a conqueror and a hero, had won three kingdoms, and deferved to win them.

Between fuch men, it was not fortune that decided; the courage of James Bed at the battle of the Bovne, and even his hopes expired in the treaty of Limerick. By conqueft and by capitulation, the triumph of William was complete; as complete as he defired. Ireland indeed was not tranquillifed, but his throne was fecured. With war enough at home, the had none to invade the thores of her neighbour, William feized her as an outwark of England, as he took Namur for the fafety of Holland,

VI. Re preffion might have fatisfied his glory, his prudence required fubmiffion. Though James had abandoned the Irish, the Irish had not abandoned James: against his difturbed predeceffors, they had main tained defultory but implacable war; to him, expelled and outlawed, they exhibited, as were their character and, custom, a perverfe loyalty, like their perverfe rebellion, blind to its object, atrocious in its meafures.

While James and his power lingered in Ireland, he affembled a pfeudo parliament. He had chofen the members; he chofe the measures the act of repeal juftifying all rebellion, breaking all faith; the act of attainder, profcribing thoufands by name, and millions by inference: the act for liberty of confcience, licenfe to the papifts, hardship to the reform ed. The whole clofed with the fubverfion of established inftitutions, dilapidation of churches, fpoliation of bifhoprics, denunciation, plunder, and oppreffion of the whole proteftant community.

giftracy, their force from the field: that influence, often mifufed fhould not be regained, poffeffions were forfeited, facquifitions forbidden; that difaffection, as it was natural, should be impotent, weapons of offence were stricken from their hands, and the means of refiftance removed, as its caufes were multiplied.

The retaliation was complete; not fo its juftification William had ratified the articles of Limerick, and broke them;-a policy useful to him and his near fucceffors, fatal to us; enfuring temporary tranquillity, and kafting diffenfion. Contempt would have extinguifhed the catholic fuperftition, profcription has perpetuated it.

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The fword had failed, while both had fwords the law had failed," while it exifted but for once; the alliance of the law and the fword effected fomething. It has been called a peace, and a truce--it was a paufe to the catholics, faid mr. Grattan, eloquently, a fad fervitude, to the proteftants a drunken triumph;' but, had James prevailed, it had been to the proteftants neither fad nor fervitude, but death! to the catholics a triumph, not drunken, but bloody This, experience deduces from the ferocious bigotry of that feet at that day; this, hillory writes or warrants; this, mr. Grattan, in his candour and intelligence, does not doubt.

From the reign of William to that of George the lid, a long paufe in the annals of our turbulence, during two jacobite invafions, while half England was bafely hefitating, and Scotland had treasonably decided between the proteftant prince and popifh pretender, Ireland was tranquil; in allegiance fullen, perhaps, but unVII. From the papift, thus late- broken. But this is all the hiftorian ly tyrannical, now fubdued, the pro- has to tell; the reft was the fquabble teftant thought it juftifiable to fub- of petty pretenders to power,unimtract all power. Obfolete penalties portant even in its day, contemptible were revived; and new restraint en- in ours; youth became age, and age actee of their ambition from the fe- funk into the grave in filence and 1gnate, their partiality from the manorance; for our improvement no

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century will find it difficult to attribute them to the ordinary occurrences of things, without having recourfe to the direc tion and interpofition of divine provi→ dence.

On the colonization of America from the British iflands, during the clofe of the preceeding and commencement of the last century, a number of perfons made a profeffion of not only flealing children and young perfons, in order to fell them to the planters, but even those more advanced in years, if dwelling on the fea-coaft, were not fecure whatever might be their fex or condition; and numbers were thus for ever loft to their country, families, and friends in both iflands.

In the fouth of Ireland, near the fea-coaft dwelt Cathal, who occupi-, ed not only extentive farms, and a confiderable perfonal property, but was in his manners amiable, and indifpofition correct and honourable,

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IX. With one great exception. On this gloom, one luminary rofe; and Ireland worthipped it with Perfian idolatry: her true patriot-her firft, almoft her laft. Sagacious and intrepid, he faw, he dared; above fufpicion, he was trufted; above envy, he was beloved above rivalry, he was obeyed. His wifdom was practical and prophetic; remedial for the prefent, warning for the future: he first taught Ireland that the might become a nation, and England that he might ceafe to be a defpot., But he was a churchman. His gown impeded his courfe, and entangled his efforts: guiding a fenate, or heading an army, he had been more than Cromwell, and Ireland not lefs than England as it was, he faved her by his courage, improved her by his authority, adorned her by his talents, and exalted her by his fame. His miffion was but of ten years; and About the age of twenty-three he for ten years only did his perfonal entered into the marriage ftate with power mitigate the government; but a young lady of an amiable temper, though no longer feared by the great, improved mind, and genteel fortune. he was not forgotten by the wife; For two years they lived the happiest his influence, like his writings, has of couples, refpected and honoured by furvived a century; and the founda- every perfon who had the pleasure of ditions of whatever profperity we have their acquaintance and neighbourfince erected, are laid in the difinte- hood. On a fudden the mind of Ca refted and magnanimous patrioitifm thal became over-caft with black of Swift. clouds of melancholy, his wonted cheerfulness forfook him, he was re ferved and filent; his most intimate friends and nearest relatives could not difcover the cause of his anxiety, even the endearments and careffes of an amiable wife were ineffectual. Time feemed to increafe rather than abate the malady, when towards the dufk of the evening, on a fummer's day, feeming under great perturbati on of mind, he walked into his fields near the fea coaft, but was not heard of more. From the ftate of his mind for fome time, it was imagined he had put an end to his existence either by water or the bullet, but

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This is not digreffion, it is inftruction; juffice to the dead, example to the living; it is the debt we owe, and the precept we should inculcate; when he is emulated, his country is redeemed.

Cathal. An interefting Story.

THE incidents which happen to human lite, are fo various, and in a number of cafes fo extraordinary, either in the prevention of evils intended, or in the punifliment of thote already committed, that the most obdurate fceptic, or confirmed atheift,

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pureliafe his freedom, but to render him independent and comfortable durs ing the remainder of his life: he therefore began to entertain ferious thoughts of returning to his native country. Having procured his liberty, and by means of the Englith confal at Algiers, obtained permiffion of the emperor to quit his fervice, embarked from the laft mentioned port, and after a profperous voyage of five weeks, arrived fafe at Cork. Though now in his native country, and near the place of his birth he found himfelf a perfect ftranger. An abfence of thirty years, and the burning fun of Africa, has fo much altered both his complexion and features, that it was impoffible for those of his moft intimate acquaintance to recollect bin; and the intereft of his relations efpecially thofe who were in poffeffien of his property, prevented them from acknowledging a perfon, who would on that account deprive them of their income. A law-fuit, was in confequence commenced, but not being able to identify his perfon, loft his caufe. Chagrined at the difap pointment, he broke off all connexion with his family, changed his name, and with the property which he had brought from abroad, retired to Dublin where he remained feveral

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perty and lived the remainder of their lives in perfect union and happiness.

Here we may obferve the wisdom and juftice of Providence. If Cathal had not been taken off by the failors, he would have murdered an innocent and amiable perfon, and himfelf fuffered an ignonimious death from the offended laws of his country. Even the intention of the crime was feverely pun fhed in thirty years exile, flavery, and the remorse of a re. pentant and guilty confcience. The object alfo of his intended crime, was permitted to become the property of another perfon, which he was fo anxious to prevent or punish. Yet they were at length re-united, paffed the remainder of their lives more happily, and enjoyed income than moft probably they ever would have done, if thofe incidents had never come to pass.

Naval Anecdotes

THE following is an additional proof of the bravery of our naval com manders: In the action of lord Anfon and m. Jonquiefe, in 1747, when the Briftol began to engage the Invin cible, captain Fincher, in the Pem broke, endeavoured to get in between her and the enemy; but not finding room enough fo to do, captain Fincher hailed the Briftol, and requestDuring his refidence in that city, ed captain Montagu to put his helm he became acquainted with a widow a-ftarboard, or the Pembroke would lady, fomewhat turned of fifty, of an run foul of his flip; to this cap. amiable difpofition and large dower tain Montagu replied, Run foul of he paid his addreffes to her, and af-me, and be d-d; neither you, nor ter fometime they were married. But what was their mutual aftonifhment, when, from relating the paft tranf actions of their lives, it was difcovered that the lady with whom Cathal had again entered into matrimony, was his former wife. By her entreaties another law-fuit was commence ed, and the being able to identify his perfon, they recovered all their prothem." April 1808. 2 F

any man in the world, thall come between me and my enemy? When the Bristol had fairly filenced the Invincible, captain Montagu ordered his fails to be fet, and went onto a fresh attack, cheering his gal lant crew by faving, in the ports man's ftyle, Come, my Brav Hovs we must have another Bird of

Dublin

Dublin Theatre-Royal.

ON Saturday, the fecond inftant, were performed the comedy of Begone Dull Care'—with the entertainment of Ella Rosenberg: this play is from the pen of that celebrated manufacturer of dramatic commodity, mr. Reynolds, and not, we imagine, one of the happiest of his producți ons, at least on taking the fenfe of the houfe during the reprefentation; and at the conclufion there appeared a vast majority rather inclined to condemn than to applaud it: and though it has the ufual aid of witticifm, repartee, and an appropriate fhare of far-fetched fentiment and fulfome panegyric to fupport it, yet we believe its reign on the boards of Crow-ftreet, will be of fhorter duration than at old Drury and Covent Garden, where we understand it is performing at prefent with more applause than we can allow it to deserve.

We shall not wade through the mazes of an intricate, and in fome places, an obscure plot which could neither intereft nor amufe our readers, but fhall be content with detailing the characters which compofed it, and the manner in which they were fupported.

H. Johnfon, who rendered by his feeling and expreffion, a bad part both interesting and confequential The Captain Modern of mr. Melvin was, as his acting is in general, graceful, elegant, and gentlemanly; there is more obligation due by the playwright to mr. Melvin than from him to the playwright.

Mrs. Edwin as ufual captivatingly expreffive and engaging. Mifs Walftein, in Selina, perfectly herfelf; and we cannot close the scene with out remarking, in juftice to mrs. Mc Culloch, that the bids fair to ftand unrivalled in that line of bufi nefs which the at present supports : in the house keeper on that night, the had vaft merit-in truth fhe is at all times fo perfect, and fo defirous of deferving applaufe, that we are al ways gratified on her receiving thofe proofs of approbation which the is fo justly entitled to,

On Tuesday, the 5th of this month was performed, for the benefit of monf. St. Pierre, the beautiful tragedy of Douglas;-as this is a play fo univerfally known, and on the merits and performance of which fo many elogiums and critiques have been written, we fhould not, at this time, dwell on the fubject, were it not The part of Lord Blufhdale was to remark the melancholy state of our performed by mr. Fullam, from theatre at prefent, and in fome means whom it received all the force which to account for its deplorable declenfi. the humour of it (if humour it might on. Several reasons might be addube called) permitted him to exercise-ced for this falling off, but we shall with his accustomed good nature and good fenfe, he left out a paffage, which on the first representation of it, gave fome offence to the audience.

Mr. Foot in Sir Arthur, exhibited much froical apathy throughout the character; and we question if a late degraded general fubmitted to his unqualified difgrace with more philofophical fang froid that mr. Foote prefented us with in face, voice, and manner, on his being defeated in his projects, and overwhelmed with ignominy. Not fo with mr.

confine ourselves to the most promi nent and obvious caufes of its degra dation-the first and greatest of which we do not hesitate to fay originates with the manager, who, while he revels in another land, deigns not to pay the flightest regard to the ftate of the Irith flage, or the entertainment of that audience to whom he is fo highly indebted. But mnr. J-, alias Fee, Faw, Fum, (a name he is better known by) has, it is evident, with the habit, caught the propenfities of an Irish abfentee; and provided he

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