The Captain intimated to Abba Thulle, that the veffel being compleated, and the weather and wind fair, they intended to fail the next day: this circumftance feemed to give him great concern; he faid he had, by the return of the meffenger who came to him at the island of Pethoull, fent word to the Rupacks of the different islands in friendship with him, that the day after the day that the Captain now mentioned would be the time of departure, they all wishing to bring the English some prefents for their voyage, as memorials of their regard; and would in confequence come up the evening of the next day, in full hope of feeing them before they quitted Oroolong, a fatisfaction they would now be deprived of.-Captain Wilfon told Abba Thulle, they had been fo amply flocked with provifions by what his goodness had prepared for them, that they had fufficient ftore for all their voyage, and that, the wind and weather befriending them, they must request to take leave of him the next day. The difappointment the Chiefs would feel, fenfibly affected the King, as well as the recollection that he had himself been made the innocent inftrument of deceiving them. The Captain was alfo much hurt at finding the uneafinefs this circumftance had occafioned, and the more fo, when he perceived that the generofity of the King's mind foon overcame it; for he almost directly told him, that as it must be the last day, he requested himself and his officers would dine with him on Chore; which they all accordingly did.-The true caufe which induced the English to think of going a day earlier than they had given out, was to avoid the vaft concourse of ftrangers who they knew were coming, and who, they feared, would impede their operations by the number of their canoes, and their curiofity to examine their veffel; the buftle and con tution that this would neceffarily have occafioned, must have unavoidably incommoded our men, and prevented them from going away with that calmness and recollection which their departure, and their paffage over the reef, required.-After dinner, dinner, Arra Kooker, who had, from the first day of his feeing the Newfoundland dog, fet his heart on the animal, and had often expreffed a longing defire to poffefs it when our people went away, now renewed his folicitations: from the carneftnefs with which he begged it, and the care he affured them he would take of it, they were induced to make him happy, and relinquifh all right in poor failor. Raa Kook, whofe thoughts were of a different turn, and whofe ideas were wholly intent on benefiting his country by every information he could obtain from the English, made many enquiries about the method of building a veffel in their way. Mr. Barker drew him a plan to work by, recommending the jolly-boat as a model, rather than the pinnace, she being broader, and not of fo deep a form. He expreffed a wish to have the launching-ways left, and faid, if he was able to com pass such a purpose, that he would do it on the same spot, efteeming it to be fortunate.Abba Thulle, who had been diverted by Arra Kooker's request, appeared to lend a very fe rious attention to the fubje&t which had fo much engaged Raa Kook; obferving that with the iron and tools they had now in their poffeffion, they could do more work in a few days, than they could before in as many months. While the Captain was on fhore, fome words had arifen between two of his men on board, which had produced a blow, and a bloody nofe; this paffing on the deck, and being feen. by many of the natives, who were alongfide in their canoes, the account of it foon reached the fhore; the Captain went immediately on board to enquire the caufe. After repri manding the parties, he returned to the King, who being apprized of the bufinefs, was told that it was a trifling dispute, and the effect of paffion; on hearing which, he said, "there were in all countries bad men, who he fuppofed could not be kept in order." Some of the Rupacks, however, afked if fuch an accident might happen to the young man who was to go with him (meaning the King's fon;) Captain Wilfon allured VOL. XV. G them them no fuch thing could, as Lee Boo would be as his own fon, and entirely under his own care: with which anfwer they all appeared fatisfied. Before our people quitted the Cove, they left an English pendant hoifted on a large tree, which grew clofe to where their tents had ftood; and cut upon a plate of copper the following infcription, which after being nailed to a thick board, was affixed to a tree near the spot where they had built their little veffel: The Honourable English East India Company's Ship Henry Wilfon, Commander, Was loft upon the reef north of this Island, Who here built a veffel, And failed from hence The 12th day of November 1783. The meaning of this infcription was explained to the King, and that it was put up as a memorial of the English having been there. He was pleafed with the idea, and explained it himself to his own people, promifing that it should never be taken down, and if by any accident it should happen to fail, he would take care of it, and have it preferved at Pelew. [To be continued.] An ACCOUNT of the REVOLUTION which happened in DENMARK, about a Century ago. TILL ILL about the middle of the laft century, Denmark was governed by a King, chofen by the people of all ranks, who, in their choice, paid a due regard to the family of the preceding Prince; and if they found one of the line properly qualified qualified to enjoy that high honour, they thought it just to prefer him before any other; and were pleafed when they had reason, to chuse the eldest fon of their former Sovereign; but if thofe of the royal family were either deficient in abilities, or had rendered themselves unworthy by their vices, they chofe fome other perfon, and fometimes raised a private man to that high dignity. One of the most fundamental parts of the conftitution, was the frequent meetings of the ftates, in order to regulate every thing relating to the government. In thefe meetings new laws were enacted, and all affairs relating to peace and war, the difpofal of great offices, and contracts of marriage for the royal family were debated. The impofing of taxes was merely accidental, no money being levied on the people, except to maintain what was esteemed a neceffary war, with the advice and confent of the nation, or now and then by way of free gift, to add to a daughter's portion. The King's ordinary revenue confifted only in the rents of lands and demefnes in his herds of cattle, his forefts, fervice of tenants in cultivating his ground, &c; for customs of merchandise were not then known in that part of the world: fo that he lived like one of our modern Noblemen, upon the revenues of his eftate. It was his business, to fee juftice impartially adminiftered; to watch over the welfare of his people; to command their armies in perfon; to encourage industry, arts, and learning: and it was equally his duty and intereft to keep fair with the Nobility and Gentry, and to be careful of the plenty and profperity of the Commons. But in 1660, the three States, that is, the Nobility, Clergy, and Commonalty, being affembled, in order to pay and difband the troops which had been employed against the Swedes, the Nobility endeavoured to lay the whole burden on the Com mons; while the latter who had defended their country, their Prince, and the Nobility themselves, with the utmost bravery, infifted, that the Nobles, who enjoyed all the lands, should at G 2 leaft leaft pay their fhare of the taxes, fince they had fuffered lefs in the common calamity, and done lefs to prevent its progress. At this the Nobility were enraged, and many bitter replies passed on both fides. At length the principal Senator, standing up told the Prefident of the City, that the Commons neither understood the privileges of the Nobility, nor confidered, that they themselves were no better than Slaves. The word Slaves was followed by a loud murmur from the Clergy and Burghers; when Nanfon the President of the City of Copenhagen, and Speaker of the House of Commons, observing the general in, dignation it occafioned, inftantly arofe, and fwearing that the Commons were no Slaves, which the Nobility should find to their coft, walked out, and was followed by the Clergy and Burghers; who proceeding to the Brewer's-Hall debated there on the most effectual means of humbling the infupport. able pride of the Nobility. The Commons and Clergy next morning marched in great order to the Council-Houfe, where the Nobles were affembled; and there the President Nanfon, in a short speech, observed, that they had confidered the State of the Nation, and found, that the only way to remedy the diforders of the State was to add to the power of the King, and render his crown hereditary; in which if the Nobles thought fit to concur, they were ready to accompany them to his Majefty, whom they had informed of their refolution, and who expected them in the Hall of his Palace. The Nobles filled with a general consternation at the suddennefs of this propofal, and at the refolution with which it was made, now endeavoured to foothe the Commons by fair fpeeches; and urged, that fo important an affair should be managed with due folemnity, and regulated in fuch a manner as not to have the appearance of a tumult. To this the Prefident replied, that they only, wanted to gain time, in order to fruftrate the intentions of the Commons, who canie not thither to confult, but to act. After farther debate the |