Khan was maffacred by his nephew, and Cromwell only died in his bed because his fon Richard was a philofopher. Cæfar has been accounted a great man by the mob of writers. But it is only the philofophher who knows how

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CHARLOTTE CORDEY. With an HARLOTTE Cordey was a native of Caen in Normandy, of an ancient and refpectable family. She poffeffed an independent fortune, with which the maintained.an aged parent. In July laft the conceived and executed the defign of ridding the world of that monfter of iniquity, Marat; and for that purpose fhe came to Paris. The particulars of this event have been al ready given in p. 126 of this work.

In the examinations which the underwent previous to her trial, the faid nothing that could effect either Duperret or Fauchet, who were fulpected to have been acquainted with her defign; and no facts were obtained from her relative to the pretended plot of affaffiating the members of the Mountain. Her trial came on the 18th of July, the day after the funeral of Marat. When brought to the bar of the revolutionary tribunal, the preferved the most undaunted countenance, had her hair elegantly dreffed, and was attired more fit for the celebration of her nuptials than to receive the awful fentence of death. The dignity of her deportment, and the stern penetration of her eye, repeatedly put her judges out of countenance, and for a time fafcinated the jury; and her anfwers, by their boldness, ftruck every fpectator with aftonishment. At the beginning of her trial fhe thus addreffed her judges:did not expect to appear before you I always thought that I should be delivered up to the rage of the people, torn in pieces, and that my head, ftuck on the top of a pike, would have preceded Marat on his ftate-bed, to serve as a rallying point to Frenchmen, if there ftill are any worthy of that name. But, happen what will, if I have the honours of the guillotine, and my claycold remains are buried, they will foon have conferred upon them the honours of the Pantheon, and my memory will be more honoured in France than that

to mark the barrier between celebrity and greatness. The talents of this fin gular man, and the good fortune which conftantly attended him till the moment of his affaflination, have greatly concealed the enormity of his actions.

elegant Portrait, taken from real Life. of Judith in Bethulia."-Sentence of death was pronounced upon this refolute woman, and fhe was executed in the evening.

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The funeral of Marat was celebrated with the greatest pomp and folemnity. All the fections joined in the proceffion, fome with their colours, but all of them with their standards. An immense crowd of people attended it. women bore the bathing-machine in which Marat was ftanding when he was affaffinated; his fhirt, ftained with blood, was carried by another amazon at the top of a pike. After this followed a wooden bedstead, on which the corpfe of Marat was carried by citizens. His head was uncovered, and the gafh made by the knife of the affaffin could be easily diftinguished. The proceffion paffed through feveral streets; and was faluted on its march by feveral difcharges of artillery. The affaffination of Marat, which feemed calculated to ftrike the Jacobins with a mortal blow, on the contrary infpired them with greater energy and vigour, The news of his death was no fooner spread abroad, than the drum was beaten in all the fections, to announce to them, as it were, that a great misfortune had befallen the republic; the death of this moft extravagant and despicable wretch caufed a public mourning.

The two following letters were written by Madame Cordey while in prifon; they are preferved here because they develope her heroic and eccentric character more than the most laboured defcription from another hand.

Madame Cordey to Barbaroux. "Citizen, Abbaye Prifon. As you expreffed a wifh to be acquainted with the detail of my journey, I fhall make no apology for tranfmitting you the most minute particulars.

"As foon as I arrived at Paris, I hired a lodging at the Hotel de la Providence, in the Rue des Vieux Auguf

tins

tins. I then employed myself in finding out your friend Duperret-by what means the committee of general fafety discovered my conference with that citizen, I am at a lofs to guefs-you are ignorant of the firmness of this man's foul. He replied to the accufation adduced against him without varying from the truth, which I confirmed by my evidence; but, though he is entirely innocent of the charge, his firmness is imputed to him as a crime.

Would you believe that Fauchet has been committed to prifon as my accomplice ?-He did not know that fuch a woman existed; but I find the facrifice of an infignificant being like myself will be deemed infufficient to appeafe the manes of this great man-of this great man!-Alas, it is an affront to the reft of mankind to confider him as a man. He was a beast, who, grafping the torch of civil war, fet fire to the whole republic. Thanks to God, however, he was not a native of France. "Four members of the national convention were prefent at my first examination. Chabot looked like a foolLegendre thought that he had feen me in the morning at his house; but he was deceived, for I did not conceive him fufficiently important to become the ty. rant of his country; and I do not pretend to punish every one. All thofe who never faw me before were conviced that they had known me a long time. I believe the last words of Marat have been published, but I doubt whether they have been correctly published.

"After having mentioned your name, and the commiffioners of Calvados, who are at Evreux, he made ufe of the following expreflion" That in a few days you should be guillotined, through his means, at Paris."1 hefe words determined me, and I ftabbed him. Should the department place him oppolite to St. Fargeau, the fpeech I have quoted ought to be engraved upon his buft in letters of gold.

"I fhall enter into no detail of this important event. The public prints will give you fufficient information. I own, that the courage with which our volunteers enlifted, on Sunday, the 7th of July, made me no longer hefi

tate.

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You remember how delighted was with the fight, and I promifed Petion that he should foon repent of the

fufpicion which he entertained of my fentiments." Should you indeed be forry if thefe men were not to depart?" These were Petion's words.

"In fhort, I reflected that so many brave men travelling to Paris to obtain the head of a fingle man might have failed of fuccefs; or, if they had not, many good citizens might have been facrificed to him, who deferved not such an honour. The hand of a woman alone was fufficient !-I acknowledge that I made use of perfidious means. to obtain access to him.-In the outfet of my journey I had refolved to stab him on the top of the Mountain, in the convention; but he was not able to attend the convention. At Paris it is a matter of aftonishment, that a woman of no eftimation in fociety, who, during the longest period of exiftence, would have been of no ufe, could facrifice her life to fave her country.-I expected to have perifhed immediately after the accomplishment of the deed; but fome brave men, fuperior to all praise, preferved me from the popular fury.

"May the establishment of public. tranquillity be attained speedily!-The criminal, who, had he lived, would have prevented fuch an effect, exifts no more. During thefe two days my foul has been calm and ferene-iny country's happi nefs conftitutes my own. 1 fear that my father, who has cause to lament my lafs, will be perfecuted. May my apprehenfions be unfounded, and may the God of all protect him! I wrote to him lately, informing him, that, dreading the effects of a civil war, I had refolved to fet out for England. It was my intention then to have disclosed my name to no one. I entreat you, citizen, and. your colleagues, to defend my parents, thould any violence be offered to them. I never hated but one person.

"Those who mourn my lofs will rejoice to fee me enjoy an eternal repofe in the Elyfian-fields,, with Brutus and other patriots among the ancients. Few exift now who would die for their country!thofe who call themfelves patriots are all egotists.

"Two gens d'armes have been ordered to attend me, for the purpose of preferving me from ennui: their company, during the day, was tolerable; but I could have difpenfed with their attendance in thre night. I complained

STEND is a city of Flanders, in

few hours took poffeffion of the whole

within the jurifdiction of Bruges. This is a confiderable fea-port, fituated in marthy ground, among canals, two of which, and the largest, furround it; and veffels of the greatest burden can enter them within tide of flood. In 1776 a bafon, thirteen hundred yards broad, was opened, which is fecured by gates, and will admit veffels in the morning tide. It has a strong rampart, deep ditch, and eight regular bastions; from the year 1601, it held out a fiege that lafted above three years against the whole power of Spain, being defended by the English and Dutch, who were continually throwing in fupplies, and Sir Francis Vere, the governor, eminently diftinguished his conduct on this occafion : the Spaniards, under the archduke Albert, and Spinola, are faid to have loft eighty thousand men before this place; fo that at length the befieged were forced to capitulate merely for want of ground, the affailants having gained foot by foot, till there was no room left to defend it. Upon the death of king Charles II. of Spain, the French feized Oftend; but the Allies befieged and took it after the batthe of Ramillies, in 1706. The late emperor Charles VI. had formed a project of establishing an Eaft-India company here; but this giving umbrage to the maritime powers it was dropped. It was declared a free port in 1772. Here is no fresh water, but what they are obliged to fetch in boats from Bruges, it lying fourteen miles from this city. Lat. 51, 14, north. Long. 2, 59, east.

The Auftrians were driven out of Oftend by the French republican troops under General Dumourier, November 25, 1792, after which all communications between this country and France were entirely cut off, and the pofts and packets difcontinued. During this interval, Admiral Macbride, with a fmall fquadron of English fhips, was fent against it; and he attacked the caftle on the 30th of March 1793, and in a

ducted with fo much fecrecy, that at twelve o'clock at noon the French had not the fmallest idea of an approaching enemy; but an English squadron appearing off, and standing in for the harbour, they foon became greatly alarmed. They fired from the batteries at the English vessels; but, seeing them refolute in ftanding in, they spiked their guns, and retreated with the utmost precipitation. The terror of the French was much increased by the inhabitants, who told them that each of the cutters had five hundred British troops on board. Before the French left the town, the inhabitants affembled to cut down the tree of liberty; when the French dragoons of the rear-guard galloped in amongst them, and with favage ferocity cut down all before them: a number of perfons were defperately wounded.-Only one veffel efcaped out of the harbour of Oftend. She was loaded with oil, and was chaced into Dunkirk by one of the English cutters. The reft, to a confiderable number, loaded with corn, provifions, and stores, &c. were made prizes to the British fhips of war; the garrifon, together with French magazine of naval and military ftores, ftand of colours, cannon, baggage, &c. were taken poffef, `ion of by the English officers, foldiers, and feamen, in the name of his Britannic Majefty; and the English colours were immediately hoifted in the caftle and garrifon, over thofe of the French, to the inexpreffible joy of the inhabitants. This expedition was planned by Admiral Macbride, to whofe zeal, activity, and judgment, it bears an honourable teftimony; and it is but juftice to fay, that it was ably and fuccefsfully executed by the officers and men under him; which will be recorded, in its proper place, in the History of the Wars of England hereunto annexed; and in which likewife the elegant plate of this memorable tranfaction is to be placed.

POETRY.

lefs lie;

Remembrance wakes the glorious triumph past,

Andfills with tender grief the gazing eye.
No more beneath the morning fun,
With dazzling helm, in Nature's pride,
The warrior down the rocks shall run,
His falchion glittering at his fide.

Near yonder brook thall reft his bones,
His gory axe befide him laid;
The spot be mark'd by mofly stones;
And tears of warriors wet the blade.

With bended forms the mourning chieftains ftand,

And gaze the paly corse with stedfast eye,
And filent mufe on frail mortality ;-
And fofteft forrow melts the fympathetic

band.

Ye fhades of heroes, nobly flain,
Fighting for your native plain;
Sons of war, who bravely fped,
Boadicea at your head;

If your fouls, return'd to light,
Chafe the wolf down Snowdon's height,
Or mufe on blood in caverns drear,
Or poife in darkfome groves the spear;
Come behold the radiant flame,
That fpeaks the glory of our name.
On Skiddaw's fummit mid the skies,
Let the blazing pile arife,

That o'er the mountains, dark in night,
Wide may ftream the glorious light.
Hark! the huge clefts of Borrowdale,
And lonely Derwent's peaceful vale,
Repeat the dying fufferer's mournful

wail.

In yellow Tiber's orange shades
Cæfar's pining form shall lie,

And caft on diftant Rome a tearful eye,
And fhuddering feem to hear the clash of
Albion's blades.

VOLI, No. 6.

TRY.

Revenge will hunt your rafhly daring band To your own viny hills and olive land; Our barks fhall ride your hoftile main, Our scythed chariots thake your hateful plain.

With burning breasts the warriors catch the found,

And raise a yell profound,
And clash their gory shields,

And point with finewy arm Hefperia's fouthern fields.

The ROYAL SOLDIER. Sung at Vauxhall by Mrs. Franklin. THOUGH Pallas, clad in shining arms, May ftrike the world with dread alarms,

And crefted Mars uplift the fpear,
Britannia ftill has nought to fear:
The royal foldier's born to fhew
What 'tis to prove a Briton's foe.
Then hail the day that gave him birth.
For gallant York has prov'd his worth!
On Pruffia's plains, the vet'ran king
Thus taught the British youth to fing:
"O hafte, Bellona, hafte the day
When England may have caufe to say,
My royal foldier, bravely fhew
What 'tis to prove a Briton's foe."
Then hail the day, &c.

To Pruffia's princes oft is cried,
"A nation's boaft, a kingdom's pride;
Bear witness to the vows I swear,
My country's good shall be my care:
Thy royal foldier yet shall fhew
What 'tis to prove a Briton's foe.”
Then hail the day, &c.

Proud Valenciennes a host of foes
Could, truly nobly brave, oppose;
Till Britain's champion took the field,
And forc'd the haughty Gauls to yield
The royal foldier's born to fhew
What 'tis to prove a Briton's foe.
Then hail the day, &c.

EPIGRAMME fur la MORT de MARAT.

MARAT eft mort! la France encore

refpire :

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