new inftitution. And the poet might have expreffed in fuch language has the following, the fentiments of the diviner. "His fluttering prey, amid this dome, Thro' the long airy-window'd room While, fcarce defcried, on pinions fleet Far off, th' aërial murderer fail'd Thus, the dread minifter of fate "Yet, if amidst these walls, perchance, "What though he ftretch the bloody fang? Here, here his threats were vain ; The fick forgetting every pang; The wounded every pain!" I cannot clofe my letter, without ftating one plain fact, of more value than all the poetry in the world; that the Cornwall General Infirmary is, at prefent, in a moft flourishing state; and that, chiefly from the exertions of its good and generous patron LORD DE DUNS NSTANVILLE, it is likely to profper long, "to the healing of the fick and the bruifed," and to the relief of many who " had no comforter!" I remain, Sir, your faithful Servant, Truro, Sept. 13th 1800, S. T. * Such an incident would have fuggested at once to our forefathers, heraldic arms appropriate to an Hofpital. And, in truth, a poor fparrow refcued (even in a room of the infirmary whither he had fled for fhelter) from his rapacious purfuer, is not unpleafingly emblematic of the inftitution, LINES LINES, addreft to a Gentleman and his Family on their Departure from their Country-House, in September, 1800. WHI I. HILE, joyous 'mid the vernal blooms, I bid them, thro' my laurel fprays, her charming NIECE ? ELEGANS FORMARUM SPECTATOR. * Goldfinches, that regularly build their nefts in the author's garden; but, after the nesting-feason, difappear, and are feer no more. HISTORY. SUMMARY OF POLITICS, E are ftill doomed to remain in a ftate of uncertainty, re WE fpecting the real intentions of the Continental Powers. The Emperor of Germany has, indeed, rejected the propofitions for peace which Bonaparte had fubmitted to him, and has determined to take upon himself the command of his army; but what impreffion these propofitions have made on the minds of the Emperor of Rutha, and the King of Pruffia, on whofe decifion and movements the fuccefs of future hoftilities fo effentially depend, we have not yet the means of afcertaining. We believe it will be difficult, if not impoflible, to find, in the annals of Europe, any propofitions, from one power to another, that breathe fuch a fpirit of infolence, arrogance, and prefumption, as the terms prefcribed by the upfart tyrant of the French Republic to the Emperor of Germany. They clearly demonstrate his fixed refolution to adhere ftrictly to all the plans formed by the early revolutionifts, by Briffot, Roberfpierre, Carnot, La Reveillere Lepaux, cum multis aliis, ejufdem farinæ, to impofe laws upon Eu rope, with a view to pave the way for the deftruction of all exifting inftitutions, and for the introduction of a general revolution. It was with this view, that Bonaparte destroyed all the fortreffes of Piedmont, and ftipulated for the demolition of all those which are fituated on the Banks of the Rhine, that he might experience no impediment hereafter to the projected irruption, at a fit opportunity, of his revolutionary hordes into the heart of Italy, and of Germany. If any man doubt the real existence of fuch a project, at this advanced stage of the Revolution, his incredulity must be incurable, and we shall make no attempt to remove it. We are happy to fay, that all our own communications from the Continent combine, with general appearances, to ftrengthen the be lief, that Ruffia and Pruffia will not much longer remain paffive fpectators of the rapid progrefs of the French arms, and of revolutionary principles; but that they will foon interfere efficaciously to restore the ancient equilibrium of Europe. We have also reafon to hope that the Emperor of Germany, if he have really entertained any improper views of ambition and aggrandizement, which have given juft umbrage to any other powers, has at length been convinced of their im propriety and impolicy, and is determined henceforth to act upon more equitable and upright principles. Heaven fend, that all the powers of Europe may now open their eyes to their own intereft, and facrifice all private views of felf-aggrandizement to the general good of the civilized world! Nothing can be more obvious than the intention of Bonaparte to execute the projects of his predeceffors, and revolutionize Europe; as we expected, his vanity has overcome his prudence, he has completely throwr off the mafk, and now exhibits himfelf to the world in his true colours. All must now fee him as he is, except those who are wilfully blind; and their eyes we shall not attempt to open. Some mifunderstanding, it feems, had taken place at the Court of Peterburgh, in confequence of falfe and exaggerated statements of the fpirited and highly laudable conduct of our Miniftry to the King of Denmark; and the Emperor Paul had actually laid an embargo on alk the British veffels in his ports; but this restraint was reinoyed the mo-> ment the true circumstances of the cafe were ascertained. A revolutionary fpirit, ftrongly ftimulated by the agents of Bonaparte, has again appeared in the dominious of the King of the two Sicilies, and his Majefty's life is fuppofed to be in imminent danger from the treasonable fury of the infurgents. This is a natural confequence of the diffufion of French principles, and a man may as rea fonably fonably expect to remain cool in the midst of flames, as a Monarch to be fafe while the French Republic exifts. To us this appears fo` felfevident that we should be ashamed to reason upon it. In the interior of France, the fame tyranny on the part of the Ufurper, and the fame pufillanimity on the part of his flaves, ftill continue to prevail. Most of the emigrants who had been allowed to return, have been put in requifition, and ordered to fight against their lawful Sovereign and his faithful defenders! Others have received the tyrant's mandate to quit the country! Such is the boasted tolerationį fuch are the Anti-Jacobinical principles, of the Atheist-MuffülmanPapift, Bonaparte ! It was our intention to complete, in this number, our account of the proceedings of the American Commiffioners refpecting the demands of British Claimants, but, having received, among a variety of American publications, one pamphlet on this very fubject, we embraced the opportunity to include our final remarks, in the review of that book, which appears in the Appendix to our fixth volume, where much interefting matter refpecting the prefent ftate of politics and literature in America will be found. It is with infinite concern, that we advert to the public difturbances which have, in the course of this month, prevailed in the metropolis, to the utter difgrace of its police. Much fulfome adulation has been lavished upon the chief magiftrate of the city for his conduct on the occafion. While we admit, that he difplayed great activity and zeal; that whatever praife may be due to moderation he richly deferves; we cannot withhold our opinion, that had he acted with equal firmnefs and vigour, he might, probably, have entirely fuppreffed the riots on the firft, and most certainly, on the Jecond day, of their appearance. This is not the place to discuss the humanity or inhumanity of decifive measures on the first appearance of popular tumults; but, in our apprehenfion, the French revolution has completely decided that queftion. The populace difplayed their ufual wisdom and difcrimination in their proceedings on this occafion; they fought to lower the price of flour by threatening the deftruction of the mills; to reduce the price of corn by the demolition of lamps and windows; and to bring a fuperabundance of provifions to market by deftroying the property, and attacking the perfons, of all who frequent it! In fhort the inevitable tendency of their conduct was to defeat the very end which they profeffed an anxiety to promote! It is a melancholy confideration, and certainly indicates fome radical defect in the fyftem of our municipal laws, that a licentious rabble fhould be enabled to keep the metropolis in a conftant state of alarm, for fix fucceffive days, and to commit numerous acts of violence, and yet elude punishment, and even prevent the wholesome effect of one folitary example! Whether our laws, or their interpreters, are to blame, we fhall not prefume to decide; but when there exifts a law which inflicts the punishment of death on any man who shall begin to demolish a house ; and find, that an active rioter who is proved to have thrown for an half half-an hour together, ftones of a very large fize, which not only broke the windows, but the window frames, fplit the window, thutters, and broke in pieces one of the pannels of the door, is not confidered as having begun to demolish the houfe, we can only exprefs our furprize that words inferted in an act of parliament have not the fame meaning which they have when they appear in any other fpecies of compofition, or when they are uttered in common converfation. But if we have to lament the inefficacy of the laws in one refpect (an inefficacy which may be easily and which ought to be fpeedily remedied) we have to congratulate our coutrymen on the noble difplay of loyalty, fpirit, and zeal by the different volunteer corps which have flood forward on this occafion. Their conduct must have cominced the riotous, and the difaffected, that, without the affiftance of any regular force, good order may, at all times, be preferved, and domeftic treafon checked in the bud; a most consolatory reflection to every true friend to his King and country! Thefe genuine patriots have met with the reward which they are ever molt ambitious to obtain, in the expreffed approbation of their Sovereign, and the general applaufe of their loyal fellow-fubjects. The noble Duke who prefides over the home-department of the itate, with fo much honour to himself and advantage to the country, has alfo declared his particular fatisfaction with another defcription of men, to whofe active exertions he afcribed the prevention of farther mifchief; the police-Magiftrates of the metropolis. The beneficial effects of that excellent eftablishment are not y fufficiently underJet ftood; but we have little hesitation in imputing to it the tran quillity and good order which generally prevail in a capital, that contains upwards of a million of inhabitants; and when it fhall have received the extenfion and improvement of which it is capable, its good confequences will become too manifeft not to be univerfally acknowledged. The determined Jacobins difapproved of the proceedings of the mob, as not fufficiently fyftematic, nor fufficiently, decifive; they heartily, however, wished thein fuccefs, and even ftrove to promote. it, by fanuing the flame when it was once lighted, by fending their emiffaries among them, and by fupplying an adequate number of inflammatory hand-bills which they keep in conitan readiness for employment on every favourable occafion. Had not the efforts of the magistracy and the prefence of the volunteers, broke the fpirit of the populace, and checked their deftructive career, the Jacobins had refolved to rejoin them, as foon as their co-operarion could be attended with the defired effect. When the chief magiftrate of the city endeavoured to quell the tumult in Bishopfgate-Street, where the mob attempted to demolish the house of a tradefman, but were prevented by the timely arrival of that moft refpectable corps, the Honourable Artillery Company, led by their worthy commander, Colonel Le Mefurier, who never waits the flow operation of official inftructions where delay may de prive |