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r^ ^cUNIYS^L MAGAZINE, for
MAY, 1779-.
Dur,er and Fanghon: An ^refting Ad
ventar^: From a View of Society and
Manners in France, Switzerland, and
-G^U> FARIS..
ffY friend fontanelle called on me a few
days force, and as soon as he under
flood" that I had no particular engagement,
he infilled that I IhoulA drive somewhere iff)
the country, dine tete it tete with him, au
return in time for the ptay..
"When we had drove a few miles I perceived
a genteel looking young fellow, diehe in
old uniform, 11- Ft QO rer a " c °' °°
grass, at a little diiC^ from trerffi, a^d
amused himfelf by piling on the violin
we came nearer ^ pmm^ he had a w^^
leg, part of which lay in fragments by ^
fide. - , .
What do you do there, fuller! mid the
Marquis -1 ^n on my way home to my own
village, ' man OHitier,' laid the K^a^.-
But, my poor friend, resumed the Marquis,
you will be a long time before you arrive at
y<-,ur journey's end, if you have no other car
riage betides these, point, r.g at tne hagmems
of his wooden leg. —1 wait for my equipage
and all 111 / suite, fail the soldier; arid lam
greatly mistaken if 1 do not fee' them thio mo
inert coming down tne hill.
We Dw a kind of a cart drawn by one
torfe in wh ch was a woman, and a peaftat
who drove toe horse. —W be they drew near,
the soldier told us he had been wounded, in
Corsica—-that his leg had been cut on mac
before fitting out on this expedition ne had
been contracted to a young woman in the
neighbourhood—that the marriage had been
postponed till his return -but, when he ap
peared with a wooden leg, that all the git', 3
parentshad oppofeu the match.—- Ihe girl s
mother, who was her only surviving parent,
when he began his courtship, had,always
been his friends; but fire had died v^hile he
was abroad. — The young , woman herfelf,
however, remained constant in her affections,
received' him with open arms,, and had agre
ed to leave her relations, and accompany him
to Paris, from whence they intended to set
out in the dih^ence to the town where he was
born, and wiietehis father kill lived. mat
cn he way to Par^liis wooden leg bad fnap
pe& which had obliged his Mistress to leave
hi and go to th: next village in quest of a
cart to carry him thither, where he would re
niain till such time as the carpenter fnould re
new his leg.—'C'ckun malheur/ concluded
the soldier, ' mon Officier, bien-tot repare---
Ct voici mon amie !'— /
The girl sprung before the cart, seized the
outftreched hand of her lever, and told him
with a imale full of attention, —that hie had
seen an admirable carpenter, who had promi
sed to make a leg that would not break, that
it would be ready by to-morrow, and they
might refuse their journey as soon after as
they pleased. The soldier receives his MID
tress's compliment as it deserved. She seem
ed about 20 years of age, a beautiful, fine
shaped girl—a Brunettee, whole contenance
indicated sentiment and vivacity.
You must be much fatigued, my dear, laid
the Marquis.—'On ne fe fatigue pas, Mon
ficur, quand on travaille pour ce qu'on aime,'
replied the girl.—The soldier killed her hand
with a gallant and tender air.—When a wo
man has fixed her heart upon a man, you
fee, said the Marquis, turning to me, it is
not a leg more or less that will make her
change her sentiments. —Nor was it his legs,
said 'ffanchon, which made any impression
on my heart. Ifthey had made a little, how
ever, said the Marquis, you would not have
been singular in your way of thinking ; but,
allons, continued he, addressing himfelf to
me. The girl is quite charming—her lover
has the appearance of a brave fellow; they
have but three legs between them, and we
four ; —if you have no objection, they Ihall
have the carriage, and we will follow on foot
to the next village, and fee what can be done
for these lovers. —I never agreed to a proposal
with more pltafure in my life.
The soldier began to make difficulties about
entering into the vis a vis.—Come, come,
freind, said the Marquis, lam a Colonel and
it is your duty to obey : get in without more
ado, and your Midrefs shall follow.
'Entrons, men bon ami,' said the girl,fince
these Gentlemen insist upon doing us so much
h%Rur.
A girl like you would do honour to the fineft
coach in France. Nothing could please me
more than to have it in my power to make you
happy, said the Marquis —'Laifez moi faire,
mon Colonel,' said the soldier. 6 Je fuia heu
reufe comme une reine,' said Fanrhon.—
Away moved the chaise, and the Marquis mad
I followed. ' Voyez vous, combien nogs
femmes heureux nous autres Franzois a bon
marche.' said the Marquis to me, adding
with a smile, ‘ le bonheur, a cc qu'on ma
dit, est plus cher en Angleterre.' But an
swered I, how long will this lad with these
poor people ?— ‘ Ah, pour le coup, said he,
4 voila une reflexion bien Angloife'.— that,
indeed, is what I cannot tell ; neither do I
knew how long you or I may live; tut I fan
cy it would be great folly to be forrowful thro'
life, because we do not know how soon mis
fortunes may come, and because we are quite
certain that death is to come at lalh
When we arrived at the inn to which we had
ordered the postilion to drive, wefound the
soldier and Fanchon. After having ordered
some victuals and wine—Pray, said I to the
soldier, how do you propose to ^maintain your
wife and yourfelf ? O>e who hits muivid
to live five years on soldiers pay, replied he,
can have little difficulty for the 1 est of his
life. —I can play tolerably well on the fiddle,
added he, and perhaps there is not a village
in all France of the size, where there are so
many marriages as in that in which we are
going to fettle.—l shall never want employ
ment. And I, said Fanchon, can weave hair
nets and silk purses, and mend flockings.
Besides, my uncle has two hundred livres of
miriein his hands, and altho' he is brother
in-law to the Bailiff, and ' volontiers brutal,'
yet I will make him pay it every fans.—And
I, said the soldier, have fifteen livres in my
pocket ; besides two louis that I lent to a
poor farmer, to enable him to pay the taxes,
and ^hich lie will frepay me when he is able.
You fee, Sir, said Fanchon to me, that we
are not objects ofcompaCiop. —May we not be
happy, my good friend (turning to her lover
with' a look of exquiiite tenderness) if it be
not our own fault / Ifyou are not)'madouce
amici' said the soldier with great warmth,
'is fetal bien a plrindrr.'—l never felt a more
charming sensation.—The rear trembled in
the Marquis's eye.—'Ma foi,' said he to me,
' c'cft une comedic iarmoyante.'—Then,turn
ing to Fanchon, Come hither, my dear, ibid
ne, till such time as ]ou can get' paymenfof
the two hundred livres, and my friend here
recovers his two louis, accept of this from me.
putting a perfe of louis into her hand—l hope
you will continue to love ycur husband, and
to be loved by him. -Let me know from
time to time how your affars go on, and how
Ican serve you. This will inform you of my
name, and where 1 live. But if ever you do
me the pleasure of calling at my house at Faris,
be fare to bring your husband with you ; for I
would not with to esteem you less or love you
mere than Ico this moment. Let me fee you
sometimes; but always bring your husband
along witnyou. I fhail never be afraid to trust
her with you, said the soldier: flic shall fee
you as often as she plcafes, without my going
with her.
It was by too much venturing (as your fcr
jeant told me) that you left your leg, my belt
friend, laid Fanchon, with a smile to her
lover. ' Monsieur de Fontanelle, n'eft que
top amiable.' 1 ihall follow his advice liter
ally, and When 1 have the ^honour of Waiting
on him, you shall always attend me.
Heaven bless you both, my good friends,
said the Marquis; may he never know what
happiness is who attempts to interrupt your fe
licity. It shall be my business to find out some
employment for you, my fellow soldier, more
profitable than playing oh the fiddle. In the
mean time, flay here till acoach conies, which
shall bring you both this night to paris; my
servant shall provide lodgings for you, and
the best surgeon for wooden legs that can be
found. When you are properly equipped,
let me fee you before you go home. Adieu,
my honed fellow; be kind to Fanchon : she
seems to deserve your love. Adieu, Fanchon ;
I shall be happy to hear that you are as food
of Dubois two years hence as you are at pre
fer.:. So faying he fhdok Dubois by the hands,
saluted Fanchon, pufhee me into thp ca-riagb
before him, and away we drove.
As we returned so tofrn, he broke out se
veral times into warm praises of Fanchon's
beauty, which inspired me with some suspici
on that he might have further views upon her.
I was Efficiently acquainted with his free man
ner 0? life, and 1 had a little before seen him
on the pointof being married to one woman,
after he had arranged every thing, as he cal
led it, with another.
To fatisfy myfelf in that particular,, I ques
tioned him,in a jecuHr style on this fubjeft.
No, my friend, said he, Fanchon shall never
be attempted by me. Though I think he r ex
ceedingly pretty, and of that kind of beauty
toothat is moftto my taste ; yet lam more
charmed with her conttancy to honest Dubois,
than with any other thing else about her : if
flic loses that, she will lase her greatest beauty
in my^eyts. Had file been shackled to a mo
rose, exhausted, jealous fellow, and delired a
redress rs grievances, the &fe would have
been different; but her h^rt is fixed upon
her old lover dubois, who seems to be a wor
thy man, and I dare fay will make her happy.
If [were inclined to try her, very probably it
would be in vain :---the conftanty which has
Food firm against abfcr.ce and a cannon ball,
would not be overturned b, the airs, the tinsel,
and the jargon of apetit maitre. Fontanelle
never appeared so perfectly amiable.
F~^v : a^^2<@^^^
From the ANNUAL REGISTER, for the
Year 1762.
Speech made to the king by the duke de Ni
vernois, ambassador extraordinary and ple
nipotentiary from the most Chrifti&n king,
on bis preferring his credential# to his
majesty the 24th of Nov. 1763.
SIR E,
UWE rmnciliahv* <srdi&li ,#/,/ &<tx puiffants
©^tiiq^j quifokt fails pour s'ai@r; une
UTOOU &^,€w duraia intr, asux grazes cours
quo lours iulfr&s Hcu-tukud*: rap,rodent I'unc
de I'autre ; are Haifa facers ^ folido outre deux
re/pedaWes uutiQus que des malbeureux prejugej out
tro, fowveut arches : voila, Sirs, I'&pcque bril
lante des premiers suomexs da regies de votre majtfe ;
^celts qcquefora, ex rams ten;, cells bonheur
retabli dans les quaire parties da monde. C'tf u
lafgHcits uaivsrfelle que le noa, la gloris, & les
vertus ds votre majs/l^ ferout unis pour jamais
dans les faffs de I'biftoire ; & la poJieritey lira
erusc an fostiment de refpea ce traite, qui entrs
tousles traitbs portsra le caraaers difa&if a une
^ bonne foi non equivoque, & d'une foliditc durable.
Qt'il me fit permis de me feliciter a wos pieds.
Sirs, d'avoir ets cboiJi par le roi mon maitre ,uor
forair, tare „tre najefe W lai, a'ergaM &u%
noises fo/mtenls de dev* eCTfsft Signes I,tea de
q' autre,-& pour travadler a Jet cuvrage yac#e,
qui afore la forte de voire majf} en jaijant te
bonheur de i'bamanite enttere.
TrANSLATION)
SIR,
A cordis reconciliation between tfo 'pow
erful monarchs, formed to lexye each other;
a permanent übioh. of system between two
great courts attracted to ope another by
their interests rightly underload ; and a sin
cere and lading conjunction of two rcipeaable
nations, whom unhappy prejudices have too
long divided ; form the glorious sera of the
commencement of your fnajeßy's reign , And
this aaa will, at the lame time, be that of
bappinefs tehortd to the four quarter, of tue
world. Your majesty's name, yoor glory,
and year virtues, will be-inseparably joined in
hikory with univerfA felicity ; and posterity
will there read, with ffoiments of relpccl,
that treaty which will be didinguifhed, above
all others, by good faith, without equivoca
tion, and by permanent liability.
Permit me, 'Sir, to felicitate myfelf at your
feet, on being chosen by the king my nailer,
to serve, between vour majefy hna him, as
the organ of the noble fertimehts of two hearts
so worthy of each other, and to be employed
in this blessed work which inlutes your ma
jesty's glory by giving happiness to the wholej
world.'
"ill tc^GOOe p% ecto ^ OOOO 11^ 0000000,^,*g 0000,000, pvfe cdoobooo ^^. iyfe
TO BE °L ET,
A STORE, fituare near PeckVEp, in a very'
good hand, and is very convenient for a gro
cer. For particulars, enquire of James Arden,
No. , Witer-ftreet.
This Da, is publifoed,
And to be SOLD by
HUGH GAIN E,
THE
DAILY JOURNAL;
O R, THE
Gentlemen, Merchants, and Tradef
mans compleat
Annual Accomfet Book,
For the Pocket or Desk,
For the Fear of our Lord, 1780.
Being Biflextile or Leap-Year, the 20th of the
Reign of King George 111. and the 29th of
the Neiv-Stile used in Great-Britain.
Containing fifty-two double Pages, ruled on
fine Writing Paper, for Memorandums, ob
servations, and Appointments, every Day in
the Year.
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given, to
the Retailors of Spiritous Liquors and
Tavern-Keepers, that their Licences will
not begiven out until TueJday and Wed
nejday next, when they are desired to
call at -my house in Pearl-Street, No. 9,
for the fame.
JOHN SMYTH, Treafar/r.
New-York.Marine Society.
ON Monday the loth infant, at Six
o'clock in the evening at the Shake
fpear Tavern, oftofte the Theatre in
John-Street, will be held an Annual
Meeting of the Marine Society of New-
York, and as this is the Day appointed
by Charter for the elefliou of officers,
the Members in town are particularly de
sired to give their attendance.
By Order of the Prejident,
PE ' TER BERTON, Sec'ry.
The FRENCH LANGUAGE,
Yawgb? in the most perfe& and taJy Manner, by
THOMAS EGAN,
WHOSE rtfidrnce for many years in free
of the fi ft compting-boufes in France, tn
abta him to affine thr.ft Gentlemen and LaUhs wiio
please to + receive his iufbu&ious, that they will not
lie diftippointed in his abillt.es. He attends front 7
in the morning to 10, and in the evening from 5 to
, o'clock, on Monday, Wednesday anti Friday,
abroad, and on the other three days in the week at
No. 30, King-ftrffl.
To be Sold at Public Auction,
At the Merchants Coffee-Houfe, en THURSDAY
the 20th Instant, the following Honfes, being
Part of the Estate of the late Mr. John Groef
beck, for which an indisputable Title will be
given.
THAT valuable House and Lot of Ground, in
the Tenor of Mr. Terence Rcily, in Dock-
Street.
The House in the rear of it, on the New-Bock,
now in the occupation of Mr. Riehaid Blake, Ta
vern keeper. The very advantageous fitiiation of
this place for a Merchant, Tradefinan, or Inn
keeper, needs no embeiiifomen,.
Any person inclinable to purchase before the day
of sale, may be informed of the condition# by apply
ing to
Ann Drummond, )
Tho. Lynch, >Exectrs.
Terence Reily, j
Or of Daniel M'CormiCK.
For private S AL E,
On board tbe fnovj Badger, lying at tbe Old-Slip,
ANCHORS, cables, fails, spats, an iron hearth
and pots, tubs, old junk, hand spikes, &c.
Also, a likely Negro Wench about >2 years of age,
who can be well recommended for her sobriety and
honesty, and is now to be fold for no other fault
only for want of employ, and the title to said
Wench, will be warranted tndifputable.
Enquire on board, or to John Stuart, No. 29, in
Maiden-Lane,
PUBhick CITATION.
E, the President and Members of a CoSr's-
YV Martial of the Hfia-n Regiment of Land
grave, by . Virtue of Appointment for that Purpose,
de* hereby mit^e know and declare, that, lubercay
Ensign de Mlcklaftewiccz, deferred from the
said Regiment to tbe Enemy, thereby committing,
the Crime of High Treason ; and upon a former
. .Citation of the 2fh of November 1779, fas pe
titioned bis Excellency Lieut. General Daron or
Knypbaufen, in a Letter dated, Philadelphia, the
Srb of December, 1779, to grant him a fafe Cm
dua to New-York, and free Permission to return
to Philadelphia afterguards, w/rch Letter has Iren
remitted fy his Excellency to the above Court Mar->
tial ; and,whereas this Court Martial, conformable
to" Law, and due "Confirmation of their, Revive,
has riff dthe above mentioned Requtf eftbefod
Erfan de Micklafewiecx, and has appointed,
once for all, the dime of fix Weeks, from the Date
hereof, for his per/onal Appearance:
'The said Ealign de Micklafkewiecz, is there
fore hereby cited, and fammoned, by publick
beat of Drum, according to the Custom of War, to
appear in Perjon before tbe Ccart Martial appoint
edfor that Purpose, and tojufify bsmjelf, as may
be retired, pleading, whatever be may think con
ducive to bis defence, all within the i tine of fix
IPrcks, as aforfaid, 14 Days ocing alEwed for
the firfl, 14 Days for tbe jecond, and 14 Days for
tbe third Term ; in Case of Non-Compliance with
such Sumthoits,be mus expea to be proceeded against
at a perfidious Deserter,. and as one guilty of high
Treason, as tbe Military Law injueb Caje direct.
Given at New-York, this sth Day of
January, 1780.
Von HANSTEIN, Plumque,
Lieut. Colonel Judge Advocate.
Public Auction.
At the Merchant's Coffee-Houfe,
TO-MORROW,
80 Cases of excellent Geneva,
12 Puncheons Weft India Rum, and,
3 Hogsheads best Virginia TOBACCO.
WEDNESDAY Next,
7 Bales Damaged Blankets, and,
A Quantity of Yarn Stockings, &c.
'By DANIEL M'CORMICK.
Publick Auction.
To Morrow, opposite the Coffee-Houfe Bridge
will be fold,
By Taylor and Bayard,
Between XII and I o'Clock,
10 Hoglheads choice high-proof JAMAICA
Spirits,
6 Ditto, Rum.
On WEDNESDAY,
At their Audion Room Corner of Wall and
Queen-Street,
Between XII and I o'Clock, will be fold,
A large Quantity of feafonabl eWoollens,
confiding of Coatings, Frizes, Blankets and
Baizes, &c.
Dr. R Y A M's
Incomparable Worm-destroying
SUGAR PLUM B S,
Neceflary to be kept in all Families.
SO exceedingly valued by all People who have bad
of them ih Creet-Britain and Ireland, for their
tranfeendent Excellency in tbe defraying Worms of all
kinds both in tbe Bodies of Men, women, andCbildren,
by not only breaking tbe Knots in tbe Duodenum or Gut
next tbe Stomach, but tbe, pass through tbe smallest
Pafcges of tbe Body, and purge away tbe ropy and
slim, Humours which are tee cause of those pernicious
Vermin, andtbe Source of many other Disorders; tbe,
are one of the bes Purges in tbe whole World for gross
bodied Children that are apt to breed Worms, and have
large Bellies^ their Operation is mild, fafe and,lea
font ; they wonderfully cleanse tbe Bowels of all jiff
wiclamm, Humours which flop up tbe Parts and
prevent tbe Juice of Food being conveyed to tbe Liver
end made Blood, which is often tbe Case with Children,
and is attended with a bard Bell), finking Breath,
frequent Fevers, Rickets, and a Deca, of Strength in
the lower parts: Likroife fettled Aches and Pains in
tbe Head, Swellings, old Sores, Scabs, Tetters, cr
Brcakhgs-Ont, will be perfefib, cur'd, andtbe Blood
and Skin refored to its original Parity, <.nd Smooth
nets ; they purge by Urine, and bring away the Gra
vel, and effectually cure all Obfructions oj tbe Urine!
or Ulcers in tbe Kidneys. 'lhe, at once frike at tbe
true cause of ike Scurvy, and entirely deJiro, it, at all
fcorbutick Humors and Effißs, Root and Branch, so
as ftever to return again, and what makes them more
corrnendable is, they are full as agreeable to both taste
&zd jipkt, as Loaf Sugar* ,and in their Operation as
rawnett as new Milk.
I have by tbtfe Plumbs cured a great many Children
of Whooping or Chin-Coughs, and Agues, which Dis
tempers are very common and troublesome to Families,
and tire Want of these Plumbs are tbe Ruin of Man,
Children's Conflitutions.
The Plumb is a great Dieuretick, clearing the Reins
of Slime; it expels Wind, and is a sovereign Medicine
in tbe Cbolick and griping of tbe Guts. It allays and
carries of four Vapours which occafon many Disorders
in the Heal It opens all 0/fruitions in toe Stomach,
Lungs, Liver, Reins and Bladder; causes a good Ap
petite and helps Digestion. It bath beenJoundvun
derfully fucce\)ul to Juck Perfects as are going into
Chronical Difempers, as Aftmas, Phtbfeks, Short
ness of Breath, DrvpJies and Yellow jaundice. Now
I hope all impartial Persons crefatisfied, that the Me
dicine which works uponjuch Humours, willadnoft
teach an, Difiemper, ij not too far gone, fin<e Cot ruse
tion and Putrefaction are tbe Fore-runners of all Dij
eafes; therefore no better Pb,fck can be taken for all
Ages, Sexes and Conjiituticns, from Infatu, to an old
Age. Tbefe Plumbs are highly serviceable to tbe Fe
male Sex, from tbe Ageof s^ to 20 Years, and from
40 to 50. Each Box containing ore Dozen of tbtfe
Plumbs. Price« fillings, with Direßicns. Sold by
H UWH G AIN E.
*, Excellent LIP SALVE, in
fmail Boxes, to be fold by H. Gaine.
Cannon Cartridge Paper of the
best Quality, fold by Hugh
Gaine.