comfort left: I can enjoy in my solitary abode the heartfelt pleasure of knowing that the illustrious name of Wilkes resounds on every side, and is echoed with transport throughout the land.

The father of his country, the English David, the beloved patriot, the heroic champion, the martyr of liberty, are, sir, the glo rious titles so justly bestowed on you by your grateful countrymen; titles far more honour. able than those enjoyed by venal courtiers.→→→ O may the reward of your sufferings be ad equate to your unshaken fortitude! May the highest, dignities be the recompense of your transcendent merit! May you be extolled and revered by all; and may your perfidious foes be scattered like chaff before the wind! Such is the fervent prayer of her, who, with the greatest respect, has the honour to subscribe herself,

Sir,

your most humble

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and most obedient servant,

CHARLOTTE FORMAN.

LETTER II.

Saturday Morning.

MR. TOWNLEY takes the liberty of sending to Mr. Wilkes three medals, which may show the use and acceptation of the expression Fortuna Redux. Two of them seem to regard the particular prosperity of the emperor, one having for its legend Fortuna Reduci, with the figures of Fortune and Hadrian joining hands; the other Fortuna Augusti, with the figure of Fortune standing. The third medal, with Fort. Red. and the figure of Fortune sitting, may relate to the permanent prosperity of the state.

He begs leave to repeat his thanks for Mr. Wilkes's flattering present of yesterday, and best wishes for his constant enjoyment of the smiles of the above-mentioned goddess.

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LETTER III.

Monday, 4th June.

MR. TOWNLEY presents his compliments to Mr. Wilkes, and begs leave to assure him how truly sensible he is of Mr. Wilkes's great politeness in sending him the ceiling of the Farnesina: but, as Mr. T.'s own copy is totally as useful to him as the one which Mr. Wilkes is so good as to send him, he begs Mr. Wilkes will not deprive himself of the fine copy he has lately purchased, which Mr. T. herewith returns. Mr. T. is the more induced to decline this favour, from his possessing already in the Sicilian medals a token of Mr. Wilkes's generosity and great kindness towards him.

As Mr. Astle dines exactly at four o'clock, and may have some entertaining MSS. to shew before dinner, Mr. T. will wait upon Mr. Wilkes, if agreeable to him, on Wednesday at half past two o'clock.

LETTER IV.

DEAR SIR,

THE very great politeness with which you treated me when I had the pleasure of your company in London, and by which I shall always think myself greatly honoured, encourages me to put into your hands a copy of my Proposals for writing the History of Experimental Philosophy. Engaged as you are in business of much greater consequence, and in which every Englishman is nearly interested, I am persuaded you will always find leisure to bestow some degree of attention upon subjects of literature.

I beg your acceptance of a small piece I have lately published, entitled A View of the Principles and Conduct of the Protestant Dis-senters; and am, with very great respect,

Dear sir,

your obliged humble servant,

J. PRIESTLEY.

AMERICAN LETTERS.

[Mr. Wilkes was accused by Mr. Horne, (now Mr. Horne Tooke) and some other persons, with being an enemy to the cause of the Americans the four following letters to Mr. Wilkes indisputably prove the contrary.]

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SIR,

LETTER I.

Boston, 26th July.

By this opportunity I send you the news papers published since my last. You will perceive the answerer of the Farmer's Letters has very wisely dropped the controversy; sensible, no doubt, of the futility of his own arguments, and the manifest superiority of his learned and patriotic antagonist.

I also send you the answer of the council