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Rofemary-lane. The day after his diffolution, 
his deiks, trunks, and boxes, were epened, 
when rool. in bank-notes, a few guineas, and 
& great many government-fecurities, were 
found, together with a will, which was cu- 
rioufly worded, and made on the back of a fheet 
of bankers’ checks. It was dated five years 
back, and the bulk of his property, which was 
then upwards of 30,0001. he left equally 
among his poor relations. The two nephews 
were nominated executors, and were bequeath- 
ed between them 8,oool. in the 3 per cents. 
Near Lambeth, A@r. Harry Paulet, com- 
monly called Governor of Lambeth Marth, a 
well-known character. His remains were 
attended to the grave by a great number of 
perfons whom his bounty had occafionally re- 
lieved. Mr. P. was inthe year 1758, mafter 
of an Englith vefiel in North America, and 
traded up the river St. Lawrence; but being 
taken by the enemy, he remained a prifoner 
under Montcalm at Quebec, who refufed to 
exchange the captain, on account of his 
knowledge of the coait, the ftrength of Que- 
bec and Louifbourg, with the different found- 
ings, &c. &c. They therefore fent him to 
France, to be kepta prifoner there during the 
war; and for this purpofe he was embarked 
on board a vefiel ready to fail with difpatches 
to the French Government. Being the only 
Englifhman on board, Harry was admitted to 
the cabin, where he -took notice, that the 
packet hung in an expofed fituation In a cane 
vas bag for the purpofe of being thrown over- 
board on any imminent danger of being taken. 
This he marked as the obje@ of a daring en- 
terprize ; and thortly after, in confequence 
of the veffel being obliged to put into Vigo, 
for provifions and intelligence, he carried his 
.defign into execution. There were two Eng- 
lifh men of war lying at aachor in the river, 
and Mr. P. thought this a proper opportunity 
to make his meditated attempt ; he therefore 
one night, when all but the waich were 
afleep, took the packet out of the bag, and, 
having fixed it in his mouth, filently let him- 
felf down to the water, and, to prevent dif- 
covery, floated on his back to the bows of 
one of the Englifh fhips, where he fecured 
himfelf by the cables, and calling for afliftance 
was immediately taken on-board with the 
packet. The captain, highly pleafed with 
his bold attempt, treated him with great 
kindnefs, and in token of his refpe& gave 
Mr. Paulet a fuit of fcarlet cloaths trimmed 
with velvet and gold, which he retained to the 
day of hisdeath. The difpatches being tranf- 
Cribed, proved to be of the utmof confequeace 
to our affairs in North America; and Harry 
was fent with a copy of them pot overland 
to Lifbon, from whence he was brought to 
Falmouth in a floop of war, and immediately 
fez out for London. Upon his arrival in town, 
he was examined. by proper perfons in the ad- 
miniftration, and rewarded agreeably to the 
nature of his fervice ; but, what is ftill more 
remarkable, an expedition was foon after 
formed upon a seview of thefe difpatches, and 
Marriages and Deaths in and near London. 
[O&. 1, 
the Britifh fuccefs in North America, under 
Wolfe and Saunders, 2zre in fome meafure to 
be attributed to the patriotifm of Harry Pau- 
let. For his fervice government rewarded 
him with the pay of a lieutenant for life, 
which with other advantages (for Mr. Pau- 
let had ever been prudent), he was enabled 
to purchafe a veffel. Here fame takes fome 
liberty with his charaéter, and afferts that 
he ufed to run to the French coaft and 
now and then take in acargo of brandy ; cer- 
tain it is that Harry was one morning return~ 
ing from one of bis cruifes, when the French 
fleet had itolen out of Breft under Conflans, 
while Admiral Hawke lay concealed behind 
the rock of Ufhant, to watch the motions 
of the enemy. Mr. Paulet preferring the 
love of his country to his cargo, foon ran up 
to the Britith Admiral, and, demanding to 
{peak with him, was ordered to make his vef- 
fel faft and come on board ; upon his telling 
Hawke what he knew of the enemy, the Ad= 
miral told him if he was right, he would 
make his fortune, but protefted that if he 
déceived him, he would hang him upon 
the yard-arm. The fleet was inftantly under 
weigh, and, by Paulet?s direétions to the 
mafter (for he was an excellent pilot), the 
Britif’ feet was prefently brought between 
the enemy and their own coaft, The Admiral 
then ordered Paulet into his own veffel, and 
told him to make the beft of his way 3 but 
Harry requefted of the Admiral, as he had 
difcovered the enemies of his country, that 
he might be aliowed to affift in beating them, 
This requeft was affented to by the comman- 
der ; and Paulet had his ftation affigned him, 
at which no man could behave better; and 
when the battle was over, this true born 
Englifhman was fent home covered with com- 
mendations, and foon after rewarded in fucha 
manner as enabled him to live,happily the re- 
mainder of his life. Mr. Paulet poffefled a 
freehold eftate in Cornhill; and, refpecting 
the good he did with his income, there Is not 
a poor being in the neighbourhood of Pedlar’s~ 
acre who will not teftify with gratitude fome 
act of benevolence performed for the allevia= 
tion of his poverty by this humane, herot 
Englifhman. Parfons, the comedian, {peak~- 
ing of the deceafed, frequently declared with 
great gravity, *¢ that he would rather ex-, 
pend a crown to hear Harry Paulet relate one 
of Hawke’s battles, than fit gratis by the 
moft celebrated orator of the day. There 
was,” faid Parfons, ‘© a manner in his heart- 
felt narrations that was certain to bring his 
auditors into the very fcene of a&tion.; and 
when defcribing the moments of vidtory, I 
have feen a dozen labouring men, at the 
Crown Public-houfe, rife together, and mov- 
ed by an inftantaneous impulfe, give three. 
cheers, while Harry took breath to recite 
more of his exploits.” 
[Further particulars of Henry Macfarlane, 9 
whife death was noticed in our laft numbete 
Mr. Macfarlane was educated in the Univer=. 
fity of Edinburgh, and came to London at @ 
. very 
