and fighs only for an opportunity to revenge them with more fuccels.

A peace made with reluctance and by force, will endure no longer than those who find themselves hurt by it, are not in a capacity to break it. France and Spain, are very much difcontented, at having confented to fuch thameful conditions, and I dare fay, that they will not long delay to fhew their difcontent. Their ambition is boundlefs, their power enormous, their refources immenfe, and their policy almoft impenetrable. Under the external appearance of a calm, they difguife the moft pernicious defigns. They begin already to take wing, and like fkilful artifts, they make use of the moft fimple machines to execute their purpose. Thus they will not fail to avail themselves of the Republic of Genoa, and to fecure the great advantage, which Corfica may give them to deftroy the trade of England in the Mediterranean, and to remove her flag at a diftance from thofe feas. The family compact, which clofely unites and props up the great tree of Bourbon, which has as many roots as branches, facilitates the execution of this project. There can be no doubt, but this is the true motive, which engages France to fend an army to the faid ifland, under the pretext of reducing it again to its obedience to the Republic, but in reality to feize upon thofe fine harbours, and by that means to attain the end which the propofes to herfelf. Every wife patriot regards these measures as the fore-runners of a war still more cruel, than that which has been extinguished by a patched-up peace. This evil may nevertheless be easily remedied, if England by a wife forefight should anticipate what is future, and fhould fix her attention immediately upon Corfica; which inftead of giving her a fatal and incurable wound, would contribute very much to her hap pinefs, would afford her a more folid foundation against the fhocks which the cannot fail to experience, and for thofe efforts, which fhe will be compelled to make, in order to fupport herself; would ferve her for a magazine in times of peace, and an arfenal in time of war; would ftop the arms of her enemies, and might even cut out work enough for them in their own country, especially if the Corficans were fupported by the forces of the king Sardinia.

I hope that I fhall not be thought paradoxical in what I have advanced concerning the importance of Corfica; an island indeed in little efteem, because it is but very little known.

If things were examined with attention, and without prejudice; if we confider the fituation and extent of this ifland, the fertility of its foil, the beauty of its harbours, the number of its inhabitants, their manners, their courage, and

their

their love of liberty, one muft immediately confefs, that Corfica is very capable of prefenting an agreeable profpect to the eyes of the philofopher, and the politician; that the might cut a fplendid figure, and be as powerful in the Mediterranean, as Lacedæmon was formerly in Greece. Nothing is wanting but a wife architect to arrange the materials, and give the edifice a permanent form. I confefs, my lord, that there are not good heads in that ifland, but there are a multitude of great fouls; fouls naturally attached to virtue; fouls that are not to be fhaken; and who, carried away by a noble enthufiafm for liberty, prefer the most cruel death to the horror of becoming flaves. 'Tis from this noble difpofition of foul, that their heroic actions proceed, and that truly Roman conftancy, which, having defcended from father to fon, is become as it were hereditary amongst them, and forms their diftinguishing characteristic, and fhews that they are the only fhoots, or defcendants in Italy, from those ancient masters of the world.

Animated by these confiderations both moral and political, no less glorious than beneficial to England, and by thofe noble and generous regards with which, you have honoured the Corficans as well as myfelf before now; I beg you, my lord, to continue to honour them with your remembrance, and furnish me with the means of returning into Corfica, whither my duty, my love, my private intereft, and, I may be permitted to add, even that of England recalls me.

As you have always had the glory of his majefty, and the welfare of the nation at heart; you are always regarded as the fhield of English liberty, and the profeffed enemy of defpotic power. Befides you have confidered Corfica, as a country oppreffed by the perfidy of the Genoefe, and as the true fupport of England, in the Mediterranean, where British power feems at prefent to be in a tottering condition; it is from thefe motives, my lord duke, that I have addreffed you with the greater confidence, becaufe illuftrious defigns have always met with the patronage of great men.

I have the honour to be, &c.

For the POLITICAL REGISTER.

The following particular account of the proceedings on Friday Sept. 23, relating to the entertainment given by the city to the king of Denmark, may be depended upon as

authentic.

ON Friday morning September 23, Sir Robert. Ladbroke, knt, locum tenens (the right hon. the lord mayor

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being

being indifpofed) together with the aldermen and fheriffs, at tended by the city officers, fet out from Guildhall for the Three Cranes, the locum tenens being in the state coach accompanied by deputy John Paterfon, efq; (who was defired to act as interpreter on this occafion) and the aldermen and fheriffs in their refpective carriages. At eleven o'clock they embarked on board the city ftate barge, the ftreamers flying, a felect band of water-mufic playing in the ftern; the principal livery companies attending in their respective barges. At the ftairs leading into new Palace Yard, a detachment of grenadiers of the hon. Artillery company attended to receive the locum tenens, aldermen, and fheriffs, who, upon notice of his Danish majefly's approach, immediately landed to receive and conduct him on board. As foon as his majesty entered the barge, he was faluted by feveral pieces of cannon, and the joyful acclarations of the feveral livery companies, and a vaft furrounding multitude. The locum tenens, in order to give his majefty a more complete view of the cities of London and Weftminster, and of the river, and the feveral bridges thereon) which as well as the river itself, and the fhores on both fides were crowded with innumerable spectators) ordered the ftate-barge to take a circuit as far as Lambeth, from whence fhe was fteered down as far as to the Steelyard, through the centre-arch of Westminster-bridge, and thence up to the Temple-ftairs; his majefty being faluted at the new bridge both at his going and returning through the the great arch, by the firing of cannon at each fhere, by fifes and drums, and the fhouts of the feveral workmen above, and French-herns underneath. During the courfe of this grand proceffion on the water, his majefty frequently expreffed himself highly pleafed therewith, and his admiration of the feveral great and beautiful objects round him and fometimes condefcended to come forward in order to gratify the curiosity of the people who eagerly fought to get a fight of his royal perfon, though at the hazard of their lives.

At the temple his majefty (being landed on a platform, erected and matted on purpofe, and under an awning covered with blue cloth) was there received by fome of the benchers of both focieties, and conducted to the Middle-temple hall, where an elegant collation had been provided for him. His majefty after taking fome refreshment, and thanking the two focieties for their polite reception and entertainment of him, was conducted to the city ftate coach, in which his majefty took his feat, on the right-hand of the locum tenens, being accompanied in the coach by his excellency count Bernsdorff, and Mr. deputy Paterfon, attended by the fword and mace,

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and followed by nine noblemen of his majefty's retinue, and by the aldermen and theriffs, in a long train of carriages. From the temple his majefty (preceded by the Artillery com→ pany, the worshipful company of goldfmiths, the city marshals on horfeback, and the reft of the city officers on foot) was conducted to the manfion-house; the feveral ftreets through which his majesty paffed, viz. Fleet-ftreet, Ludgateftreet, St. Paul's church-yard, Cheapfide and the Poultry, being crowded withinnumerable populace, while the windows, and tops of houfes, were equally crowded with fpectators of both fexes, whofe acclamations, together with the ringing of bells, and the fhouts of the multitude, loudly expreffed their joy at his majesty's prefence. His majesty expreffed his furprife at the populoufnefs of this city, and his fatisfaction at the kindness of the citizens.

At the mansion-house his majefty was received by the committee (appointed to manage the entertainment) in their mazarine gowns, who with white wands ufhered his majesty into the great parlour, where, after he had reposed himself a few minutes, mr. common ferjeant (in the abfence of mr. recorder) made him the city's compliments in the following words:

Moft illuftrious prince,

"The lord mayor, aldermen, and commons, of the city of London, humbly beg leave to exprefs their grateful fenfe of your very obliging condefcenfion in honouring them with your prefence at the manfion of their chief magiftrate.

"The many endearing ties which happily connect you, fir, with our moft gracious fovereign juftly entitle you to the respect and veneration of all his majefty's faithful fubjects; but your affability, and other princely virtues, fo eminently difplayed during the whole courfe of your refidence amongst us, have, in a particular manner, charmed the citizens of London, who reflect with admiration on your early and uncommon thirst of knowledge, and your indefatigable purfuit of it by travel and obfervation, the happy fruits of which they doubt not will be long enjoyed and acknowledged within the whole extent of your influence and command.

"Permit us, fir, to exprefs our earneft wishes that your perfonal intercourfe with our most amiable monarch may tend to increafe and perpetuate a friendfhip fo effential to the protestant intereft in general, and fo likely to promote the power, happinefs, and profperity of the British and Danish nations, And that the citizens of London in particular hay ever be honoured with a fhare of your remembrance and regard."

To

To this compliment his majesty was pleased to return a moft polite answer in the Danish language, which, by hismajesty's permiffion, was interpreted to the company by Mr. deputy Paterson as follows:

Gentlemen,

"I am highly fenfible of the kindness of your expreffions to me.-I delire you will accept my best thanks in return, and be fully perfuaded that I can never forget the affection which the British nation is pleased to fhew me, and that I shall always be difpofed to prove my grateful fenfe of it to them, and in particular to you, gentlemen, and this great, celebrated, and flourishing city which you govern."

Upon notice that the dinner was ferved, his majesty, with the Locum Tenens on his left-hand, was conducted by the committee into the egyptian hall, where his majefty condefcended to proceed quite round, that the ladies (who made a moft brilliant appearance in the galleries) might have a full view of his royal perfon, and all the gentlemen of the common-council below an opportunity of perfonally paying him their respects.

His majesty being feated in a chair of ftate, on the righthand of the Locum Tenens, at a table placed upon an elevation across the upper-end of the hall, with his noble attendants on the right, and the aldermen above the chair on the left, was faluted by a band of above forty of the best performers in an orchestra fronting his majefty's table.

During the dinner the following toafts were drank, being proclaimed by found of trumpet: viz.

1. The king.

2. The queen, prince of wales, and royal family. 3. His majefty of Denmark and Norway.

4. The queen and royal family of Denmark.

5. Profperity to the kingdoms of Denmark and Norway. After which his majefty was pleased to propofe the following toafts, which were proclaimed in the fame manner, viz. 1. Profperity to the British nation.

2. Profperity to the city of London.

Mr. deputy Paterfon had the honour to attend his majesty as interpreter; his majefty, through him, repeatedly expreffing to the Locum Tenens how much he admired the grandeur of the egyptian hall, the brilliancy of the illuminations round it, the magnificence of the dinner, the excellence of the mufic, and the good order and decorum of the whole entertain

ment.

After dinner his majefty was reconducted into the great parlour, where he was prefented with tea end coffee, and en

tertained