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Te print her dear-bewitching eyes|_ Requires a painter-from the ikies!

Mifs Ry-n. Do.

Sweet Henera! of placid mien,
Miniature of beauty's queen :
Sure thou wilt ev'ry heart engage,
Young charmer-of a future age.

Mifs H-gh-s. Do.

While dear H-gh-s' native charms amaze,
And conquer all who on them gaze;
They furely feem by fate defign'd
To blefs and captivate mankind!

Mifs H-1 n OH-lo-n. Doɔ.
Boffom fair of nature! may
No untimely froits decay—
Beauties, which we now may trace,
Elcoming in thy feraph-face!

Mifs Emma S-g-t Thomond-place,
Did mortal pencil ever trace
Such loveliness in any face!
We by her matchlefs form are taught,
What beauty is-without a fault.

Mifs Emma B-v-n. Bank-place.
What froic can fair B-v-n view,
Without defpair-love-wonder too?
Here nature's boat at once we view,
And all her gifts pour out on you!

Mifs K-ng. P―t-ck-ft.
What unaffe'd cafe we fee
Ofweet engaging K.-ng, in thee!
Athoniand beauties we explore,
A thousand fighing swains adore!
Miss B-coe.

B-coe's majestic form t'impart,
Would furely foil the poet's art; ̧
Her beauties no femblance will admit,
4 Juno's mien-with Minerva's wit!

The miffes V-c-nt. A-'s-quay.
Ye, beautous fifters! could I but trace
Thy forms divine-thy equal ev'ry grace;
My verfe fhould every bolom warm—
Melt like thy looks-like thy motions

charm!

Mifs R-fe. Ts'-ft.
Margaret's fhape, and dear enchanting

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Can ne'er be justly told, nor fafely feen;
Her look darts forth a loft fuper'or grace,
Which Guido's pencil fure could never trace!

Mifs E. R-fe. Do.
Peace, love, and friendship fill Eliza's

breast,

And Ready virtue heightens all the reft ;-
While blushing nature ftands amaz'd to fee
Unrivall'd beauty centre all in thee!

Mifs B. O'B. Newcastle.

Th' attempt were vain to hide fuch worth from fame;

Whole gentle temper fweetens every grace,
And generous mind gives beauty to thy
face!

Mifs Maria O'B-n. G's ft.
Sweet innocence enlivens ev'ry grace,
And brightens in her mind-illumin'd face
Why should I blush, where fuch perfecti-

ons meet,

To throw a little incenfe at her feet?

Mifs B-dy. Lock-quay..

Jane's pow'rful charms and fentiments re-
fin'd,

With modesty and gentle wisdom join'd :—
While lovely glances from her jetty eyes,
Warm like Aurora's from the caftern kies!
Mifs F-zg-ld.

If the perpet'al fmile has pow'r to charm,
And native fweetnefs can the bofom warm;
'Tis thine, F-zg-ld! with refiftless art,
To wound and fix the too inconftant heart!

Mifs H-ll. A——'s· Q—y.

Mary's dear looks, artlefs and unconfin'd
Surely difclofe the beauties of her mind :--
To paint her be tut'ous mien and air,
Demands a Raphael's happy care!

Nor are thefe all;-my mufe could name
Oibers of equal worth and fame;
Whole lovely forms-shape-air-and
mien,

Might vie with Venus-beauty's queen!
But I through modefty forbear,
Left praifing-may displease the fair.
Limerick, Jan. 1, 1808.

State of Public Affairs.

FRANCE.

THERE is a long article in the Moniteur (the gazette of France) of the 18th ult. in which it is stated, that England has within two years fent out four expeditions; the firft was against Conftantinople, which was attended with confiderable lofs, and the confifcation of all English property; the fecond was against Egypt, and proved ftill more difgraceful and difaftrous, by the defeat at Rofetta; the third was against Buenos Ayres, in which they lost five thousand men; the fourth was againft Copenhagen, the most atrocious expedition of which history can preferve the remembrance, and which has covered the English government with indelible thame. Why did the Englith evacuate Zealand and Copenhagen, after the prince royal had refufed to receive their envoy, and to ratify the capitulation? Because they were fentible of their feeblenefs

Ah! why thould modeity conceal thy name? by land, and feared the approach of that

feafon

feason when the march of the Danish troops fhould be facilitated by the ice.'

The article then proceeds thus: After these four expeditions, which fo manifeftly fhew the moral and military deeline of England, let us fpeak of the fituation into which it has brought Portugal. The prince regent of Portugal lofes his throne: he lofes it influenced by the in ́ ́trigues of England he lofes it because he would not feize the English merchandife which was at Lisbon. What then does England, that powerful ally? She fees with indifference what paffes in Portugal, What will the do when Portugal fhall be taken? Will the go and feize upon Brazil? No if the English make that at tempt, the catholics will drive them out. The fall of the houfe of Braganza fhall remain a new proof, that the deftruction of whomfoever attaches himfelf to the English is inevitable.'

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The above article concludes with a virulent attack upon the English minifters, who are accused of being actuated by the fame fpirit as the atrocious adherents of Marat, and to wish for perpetual war.It aflerts that the correfpondence of England with every part of the continent is intercepted, and that there are more than 100,000 English, and bills of exchange to the amount of feveral millions fterling, collected and detained in consequence of the blockade.'

The Moniteur of the 27th November announced the arrival of Bonaparte at Milan on the 21st. It also contained a long aecount of a grand fete given on the 25th, at Paris, to celebrate the return of the imperial guards to that city, from Germany, The details, however, could not be interefting to an English reader. Before nine o'clock in the morning all the streets through which the proceffion was to pafs were swept, and cleared of all obftructions; and no car riages except thole of the municipal body, were fuffered to circulate within the line of proceffion, which advanced through the following places :-Champ Elyfees, Place de la Concorde, Place du Lycée Bonaparte, Place du Marche des Jacobins, Place des Victoires, Marche des Innocens, Place de la Fidelite, a Saint-Laurent, Rotonde du Temple, Place de l'Hotel-de-Ville, Place des Voiges, Place de la Baftille, Place du Corps-Legiflatif, Place de l'Odeon, and and Place del Eftrapade.-By fome ftrange hance, or by defign, general Hulin, the wretch who prefided at the mock trial of the duke d Enghien, was flationed at the barrier through which that last hope of the illuftrious houfe of Conde was conducted by torch-light to his execution.On the night of the following day, the 26th, all

the theatres were opened, grati, to the public.

According to accounts from most of the ports of the Mediterranean, the Algerines have commenced hoftilities upon the French and their allies, and also upon the Americans. Such a precipitate war (fays a French paper), fo lightly begun againft Nations whom England has long feared and envied must have naturally excited the suspicion that British influence was not foreign to the determination of the Algerine government; and we are now affured that this fufpicion is grounded.

HOLLAND.

Utrecht, Nov. 24. His majefty having left, his palace, formerly called the Groot Poufhuizen, and taken up his refidence provifionally in that called the Huis Va Amerougen, near the Witte-Vrouwe gate, the legislative body waited on him yesterday. at noon, and had a folemn audience in the new palace.

Being conducted into the prefence of the king, the prefident of the legislative body addreffed his majesty in the following terms:

Sire, the legidative body, fummoned to your majefty's prefence, haftens to fulfil the firft, and at the fame time the most pleas ing of its duties, in prefenting to your májefly their respectful homage, and alfo the affurances of their attachment, and of the zeal with which its members hope to cooperate in the beneficent plans of your majelly for the happiness and profperity of your people-fentiments, fire, which, were it poffible, would be ftill increased by the flattering expreffions which your minitter has communicated to us in your name. May Providence profper all the defigns of your majefty; may it blefs your cares and efforts, and alfo the person and house of your majefty; may it give us PEACE, so neceffary for the well-being and tranquility of mankind, and of this country in particular! Then fall we, under the glorious fway of your majefty, fee thofe bright days return, which a thick cloud has overcaft for fo ma ny years.

Thefe, fire, are the fervent and honeft wishes of this affembly, and of him whe has the honour to address you.'

To this addrefs his majesty made the fol lowing reply:

Gentlemen, I meet you again with pleafure: it is with the greatest fatisfaction that I fee the important pofts of deputies to the legislative body filled by men like you, whom I know, whom I efteem, and who unite my approbation with the choice of their fellow-citizens. I fhall always account it a fatisfaction to make you participators in the little good which can be accomplished

complished, or rather fhunning the evils which may be avoided; for in difficult cirtumtances, the latter mode of expreffion is more becoming than the former: Ifhall alfo, with pleature, in all extraordinary cales, place my reliance on your decifions. My minifter for domeftic affairs fhall appear among you on Thursday next. He will give you an account of the fituation of affairs of what has been already done in accomplishment of the measures adopted in the former year, and of thole which must yet be had recourse to. You will fee, that notwithstanding the peace upon the continent, our situation is extremely difficult; but ftill we may finally bope, that by a general peace ave may reach the end of our mifery.

I rely upon, and fhall always with confident expectation rely upon, the fentiments which you have teftified for me.'

gil laws (for their existence must also be acknowledged) refpecting the communication with England, and the prohibition of the importation of all goods from that kingdom, completely destroy our trade. But who does not perceive that these regu lations are neceffary-not merely for preventing al deceptions as to the introduction of prohibited merchandize-not merely to fecure the faithful ex cution of measures of general advantage-bet alio to compel the enemy to accept a peace founded on a suitas ble and folid basis.'

refufed to listen to propolais for peace. With a regard to a general peace, which is as neceflary for mankind, as it must be the object of their ardent wish, great efforts muft lill be made to obtain it. True to our duries, and convinced of the commanding preffure of our prefent fituation, we must Tubmit to new facrifices, in the hope and confidence that our commerce and navigation thall at last be delivered from that yoke which has fo long oppreffed them; and that the freedom of the leas, for which our forefathers thed fo much blood, fhall be again reftored.'-He concludes with an allulion to the deficiency in the finances, and mentions the plan of a finking fund, for paying off the national debt.

The minifter next took notice of the state of the manufactures, which are confessed to have fuffered; but he obferved, that the inventions in machinery of other nations had been introduced, and in fome inftances improved, which he thought afforded reafon to hope, that after peace the Dutch ma nufactures would emulate thofe of other Utrecht, Dec.. 3. When the minifter nations. The maritime war (he adds) for domestic affairs communicated to the leftill continues, and England has hitherto giflative body the meffage of the king, he made a fpeech to that affembly, in which he ftated, that the king had authorised him to enter into an explanation of fome points relative to the internal fituation of the kingdom. He then made a high eulogium on the last campaign of Napoleon, to which, be obferves, there is nothing equal in the annals of mankind for military skill, rapidi. ty of execution, and complete fucceis by an luftrious peace, the peace of Tilfit, which has for ever changed the state of the continent, and given it a new afpect. He congratulates the Dutch nation on their having remained in perfect tranquillity, while their neighbours were fuffering all the calamities of war: and after pointing out a variety of obje&s relative to internal improve, ments, he proceeds to notice the state of commerce, in the following terms: The war, gentlemen, it would be in vain todif. femble, has produced a long and melancholy ftagnation of our foreign trade, which bas always with justice been confidered as the fource of all the profperity of Holland. We haye, however, no reason to fear that this interruption of our commercial relations will deaden the spirit and enterprize of a people who are particularly formed for trade. All that is neceflary to guard against in this refpect will, without doubt, be oblerved by them. They will adopt the belt courfe that circumstances can permit; and we may datter ourselves to fee commerce rife again from her ahes, our merchantmen covering every fea, our markets filled with all kinds of merchandize, as foon as peace thall have brought about that fortunate refult which the penetration as well as the power and inclination of the hero of this age, guarantee to our country. The ris January, 1808.

We have alfo seen an address from the le. giflative body to king Louis, in reply to this message; by which it appears, that the meffage was accompanied by the copy of a treaty between France and Holland, lately concluded at Paris. This treaty contains a claufe, which ifipulates the ceili on of the port of Flushing to France; and, in return, the annexation of eat Friefland and the territory of Iver to Hol land. The Dutch legiflators venture to exprefs their regret at this transfer to France of a town celebrated in the annals of their country; but they acknowledge that the lofs is alleviated by the acquifitions which Holland is to obtain.

A very general opinion feems to prevail in Holland, that the present fovereign, Louis, is to be tranflated to another kingdom, and his place supplied by Murat, or by fome one whole feelings for the milery of his fubjects will not induce him to en deavour to foften the rigour of Bonaparte's decrees. Although the monarchial form of G

government

government was received by the people of Holland with the utmost reluctance, more especially when they found that they were to have a foreigner fent to rule over them, yet fuch has been the mild conciliating conduct of Louis Bonaparte, that he has become really popular. He endeavoured as far as he could, fettered and controuled as he had been, to promote the happiness and intereft of his fubjects; but by fo doing he has, in fome degree, counteracted his bro. ther's fchemes to injure the commerce of the country; and the confequence probably will be his removal to another (perhaps a better kingdom.

Private accounts from the Hague, of the 12th ult. ftate the arrival of m. Talley rand at that place; and that king Louis was about to fet out for Paris. Talleyrand will probably act as viceroy, until Louis fhall be otherwise provided for.

ITALY.

Bonaparte has reached Milan.-The Paris papers merely lay, that the minifters of war and of the interior are not yet fet out for Italy. They therefore feem to think, as we do, that their mafter cannot * well undertake so long a journey, without having military projects, or plans of territorial arrangement.

According to the laft accounts from Naples, the commerce of that city is unufual brifk, particularly in what relates to pro-, vifions, with which no country in Europe is at prefent fo well provided. Many fhips have arrived from Ragufa for the purpofe of procuring them from the overflowing magazines, which contain three years products. The province of Lucca alone has oil, corn, cotton, &c. to the amount of eight millions of ducats.

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The voice of nature unnerves the arm of vengeance; and when the offender's want of confideration pleads for pity, a father cannot refufe liftening to his voice. My fon has already declared the authors of that horrible plan which had been fuggested by the evil-minded He has laid open every thing in a legal form, and all is exactly confiftent with thofe proofs that are required by the law in fuch cafes. His confufion and repentance have dictated the remonftrances which he has addreffed to me, and of which the following are the chief:

Sire and father,-I am guilty of failing in my duty to your majefty; I have failed in obedience to my father and ny

king. I ought to do nothing witout your majefty's confent; but I have been furprised. I have denounced the guilty, and beg your majefty to fuffer your repentant fon to kiss your feet.

St. Laurent, Nov. 5. FERDINAND.'

Madam and mother, I fincerely repent of the great fault which I have committed against the king and queen, my father and mother! With the greatest fubmiffion I beg your pardon, as well as for my obftinacy in denying the truth the other night. For this caufe, I heartily in treat your majefty to deign to interpofe your meditation between my father and me, that he may condefcend to suffer his repentant fon to kifs his feet.

St. Laurent, Nov. 5. FERDINAND.'

In confequence of thefe letters, and the intreaty of the queen my well-beloved fpoule, I forgive my fon; and he fhall recover my favour as foon as his conduct shall give proofs of a real amendment in his pro ceedings. I ordain alfo, that the fame judges who have heard this caufe from the commencement, fhall continue the process and I allow them to conjoin others as colleagues, if they fhall find occafion. I en-` join them, as foon as it shall be finished, to fubmit to me their judgment which shall be, conformable to law, according to the mag. nitude of offences, and the quality of offenders. They ought to take for a bafis, in reducing the heads of the accufation, the anfwers given to the prince to the interrogatories which he has undergone; they are copied and figned by his own hand, as well as the papers alfo in his writing, which were feized in his bureas. The decifion fhall be communicated to my councils and to my tribunals, and be circulated among my fubjects, in order that they may ac knowledge my compaffion and my justice, and may alleviate the affliction into which they were thrown by my firft decree; for in that they faw the danger of their fovereign and their father, who loves them as his own children, and by whom he is beloved. (Signed,)

D. BARTHOLOME MUNOZ. Bayonne, Nov. 14. We have received, through Spain, intelligence that the prince of Afturias was reftored to liberty on the 5th. Private letters, in which this is farther confirmed, add, that the king of Spain, withing on this occafion to pardon, in a diftinguished manner, the errors which his fon had committed, in confequence of the inftigation of fome evil-difpofed perfons, has appointed him generaliffimo of the army marching against Portugal. This event has occafioned great joy through all Spain,

and

and articularly among the populace in Maarid, who have celebrated it with great rejoicings.

A letter from Santander pofitively states, that Bonaparte has avowedly taken the prince of Afturias under his immediate protection; and that the authority and influence of the prince of the Peace were rapidly on the wane.

PORTUGAL.

A variety of letters from Oporto of the toth ult. have stated, that the police were engaged in the feizure and confifcation of all the British property found there. Eve. ry house, which had previously been in the Occupation of an English refident, was feized in the name of the prince; and all the articles of furniture, &c. were immediately expofed to fale for the benefit of the ftate. A gentleman who left Oporto on the morning of the 12th, in an American veffel, the Jane, adds, that in confequence of the emigration of the English, upwards of 10,000 perfons had been deprived of bread. Boatmen, barge-men, porters, and all defcriptions of fervants on the water-fide, were reduced to beggary; and nothing was to be feen in the streets, but wives and families praying for bread. The vineyards, which for many years have been fupported and encouraged by British capital, it was feared would fall into decay.

Letters from Lisbon state, that on the night of the 11th ult. a council was held there, at which it was refolved to refcind all the edicts and proclamations which had been iffued against England. It was understood that those proceedings, which had no other aim than to mitigate the anger of Bonaparte, had failed to produce the

defired effect.

The fate of the house of Braganza is at length decided; and the emphatical affertion of the fubjugator of the continent, that the queen of Portugal had ceafed to reign,' has been verified. The Portugese govern ment bas removed itself to the Brazils. The hiftory of this great event will be found detailed in the December Magazine 1807, page 762.

The day before the court left Lisbon, the prince regent published a manifefto, the fubftance of which is as follows:

That he had, by every poffible means, and by confiderable facrifices endeavoured to conciliate the government of France ;that his only object was to rule, as he always had done, with advantage to his people, and with honour to the crown ;-that, having found the impoffibility of conduct ing the public affairs in a fatisfactory man ner, or in any degree compatible with the happiness of the people, and the perfonal

fafety of the royal family, in confequence of the determination of the French government, he had been reduced to the neceffity of leaving the feat of government, and of placing the queen and family under the protection of their near ally, the king of Great Britain ;—that they were on the point of proceeding to Madeira, for the purpose of still leaving open the means of negotiation; but that, fhould all access to thefe means be shut up, he had irrevocably refolved to transfer the royal family, and the feat of government, to the Brazils.'

It is faid that the queen of Portugal, whofe men al ailments are well known, experienced a very great improvement in her ftate of health, after having been a few days at sea.

GERMANY.

The papers published in the north of Germany afture us, that 33 of the richest families in Hanover, forming together about 300 individuals, have come to a general resolution to fell their remaining property, and emigrate. They propose going to one of the Canary islands, there to exercise their industry. Their preparations are already made, and a favourable reception is faid to be promifed them. This little colony has agreed to dispense, for the prefent, with clergymen; and that the bafis of education for their progeny shall be natural history, and a rigid morality. A pupil of mr. Pastalozzi, and several mathematicians, are to be of the party.

The Caffel gazette of Nov. 5, contains the following article:

• His excellency the imperial marshal Kellermann, in the name of his majesty the emperor of the French, and king of Italy, and protector of the confederation of the Rhine, has taken poffeffion of the domains and principality of Hanau. The fame will be done in Hanover.'

The stamped paper in circulation at Hanever has lately received a new stamp in the countries of Gottingen and Grubenhagen. It is the figure of an eagle, round which is written The kingdom of Weftphalia, formerly called Hanover.'

A merchant at Hamburgh has incurred a daily expence of not less than tol. during the last twelvemonth, for the support of a French general and his fuite, whom he pre. ferred entertaining at an hotel to maintaining them in his own house.

It was understood on the exchange at Hamburgh, that the prince of Ponte Corvo had intimated, that of all the Hamburghers continuing to correfpond with England he had now got correct lifts, together with proofs of their guilt; and he expected that fome of the merchants who had not relin

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