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Baltimore f April 13. Latest from France. We have been politely favored with ^aris papers, to March rft, by the beau¬ tiful, fall failing (hip Repeater, captain Young, which arrived lad evening from Havre, in the very (hoit pafTage of 36 days. They contain no intelligence of importance, from Europe, and little of intereft, except extrafls which will be found below. They are filled with details of the late afTaflina- tion plot in England, which feem, for the moment, to have excluded every fubje& e!fe. There had been no late arrivals from the United States, at Havre, when capt. Young failed. lie brings difpatches for our govern¬ ment. Paris, Feb 29. By a Royal Ordinance of the 26th iuft. Baron Chapelle is appointed Secretary General to the Miniller of the Interior Department. It is reported that an humble addrefs is iigning in many of the Arroudiflcments of Paris, expreffive of the horror and regret of the inhabitants at the late melancholy calamity, and petitioning H. R. H. Monfieur to take into confideration the forming a matrimonial alliance for the further alluring the perpetuation of the legitimate Dynaftyon the throne of France. A fubfcriptioM for erc&ing an expiatory .monument on the fpot where the Dukede Bern was aflaffinated, 1*3 open at M. Curmer's Notary, 25, ruc-Neuvc St. x\uguftin. The news of the abolition of feudal iervjtudein the States of the Grand Duke of Schwerin, has caufed univerfal joy at Frankfort, and even in Pruflia and Ger¬ many, where the accounts have reached. Letters from Drefden of the 14th of Feb. fpeak in high terms of the popularity of the Queen of Spain ; " Tne was," add our accounts, " awau of the difturbed itate of thecountry previous to her entering into her matrimonial engagement with his Catholic Majelly, but (he hoped that benign and conciliatory meafures which her conduct and dispofition would always favor and promote, would bring back the miflcd to their duty and perpetuate the general reign of peace.—Alas ! (he has hitherto been diCappoimed in her hopes." Letters of a recent date from Cadiz give nothing new of any importance 5 they* ftate that town to be perfectly tranquil ; however, fttift meafures were taken to prevent ma/king in the lall days of the Carnival, the coffee-houfes were ihut up at an early hour, and an order was illued prohibiting more than three perfons to ap¬ pear together after fun-fet, even the Serenade was forbidden, the foft Segudille wa9 interdicted, the Tyranna was no more heird under the window of the Querida, and the fweet Guitar was mute t this may be modern liberty and tranquility in Spain, but this referables not the olden times. March I.—Yefterday at 2 o'clock the king took an airing. The AmbafTadors and other foreign Mrnifters were honored by an audience of his Majefty, after mafs, yefterday. It is reported that count Blacas is ac¬ tually in Paris, and that he has come from JLnme <witb»BlpWBlC j,nrnmnnJ/,:,'«/«p f-r>m hi* Hulinels relative to the Miflionarics and Jcfwiis ;the zeal of the former, and the progrefs of the latter, appear to excite apprehenfion even in the Holy Sec- We have much doubt as to the authenticity of this account. Certain journals announce the Jepnrture of Mina, and his having been fcen in Navarre. Conftantinople, Jan. 15.—The plague has decreafed foconfiderably of late, that we have eveTy hope of its total difappear- ance. The Pacha of Aleppo, with the aflis- tance of other Pachas, has been enabled to defeat the infurgent army; it is even laid (but not confirmed) that they have taken Aleppo by dorm. Zurich, F^b. ig—Count Talleyrand, Ambaffador from France to Switzerland, has invited the different Cantons to com¬ municate to him the details and tariffs of the culloms and duties collected in them, with explanatory notes. This meafure is preparatory to a general report of the duties and cuftoms exifting throughout all Europe, a work which now occupies the attention of the French Cabinet. B2ron Kiudener, the Charge d'affairs fro» Kuffia, is on the eve of quitting Berne to return to Livonia. From the N. 3 . Com. Adv. April 15- A friend has favored us with the fol¬ lowing extraft of a letcer from his cor- refpondent at Port of Spain, dated Odt. 29. Although we have received later dates from that quarter, the following bay not be unintercfting to the reader. •* Mod interefting news has juft reached us.—Santa-Fee, the capital of the rich kingdom of New Grenada, is in poffeffion of the Patriots. General Bolivar has ob¬ tained a glorious vi&ory over the Royal troops of that beautiful and wealthy coun¬ try Ao immenfe number of piifoners have been taken, with aims, ammunition, and all their baggage- Three hundred thou fa rid dollars have arrived at Auguftu- ra from Santa-Fee. The public property that has filien into the hands or the Patriotic army is immenfe, nearly One Million of dollars. ** The laft advices from that place an¬ nounce the continued fuccefles of the army, und its extraordinary augmentation. Six thoufand men, under the command of General Bolivar, are on their march to Carthagena, and as many more have directed their conquering fteps towards the city of Caracca*, the capital uf Venezuela. u There is no doubt of the firm eftablila¬ ment of the Patriots. Plenty of men, arms and money—Victory is their motto- M The advantages that will refult to the United States, by the eftablilhment of the Independence of New Grenada and Venezuela, are incalculable ; not merely in a political view, but likewife as it refpefts Commerce. Now is the time for the formation of a Commercial Treaty with the Venezuelan Republic—now is the time to acknowledge her Independence. " In poffeffion of her commerce, which is extremely valuable, America would fiourifl'i. Her produce would find im¬ mediate fale in the innumerable ports of Venezuela and New Grenada, and the return cargoes would be valuable and furc. H ffew Grenada is one of the fined countries in the world ; abounding in gold and filver. Her agriculture is :n a hi^h Rate of advance. General D'Evereux.—The reader will r.nqueftionably recollect, that fome time during the laft year, an expedition was fit¬ ted out in Ireland, to co-operate with the Spaniih patriots in America. This expe¬ dition was commanded by a Mr. D'Ever- cux, who pretended to hold a commission from Bolivar, or Gen. Englifn, or fome other of the patriot commanders. Before the departure of D'Evercux, and his de¬ luded followers, a dinner was given him at Dublin, and Counfellor Phillips made a fpeech on the occafion, fet out in his moll fanciful manner, and decorated jwith a pro- fufion of comets, flars, and rainbows — However, neither the Counfellor^ fpeech, nor the General's flcfll, could command fuccefs.—^-The General was not acknow¬ ledged on his arrival—Inftead of welcom¬ ing them a? co-patriots and companions in the caufe of liberty, Counfellor Phil¬ lips fays they were received with a— *s What the devil brought you here ? and " Who the devil fent you ?" This was difcouraging enough, one would fuppofe ; but it was not the worlt. Neither pro- vifions were provided for their fubfiltence, nor huts for their fhclter. The confe- quencc was, that the expedition difTolved ofitfclf; and the miferable victims of du¬ plicity were compelled to provide for them- felvcs 33 they could. All who could find means, returned to their own country ; and many more perifhed, either from d:f- eafe or famine. This difaftrous refult occairoue'i a meet¬ ing at Dublin, in February, for lac pur- pofe of inveftigating the caufes of D'Eve- reux's failure. A committee was appoint¬ ed upon the fubject, which finally diflblved iifelf without coming to any fair conclu¬ sion. The committee, however, accom¬ plished one thing. Counfellor Phillips was one of their number, and their con- duft was fuch, that it elicited another fpeech from him, in which lie denounced his friend D'Evereux in as ftrong terms as he formerly commended him. The editor of the Dublin Journal is mightily delight¬ ed with this effort, ai.d feems to think it his mailer piece.—He " congratulates this diftinguifhed orator on the good tafte he has difplayed in this addreffi, which is free from all the faults of his former pro¬ ductions.J> Taking the authority of the Dublin editor, \Ve cam': near republiffirng the Speech, with barely a curfory perufal. But on giving it an attentive reading wc have changed ocr mind. It is very true, however* that the Speech is free from many of the u faults" of the Counfellor's •« for¬ mer productions," and we likewife think it almoll, it not altogether, free from the beauties, alio. Mr. Phillips has blended with his fpeech, a kind of narrative of the enterprise, which, if true, proves the pretended ge¬ neral to have been an arrant fmpoltor. One of his QfficerR, however, has publifhed a fpirited reply, in which he defends the general with much (how of earned uefs. and with conliderable ability and ingenuity. Speaking of this expedition, an Irifh paper remarks, that the " moment is now near at band, when the fyftcm of infatua¬ ted dclufion, which has been (o long fuc- cefsfully carried on in Ireland, refpe&ing South America, will appear before the public in its true colors, and a fchemc of fpeculation, founded on the deftruftion of of our unwary countrymen, will be deve loped, which, perhaps, has never been par¬ alleled in any age or country/' The fame paper ttates, a On. George Vaughn Sampfon, of the HufTar Guards of D'Hvereux's Legion, has been fummon- ed before the fitting magiftrate, of Dub¬ lin, on a charge of having violated the for¬ eign enliftment bill, by engaging his Ma- jefiy's fubje&s in Ireland, to ferve as fol- d:ers againfl the colonies of his Catholic Majefty. This trial, it is faid, will ex¬ cite much intereft in the public mind, as by its refult, a queftion of great import¬ ance to the public will be decided, and much matter will be elicited, which has been heretofore enveloped in myftery ; and it is to be hoped, that the guilty authors of fo much mifchief will at laft meet with punifhment, from the offended laws of their country. Navigation Bill. The bill introduced into the Senate by Mr. King, parted that body on Tuefday laft, almofl unanimoufly, only one voting in the negative. The bill as pafTed, ex¬ tends its provifions to all the Britifh fettle- merits in America. powder, apply a ma; Jif^ blow your head off. ■ :ou A R4DKAI hXCUV.NGE. ParvcEr v. FtawBB _TlhS WHS a ^ of thcr a.singular niCareflind (mn lhe circmnstail. ces winch were disclm altHough characterized In an unparifonable dtgw of cniehv, exdted a good deal ot mirth.—pi|t. p|aJntiffanfl defr-nd- ant.it appeared were i„lh JOUI,l(>Ymail uilur todglnjioUie bouse ,,- Ml>> Stuar$$a witfow lady En Socera lown. fhe defeadaiM wa. rr- preseuted to be a coirirmcd RlldlCil\^ aild a >tamich admirer n. tiu waier.ilrijitine trate.- n-ry. Iiifact, ihere v..n, non<50f the maxims of modern political et.fIOlllv of whiv.u hr u;is not a rigid observer. Vith it \reu- til injure lire vevenue he partook of «, exciscab^e coamindhj ; and, independent of aWning from tek, cottee, «03Car« tobacco, spiriting liquors, and porter, he carried his principle sifi further, and even re- fu-ed :o coiiMfm-* bntrh-rs1 near, lest the proiils which the butcher Bliglj -ihiaiu from his dealings should tiee.xpende.l in-vay calculated to lessen the effect of bis own (.miotic resutuuons. A- far as this system affecedtlie defendant nidivi- dually, rt was consulted extremely IiaruiHs^, altbougb his person exfibited very tew of tbu»e eharacieri-ticj which lave heretofore been inti- malHv a^nciated with n* id-u of Jvliu Bull, (he wu- )n fiCiacom^l.-. pe:.-f;nhcatjnn of \hc lay-brother in the Do* ■. I>c ^liole riesh ou his body beingscjrre a& mm o aihnti a ir -al to a carrion crow ofev«J :. iar> rip per tic : but. most unluckily, h^iad .' entice,n la.i about eighteen, (o when * .. ou all ocra* •iions, gi 1 ing practical 15 c ■ . . u- exec lie ice of Ins own delighcf'ii rliwir "• !..- fivqueot rr- petiti(»n of stuims of hit. u • tTipMou, »ad e- duced the poor tiny ro c-u:ii a "woJVxieo ia ion, that his thimble and clones e.o Ufitgi't hove an\ proportion 10 hi* Umb9,and were at.j ihit 4 l> i what in the languageoF&*5 r«ad'", v.o *jd b.* cal¬ led lk a good fit,*' Wi ioe> reiW^nce to Qm symmetry of his appearance, ^lowev^r, there was another r\'il attending i<^ regimen* «hc ill cfli « » of which werr experieirOfd oy ail !•«• loJper* 1., thebou>e. In tact, ^caroeanarrrrle A:iic)i wj»ai all converiibie into hnaan food, tc •.: be lefj wi'hour imminent dangr it-vapM. .i:,on : iJiso* candle,crusts <ff bread,nnU |M>h-'i,-,i bwnes, and even rake-of yoap, ail •! uppftared in succes¬ sion, and it was verily bclfcvv • .til fin j.j ihfu way into the stomach ol ihc appreiU*Cc, miio being a p.-e-end^d aduni.-r .* ),,. „.;i-r. ,\ oriB- ciples, wa> a.>ha iie.l op ■ t.} , .v-,.,\- con.ribo- Uons, which vonld nu ry?j • naive Iwn wiilicg- ly made towards ici e- ., ^ lMe c^viMgs oi hi* appetite. Mr. Prii-vp \.,,- piaimifl*, was a persOU of a verv different di poM. „n ;o ins op¬ posite neiihbour. lip ttaa i-,, „oik>i, ha.d- ivorking, iudustnou* ^an. who, from "be fruit- ofMs labour, was c> ••' 1.1 ,0 .-.ain.^Io hi- v,ilV ar.d two children, iuii"i ., prxU-al d»-i«-.- uf economy, wiih great eo«-...r«, and .'.*:• ai aiir pearanveof deceneya>iii <-j,:i i;,,,..,.. e\o'rm In credi.aS:»\ hOtll to him-e.f... ,[ ti\9 u,;r. iuu. true (liar lie did nor ind ,1^,, •„ -;ilV -wperrn.on. Iiixjfw but as far as a po,, ,.f porur *tud u join- of tn*'at could-fiO •" -*ard:. ja.^f^ ng the -i ii'iau caste,there was no tfc» >i^nc>." 'I'tw arproar;' of Chri-rma-s wa*. ro him ;t„d (l bt» hi -e I 1 ar«- lie circle, a source, of p-i'-a nr«\ ^r<-p.-. :u*ai , were inade f**r a lilil*" Ci-nilv feslJMj- M'- Princep, according to lhe <dd praCJiC, made a good family plum-pudding, taking car- maj i; should not be rcn rich lo cloy th? siomaci), and Mr. Princep brought hone, by via> ' i a trea', a delicious lnile Spring or pickled pork, whici>, with ^ few grceUfi arc! p*>lutnef, e*>j|* uuted lhe sumofthe arrangeui^u'* for ih** feait, the anti¬ cipation of which afiVrdt d ,ome pba>irg reu>; - tioos bo:h 10 thr pa*eiH> anil rheit !»*»» liitle hoys. Chris mas in*iraing arrived. T»e pudding wa=" lied up 2.nil ;»opp"d inui th^ saufj-an al SiT. early bouK I'Uc family ihrn die s^d [l.ein^elv*'- in Iheir holida g^ar, and prepared,a was u>ual w;th them, to aneud Divine wor-ibip. Before their departure, however, Ms. Pruicrp made up the fire, i*nd as 'he pudding k«*p rollinz about in the saucepan in a melancholy mood, -he added, by way of tocrety, the spring of pork, vrhich it was calculated on rheir return from cliapel would be sufficiently done. Iv Utta bap- j>v state*things were i^ft,—the hearth watsswep up—the places «ere pur 10 the hrfc—-a&d a iiii- tabby ca( lay purring most contentedly on the hearth. Mr.-. P. quired the room lust, and car¬ ried the ke) with her. Very ilifl-rent wa the aspect in (ne opposite Mem*. T*i» " . W*. t*tuw- er and hi apprentice w^re shiver • ■ 'mt j • w einbei- at th* bottom Of an old f: •• ;r- almost large enoi'gli for a moW*. - '- hi a'.d sipping a ba *i^ of ia\-bro* *■ for tea, lhe ratmal ra.n;rof v !•■ ' dimiubhed even by ilur^nalle 3"- This ni'-al 1 uished, Mr Roue •. jyt'i •* few radical Friends, audio fi rielts, 1 was ihz waiter? Tl.p poor woman could not an- -«er, bur i'ointcd 10 lhe put, and most certainly a Mght w.ta there presented which was calculated 10 afl'ect tin'stoniest heart ; poor pu.>s lav with her head on the pudding as if if vi'ere a pillow; her eves had started our of her bead like two boil¬ ed gooseberries ; her tail stuck torihas stiff as if she were in her most playful moment>; her Itmbs seemed to vie with eachother in the singularity of their shape, and to mend the whole, she was in a perfect state of nuddity, not a hair being left on her carcase. A few moments of awful con- temptation ueredevored lo this spectacle, before die cause of the metamorphosis of a spring of corned pork into a cat, could he accounted for. Tht) boys ihretftlly remarked, thai puss hud sto¬ len the pork, and having eaten it, was returning for the pudding, when the fell in and was scalded to death. This, though not very natural, was at first thought feasible; bill a lilt*** consideration foon suggested the impossibility of such an acci¬ dent, and Lae more especially as lhe bone of the pork could not be found. At length the troth burst upon the honor->truck family, and that a cruel exchange had Invn made they had no doubt but on whom to fix:ihe blame they knew not. Va- rioussu>picious arose, and finally they fell upon their Radical neighbour and his apprentice. A constable was sent for and a search resolved to be made. Mr. F. had by this time returned, and v%a> not a little alarmed at lhe entrance of hi«neighbor;rand tire constable. On being ac¬ quainted with the cause of their visit, he very uaiurally protested his innocence* as did his ap¬ prentice—protestations, however, were "not Suf¬ ficient— avc-irch na- made about the room, and a! last in the pockets of both uisstrr and boy, when in the pockei of the latter the Lone of the pork was found. Tiiis was confirmation "strong a-holy writ, "and the only thing that remained was u d rermine upon what was to be done. Mr. P-inccp «as a huniiMie man ; he pitied the Do* fo tuna :-bov ,,nd could well excu.-.e the theft, ailhoiigh he ould und no palliative for the eru- eii» toihecat; however, up<»n the whole, he came 10 a resolution to make the defendant pay lor the pork and the pudding, and with this to be content. If «as in pursuance of this resolu¬ tion that Mr. Flower, in consequence of a sum- mous, non attended before rhe commissioners of this court, v».o, upon hearing the whole of the c.i^f, decided ujnr* 'be old rule of law, "that the mas'-T i* Answerable for the conduct of his. *er*anr " That Mr. Flower should pay 13s. 6d. wfii'*lt ira< the CMimiJed value of all the ]>rovi- *'Oo.sdestroyed Mr. Flower inveighed against hf Mtju-.!iee tit rhis decision and the corruption of in *s^5 ;ng*M)eial; but he was constrained to»ub- mi!,r- there hno appeal from the court. f • n •!•'* CobbHt, in- his London Evening Post of Wbnmry 14, after recommending to the Radicals thr berhe that will answer to make tea, ami those that will answer for smoking in place of tobacco, says— '* but hr* that cannot <lo without Buuff Ictbim take (be following cflcctuaI sub- btinulc : rtFiU your nostrils with guu- probable good oftW* if tb-i- t -• sre 1 o! starvation. The j»our apl>^j u*sib%uq i - chnatiou to exhibit bia p; ■ £UI* ■<■■ '■■< i r.gh- fer or latlier hunanic of neig .hours, re¬ mained at home, eod^aoiHi-g <■, argoe his sto¬ mach into a Mare of cm ten raent. Tfte naiure of Ins logic, ho wcver, » 1a c»er 1; might be, did not satisfy that >rmtbttK*9ie moiti 01; it grum¬ bled with a painful viability, «..-d at last be¬ came quite oulrageuu* The unfortunate kad "rged by its repeated calh, at last rose uud ipened ti.e dour of rhe room, when luckil\ u. espied [he heads and bones of a £ew>prats, «hioh had b en left by | Mrs. Stuart, for the h ne-it of Mr. PrittCep*? ' mouser. These were oNOOner dt-cov«red> tnan tliey became .uvisihle, tf.d the ca! rras defraud* edof an intended trea? Tbhmor«eJ, however only gave ao addition impeto eourfhrodS stomact: ; it yearn'd t^ kometmrii tnofestlb- stantial, und in an utd0^7 iwwneul he naupen- ed ro ca-t his eye thro«gh the key-bole of Air. Princep's door, and ptfgeived tUe bla^n.'gfire, | and as he correctly ciflduded, lhe well till -d saucepan straight before ni"»- A tliougrj struck him—be tried the dour-" was locked—ne ran for the key of his own 00m—he iried it <o the lock of Mr. Prieceps, • providentially answer¬ ed the desired purpo-e—the door nVw oper¬ and our friend ad\ance< ,(> >he hearth. His mind was >oon made up. Tl •' iid of «he sauc< ,-ao was oil in a twinkling, and -he knuckle of rhe pork stared him full in tbeftf*- He ran back fora dish, aud in a Second th*Pudf!in£ iost 6« compa¬ nion. It would be weft»' we could stop here. This theft was in i(seW'Akeinou*Offence ; b >i the threshold of crime bem- pa^ed, our unforiunaie friend was determined u>advance. He had ta¬ ken an antiparhv 10 p^r tabby, wbo siill re¬ mained undisturbed on lhe hearth; he envied her plump and happy - *le 5 •** recollected how frequently his own ter(h had watered al lhe meals which she had dT'0,,,ed in W* presence; and by some unacconurtDle *atuiiy he consider¬ ed that it na$ nccesvarJ i0 supply the place of the pork. The Ihiug ^^^ done without delibe¬ ration, and in a second *l,e Poor cal Was cram¬ med inio the pot, the lid wa> "hul *°w* "P°n her, and she was left 10 ber ,ate» uP°n ^hich, no doubt, she had very Iitile "me lo reflect; The business bei:g thus cooiftetei ti,p lhit'f returned to his shop-board, takinr rare I0 iock the door- which he had so improper|y »P«"ned, afier him. Thus, to all appearance ll,m?» remained as r|iey were, and in a few onnrlle- at'ervwirds when Mr. Princep and his family f*1"™*^ home, no suspi¬ cion arose as to what halhaPPpn.ed- Tne Rwm Biographical. Charles Fv-rdinand, Duke de Berri, secot'd «on of his Royal Highness the C UVUt d A.tois, was born at Versailles, January ^ 1th, 1778.—This Prince ac- rtnni>anied bis august father to Turiu in 1780, and continued his studies in that city nndrr the direction of the Duke Se- r* it. evrcnioT to their itoyai Highnesses 'he Dok^s of Angoulemc and Berii. In f'.f- ii.fill of July, 1792. the Dukede rJerii made, his first campaign under the command of the Count d'Artois, in the expedition into Champagne. Alter this e-nterprtse, which proved so hapless to tlie royal cause, the young prince rcturn- td to the Court of Turin and joined the army of Conde, in which his Royal High¬ ness had thr command of a corps of geu- tlemeo. EIdoca]ted in a camp, the Duke d<* \$*>rr] contracted a frank and gay manner, which, added to his natural vi- raciry, made the excellent qualities of his heart appear to more advantage. Attached to lhe life of a soldier, he nevertheless adhered strictly to the disci¬ pline of it. Owi day he answered an of- ficeref distinction in an improper man¬ ner. Immediately feeling his faults the voting prince took this gentleman aside and s'lid to him, sir, it was not my inten¬ sion to insult a man of honour : here T ^m n'lt a prince, 1 am like you, a French gi ntl ;;ian. if you exact reparation, I am p»ady tn g\\e you all that you desire. A strict cbsf rver of the laws of honour—the D*. ke of Berri never allowed his officers to leave behind them debts, on quitting the quarters they had occupied, and he often assisted them with his own purse. In 1800, hi.s royal highness took the ti¬ de of *" head of the noble regiment of Berri in the service ofthe Emperor of all the Rnssift5*H But political circumstan¬ ces, so long adverse to the Bourbons, did uot permit the prince to keep this com¬ mand. His royal highness went, in 1801, to England with his august father.—He oassed several years in London, from v< hence he made frequent journeys to Ilartwell- In April, 1814, he returned to France and landed at Chcrburg the 13th After the re-establishment of the Bourbons, the civil lint was arrayed and this p'iuce comprised in it for the sum of l,500,000f. lu August, he crossed over to Dover, and made a short visit in Eng¬ land. After the return of Bonaparte, the command of all the troops in Paris and the neighbourhood was committed to the Duke of Berri, who left the capital on the night of the 19th of March 1815 -—Mar oh 28th, he joined the King at Ghent. The 21st of Jane, the command of the royal army, in the midst of which the king wished lo enter France, was gi¬ ven to the Duke de Berri. He returned to Paris the 27th of August. June 17th 1310, he was married in the cathedral at Paris to Maria Caroline Theresa, eld¬ est daughter ofthe Prince Royal of the two Sicilies, who was born November 5th, 1798. were put into the pot, !.!'■ cloth \%as laid, the non.-r Iradarrived, rhe Plff had bt'en whetted, the bread cut. and in fa l aM rlrf »*c**sary preli- nlnarit'tftolhe frasi wetc «>nipleled. Thepreens being sufficiently boile8»th^ »10t was carf'^ «o the sink, and rhe pleas!Reoperation of dishing the dinner commenced. ™ bov severe laugh¬ ing the father wwnJufffV' [T^r Was EnX' [oukIv avoiding the sir;rra of »'e h.uling BailCe- ,K.u/as she lifted the gr^en8 'nlli ll,1Mr P^per re- ceplaclf, when, all on $ !udden» 5,ie *g*** an exclamation of terror ii8* "urPr'«, which drew the attention or u.e o,u!cr Par,ieb- h,;y ap¬ proached, and with miftP wateft **** what Female courage.—The Gazette of Au^sburgh gives a singular account of presence of mind in the daughter of a gamekeeper, residing in a solitary house at Weilheim. Her father and the rest ofthe family had gene to church, when there appeared at the door an old man, apparently half dead with cold. Feel¬ ing for his situation, she let bim in, and went into the kitchen to prepare him some soup. Through a window which communicated from the room she had left him in, with the kitchen, she perceiv¬ ed he had dropt the beard he had on when he entered ; that he now appeared a robust man ; and that he was pacing the chamber with a poinard in his hand. —Finding no mode of escape, she armed herself with a chopper in one hand, and the boiling soup in the other, and outer- I iug the room where he was, first tbjew t.esoup.n h,s face, and after^. struck |.,m a blow on the neck »STit hatchet which deprivul him of ^ At Kbi« momenta fresh knock althe *T occasioned her to look out of the 2S dmv, when she saw a strange hunZ who demanded admittance, and on h refusal, threatened »0 break open 2 door; she immediately got her father'! gun, and, as he was proceeding to m bis throat into execution, she shot him throu;;!. the right shoulder, on which h. took ... the forest. Half-an hourafter a third person came and asked after an' old man » ho must have passed that way She said she knew nothing of him ; anj after useless menaces, if she did not'ope, the door, he also proceeded tobeatitio when she shot him dead onthespot. The excitement of her courage being now at an end, Jut spirits began to sink, and she fired shots and screamed from the win¬ dow, until some gend'armes cametoher but she would not open the door until the return of her father. AXLCDOTES R KLJTLVG to hisLATE AWEST1. On visiting the Guildhall, His Majes¬ ty was singularly affable and agreeable. After view ing every thing; worthy of at¬ tention he was shown into the grand parlour, v. here some excellent viands, wines, fruit, &c. were placed. The May¬ or having been previously infoVmed thai his Majesty nerer tasted wiue in the morning, humbly entreated him to take a jelly. The King replied, "I never did yet take wine in the morning ; but on this interesting and pleasant occasion I will venture on a glass." The Mayor filled a glass of rich old mountain, an his Majesty drank, " Prosperity a happiness to the Corporation and citi zens of Worcester." 'J his being ma known to the multitude without, t rent the air uith their shouts. On Iti* return to the Palace, he wa ed through the streets*, as he came, widk only one attendant, besides the Lords to Waiting. The crowd voluntarily open* ed an avenue for his Majesty, forming fc phalanx on each side, to prevent any rude intruded, if there had been ooe# fora breaking in upon die passage. The scone vva.s aJlrctins : and whentak- en in a political point of view, forms ao interesting epoch in the history of d* country Alter 10 many nenturito taPu passed in repeated struggles for and against liberty, and for the several sac- cessions which had taken place to the Throne ; after the Crown had been obliged to resort (o the unconstitutional expedient of a standing army for its sup¬ port—to behold the King of the country walking the streets as a private gentle¬ man, with only two or three atteodan amid thousands and teus of thousan of his subjects, without a single guard peace officer, happy iu the love, and r joicing in the liberty of his people,wa* event such as the oldest mau then livtni had never seen, and such as the young* but a few years before^ scarcely everex pected to see. An attempt was made.to move (he/pi rit in the Quakers of Wotceftcr to ad- in their old dull tr3ck of life, and »?(» rather concerned that fuch a thing 3| a royal vifit had happened, to break fnfa)H their quietude. About a dozen of tht more curiou9 2mong them got leave i0 ftep into the court-yard when his Majcfty't coach left the Palace, but they tlood no- moved, with their hats ou their hcatk. The King faw that they were Quakert and, taking off his hat, bowed to them. They, in return, moved their hands, and the eldeft of them faid—" Fare thee <a^f Friend George /" The King and Q«tn laughed heartily at this fyflcmatic aW tion. Shortly after his Majefty had left Won cefter, he forwarded, by a noble Lord re- tiding in that neighbourhood, the fum of £$QQ$ not only for the relief of debtoti, but that fuch of the criminals whofe coo. duft fince commitment was merrtorioui fhould fhare the gift ; and his Majefty farther deiired, that if any circumftancc* appeared which rendered any of them fit obje&s of Royal clemency, it might reprefented to him. But perhaps the mod remarkable ioct dfcnt attending this Royal vifit baa ftill to be related. The only perfon who, by hia Majefly's defire, accompanied him, aicoo- du&or through the town, was the great grandfon of the ProteBor, Cromwell. The King appeared to converge with him with great affability and condefcenfion. Thi Angularity of the circuraftance attracted general notice. The King had a ftrong pTefentiment of his growing malady fome time befort it happened. Four or five evenings pre¬ vious to his being taken ill, after a private concert, his Majefty went up to Dr. Ayr- ton, and, laying his hand on the Doctor's fhoulder, with his ufual benignity—" I fear, Sir," faid his Majefty, « 1 ftall not long be able to hear mafic ; it feemsto affed my head ; and it is with fome dif¬ ficulty 1 bear it." Then turning round, he foftly ejaculated—" Alas ! the best of ua are but frail mortals." When first permitted to have an inter* vir.w with her Majesty, it was but for a quarter of an hour. The fcene, as maj well be fuppofed, was extremely affefling* The Queen bore ft with uncommon fir«J- nefs ; but hia Majesty felt every tiiM* mark of perturbation. When the ftjpu- lated period, the quarter of an hour, had expired, br. Willis put his Majelty m mind of his Royal promife, but to very little purpufe, till he added, " That al the room was rather cold, a longer con* tinuancc might injure ktr MQn}

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