"It is computed that, upon an average, no less than 100 houses are "burned every night in various parts of Ireland. While the "flames are ascending, it is the common practice of the Band to "play the tune of "God save the King."- Morning Post, Jan. 9, and Morning Chronicle, Jan. 10.

We recommend the Writers of these and similar Paragraphs to the gratitude of Lord Moira.

"We understand that the Duke of BEDFORD would not have at"tended the House of Lords on Tuesday, if it had not been to "give their Lordships an opportunity to attack him about his "Surcharge of Assessed Taxes; and as the House was silent on "the subject, we presume they were satisfied of the truth of the "Statement made in this Paper."-Morning Post, Jan. 11.

We wonder it did not occur to his Grace, when he was giving this singular piece of information to the Morning Post, that some ANTI-JACOBIN might be malicious enough to inquire why- when the Duke of BEDFORD was so anxious to justify himself, that the great concerns of the Nation were considered as merely secondary to his own private feelings why he waited for this ❝ attack ?” And, indeed, it does seem a little extraor dinary, that his Grace should coolly "wait for an attack," in a place where HE KNEW IT COULD NOT BE MADE; and triumphantly conclude, from the silence of those who had neither interest nor concern in the business, that he was justified from a fraud long before detected and PUNISHED by the proper Tribunal!

But is not the Editor of the Morning Post, the MARAT of the Party, at his "old lunes" again, lying for the Cause? We confess we think so; and have some pleasure in exonerating the Duke of BEDFORD from the disgrace of a fabrication which, for ignorance and impudence, exceeds every thing we have lately noticed.

MISREPRESENTATIONS.

"THERE are three capital SCARECROWS just set up to protect RELI

GION and SOCIAL ORDER: Church and King-French Principles " and Radical Reform. Morn. Chron. Jan. 8.

"SCARECROws!"- We rather consider them as the PALLADIA of all that is dear to us; but we will not quarrel with the Jacobins for a name. Long may they continue to protect the sacred objects entrusted to their care! And long may the Inhabitants of this favoured Island co-operate in opposing them to the approaches of the "Crows," or rather Vultures, of the Morning Chronicle.

We cannot press the consideration of this Paragraph too strongly on the attention of our Readers. We wish them to observe with what perfect contempt the Jacobins talk of the Scarecrow of a CHURCH and KING; and we would then seriously ask them, if it be worth their while to demolish the one, and destroy the other, that, after years of confusion and horror, after oceans of blood have been spilt, and ruin and devastation spread over the land, ATHEISM and MURDER may rule in their stead, in the persons of Citizens

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Our Readers start at this but THIS we can assure them, from the example of every Country where the experiment has been tried, will be the inevitable result. If they should be happily convinced of this, they will unite with hand and heart to keep the "three capital Scarecrows" erect; since the fall of any one of them, will let in the Birds of Prey.

"Mr.

"Mr. WILBERFORCE was yesterday the most conspicuous figure in "Hyde Park. The animal that bore him proceeded with a stately " and solemn pace, as if conscious of being bestrode by a GODLY 'man."-Morn. Chron. Jan. 8.

"A Correspondent cautions us against making a profane use of "Mr. WILBERFORCE's appearance on Sunday: that Gentleman "would not have been so UNGODLY as to gallop there without a suf"ficient reason it was the fulfilment of soine Prophecy; and "the horse he rode might be related to the White Horse of the "Revelations."-Morn. Chron. Jan. 11.

"The esteem in which Mr. WILBERFORCE holds the Cross of Christ " and the Treasury Bench, cannot be expressed in terms of suf"ficient admiration."- Morn. Chron. Jan. 8.

We have placed these Paragraphs in succession, for the sake of shewing our Readers with what diabolical perseverance this second Hebert continues his frantic hostilities against CHRISTIANITY.

How long he may have been initiated in the mysteries of Atheism, we know not, but apprehend, from the fiery nature of his zeal, that he is a new convert. As such, we must inform him that his attacks are too violent, and too frequent: they alarm the doubtful, and disgust the confirmed. HEBERT himself, did not openly attack the "Cross of Christ," till the Proscription was on foot; and remorseless murderers (whom Atheism alone could supply) were wanted for the extensive plan of extermination then meditated in France, whose depopulated fields and towns yet sicken us with the smell of blood.

We entreat our Readers to pause a moment in this place. They have seen a Print, calling itself the Mouthpiece of THE PARTY, and undoubtedly speaking its sentiments; after persisting for years in extenuating our successes, aggravating our misfortunes, and insulting our necessities; after reviling the whole System of our Domestic Economy, pouring every species of abuse on the mild and equitable distribution of Justice here, and lavishing the most enthusiastic encomiums on the lawless and

blood-stained. Tribunals of France they have seen it, we say, after all this, as if fearful that its detestable attempts might prove inadequate to the production of the great work of Insurrection and Murder, calling in the aid of ATHEISM, reviling the "Cross of Christ," and levelling its ridicule at the CREATOR, through the sides of a man who has no other claim to its abuse, than having written a Book on the subject of Religion.

If the People of this Country are so far advanced in Infidelity as to bear this with indifference, the Jacobins are nearer the completion of their wishes than we suspect them to be Massacre and Plunder are at hand; the THAMES will see the Civic Baptisms of the LOIRE repeated with improvements; and the last Ship of her crowded stream will escape like the Bark of XERXES

Nempe cruentis

Fluctibus ac tardâ per densa cadavera prorâ!

PRISONERS OF WAR.

As an illustration of some parts of our Statement upon this subject, in our last Number, we present our Readers with an account of some circumstances attending the Imprisonment of General O'HARA in France, in 1793, 94, and 95, which we have received from UNDOUBTED authority.

General O'HARA was taken Prisoner at Toulon, in the latter end of the year 1793. The French Soldiers who took him, perpetually threatened to shoot him, and conti

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nued, as they conducted him to Prison, to level their muskets at his head. It was twelve hours before his wound was dressed. They then suffered him to send for an English Surgeon, and for his Servant. He was, however, upon the whole, well treated by General DUGOMMIER, who professed to be very sorry that he had it not in his power to do more for him, without personal risk to himself.

General O'HARA was twenty-eight days on his road to Paris, going about six or eight leagues a day. Near Aix, his arm mortified, and the Commissioners wanted to send him to the Hospital. At Lyons, they forced him to stand close to the Guillotine while they cut off sixty beads.

On his arrival at Paris, he was carried about the town, in a sort of Procession, to the different Sections, and insulted in the most opprobrious terms by the people, who, holding up their hats on their sticks, exclaimed, "Voilà comme sera ta tête, coquin!" - Indeed, during his whole detention, they called him by no other name than Scelerât and Monstre. He was then conveyed to the Thuilleries, where, after having waited several hours, and having been shewn during that time to hundreds of people, who crowded in to look at him, he was removed to the Luxembourg Prison, where he remained fourteen months.

The first eight months he was never allowed to stir out of the room where he was confined with nine others. It was a Garret, and they had scarcely any fire, and nothing but paillasses with filthy blankets to lie upon. The Jailers usually waked them in the course of the night, and brought in large dogs, to jump over them and torment them.