apprehension of disgrace. That his strictures were productive' of irritation, and, in one instance, of lamentable disaster, may be a subject of grief, but cannot invalidate either their force or their propriety.

These observations are so far applicable to the small volume; in our hands, as that it contains little more than a brief summary of the history of the different line of battle ships now in the British navy, including the successive individuals which have borne the same name, from its first regular establishment down to the present time. It is not ill done; though an exceedingly wordy preface, chiefly relating to the most eligible system of giving names to ships of war, does not tend to awaken favourable anticipations. Neither can we altogether understand the advantage of prefixing to each article, a rather lengthy exposé of the meaning, historical, geographical, mythological, or lexigographical, of the nominal distinctions actually existing. The narrative, however, given in explanation of the name of the Armada 74, is written with spirit.

'It was on the ever memorable 21st day of July, 1588, that the Lord High Admiral, with his flag flying in the ROYAL ARK, had first succeeded in gaining a favourable position to windward, for attacking the enemy; and it was the DEFIANCE armed sloop that had the honour of firing the first broadside against the INVINCIBLE ARMADA. This was on the 21st of July, and from that time till the 26th of the same month, similar attacks were renewed on every practicable occasion; during which the superior skill and daring courage of the English seamen, in their fierce combats with such gigantic opponents, became every day more decisive, and had called on the Lord High Admiral for the exercise of one of the noblest prerogatives of his high office; by which the Lords Thomas Howard and Sheffield, with the captains John Hawkins and Martin Frobisher, had been knighted by him at sea, as an honourable testimony of their gallant achievements. In the mean time, the enemy, with a loss of some ships, and more of martial confidence, had arrived at the anchorage off Calais, where they expected to be joined by the Duke of Parma; and the Lord High Admiral had, on his part, formed a junction off Dover, with the fleet of reserve under Sir William Winter. By these last, on the night of the 28th, it was resolved to spread consternation among the enemy; and eight fire-ships, under the command of Captains Young and Prowse, were sent down among them, with such alarming effects, that the greater part of the Spanish ships slipped their cables and put hastily to sea; many endeavoured, on the following day, to reach Gravelines, where they were attacked and broken through by the divisions under Drake and Hawkins, aided by the approach of the grand fleet. Thus dispersed and discomfited, express after express was sent from Calais to the Duke of Parma, urging an immediate junction of his force, that they might proceed to the Thames. But the Duke of Parma was blocked up by an English

squadron, and replied by requesting for himself immediate relief. In this distressing dilemma, dreading a second attack from the English fire-ships, and finding the Lord High Admiral, with one hundred and forty ships, was boldly pressing down upon him, the Duke made an. ineffectual attempt to gain time by retreating back a certain distance to the westward; for hard gales from the north-west speedily stopped his progress that way, and most alarmingly forced his large ships down towards the shoally coast of Zealand; but relieved from this situation of imminent danger, by a sudden shifting of the wind to the south-west, he immediately called a council of war, in which it was finally resolved, that as the Duke of Parma could not join them, and the English were every moment increasing in numbers and boldness, the object of the ARMADA was completely unattainable, and no choice remained for them but retreating NORTH ABOUT, back to the country from whence they came. No sooner was this mortifying resolution made known, than it was put in execution; and the whole sea became covered with the carcasses of mules and other animals, thrown overboard as unnecessary consumers of provisions, or useless incumbrances. Under these circumstances, the English fleet pursued them as far as the Frith of Forth, and then abandoning them to their fate, returned to their country covered with glory, Thus far, man had done, and nobly done, his part; the Invincible Armada had advanced through the Channel, and had been signally defeated by com. paratively a force of frigates, and the glory of England was complete. But now the awful God of storms and tempests rose, and with his dreadful arm scattered this mighty host through all the hidden shoals and rocks of a perilous navigation; so that of one hundred and thirtytwo large ships of war, brought out by the Duke of Medina Sidonia, scarcely sixty returned to Spain, covering the land with universal mourning.

How much the lofty-minded Elizabeth, at this juncture, felt indebted to the unparalleled services of her navy, may be inferred from the lasting confidence she placed in the Lord High Admiral; to whom, in the decline of her life, she entrusted alone the charge of suppressing the insurrection of Essex; and of whom she was always heard to say, "he was born to serve and save his country." To the ARMADA, under the special blessing of Providence, we owe the triumphant adoption of Alfred's illustrious policy, and with it the ever forcible conviction, that the cheapest and best defence of our island is the dominion of the seas.'

The various particulars connected with the services of the different vessels, seem to have been collected with sufficient care, and are stated in an interesting way. The following history of the Canada 74, may be taken as a fair specimen.

On the 17th day of September, in the year of our Lord 1759, the fleet under Vice-Admiral Saunders, with the army which went out under Major-General Wolf, had completed the reduction of Quebec, after a great battle fought on the plains of Abraham, where the gallant Wolf fell in the arms of victory.

Six years afterwards, that is, in the fifth year of the reign of his late Majesty, 1764, the CANADA of 74 guns was built at Woolwich, measuring 1639 tons; but not any thing material is recorded of her till the latter part of the American war, 1781, when she captured, after a chase of seventy leagues, the Santa Leocadia, the first coppered Spanish frigate, mounting 34 guns, with 280 men, commanded by Don Francisco de Wynthusien, a knight of St. Jago, and the same officer whose flag was flying at the mast-head of the St. Josef, when she was taken by Sir Horatio Nelson in the splendid battle off Cape St. Vincent.

In the month of March in the same year, the CANADA, Captain Sir G. Collier, was with Admiral Darby when he relieved Gibraltar. Chief of thirty ships of the line, the BRITANNIA of 100 guns. In the following year, 1782, the CANADA, commanded by the Honourable Captain William Cornwallis,* (whose retreat off L'Orient has since covered him with glory,) fought most gallantly when Rear-Admiral Sir Samuel Hood thrice gloriously repulsed the very superior fleet of the Count de Grasse from the anchorage at St. Kitt's.

Chief of twenty-two ships of the line, including two flags and one superior pendant, the BARFLEUR of 90 guns.

And on the memorable 12th day of April, in the same year, 1782, that is, in the twenty-third year of the reign of his late Majesty, the CANADA, commanded by the same intrepid officer, bore a very distinguished part in the battle when Admiral Sir George B. Rodney gained his great and glorious victory over the French fleet, commanded by the Count de Grasse, off GUADALOUPE, capturing the Ville de Paris, with the commander in chief, and four more ships of the line. The CANADA was one of Sir George Rodney's seconds, and with the Formidable broke through the enemy's line; after which the Hector struck to her; but the CANADA bravely passed on to attack the Ville de Paris, a first rate; and though the Count de Grasse made it a point of honour not to strike to any thing but a flag, it was the furious little black ship (the Canada) whose name he first inquired.

The CANADA's returns were 12 killed, 23 wounded. The fleet was thanked by Parliament.

* When Captain Cornwallis first joined the CANADA at Spithead, the ship's company signed what is called a round robin, pledging themselves not to fire a single gun till their wages then due were paid. On seeing this, Captain Cornwallis instantly ordered all hands on the quarter deck, and addressed them in the following pithy style. My lads, the money cannot be paid till we return into port. As for your not firing a single gun, I'll clap you along-side the first large French ship we meet, and the devil himself won't keep you from firing whole broadsides." The Jacks heard this in perfect good humour, and all returned to their duty. It appears, Captain Cornwallis kept his word.'

Chief of twenty-six ships of the line, including three flags and one broad pendant, the FORMIDABIE of 98 guns

In August, 1782, the CANADA lost her mizen-mast in a hurri cane, when the Ville de Paris and other ships foundered.

In May, 1796, the CANADA was at the reduction of St. Lucia by Rear-Admiral Christian.

Chief ship, the THUNDERER 74.

In July, 1798, this ship encountered a danger of a very unusual kind. While standing under easy sail, across the bay of Biscay, in such weather as a small boat might live in, there suddenly rose before her bows an immense lofty sea, which in an instant overwhelmed the forecastle, bearing down every thing before it with such violence, that two men lost their lives and several were wounded. Of this extraordinary wave there was neither warning nor repetition, nor was it felt by any other ship in the squadron.

'On the 12th day of October, in the same year, 1798, the CANADA, commanded by Captain Eyles, bore the flag of that highly distinguished officer, Sir J. B. Warren, when, off the coast of Donegal, with a squadron of nine ships of war, including three of the line, he made the important capture of the Hoche of 80 guns, Commodore Bompard, with four frigates, part of a squadron of nine ships of war, sent out for the express purpose of supporting rebellion in Ireland. The Hoche was added to our navy by the name of the Donegal.

In the year 1800, the CANADA, commanded by the Honourable Captain M. de Courcy, was with Sir Edward Pellew, acting in conjunction with Major-General Maitland, assisting the Royalists and Chouans in Quiberon Bay.

'Chief of thirteen ships of war, including seven of the line, L'IMPETUEUX of 80 guns.

· Summary.—Relief of Gibraltar, three glorious repulses of the enemy's fleets, and distinguished in the memorable battle of Guadaloupe. The reduction of St. Lucia, important capture of the Hoche and part of her squadron, with other services. Once thanked by Parliament.' pp. 105-108.

We could have wished that in the little anecdotes inserted at the foot of the page, the editor had been less solicitous to preserve the impious expletives with which they are offensively interlarded.

Art. VI. The Poor Man's Preservative against Popery addressed to the Lower Classes of Great Britain and Ireland. By the Rev. Joseph Blanco White, formerly Chaplain to the King of Spain, in the Royal Chapel of Seville, now a Clergyman in the Church of England. 12mo. pp. 130. Price 1s. 6d. London. 1825. 2. Letters from Spain. By Don Leucadio Doblado. 8vo. pp. 484. London. 1822.

IF F the Irish were not Roman Catholics, the people of England would be much less at a loss on two points: the first respects what Popery is; the second, how it should be dealt with. It is really a lamentable thing, that, in the nineteenth century, the principles of Protestantism should have made so little way among us, or should be so ill understood, that one half the nation seem to consider them as no longer worth contending for, and the other half are acting in palpable opposition to them. With some persons, to call Popery by its right name, is to slander the Irish. With others, to plead for the rights of Ireland, is high treason against the Protestant religion as by law established. Put Ireland out of the question, and is there a man, in or out of the House of Commons, who goes by the name of a Protestant, that could look at France, at Spain, at Portugal, at Naples, at Austria, and doubt what Popery is, was, and ever shall be? Would all the O'Donnells, and O'Connells, and Cobbetts, and Sheils be listened to for one moment, when they presume to deny all. history, contradict all existing fact, and stake the welfare of Ireland on a lie? Put Ireland out of the question again, and is there a good man, not to say a wise man, who, looking at Prussia, at Hanover, at the Netherlands, at America, could doubt how Roman Catholics ought to be dealt with by the State? Has Popery ever been put down, can it be, ought it to be, by the arm of power and policy? No, it thrives, like all other systems of faith, upon discouragements, converts penalties into bounties, acquires compactness and force by the super-incumbent pressure, becomes plausible only because it is oppressed, and under the meek form of a suppliant, is hardly recognised to be-Popery. This is why so many persons in this country are deluded into the idea, that it has undergone some marvellous transformation, that the tenhorned beast has become a lamb. Every where but in Ireland, Popery is seen as it is. The policy of a Protestant Government has served at the same time to perpetuate and to disguise it. We have endowed it with the national feelings of a whole people, who, but for the injustice they have suffered as Irishmen, might long ere this have ceased to be Papists.