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Forbear, with rude, irrev'rent feet, to tread

This clathic ground, where Troy once rear'd its head;

Nor ask why Fate, or unrelenting Time, Now blends with duft her hundred towers fublime?

Or why the grafs in strange disorder grows Where erft the fall'n magnificence arose ? For, lo! this fpot retains the Phrygian's pride, The boaft of Priam and his hapless bride! This, leaft of Troy, is now its greatest place, And Glory's triumph in the Trojan race.

AD PERALTEM EPIGRAMMA.

Penalte, me gravi eripuit malo

Tuus ifte frater nobilis veneficus? Fuiffe medicum nempe quem narras meum ? Omitte: nam quòd vivo fat refelleris.

BY THE SAME.

THY brother, my phyfrcian, doft thou fay,
The pois'ner, he take my difeafe away?
This to refute, small proof need I to give:
'Tis certainly enough, that still I live!

THE DOG AND THE WATER-LILY.
NO FABLE.

HE noon was fhady, and foft airs
Swept Oufe's filent tide,

When, 'fcap'd from literary cares,

I wander'd on his fide.

My fpaniel, prettiest of his race,
And high in pedigree,
(Two nymphs, adorn'd with every grace,
That fpaniel found for me:)
Now wanton'd, loft in flags in reeds,

Now starting into fight,
Purfu'd the swallow o'er the meads
With scarce a flower flight.

It was the time when Ouse displays

His lilies newly blown ;
Their beauties I intent furvey'd,
And one I wifh'd my own.
With cane extended-far I fought
To steer it close to land ;

But ftill the prize, though nearly caught,
Efcap'd my eager hand.

Beau mark'd my unfuccessful pains
With fix'd, confid'rate face,
And puzzling fat his puppy brains
To comprehend the cafe.

But with a chirrup thrill and ftrong,
Difperfing all his dream,

I thence withdrew, and follow'd long
The windings of the stream.
My ramble finish'd, I return'd;
Beau, trotting far before,
The floating wreath again difcern'd,
And, plunging, left the shore.
I saw him, with that lily cropp'd,
Impatient fwim to meet

My quick approach, and foon he dropp'd
The treasure at my feet.

Charm'd with the fight, "the world," I cried, "Shall hear of this thy deed;

My dog shall mortify the pride

Of man's fuperior breed:

But, chief, myself I will enjoin,
Awake at duty's call,

To fhew a love as prompt as thine
To Him who gives me all.

TO THE MEMORY OF THE LATE
WILLIAM WOOLLETT, ESQ.

W imperial (way,

HEN Greece, fubdued, own'd Rome's

Thither, on eagle-wings, Arts took their way;
Quickly diffus'd o'er ali Italia's plains,
Britain they reach'd, where native Genius
reigns;

But modern times urge us to look at home,
For Arts unknown to ancient Greece and
Rome.
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Such were the pow'rful strokes thy art could That Wolfe, O WOOLLETT! died to make thee live.

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PAIR.

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IGHT fchool-boy forrows on the fur[form: And few the drops which brighten as they In genial warmth fo melts the April storm, And paffing clouds but skirt the orient day. More deeply fixt the folitary gloom,

When death or abfence parts a faithful pair; Still fond Expectance gilds the hour of Care,

Or Love which dies not confecrates the tomb.

But dark beyond compare the moody night, When life's gay vifions fuddenly depart, And Difappointment chills the once-warm heart;

'Tis then one dreary void 'no gleam of light, No future dawn! but all is wild affright!-Whilft tort'ring Memory barbs the venom'd dart.

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Or once, perhaps, the trod the rural vale,
Of all the village race the fairest maid-
At length the fell, when with deluding tale
A ruffian's luft the fimple nymph betray'd.
How could he look with rapture on that face,

Yet of its every charm that face bereave!
How with delight upon that bosom gaze,
Yet caufe that bolom with a figh to heave!
Ye youth of Britain, the foft fex defend,
Nor with ingratitude their love return;
Let mutual vows from mutual love afcend,
And Hymen's torch with every joy shall
burn.
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O the grove 'tis in vain I repair,

'Tis not theirs one gay charm to impart;

They afford not a refuge from care,

Or give ease to a love-stricken heart.

To the ftreams, on whose banks I reclin'd,
I must now bid a lafting adieu,
Since, by bringing the past to my mind,
They the caufe of my forrows renew.
Both the dance and the fong I avoid,

For they cannot remove my despair;
Thofe pleasures I might have enjoy'd,
Had my Florimel's form been lefs fair.
But felicity once was my lot,

Gay pleasure encircled me round; Than a palace more blefs'd was my cot, There peace and content might be found. In the dance I then mov'd with delight, I then could be joyous and gay, Soft repofe was my portion each night,

And chearfulness welcom'd the day. Health fpread her foft tinge o'er my cheek, My limbs with fresh vigour were strung, With indiff'rence of love I could speak,

And in years, as in forrow, was young.

I have fat on the bench at my door

With a pleasure to monarchs unknown, For I was not dependant, though poor, And my flocks, tho' but few, were my own. But why of my flocks fhould I fing,

Of my bench, or my cottage fo neat!

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For, had I the wealth of a king,

I would lay it at Florimel's feet.
But, alas! like a fond, foolish fwain,
To the winds I my forrows relate;
Then, fince the regards not my pain,
Let me learn to fubmit to my fate.

THE NINETEENTH IDYLLIUM OF
THEOCRITUS TRANSLATED.

S Cupid once, a roguish boy,

A Thought fit a betluve to amoy,

Each fragrant treasure thence to take,
On which a fweet repast to make;
A bee, to punish such a theft,

A fling within his finger left.
Crying aloud, he griev'd the wound,
Now fprung, now ftamp'd upon the ground,
Now to his aching finger blew,
And, weeping, to his mother flew,
Complain'd that fuch a little thing
Should leave behind fo fmart a fting.
But Venus, fmiling: "What," fays fhe,
"Is not my Cupid like the bee ?
For he too is a little thing,

Yet leaves behind as fmart a fting.
If any diff'rence may be found,
'Tis you inflict the deeper wound."

EPITAPH

eN A TOMB-STONE IN THE BURYINGGROUND IN THE CITY-ROAD.

To the memory of

the venerable JOHN WESLEY, A.M. late Fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford. This great light arose,

by the fingular providence of God, to enlighten thefe nations, and to revive, enforce, and defend, the pure apoftolical doctrine and practice of the Primitive Church,

which he continued to defend, both by his labours and his writings,

for more than half a century; and who, to his inexpreffible joy, not only beheld their influence extending, and their efficacy witneffed

in the hearts and lives of many thousands, as well in the Western world as in these kingdoms,

but also, far above all human power or expectation,

lived to fee provifion made, by the fingular grace of God,

for their continuance and establishment, to the joy of future generations. Reader, if thou art constrain'd to blefs the inftrument,

give God the glory. After having languished a few days, he at length finished his course and his life together, gloriously triumphing over death, March 2, anno Domini 1791, in the 88th year of his age. MINUTES

MINUTES OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF
FRANCE; continued from p. 1052.

Monday, H

AVING ftated in our laft the

08.31.
heads of the general affairs of
France, as reported by the Official Minif-
ters; we now proceed to lay before our rea-
ders the Answers of the feveral Courts to
the King's Notification of his having accept-
ed the New Constitution.

enna,

The Emperor's letter was dated from Vi-
Oct. 23, and was as follows:
"Moft ferene and most powerful Prince,
our very dear Brother, Coufin, and
Ally.

"The Ambaffador of your Majefty has delivered to us letters, by which he intimates to us your acceptance of the New Conttitution, which has been prefented to you. The more closely we are connected by the ties of blood, of friendship, of alliance, and of neighbourhood, the more we have at heart the prefervation of your Majefty and your Royal Family, as well as the dignity of your Crown, and the fafety of the French Monarchy. In confequence, we defire, with a fincere affection, that the part which your Majefty has thought proper to take in the prefent ftate of things may have the fuccefs which you expect, may answer your wishes for the public happiness; and, at the fame time, that the differences which at prefent exift between the King and the Princes, and which, from what has lately paffed, have given rife to unpleasant forebodings, may in future cease, and that there may no longer exift a neceffity for taking serious precautions against their return."-[The reading of this letter excited a general murmur.]

The King of Sardinia:

Majefty, and between our refpective nations.
Your moft Serene Majefty will then easily
conceive, that we received with great plea-
fure your letter, dated the 20th of September
laft, in which your Royal Majesty declares
for us your friendship. We regard it as our
duty to return to your Majelty the most af-
fectionate thanks for this good difpofition to-
wards us, the value of which we the more
feel in the prefent circumftances, as there are
none more attached than we are to the glory
of your Majefty, and the profperity of the
French nation [applauded.] There remains
for us only to with, that He, by whom Kings
reign, and Legiflators decree justice, may
preserve, by his almighty power, the King
of France, and the whole French nation!"-
[This letter was received with the loudeft ap-
plaufe.]
The Grand Duke of Tuscany:

Turin, Nov. 9, 1791. "Sir, my Brother and Coufin, "I have received the letter which your Majesty was pleased to write me on the 25th of the month September. The juftice which it does to my fentiments, in not doubting the intereft which I always take in whatever concerns you perfonally, as well as the happinefs of your family and your fubjects [murmurs], will always afford me the highest fatisfaction. I beseech your Majesty to be equally perfuaded of my fenfe of the new affurances which you have been pleased to give me of the continuance of your friendship. That which I have exprefled for you can never admit of any infincerity or alteration, and nothing can diminish my eagerness to convince you of it."

The King of Poland: "Warsaw, Oct. 19, 1791. "Moft ferene and most powerful Prince, our very dear Brother, "Our moft fincere defire has always been to preserve entirely and inviolably the antient friendship and good understanding which fubfifts between us and your most Serene GENT. MAG. December, 1791.

"Florence, 08. 21, 1791.

"Sir, my Brother, Coufin, and Uncle, "I intreat your Majefty to receive my moft lively thanks for the communication which you have been pleased to give me of your acceptance of the Conftitutional A& prefented to you by the National Affembly. Your Majefty will easily penetrate my intentions, and do me the justice which I merit, in remaining perfuaded of the ardent interest which I take in whatever refpects your fa cred perfon. You affure me, that the inno vations which have happened will occafion no alteration in the ties of friendship and perfeet reciprocity between our two refpective nations; I will regard it as a duty on my part, equally agreeable and binding, to cultivate and cement them more and more, not only from a confideration of the public advantage, which muft in confequence result, but likewife to prove to your Majefty the fentiments of refpect and affection with which I am, &c."-[Applauded.]

The Duke of Saxe-Gotha:

"Gotha, Oct. 5, 1791. "Infinitely fenfible of the flattering attention which your Majefty has deigned to pay me, by the letter which you have done me the honour to write the 19th of last month, I return my most humble thanks; entreating you, Sire, to preferve for me your esteem, of which to me the price is ineftimable.

"I add my fincere wishes, that your Majefty may enjoy a long and glorious reign; and I fhall not ceafe to endeavour to prove the fentiments of refpectful and inviolable attachment, with which I have the honour to be, &c. ERNEST."

The City of Dantzic returned thanks for his Majefty's fignal favour in cornmunicating the Conftitutional Laws by which he had engaged to govern his empire in future; confered this mark of his clemency as a proof

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that he would never forget, that the Moft Christian Kings had always favoured the City in profperity, and protected it in adverfity; the more value the prefent circumitances gave to this motive of confolation, the deeper was the fenfe of the obligation; and they put up prayers to Heaven, long to preferve his Majefty, the father of his people, the wifest of Kings, the ornament of the age, the example of future generations, and to render him happy in the happinefs and glory of his nation.

The Elector of Mavence returned an anfwer, which his Majefty (understanding it to contain a repetition of his proteftations made in the beginning of the year) returned unopened.

The Minifer then stated the measures taken by the King with refpect to the counten nce given to the Emigrants by Foreign Powers. The Auftrian Netherlands first attracted his attention; and, on application to the Emperor, the moft peremptory orders had been given, to prevent them from collecting in too great numbers in any one place, from appearing in military array, or being fupplied with any of the implements of war.

Geneva.-The Republick of Geneva teftified, in its anfwer to the King, the most live ly intereft in the event which his Majefty announced to them; protefting, that it thould always rank among its own advantages, whatever could procure to the King the greatest pleasure, and to the French nation the greatest profperity.

It may here be proper to remark, that we have to commend the zeal of this Republick in the courfe of the Revolution, in fulfilling all the offices of good neighbourhood, and on every occafion on which it could render us any fpecies of fervice.

Grifons, Valais.-It is ufuel, that the Republick of Grifons, and that of Valais, form part of the Helvetic Body on important occafions, and which interest all the Confede ration, before replying to Foreign Powers. -There is no aulwer, then, from thefe two States.

Prufia-After noticing the reception of the King's letter, the King of Pruffia adds: "The part which I take in every thing that interests your Majefty authorifes me to exprefs for you the moft fincere friendship: fuch fentiments afford a complete fecurity of the perfect return which I fhall always make to those of which your Majefty has been pleased to renew the affurance on this occafion."

Denmark. The letter to the King of Denmark arrived at Copenhagen on the 4th of the month. M. de la douze, having a paralytic attack, fent it by his Secretary of Legation to the Minifter of Foreign Affairs, who was in the country. The Mafter promifed to prefent the letter to his Danith Majefty, and confined himself fimply to anfwer, that he hoped, from our New Conftitution,

that order and tranquillity would immediate ly be renewed in France, and that the an tient attachment of the French to their King would be displayed more than ever, for the happiness of his Majesty, and that of the Nation.

Elector of Treves.-The anfwer is, That the Elector has received the letter by which the King has notified his acceptance of the Conftitution; and that he will always take the most lively and tuoft fincere intereft in whatever may happen to his Majesty, and his Roya! Family: and, for the rest, he fails himself, from the prefent fituation of his Majefv, reduced to the necefiity of filence.

Elector of Saxe.-The answer is: “ Ac• cept my thanks for the letter by which you have communicated to me your determation to accept the Conftitution pretented you by the Nation. The ties of blood which unite us, as well as my fatiments for your Majefty, afford you fufficient fecurity for the part which I take in whatever respects you, and t'e wishes which I form on every occafien for your constant felicity, and that of your kingdom."

Deux Ponts.-It arrived this morning. The answer is: "I have received as amrk of confidence, and as a new mark of the diftinguished benevolence with which your Majesty honours me, the letter by which you communicate to me the fteps you have taken.

Deign, Sire, to accept the fincere withes which 1 form for your profperity, and that of your Royal Household; and be affured, that nothing will ever alter the fentiments of the most profound respect and attachment, &c."

Duke of Brunswick.-His answer is: "Sire, I have received the letter which your Majefty did me the honour to write me, dated 10th September last, by which you inform me of the acceptance of the Conftitutional Act, prefented to you in the name ci the French nation. I entreat your Majesty to receive my most refpectful thanks for having the goodnefs to communicate to me your determination on this fubject; and I eagerly feize this occafion to offer you the homage of my wishes for every thing which can affect the happiness of your Majefty, that of your August Family, and of the whole Nation."

Bruffels. Their Royal Highneffes the Goveruor and Governefs of the Low Countries declared, that they had a proper fente of this communication, accompanied with an affnrance, that all their withes were for the general tranquillity, and for the happiness of his Majefty.

Spain. According to a dispatch, addreffed to the Chargé des Affaires, a copy of which has been tranfmited to me, the Count de Florida Blanca has had orders to euch.re to the Sieur d'Urtubize, Chargé des Affores of France, "That his Catholic Majesty cannot be perfuaded that the letters of notification

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of his Maft Chriftian Majefty have been written with full liberty, physical and moral, of thinking and acting; and, till his Majefty, as he most fincerely defires, can be perfunded that the King, his coufin, really enjoys fuch liberty, he will neither return an anfwer to thofe letters, nor upon any other Occation when the Royal name of the faid Sovereign thall be employed.

"They endeavoured," adds he, "to infiunte feveral times, that the Catholic King wat defirous to convince himself of the liberty of the King his coufin, by feeing him remove from Paris, and from the perfons fuspected of doing him violence. The intention of his Mejelty," purfues M. de Florida Ei nca, 66 is, that you explain yourself to the fame purport to M. de Montmorin, in order to prevent all ambiguity with refpect to the ranner of understanding what shall be reported by M. d'Urtubize."

NB The account given by the Chargé des Affaires correfponds with that which has now been detailed. He adds, that M. de Florida Blanca had affured him, that his Catholic Majesty was very far from having any intentions to disturb the tranquillity of France.

The King has taken the measures which he judged moft proper to re establish a coinmunication with the King of Spain; his Majesty is perfonally engaged in the bufinefs, and waits with confidence the effe of the means which he has taken.

The Queen of Portugal adds to her thanks for the intelligence, her wishes for the profperity of the King, and of the Nation. She invokes in their behalf" the God by whom Kings reign, and by whom Legiflators caufe the voice of Justice to be heard in empires.”

England. The anfwer of the King of England is of the 6th of October, to the following purport: "We have received the letter which you addreffed to us the 19th September; and we have there feen, with the greatest pleasure, the affu: ances of the continuance of your defire to render more and more unalterable the connexions which exitt between us, as well as the juftice which you do to our fentiments, and to the lively intereit which we shall never ceafe to take in every thing that refpects you perfonally, and the happiness of your family and your fubjects" Switzerland-The Charge des Affaires of France in Switzerland went in perfon to Zurich, to deliver to the Directory of the Canton the letter of the King, by which his Majefty notifies to the Helvetic Body his acceptance of the Conftitutional Act. He intimates, that it was received with equal pleafure and ardour; and that the Directory are gong, according to established ufage, to make the communication to all the States of Switzerland.

A letter from the General Affembly of St. Domingo to the National Affembly was read: "G pe François, Sept. 13. "One hundred thousand Negroes have

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revolted in the Northern district; more than two hundred fugar plantations are burnt; their nafters are malfacred, and, if fome of the women are spared, their captivity is more fhocking than death itfelf. The Negroes have already gained the mountains, and fire and fword afcend with them; an immenfe number of coffee-plantations have alfo fallen a prey to the flames, and thofe that yet remain are on the point of destruction. From every quarter, the women, the children, and the aged, who have efcaped from the carnage, forfake their retreats, and feck on board the ships the only afylum to which they

can truft.

"Too weak to reaft this torrent, we have applied for aid to the nearest Iflands. If it arrive in time to fave us from utter ruin, it cannot bring back the fource of our wealth, which is dried up for ever.

"We will not fate to you the cause of our misfortunes; you yourselves ought to know it. All that we can prom fe in fuch cruel circumflances is, that, if we must perith, our last looks fhall be turned to France, our Laft prayers thall be for her

The Prefident was directed to return an anfwer in the name of the Ailembly.

EAST INDIA INTELLIGENCE. Whitebali. December 1. The letters from the Laft Indies, of which the following are extracts and copies, were yesterday re eived by the Leopard, one of his Majetty's tips: Extract of a letter from the Prefident and

Council at Fort St. George, in their nolitical Department, to the Court of Directors, dated June 21, 1791.

"WE avail ouffelves of an opportunity that prefents itfelf, vid Bombay, of writing to your Honourable Court on the subject of the military operations on this coast, fince the date of our laft advices by the Warren Haftings.

"Lord Cornwallis, having drawn fupplies from the magazine on the Western frontier, marched as we had the honour to inform you in our laf) from the head of the Vencaragherry Fais on the 22d of April, and reached Bangalore on the 29th of that month; from whence his Lordihip wrote to us, that, as his cattle hed fuffered very confiderably during the march by the heavy rains which had fallen, it was necellary for us to provide, with all poffible expedition, a further supply of draft and carriage bullocks. Orders were, in confequence, inmediately given for this purpose.

Le army remained in the neighbour. hood of Bangalore five days, to recruit their provifions, and prepare materials for the nege of Seringapatain. Colonel Duff was relieved from the command of the fort by LieutenantColonel Oldham; and on the 3d of May Lord Cornwallis marched towards the capi tal of Vyfore.

"We did not hear again from his Lord

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