652 Letter from Gen. Paoli to the National Afend'r. the metropolis have their annual ceremonies and caroufals; but let our vigilance truftrate any of their wicked atco pts. All the troops fhall be under arms, the streets properly lighted, and the patrols continually moving. Pin it from Er 12, 7. If Affembig of the State of Br. ut ize of Flanders, we the Che Belgic League, nime, the Altes gerloo, St. Micha Pare, 2. Pretves; in By this firm and wife refolution, . t te approved of by all houfe keeper, this night will exhibit the most ipiendid and joyous aniverfary for the birth of Christ, that was ever performed in this Mott Chintian kingdom. Count Mirabeau has received many challenges; but he witely iets down their names, and antwers, that he will be ready after havrng fettled an affair of honour with fuch and fuch a one-mentioning a dozen of them. In the territory of Medoc, n ar Bourdeaux, an inturrection happened between the noblemen and pealants. The former having refufed the corn neceffary for towing, the latter entered furiously into the vineyards, and threatened to root them all up, faying, that fince their enemies wasted to deprive them of bread, they should be deprived of drinking. Eight hundred militiamen foon restored peace and tranquillity by perfuading the noblemen to comply with the pealants' reasonable requeft. PARIS, Dec. 25. The following Letter was fint by General "IT is with a tranfport of joy, easier to feel than to exprefs, Mr. Prefident, that I eagerly embrace the opportunity to entreat you to lay before your auguit Affembly the lively fentiments of my profound respect, and fincere acknowledgements for the decrees lately paffed in favour of my country. In admitting Corfica to the pericct enjoyment of all the advantages that muft refult from the happy constitution juft now established, the moit infallible means have been found for fecuring for ever the attachment and fide. lity of the inhabitants of that ifland, and in granting to my emigrated companions the power of revisiting their native foil, and enjoying all the privileges of French citizens; while the National Affembly proclaims her justice and generolity, numbers of indivi uals will be fo endeared to her new conftitution, that, to defend it, they will fhed the last drop of their blood; and the beneficent Monarch, the restorer of his people's liberty, who has fanctioned her decrees, will never have to boast of fubjects more devoted to his glory. I have the honour to be, Mr. Prefident, your most humble and obedient fervant, DE PAOLI." a word, their emigra a out of the Autra lands, held their meetings the Fred, to prepare and direct the e Revolution which is now elt bites parted from this place on the ruth, is a fels. They et of. in a grad prem carriages, efconted by a large orpe bant dragoons well mounted and r a number of young men of good tam Breda joined them, dreffed alfo a la with the portrait of Van-der-Noot, ^," dallion, hanging at the breast W Van-der-Noot was himself in the ty with Baron Houft, the firt nobl Brabant. From breda the proc rected its rout through Meel, Hoog and Sourfel; as foon as they Hoogitraten, which is in the Arthur bant, the Committee and States wer ceived in a folemn manner, as the Sa of the country. On the 18th, at three o'clock it f noon, these renowned detenders ! Liberty entered the gates of Prð their arrival was announced by the cannon from the ramparts, and by ing of all the belis in the city. Th of Urfell, that illustrious victim of power, went out to meet her fellow : who had facrificed their perfons and * to the public caufe. They arrived church of St. Godule, efcorted by m 6,000 infantry and cavalry, where th Te Deum. At night, Monf. Van-e was conducted to the Theatre, teate Governor-General's box; and Vi Death of Cæfar was the piece clase applaufes were prodigious, when the ing verfes were pronounced; "Oui, que Cefar foit grand, mais qu foit libre." "Voila donc les foutiens de ma tritte - The illuminations began at five and continued the greateft part of the and to-day when Monf. Van-der-N tended the States, the people took “ horfes from his carriage, and drew his houfe to the Houfe of Affembly. A GENER BANKRUPT S. William Mears and Thomas Mears; of Whitechapel, Middlesex, bell-founders and 'copartners. ́Alexander Aubert and Charles Henry Rigaud, of Middle Moorfields, London, merchants and copartners, (trading under the firm of Alexander Aubert and Co.) David Moore, now or late of Hawkshead, Lancashire, mercer and draper. Thomas Marley, of Rye, Suffex, taylor, and woollen-draper. Thomas Terrington, of Kingston upon Hull, linen-draper. John Heard, of Bude, Cornwall, cornfactor. James Morris, of Cheltenham, Gloucefterthire, victualler. John Bowman, of Startforth, Yorkshire, yeoman, and dealer in woollen cloths. David Morgan, of the parish of Langadock, Carmarthenshire, dealer and chap man. James Hatch and Jofeph Hateh, now or late of Fenchurch-street, London, trunkmakers and partners. Matthew Jones and William Hickes, of Worthing, Suffex, merchants and copartners. Stephen Nocus, of Green-ftreet, in the parish of St. Martin in the Fields, Middlefex, toyman and jeweller. William Griffin, of Kidderminster, Worcestershire, woolftapler. Stephen Grey, of Beverley, Yorkshire, tallow-chandler.. Thomas Cocks, of Manchester, Lancafhire, grocer. 1 Somerville Macqueen, late of Fih-street hill, in the city of London, hardwaremen: Robert Crofléy, of Silver-ftreet, Edmon ton, Middlesex, baker. Thomas Popkin, of George-ftreet near the Minories, London, coal merchant. Thomas Dearn, late of Clate-Market, Westminster, Middlefex, dealer in earthenware. William Boynton, of Upper Seymourftreet, Portman-fquare, Middlesex, painter. Thomas Dickifon, of Minikip, in York'fhire, dealer. John Page, now or late of Milton, near Sittingborn, in Kent, hoyman. Jofeph Walton, of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, baker and flour-dealer. Thomas Newman, of Stockwell, in the 6 Births-Marriages-Deaths. ith of St. Mary, Lambeth, Surrey, victu- Jer. James Cooper, of Rochester, in Kent, John Long, of Bishop Hatfield, in Herts, John Mitchell, of Yeovil, in Somerset- Nicholas Brady, of East Haddingfield, Thomas Laxenby, of Commerce-Row, Albert Innes, late of Duke-street, York- BIRTHS. The Lady of the Rev. Dr. Fisher, Canon At the house of the Right Hon, Thomas MARRIAGES. At Salisbury-Green, near Edinburgh, William Steer, Efq. of Broad-street, to Mr. John Mafen, Attorney-at-Law, of At Bloxhourn, Mr. W. J. Eade, of Wood- At Weftham Church, Sir Charles Ventris At Lewisham, Burgoyne Tomkins, Bíq. James Kelly, Efq. fon at Col. Kelly of Hinman Allenby, jun. Efq. of Long Sut- Mr. Rowland Maltby, of Bafinghall-street, John Bligh, Efq. fecretary to the governor Lewis Wolfe, Elq, comptroller of his Ma- Erancis Foley, Elq of Leish Lan George Slomaker, Efq. fe The Kev. Dr Sumner, DEATHS The Rev. Thomas Shrigley, MA - At Calcutta, Mr. Charles Puis John Wright, Efq. Banker, in Na At Calcot-place, near Rexi At Bristol, Chriftopher Ludios, The Rev. Johan Eccles, keaz At Cote, in Gloucetterthire, Ja At Salisbury, Bennett Cuthber militia. In Holbourn-row, Lincoln's. In his 82d year, the Rev. Rate In Queen Square, Thomas Hot At Hendon, after a few days ille Aged 77, the Key. John Shepar At Cheifea, in his 81st year, Henry Mrs. Margaret Trit, relict of the [ 655 ] INDEX FOR THE YEAR 1789. A. ABOUZAID, hiftory of, 565 Account of the Pelew iflands, 74, 124, Adelphi buildings in the Strand, deføriptión Aleppo, defcription of the city of, 282 Alexis, a paftoral, 598 - Almet, the dervifé, vifion of, 613 - and commodities, 143-from the collec Antiquity of card-playing in England, 10 Auguftus Cæfar, an account of, 247 B. Bacchant's addrefs, a, 312 Bankrupts, 59, 113, 170, 227, 273, 323. Baftile prifon, defcription of it, 438 Biographical anecdotes of eminent perfons lately deceased, 82, 150, 188, 306, 592 Births, 59, 114, 171, 227, 274, 324 3745 Brandy in Sweden, fingular mode of dif- Brittany, in France, account of the pro- Brunton (Mifs) account of, 446 Burke (Mr.) authentic anecdotes of, 299 C. Camden, Lord, memoirs of, 192 Character of his royal highness the Prince of Character of the wife of the Protector, lady Character of a fmall poet, 22-of the eccles Charity, ellay on, 25-addrefs to, 551 Cleland (Mr.) memoirs of, 73 Condor of Peru, defcription of the, $35 Corinth, queen of, 497 Cottage, the, 553 Cowley, (Mrs.) memoirs of, 496 Cuckow, obfervations on its natural history, INDEX FOR THE YEAR 1789. ouglas Hamilton, duke of Brandon, a ge- Douglas Sir Charles' memoirs of, 149 Dunkeld, and Danfinale in Perthohire, ac- E. Earl of Weftmoreland's feat defcribed, 403 Egyptian pyramids, account of them, 337 Elephant, natural hiftory of the, 425 End of the word, effay on the, 117, 173 Epigrams, 100, 261-on the progress of Epilepfy, or falling-fickness, remedy for Epilogue to the impoftors, 159-to the tem- pest, 551 Dr. Monfey, 646 Examination of his Majefty's phyficians, 36 F. Guftavus Adolphus, king of Sweden, ev H Hacho, king of Lapland, 393 Herrings, curious account of their boah, & Hints which ladies fhould ftuar, 629 Holy war, an investigation of it, 141 Horfe-races, on, joz Howard, earl of Arundel and Surry, a 63 Importunate addrefs, the, 442 Influence of the air on vegetables, ea tu, Joanna, account of the natives of, 233 Kemble (Mr.) biographical account of, jji Law intelligence, 51, 218, 313, 457, 602 Letter from Voltaire to the Abbe Trublet, 24 from Sir Ifaac Newton to Dr. Richard Life, an allegory, 280 Lines written on a blank leaf in Price's -addressed |