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Two Plates are added, one illustrative of the Travels of the Apostles, and the other a Map of Judea and a Plan of the City and Temple of Jerusalem. This Work is intended for the use of Students in Divi nity, as well as the Library. <If you desire your son, though no great scholar, to read and reflect, it is your duty to place into his hands the best Translations of the best Classical Authors.'-DR. PARR. As the learned languages do not form part of the education of Females, This Greek Testament is the most valuable of any that the only access which they have to the valuable stores of antiquity is through has yet been published with critical and philological appathe medium of correct translation; and the present Selection is intended to ratus, especially for students who wish to purchase only ONE Edition.'-Horne's Introduction to the Bible. include those Authors only, which may be read by the youth of either sex. 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Coll., It has been the object to present, in a comprehensive form, a Manual, containing the interpretation, in Latin and English, of such words as occur in the principal Greek Poets;-the quantity of each syllable actually or virtually That marked ;-an authority quoted for the existence and quantity of each word in those writers;-and those terms set down as synonymous which appear to bear a similitude in sense to the principal word. The Works of the Greek Poets have been diligently examined, and such epithets In No. XVIII. Translations of different parts of HORACE are introduced from the pens of the following Poets: Addison-Atterbury, Bp.-Badham, C.-Beattie, F.-Beaumont, Sir J.-Bentley, and phrases annexed to each principal word as are of Dr. Bernal, R.-Byron, Lord-Carter, Elizabeth-Chatterton-Congreve, W.-legitimate usage, and seem best calculated to embellish Cowley-Cowper-Creech-Croly-Dryden - Evelyn-Hastings, Warren-Herbert, Greek composition. Hon. W.-Hobhouse, Sir J. Cam-Hunt, Leigh-Johnson, Dr.-Jonson, Ben-Joy, Dr. Brasse has certainly conferred a lasting benefit on H. Hall-Lyttleton, Lord-Merivale, J.-Milton-Montgomery, Robert-Otway-Pope all classical students, and deserves the highest praise for -Porson-Barry Cornwall-Roscommon, Earl of-Rowe, N.-Sidney, Sir P.-Swift, taste, learning, and indefatigable industry.' Weekly Dean-Wakefield, Gilbert-Warton, J.-Warton, T.-Wrangham, &c. &c. Review. SOPHOCLES.' It is executed with great spirit and fidelity. It is, indeed, a version The indefatigable application required in the comworthy of a place in the Family Classical Library, and higher praise it could scarcely pilation of the Greek Gradus is manifest; and we heartily receive; for that series has been hitherto conducted with so much spirit, taste, and judg-recommend the work as supplying a desideratum in our ment, that we are afraid of wearying our readers by so often repeating our commendations School Books, and likely to be advantageously used to a and our hearty wishes for its continued success,'—Athenæum, Sept. 1832. very wide extent.'-Lit, Chron, First of January, 1833, will be published, in royal 8vo, Price 5s. 6d. sewn, PART I. OF AN ABRIDGMENT OF THE COMMENTARIES ON THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS. BY THE REV. T. S. HUGHES, B. D. OF EMMANUEL COLLEGE; CHAPLAIN TO THE BISHOP OF PETERBOROUGH, AND LATE CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE AT CAMBRIDGE. IT has been suggested to MR. VALPY by several Clergymen, that an important service would be rendered to the Religious Public, and more particularly to the Clergy and Students in Divinity, if an ABRIDGMENT, or rather a CONDENSATION, OF THE PRINCIPAL ENGLISH COMMENTARIES ON THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS were published in an economical and commodious form, suitable to the means as well as the wants of the present age. For deeply as the Christian world is indebted to those learned men, whose critical knowlege and laborious researches have enabled them to furnish invaluable Commentaries on the Holy Scriptures, it is much to be regretted that the fruits of their labors remain scattered through a multiplicity of volumes, rarely to be found even in the Libraries of the most wealthy classes; whilst in almost all instances they cannot be procured without also incurring the expense of costly additions of the Text. To obviate such difficulties, and facilitate the investigations of those who desire a more perfect knowlege of Scripture, is the object of the present undertaking the advantages of which will probably appear in a more striking point of view, if we subjoin a list of the Authors whose works it is proposed to condense. PLAN OF THE WORK. 1. The Work will contain the Notes of the above English Commentators, who have commented on the whole of the Old or New Testament, or both; and these so CONDENSED as to give the substance of every Note with brevity, but without obscurity. 2. The Notes of each Commentator will be in alphabetical order, chapter by chapter; so that reference may be directly made to the opinions of any favorite Author. 3. When a Commentary is accompanied by a Paraphrase or by particular Dissertations, such will be referred to at the end of each chapter. 4. At the end of the Work will be given a List of the most celebrated ancient and modern published Sermons, adapted to the same Texts, both in the Old and New Testaments. 5. The Work will commence with the New Testament, and will be handsomely printed in Royal Octavo, double columns, to be published in Monthly Parts, averaging 180 pages, price 5s. 6d. each; and it is presumed the whole will be completed in about 40 Parts. The New Testament will however be complete in itself, to suit any Subscribers who may wish to discontinue the work before the whole is finished. Printed and Published by A. J. VALPY, Red Lion Court, London: J. HOLMES, Took's Court, Chancery Lane. No. 260. Journal of English and Foreign Literature, Science, and the Fine Arts. LONDON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1832. PRICE FOURPENCE. This Journal is published every Saturday Morning, and is despatched by the early Coaches to Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Dublin, Glasgow, Edinburgh, and other large Towns; it is received in Liverpool for distribution on Sunday Morning, twelve hours before papers sent by the post. For the convenience of persons residing in remote places, the weekly numbers are issued in Monthly Parts, stitched in a wrapper, and forwarded with the Magazines to all parts of the World. REVIEWS Erinnerungen aus dem Leben eines Deutsschen in Paris. Von G. P. Depping. (Recollections from the Life of a German in Paris.) Leipzig: 1832. London: Treuttel & Co. thor naturally felt great interest in this workthe first two volumes were ready for the press in the latter end of 1809-but the delays of the publisher, Colas, were such, that they were not printed till the middle of 1811. By this time, Napoleon had become alarmed at the protracted resistance of the Spaniards, THIS is an amusing record of the life of a tended for their faith and freedom; the press, and at the obstinacy with which they conliterary man, whose labours have not been therefore, must be still further shackled; and unnoticed by the world. + Attracted to Paris M. Depping's work, after being printed, and when only nineteen, he has passed thirty when just ready for sale, was doomed to be years of his life, in that high seat of Euro-shorn of its fair proportions by the ignoble pean civilization, in frequent intercourse with many of the most distinguished characters of the age, and a witness of some of the most eventful transactions in modern history. His style is easy and pleasant, without pretension,-and he runs on in a quiet tone of lively gossip, detailing anecdotes of his youthful experience in Paris, and bringing us acquainted with many individuals, who figured with him on that busy stage. In this latter particular consists, perhaps, the principal interest of the work. As every page presents something amusing, we may open the book at random. The first anecdote which presents itself refers to the writer's youthful production, the 'Soirées d'Hiver,' which, it seems, was intended to show young people how nations thrive and prosper, and how they advance from a state of barbarism to civilization, according as they avail themselves diligently of their national talents and advantages. This little work became very popular, and was announced as about to be translated into English; and the author, being anxious that this new edition should share in the corrections which he intended to make, wrote to the English publisher to that effect, who replied, M. Depping adds, in the style of an English merchant, "it would not do." This "would not do," which still rings in the author's ears, meant, we suppose, that the corrections and alterations would cost an extra trifle, and was written with the consciousness that puffs and paragraphs would in England sell a bad edition, as readily as a good one-it is, indeed, a text that might be curiously illustrated, and some day or other we may write an amusing commentary on it. One of the literary enterprises which cost M. Depping the greatest pains and research, was his History of Spain,' which was written during Napoleon's war in that country, and published in 1811. The periodical press at that time was severely shackled, but the Emperor thought it for his interest not to be severe in his censorship of books. Our au • His principal works are, Les Soirées d'Hiver,' a very popular book with young people,-A History of Spain, A Collection of Spanish Romances, with notes and illustrations, Histoire des Expeditions Maritimes des Normands,' which gained, we believe, a prize at Paris, and a similar Prize Essay, on the Commerce of the Levant; besides innumerable articles in Reviews, &c. scissors of M. Lacretelle the younger, who "This was the man who was now to decide upon my History of Spain. I soon received an sor. I confessed to him, that here I needed At the appointed time, I did not fail to revisit Malte-Brun, who informed me, that he had also observed striking allusions, whether accidental or designed, in the history of the struggle of the Spaniards against the Romans-in the coldblooded, plundering Romans, whose only object the seizure of their property, without troubling was the subjugation of the natives, and afterwards themselves about the noble heroism of the people, their love of country, and patriotic devotion, the army of Napoleon would at once be recognized. He thought, however, that without removing the picture altogether, the history of the period might be considered in another point of view, not contrary to truth, and certainly not displeasing to Napoleon's Censor, since it would suggest very different analogies. He then gave me some manuscript notes, which he had made on various passages-and I have always preable writer. The leading points of his suggestions served them as a proof of the great tact of this and plundered Spain, long before the Romans. were these:-The Carthaginians had subdued That ambitious people had employed Spanish attacking the Romans in Italy. So long as the treasure and Spanish troops, for the purpose of Spaniards continued to support the Carthaginians, Rome could not be considered safe from the latter; the rights of self-defence, therefore, required, that the Carthaginians should be expelled from Spain, and a fast hold kept of that country. By this means, the Carthaginians would be driven over to Africa; and, instead of Spain being under the dominion of a merely selfish and ambitious people, she would form part of a great empire-the seat of learning, and of the arts and sciences. This view of the matter would necessarily please the Censor so much the more, as it was only necessary to substitute for the Carthaginians the English-who, in the 19th century, sought to disturb France by means of Spain, as old Carthage had done Rome. This proved a happy expedient, and fully succeeded, so far, at least, as regarded the Cenwhich, under all the circumstances, must be resorship; the bookseller had, indeed, to pay for his delay, by reprinting ten sheets of the work; garded as a sort of curiosity in the annals of bibliography." We trust this lesson may not be thrown away on the good people who hope to encourage literature and disseminate truth by the establishment of diffusion societies and a censorship. We shall now translate a very pleasing sketch of a Parisian blue stocking, from which the untravelled reader may form a pretty correct idea of the ease and unostentatious elegance of Parisian literary society. "Some of my literary friends introduced me to Madame * who was then in the habit of collecting around her a small circle of friends and literati. Here, a new view of society was presented to me. Madame in the bloom of youth, and could hardly be was no longer reckoned handsome; but her figure was fine, her voice soft, and there was an air of elegance in her general appearance. As she had no mily in Paris, and was even reported to be se parated from her husband, and had but a very limited income, her expenses were on a corre sponding scale; and I had an example in her of the manner in which an accomplished female, unsupported and alone, must manage in Paris, when she would follow the stream of fashion without the support of family or wealth. Her early history I never knew. When I was introduced to her, she was known as the writer of very interesting articles in the periodicals, and had frequent parties of learned and literary Her visitors, however, were by no means confined to these classes, and I have met am men. bassadors and princes in her little apartments. Her conversational powers were enchanting; and every one was eager, to the utmost of his ability, to contribute to her amusement. One invited her to a ball, another to the theatre, a third to a concert, while a fourth would tempt her to a pic-nic party in the country: and this sort of life was her element. When she remained solitary at home, and heard at evening the rolling of the coaches through the streets, she became melancholy, for the reflection arose of all the pleasure which the people in these vehicles would enjoy that night, and of which she would be deprived. Had she but one companion-and more particularly one of a cheerful or intellectual turn-her contentment for the evening was secured; and if two came she was rejoiced, her pleasure increasing with the number of her visitors. "Like all those of her sex in Paris, distinguished by their talents, she studiously displayed her intellectual wealth to the light, and could not endure to be surpassed in this respect by other women. I once found her almost inconsolable, on account of having twice lost the thread of the discourse, or suffered it to get entangled, in a conversation which she had had with another lady of equal talents and celebrity, to whom she had been introduced for the first time. What will Madame N. think of me?' she exclaimed bitterly. "It was always her chief concern so to arrange matters, that the time, particularly the afternoon and evening, should be passed in an agreeable manner. In this she succeeded tolerably well, and, in fact, every one was her friend who had spent a pleasant evening in her house, or had been with her a summer's day in the country, delighted with the preference shown to him. She knew how to keep her admirers in good order, who might otherwise have given way to fits of jealousy; and at her house might be seen many very interesting characters,, among others the young poet, Milleroie, whose foppish appearance presented a strange contrast with his elegies, and who fell a victim to his excessive indulgence in the pleasures of Paris. His career was joyous but short, and the fate of the young elegiac poet was bewailed by many a beauty. I learned much from the conversation of Madame ; she was eminently familiar with the best tone of Parisian society, and many times advised with and directed me-a kindness that no one had hitherto done me; because in Paris there is a constant dread of offending the self-love of any one with whom we come in contact, and hence, in conversation, everything is avoided that can create pain. On the whole, this attention is praiseworthy, as it evinces a wish to please those whom chance has brought into our company; and it must remove many causes of strife when men behave in this courteous manner towards each other, and mutually conceal the rough sides of their character. For young people, however, who have still much to learn, it is of the highest importance to meet with an individual whose far greater intimacy with good society qualifies him, and who will take the trouble to point out their errors. The instructions of the fair sex, in these matters of minor morals, are particularly efficacious; and and the author of London in the Olden Time,' have all contributed-Inglis, a ' Norwegian Legend,' so full of local truth, that we seem to read it within sound of the Maelstroom, and Ritchie one of his best tales. There are, too, some clever articles by persons less known, and among them, a quiet pleasant piece of humour, called, 'A Journey to Richmond,' which is worth reading. THE PICTURESQUE it is to be wished that every youth who comes up from the country to settle in the metropolis, were placed under the care of some prudent female friend, and perfected by her in his social education. I found, however, that the evenings at Madame 's stretched far into the night, and that it did not agree with serious occupations to be deprived of the morning; I remark ed also, in good time, that my means would not allow me to compete with so many rich and gallant cavaliers, in devising pleasure-parties for the lady of the house; I therefore, withdrew is sure to be welcome. Mr. Ritchie is myself by degrees from such society, in spite of always a delightful travelling companion, its many charms; and this mode of proceeding I abounding in pleasant anecdote and tradihave since observed, in similar circumstances, tional lore. The Picturesque' is one of the that I might not be swept away by the whirlpool few books of its class, to which we are willing of dissipation, and might remain master of my own time. By thus acting, I have certainly to assign a permanent place on our library lost some enjoyments, but, on the other hand, shelves-but we must, on this occasion, conhave gained by leading a regular life, which has fine our extracts to one short anecdote relat also its attractions, and which will never offering to a student at Heidelberg :matter for repentance. We may, perhaps, make some further translations from this pleasant work. THE ANNUALS. The Keepsake. The Keepsake. Longman & Co. Frindship's Offering. Smith, Elder & Co. Heath's Picturesque Annual. Longmans. The Landscape Annual. Jennings & Chaplin. The Literary Souvenir. Longman & Co. The New Year's Gift. Ditto. The Comic Offering. Smith, Elder & Co. WE last week made our award, so far as art was concerned, on the several pretensions of these glittering volumes-we shall now confine ourselves to the much less important duty of reporting on their literary merits. But first, one friendly word with all parties interested. We observe that The Winter's Wreath,' not the least pleasant, though one of the least pretending of the brotherhood, has been merged in Friendship's Offering' -let the others take the hint; and assuredly, unless the proprietors exert themselves, and contrive to hold on public patronage by variety and novelty, some one of these works must shortly play the prophet's serpent, and swallow up all competitors. There is a wearisome uniformity that will pall the public appetite, as it now perplexes criticism. What can we say of them, that was not said last year?-and they are not only identical with the past volumes, but with one another-the same words of praise and blame might with equal truth characterize any one of them. THE KEEPSAKE is perhaps a trifle less aristocratical than heretofore, and something the better for it. An historical anecdote by Lord Dover, though wanting in novelty, is perhaps one of the most interesting papers - Lord Morpeth, Leitch Ritchie, and Mrs. Shelley, have all has a pleasant skit-and there are other contributed good tales-Lady Blessington trifles of various merit, but not worth particularizing. FRIENDSHIP'S OFFERING. In this more substantial looking volume, we like the realities best-such papers as Mr. Pringle and Mrs. Lee have contributed; and of course we include the poetry of Mary Howitt and the prose of Miss Mitford, which are true as truth itself. Barry Cornwall too, Mrs. Norton, Allan Cunning ham, T. B. Macaulay, J. B. Fraser, Delta, T. K. Hervey, Inglis, Banim, Leitch Ritchie, "Mar Antoni Helcel, was the son of Helcel, a banker at Cracow, in Poland. When the intelligence arrived of the revolt of the Poles, he immediately bade his companions adieu, and hastened home. 664 "My son! my son cried the alarmed father, when Antoni, whom he imagined to be safe at Heidelberg, suddenly presented himself: in an evil hour are you come! I have and I cannot spare you, Antoni. You must but two of youthis young lad and yourselfbe a father to him when I am gone. What is your purpose, my rash, but beloved boy?' "I thought you might be in danger, father,' replied Antoni, and I came to see that you, and my mother, and my young brother, were well cared for in these disastrous times. But I am now weary and faint with travel; let me lie down to rest, and you shall know all in the morning. He went to bed in the same room with his brother. The anxious parents got up betimes, and stole softly to listen whether he was awake. All was silent; and a great part of the morning elapsed before they could determine on disturbing the slumbers of their they entered the room. At length, becoming almost alarmed, It was empty. With a quaking heart the father saw that the arms son. which had hung by the wall as an ornament were absent too. The predictions of his heart were verified. Antoni and his young brother, in the middle of the night, had left their pa rents in the keeping of God, and had gone to offer their swords to their country. The battle of Grochow was fought a few days after. The noble youths arrived just in time to share the glory; and were both slain.” THE LANDSCAPE ANNUAL. We find, on examination, that we neglected last week to notice the illustrations to this pretty volume. There are four and twenty altogether, and they present such scenes as strike the eye, catch the fancy, or have been rendered acceptable to us by poets and historians-Vico Varo, near Tivoli,' 'Vietri,' Terni,' and 'The Convent of the Vallambrosa,' are our favourites. As a whole, they are fully equal to last year, but the objections of last year still hold; and it may be said nerally, that they want sun-light and air. Mr. Roscoe's accompanying letter-press that he writes rather from description than always pleasant, although it is but too evident observation, and he is somewhat too profuse of quotations. THE LITERARY SOUVENIR ge differs not essentially from the volumes of preceding years, and those who have so long bestowed on it their patronage, will perhaps desire nothing more to be said in its favour. Wordsworth's beautiful sonnet On Sir Walter Scott's leaving Abbotsford,' which the liberality of the editor of the 'Souvenir,' enabled Mr. Allan Cunningham to introduce into his Memoir, worthily opens a volume, to which Mrs. Hemans, Caroline Bowles, Mary Howitt, T. K. Hervey, W. Kennedy, and others, have given their able support. Leitch Ritchie also contributes a powerful tale bordering on the supernatural, and W. Howitt one of common life, with its joys and sorrows, its hopes and disappointments, full of touching simplicity, and occasional passages of that best of philosophy, which comes warm from the depth of human affection-here is an extract in illustration of what we mean: "How superficially we look upon our fellowmen. They pass us daily in the walks of life as so many automata; we know no more of them; yet, around us in a thousand and a thousand streams, their spirits are flowing in thoughts and passions and affections, in their own hidden circles of friendship-in their own hallowed retirements of domestic love; and we go through the world blaming its coldness, and cursing its cruelties and its crimes, but all unconscious of the vast wealth of joy, and intellect, and affectionate attachment which hem us in on all sides, and overflow continually into the eternal sea. Well! thanks to an all-gracious God who has caused them to flow!" Of the beautiful illustrations, we have spoken under the head of Fine Arts. THE NEW YEAR'S GIFT, or Juvenile Souvenir, is perhaps the only one that is decidedly improved--more exertion, and a more liberal outlay of money are evident. If, indeed, it might be excused in reverend and grey-headed men, we would venture to acknowledge, that A Day in an Island,' by Mary Howitt, and 'Dolly and her Beaux,' by Miss Mitford, have pleased us as well as they are likely to do the Juveniles, to whom the volume will forthwith be forwarded. There are many other pleasant papers, one in particular, ⚫ Ă Summer Day's Adventure,' by the author of The Book of the Seasons. THE COMIC OFFERING, History of the King's German Legion. By N. L. Beamish. 2 vols. London: Boone. Or the late war we have had histories, partial or complete, in countless abundance; but we have not seen one displaying more moderation, more diligence in investigating the truth, or more shrewdness in deciding between conflicting statements. Though professedly merely a history of the Services of the German Legion, it is, in fact, a history of the entire war; for from "what glorious and well-foughten field” can we record the absence of the German chivalry? The work is not like others that we could name-a mere compilation from newspapers and magazines: Major Beamish has left no source of information unexplored; and the access he obtained to manuscript journals has enabled him to intersperse his general narrative with interesting personal anecdotes, that render this volume as delightful to those who read for amusement, as it is valuable to those who read for profit. We shall glean a few scraps from the ample supply, as we proceed in our brief summary of the history. After Hanover had been lost without a struggle, through the inconceivable folly, or more probably the treachery, of the electoral ministry, the corps called the German Legion was raised from among those soldiers who felt more attached to the house of Brunswick, than to a country betrayed and insulted. They were formed into several regiments, and quartered through England and Ireland. In the latter country, their gallant bearing recommended them to the tender hearts of the fair sex, and so great was their success, that an Irish militia brigade, enraged by the loss of their sweethearts, actually had recourse to arms, and several lives were sacrificed. The first appearance of the legion in active service, was during the war in northern Europe. The Germans behaved very well during the campaign against Copenhagen; and the following characteristic trait of their honesty is highly creditable : : "On one of the British attacks upon the suburb, this officer (Major Heise), then a licutenant, was posted with twenty-two men of the regiment in front of an apothecary's shop, where also spirits were sold. For this part of his stock in trade the apothecary found several customers among the hussars; but the continued discharge of grape from the citadel much disturbed the circulation of the glass. Still more, it might be supposed, would it have inThis, however, was most conscientiously perterfered with the after process of remuneration. forined, and notwithstanding the uninterrupted fire from the citadel, the Germans were to be seen most methodically drawing out their purses, and presenting the apothecary with the value of his drams." On their return from Denmark several of the transports were lost; but several examples of individual heroism were displayed, the more remarkable as the helplessness and cowardice of soldiers at sea has passed into a proverb. That there are brilliant exceptions to the aphorism appears from the account of the shipwreck of the Salisbury. men immediately came forward; from these the best rowers were chosen, and they gallantly put off in the jolly boat, and endeavoured to convey a rope to the boat of the Salisbury. This rope proved too short, and was obliged to be twice lengthened before it would reach the boat, keeping the sufferers in the most painful suspense; at length the brave soldiers succeeded in accomplishing their humane object, and both boats Avere hauled up to the transport, which now bore away towards the Salisbury. "On nearing the vessel Major Roberton sought to cheer the unfortunate people on board, who had despaired of receiving help, by calling out to them, 'You will all be saved,' which they answered with a grateful hurrah! "Four men of the legion now jumped into the boat and put off to the Salisbury, but the wind again increased, and rendered their apthe stern of the vessel, and surgeon Rathje, proach dangerous; the boat reached, however, the quarter-master sergeant, two soldiers, and the mate, were enabled to jump into her; but the transport was fast sinking, and to have remained longer near her would have endangered the boat, which was obliged immediately to be got away. With the preservation of these five persons, therefore, their gallant comrades were obliged to be satisfied, and scarce had they pulled off, and ensured the safety of the boat, when the Salisbury went down. Nine officers, two hundred and twelve men, thirty women, and five children, perished with this transport. The entire casualties of the legion in the expedition amounted to one thousand one hundred and and the drowned alone numbered two hundred seventy-five, of which thirty-six were officers; and twenty-six!" The next service of the Legion was in Sir John Moore's unfortunate, though not unhonoured campaign. "Great expectations having been raised among the troops both as to the enthusiasm of and their grateful and friendly feeling towards the Spaniards in their resistance to the French, the British, they were not a little surprised and disappointed at finding, when they had crossed the frontier, no demonstration of either feeling. Hundreds of able-bodied men passed the columns with indifference on their march, or, wrapped in their dark mantles, stood stupidly gazing on them in the market-places; and their reception at the houses of the inhabitants showed an equal absence of any of those noble sentiments for which the 'patriots,' as they were called, had been so much lauded.” We must make room for our author's account of the circumstances of Lefebvre's "The situation of the Salisbury was now so capture, because it differs from the narratives perilous, that the destruction of those on board appeared inevitable; the sailors, therefore, low-published at the time, and appears to be well ered down the long boat, and all rushed forward supported by official documents. to seek refuge in it. Lieutenants von Wenkstern and Magens, forty-three soldiers, one woman and child, and the master and twelve of the crew of the transport succeeded in getting in, after which the rope was cut, and the boat, unprovided with either oars or rudder, drifted off at the mercy of the waves. The other vessel now bore up towards the boat, and as she was driven past her, threw out a rope, but it fell short of the object; a second and a third time this was attempted, but with equal ill luck, and the last hope of the sufferers appeared to have been extinguished, for the master of the vessel was unwilling to make any further effort for their preservation. A few bold and generous soldiers, however, came to their relief. Major infantry, was on board the vessel, seeing that Roberton, who, with part of the eighth English the master of the transport declined making any farther exertion to save the people in the boat, energetically appealed to his own men on behalf of their brother soldiers. Several officers and The "In the course of the pursuit a young private of the German hussars, named Bergmann, who had already cut down a French officer, and pos sessed himself of his sword and pouch, being mounted on a fast English horse, found himself one of the foremost, and came up with a person dressed in a green frock, and cocked hat, who rode in rear of the flying squadrons. fugitive made a thrust at his pursuer with his sword, which being parried, he demanded 'pardon.' At this moment one of the English hussars, who was close at hand, seized the bridle of the prisoner's horse, and led him away. Bergmann, then only a lad of eighteen, and little knowing the value of his prize, suffered the more shrewd Englishman to bear it off, and giving himself no farther concern about the matter, rejoined the pursuit: meantime the person in the green frock was taken to General Stewart as the prisoner of the English hussar; nor was it until Bergmann's comrades had reproached him for not retaining his prize, that |