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t JOWXlx COUNTR-rtJPER Vitt herj TupAY vt ALEXANDER MARTIN, rot JOHN SIBLEY,
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r T U E $ D A r MXCli tat . 1793
jUSTITIAM 8HCUI.AMOt. J- (N6. $$ ') .
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MISCELLANY
K I,N G S.
VI.
u Ai From a late Allan; f aper.
'rlFT HEpeopI? bf Frasiceihaye abd
' - X llaecf roy any and ther are n
'' wanting perfons who afcribc &is coi
; " iind to irlidoh i as if die bible eft
. it bliflied ni&narchv br I)i?ine alhori
xi', yet the very contrary is the Jt Jt 4
; Tttey1 were Wrned W'dxtririeinfplraripp
: that a kinjt would be a enrfe to theiri i
and accordingly we find tHat the bole
; . Tace ot tbeJfraeliullyris, though te-
letfed by theCngcr of infpiralion, as be-
mg uie clioilcit and belt arnwg
' choien people, before they vere made.
Icings, became Icourges to t peoplert 5
Saul the fon of Kifh, was Pointed out
; v : by the prophet of theLor!dand' jnau
: rr gtiTated wiiK miracles"; ye fiwhen Sail
u , became king, J he rtbellcd Pgainft; his
; Maker, became troubled tsih an evil
ipirir; as moft kings are, tampered with
V' the witch ot Endor,' perifliek 'with his
,- , auuy vu iiiuuuv vjuuvit, ant uii wuuic
r:':v;famny':wVre rejected smd 1JR. . ;
- - . - David, before he waslin was a min
r: " a- v after God's own heart yft, after he
v -was rrjade king, and being jnvefted with
V ; power, he becamemonftrupully wicked.
:;v ! " Soloman was the.wife'ft tnan that e
- ; rv'T livedjt he took, tos-euief with the
idfughter of Pharoah, w6men; cf :iht
' Moabhes, AmmonitesjEdomites, Zido-
r . mars ano xiiuites,ievcnnnnarca wives,
;pid three hundred concubines j arid
i? 'hough'le built a temple to the true
God, yet he'turned idolater, arid 4 went
t; after Afctoreth.the Goddef of the Zi-
i ' , yoiiians; and after Malcom, the abomj-
iiX;f ration ot tre Ammonites t and cid e
-,Z jehS, the fori ofJJimlhi, was Vailed
op by Uie fpecial appomirnen: of God,
and anointed king of Ifracl. . He flsw
Ahaziah and Jehoraro King cf Ifrael,
and extirpated the whole hcul'e of Ahab.
Even Jehu, as fopn'as he was king, for
got his maker; and walked in the ways
cf Jeroboam the, fon of Nebat. J ' , i
J Athalisf, . the imother of Ahaziah,
King of Jadah, findinc him dead. fler
all the feed royal of Judah, except an in-
iani cauea joalh i and A tnaua reigned
JBr years, till the was put jto deatht V
-J oath reigned tor cy years, anoi
good king. his fervant flew him. i
; Jeboafe Aicceeded him, and did evil.
? Jeroboam fucceeded himand walked
in the ways of Jeroboam the ; fon cf
. Amaziah fucceeded his father Joalh
in the throne 'of - Jdah, and did that,
he lapfe of time or the. lefs liberal and v
enlightened policy of former days may "
have produced. - And vt proteis cur,
deep abhorrence of any attempt tliat may
be jriade by its enemies, either foreign
pr domeftic, to injure Or overthrow it, or r
tceSablifli any ether fbnn Or fyftem of
.government. in its flead.. '&,:. fi-Sfr
In your majefty's iflbing yur late
,Royat proclamation for the early auera--bling
font l-wfiad-'iMl;uldt-.
tional inftance of your gracious attenti
on ; t6 ,, the J public weSare, and yeur
watchful folicitodej for, the tranquility
of tncfe realms, i And we" truH :tO 'the
USEFUL.
tEMEDT FOt B1UISES.- -
A - Coachman, in a ftreet m London,
SxJLwas byafuddenjolt,thrownoirhis
box,,and in his fall bis foot fell into a
hcllow in the Davementi : which occau.
oned a fprairi, attendedwitri violent
f4in, and a confiderable mflamation,
A brother promifed him afpeedy
cor 'He ordered a gallon of porter
t be fimrhered in ' an earthen veffcl,
when cooled, it became of the con-
Hitance of a plailer. He fpr'cad this
-ptauer on a mm oiagiove, anaappnea i viguance aua gooaoeioi your, maj"jtiy
ounted his box, being relieved of the I liament, for the adoptloa of fuch mea -twclline
arid pain,- ; - .... i -: ' 1 fures as may moflvefleaually tend to.
4 Anothef perfon, being furrounded by I unite and preferve your majefty's.f aith-
iui iudjccis in one urm ana unaiteraote :-
ignUment,of aftecti&a and attachment to -
is
f ickpockets in endeavouring to fa
which ; was right, except that he per- i aftieli Z5 : 154. JHfflSSSaSSaSfiJSi
roitted idolatrv; , . - 1 W lotnifupdh a'ftonc more prominent
Azariaiucceeded his father A ma 1 bereft of the pavemenU aconfi
ia. ; He was pumfhed with leprofy, on erabla Vn fwelliagww thecqn
account of oermittinrr idnlatr. nA (cqnenca ) i and next idac i his back,
dwelt in a feoarate houftan biB (X i M the, thigh oit that fide,' became
Totbam ffovrm.! Indab. . i meatly dilcploured. Havinrfeen the
Zachariah fBCceedediJeroboaminthe riucce,f'0the Porwr Plafter inthe ffra
txnnm nf ta-iaI -nA A't.i mer inftance. I defired that the oorter
.i Shullam murdered Zachariah, 'and ! Plattcr m,?ni e aPPnca 10 Pa ff f "
reigned in his fted verv uirtJv M. i P and trugn, while Uie other parts ot com. -
your majefty's royal txffou and govern
ment, and may fecure the continuance
of that peace, both at home'and abroad
with which the profperity and happineft -of
thefe kingdoms are fo intimately con
neeled." rt y . "
Die. io. "; The London Gazette, of
December 8rcontams his Majeily's Pro- ;
clamatJon, prohibiting the exportation '
i
if
pahim murdered Shullum, and reigned
wickedly. t 1 ' . , -
- Pelaiah.his fon, fucceeded,' reientaff-
wicKeaiy,ana was put to deatn byae
.aii, a capiaia oi ms. rctan reiguea
wickedly . ';vf:rtr
; Hofhea flew him, and reigned but lit
tle better.'"; Ja his reign, the- AlTyrians
carried Iiraelaway captive. None was
Iett but the tribe of Judab.
cre treated according to art, that fo
a comparative experiment might . be
made of the efTeftsof each. 4 The fwell-1
ihg fubdfied nearly equally in bstht but
the pain and the blacknels cf Ik. in went
offv much : foorier in the parts cover
ed with the ptaifter than in the other,
parts. Accidents have fince affbrded
me feveral tndances of fimilar fuccefs
Andrewardsof iool for th- nnre- r-
hending of John Terence ,Froft, of ;
Wcftrainfter, and Sampfon Perry, of r
Vettmtefter t the firft for fcandalous, .
wicked, malicious, and feditious word :':
of, and iponcerning his prefent Majefty,
and , the Cqnaitution cf the ; realm f ,
and the latter for having printed and .
publifhed a falfe, fcandalous, wicked, ' .
malicious, and feditious, libeL - Both.'
- ; r.xl. - r.K. V-.r-. t ....1 nUf bf Tu2rxi id.W .wn
if-t: 'Tu S r fc'; T'r; Aha, fucceeded, and:walked in tie
i , Kthoboam, iho fon of Salomon, when I 'zi, ' r V.-v:. -7 rr i .
i : , it,, u-r,mnA ,W4vt,,rk way pfdtekmgsof Iirael , and he could
r ? , r;';y"r---v---: - hardly .have taken a worfe way.
, -: ' Gh Vk? t.rUe , Hezekiah fucceeded n
I y rant, that he would add to their yoke j
VhcreupCn the Lord rent the kingdom
Saway from the hoafe of David, and ex
alted Jeroboam to be King pver tht ten
lnbe4,r:
Jeroboam was no fooner king than j
lie fet about eRablifliing idolatry t and
becoming a mafterof iaiquity die taught
Ilraclto tin.
attending the application of this plafter
Jotham fucceeded Azariah in the Mgnt we notaxpecl thatfucceft might rewards to be paid by the folicitor cf
throne of JudahVand did right; except f "d we application of this plailer .in his Majefty's trealury. v.VV : '
i n;n mr rt-wmrt njivia in viriAtia mm t wimm a in i i ' n i t . . l-
neflcs. the Prince of Wales ana nU f . :
: . uiwc Hcviucnw nappeiiea in juon- j xoTK, were in the Tower all the mom- r
don, where porter is the malt liquor I mg ; and, in company with feveral ge
Hezekiah fucceeded an excellent
; ' Manaflah reigned next in Judea a
horrid prince, v Like ' fome modern
kings,!) (hed innocent blood very much.
Amon fucceeded, and was as bad as
ha father. .
neral officers, .and
made of it f, yet I doubt iot but that o-1 with the Govetnor of the Tower, officer
iu iciwcmcu iuuiii4uoii, uico in i me euaras and artUlcrT on dutr
1 1 .t r. - f .
. s Jofuh, his fon,' was a good prince.'
Tehoahaz, his fon, was a bad prince.
Eliakim, orJehoiakimwa alfo - a
bad prince. ? : ' ; . .
-Jehoiachinj ; his fon, was a wicked
prince. He was carried capuve to Ba
bylon. - ' ' , r-
Zedekiah was another wicked prince.
In him ended the independence of the
Kingdom of Judah, it being totally fab-
fame maaner, might have fimilar elf eels.
Where fuch hurts are frequent, this
plafter may be long kept in Rood condi-
- I tion, if it is covered with a little oiltopre
vent tne evaporauon ot the uuia par
ticles. - , ,, S. Atl
LONDON.
TMMWi !HM
' Address io the king.
"Abilarh, the fon of Rehoboaro, rein-
- u at Jcrulalem aJurJuslalher's death;
and he walked in the fins of his father.
V- Nadab, the forfof Jeroboam,1 reigned
; in Ifrael, and he did evil in the fight of
' the Lord. ' . " ,
. Baafha.the fon of Abijah,ofthehoufe
cf IlTachar, confpired againft Nadab
1 and he fmote the houfe" of Jeroboam,
and left rot one that breathed. And
TtaafK-j Hid rvW In lbeficbt nftheLord.
r";.;"ov. : .,. r( r,m Pr or one another, or both independent parts of this country, love
M:r : r" Tr TIV; J; -tb?rland.frequenUy; ravaged, and for the conftftution is manifefted by the
S ?: 0r namely.thedefireof corred-
- - --- ciincu awn imo uduiiit.
The following addrefs to his Majefty
was voted at the general meeting of the
dued by the Babylonians. ' da. Dec tmKcr i &t h iAvn Hall, br I neU" treated the foldicrs with beer. Ice.
; Duringthegreaterpirt of thefe reigns 1 public fummoas from the Mayor. It I P.e.e' l Pc Pric f bemp ii rifen
the thildren of Ifrael were in wars with I will fhewthatinthemoft refoedubleand I w,tm ln dayi from asl. to tol
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there, infpefled the ftati of defence
which the Tower has been put, at which
their Royal Highnefles expreffed their
fatisfaaion. " The Princes breakfafled
with the officers,' during which the ma
fic played, and the foldiers fang God
favetheKing. , After breakfatt their Roy
al Highnefies viewed the armories, or.
dinance,xegaliar and mintand conclu.""
ded by vifiung the lions. The Pxincei
at quitting, the Tower, exprefled their"'
fatisfaflion at the attention (kewn them
and fecmed much pleafed at their morn
ing's amuiement. Their Royal Hich-
him whilfl he was drunk, and deflroyed
allthehoiife of Baafha. .. '
Zimri reigned fevea days, did evil,
and perifhed by the rebellion ot .Omri.
. Then ere the people cf Ifracl divi
ded into two parts j half the people fol
lowcdTibni, the fon of Canith, to make
him king, and half followed Omri.
Omri prevailed, and. or courie tmea
TTibni and. Omri did evil, and walked
a the way's of Jeroboam. '' t
Ahab,the fon of Omri, fucceeded to
the throne. His wife was JezeUl.
Their wickednefs is' profwibial i and
bad as his predeceflbrs were. Ahab,
we are told, did evil more than all the
lines of Ifrael before. The florfof
Now here is a picture of kingly go
vernment j that which hardly any worfe
can be exhibited from profane hillory
The Aflyrian, Babylonian, Perfun.Gre
cian or Roman Kings or Emperors
were hardly worfe and yet the Bible
.it referred to as an authority in favor
in? abufes.
r tht KING'S mojl excellent Majtfj
Tit butnhlt aJJrefi 0 tie entemen,clernt
- merchant it tradmen, Jret burgejfei and,
'. tther inhabitant! of tbi town and neigh'
! hurhttJifLiverimf. - ' . :
V ' "Most otAciovs Sovitiiow,
" We your majefty' mod dutiful and
of monarchy ! .-The truth is.thatkings I ojl fubjeflt, humbly approach your
. u-uhicii, wiui cr7 icw eiccpuons, 1 rnaieltT, anxious to teRil v the deen fenfe
aud always have been, in all ages and
countries and even good men. when
they become kings, generally .become
bad men 1 and their foni. who are
brought up to be kings are generally
worle than they t fo that the latter end
of a line of Kings is g-nerally worfe
man uie ocginingi wncntne pro
ve entertain of that paternal care and
goodnels which has fo aniforrrdy dutin
N iboth's vineyard belongs to this tlcf-1 pliet told Haxeal what a monller cf
fed reiffn.'
Jolhphat,the Cm of Afa, reigned 0
vcr Judali, after the death cf his father
nd was a rood prince.
Ahamh fucceeJed Ahabin thethroae
of Ifrat d didevil, and walktd in the
ways of his father !Ahab,andhis mother
Jezebel, and in the way of Jeroboam
the fon of Nebat. - '
Jehoram, fucceeded Aluziah, and
or told liiat he was veiv wicked.
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cruelty and wickedneft he would be
come, when he fhould be promoted to
the throne of by ha, Haxeal was aflon
' Tebiram. the fm of pood, old Kin
Teholhaphat.fucccsdcd to the throne M Amsricsss! hen y(m are tccift-. rradual eiercifecfin Jnherert powers, 1 afylom, a
Jnc-ah. He was sld a lUKintf dtof.tbmittafiyalgv-rcmcat real afld w the wifJora cf tlieleriflative bo-4 aretelnro
IfiactiandLcccsliUttlhewojfc. ; pus Ml ' . dy fcr a renedy to aay ddcGi, wLidi ' their atu
per ton. Tar and pitch have likewife
rifen in proportion., Our government ,
has purchafed fome thouland tons of j
hempdoringthelaflweek. SomeFrench
agents have likewife bought up afcvery
large quantity ofit but we have reafori ,
to believe,that when entries for exporta 1
tioa ate offered 10 be trade at the Cuf
tom hodfc, governmem will flop them, .
anibuyvup the hemp thcmfelvcs.
Ycftcrday morning early, feveral
piec:s ot cannon were brought from.
WoolwlcH to the Duke of Richmond's
yard, in privr Gardens, and feveral'
others rdered to be brought on this
guiOied your majefty's reign, and which mormng from that place, thhty fix of
has been peculiarly eminent in prefer- which will be placed in the Park,
ving thefe kingdoms from a participati- Yeflerday a Board was held at the
on in thofe wars and calamities, in which War-Office, when inveflieatir.ff wai tak-
other countries of Europe have bcenof I en feveral military officers, who hava
late unfortunately involved. I fliewn their principal intentions for a
Via expreffing our firm attachment I revolution in this country.
Dec. '. Two French frigafei
have paffed up the Sheldt,and crnvoy."
ed the ftores to Antwerp. , The Dutch
proteft againft thdr, p-' tut did
not atempt to eppofe them by fcrce-.
There are three Englifli frigates alfo ift
the bheldtfo that the queflion for
pace or war may be foon brought to
iflue. . ,
The Miniflry of France order Ccncr'
al Damourier to pmfue the entmy'i ar
ma .1... J. . . 1
i"7 hh niKKtii iuuiuit civet inem
aud to flellroylhembefore they
breed, cr in a flits to renew
attack on Fiance. ,
to yout MaieftVs RovalPcrfon.ourua
(haken adherence to the confutation of
thefe tealmi. wm frteaV tVi linxniru 1
ifhed,and excUimed, It thjjervant a gratitude and cf truth, founded on a
41 thai Mjhau 4 tin great tbwg " jhorough conviclioncf the - numerous
But a ptince, educated lor a throne, WefGngiwehave experienced under your
would have been no wey afloniflied at majefty's gcvernment, and a decided o-
fuch a prophecy. 1 l,c facred hi.lory . p;nif n, ,he 13,; connituuon is in
is written without ruttery , and if the fpirjt and principles.admitably calcu
hiftory 0! the beft ndnms upon earth lated to promote die hanpinefs and pro-
wire fa.vlifully penned, there would fperity cf thefe kingdoms. Convinced
usiMiegrouna toooaii a lupcnouty. 0fUs flalilitv.wsttufttotemDeranceatid
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