# XX. FUN. A parodi-tragi-comical Satire. As it was to have been perform'd at the Caftle-tavern in Pater-nofterrow, Feb. 13th, 1752, but was fuppreffed by an order of the Lord Mayor, &c. 8vo. Is. Stamper. The intention of this piece was to ridicule the writings and conduct (as a magiftrate) of the author of Amelia, under the name of Sir Alexander Drawcanfir, and juftice Bobadil; and likewife Dr. H-ll, in his affumed character of Inspector. There is a mixture of low humour and fourrility in the pamphlet, which may entertain fuch readers as are fond of this kind of Satire, and who may think its foundation, and fubject, of importance enough to deserve the attention of the public. - XXI. EUGENIA. A Tragedy as it was acted, &c. By Mr. Francis. 8vo. 1s. 6d. Millar. In an advertisement prefixed to this play, the ingenious author acknowledges, that the fable is taken from a French Comedy publifh'd last year by Madame Grafigny. See our laft, p. 148, Art. 14. Tho' Mr. Francis has greatly improv'd an indifferent original, yet this tragedy, if it be proper to allow it that name, is ftill fo very deficient in the articles of plot, incidents, and catastrophe, that we do not wonder at its being but coolly received on an English stage. XXII. A candid appeal from the late Dean Swift to the Earl of Oy. 4to 6 d. Owen This article ranks with the Quackade in our laft. This piece is opposed to the preceding article, and is of equal worth and importance. XXIV. Poetical impertinence, or advice unafk'd. In two poems, the good wife, and the good husband. Containing rules humbly propofed to thote ladies and gentlemen, who are not entirely fatisfied with the examples of the polite hufbands and wives of this prefent age. I s. Ruffel. 8vo. As these poems contain many falutary precepts, and fome good thoughts (tho' nothing uncommon) and as the dress they are cloathed in is fuperior to the daily trash the public is pefter'd with, this pamphlet therefore deferves to be read. It is a kind of directory for the choice of good wives and good husbands. The author has added some pretty verfes, entitled Primrose bill. Written in 1748. XXV. Prejudice detected: an Ethic Epiftle. By T. Brecknock, Efq; 4to. 1 s. Owen. # By Kenrick M. Mr. Mr. Brecknock's defign in this epiftle, is to prove that good and ill is an opinion, not a principle.' that, Actions, phyfically understood, Are of themselves indeed nor bad nor good, The laws affign them quite a diff'rent name.' To prove this notable tenet, he remarks, that men's ideas of virtue and vice are local. not univerfal; confequently arbitrary, or dependent upon the will of a lawgiver, or civil magiftrate. Thus,' fays he, I dine upon a flice of ham, which a Jew would think a mortal fin. In Germany, 'tis the fashion to drink to excefs; in Turky, wine is abfolutely forbid. In England, Polygamy is a crime of the deepest dye; in the Levant, a man is free to marry as many wives as he can maintain. With us adultery is reckoned among the greateft fins; inLapland,' fays he, the chearful native prefents you with his wife and daughter and the whole family would think it very ftrange if you should refuse to cuckold your hoft.'-Other examples of this kind he adduces to prove, that most of the common received notions of virtue and vice are vulgar prejudices, fit only to rule the mob with:-we leave the reader to his own opinion of fuch weighty arguments. XXVI. A lick at the country C the tythe-pig. 4to. 6d. Dickenfan. -y. A fatire on A vague and fcurrilous invective against the clergy of the eftablished church, on account of their tythes in general, not the tythe-pig in particular, as the title-page fallaciously imports. XXVII. Peeping Tom to the countefs of Coventry. An epithalamium, folio, 6d. Robinjon. Tho' this piece has the merit of being more innocent, as to its defign (which is to compliment the countess, in the person of the noted peeping effigies in Coventry) than the preceding article, it is however equally dull and contemp tible, with respect to the fentiments and poetry. XXVIII. The ORACLE, a comedy of one act. As it was acted at the theatre-royal in Covent-Garden*. By Mrs. Cibber. 8vo. Is. Dodfley. This performance was originally written in French, and played at Paris; and is now tranflated by Mrs. Cibber. As a former tranflation of it was published about ten years At Mrs. Cibber's benefit. 1 ago, our readers are probably already acquainted with this pretty trifle. XXIX. Grace, a poem. 4to. 6d. Keith, This poem is written in blank verfe. This is all the account we shall give of it, and all we think it deferves. DIVINITY. XXX. A differtation on the fcripture expreffions, the Angel of the Lord, and the Angel of Jefus Chrift, proving that the word Angel is put to fignify, on thefe occafions, material bodies, and not fpirit: interfperfed with many other curious obfervations quite new; and containing a full anfwer to a late effay on fpirit: which is calculated to fet aside the doctrine of the Trinity and Unity. Octavo. . 1 §. Cooper. ¥ The title page of this performance is fufficient, we apprehend, to give our readers a juft idea of it. XXXI. A Difcourfe upon the intermediate state between the death of men and the refurrection of their bodies, which is to be followed by the univerfal judgment. By B. Regis, D. D. Rector of Adifham in Kent, Canon of Windfor, and Chaplain in ordinary to his majetty. 8vo. 6d. Oliver. Such as are led, from the title-page of this piece, to expect a difcourfe on the fubject propofed to be treated in it, will, upon perufing it, find themfelves much difappointed. XXXII. The Beauty of holinefs in the common prayer, fet in a new and juft light, &c. Humbly attempted for the honour and fervice of the church of England, &c. By a member of that church. 8vo. 4 d. Baldwin. What is here offer'd to publick confideration, is drawn. up chiefly in the words of our liturgy, in order to fhew how eafily our public fervice might be render'd the beauty of bolinefs, by only abridging and connecting our present form, and making a few alterations in fome expreffions. CONTROVERSIAL. R XXXIV. The true fenfe of atonement for fin, by Chrift's death, ftated and defended; in anfwer to a pamphlet, entitled, The fcripture doctrine of atonement examined, by Mr. Taylor, of Norwich, &c. By John Brine. Svo. I s. Keith. &c. After toiling thro' a hundred and eight dull pages, all we can fay, with regard to this performance, is, that the author of it neither understands the fubje&t of which he treats, nor Mr. Taylor's pamphlet, which he attempts to answer. # By John London ↑ By Ms Jos. Nicell. ( 241 ) THE MONTHLY REVIEW, For APRIL 1752. ART. XXIX. The hiftory of the Portuguese, during the reign of Emmanuel, &c. in 2 vol. 8vo. H Aving already given an account of the firft of these volumes, which contains the difcovery of the Eaft Indies by the Portuguese, and their exploits there, till Albuquerque's vice-royalty, we fhall now give a brief abftract of what followed upon the promotion of this great man; previously obferving, that the nature of our work will not permit us to take any notice of Emmanuel's tranfactions in Europe, nor of the war carried on against the Moors in Africa: for thefe, as well as a more full and circumftantial account of what paffed in the East Indies, we muft refer to the hiftory itself. Albuquerque's first expedition was against the Zamorin of Calicut, whofe palace without the city he burnt, but was obliged to retreat precipitately, after being dangerously wounded, and lofing many of his braveft followers, among whom was Admiral Coutign, a nobleman of great merit. His next expedition was against Goa, a city fituated on the point of an island, called Ticuarin, and formed by a river running into the fea in two different branches: This ifland is about twenty three miles in compafs, and maintains a much greater number of people than could be imagined from its extent, being covered with fruitful trees, and abounding in all forts of corn. The city was fortified, and furnished with abundance of warlike engines; it is about an hundred miles from Cochin. * In our Review for laft Month. R Albuquerque Albuquerque having a fleet of twenty three men of war well manned, befide fourteen auxiliary ones belonging to Timoia, who had taken part with the Portuguese, foon made himself master of Goa; in which he found a great number of cannon, furprising heaps of bullets, and an immenfe quantity of powder and other warlike ftores. In their fhip-dock there were about forty men of war, befides fixteen pinnaces, and many other veffels. A confiderable number of fine horfes from Perfia and Arabia was likewife found in the ftables of Zabaim, who was prince of this ifland, and the territories bordering on it upon the continent. Here Albuquerque took up his winter quarters. He eased the citizens of one third of the tribute they used to pay to Zabaim, fortified the city, and equipped the veffels He likewife fortified the enin the harbour fit for fervice. trances into the island, settled the revenues, and prepared to oppofe Zabaim, who was raising an army to invade the island in the fpring. It was reported that Zabaim had above forty thoufand foldiers under his command, and a fine train of artillery; fo that the Portuguese were for abandoning the ifland, but Albuquerque thought it fhameful to do so, before he had tried whether it could be defended. Accordingly he made a brave defence, but was at laft obliged to evacuate the city and fort of Goa, after having shipped all the cannon and a fufficient quantity of ammunition and provifions. This happened in May 1510, a year remarkable for the death of the King of Cochin, who had espoused the Portuguefe intereft with great fincerity, and given them the first fettlement in the Indies. In the month of November, Albuquerque retook Goa, after a very obftinate and bloody defence, wherein the enemy loft three thousand men and the Portuguese only forty. This done, the viceroy's next care was to fettle the government of the city, and send out ships of war to protect the Portuguese merchant-men, as well as their allies, and to intercept all veffels trading to Calicut. As the character and conduct of Albuquerque differed widely from that of his predeceffor Almeed, it may not be improper to obferve, after our author, wherein this difference confifted. Both were certainly men endowed with true greatness of foul, and amazing courage; both purfued the fame noble ends; both had at heart the glory of their religion, and the honour of their royal mafter; and for this purpose, either would have facrificed his life with the utmost Chearfulnefs. But they differed from each other in this re spect: |