publick, that feveral French officers and foldiers have been affaffinated by the inhabitants of Corfica, and even in the town of Baftia; on which occafion fome are apt to wish they had avoided fo melancholy an end, by remaining in their own friendly clime. Letters from MADRID make no mention of the conferences, in confequence of the late convention, being yet opened; but that it was thought the arrival of the galleons, which are richly laden this year, will enable the Spanish court to speak more plainly as to her prefent defigns. Acquifitions of wealth, and the poffeffion of treafure, belonging to a nation they have not lately taken much trouble to oblige, will not probably increase their difpofition to an accommodation, however neceffary any other power may find it. The continuance of the British squadron in the Mediterranean, is faid to give the court of Madrid fome uneasiness. His Catholick Majefty has lately published an order to difable all his great officers, &c. from holding more than one place at a time! A fevere regulation, though certainly a rational one: for though pluralities, and plural pluralities, are wink'd at in the churches of feveral nations; a temporal Prince who expects any thing done for the falaries be allows, will find but few examples peep into a basket filled with ham, bread and butter, &c. for a party of pleasure: The fecular arm was called in to affift the officers, and about half a dozen scholars were killed in the fray; to atone for which one of the inferior officers has been hanged, and every thing is now in perfect tranquility throughout that town. 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As we fhall, purfuant to our promife, begin the Debates next month, we have deferred the Lift of Voters for and against the Convention, that it may be inferted in a proper place. A letter was left for L Br fome time ago at the place defired. 243 The SCOTS Magazine. JUNE, 1739. We hope the ingenious Author of the following Letter will not difapprove the method we have taken of replying to his Objections diftinctly; for, by our Anfwers immediately fucceeding the Ob-. jections to which they are made, both will be more easily conceived and attended to, than if the whole of his Letter was read, before we began our Defence. SIR, T To the Author of the SCOTS MAGAZINE. Edinb. June 4. Anfwer. It must be owned that the HOUGH in general I ap- English Magazines have by fome Newsprove well enough of your papers, and more frequently by the defign, there appear to me two above named, been treated as Infome Objections against fuch vaders of their properties: But, furely works, be they ever fo well executed, very unjustly by them or any other and I muft alfo be free to fay, a few weekly papers, who fubfift, for all their exceptions may be made to the parti- intelligence, foreign and domeftick, upcular execution of your Plan. I am on the news, &c. purchased at a very fenfible of the reluctance with which dear rate by the papers which appear moft men receive correction of this daily, who buy all, and can borrow none; kind; but be affured that, notwith- and even whofe errors, through hurry ftanding the pitiful practice at prefent, or wrong information, are every week of Publick Writers, Editors, Collectors, copied verbatim, without fo much as Abridgers, &c. ftifling every attempt the neceffary alterations which time, to cenfure them, and foolishly publifh- place, &c. require. This alone is ing only fuch as extol themselves or fufficient to filence the weekly collectors, their labours, if you are really pof- from offering to blame thofe who every feffed of the candour neceffary in a fer- week take the fame freedom with them vant of the publick, you will think it which they take with others every day! as much your duty to anfwer objections, And as to the charge of injury to any, as to receive applause. when traced to its firft and moft rational rife, it will be found to have no manner of foundation according to the neceffary practice of mankind, and the nature and fitnefs of things. Every chronicle, nay, every biftory of the times, will include whatever is remarkable; against which, an account of a memorable accident or occurrence being firft printed in fuch a paper would be but a Firft then, By the publick papers, and efpecially by the Craftíman and Common Senfe, the English Magazines bave been spoken of as Pyrates, or Invaders of the properties of others, who have fuppofed themselves the fole proprietors of what they first publish, and entitled to all profit which can arise from fuch essays, under any shape whatever.”, Nnz weak |