lieve, very much affect you; the inclofed paper, which is addreffed to you, contains the laft farewel of our dear Marguerita. "Soon after her arrival at this place, though he was always tranquil, and fometimes cheerful, fhe now and then gave tokens of a wandering mind that very much alarmed us.-This, however, happened but feldom, and, in such a manner, as not to be visible to any but our felves. Indeed the had confented to accompany us to Drefden, during the winter, where we hoped that fociety, amufements and time, might unite in reftoring this charming woman to happinefs and herself.-But matters foon took a very unfavourable turn with her, from a cafual circumftance which could not be forefeen. This was the arrival of -'s, who an old fervant of Mr Mbeing a native of this country, and having faved a fufficient fum of money to maintain him comfortably during the reft of his days, had retired from the fervice of his mafter into Ireland, in order to pafs his old age, where he had paffed his youth, and to die where he was born. Mr M took this opportunity of fending an inquiring meffage to Marguerita, and to accompany it with a fmall chryftal heart, enriched with diamonds, which inclosed a small lock of the hair of his dear and lamented fon. "This event, as you will fuppofe, did not fail to have an evident effect upon her. But my apprehenfions were beyond all bounds, when I understood that the old fervant, in his frequent converfations with her, had ignorantly informed her of every particular that aggravated the fatal catastrophe which had been fo carefully concealed from her. Nothing, however, of that violence and diforder which I expected, arofe on this unfortunate intelligence.-Not a tear was feen on her cheek in consequence of it; on the contrary, it produced at once a grave, decifive, and irrevocable determination to enter into a convent of nuns, at about half a day's journey from hence, whofe order is remarkable for the aufterity of its difcipline. We foon found that any oppofition to this final plan of her life would be in vain ; and we, therefore fubmitted to it with reluctant sorrow. The motives to this refolution you will find very frongly urged in the inclofed let ter, addreffed to yourself: "She has rewarded the fervant with a liberality which we do not think his intelligence deferved. Our poor friend's watch and pictures fhe has defired may be tranfmitted to you; and her diamonds fhe has prefented to the Countefs. The larger fhare of her money fhe has given to the convent; and, after having ordered another part of it to be diftributed in pious ufes, fhe has bequeathed, for I muft call it fo, the refidue to yourself. "She referved nothing but the chryftal heart, which the faftened to a small cord, with her own hands, and fufpending it from her neck, declared it fhould ac company her to the grave. "We attended her a few days ago to the convent, where the immediately entered upon the novitiate, and we embraced her for the last time; as she defired, on no account whatever, to let her fee us, or indeed, hear from us any more, "This affecting bufinefs has greatly difarranged us. Our ufual tranquillity♣ however, begins, at length, to dawn upon us; and we truft and pray that this admirable, but lucklefs woman, may find a confolation in the auftere duties of religion, which he could not be made to believe that the fociety of the world and the attentions of friendship would afford her. "We fhall, of course, have the pleafure of hearing from you, &c. &c. Count Cheneberg." The laft Letter of Marguerita, To Mr F "You deceived me, and I thank you for the deception; it was fuggefted by humanity; but I am now inftructed died by his own hand. that Mr M-I, alas, am the chief cause of this horrid act,—and Heaven has made it known to me, that my future fufferings might expiate his offence and my own. "When you receive this letter I shall ba enduring every rigour that religion will allow me to fuffer,-I fhall already be an inhabitant of that cloister, whose hollow arches refound with the groans of diffatisfied repentance. I have left fome remembrances which will be grateful to you, though such a faithful heart as your's wants no aid to enliven the feelings of virtue.-I received the account of your comforts with the fincereft fatisfaction.-Tell my father, for I fhall, for once, call him mine, that I thank him for it, and that I bend me down with gra titude for the laft paternal gift he made me, and which has proved my falvation. It has accompanied me to that cell which now enclofes me.-It will there add bitterness to my tears,-force to my groans groans, and fharpness to the ftripe.-If the virtues and fufferings of our poor friend's life are not fufficient to atone for the laft act of it, I trust that the rigours to which I devote myfelf for his fake, will, in time, fatisfy divine juftice. It is that hope which animates my zeal,-will lead me to the midnight orifons, and direct the scourge, which ere your eyes fhall meet this paper, will have been often wet "with my blood. "May every happiness and comfort 'accompany you through the remaining part of your life:-My laft prayers in this world will be for thofe who have lov POETRY. ODE TO THE SPRING. [From Poems by George Dyer, M. A.] LO! where the rofy Spring is feen Dancing forth in bright array, Blithe as an eaftern bridal queen, To wed the lord of the day. And fee exulting nature homage pay, And all her breathing incenfe pour along! The gentle breeze, thenightingale's foft lay, The stream's clear murmur, and the poet's fong; All, all are thine! earth, air, and fea, and fky, All wake for thee, fair Spring, their sweeteft minstrelfy. I too the vernal influence feel, Though on those banks no myrtle breathes perfume, No rofe unfolds its blushing beauties there, Yet wild flow'rs o'er the fimple scene matchlefs hand. And fee! the glowing fun-beams play, Dancing on the crifped ftream; While thousand infects, light and gay, 'Nor does in vain the swan majestic fail, Nor fervid bees rove on the flow'ry brink, Nor fifhes down the filver current fteal, Nor little fongfters on the margin drink: Then wild with blifs fhiver the painted wing, Or to their feather'd loves their sweetest wild notes fing. Oh Spring! I love thy gentle reign: I'll leave them all, though friendly to the mufe, And uncomplaining wait the cheerless gloom`; Where death's cold feafon chills the poet's tongue, Nor fhall the fylvan mufe e'er wake the vernal fong. ON THE THREATS OF A FRENCH INVASION. From TASKER's Ode to the Warlike Genius of Britain. MMORTAL Power! to whom by Heaven The care of Britain's warlike ifle is given, Whether thou sport'ft upon the waves, While round her cliffs old ocean raves, Whether thou guid't the ftorm of night Or rul'ft the lightning's rapid flight ; Behind thee fear and dire difmay, Before thy face while terrors fly, Blackening with gloomy clouds the sky, And mark thy dreadful way: What shall thy near approach withstand, • Streaming, like meteor, to the troubled air,' On angry pinions, fiery dragons bear. Behold! with joy thy native plains, (Let Freedom found from every ftring) And trace her birth from the great fource of light. Genius of Britain! view the plains Pallid Fear her vain alarms Idly spread :While Glory warms Th' intrepid foul with her celeftial charms, The ftandard rears, and calls to arms. Ye fons of Britain hear! From her refulgent fphere. 'Aloud fhe fhouts,-and opes the bright abodes Of heroes, and of demi-gods! On feats of burnifh'd gold, To deathlefs deeds infpire,- Gallia's pale genius ftands aghaft, (The lilies wither in her hand) But dare not feek the adverfe land': * FORE ORBEAR, thoughtless boy, that vile plunder forbear! Don't deprive the poor birds of their young! See their dam, apprehenfive, fits trembling with fear, And her mate has fufpended his fong. Ere thy hand its unthinking intent has fulfill'd, Paufe a while, and give ear to a friend; Let pity now plead: if thy heart be not fteel'd, To its fofter emotions attend. Remember, parental affection is strong Ev'n in birds, though so trifling they feem; With anxious attention they watch o'er their young, Whom to lose a misfortune they deem. ply; Their dam's downy pinions will ne'er shade them there, And for want of her nurture they'll die. Perhaps you may rear them-but no true delight, Or joy in their fongs will be heard; Since the birds are prevented from taking their flight, And the pleafures of freedom debarr'd. While the fyrens triumphantly fing of their loves, Refponfive from every bough; How fweet, from the bushes, the woodlands and groves, To hear the wild melody flow! "Tis the bleffing of freedom alone can in<< spire True pleasures unmix'd with alloy; "Tis freedom enlivens the fweet warbling choir, And tunes all their mufic to joy. Eufebius. This fpirited ode was written in the year 1778, when this nation was threatened (as at prefent) with an invasion. THE THE MONTHLY REGISTER· FOR APRIL 1794. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. Proceedings of the National Convention of France. PARIS, Feb. 26. Goupilleau announced, that Catilinieres, EAD a letter from Hector Barrere, the intimate friend and comerade of ChaRomioner of the Executive Pow rette, had been icized at trade of Cha er, dated Dunes Libres (Dunkirk,) 2 Ventofe, ftating, "that Le Pandour and Le Courageux had the day before arrived from their famous cruize in the North Seas that from the Captains reports it appears, they have taken from the enemies of the Republic, 19 veffels, of which nine were funk or burnt, two arrived in Norway, one fuppofed to be fince loft, and seven fent for the ports of the Republic, two of which were taken only three days ago, and are now in fight." A letter was read from Port de la Montagne (Toulon,) dated the 19th of February, which fays, "Yefterday, fixteen confpirators were hot. We get rid of thefe traitors by little and little. Every day we difcover fome hid in caves and fubterraneous places, who are hot inftantly. The arfenal is in the greateft activity. Three veffels have juft been launched, and three others are now fitting out in the port. The English were not able to effect fo much damage to our fhipping as they hoped. We have found at Marfeilles, as well as at Toulon, a great deal of merchandize proper for the marine." March 4. Barrere propofed to decree, that from the roth inft. and during the war, every fhoemaker fhall be obliged, under a penalty, to offer, every decade, two pairs of fhoes for the defenders of the Republic, who faved 50,000 pairs by wearing wooden fhoes during the winter. He informed the Convention, that the requifition of the fhoemakers had already produced 500,000 pairs of fhoes. Charlier demanded, that proper meafures be taken against the Tanners who keep flocks of unprepared leather. Barrere announced, that feveral millions of pounds of foap had been difcovered at Marfeilles, and that an immenfe quantity of fugar had been found in the hiding-places of the malevolent, at Bourdeaux. hundred Royalifts had been cut in pieces, in a fortie made by the garrifon of Cholet. Proclamation of Turreau, General in Chief of the Army of the Weft, dated Nantes, 28th Pluvoife. "The march of the columns ordered to traverfe the Vendee country, has been the means of deftroying 6000 rebels who were scattered about. The banditti, who had the audacity to enter Cholet, by ftriking terror into the garrifon, have bit the duft. Another divifion, under General Duquesnoy, has put to flight the main body of Charette's army in the thicket, and killed 8 or 900 of them. On the 16 Pluvoife, General Cordelier pur 15 or 16co banditti to the bayonet near Beaupreau, which has very much weakened La Roche Jacquetin's army.Three hundred of the rebels have juft been fhot in the foreft of Prince. There are still some numerous parties in the Vendee, who are fo much more dangerous, as they alone occupy the banks of the Loire. But if the patriots are not mifled, I fwear that all fhall be well." 6-8. Barrere rendered an account of the infamous manoeuvres of conspirators. In Paris, fays he, manufcript papers are circulated in the markers, and they have the audacity to recommend the choice of a Chief. At Havre, fays he, we have difcovered the means employed by the merchants and bankers to debase the National Reprefentation and depreciate affignats. We know the fources of the fictitious fcarcity which is felt. The guilty are arrefted, and are now on their way to the Revolu tionary Tribunal. At Lifle, Maubeuge, and Landrecis, the culprits in correfpondence with the ci-devant nobles, with Pitt and with Cobourg, have likewife been taken up. In vain' does Pitt try to famih us-let us watch over our Generals, and purify the Staff-The people Qq will will have a Republic and Domocracy; Breard caused to be adopted the plan let them triumph, and by one general movement crush their enemies. He obferved, that the report on Chabot, and others now in prifon, fhould be made without loss of time. The widow of the Ex-minifter, Le Brun, appeared at the bar, with her fix children, and folicited the National Benevolence, as fhe was at the eve of perifhing for want of food.--Referred to the Committee of Succours. 11. Barrere Nothing remains in La Vendee but the carcafes of Royalifts, and fome wandring band which are purfued. In the interior, the malecontents, paid by the foreign cabinets, feize the time of opening of the campaign to make a more perfidious war in the heart of France. It is this kernel of Royalifis which must be deftroyed. Your two Committees will to-morrow make you a report to deftroy all intrigues and machinations."? He then caufed it to be decreed, that merchandize and articles, which fhall be known to be fuperabundant in the Republic, as well as matters of luxúry, may be exported to foreign and neutral powers." Ifore announced, that in the 18 diftricts which border on Paris, he had collected a million of quintals of corn. The Convention decreed, that a commiffion fhould be formed, charged with the public works; the members of which will be refponfible for what they do. The Prefident is to have a vote in the Executive Council. The Commiffion will be under the eye of the Committee of Public Safety. 12. A report was made upon the Liegeois, who appear to be divided into ariftocrates and patriots. Talien fixed the attention of the Convention upon the flate of Bourdeaux. "We cannot be certain," faid he, "that this Commune will produce one of thote revolutionary movements fo falutary to liberty; but we may reft affured, that it will religioufly execute all the laws, and that it will make fuch facrifices as the exigencies of the country may require It, however, is in want of fubfiftencies. The neighbouring Communes ftop the convoys deftined for it." He deinanded that the commiffion of fubfiftencies be charged to procure fome as foon as poffible for the Department of Bec d'Am bes, and to protect the circulation of thofe actually purchased for Bourdeaux, and which have been prevented from reaching it. of a decree, tending to order the confifcation of the effects of all ecclefiaftics, tranfported or confined, for the benefit of the Republic. 13. Saint Juft, in the name of the Committee of Public Safety, made a report upon the confpiracies forming in the interior; and of which the English Miniftry were the inftigators. Saint Juft propofed the following decree; The Revolutionary Tribunal fhall continue to inform itself of the authors and accomplices of the intended confpiracy against the French people and their liberty. Thofe who are fufpected fhall be infiantly brought to trial. All those who are convicted of having favoured any plan to corrupt the citizens of the Republic, fhall be declared traitors to the country, and punished as such, as well as all thofe who may have attempted to open the prifons, or have attempted to alter the Republican government. The National Convention being invefted by the French people with the national authority, whoever shall attempt to ufurp its power or dignity, directly or indirectly, fhall be punished with death. -There shall be named fix Popular Com miffions to judge the enemies of the Revolution now confined in the prifons. The Committees of Public and General Safety fhall concert the organization of them. Every citizen is bound to discover confpirators and individuals who are placed beyond the reach of the law. Thofe who fhall conceal them shall be punished as accomplices. Thofe individuals who are arrefted, fhall not be permitted to communicate with any perion whomfoever. 15. Robespierre (who appeared at the Affembly this day for the first time after his indifpofition,) addreffed the Conven tion on the arrest of Hebert and his whole party. The execrable faction (faid Robefpierre,) who would enflave us, and whofe plots have been difcovered, has affembled at Paris bands of emigrants, and of def perate men of all defcriptions. With the aid of thefe moniters, crimes have been planned, the idea alone of which makes one hudder, and of which the annals of the world afford no example. All the ty rants of Europe were well acquainted with the exact time at which this incre dible tragedy was to have commenced. To force the prifons, to cut the throat of a part of the prisoners, to arm the rest to fall on the National Reprefentation and |