950 
confider the imparting of it a favour. 
The fubject is certainly of confequence to 
be cleared up. Whitton wrote a pamph- 
let, which I have never feen, entitled, 
‘¢ The Horeb-Covenant revived; or, Ait 
Account of thofe Laws of Mofes which 
are obligatory on Chriftians.” 
Gloucejter. GLE: 
P.S. By the way, is it not ftrange that 
préfefied Chriftians fhould violate without 
fcruple the fecond and third of thofe regula- 
tions infifted on by the council, and fo clearly 
commanded even to Noah himielf, and there- 
by to his pofterity. 
ee 
To the Editor of the Monthly Mazazine. 
SIR, 
N. the catalogue, which appeared in 
your Jaf’ magazine, of irdtances of 
longevity, you may fafely make tie fol- 
lowing corrections: — 
Fieetwood Sheppard was never elevated 
to any dignity whatever. 
The couniefs of Defmond did not die 
in Ireland at 140. She had attained that 
age when fhe left Dunlin for London, to 
folicit affiftance from the court, being 
‘wretchedly poor; and the time cr place of 
her death has not been hitherto alcertain- 
ed.—Granger. 
To the catalogue may be added: 
William Walker and Henry Morgan, 
of whom I have in my poffefiion excellent 
mezzctintos, bearing the following infcrip- 
tions ; 
WILLIAM WALKER, 
Born near Ribchefter, in Lancafhire, Anno 
1613. Died Afno 1736: 
At the Batile of Edgehill he was in the 
Royal Service wounded in the Arm, and had 
two Fiorfes fhot under him. 
_ Hence it is apparent, that, as the bar- 
tle was fought A. D. 1642, Walker fur- 
vived If 94, years. 
HARRY MORGAN, 
fitatis fue 105, now lives at Lewes, 
In, Suilex, 17737. 
INES HESS A: 
= 
To the Editor of the Monthly Magazine. 
SIR, 
¥Y accidentally perufing an old newf- 
paper (the County, Chronicle, De- 
cember 13, 1791). I met with the fol- 
lowing paragraph, which, if true, is an 
inftance of longevity. which exceeds all I 
ever before heard of, and wiil tbe an addi- 
tion to the communication of your corref- 
pondent J. J. G. on that fubjeét in your 
ait number, 
Longevity.—Ifland of St. Bartholomew. 
[Jan. 1, 
It is fated that ‘* Thomas Carn, ac- 
cording to the parith regifter of St. Leo- 
nard, Shoreditch, died the 28th of Janua- 
ry, 1588, aged 07. He was born in the 
reign of Richard the fecond, 1381, and 
lived to fee twelve kings and queens reign. 
And again the following infcciption 
was copied from a tomo-fone in Cachen 
church-yard, rear Cardiff, in the year 
1740, ¢ Heare lieth the Body of William 
Edwards, of the Cairey, who departed this 
Life the 24th of February, Anno Domini 
1668, Anno Aétatis fue 168.” 
Tam, Sir, your humble fervant, 
Now. 15) 17995 W.K. 
Sa 
For the Monthly Magazine. 
ACCOUNT OF THE SWEDISH I:LaND OF 
ST. BARTHOLOMEW, IN THE WEST 
INDIES. 
T. Bartho'omeéw is a fmall ifland, be- 
longing to Sweden, in the Vi eft Indies, 
lying at a little diftance from St. Euftatia 
and St. Chriftopher. A Swedifh writer 
gives the following acc unt of it, ina pub- 
lication intitled, ‘* 4 Voyage to the [lauds 
of St. Martin, St. Euftatia, and St. Chrifta- 
pher, undertaken at the Expence of the Aca- 
demy of Sciences at Stockholm.” _ 
The Ifland of St. Bartholomew is about 
four leagues in length, and a league ia 
breadth. Although it abounds with moun- 
tains, it is entirely deftitute not only of 
lakes and rivers, but even of fprings. 
The inhabitants pre‘erve the rain-waier 
in cifferns ; but are neverthelels obliged 
to procure water from St. Chrifio;her, 
for which they often pay twelve livres per 
ton. 
The only port in the ifland is LeCarenage, 
near which ftands Guffavia, the fle tewn 
in the colony. Tis port is fituated on 
the weftern fide, and has excellent moor- 
ings. Veflels, indeed, that draw more than 
nine feet, cannot enter it; but it will con- 
tain a hundred veffzls, an advantage that is 
not to be found either at St. Euftatia, or 
St. Chriftopher. The bay of Colombier is 
deep encugh for large fips ; but it has 
no town on its banks. Le Carenage had 
no town belenging to it before the ifland 
was in poffeffion of Sweden. 
The climate is in general heal: hy ; but, 
at certain times of the year, the weather 
is variable. During nine months it is 
very pleafant; for, though the fun is 
burning, there is generally a breeze that 
cools and purifies the air, and is extremely 
refrelhing, If it were not for this almott 
I confant 
