulfe, they one and all fprung forwards to pour forth their congratulations on the unexpected meeting. The first tranfports of joy being over, without enquiring or caring to whom the poney belonged, they took him up in their arms, and carried him in triumph to a neighbouring public-houfe, where he was carefully depofited at the door. Some of them ran into the house, and foon afterwards returned with a quartern loaf, and a couple of pots of porter. The bread was haftily broken into bits, which, with the porter, were thrown into a large earthen difh, and the foaming mefs prefented to the little favourite, who greedily devoured it, to the no small diverfion of thote boiferous fons of good humour, whofe obftreperous merriment on the occafion brought a crowd of fpectators to the door. One of the honeft tars, eager to fhew a greater fhare of zeal zeal for his prince, or affection for the little animal, of whose appetites and enjoyments he probably judged from his own, threw into the dith a whole half pint of gin. This piece of .fun produced three cheers, and appeared fo well timed, that they all drank off bumpers of the fame liquor, to the health of the royal midfhipman and his little white poney. They then toffed down fome filver, without counting it, conducted the poney back to the farrier's fhop, and proceeded on their journey. 1 REMARKABLE INSTANCE of LONGEVITY in a GOOSE. A Greater inftance of longevity in aquatic animals has not been produced in this country, than the famous goofe, which a few weeks ago died at Marlton-Jabbet, in the county of Warwick. The age of this creature cannot be exactly afcertained, but it is well known fhe was brought to Marfton by a farmer, who after that had a fon born unto him, which fon, had he now been living, would have attained his 65th year. In the year 1778, this goofe laid her eggs, and hatched two gollings, but not till the had an incubation of fix weeks; it being fuppofed, from her great age, that her natural warmth was not fuificient to produce the effect in a fhorter time. She likewife hatched a fingle gofling in the year following, after the fame fpace of time as before; and in the year 1780 fhe again laid in the fame fpot, where she had continued to do for more than fixty years; fince that time fhe has not been known to lay any more eggs. ANÉCDOTE of LEWIS XVI. and one of bis BISHOPS. A Certain prelate owed his fadler 10,000 livres, of which the poor man could not prevail on the good bishop to pay him a fous; but was at last even turned out of the palace by the fervants when he went to folicit his due.-The fadler being related to the king's valet de chambere, went to take his leave of him, declaring himself a ruined man, and that he must run away to avoid a gaol. In the tranfport of his distrefs he spoke fo loud, that the king, who was in the adjoining apartment, was furprifed, and called to know the caufe. The valet de chambre made the bell apology he could, at the fame time hinting the P2 caufe caufe of his relation's diftrefs. The king examined the fadler, and paid the bill, taking a receipt from him, and the first time the bishop came to court the king afked him his commands. "I come, Sire, (faid he) to pay my duty to the king." "I have, Sir, (faid the king) to call upon you to pay another duty;" then giving him the bill and receipt, directed him to fend the money which had been paid to the fadler, within two hours.-This is the first time a bishop of France was ever fummoned to a court cf conscience. A Farmer near Linton, in Cambridgeshire, who had a young daughter, an infant in arms, of whom he was exceeding fond, would not go into the hay field without her. Taking a fork to help his men, he laid the child down on his coat under a tree. Prefently hearing her shriek, he ran to her, and found a large viper had twined round her neck, and bit her in the bufom; the died the fame night in great agonies, upon which the farmer went into the field, and hung himself upon the tree under which the accident had happened, Answer, by J. Quant, of Hinton St. George, to J. Foy's Question, inferted June 23. SUPPOSE his age 13,×7=91,+30=121,−43=78, 613, his age, as was required. ISI We have received the like answer from Agathos Pais, of Taunton; P. Steel, of Dorchester; E. Hathaway, of Pensford; Tyro, of Cerne; and Sobrius, of Chedzoy. Anfwer, by W. Weftcott, of Clift St. George, to T. Robert's OST gamefters united in friendship are found, M° one another's deceit ; They They flock to their prey at the dice-box's found, Though they know that their induftry is but to CHEAT. They fail of a chap, To keep in their hands they each other entrap; Like pike lank with hunger, who mifs of their ends, They bite their companions, and prey on their friends. Illt We have received the like anfwers from J. S. of SheptonMallet; Agathos Pais, of Taunton; B. Shepherd, junior, of Plymouth; E. Hathway, of Pensford; J. Quant, of Hinton St. George; G. Bulgen, of Caftle-Cary; Tyro, of Cerne; Neos, of Torrington; Sobrius, of Chedzoy; W. Kite, of Stockland; and a Conftant Reader. A REBUS, by W. Weftcott, of Clift St. George, ON NE-THIRD of what oft times makes virtue a crime, Cement thefe together, a city you'll find, Where the swains are quite witty, and nymphs fair and kind. F An ENIGMA, by Sobrius, of Chedzoy. OR rich and poor in all Great Britain's ifle POETRY. |