played tf God fave the King,” and feveral ci&cfeHeBt marches.
After the cloth was removed, his Majefty’s health wa®
dranfe with three cheers. The Prince of Wales, the Queen
and royal family, the Cumberland fondly, and his Royal
HighnefojPrisce. Wilftam Henry, fucceeded. Hi$ Majefty’-s
minilbers were next given; whs, it was ob&rved, may he
Pitted agaioft any that ever conducted the affairs of Great
Britain.
When all the public toafts had gone round, the governor
nominated the diftridfc which he had taken pofieffion of,
Cumberland County ; and gave it fueh an extent of boundary
as to make it the largeft -county in the whole wortld, His
excellency faid, that he had intended -to have; named
the town, and laid the £rft Rone,-on this aufpicioas day 5
hut the uaex-pedied difficulties which he hadj met with,
in clearing the ground, and from a want of artificers,
had rendered it impoifihle ; he therefore put it off till , a
future day. Its name, however, we underftand, is. to he
A l b io n . The day was pafled in cheerfulnefs and good-
humour; but it was a little damped by ©ur perceiving that
the governor was in great pain,, from a return df his
complaint. Though bis countenance too. plainly indicated
the
ry t
the- torture which he gj fufferdd, he took every method
| in his pov/er to CotibeMi it,- -let it foodd break in Upon
the feftivity and harmony- of the day. His excellency ordered
every foldier a« pint of porter, befides his allow-
anee- of g»og;< and* every eottVia half a pint of fpirits,
made into gp% that they all may drink his Majefty s
health j- and, a® it Was a day©F general rejoicing1 and
feftiviiy, he likewife- made ft a day cd'forgkenefe| remitting
the remainder of tfhe punifenent to'which the failors of the
'.'a^' pd^jahig- Lovely Sideway, Hall,
and' GordOny who- had been confined on a* little fterile-
ifland, or rather rock, fituated in the harbour, until a
o f baniflimcift could Be found1. This* a&- of lenity
and me toy, added to many others which the governor had
Ihewn, it is'- to be hoped will* work fome change on the
minds- o# thefe men. Indeed fome good' may be expe&ed1
from* Hall- and Gordon, who, • fince their fentciice,' have
appeared penitfeht j but from Lovel and Sideway very little
change for |p p better eah Be e&pe£fod, becaufe they feenr
fo truly* abandoned and incorrigible. At night every perfon'
attended an immenfe bonfire that was lighted for the occafion ;
after which the principal officers of thej fttdenrentr, and of
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