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Let me ever, then, value the ftar,
Which enlivens the valley of life;
When either it fhines from afar,

Or fparkles at home in a wife.
Plymouth, Sept. 11th, 1802.

ODE TO CHARLESTON COLLEGE.

ENCOMPASS'D by a verdant green, Which oft my feet at dawn have preft,

Behold the walls, remotely feen,

Of Charleston College ftand confeft.

INSCRIPTION IN A WOOD IN Hail ! rev'rend pile of claffic bricks,

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SIR,

I beheld with pleafure my Poems inferted
in your elegant Mifcellany; for my
ambition is not to be known on the
Banks of the Hudfon, but thofe of
the Thames. I, however, rejoice that
I facrificed to the laurel-god in the
woods of Carolina. Coofohatchie, which
before was not known, may now be
faid to live in fong, while the name,
from its Indian derivation, conveys a
diftinct idea of the place, and belongs
exclufively to myself.
In addition to fome more of my own fugi-
tive pieces, I take the liberty to tranf
mit you a few that are written by Mr.
George; a poet who wants only to be
known to be admired, and who, like
myfelf, pants to revisit the Land of the

Mules.

With not a bell to call the croud,
Oft haft thou witness'd boyith tricks,
And heard the truant laugh aloud.
My bufy mem'ry loves to dwell
Upon the gaily-circling hours,
I fix weeks pafs'd within thy cell,
Or rather academic bow'rs.
Bleft tafk! to rear the tender thought,
And cultivate th' unfolding mind,
Of idle boy with mischief fraught,
Or unto wickedness inclin'd.
But, Mufe! reftrain thy sportive wiles,
TO GEORGE I would my lays addrefs,
GEORGE, whom the Nine avow with
fmiles,
[fefs.
GEORGE, whofe endowments all con-
Say! must we both ignobly groan,

Of ev'ry whining boy the jeft,
And on our monumental stone
Have, "Here a pedagogue finds reft!"
Avert this fate, ye Gods, I crave;
Redeem me from the toil of fchools;
I was not born to be a flave,

Or, dully wife, to tutor fools.
J. DAVIS,
Coofobatchie, Feb. 3, 1799.

ODE TO MATILDA, LOOKING
OVER A MAP.

pow'RFUL as the magic wand,

*

Difplaying far each diftant land,
Is that angel hand to me,
When it points each realm and sea.
Plac'd in geographic mood,
Smiling, thew the pictur'd flood,
Whence, along the Red Sea coast,
Waves o'erwhelm'd the Egyptian host.
See that little Ille afar,
Of Salamis, renown'd in war,
Swelling high the trump of fame
With glory and eternal fhame.
Again the imag'd fcene furvey,
The rolling Hellefpontic Sea,"
Whence the Perfian from the shore
Proudly pafs'd his millions o'er.
And behold, to nearer view,
Here thy own lov'd country too,
JOHN DAVIS. That region which produc'd to me
fo bright a gem as thee!
LUCAS GEORGE.

I am, Sir, &c. New York, Broad Way, Dec. 7, 1800.

Sɔ pure,

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IMPUTATIONS AGAINST M. GARNERIN: WITH HIS REPLY.

AN anonymous Writer in a Newfpaper a fhort time ago publickly called on M. Garnerin to answer certain interrogatories on a fubject of a very opprobrious nature. The latter, at the time, anfwered the infinuated accufations with a fort of contemptuous brevity. The charges, thus replied to, became a topic of very general converfation; and on the 25th September, the fame Writer, or another in the fame spirit, reiterated the accufations in the form of queries: to which M. Garnerin immediately published the following Reply:

"A writer in The True Briton, who figns himself Vindex, has thought proper to put to me three questions

ift, Whether I am not the fame perfon who figned his unfortunate Sovereign's death warrant ?"

zd, "And, with unparalleled barba rity, wanted to carry with his own hands the head of the murdered Princefs de Lamballe, to fhew to the Queen of France, then a prisoner in the Temple?"

3d, (which is inclofed in the poft fcript of the letter), "Whether I was not accompanied to this country by the execrable wretch who actually cut off the head of the unfortunate Princefs de Lamballe; and whether this wretch is not here in my service ?"

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My replies to thefe questions are— Firft, That the death of Louis the XVIth was voted by the National Convention; that I was not then, nor ever was, a Member of the Convention; and that of courfe I did not, nor could, fign his death-warrant. My answer, therefore, to this first question, is a direct and formal negative.

"Had this anonymous Affaflin referred to the lift of Members of the Convention, and to the proceedings of that period, he might have afcertained

that there never was a Member of the Convention of my name. When Louis the XVIth was put to death, I was at Bruffels, ferving in the army under Dum:ourier.

"To the fecond question my answer is-That I never faw the Princess de Lamballe in my life, and of courfe could not have been a party to her murder.

I add, that I never was concerned in any of the enormities of that or any other period of the Revolution.

“To the third question, I answer by declaring-That I was not accompanied to this country by the execrable wretch who cut off the head of the unfortunate Princefs; nor is, nor ever was (to my knowledge), fuch a perfon in my fervice. I am totally ignorant of a crime which could only have been committed by the most favage of mankind. To this third question, therefore, my reply is as pofitive a negative as I have given to the two firft queftions.

"I have thus repelled the charges brought against me; which, indeed, my deference and refpect for the Englith public have principally induced me to notice IN THIS WAY.

"For the coward who, fculking behind an affumed name, has dared to attack me, I can only exprefs my perfect contempt. I with that he would give me an opportunity of treating him in a way more confonant to my own defires and to his deferts. Nor, indeed, am I difpofed to feel fentiments of greater refpect for the Editor of the True Briton himself, who has fuffered his paper to be the means of giving currency to charges, part of which he might, by a reference to the Moniteur of 1792 and 1793, or any other periodical work, have proved to have been totally unfounded.

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STATE PAPER.

THE GERMAN INDEMNITIES.

PARIS, AUG. 23.

THE Fir& Conful received, in ftate, in

the Confervative Senate, on the 21st inft. a copy of the Declaration by which the Ruffian and French Governments have refolved to conclude the difficult points relative to the Indem. nification of the German Princes.-In the preamble to this important meafure, it is ftated, that the Emperor Alexander and the First Conful have been actuated folely by a defire to feal the pacification of all Europe, to effect, by their mediation, in confequence of the earnest folicitations they had received from every quarter, what had in vain been expected from the delibe. rations of the Germanic Body.-After adverting to the fcrupulous attention with which the two Governments had examined the fubject, and the defire of the First Conful to maintain the rights of the parties concerned, the reporter proceeds to ftate, that a general plan of Indemnity was fome time fince de termined at Paris between the refpective Plenipotentiaries. The principal object of this plan, he obferves, has been the confolidation of peace, and the diminution of the chances of war; and on this ground, care has been taken to avoid all contact of territory between the two powers which have moft frequently dyed Europe in blood by their quarrels. The fame principle, adopted as far as circumstances would permit, with respect to Prufiia, has decided the placing of her Indemnities beyond the contact of France and Holland; and from this arrangement it is added, Austria will have the immenfe advantage of feeing all her poffeffions concentrated! The advantages gained by the House of Baden are defended upon the principle that it has been deemed neceflary to fortify the Circle of Suabia, which is between France and the great German States: another motive for this advantage is, that the good conduct of the Prince in question during the war had particularly deferved the good will of the Republic! After a few obfervations on the utility of preferving in the Empire an Ecclefiaftical Elector, the Report is concluded by the remark, that it appears im. poffible to draw up a plan that thould

VOL. XLII. SEPT. 1802.

be more conformable in every respect to the Treaty of Luneville, more analogous to the political ftate of Europe,

or more favourable to the maintenance of peace.

After a long and formal preamble, the Declaration ftates, that the Mediators, having examined with the molt fcrupulous care all the memorials, both upon the value of the loffes, and upon the demand of Indemnities prefented by the parties interested, have agreed to propofe, that the Indemnities fhall be diftributed in the following manner:

To the ARCHDUKE, GRAND DUKEFor Tufcany and its dependencies, the Archbishopric of Saltzburg, the Provofhip of Bertolfgaden, the Bishopric of Trent, the Bishopric of Brixen, the part of the Bishopric of Paflau situated beyond the Iltz, and the Inn on the fide of Auftria, except the fuburbs of Paffau, with a radius of 500 toifes; the Abbeys, Chapters, and Convents, fituated in the above-mentioned Diocefes. The above principalities thall be poffeffed by the Archduke upon the conditions, engagements, and relations, founded upon exifting treaties; the faid principalities fhall be taken out of the circle of Bavaria, and incorporated in the circle of Auftria, and their ecclefiaftical jurifdictions, both metropolitan and diocetan, fhall be alfo feparated by the limits of the two circles; Muhldorf all be united to Bavaria, and its equivalent fhall be taken from thofe of Freisingen.

To the ci-devant Duke of MoDENA, for the Modenese and dependencies, the Briigaw, and the Ortenau.

To the Elector Palatine of BAVARIA, for the Dutchy of Deux Ponts, the Dutchy of Juliers, the Palatinate of the Rhine, the Marquilate of Bergopfoom, the Seignory of Ravenftein, and others fituate in Belgium and Alface; the Bihorics of Palau, with the refervation of the part of the Archduke of Wurfbourgh, with the re'ervations hereinafter mentioned; of Bamberg, of Augtted, of Freilingen, and of Augfbourg; the Provofhip of Kempten; the Imperial Cities of Rothenbourg, Weidenbourg, Windheim, Schweinfort Gochfheim, Sennefelt Althoufen, Kempten, Kaufbeuren, Memmingen,

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Dinkelsbuhl, Nordingen, Ulm, Bofffingen, Buchorn, Waugen, Leutkirch, Ravensbourg, and Alfchaufen; the Abbeys of St. Ulric, Irfee, Weugen, Socfingen, Elchingen, Urfberg, Ro chenbourg, Weltenhausen, Ottobeuren, and Kaiferfheim.

To the King of PRUSSIA, for the Dutchy of Cleves, upon the left bank of the Rhine, and of Gueldres; the principality of Maers, the territories furrounded by Sevenaer, Huiffen, and Mahlbourg, and the tolls of the Rhine and of the Meufe; the Bishopric of Hildesheim and that of Paderborn, the territory of Erfort and Untergleichen, Eichtfeld, and the Mentz part of Trefort, the part of the Bishopric of Munfter fituate on the right of the line drawn from Olphen, by Munfter to Tecklenbourg, comprising within it the two cities of Olphen and Munfter; as alfo the right bank of the Ems as far as Lingen; the Imperial Cities of Mulhaufen, Northaufen, and Goflar; the Abbeys of Herforden, Quedlinbourg, Etlan, Eafen Effen, and Werden.

To the Prince of NASSAU; that is to fay, Naffau Ufingen; for the principality of Saarbrock, the two-thirds of the County Saarwarden, the Seig. nory of Ottweiler and that of Lahr in the Ortenau; the remainder of the Electorate of Mentz on the right of the Mein, with the refervation of the Grand Bailiwick of Afchaffenbourg, and that between the Mein, the county of Darmstadt, and the county of Erbach Caub, and the remainder of the Electorate of Cologne, properly called, with the refervation of the county of Altweid, the Convents of Seligenstadt and Bleidenftadt, the county of Sayn Alten-Kirchen, after the death of the Margrave of Anfpach, the villages of Soden and Soultzbach. NASSAU WEILBOUR-For the third of Saarwarden and the Seignory of Kircheim-Polauden; the remainder of the Electorate of Treves, with the Abbey of Arnstein, and that of Marianltadt.

NASSAU DILLENBOURG-For indemnity for the Stadtholderate and territories in Holland and Belgium; the Bishoprics of Fulda and Corwey; the city of Dortmund, the Abbeys and Chapters fituate in thefe territories, with a charge upon him to fatisfy claims fubfifting and previously ac knowledged by France upon certain fucceffions connected with the majority

of Naffau Dillenbourg during the courfe of the last century, the Abbey of Weingarten and thofe of Kappel to the country of Lippe, of Kappenbourg, to the countries of Munfter and Del. kerchen.

To the MARGRAVE of BADEN-For his part of the county of Sponhim, and the territories and Seignories in the Luxembourg, Alface, &c. the Bishopric of Conftance, the remainder of the Bishopric of Spires, Bafle, and Strafburg, the Bailliwicks palatine of Ladenbourg, Bretten, and Heidelberg, with the cities of Heidelberg and Manheim, the Seignory of Lahr, when the Prince of Nallau fhall he put in possesfion of the county of Alten-Kirchen, the remainder of the county of Lichtenburg, upon the right of the Rhine, the Imperial cities of d'Offenbourg, Zell, Hamersbach, Gengenbach, Uberlingen, Biberach, Pfulendorf, and Wimpten; the Abbayes d'Schwarzach, Frauenalb,Aller-Heiligen,Lichtenthal, Gendenbach, Ettenheim Munster, Peterhaufen, and Salman fweiller.

To the Duke of WIRTEMBERGHFor the Principality of Montheleard, and his poffeffions in Alface and Franche-Compte; the Provostship of Ell wangen, the Abbey of Zwiffolten, the Imperial cities of Weil, Reutlingen, Ellingen, Rothwell, Giengen, Aulenhaull, Gmeindt, and Hailbronn.

To the LANDGRAVE of HESSE-CASSEL-For St. Goar and Rheinfels, and as provifion for his charge of the indemnity of Heffe-Rothenbourg; the Mentz territories fituate within Amenebourg and Fritzlar, with their dependencies, and the village of Holtzhaufen.

To the LANDGRAVE of HESSEDARMSTADT-For the whole county of Lichtenberg, and its dependencies; the palatine bailliwicks of Lindenfels and Olzberg, and the remainder of the bailiwick of Oppenheim, the Dutchy of Weftphalia, with the refervation of the indemnity of the Prince of Witgenftein, the Mentz bailiwick of Gernheim, Bentheim, Hoppenheim, the remainder of the Bishopric of Worms, the city of Friedberg.

To the Prince of HOHENLOHE-BARTENSTEIN; to the Count of Loewenhaupt; to the heirs of the Baron of Dietrich for the allodial parts of the county of Lichtenberg; that is to fay, to Hohenloe for Obetbronn, the bailliwick of Yaxtberg, and the portions of

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To the Prince of LINANGE The Mentz bailiwicks of Mittenberg, Amorbach, Bischoftheim, Konigshofen, Krautheim, and all the parts of Mentz, com. prifed between the Maym, the Tauber, the Neckar, and the county of Erbach, the parcels of Wurtzburg, upon the left of the Tauber, the palatine bailliwicks of Boxburgh, of Mofbach, the Abbey of Amorback, and the Provoftthip of Combourg, with territorial fuperiority. To the Count of LINANGE-GUNTERSBLUM-The Mentz bailiwick, or Kellery of Belligheim.

To the Count of LINANGE HEDESHEIM--The Mentz bailiwick or Kellery of Neyduan.

To the Count of LINANGE-WESTER BOURG, the elder branch-The Convent of Schonthall, upon the Yaxte, with territorial fuperiority: the younger branch, the Provoftfhip of Wimpfen.

To the Princes of SALM SALM and SALM-KIRBOURG, to the Rhinegraves, to the Princes and Counts of Salm, Reiferfheid, the remainder of the Upper Bifhopric of Muntter.

To the Prince of WIED RUNKEL, for the County of Creange-the County of Altweid, with the refervation of the bailliwicks of Linz and Unkel.

To the Duke of AREMBERG, to the Count de la Marck, to the Prince de Ligne for the Principality of Arem. berg, the counties of Saffenberg, Schleyden, and Fagnolles, the county of Rucklinghaufen, with the bailliwick of Dalmen, as far as the country of Muniter. To the Prince and Counts of SalmsFor Rohrbach, Hirchsfeld, the Convents of Arnsbourg, and of Ilbenitadt.

To the Prince of WILGENSTEINFor Neumayen, &c. the Abbey of Grafffchafft, the district of Zuschenau, and the foreft of Hellenbergerstriet, as far as the Dutchy of Weftphalia.

To the Count of WARTEMBERGFor Wartemberg, the Kellery of NeckeSteinack, that of Erenberg, and the farm of Wimpfen, dependent upon Worms and Spires.

To the Prince of STOLBERG-For the county of Rocheforte, the convents of Engelthal and Rokenberg.

To the Prince of ISENBERG-The part of the Chapter of Jacobsberg as far as the village of Gemaleim.

To the Prince of DIETRICHSTEINFor the Seignory of de Traip, which will be abandoned to the Grifons, the Seignory of Neu Ravensbourg.

To the Prince of TOUR-TAXIS --For indemnity of revenue of Imperial posts in the ceded provinces and domains in Belgium, the abbey of Buchans, with the city, thofe of Marchthal and Nernheim, the bailliwick of Otrach, dependent upon Salmantweiler.

To the Count of SICKINGEN-For the county of Landithul, &c. the abbeys of Ofchenhaufen and of Munchroth.

To the Count of LEVEN-For Blief caftel, &c. the abbeys of Schouffenried, Coutenzell, Heybach, Bamdt, and Bouxheim.

To the Prince of BREZENHEIM-The abbey of Lindau, with the city.

To the Countefs of COLLOREDOFor Daschtal, the abbeys of Sainte Croix de Donawerth.

To the Countess of STERNBERG-For Manderheid, Biankenheim, the abbeys of Weiffenau and Ifhy, with the city.

To the Counts of WESTPHALIA, of BASSENHEIM-For Olbruck, of Sinzendorff; for Rhineck, of Straefberg; for Kerpen, of Oftein; for Millendonk, of Quadt; for Wiekerade, of Pletten⚫ berg; for Wittem, of Mitternich; for Wennebourg, &c. of Afpremont; for Reckheim, of Torring; for Gronsfield, of Neffeirade; for Welri, &c. the lower Bishopric of Munster.

To the GRAND PRIOR of MALTAFor the commanderies on the left of the Rhine, the abbey of St. Blaite, with the county of Bondort and dependencies, the abbey's of St Trapert, of Schultern, "of St. Pierre, and of Tennebach.

The First Conful of the French Re. public, and his Majefty the Emperor of Ruffia, after having propofed to regulate thus the demandable indemnities of the Hereditary Princes, have acknowledge.i that it was at o: ce poflible and fit to pieferve in the firk College of the Empire a i Ecclefiaftical Elector. They propofe, in confequence, that the Arch Chancellor Gg 2

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