The Sun.
London, England, 1806-09-10 00:00:00

REMARKABLE PROPHECY.

Is the propensity of* the human mind to ascribe
to itself the power of Prophecy, and to. endeavour.
to remove that veil with which futurity is fortunate-_
ly enveloped, have principally originated the numer-
ous predi6ions which are now renewed, and some
of which are read with, interest. There* is in parti-

cular no want of such 'as relate to the great catas-

trophe in Ft-ante. Nostradamus 'hag had abun-
dance of followers. Among these, the well-known
French Writer, Cazotte, is eminently distinguish-
ed. His prophecy of the French Revolution is much
more precise and explicit than oracles of this kind
in general are. It has made its appearance in a new
literary publication of seleCt :works of the celebrated
Laharpe. Though reason naturally excites a dis-
trust of such visions and predictions; yet the reputa-
tion of the narrator demands some attention to the
prophetie effusions which he himself heard,. in the
year 1788, from the lips of Cazotte
It appears to me, says the aged Acadethitian,
as though it had happened but yesterday; arid yet
the circumstance took.place in the:year 1788. We
were sitting at table; principally meinbers of the
Academy, with. one of our colleagues:, , The co'in
pay Were-numerous; it consisfed.of Couiliers, men
ofletters, and others. We partook of a superb din-,
her. At the•desert, the Malvoise and Cape wines
had elevated' the gaiety of the company to such a
degree, that it could scarcely be restrained:Within ,
any bounds, Chamford had read to vis'sothe of his
graceless and licentious tales, and yet the ladies
who were present had not, as usual, had•recoUrse
to their fans. 7Many impious jests were launched
against religion ; one read passages from Voltaire's
Pucelle, amid ,universal plaudits ; a second rose;
and, with a full hUmper in his hand, ,exclaimed----.
Yes, Gentlemen, I am as sure that there is no God,
as I am certain that. Hemer Was a blockhead." A,
third admired the revolution which Voltaire had,
effeeted in the empire of the sciences" That great
man,"cried he, " gave the tone to his age; he is
read as generally in every* anti-chamber as in the
superb apartments of our. most illustrious Men."—
One of the guests related, with a hearty laugh, that
his hair-dresser had said to him in good earnest :
Look you, Sir, though I am, but a poor fellow, I
concern myself as little about religion as the grandest
of,you Gentlemen." It was the general opinion
that a political Revolution would soon arrive, • and
that Fanaticism must give way Co the philosophic
spirit of the times. They wished happines7s to thoSe
whose age still allowed them to cherish thehope of
Witnessing this 'great work.
• Only one individual of the party appearedlo With-
htild his applause from our conversation : he merely
laughed now and then at our' enthusiastu.' This was,
Cazotte, an eccentric, but amiable man. He at
length broke silente, acid Said, with the utmost
gravity, " Make yourselVes eahy, Gentleinen, yon
will live to see thiss'great- and subliMe revolution
which you so anxiously desire. Yes, I repeat, that
you will live to see it." " That may be,". rejoined
one of the, company; " a man neednot .1:q a wizard
to foretel any thing Of that sort." -" Agreed"; but
it requires more than a 'common head fo know what
is to follow. Do you knoW what will be the conse-
quences of this revolution, acid what will beedme of
you all during it ?" • " Well, let us hear, then," said
Condorcet, With a sarcastic, smile. • " You, M. De
Condorcet, will die in prison, and by poison, which
you will take to escape the hand of the executioner.
So great will' be the happiness of this revolutionary
zra that people 'will tarry their dosesconstantly with
them in their pocket." ' •
The whole table -was convulsed with laughter:-
" M. Cazotte," said one of the guests, " this story
which you have been telling is not near so pleasing
as your Diane Aitioureux (an uncommonly entertain-
ing novel, by M. Cazotte). But how do you come
by,prisons, poison, and executioners? What have
these to do with reason and philosophy ?" " 'Tis in
the very name of philosophy," answered Cazotte,
in the very name of liberty and humanity that
reason will rule in the manner I predia a it will be
the express reign of reason ; for to her alone will
altars be" erected throughout all France, and the
other temples will be shut up." " Upon my soul,"
interrupted Chamfort, bursting into a contemptuous
laugh, " you, Cazotte, will not be one of the Priests
that will perform the Worship of Reason." " I hope
not; but you, Monsieur De Chainfort, will be one
of the most worthy; for you will open your veins
with ii.razor, but you will not die till several months
afterwards." The company looked at each other,
and the laughter became still louder.- " You, M. De
Vicq d'Azyr, will open six veins, one after the other;
in a fit of the gout, and .die the same night. .As for
you, Messrs. Nichollai, Bailly, and I,Vlalesherbe, you
will all three die on the scaffold." " Thank God!".
cried Rouchet; " it appears as if the speaker
was determined to wreak all his vengeance on the
Academy 5 he has dispatched the Academicians in a
terrible way, but as 1 am not one of their number,
he will surely be merciful to me."—" You ? no)
you, too, like the others, will expire on the scaf-
fold."—" He must have conspired;" was now the
universal cry, " to exterminate us all together."-
" No, I have not."---“ Are we then to be con-
quered by the Turks and Tartars ? and"—"' By no
means; as I have already said, you will then
live under- the sway of reason and philosophy
alone.; those of whom you may expea • such
treatment, • are nothing but philosoPhers, who,
like yourselves, will have nothing in their Mouths
but. reason and philosophy:" The company- now
whispered each other, " It -is plain that he is a per-
fea tool; he always strives to appear eccentric in his
jokes."—" That may be," said Chamfort, ".jouethis
lumouriSt should be more cheerfnl: his stories smell
too strongly of the gallows.. But, tell me, CazOtte,
when are all these things to happen ?" Scarcely
six years will have elapsed, before all that I "'redid.
will be accomplished." " That is wonderful !" at
length, exclaimed. I (Laharpe) ." and am- I then. fa
make no figure in all these scenes ?" " You; Sir,
are destined for- one of their .m4st extraordinary
wonders. You will become a Christian." The
room shook with violent and 'universal peals of
laughter. " Well," cried Chamfort, '-" I am easy,
if we'are not to be dispatched till Laharpe has he„..cothe a Christian. At that rate, we shall never dio,
" We, women come off the best," observed
.tbe
. Difchess. De Gram mon t, " as, eve liass -tor nothing

at all in this Revoiiition. I mean not to say, that
we shall have no hand in it, but it is admitted, thlit
our sex " " Your sex, madam, will not, in

this .case, protet you ; it will avail you nothing
that you refrain from intermeddling ; you. ;will-be
treated, without distinction, like us men." " What
say you"; M. Cazotte ? That must certainly be the
end of the world." " That I know not ; bat this
I know.perfealy well, that you, Madame la Du-
chess; will be conveyed in the executioner's cart,. in
company with many other ladies, with your hands
tied behind your backs." At any rate, then," said
the Duchess, " I shall be allowed a carriage co-
vered with black cloth." " No, madam, ladies of
higher rank than yourself will be-drawn in a
cart, with their hands' tied behind them."—" Ladies
of higher rank ? Who can they be ?"—" TheTrin,
cesses of the blood royal ? 01 still higher . rank
than—" Here the company was in visible, emo-
tion ; a deep gloom overspread the countenance of
the master of- he house, and they felt. that the joke
hadbeen carried tootar. Madame De Graf:nu-low,
in,Order to bring back the conversation to a more
Agreeable tone,. contented herself. with observing--
", They 'Will; however, let me-have a confessor ?"
" No, Madam, nobody .will have any ; the last von-
•denmed person to whom it will be 'allowed as a fa-
vour will be --" He paused a moment—I" will
be the King of France."
The host rose z.,bruptlri the table, and his ex-
ample was followed by all his guests. Ile went up
fo M. Cazotte, whom he addrel4:,:ed in a Pathetic
tone Dear Cazotte.,!.' said • be, " your gloomy
fancies • have,lasted too long ; von go too far ; yors
mi,ht commit yourself and the whole company.'
0., •
Cazotte took his hat, and was about'to retire, with-
out saying a word: Madame Gramrnoot, who
always avoided every thin& like gravity, detained
him, saying, " Dear Mr.. Prophet, we have, listened
long enoug to your, prophecies concerning us; but
you'hav,e not said a word 'about your Sell." Cazottt>
paused forsoinotime-; his eyes were.bedimmed with
tears. " Have you, Madam, ever read the siege of
Jerusalem, by the. historian Josepheus ?" "Co-
donbtedly ; who is there but- has ? But continue, as
thotigh I had not." '" Well then, Madam, during
this siege, a man went, for seven successive days,
round the ramparts of the city, in the face of the
besieging Romans, and of the besieged Jews, inces-
santly crying, with' a voices of thunder, Woe tc)
thee, Jerusalem !' On the 7th day he exclaimed,
Woe to thee, Jerusalem woe -to myself !' and, at
the same, moment, a prodigious stone, discharged 'by
theenemy's machines, dashed bins into a thousand
pieces." After this answer Cazotte bowed, and
withdrew.

Let the readeropen the bistory'of the Revolution,
and he will find hoW, and in what day, the events
announced in 178.8 were accomplished in the years
1792; 3, and 4: Laharpe, 'as it Is well known, es-
caped ; but the atrocities Of the Revolution, which
he looked upon as the consequence of what was de-
nominated ..philosophy, made such an impression
upon him, that, in hi 3 last years, he became one.of
the most .zealous defenders' of that religion v.itich.
he had before so furiouSly attacked.

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