13 heads, towards the heavens. And they fat with him upon the earth, feven days and feven nights, and spake not a word unto him; for they saw that his grief was most exceeding great. A true Account of GEORGE PATTISON's being taken by the Turks; and how redeemed, by God's Direction and Affiftance, without Bloodshed, putting the Turks on Shore in their own Country, about the 8th Month, 1663. I Thomas Lurting, was then George Pattifon's mate; and coming from Venice, we heard that many Turks men of war were at fea, and that they had taken many English ships; and it was much in my mind that we should be taken; and I was very much concerned, as well for the men as myself, at which I went to the mafter, and desired of him to go to Leghorn, and to stay for convoy, and fo long we would have no wages; but the master would not agree to this, but kept the fea, much contrary to our minds: and coming near a Spanish island, called Majorca, we were chaced by a Turks veffel, or a man of war, called a patach, as fome time before we had been, and thought, by our veffel's well failing, to escape; but Providence ordered it so, that by carrying over-much fail, fome of our materials gave way; by which means, the Turks came up with us, and commanded the master on board, who accordingly went, with four men more, leaving me, three men and a boy, on board our veffel; and so foon as our boat came on board the Turks veffel, they took all our men out of the boat, and put in fourteen Turks. All this while I was under great exercite in fpirit, not fo much for myself, because I had a fecret hope of relief, but a great ftrefs lay upon me for the men in this very juncture of time; for all hopes of outward deliverance being then gone, the mafter then on board the Turks, with four. of our men, and the Turks juft coming on board of us: and being thus concerned in mind, I defired of the Lord patience under fuch an exercife: and going to the fhip's fide to fee the Turks come in, the word of the Lord run through me thus: "Be not afraid, for all this, thou shalt not go to Algier and I having formerly great experience of the Lord's doings upon feveral deliverances in times of war, I believed what the Lord did fay in me: at this all kind of fear was removed, and I received them as a man might his friends, : and they were as civil to us. So I fhewed them all parts of the veffel, and what he was laden withal: Then I faid to our men, "Be not afraid, for all this, we fhall not go to Algier; but let me desire you, as you have been willing to obey me, fo be as willing to obey the Turks," for by our fo doing, we got over them: for when they faw our great diligence, it made them the more carelefs of, and favourable to us. So when they had taken fome fmall matter of what we were laden withal, some went on board their own ship again, and eight Turks ftay'd with us. Then began I to think of the master, and the other four, which were in the Turks fhip; for as for myself, and the others with me, I had no fear at all; nay, I was fo far from it, that I once faid to one of our men "Were but the master on board, and the rest of our men, if there were twice as many Turks, I fhould not fear them." So my earnest defire was to the Lord, that he would put it into their hearts to fend them on board, and good was the Lord, in answering my defire; for it was as a feal to what he before had fpoke through me, and in me. Soon after the mafter was fent on board, with the rest of our men. Then all manner of fear was off me, as to going to Algier: and fome faid to me, I was a strange man, I was afraid before I was taken, but now I was not.' My answer was, "I now believe, I fhall not go to Algier, and if you will be ruled by me, I will act for your delivery as well as my own," but as yet I faw no way for it, for they were all armed, and we without arms. Now we being all' together, except the mafter, I began to reafon with them: "What if we should overcome the Turks, and go to Majorca!" At which they very much rejoiced, and one faid, "I will cut as many of their throats as you will have me:' This was our men's anfwer; at which I was very much troubled, and faid to them, "If I know any of you that offers to touch a Turk, I will tell the Turks myfelf:" But I faid to them, "If you will be ruled, I will act for you, if not I will be ftill:" Then they agreed to do what I would have them. Then faid I, "if the Turks bid you do any thing, do it without grumbling, and with as much diligence and quickness as you can, for that pleases them, and that will caufe them to let us be together; to which they agreed. Then I went to our mafter, who was a friend, and a very bold (pirited man, and told him our intentions, whofe anfwer to me was, "If we offered to rife, and they overcame us, we had as good be burnt alive." [To be continued.] Poetry. THE FEELING MAN. «Tenderness, without the capacity of relieving, only makes the man who "feels it more wretched than the object which fues for it." GOLDSMITH. HOW keen the pangs which rend his lab'ring frame, When lengthen'd fighs his inward grief proclaim, That precious emblem of a melting heart How bleft the thought that fuch like acts approve! How grateful are they to the realms above! For Mercy's felf, great arbiter of Fate, The man infenfate ever is the fame; He feels no bliss, ro joy does e'er bestow, Then grant me, Heav'n, a yielding, meiting breast, Let every fympathetic pow'r impart Its genial warmth throughout my vital frame, The The following Lines were placed against a Wall near the Meeting-House preached Four Sermons in at Birmingham, about the time Mr. H Favour of the Doctrine of the Reftoration. THE doctrines of Luther or Calvin will do, Because we've been taught to believe they were true, Tho' he fhows that the whole word of God fpeaks the fame; Left any grand truths from your eyes fhould be hid; Take the whole word of God, as your creed, rule, and guide, ORIGEN. Ferfes taken from the Journal of JOB SCOTT, one of the Chriftian People called Quakers, Fourth Month, 22d Day, 1782, QUIETNESS, AS A CANOPY, COVERS MY MIND. GREAT God thy name be blessed, In peace my mind is staid; Though wind and waters rage; Who doth my griefs affuage. Though ftorms without arife, Emblems of those within, On Chrift my foul relies, The facrifice for fin. Though inward storms prevail, I've help that cannot fail, In Him that's ever fure. Though outward war and strife I've peace in inward life, And that fufficeth me. What can I covet more? In death true comfort lies: Self-love and pride are flain; The more the Lamb doib reign. True peace is only known, The Lamb, the Lamb doth reign, MONTHLY MONTHLY OCCURRENCES. April 26. ADVICE was this day received at the Admiralty of an engagement having taken place between his Majefty's fhip the Mars, of 74 guns, and the French flip L'Hercule of the fame force. The action was fought off Brest with the greateft bravery, each party making the most obftinate refillance; but after the fhips had been closely engaged an hour and a half, the Frenchman attempted to retire, and would have efcaped, had not the Jaion frigate appeared, and fired a broadfide into the enemy. Thus attacked,L'Hercule was obliged to ftrike. Captain Hood, nephew to Lord Hood, and the Captain of marines, with about 30 killed and as many wounded; the killed and wounded on board the Frenchman amounted to 300 men. 28. Accounts have been received from Germany, which mention an attack having been made on the houfe of the French Ambaffador, Bernadotte, by the populace, at Vienna, in confequence of which he has left that capital. May 1. The trials of the perfons accused of high treafon, at Maidftone were yesterday put off to the 21ft inft. On Sunday morning a boat with a fail, in attemption to pass through London-bridge, was overfet, and five out of eight perfons unfortunately drowned. 2. On Wednesday last about noon, one of the battle-powder mills belonging to a Mr. Harvey was blown up (by fome unknown, accidental communication of fire) with two most dreadful explosions, and with a drying house and store-room adjoining totally deftroyed; three men were forced into the air with the works, and one of them, an elderly man, rent to atoms, different parts of his limbs having been found at great diftances from each other; the other two fell into a piece of water, out of which they were taken, but in no fituation to give the least account of the accident, and in a short time both of them died. Mr. Harvey's houfe was confiderably damaged, and the trees near the fpot totally ftripped of their infant foliage and bloffoms, and a horrid fcene of devastation was pre fented to the view of the beholders. 4. Accounts from Switzerland fay the greatest confufion reigns in that country. On the 13th of April the town of Arbon, on the lake of Conftance, having accepted the new conftitution, was affaulted by 500 peafants, who murdered all the magiftrates and public officers; the women who were with them put out the eyes of the bailiff of the town, and a rich man, of the name of Meyer, was dragged about the streets till he died. They compelled the rest of the inhabitants to abjure the new conftitution. Similar enormities have been committed at other places. At Herifau, a priest having exhorted his congregation to accept the new conftitution, was on his coming out of the church, immediately murdered by them. 7. The Italian Gazettes say the King of Sardinia is determined, in confequence of the revolutionary principles which infect that country, to abdicate his throne. 10. Yesterday a Privy Council was held at St. James's, at which his Majefty and the Cabinet Ministers aflifted, when Mr. Fox's name was formally erased from the list of Privy Councillors. 12. On Monday laft the French attacked the island of Marcou with 63 gun-boats, 50 men in each, but were repulfed, after lofing feveral of their boats and about 300 men. 14. At |