directly fair, yet it was very practicable to reach the oppofite fhore, if you had any inclination to attempt it."-" The landlord, Sir, knows better how to drive a post-chaise, than to steer a fhip; if we were to weigh anchor, we fhould only beat about all night, and not be a bit the more forward for it neither: if the wind chops about, I'll let you know, for I am fure I won't hoift a fail whilft the wind is in this quarter."-The fellow left me, without my making a fingle reply. His phyfiognomy deterred me from arguing with him; the conteft would have been as fruitless as to have directed the elements; I had nothing further to do than order fupper; and whilft that was preparing, to divert the spleen, I called for pen, ink, and paper, that you might know the ocean has not yet feparated your friend from this country, which he must leave, though with regret. LETTER II. MR. HARCOURT to the Honourable MR, STANLY. BRIGHTHELMSTONE. I HAD a most reftlefs night, which made me quit my pillow earlier than ufual,-I ftrolled towards the beach.-The wind was much in the fame quarter, or rather more against us than the preceding night.I endeavoured to feek amufement from the fcene before me.-Some fishing boats had just reached the fhore with what fortune had thrown in their way. On this spot they unload their burthens, and expofe their finny property to fale, the fish market being on the beach clafe to the town. The furge fometimes beats with fo much violence, that the landing on it is frequently dangerous, and at times troublesome : but custom has rendered it so familiar to the boatmen, who are but little better than amphibious beings, that they mind it not; for I believe they never quit their boats, or enter them, without being up to their middle in the briny waves, owing to the fhallownefs of the fhore, when low water, or the declivity of the beach, when the tide is high.-After liftening 'till I was tired to the jargon of the buyers and fellers of fifh, I walked about the town; which, from its being fo much reforted to in the bathing feafon, has within a few years encreased its houses more than one third.Neceflity is faid to be the mother of invention: I believe it, and think it not a little curious to obferve the variety the has been the parent of. When I travel through the the lonely village whofe thatched roofs are fupported by mud walls, I pity either their poverty, or clay-cold fituation, that could not afford its inhabitants a more durable covering.-When I fee the humble cot whofe walls are reared with chalk or flint, I think, in comparison to the former, that fortune has been bountiful in placing the poffeffors on a foil where nature thus kindly adminifters to their wants.-When I país the lofty, wellbuilt edifice of brick or ftone, I fpeculate on the progress of the arts, and the power of riches: but when I walk the streets of Brighthelmftone, and view the many houfes lately erected, whofe walls are chiefly compofed of the fmall pebbles collected from the fhore, I am pleased with the novelty of the fcene, and the reflection it produces that nature is every where bountiful, if men had but fagacity to find it out.-As you have never been in this part of the kingdom, I fhall, if I am conftrained to remain here any longer, give you fome further account of it: 'till when, affure yourfelf that I am, in friendship, invariably your's. [To be continued.] tt The Editors are much obliged to the gentleman who fapoured them with the beginning of "The Novelift," and beg be will be as regular and speedy as possible in fending the remainder, as they would be very ferry to disappoint their readers of the regular continuance of a production which they bope will give, them confiderable entertainment. TH ON SLAVERY. NUMBER X. HE people called quakers, in America, having been long impreffed with a fenfe of the iniquity of the flave trade, at length enjoined the members of their fociety to liberate all fuch as they held in bondage; but finding a difpofition in fome fill to continue and carry on this unrighteous traffic, believed it to be their religious duty, at their late anniversary meeting, to prefent an addrefs to the United States in congrefs, which was favourably received, and a committee thereupon appointed by congrefs to take the fame into confideration. The addrefs is as follows: "To the United States, in Congrefs affembled. "The ADDRESS of the People called "QUAKERS. "BEING through the favour of Divine Providence met as afual at this feason, in our annual affembly, to promote the cause of of piety and virtue, we find, with great fatisfaction, our wellmeant endeavours for the relief of an oppreffed part of our fellow-men have been fo far bleffed, that those of them who have been held in bondage by members of our religious fociety, are generally reftored to freedom, their natural and juft right. 66 Commiferating the afflicted ftate into which the inhabitants of Africa are very deeply involved, by many profeffors of the mild and benign doctrines of the gofpel, and affected with a fincere concern for the effential good of our country, we conceive it our indifpenfable duty to revive in your view the lamentable grievance of that oppreffed people as an interesting subject, evidently claiming the ferious attention of thofe who are entrufted with the powers of government, as guardians of the common rights of mankind, and advocates for liberty. "We have long beheld with forrow the complicated evils produced by an unrighteous commerce, which fubjects many thoufands of the human fpecies to the deplorable ftate of fla very. 6. The refloration of peace, and restraint to the effufion of human blood, we are perfuaded, excite in the minds of many, of all Christian denominations, gratitude and thankfulness to the all-wife controuller of human events; but we have grounds to fear that fome, forgetful of the days of diftrefs, are prompted by avaricious motives to renew the trade for flaves to the African coafts, contrary to every humane and righteous confideration, and in oppofition to the folemn declarations often repeated in favour of univerfal liberty, thereby encreafing the too general torrent of corruption and licentioufnefs, and laying a foundation for future calamities. "We, therefore, earnestly folicit your Chriftian interpofition, to difcourage and prevent fo obvious an evil, in fuch manner as under the influence of Divine Wisdom you shall fee meet. "Signed in and on behalf of our yearly meeting, held in Philadelphia, for Pennsylvania, New Jerley, and Delaware, and the western parts of Maryland and Virginia. Dated the 4th of 10th month, 1783. (Signed by 535 Members.)" [To be continued occafionally.] An Account of two REMARKABLE DUELS fought in Ireland. Few months ago, a Mr. G, imagining a Mr. L had offended him at an affembly, fent him a challenge, A and and the parties next day met accordingly: the ground was meafured at eight paces, when the former gentleman difcharged his pitol without effect; the latter fired, and grazed the thigh of Mr. G. The feconds here attempting to interfere, Mr. L― called to them to defift, or d-n him if he would not dire amongst them all. The feconds retiring, the gentlemen tired almoft at the fame moment: Mr. G's ball lodged in the lower part of Mr. L's belly, who fell, but recovered his legs inftantly: Mr. G's ball had alfo taken effect in the right arm of Mг. L- Both gentlemen now drew; but as Mr. Lwas materially injured in the fwo d arm, he was obliged to retire, parrying the furious-thrufts of his antagonist, until he fell backwards into a very large ditch, full of water; when, though almoft fuffocated, Mr. Graifed his fword, meaning to put an end to his existence, but was happily caught by the arm by the oppofite fecond. By this time a vaft concourse of people had gathered, fo that the parties retired as well as they could, menacing deftruction against each other. The feconds agreed to meet next morning; which they accordingly did, with their friends, and chofe, by mutual agreement, a fawpit for the fcene of action. Captain N- and Mr. C—, the principals, having taken their pofts at each end of the fawpit, Mr. C defired the captain to fire, which he instantly did, and shot Mr. C in the breaft, who fell, and expired without a groan; his piftol, however, went off without doing any injury. Mr. W—; Mr. C's friend, a relation, a lad of only feventeen, fprung into the pit, and ftriding his fallen friend's body, faid, he still remained to efpoufe his relation's caufe: the captain replied to him, "Fire on then ;" which he did, and fhot him through the head. At this moment, fome gentlemen of the town hearing of the matter, arrived time enough to prevent the other fecond from going down, as he was going about. Mr. Gloft the ufe of his arm entirely, and Mr. L expired in the greatest agony the third day after.The coroner's inqueft brought in their verdict manflaughter in their own defence, as the gentlemen of the country declared the matter, though unfortunately, was very honourably fettled. FIVE gentlemen, intimate friends, having dined at a tavern in Galway, unfortunately, after dinner, fome words arofe between Mr. Ry and lieutenant On, which nothing would appease but immediate fighting. Two gentlemen of the VOL. III. 53. B party party were appointed feconds; but not agreeing about the dif tance Mr. Ry and lieutenant On fhould fight, quarrelled likewife. Mr. W-th, the remaining peaceable perfon, was referred to, to determine the diftance, &c. and being rather in liquor, faid that he knew no place fo fit to fettle the affair as the room they were in; and as they could not agree about the distance, advised each to have a cafe of piftols, and to tie handkerchiefs round their eyes, fo as to fire at one another indifcriminately; he, Mr. W-th, propofing to hold the candle for them. This propofal met with the approbation of all parties, viz. Mr. G-, lieutenant On, Mr. Ry, and Mr. Ky; and every thing being amicably fettled, and the handkerchiefs tied round their eyes, they began to fire. The first volley killed Mr. W-th, who held the candle, and lieutenant On. The report of the pistols brought up the waiters, who entering the door just as the remaining gentlemen fired, were killed on the fpot, though the balls had previously taken effect on the breast and heart of Mr. Ry and Mr. K Mr. G-being the only one that escaped death, though with the lofs of his chin. The confternation the above melancholy affair caufed, is not to be defcribed; nor did it prevent another melancholy affair that happened in confequence.- -Two gentlemen, as intimate friends as the above-mentioned, talking of the event, quarrelled because they differed in opinion about the conduct of Mr. W-th, who held the candle: they fought immediately with fwords. Both were run through the heart. The inqueft fat, and brought in their verdict manflaughter, every one being dead. The above affair happened on the 29th of September. As it was a complicated fcene of bufinefs, I fhall add a lift of the killed and wounded. LIST. Killed. Firft volley. Mr. W-th, who held the candle, - 1 Second volley. Mr. B—y, Mr. Ky, Ditto. Waiters, but charged in the bill, Ditto. Mr. G 2 2 wounded, |