Drawings and Sketches on Paper, in the Gallery. The Drawings of the two Sides of the intended Chapel at Windsor, with the Arrangement of the Pictures, &c. The Drawing of St. Matthew, with the Angel. Do. of Alcibiades, and Tymon of Athens. Do. of Kenn's Treaty. Do. of Regulus. Do. of Mark Antony shewing the Robe and Will of Cæsar. Do. of the Birth of Jacob and Esau. Do. of the Death of Dido. The large Sketch, in oil, (on paper) of Moses receiving the Laws on Mount Sinai. The large Drawing of the Death of Hippolytus. The large Sketch, in oil, of the Death of St. Stephen, on paper. The Drawing of the Death of Cæsar. Do. of the Swearing of Hannibal. Do. of the Expulsion of Adam and Eve. Do. of the Deluge. The Sketch, in oil, of the Landing of Agrippina, on paper. Do. of Leonidas ordering Cleombrotus into Banishment, on paper. The Drawing of the Death of Epaminondas. The Sketch, in oil, of the Death of Aaron, on paper. The Drawing of the Death of Sir Philip Sydney. The Sketch, in oil, on paper, of David prostrate, whilst the destroying Angel sheathes the Sword. The Drawing of the Woman looking into the Sepulchre. Do. of St. John preaching. Do. of the Golden Age. Do. of Antinous and Stratonice. Do. of the Death of Demosthenes. The large Sketch, in oil, on paper, of Death on the pale Horse. The Drawing of King John and the Barons with Magna Charta. Do. of La Hogue. Do. of Jacob and Laban. The large do. of the Destruction of the Assyrian Camp by the destroying Angel. The large Sketch, in oil, on paper, of Christ raising the Widow's Son. Do. in do. on paper, of the Water gushing from the Rock when struck by Moses. The Drawing of the Death of Socrates. Do. of the Boyne. Do. of the Death of Eustace St. Celaine. The Sketch, in oil, on paper, of the Procession of Agrippina with her Children and the Roman Ladies through the Roman Camp, when in mutiny. The Drawing of the Rescue of Alexander III. of Scotland from the fury of a Stag. Do. of the Death of Wolfe. The Sketch, in oil, of King Alfred dividing his Loaf with a Pilgrim. Do. of the Raising of Lazarus. The small whole length of Thomas à Becket, in oil, on canvas. The small picture of the Death of the Stag. The Drawing of do. Do. of Nathan and David.. Do. of Joseph making himself known to his Brethren. The The Drawing of Narcissus in the Fountain. *Do. in small, of the Duannie received by Lord Clive. Do. of the Last Judgment, and the Sea giving up its dead. Do. of Belisarius and his Family. The Sketch, in oil, of Aaron standing between the Dead and Living to stop the Plague. Do. on paper, of the Messenger announcing to Samuel the Loss of the Battle. The Drawing of Sir Philip Sydney ordering the Water to be given to the wounded Soldier. The large Drawing of the giving the Duannie to Lord Clive. N. B. Besides these productions, Mr. West has, in his port folios, drawings and sketches exceeding two hundred in number. REAR-ADMIRAL SIR JAMES SAUMAREZ, BART. AND K. B. A GREAT man of antiquity having been reproached on account of his ignorance of music, replied, with equal truth and dignity, "that he could not indeed bring forth melody from a lute; but, on the other hand, was not ignorant of the art of making a little state a great one." This lesson, so admirably practised by some of the statesmen of ancient Greece, has also been fully exemplified in the history of England.. Reduced to narrow limits by nature, our ancestors crossing the strait that separates their little island from the rest of the world, possessed themselves of some of the finest provinces on the continent. By degrees, however, the French monarchy recovered its energy, and Normandy, Guienne, and Calais alone appertained to England. The fate of arms at one time, and an interested and disgraceful compromise at another, at length bereaved this nation of nearly * This alludes to the sale of Calais, during the reign of Charles II. all all her foreign European dominions, and taught us a great political lesson, which we have never once attempted to violate with impunity: that we ought not to be covetous of conquests on the land, but content ourselves with the sceptre of the ocean In fine, of all the foreign European dominions possessed by our Edwards and our Henrys, the islands of Guernsey and Jersey, situate in that immense bay formed by Ushant and Cape La Hogue, alone appertain to us at this day. With St. Maloes in the centre, Ushant on one side, and Cape La Hogue on the other, nearer by far to France than to England, they still designate, by position and language, the country to which they originally belonged. United to our own for some centuries by political and moral relations, their geographical affinity is entirely forgotten, and the inhabitants, who possess their ancient laws, and retain all their privileges inviolate, glory in their connexion with Great Britain. Surrounded by a boisterous occan, they become bold and expert seamen, and have furnished a great number of able commanders in our navy. Whole families, as will be seen in the memoir, have dedicated themselves to the service, and both in navigating and fighting their ships have displayed a degree of expertness and of valour not to be surpassed by any of the indigenous inhabitants of our own country. The family of Saumarez have been known for some hundred years in the island of Guernsey. It would be rather curious than useful to enquire in this place whether they were originally settled there, or follow ing the fortunes of the Norman William, like the rest of his adherents, were indebted for their possessions to the length and keenness of their swords. Certain it is, that they have always been considered among the principal inhabitants, and what is not a little remarkable, during the course of the last century, some branch of this family has always been distinguished for its naval prowess, as will be seen from the following account of three of them. I. Captain Philip Saumarez, a native of Guernsey, where he was born in 1710, after much previous service, was admitted as an officer on board the Centurion, of sixty guns, and accompanied Anson in his voyage to the South Seas. Having sailed from Portsmouth September 18, 1740, the squadron arrived off the island of Juan Fernandez in 1741, when it consisted of only two ships and a couple of tenders, and when he reached the Chinese seas the commodore only possessed the vessel which carried his own broad pendant. Having sailed from Macao, April 19, 1743, on the 20th of June he descried and captured the long-expected galleon, called Neustra Signora de Ca badonga, with treasure on board, consisting of coin and ingots, to the value of near half a million sterling. At the conclusion of the engagement the prize was immediately commissioned, and Mr. Saumarez, who had acted as first lieutenant, and distinguished himself by his valour and good conduct, was entrusted with the command, from which period he became a post captain in the British service. As it was deemed impracticable to bring home this vessel, vessel, she was disposed of in China, on which her commander returned on board of the Centurion. It is well known that Lord Anson was not unmindful of his officers, nor was he destitute of oppor tunities to serve them, for being soon after his return cnnobled and placed at the head of the admiralty, he possessed the entire patronage of the navy. On the 9th of February 1745 he procured the rank of post captain and the command of the Greyhound frigate for Mr.(afterwards Sir Peter) Denis, his third lieutenant, and in October 1746 Captain Saumarez was appointed to the Nottingham, a sixty-gun ship. He had only left port a few days, when he fell in with and captured a French man of war, called the Mars, of sixtyfour guns, after a long and severe engagement. Having thus distinguished himself by vanquishing a vessel of superior force, both in respect to guns and men, in 1747 he served under his patron Anson with the Channel fleet, and was present at the engagement in which that admiral triumphed over the enemy. He afterwards cruized under Hawke, another gal lant commander of that day, and after participating in the glory of this great man, on the 15th of July 1747, he fell gloriously in a contest with two ships of war, which he engaged after a long chase. II. Thomas, the younger brother to Captain Philip Saumarez, who was killed, as above related, in the 37th year of his age, was also bred to the sea, and obtained the command of the Antelope, of fifty guns. It was also his good fortune to distinguish himself, by overcoming an enemy of superior force. This oc curred |