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`,', TOUR 70 FRANCE: TO THE EDITOR OF Mt SUM Lana'an, Nov. zo; igoi SIR, SUBSEQUENT to my furnishing you with the Letters which have appeared on the Subjea of an Excursion to France and Holland, some farther thoughts have occurred tonic, which I have thrown together in the form of a Supplementary Letter. Fre nch Military M en are as fi rmly persuaded that So,oco men, once landed, would make a conquest of Britain, as an Englishman is, that, at any t i me , one Englishman will beat two Frenchmen. They found this opinion on what they term the analogy of History ; saying, that from the time of Junius elcsaa, down to that of the Norman Conquest, we have never effeaually opposed Invasion. They Say, that independent of the multitudes which would flock to their standards, allured by the expeaation of he plund er , and charmed with French Liberty (they themselves cannpt avoid smiling on using so thorough. ly ridiculous a term), they would beat every army t hat opposed them, in detail, and march, di re a , to London, to complete the subjugation of t h e Coun ttry. The supposed difficulty we experie nce d i n Il epulsin g an d capturing what they call " une poig ee stance ge ns " ( a h an df ul o f men) i n Ireland, is Con- Frenche dwell quoted i n support o f t h e i r assert i ons. The much on this favourite topic, wi t h a onfidence and exultation that, unavoidably, pro. smile iroke. a of contempt. I remarked that their observations betray ed ignorance recent; 9uen t l., that Invasions had been as fre ) unattended with success as the reverse, end trigs 'sooner or later adventure rs • in the ruin and disgrace of needy ; and that the Norman Conquest was Wore the result of t r ea ch ery an d d ece i t , t h an o f t h e att le of Hasti ngs . Th e l an di ng o f a wretc h e d ba n p d cf men in I re l an d was a measure as Unex eed it was presumptucnis•and foolish. They W ere joined by a few discontented spirits of despe. fate-fortune, and proceeded to robbing and maraud. 1. rather tha n ma ki ng a regu l ar progress , t ill a 4 'gulat detachment marched from a cons id era bl e i.,, ls l a nce, and made this rabble p r i soners o f war . I .e..-41ated 4 rked that in England we understood .and esti -g t eo _,3 properly, the value of a Liberty that.pro totis..en Property ; that in all countries there will be aci men devoid of principle, who will seek to do tt er a desperate condition by promoting innova bi" and changes ; that such only would be desirous I , tasting the sweets of Gallic Liberty ; and that '4l4glislitnen, about to combat for every thing near dear to them, would rise in a mass, and drive !zit° the sea their presumptive invaders. I ob f"Ved, I wou ld put our much dreaded Navy out of question, and suppose, what is unlikely, that ey would escape its vigilance. I was stationed in Ireland for a considerable el and had frequent cpportunities . of observ_. e the habits and dispositions of the various deseii • Ptions in n that Country. To say that any are t h ere treated with a liberal hospi. alit cot s kind n e ss and attention, is only repeat. ra g nts *hat 4 ha's always been, experienced. ?rotes. a nd Ro man Catholics possessing. property, and 3 ,;25t 11 4 bits of thinking are liberal, arc fi rmly eu to the Constitution. The lower order may misled by Priests, and designing men. I am i rti r MlY persu a d ed, that adequate salaries or stipends ~r h, without delay, to be granted to these Priests. $n rY ,a re depende n t on thei r fl o ck s , whos e p ass i ons ittL prejudices they find it necessary to humour. tr! det them independent, and their gratitude and later will prompt them to promote the views o f t le) t Go vernment that treats them with unexpeaed erality : the measure would be attended With in''alcillable advantages, in effeaing a salutary an d t4eficial change in the dispositions of the lower Intetma rr i ages b etween t he C at h o li cs an d r° tettahts ,e?'°uraged. of this desc r iption o ught not to b e No legislative ordination ban wh o lly IP:event i t. The worst description in Ireland wo u ld a ke Use o f the services of the French to obtain t° 9 Per, once attained, they would cut their t w alro ats, or expel them from the Country, which it re ° flid probably cost England a little trouble to ' a ver, in a short time, from both. I • attended a full quarterly meeting of the French i ia a b t . i °nal Insti tute. E ven S c i ence; i n P aris , marches t oo , lt e(i in an U n if orm. Th e M eM b ers march in I v i e L et heri cloth e d i n a b rown un if orm; turned up t tib t " a light_ green em b ro id ery. P r i zes were dis. Per rated to t h e A ta i sts, and Men of Sc i ence, whose e° , tuzi mances, and di sse r tat i ons , entitled them t o cs o l * They advance up to the President, wh o ' wris theth with a civic what'', and immediately i jo e3 them th e h onorary and f raternal em b race. V ie t e °ntent with this, the Deputy President seizes frat, in passing him, and bestows on them a cordial hug ; after which they are invited to share b i e honou rs o f the S i tt i ng, and to hear long-winded dissertations rea d b y t h e i r A ut h ors f rom a Tribtine. the size of the Hall, situated in the Louvre, i hear a word of what is read, which when over, a neve er., rtheless vastly applauded, probably fro th that ..;%, circumstance. s eh 4 he French term the Paintings of the different Di ti _ u °, l s of which, as well as Statues, they have Liea"gered the neighbouring Counttie9, les Ta -14343( Con un quis." Th e P a i nt i ngs b y em i nent Mas b.., amot to ab ove aoco , an d t h e S tatues to L i re aeo. W ere a descriptive Catalogue of simi it, 'rile works scattered over the United Kingdom, Pos ses ,, d, l am persuaded we should fi nd ourselves n i ,i reo 'ed of an equal number, more liberally ac e t :le T h k,ouvre and Thilleries are to be formed into th e is'il'grlificent Palace. This was intended under catch- °n archY. The designs are now publicly . ti e d for its 'Xe euti 3 and one thing only is wanting the °n--Money. The project will require, in Inernnrable w or d s 'l' tent, whiTaticoup de l'argent.. , Public roads are negleaed, manufaautes e tu t les s --4 , 1 h 0 g, and the exigencie s of the St a te number nished p alace of St. Could is ornamented and fur . - 'n a style of expence, grandeur, and magma Voyenee, t hat t hrows far behind the luxurious sump *ue's of the 14th Many of the apart. nts WIS., s4)f l b_ ie decorated entirely ). a ron , made with the produttions — ""ctory of Sever s if not.purchased, ext ten 4 r4V a gan t rate: There are vases there, Oi twelve feet High; estii;Adfed at three or four 1 sand guineas each: From such uselesS kind fastidious luxury; we turn away with pleasure to contemplate the benevolent and heart-affeaing labours of the humble, intelligent Abbe SIC ARD, the venerable and respeaable In struaor of the Deaf and Dumb. In explaining the system of hiS predecessor, the celebrated Abbe de l'Ep!E, he equally interests the feelings, and cap tivates the understanding, by the obvious simplicity of his system. All - he aims at, and which he com pletely effeas, is to enable this unfortunate descrip tion of human beingS to hold intercourse with so ciety, through the medium of reading and writing. The infinitive and tenses of verbs, he communicates a knowledge of by an ingenious combination of va ried motions of the hands and head. Simple and ab straa ideas he inculcates on the minds of his scholars, by a reference to the various objects and appear ances in Nature. He' made an experiment that proved the efficacy of his system. He opened a sook, the leaves of which had not been cut. A stranger pre sent pointed out a passage in French and English. He called forward one of his pupils. .The Abbe communicated to him the words, one by one, by signs. The scholar wrote them down in both lan guages, and afterwards wrote, logically, the dis cilia propositions contained in the passage. I left Paris impressed with more respect for the character and talents of the - Abbe Sic ARD i ' than for those of the Hero of Italy, the Organizer of Republics. In the Church of the Invalids are displayed near eighteen hundred Standards: BoxApaPTE's name is pompously written under those captured by him. Among these Standards, two English only are to be seen. The names of such Officers and Soldiers as have distinguished themselves in action, are conspi cuously recorded here. The recording of brilliant actions, thus constantly meeting the public eye, will • be attended with national benefit, as long as the mi litary cbaraler is actuated by a love of glory. The variety of sCenerv, and the beautiful aspect of the former Austrian Netherlands, take the lead of every similar description of country on the Con tinent. Switzerland exhibits the sublime in Nature, and cannot enter into the comparison. Were Ito select a city to reside in on the Continent, it should he Brussels. Here von find some degree of freedom of conversation. The Inhabitants declare openly their attachment to the House of Austria, and that dire, imperious necessity alone, makes them unwill. ingly submissive to their new Rulers. The Arch duke CHARLES'S name is, among these well-con_ duCted people, enthusiastically adored. BONA PARTE may proceed from town to town, and, to impress us with a sense of his wisdom and know_ ledge, way have set and previously studied speeches, prepared to deliver to Public Bodies, Manufaaurers, and Merchants; who, in return, will address him in terms of the most disgusting and fulsome adula tion, but the genuine sentiments of millions will find no place in this farcical comedy, so often exhi bited for the amusement of Europe. I looked at the works forming at Boulogne. The object seems to be to Shelter Frigates from bom bardment or attack. The melancholy consequence will be, that we shall have an additional harbour to block up, or blow up. The Dutch apologize for their heavy chains by saying, that they yielded only to overpowering numbers, and that their attachthent to the HOUSE of ORANGE is unshaken. They bad an option proposed to them, either to be deemed Inhabitants of a Con quered Country, or to pay Ten Millions sterling for a nominal Freedom. They adopted the latter, a n d t h e sum is but partly paid. The Dutch Patriots (as they are properly called) in the French Interest, are avow_ edly inimical to every thing that regards England. You see the huge, unwieldy beings of this descrip tion, seated before their doors, smoking and drink ing gin, calculating and reckoning; with earnest Wishes, for the speedy arrival of the day that will complete the ruin of England. One of these amiable Citizens told me, that we had only nominal riches, all Paper, and no solid Wealth. I observed, that I had not inclination or leisure to enter into a foolish discussion with men whose minds were splenetic and. hateful, but that I would b t the amount of-all the Tobacco and Gin in Holland, that it the hundredth part only of our Paper Circulation was issued by the Diredory of French Holland, it would, in twenty_ four hours, be at a discount of 75 per cent. for want of capital, commerce, or confidence to support it ! The French have; at all times, been remarkable for making discoveries. They discovered, on mak ing Peace, that the great River of Indemnities, and the Alps, constituted the natural bounds of France. They have recently discovered, that this boundary lies to the southward of Parma ; and it is v*Jry likely that the3e, discoveries of new limits will at last ex tend to the Gates of St. Pttersburgh. BONAPARTE told the world, that the death of PAUL, had rendered abortive " vasts projkls." The subversion of the Turkish and Persian Empires were, in all pro. bability at least, two of them. We should then have found the maximum of French discoveries placing the natural boundary of France beyond Ben gal, somewhere in China, probably near the Yellow Sea.—The Arm of Providence continues visibly stretched out, guarding this favoured Land, and our beloved Monarch on the Throne. We have not been wanting to ourselves. Let as be true to our selves, firm and united, and bid defiance to our ri val, whose unnatural aggrandizement will soon pro voke a powerful Coalition of united interests,' or fall to pieces by its own weight. I am, Sir, your obedient Servant, A LOOKER-ON. I...vst night the Cabinet and the Irish Widow attracted a very crowded Audience to Covent- Garden.--=Mrs. LITCHFIELD made her first appear ance in the latter' character, and supported it with very great ability.---She assumed the Brogue with great ease, and if she had in some parts been a little less violent, her performance would have been With out a filth. 'The other PerfOrmers were entitled to the applause which they received ; particularly trAv RI , and SiMItIONS. • Coss's HoUse to be Sold is likely io liave the bill up for a long time, though there are every night such a crowd of Buyers". PIFI'Y-N1N771 RE IMENT~ RESOLUTIONS OF THE bouNi:rt, AND OF THE AS SEIVIEOI OF THE ISLAND OF ADiTibiJA,CON CEItIVINb THE 59TH REGIMENT. (COPY.) Antigua. AT a Meeting of His Excellency the Right Hon. RALPH, Lord LAvrNOTosr, Captain-General, and the following Members of the Council, by adjourn ment, at the Court-House, in the Town of St. John, on Thursday the I.2th day of August, 18oz ; PRESENT, His Excellency the Right Hon. RALPH, Lord LAYINGTON, Captain-General, &c. &c. &c. EDWARD BYAM, SAMUEL ATH I LL, BERTIE ENTWISLE, SAMUEL WATKINS, JOHN OTTO BAYER, and NATHANU:L NIARCHANT, Esquires. THE GENTLEMEN OF THE ASSEMBLY TO HIS HONOUR THE PRESIDENT AND COUNCIL. The following Resolutions have been unanimous ly entered into by this House, and are now- sent to your Board for your consideration, with .a full, and well-grounded confidence,, that you will concur with us, as we conceive that the Resolutions con tain the unanimous sentiments of all the Inhabitants of this Island, who have witnessed the exemplary good conduct of the ;9th Regiment during the time they have resided among us. If you concur with us, Mr. Speaker will very cheerfully join his Honour, the President, in a Letter to General Ross and to the - Agent. Resolved Unanimously, That this House enter tains the highest sense of the exemplary and merito rious condutl of the Officers, Non.commissioned Officers and Privates of His Majesty's 59th Regi ment of Foot, during a period of six years in which they have been quartered in this Island, and of their uniform and zealous attention to the public service of this Country on all occasions for the whole 'of that time. Resolved Unanimously, That the Thanks of this House be given to the :Officers, Noncommissioned Officers, and Privates of His Majesty's 59th Regi ment. Resolved Unanimously, That a Message be sent to the Council, requesting their concurrence in the foregoing Resolutions, and that they would autho rize the President to join Mr. Speaker in a Letter to be addressed, in the name of the Council and Assembly, to General Ross, the Colonel of said Regiment, communicating these Resolutions, and requesting him, in addition thereto, to signify. to Brigadier General FULLER. 4 Lieutenant Colonel IN/PLEon, Lieut. Co!. VASSAL, now of His Majes. ty's 38th Regiment,.Li Lieut. Col. HORSrORD, now of His Majesty's +th West India Regiment, Major PHILPOT, and Major }ORSTEIt, now of His Ma jesty's 6Oth Regiment, anti such other Officers as have at different times been left in command of the Regiment, the warmest approbation of the Council and Assembly of this Island, for the particular zeal and attention which they have respelively mani fested to the ease and safety of this Community, 'during' the time they have successively had the command of the Regiment in this Island: Resolved Unanimously, That the Council be fur ther requested to concur in authorizing the Deputy Treasurer of this Island to transmit Two Hundred Guineas to our Agent in London, to be by him laid out in the purchase of one or two pieces of Plate, to be made under the direEtion of the Officers of the Regiment, with an appropriate inscription thereon, expressive of the grateful recolledion this Country ever will entertain of the order, 'regularity, and goud discipline observed by His Majesty's 5.9 th Regiment, whilst quartered in this Island ; and that the President and Speaker be direaed, in their Letter to General Ross, to request that the Officers of the Regiment will accept the same, as a small testimony of the high regard we entertain for them. (Signed) jAmss ATHILL, Speaker: HIS HONOUR THE PRESIDENT AND COUNCIL TO THE GENTLEMEN OF THE ASSEMBLY. GENTLEMEN, This Board unanimously concurring with your House, in the sentiments you have expressed of the exemplary and meritorious condua of the Officers, Non-commissioned Officers and Privates of His Ma jesty's 59th Regiment of Foot, during the time they have been quartered in this Island, and of their uniform and zealous attention to the Public Service of this Country on all occasions, most chearfully agree that the Thanks of this Board he given 'to that Corps ; and this Board most readily adopts all the Resolutions entered into by your House ; and his Honour the President will with great pleasure join his Honour the' Speaker, in a Letter addressed in the name of the Council and Assembly to General Ross, the present Colonel of the 59th Regiment, coniniunicating the Resolutions of both Houses, and requesting hilt to signify the same to such other Officers as have at different times been left in the Command of that Regiment. By Command s (Signed) Wm. MATTH E WS, Council Chao :her, Depitty Secretary. Au g ust 12, 183 Z. LETTER TO LIEUT.-GENERAL ROSS, FROM THE PRESIDENT OP THE COUNCIL, AND THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY AT ANIIGI:A. SIR, (COPY) 44..ligaa, Sept. t 4, xScZ. We have the Honour to address you in compliance with the joint Resolutions 'of the Council and As. sertbly of this Colony, which we haVi: the highest pleasure in saying, were not more the reault of the most peacft unanimity in both Hotie,es, than rf their anxious wish to manifest the sense they entertain of the very meritorious conduft of the Officers and Pri vate Men of His Majestyjs sgth Regiment, during the six years they have been (pattered in . this Island. If, Sir, we did riot feelingly partake in the sentip. ment of every Member of the Legislative Body, . - and if we mere Writ ort titularly . Upon octagtetfli to fulfil their tom-hands in a manner ti - fott! satisfaaory to theiii, we mitt have thouo-Ili it !. 4 dis — charie of otir ,liad 'we cOnfmcl ourselves to the ti•anstiiission of the Proceeding; which We have the lionoUk to forward to you here', with. . , . But, Sir, the eXeMplary behaviout of the s•ejtli Regirnent, demands from us every tribute all ap pfause in our power, arid although we are sensible that the language adopted by the Legislature i.t Ft Resolutions, is more adequate to the trieriti,' of the Corps than any we can offer, we cannot refr:iir from giving our feeble t est i mon y t o the justice of the Legislative Declarations. We consider it a fortunate circtirristanc , _.; otit present situation, that we are able to inform yet our opinion of the sgth Regiment is fohnded on pei.- sonal experience and observation, and therefor cannot hesitate to say, that &ring the titre the Corps resided With us, the Colony enjoyed every advantage which strict discipline, infinite alacrity in the mo nent of apparent danger, uninterrupted friendly intercourse with the inhabitants, and ac:. cept_able behaviour upon a ll ocCaions, can produce. We presuMe to flitter ourselves; that in re. questing your assistance towards carrying into e:te: cution the orders we have been entrusted with, We shall he, not Unwillingly, honotired by yotir aceepr.;. ance of the trouble. We therefore, request that you Will be pleased to take an early opportunity to coMmunicate to HiS Majesty's 59th Regiment, t he contents of, the in closed Extra from the Proceeding?, of the Legisla.: ture of this Island, and that yod will offer the 'unanimous - Thanks of that Body to the Officers; Non-commissioned Officers, and Privates of that Corps, for their exemplary and meritorious conduit in this Island : And that you will signify to Briga. Bier-General FULLER, Lietrt._Colonel M‘LEob, Lieutenant-Colonel VAssAL, now of His.Majesty't 38th Regiment, Lieutenant-Colonel HoasrottO; now of His:Majesty's 4.th West-India Regiment, Major PHILPOT, and Major FoltsTEß, now of His Majesty's 6oth Regiment, and such other Officers as have at different times been left in command of the 59th Regiment, the warmest approbation of the Council and Assembly of this Island . ," for the particular zeal andattention.‘k iliCh they respeetively manifested to the ease and sjety of this Community, during the, tith , 2 they have successively had the corn.: mand of.that Regimnt in this Island. And we farther entreat that you Will have the goodness to ekpress to the Officers of the CorpS; the hopes of the Council and Assembly, that they will accept of the sum Two Hundred Guineas to be laid out by the Colony Agent in London, in the purchase of one or two pieces of Mate, to be made under the dll'enions of the Officers, with an appro priate Inscription thereon, expressive of grate ful recolledion this Country ever will entertain of the order, regularity, and good discipline observed by His Majesty's 59th Regiment whilst quarterois in this Island. We beg leave to add, that the Seth embarkell during the Recess cf the Legislature, and char it did not meet again before the tit!' of Au7:l,t, and since the Meeting no opportunity has offered ; o r Great Britain. Had ry.): these circumstances pre vented it, the Regiment would not have left esi without carrying with it those testhnOnies of ap probation and weetn we now ()fret., nor would the Corps have been so long without thein: We have the Honour to be, Sir, Your most obedient, humble Servints s ; EDWARD BYAM, President, JAMES AT1111.1,- ; Speaker: Lieutenant-General Ross. The Dire&ots of THE BR IT'ISH SCHOet, the Encouragement of PAINTING, Scut,i) - ruRE, and ARCHITECTUR E, had yesterday the honour of pre. seating a Geld Medal to His Royal Highness the PKINCE of WALES, as Chief Patron of the Institu tion. The PRINCE was pleased to ,express his gracious approbation of the plan, and condescend. lug wishes for its success. Among the other distinguished Patrons- of this excellent Institution, it has 'been recently honoured with the names of the Prince de BOUILLON and the Duke of NORTH iIiVIBE 12 LAND. In the enumeration of the advantages of iiickistife j Sir jgHN SINCLAIr might well have insetted that Of getting rid of the danger to which large' traBs of waste ground epoSe a ntighbouthood, affording as. they do, such ',various means of escape to •tle Robber and Assassin. Hdunslo4 Heath,. J4exley Heath, Harrow Weald, andPinchley Curt man, criake the vicinity of London dangerods to the traveller, and hold forth an' extraordinary temptation tä cue idle and desperate. On Thursday afternoon about two o'clocic, as a Lady was passing through_St. Paul's chUrcli.yard, a man accused her of robbing his friend of his w . aich on Tuesday night, at a brotkl. . In conseqUence of a Gentleman interfering on behalf of, the Lady, the parties went before Sir WILLIAM LE I 01-itiN; at Guildhall, where the Accuser swore to the hest of his belief, of her being the woman ,who had com mitted the theft ; but her friends being sent for, it _appeared she was a Lady of charader, being married and a housekeeper; she was admitted to bail, which was immediately procured. The parties were ordered to attend the next day—The Lady attended accord ingly, with her friends and some of her neighbours, to prove a positive alibi ; the Prosecutor, however, never appeared, but his friend who lost the watch attended, but could not sweat the Lady then present was the person who Comthitted the theft. Sir W, ,LE icwrorr granted a warrant against the Accuser,. and recommended the L a dy' s f r i en d s to prosecute him for so gross an. assault—she was dragged from St. Paul's church-yard to Guildhall, amidst a con. course of two hundred people. The Accuser h tradesman from Birmingham. On Thursday a woman of the name of Stub. bins, and her son, were charged at Guildhall with taking insurance, to be determined by what is called a Little Go r in a Court in Fore -street. :The charge being proVed, they were convicted in - the penalty of gaol. each.—Not paying the fine, they were committed to Bridcwell for six mouths.