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vocations, defifted from giving us any further moetation; and in the evening, a chief called Eappo, who had feldom visited us, but whom we knew to be a man of the very first confequence, came with prefents from Terreeoboo to tue for peace. Thefe prefents were received, and he was difmiffed with the fame anfwer which had Before been given, that until the remains of Captain Cook fhould be restored no peace would be granted. We learned from this perfon, that the flesh of all the bodies of our people, together with the trunks, had been burnt; and that the limb bones of the marines had been divided among the inferior chiefs; and that thofe of Captain Cook were difpofed of in the following manner: the head to a great chief, called Kahooopeon; the hair to Maiha-maiha; and the legs, thighs, and arms to Terrecoboo. After it was dark, many of the inhabitants came off with roots and other vegetables; and we alfo received two large prefents of the fame articles from Kaireekeea.

"The 19th was chiefly taken up in fending and receiving the meflages which paffed between Captain Clerke and Terrecoboo. Eappo was very pretting that one of our officers thould go on fhore; and in the mean time offered to remain as an hoftage on board. This request, however, it was not thought proper to comply with; and he left us with a promife of bringing the bones the next day. At the beach, the waterers did not meet with the leaft oppofition from the natives; who, notwithstanding our cautious behaviour, came amongst us again, without the fmallest appearance of diffidence or apprehenfion. "Early on the morning of the 20th we had the fatisfaction of getting the fore-mast stepped. It was an operation attended with great difficulty and fome danger; our ropes being fe exceedingly zotten, that the purchafe gave way feveral times. "Between ten and eleven o'clock we faw a great number of people defcending the hill which is over the beach in a kind of procefiion, each man carrying a fugar-cane or two upon his fhoulders, and bread-fruit, taro, and plantains in his hand. They were preceded by two drummers; who, when they came to the water fide, fat down by a white flag, and began to beat their drums, while thofe who had followed them advanced one by one; and, having depofited the prefents they had brought, retired in the Tame order. Soon after, Eappo came in fight, in his long feathered cloak, bearing fomething with great folemnity in his hands; and having placed himself on a rock, he made figns for a hoat to be fent him.

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Captain Clerke, conjecturing that he had Brought the bones of Captain Cook, which proved to be the fact, went himfelf in the pinnace to receive them; and ordered me to attend him in the cutter. When we arrived at the beach, Eappo came into the pinnace, and de-, livered to the captain the bones, wrapped up in a large quantity of fine new cloth, and covered with a fpotted cloak of black and white feathers. He afterwards attended us to the Refolution; but could not be prevailed upon to go on board; probably not choofing, fiom å feme of decency, to

be prefent at the opening of the bundle. We found in it both the hands of Captain Cook entire, which were well known from a remarkable fear on one of them, that divided the thumb from the fore-finger, the whole length of the metacarpal bone; the tkull, but with the fcalp feparated from it, and the bones that form the face wanting; the fcalp, with the hair upon it cut short, and the ears adhering to it; the bones of both arms, with the fkin of the fore-arms hanging to them; the thigh and leg-bones joined together, but without the feet. The ligamen's of the joints were entire; and the whole bore evident marks of having been in the fire, except the hands, which had the fleth left upon them, and were cut in feveral places, and cramme with falt, apparently with an intention of preferving them. The fcalp had a cut in the back part of it, but the fkull was free from any frac ture. The lower jaw and feet, which were wanting, Eappo told us had been feized by different chiets, and that Terreeoboo was using every means to recover them.

The next morning, Eappo, and the King's fon, came on board, and brought with them the remaining bones of Captain Cook; the barrels of his gun, his foes, and fome other trifles that belonged to him. Eappo took great pains to convince us, that Terreeoboo, Maiha-matha, and himfelf were moft heartily defirous of peace's that they had given us the moft convincing proof of it in their power; and that they had been prevented from giving it fooner by the other Chiets, many of whom were ftil our enemies. He lamented, with the greateft forrow, the death of fix Chiets we had killed, fome of whom, he faid, were amongit our belt friends. The cutter, he told us, was taken away by Pareca's people; very probably in revenge for the blow that had been given him; and that it had been broken up the next day. The arms of the marines, which we had alfo demanded, he allured us had been carried off by the common people, and 'were irrecoverable; the bones of the Chief alone having been preferved, as belonging to Terrecoboo and the Erees.

"Nothing now remained but to perform the laft offices to our great and unfortunate commander. Eappo was difmiffed with orders to taboo all the bay; and in the afternoon, the bones having been put into a coffin, and the fervice read over them, they were committed to the deep, with the ufual military honours. What our feelings were on this occafion I leave the world to conceive; thofe who were prefent know that it is not in my power to exprefs them."

Such is the account which we have collected from this volume of the death of Captain Cook. We fhall not attempt any comments, as we muft now conclude this article, with hoping that its very interefting contents will more than apologize with our readers for its length. The remainder of Captain King's narrative contains a relation of the tranfactions at the Sandwich Ifles, and thofe during a fecond expedition to the north, by the way of Kamtfchatka; and on the return home, by the way of Canton, and the Cape of Good Hope:

ART.

.ART. LXXIV. Obfervations on Poifons, and on the Ufe of Mercury in the Cure of obftinate Dyfenteries. By Thomas Houlton, M. D. Phyfician to the Liverpool Infirmary, and Honorary Member of the Literary and Philofophical Society of Manchefter. 8vo. Is. Baldwin.

THIS is chiefly a collection of papers occafionally tranfmitted by the author to different periodical publications. The firft, however, "On Poifons in general, and the Means of counter acting their Effects," and the laft, "On the Ufe of Mercurials in the Cure of obftinate Dyfenteries," have never before appeared.

The nature of the fubject is such as rather admits of method and perfpicuity, which are here well attended to, than of novelty and elegance of diction (though we should be wrong to pronounce the work wholly devoid of either) but it is alfo fuch, as renders clear and prompt ideas of it of the utmost importance and neceffity. Cafes of poifon allow no time for deliberation, and more good may be done by an intelligent: by-ftander, moderately informed, than can be expected from the advice and affiftance of more kilful perfons, which may not be fo immediately procured. The manner in which the author treats his fubject has this advantage, that it is fo clear, and the directions given are fo eafy, as to be intelligible to almost any person of plain

good fenfe as well as to the medical practitioner, to whom, however, it will probably be found. both pleafing and useful. The advantages refulting from exhibiting an alkaline falt to per fons fuffering from the effects of corrofive fubli mate, tartar emetic, &c. are judiciously enforced and fufficiently exemplified. The practice recommended in the laft paper of this panaphlet appears deferving attention and further inveftigation.

The author's intention in these papers seems clearly to have been to promote public utility, and to guard from danger the lives of his fellowcreatures, an object in the purfuit of which we have before time noticed him engaged. Of this the reports of the Humane Society give ample proof and honourable teftimony, particularly the laft, in which, if we mistake not, Dr. Houlfton's name appears amongst those whofe exertions in the caufe of humanity have merited the acknowledgements of the Society, teftified by their honorary medal.

MUSICAL

A Meeting of the Society of Muficians was

held at the Feathers Tavern, on the 18th of July, 1784, in confequence of the Commemoration of Handel, and of the large donation of fix thousand pounds, which was prefented to the Mufical Fund by the noblemen and gentlemen, directors of that performance.

So large an acceffion of wealth to this charity muft of courfe call upon the Society the public attention. We have, therefore, procured the following account of the bufinefs tranfacted at this meeting:

There were feventy-three members prefent, and Dr. Burney was unanimoufly voted to the chair. After fome converfation, the chairman was defired to favour the Society with his fentiments on the prefent ftate of their affairs, upon which he delivered the following addrefs: GENTLEMEN,

"HAVING had the honour of being enrolled among the profeffional subscribers to this Fund upwards of five-and-thirty years, and having had its welfare conftantly at heart, I beg your indulgence in allowing me to trouble you with a few thoughts that have been floating in my mind, concerning the present fituation of the Society.

"The great, fudden, and fortuitous acceffion of wealth to our charity, from the Commemoration of Handel, will doubtless excite expectations in the public that we should extend those limits which a narrow and uncertain income, during the infancy of our inftitution, obliged us to fet to our bounty. A very confiderable revenue is now afcertained, and flattering profpects of future patronage and fupport opened to Loxa. MAG. Julf, 1984.

FUND.

our view. Let us, therefore, not act like mifers, who only rejoice in accumulation: the public will be much more pleated and ferved by the fums we shall pend, without diminishing out capital, than by those we fhall fave.

"The boat of having upwards of 22,000l. in the funds will perhaps excite envy, enmities, and expectations, that may be too unreafonable to merit much attention; but if our capital fhould still be increased beyond its prefent bulk, too fanguine hopes from the riches of the Society may fo far relax the industry and diligence of our future members, as to render them carelefs in their affairs, and negligent in making fuch provifion for themfelves and families as may be in their power; upon a fuppofition that the Fund is able to fave them that trouble and inconvenience.

"Indeed, an overgrown capital may raife fuck envy in the public, and views in individuals, as may operate very unpleafantly on the Society.I have not had leifure to meditate much on these matters, or deeply to investigate our prefent cir cumftances and future profpects: all 1 fee clearly now, is, that the eyes of the public are upon us; and as it is by the public chiefly that the Society has been fo long fupported, and is now enriched, fomething fhould be done, to fhew that we are not wholly undeferving of the extenfive powers of benevolence that have been placed in our hands.

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perfect fafety, be a little diminished-But, whatever Providence has enabled us to beltow, let it be feafoned with kindness; and whenever fuch as havé fair claims upon us are reduced to the humiliating fituation of afking our affistance, let us not treat them as perfons guilty of crimes, and feed them with the bread of affliction; but like unfortunate brethren, fellow-creatures and fellow-labourers, whofe endeavours to provide for themielves and families having been accidentally fruitrated, have afforded those who have been more fuccesful an opportunity of adminiftering not only to their wants, but comforts; and preventing, as much as poftible, thofe fufferings of age and infirmities to which all man-, kind are fubject from being aggravated by want and mifery.

"The late great enterprize which has been athieved in a manner fo honourable to the nation, to mufic, and to the directors, has fuggefted new ideas for the conduct of our future annual benefit, which, if carried into execution, will be the means of fecuring to us not only the countenance and protection of the dignified per fonages who have lately fo well conducted the Commemoration of the great HANDEL, but even that of his Majesty himself. And without being too much dazzled by mere honour, which will neither feed the hungry nor clothe the naked, it appears to me, after deliberately weighing circunftances, that we now ftand in a fituation not only the most flattering, but, which is infinitely more folid, the most promifing of a great augmentation to our annual income; by which we may be enabled not only to exalt our profeflion, and fiftain the reputation of this fociety, but more liberally to fupport our indigent brethren and their families."

In confequence of a motion then made from the chair, immediate care will be taken of the widow of the late Mr. Burton (not the harpfichord player) though he was not a member of the fociety, yet as he died in his vocation, and in the very act and energy of zeal for the honour of Handel, and profperity of the intitution,. fhe was thought to have claims on the fund. For Mrs. Burton on enquiry was found to be more loaded with years and infirmities than wealth,

The cafe of the widow and family of the late unfortunate Mr. Linton, who has already had

affistance administered to her from the Society, was then taken into confideration, and recommended to the governors.

After a motion of thanks to the directors and conductors of the commemoration performances, it was moved and carried unanimou@y, "That the noblemen and gentlemen directors of the late Commemoration of Handel thould be humbly requested to accept of the titles of honorary predent and vice-prefident of the Society of Muticians, to be annually choten for its future protection, fo far as is confiftent with the laws already established, and enrolled in his Majesty's high court of Chancery,

A motion was alfo made for a charter to be fued for, to fecure the property and fortify the laws of this fociety: this was agreed to unanimoufly. This motion was particularly neceffary and proper, as befides the fums of which the fund was in poffeffion, previous to the commemoration of Handel, the fix thousand pounds which they received from the Directors purchaled in the three per cents. ten thousand fix hundred and nineteen pounds, nine fhillings, and four-pence.

Thefe motions were all carried, and as the most perfect harmony now feemed to reign in the fociety, Dr. Burney thus concluded:

"It would afford me a very fenfible pleasure, gentlemen, if among the good effects of the late commemoration, you would impower me to affert in the account of it, which I am now preparing for the public, and of which I fhall entreat this fociety to accept of the profits, if any should arife, for the ufe of the fund,. that fuch a Chriftian fpirit had fo operated, as inclined us, during this profperous year of Jubilee, to invite feceders back to our Society, and to refcind all harth and haity acts of expulfion.

"This is not mentioned in partiality to individuals under this defcription, nor have I converfed with any fuch on the fubject; but it is withed to be taken into confideration on the principle of humanity and univerfal charity. Difference of opinion must happen frequently in focieties much lefs numerous than our's; we have had our debates, our bickerings, and our perfonal pre judices; but a year of jubilee thould be marked by remiffion of tins, acts of grace, a general amnesty and pardon."

THE ENGLISH THEATRE. THEATRE-ROYAL in the HAY-MARKET.

the new comedy, intitled Two TO

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Within this little round the parent bird
Hath warbled oft; oft patiently you heard
And as he strove to raise his eager throat,
Your kind applaufe made mutic of his note.
But now, with beating Heart, and anxious eye,
He fees his vent'rous youngling ftrive to fly,
Like Dardalus, a father's fears he brings,
A father's hopes, and fain would plume his wings.
How vain, alas! his hopes! his fears how
vain!

'Tis you must hear, and hearing judge the ftrain.
Your equal justice finks or lifts his name;
Your frown's a fentence, your applaufe is fame.

If humour warms his fcenes with genial fire,
They'll e'en redeem the errors of his fire;
Nor fhall His lead-dead! to the bottom drop,
By youth's enliv'ning cork buoy'd up at top.
If characters are mark'd with cafe and truth,
Pleas'd with his fpirit, you'll forgive his youth.
Should fire and fon be both with dullness curft,
"And Dunce the Second follow Dunce the Firit,"
The shallow ftripling's vain attempt you'll mock,
And damn him for a chip of the old block.

July 6. This night a new piece was per formed, called A MOGUL TALE. The cha racters were

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FABLE.

Mr. Williamfon.
Mr. R. Palmer.
Mr. Weavitzer.
Mr. Parfons.
Mrs. Wells.
Mrs. Inchbald.
Mrs. Cuyler.
Mifs Morris.

A Doctor having invented an Air-Balloon, prevails on a poor cobler and his wife in Wap ping, for the fum of five guineas, to take an aerial flight in it. The Doctor, however, not being fufficiently killed in the command of the machine, is carried, contrary to his intention, from Hyde-Park Corner, the place where they fet out, to the gardens of the Seraglio of the Great Mogul, where meeting fome of the ladies, they are informed of their dangerous fituation. The Mogul being acquainted with the circumftance, and withing to have fome fport with the adventurers, orders his principal eunuch to encourage them to be bold, and appear as perfons of confequence; on which the Doctor affumes the character of ambaffador from England, to acquaint the Mogul, that his Britannic Majefty was coming to avenge fome infults he had received, but would not fuffer his troops to alight without permiflion of his Mogul thip; the cobler takes upon himfelf the character of the Pope: being interrogated refpecting Fanny, he fays the is a nun doing penance for fome heinous tranfgreffion. The Mogul hears their tale, and to heighten the mirth, orders that the Pope fhould be made drunk, his wife dreffed in rich attire, and placed in the Seraglia, and the ambaffador taken to the place of execution. The Pope, when drunk, has the Mogul's handkerchief given him, and is turned loafe into the Seraglia, where he courts each lady, but fixes at lait on Fanny his wife. During his happinefs, an exprefs arrives for him to attend at the execution; and the Eunuch, to fhew his authority, produces the great feal, which the Pope fwears he ttole out of the bureau. At laft the Pope and his lady appear at the execution, and are there terrined for fome time by the Great Mogul, who tells them that he has often been witnets to the cruelty of their countrymen to feveral thousands of poor innocent Gentoos; but he, though a Mahometan, and no Christian, would fhew them the difference: and confidering them as ftrangers, would, instead of puniihing them for the impofition they had intended to put on him, fet them at liberty, and orders his minifters to fee them fafe home to their native country; which conchides the piece.

Notwithstanding this little performance is hy no means calculated to ftand the teft of criticiẩm; yet it must be allowed to poffefs one grand ingredient for a farce; it is almost impoffible to fee it without being pleafed for the moment. The author, indeed, is much indebted for its fuccefs to the truely comic powers of Parfons, whofe exertions deferve the higheit commendation. Williamfon's Grand Mogul, though a mere trifle in itself, was by him rendered of fome importance; nor ought Mr..Colman's liberality to pafs unnoticed; the fcenes and dreffes which he has bestowed on it being beautiful and elegant.

This after-piece is faid to be the production of Mrs. Inchbald.

July 12. A young lady, whofe name is Wollery, appeared in the principal female character in Thompion's tragedy of Tancred and Sigifmunda. She poffeffes very great requifites for the ftage. Her figure is one of the most genteel and elegant we ever remember to have feen. Her features are expreffive. Her action is mostly juft, but requires regulation; and her voice has but little compafs or power. She appears to have great judgement, fenfibility, and paffion, and in the interview with her father, where he mentions his intention of giving her hand to Ofmond, the made the fcene very affecting. In fome few initances the was rather Siddonian. She was well received by the audience, and, allowing for the depreffion of a first appearance, promifes to become an acquifition to the stage. Her drefs was extremely beautiful and genteel.

Mr. Bannister Jun. appeared in the part of Tancred; his performance was interefting and natural, well conceived, and full of fire. Mr. Bentley, in Siffredi, was characteristic and juft. Mr. Williamfon was not at his beft in Olmond. The other performers were very decent.

Mr. Garrick's Comedy of the Guardian fuc.ceeded the tragedy, in which Mifs Kemble appeared with great advantage. Mr. Williamfon alfo retrieved himself in the Guardian, highly to the fatisfaction of the audience.

Mr. R. Palmer was prevented appearing either in the tragedy or entertainment, having had the misfortune to break his arm.

Before the play, was delivered the following
OCCASIONAL PROLOGUE,
Written by Mr. COLMAN.

Spoken by Mr. BANNISTER, Jun.
IF, anxious for his Sigifmunda's fatę,
Your Tancred for a while foregoes his itate;
If, like Prince Prettyman, he'rifques your fcoff,
Half bufkin'd-one boot on, and t'other off;
You, who can judge a young advent'rers fears,
You, who've oft telt a female's highs and tears,
Will tear a fuppliant, who for mercy fues,
Courting your favour through the Tragic Mufe.
Acrofs the valt Atlantic the was led,
With blank-verfe, blood-bowls, daggers in her
head!

And as the paft in ftorms the western ocean,
Felt her rapt foul, like that, in wild commotion!
But now an aweful calm fucceeds; and draws,
In this dread interval, a folemn paule.
Within thefe feas, what various peril shocks!
Dire critic Thoals, and actos-marring rocks!
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Alas

Alas! no chart or compass she can boast;
Yet runs her veffel on a dangerous coaft-
That coaft, where late, in fpite of ev'ry fand,
A greater Sigifmunda gain'd the land."
Yet Britain ever hails the cloth unfurl'd,
And opens her free ports to all the world:

Majeftic navies in her harbours ride,
Skiffs, fnows, and frigates anchor by their fide:
And oh! may now, with no unprofp'rous gale,
The Sigifmunda fpread her little fail!
And while the Kemble follows faft behind,
A Guardian in her fifter's fame SHE'll find.

By fome unaccountable blunder of the printer or transcriber, in our account of the Commemoration of Handel, in the last London Magazine, the name of Pacchierotti was inferted instead of that of Mifs Abrams, p. 497, col. 1, line 25.

THE BUDGET.

Statement of the Minister's Budget, opened in the House of Commons, on Wednesday, June 30th.
When voted.
SUPPLIES ARRANGED.

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