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"him; because he does not know me; but "I never will forgive you, who do; or ought "to have known; that I would have made "the fame reply, had he offered me two thou"fand pounds a year: and then advised his "friend to depart in peace, left he should kick

"him out of his houfe." He died at Bou logne in the arms of an Irishman, who keeps. an Inn there, best known by the name of Boulogne-Jack. His death was attended with violent convulfions, his body was brought over to Dover, and buried; in a private burial ground in that Town, where a green turf covers it, and a head ftone informs us that

Here lie the remains of the celebrated
Mr. Charles Churchill.

When we vifited it, there were several pretty lines in profe and in verfe, fcribbled upon it, by different hands! yet there had not then been the hand of one enemy! which, confidering how many he had, and how many every man of genius must have; is fingular! We are convinced that there was fuch an inviolable friendship between Churchill, and

Mr.

Mr. Wilkes, and a fpecies of friendship, fo intimately cemented, that nothing could have broke, or diffolved it. And we cannot but regret that Mr. Churchill did not live to fee, with what moderation and difcretion Mr. Wilkes, has conducted himself fince his enlargement, from that dreadful place, where he spent a year and ten months, without lofing that natural vivacity, which always rendered him an agreeable companion.

"Forgiveness to the injured does belong,
"But he ne'er pardons who has done the
66 wrong.

We do not approve of punning, yet we cannot but obferve, that Mr. Churchill, died in the arms of Boulogne Jack, in France, which in English, may be rendered; the arms of John Bull!

Of L-d M-h-m.

HIS Lordship's Library; furnished Dr. D-d's, with fome curious MS. Papers of the immortal Mr. Lock's writing, with

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which D-d embellifhed his Bible; and Chriftian Magazine, the former we think he dedicated to his Lordfhip; yet L-d Mnever would admit Dd to a perfonal interview! and with difficulty consented to admit his Bible dedication.

Of the Rev. Mr. J-h W-t-y.

W

E knew this gentleman while he dwelt near Tomo Chachi the Indian King on Yamarcraw Bluff, where now stands the town of Savannah in Georgia. He went there to convert the native Indians to christianity; yet at the fame time he did not quite overlook those of his own complection, for the particulars of which we refer our readers, to Mrs. W-n, of Smyth-Street, Westminster.

Of Captain F——d.

A Scotch Lieutenant of a Man of War, faid in the hearing of Captain F--d, with

a fneering contemptuous look, that by G-d

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he thought he smelt an Irishman near him. Whereupon, Mr. Fd, being the only Irishman prefent, in the first transport of refentment, to so great an affront, replied; "do "you? then by G-d I will fpoil your fmelling," and inftantly cut off his nofe! This tranfaction, happen'd on board of a man of war, at the time that the Sea Officer, was engaged on a party round the world with Lord Anson; fo left his nose, and his refentment behind him when he returned from that expedition; the Captain, was encamped with his corps, near Fort Auguftus, in Scotland! for which place the un-nofed gentleman immediately fet out; the arrival at Camp, of a gentleman, with a face fo fingularly deficient, was foon known; and Mr. F-d, was the first man who took notice of the ftranger; they met ; and however deficient the former was, in point of good breeding; he did not want the fpirit of a gentleman, to refent the lofs he had fustained, on the other hand; we can affert, from our own knowledge; there does not live a more civil, well behaved man than Captain Fd; and though the chastisement may be H 4 thought

thought too fevere; yet, let it be remembered that the provocation was alfo very great ; it was the last thing a man who wore a Scotch Nofe, fhould have mentioned. We would not have related this extraordinary fact, but that we heard it lately, fo ftrangely, and unjustly told by a Scotchman.

Of S— R— R——h;

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R RR, and Col. J-n-n, are the two most offenfive men to the Army in general, that ever served in it, they seemed to have vied with each other, which could create most enemies, and we must leave the decifion of it to thofe gentlemen who were curfed with being under the command of the former, and those who are now cursed by being under the command of the latter, it is with pleasure, we hear however; that the latter has a female friend who keeps him in a little fubjection.

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