1460) Account of English Policy, Kc. by a Foreigner. [Sept. 3; 
bably an artful transpesition, for f think 
that he really said, “ The gentleman in 
England be onty a pig,”—that is, hand- 
somely maintained at the expense of the 
pation, for no other reason, but because 
he is of a fannly which has interest ; 
and is one of that really swinish multi- 
tude, who likes dependent maintenance, 
without honour or services—Lazy swind- 
Jers! : 
“When a service of importance Is re~ 
quired, it is not sought who is the fittest 
_for the office, but what person of rank _ 
can be most obliged by the appointment, 
Ef a batile be to be fought, it is not he 
who can fight it best, who has the 
ehance of the appointment, but he who 
can command troops to combat the Op- 
position in the Commons; and the peo- 
ple, who are clamorous for liberty and 
freedom, always elect such representa- 
tives as most encourage their zeal for 
freedom, by buying the suffrages. The 
best qualification for the senate, in the 
singular policy of these people’s opi- 
nions, 1s, ‘the cheerful giver,’ whom 
God loveth; and with real piety, they 
adopt the Apostolieal injunction. 
‘When war is declared, because their 
country owes its salvation to a navy, 
they consider that there are no hardships 
too great to be endured by sailors; 
but that soldiers in England are not 
intended for fighting. It is evident, that, 
in some nations who could less afford it, 
ruilttia, marines, and regular troops, 
would be only one and the same body of 
men, serving on sea and land, wholly or 
alternately, as occasion required. Upon 
the commencement of a war, unlike any 
other nation mm Europe, they shut up the 
most valuable military part of the po- 
pulanion, in the form of a militia at 
home, that they may not sustain any 
further detriment from the life of a sol- 
dier, than now and then catching cold. 
‘ Love your enemies,” is their maxim, as 
far as respects his operations on land ; fur 
though ee do not hive upon fish, and 
the sea breeds no corn, nor any staples 
of commerce are seated upon it, they. do 
not think attention to what becomes of 
the land, worthy regard. Inshort, they 
are the most generous Christian people 
ever known; for they burden themselves 
with immense expense, only care if they 
can swim upon the water without inter- 
reption and knowing that a happy im- 
mortality is a greater blessing than a 
troublesome life, they consign their grand 
preservers, the sailors, to the impress, - 
the utmost difficulty, and real danger, in 
hopes of that immortality; but knowmg 
also, that the sad havock made among 
their wives, sisters, and daughters; the 
cheating of tradesmen, the spread of 
debauchery, &c. leaves but a poor chance: 
to the red coats, they retain as many of 
them as they can at home, in idleness, in 
order that, as much mischief as possible, 
and no service, may be the result: and 
the poor souls may be punished heres — 
after.——-This is shocking, 
“ Tt has been generally supposed, that 
the ofticer who 1s most likely to be of 
service, is he, whose dependence for 
promotion is solely his ment: and that 
he, who understands yt best, will gene= 
rally be the man, whose profession it 15. 
Now in this said militia, whieh is to stay 
at home and kill game, it, is of course 
best to officer it with persons who are 
very worthy men of fortune, perhaps- 
good judges in. finding a hare, and whose 
independent fortunes render it unnéces- 
sary to be ambitious or troublesome in 
the service; accordingly, they have all 
the happiness of pleasant provision, with= 
out any other evils attached to the pro- 
fession, than the fatigue of carrying q 
sword; and no other enemy to combat, - 
but fears ef coming home without a gyeat 
coat from a ball. 
‘“‘The people, indeed, have a right of 
outcry, by which they doconsign misbehave 
ing persons to a shelf, upon which they 
are laid up and forgotten. But after a 
time, it is very common, for the gentle-- 
men high in‘ Office to come with cioths, 
brushes, towels, &c. take them down, 
brush, wipe, and dust them, and send them 
out again, as bran-new, though they are_ 
known to be only second-hand. ‘Three 
or four persons of note are now upon the 
shelf; and [ understand that they express 
the most piteous lamentations about not 
being taken down, but they are told, 
that it is not yet time enough: they justly 
state, that the lace and epaulettes of 
their uniforms are already much tate 
nished with the damp, which public ob- 
loquy creates; they are told, however, to . 
console themselves, for they may catch 
the rheumatism, and persons far in age, 
gouty, &c. have often been deemed the 
fittest to employ in expeditions requiring 
activity and enterprise.” 
When I am able to see more of this 
singular man’s ideas, which show how 
much he mistakes us, I will take the lk 
erty of communicating them. 
Your's, &c, X.¥.S 
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