The National Register.
London, England, 1813-10-03 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

OCT. 3.

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I am not aware that I have written any thing which trip), be
construed as unfavourable to m rality (without which no
one can be truly religious, and perhaps without religion no
one could be ti lily moral) fur I believe, that without holi-
ness of life our faith is vain ; I am only solicitous to add ho-
Loess of heart thereto; yet I do not believe, that those who
de,,end on, faith alone allow themselves a greater latitude in
moraiity than those who join works as meritorious thereto.
The Evangelists, so far as I know them, certainly do not
preach faith without works, nor do some other denomina-
tions who ate accused of it. They tell us, indeed, that there
is no merit in works, hut at the same time they tell us, that
they are absolutely necessary, so necessary, that faith with-
out them is vain, is like tinkling, brass or a sounding cymbal;
but in their definition they are esteemed part of faith, true
faith and obedience always go together; in short, their faith,
so far as I ci:n judge, is a practical faith, always united with
works and such as our Saviour preached. If it should be said,
that by cknying that works are meritorious and entitled to
reward, the chief incitement to good deeds is taken away,
I answer, that the Christian has other moi e noble and
.power-
NI motives of obedience foundtd 01) the p!ssions and not
thy-et-toe evanescent, but continually gaining sttenth, as they
are not at war with reason, but en:irely consonant to its
dictates.

t ith respectfnl compliments to my brother Layman (for
I am a Layman and of the Church of Engtaud)

1 have the hJnour to be,
VLRITATIS AMATOIt.

GENERAL MORE,ILT.

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FAcuse my scribbling. I love and embrace you with ad my
heart. I desire Rapatel to conclude. V. M.
ltintwir,—The General permits me to write to you on the same
sheet on wtich he has sent you a few lines. Jodge t,f my griet atilt
regret by what-he has just told yon.
From the moment he was wounded, I have not left him, nor
lesive him till he is perfectly cured. We have the greatest hopes;
and I who know him ant certain we shalt save !tini. He supported
the amputation with heroic courage without tainting. The first
dre;si,.i; has been taken ott, and the wounds have a good ap:Jearance-.
He had only a slight access of fever when The suppuraton took
place, and it has consiklerah:y diminished.
For;ive these details; they arc as intiotol to me to give, as they
will be to yogi to receive--I have stood in need of all my foititudoe
for the last four days, and shall still sta•id m used of it. Rely oposs
my cote, my friendship, aid von all the sentiments with which
both of.you have inspired me--Don't alarm youiself—l need not
till you :o exert your courage. I know your heart.
I will in...tect no opportunity to write to you—The Surgeon hair
j';st a-shred me that it' be continue to go on as well) he will be able,
to live weeks, to go out in a eittliage•
Matialtle uuel respectable friend, farewell—l am miserable. Kiss-
poor Isabelle,,t4 me. Your most devoted servant.
Lamt, Aug. SO, 1813. RAPATEL.
SLgr. I.—He is going on ;sell and is easy.
THE SON OF GENERAL MOREAU.

A paragraph lately appeared in The Plymouth Telegraph, stating;
that a son Of General Mmean was then on board the Salvador del
Mend° Hag ship, at Plymouth. We understand, isy a letter receiv-
ed on Thersday ti oat Piysnouth, that the young man still persists in
Ins original story, and has exchanged letters w itlt Madame Moreau
at Wimbledon. The young inns in question says, that he deserteti
fourteen years since from the French army, anti was in the faVIOSS
retreat of Moreau ; that he has undergone great varieties of forturtu
since he quitted his father ; twee in several CJIIIII VIC?: ; and has.-
big, in London, obtained souse acquaintance with the use of joiner's
tools, entered into the navy, and was final!y entered on the hooka
of the Salvador del Mundo as a carpenter. Ile now belongs to the
carpenter's crew—has been two year on board fte ship, (hiring
which time, until the distiosurv, he has never quitted her,, haviex
had, as he says, no desire to visit a shore of which he knew nothing,
and where he had no friends. So:ra after that Gencval Moreau had
arriVed in S we:lea, the youth waited on Capt. Nash, of the Salva-
dar,.and made the disclosure. Capt. N. much surprised, acquainted,
Sir R. Calder, Port• Admiral, and the consequence has been unlimit-
ed liberty to the young min to vi%it the shere, and facilities were
allowed to enahle him to prose his identity. He instantly com-
menced a correliondence ith his mother, as he terms her, and fire
exchange of letters still continues; in the first answer of Madam.
Moreau, she observe., that she lost a son of his age, ab:.ot the time
See says ie deserted, but that he was killed-in battle, and prays bina
earnestly to give her immediate proof;, if he has such, of her still
having a child whom she had long since 'medic' ed with the dead.
the young man in qinAion, we understand, bears au excellent
cha-
racter on board the ship, speaks several languages fluently, and is
considered as a linguist on boa: d.
[This statement, which we take from The Moruing Post, is per.
reedy eerrect. We have aceertained that a young mate such as this
bill virtual is represented, has actually written several letters to Ma-
dame Moreau, whom he styles " Isis mother." There is but one
trifling difficulty in the ease, he is older than Madame Moreau /I