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London, England, 1801-12-18 00:00:00

TILE ARTS.

Tait late 'amiable KING'O'fPOLAND, ili/the.yeat-
i7jo, sent a .Com Mission. to ,this Country for „the
purchase of ...such. Pictures as the. unfortunate Emi„
grant Noblesse of France. might have retained, in
the wreck of their fortunes: The Chief 'Objed of
that patriotic Monarch was not to enrich himself
by the spoils of. Calamity, but to provide an incen-
tive to Geniiisl ..and improve the Arts. in his own
Country. This Commis-sicei:.,-was principally 'en-
trusted to M.• :DEssicrams;la -Gentleman. whose
taste and judginen.tlin3 the ',labours -of the pencil,
fully qualified him-for4e ;A& . This Gentleman,
at a very considerable eacpgnee; formed a Collection
of admirable Works, worthy of the illtistrions cha.
kaeler for whom-they were intended. The Revo-
lution in Poland, however; rendered, it impossible
for that virtuous King .to gratify his wishes for the
improvement of his Country in- this resped, and the
Pidures, of course, were left in the hands of /the
liberal Collector.

•
M. DESEN#ANS has written a Descriptive Cata-
logue of this Colledion, in such a. manner as to shew
the judgment and learning of a true Critic; and with
a command of the English language that is • sur-
prizing, indeed, considering that the ingenious au-
thor is not a native of .this Country. • This work
is stored , with acute and profound criticism, and
amusing anecdotes, and though chiefly .designed to
represent the merit of a particular ColleCtion of
Pktures, contains such solid, information as must
always be interesting to the friends of the Arts.
We selea the following account of a celebrated
Painter, from whose Pencil there are few works in
this Country, but ,whose name is very high in the
records of Painting

SPANISH SCHOOL.

DON DISC) VELASQUEZ, BORN AT SkirILLEI 1594.

No. 43.

A MASTIFF CHAIRED.

- " How is it that the faculties of the mind attain
sUperior excellence,' without the. heaft iiproving in
like 'proportion ? We, on the contrary, sce this fre-
luently coriupt and degenerate; whilst the 'other
soars. to, perfedidn ; and the annals of the fine arts,
too often presetit us with
.impreSsive examples of this
fatal truth. -

" In the• army, navf; 4ricl'''Many other profes_
sions, emulation is vit itedcliy'fillaudable ambitiOn,
and it may be now andi=thi-i-ihe- case in the career
of arts; for some painters itaYebeen; and some are
,at this 'clay, actuated' by the same principle ; yet
one must in justice, say, that.bra singular fatality,
instead of that noble emulation, the painter 'is often
susceptible of a grovelling envy and degrading
jfialouiy, which fstrange as it may appear) riot only
augment as he acquires Perfeftion in the art, but.
also Ann his cruel tongue. against the meritorious
works of his brother artists, as they did .thecruel
hand of Cain against his brother Abel.
"..Woe be. to the youth, who . with. every gene_
rows sentiment and aspiring abilities, enters on this
thorny path ; for the rising merit of a painter, is as
insufferable to the eyes of another, as the sunbeams.
are to the eyes of the owl ; and instead of. offering
him help and encouragement, the vety veterans of the
profession will, on his first appearance, pursue and
brow-beat him as a, hornet approaching a hive, to
rob the bees of their honey ; so that the inexpe-
rienced Candidate has ,
..not only to surmount the ac
cumulated difficulties of the art, but also a host of
Artists, and unprovoked enemies, and with them,.
injustice and jealousy, whose serpents and vipers
are already pouring their poisons on his early works.
ti Will it 6. credited, that even so great a mas-
ter as Velasquez, cord be jealous of his own'slave,
a young mulatto, who, had the charge of grinding
his. colours, andpreparing his palette ? Pareja,
(which was his name) having frequent opportunities
of seeing him paint, had initiated himself (unknown'
to his'lrfastery into that art.fo Which 'his natural in-
clination ledhirn, and'he pasSed the best part of the
night in learning to 'draw, and in day time, his
leisure hours in paintinglxittialts.
" But Pareja, aware of the' haughty pride of
Velisquei, and sensible that. he would .take offence.
at'a'man in So inferior a station oflife, having 'em_
braced his profession, was continually in dread of a
diSCoVery which, however, he was not able Co avert.

" The :pore merit VelasquelfOUnd in his slave's
works, the more his jealousy and anger were in-
flamed ; but fearing, shOuld he discharge him, that
the.. new artist, by having more opportunities for
application, would make a more • rapid progress in
the art, • he, determined on keeping him, and.asSign-
ed'him so much work, as to leaVe him no leisure
for painting ; but the slave always fulfilled his 'task,
sind'continued to paint portraits, Which Velasquez,
(apprized of the place. where they were concealed)
had frequently the curiosity to examine ; and their
merit raised his envy to such a degree, that at. last
his slave was become his torment.

". The King of Spain, who was an uncommon
admirer'
.of painting, frequently resorted-- to the
apartments of Velasquez, to see his works ; and as
he went there one day, in his absence, Pareja,
wearied with working in secrecy and dread, seized
the opportunity of placing one of his pidures before
him, and prostrating himself at the Monarch's. feet,',
he intreated him to obtain his master's .pardon, and
his leave to paint.
" Philip the Fourth, who was possessed of a
greatness of soul, found himself interested by the,
merit, as well as the fate :of his unfortunate suppli-
cant, and madeYelasquez give him freedom;
but Pareja,-who saw how dearly the forced sacrifice
cost his master, whose resentment was at it's height,
determined on. never lealitig4rm, and 'at length,
by his constant attentleitnal.tandlraktaclrient, over-
came the jealous dispolition4cVehisquez.

cc There is in this wbrl °lNNpencil, such truth,
and it is executed with 't*Wlicifreedom and spirit,
that like Alcibiades' dog, which has justly passed
to posterity as a chef d!ceuvre of sculpture, ihis will
stand the test, and pass also as a master-piece of
painting.
" In a court-yard,- a dog is chained, with some
meat brought in a dish before.him : unfortunately
his chain is too short, and he makes vain efforts to
reach it.—On canvas."

LAW. 1' ONT.,

COURT OF KING's IiENCFT, Pt-c. 17.
liIITINGS BEFORE LORD EENYONt. 4NO A. 42LEIAL
JULY IN GUILDHALL, LCif.ii;lON.,

RANKIN V. BOLTON.

T:i is was an anion upon a , Foiiey of Limit:ince
on Sugars on board a Ship called the Lord Dtincan,
which had
~sailed with convoy; &c. but separated
from it, &c.' and on account of teMpestuous weather
was obliged to put into the Harbout'of Bridlington,
by which the Sugar was claipageii,
•Defence----That at the ,timei of efreaing the In-
suratice the Vessel Was' noticellc-wOttliy. .
. _ _ .

. After a very long trial, where Witnesses swore
on both sides, the one that she was in good repair,
and perfeelly fit for the voyage, and that the aCci--
dent she met was unavoidable, &c. ; the other, that
her beams, timbers, &c. were entirely rotten,
Lord I NYON told the Jury,, that this was a
case entirely for them to-consider, without any aid
front him : he could not give them any : he had
no clue to -go by: He knew not 'where to-take
aim. The Jur?, however; could come to a con-
clusion better than be could do ; nor had he any
dUtbt they would draw a fair conclusion. To be
surer by the lattei part of the evidence stated, the
'Vessel appeared to be in 2 very imperfeet state at'
the time of effe&ing the Policy ;. but the Jury
would consider of the whole case.—Verdita for the
Plaintiff, djmages -5921. i3s.
Upon shearing Cause against a Rule- for putting
off a Trial on account of absenee.of a material
Witness, .- • .

Lord KENYON said, " I cannot help lamenting,
that when a Witness is known to be absent, and
that, at all evehts, the Trial must be put °Won that
account, any opposition, is made to the application.
It can have no other effect _than that of enhancing
the expence •to the parties : God knows, the ne-
cessary, and unavoidable expcnce, is. abundantly
enough." •

WRIGHT LAWES.

The ATTORNEY GENERAL stated, that in this
case Mr. Wiighl, living at Norwich, had purchaSed
four pipes of wine of a person named Sheville, for
which he paid him 801. in money for one . pipe,
at was to give him a, ;certain quantity of linen
it: barter for the 'other three. .-The wine came to
Yarmotith, consigned' to •Mr:-Wright, from the
:louse of Messrs. Brewer and nude, in London,
with. whom :Sheville bad:dsontraded for the pur-
chase of it. 'The , wine, when it came to Yar-
mouth, was received by an Agent of Mr. Wright's;
in the mean time- it 'was discovered or suspeeted
,by Messrs. Brewer And Flude, 'that Sheville in-
tended to swindle them, .and they, had got the wine
from Wright's Agent, under the idea that they
'Were stopping it in triznsitu, giving him an in-
-dernnity -to induce him to' give it 'up. }le contend-
'ed .the law was clear, that when-a thing was deli-
vered to a party or his_ Agent, it was no longer in
tranlitll:

Having called .a Witness of the wine of Board-
man, who proved. that he received the Wine as
Wright's Agent, and
,warehoused it with the De-
fendant., because, he had no convenience himself -
Lord KEN•roN.said,, this was a clear case of.
livery. Her was the corporal touch, an expression
which.he once used, but which he. wished drudimed
out of Court.

Mr. ERSKINE stated, that though nominally
*Counsel for_ the Defendant, he was Counsel for
Messrs. Brewer and Elude, who had been swindled
out of the wine by- Sheville and Aniphletr, two
notorious SWindlers belonging to a gang which
had made Norwich the scene of their depredations.
-liming stated his case, it appeared that he meant to
impute fraud to the Plaintiff, by means of an - in
admissible Witness.; .and haying no other, the ver,
did must of course have gone against him. At
length it was agreed among the :Counsel for -the
Parties, that the Plaintiff should take a Verdiet
only for the 801. whiehlie- had :paid for one pipe ;
and that he should be ikidempified. against any
claims to be made by Sheville for the linen which
was to have. been the consideration' for the other
three pipes.—Ve,rdid accordingly.. ' •

VAUGHAN -ItENDUARb.

. .
Mr. GAR ROW stated, that he was Counsel; in
this case, for the Plaintiff, who had 'a very short
case to state and 'prove before the jury.-.---The de-
mand of the Plairitiff_against the Defendant was to
the amount
_of between 400 and 5001. which. Was
for goods furnished by the' Plaintiff to the Defend_
ant. The Plaintiff was a dealer in drapery, woollen.
drapery goods, and he also carried on the bOiness
of a taylor. The Defendant had been a customer of
his, dealing with him for cloaths. While the De-
fendant was about togo to the Island9f Sr. Thomas,
he applied to the Plaintiff; and desired that; he might
be furnished with an assortment of goods for the
market of St. Thomas, with which the Plaintiff
complied. Some time. afterwards, alterations were
made in the assortment of the. goods, as the De-
fendant's mind altered, -and the Defendant went on
board with the goods, and was the manager of the
investment of his own cargo to the Island of St.
.Thomas. In an ordinary case, he should conclude
his statement here, and proceed to call his witnesses
to prove the order, the delivery of the goods, and
their value; but that 'be' had been given to under-.
'Stand it was to be contended. on the other side, that
this was. not, a .s.ale of goodS-; it appeared. that the
Plaintiff had to do with an extremely. artful man,
who, under the pretence of friendship, and repre-
sentingto the Plaintiff it was for his tritefest, had
suggested to the Plaintiff-'l6, this effect—" I ani
going to the :West indieg, •iojihe Island of St.
Thomas, with this cargoi.,,whicki expel will be'
extremely valuable there--rify great object is;,that
they may come in =safety 'at the market there... It
is_pOssible, that my death on the way, may put ax.-
end to my hopes and to your's ; and; therefore,' the
better way will be, for you, to -send a lettet with
these. goods to a house of credit at Si. Thomas's,
that they may, on the event of my. death, be'avail.
able to you, as consignments from .yoaself ; and
this will be the safest course for you to take, as I.
am not to pay you foothesegoods until I sell them."
This was a mere scheme of -the Defendant to get

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these goods into his own hands, and to take ofF the
.responsibility of paying for them after he had Of
them, by shelving that the goods. were not sold to
him but consigned to others, and that they came
into the bands of those to whom- they.were consign_
ed; not .on the Defendant's, but on the Plaintiff's
account ; a very good recipe Yoi a non..suit, if it
succeeded. But, to defeat this purpose, he should
prove the Defendant's purchasing the goods of the
Plaintiff;- his 'seleaing them„ftorn the Plaintiff's
warehouse ; the entering-then to the Defendant's
credit ; and no than liviaig atcAmed that they were
'to be considered otherwise than` 31s sold to the
•Defendant. lf the other side~ should attempt to
make.any other.case, by.the prOduEtion of a letter,
he should have an opportunity, of examining into
the eiretunsrances of _that• letter ; .he should now
proceed to prove thocase as he had opened it on the
part of. the Plaintiff.
Edviard.Boucb said he lived With Mr. Vaughan,
the Plaintiff' in this Action i sin Avril and May,
1799. He remembered the -Defendant -Mr. Henry
Renduard coming to.. the house of the Plaintiff for
the purpose of purchasing goods. He made choice
of goods for that ptirpose. The seledtion of
goods was • Made partly by him, and partly.
by Mr. Vaughan. The goods that were seleaed,
were not delivered while the witness was there.
He remembered the Defendant coming to the house
of the-Plaintiff and Making alterations in the goods
that were sold--,that might be about May. On his
coming the .se,caud .time, • the Defendant said that he
did not like some
.goods • that he had ; that they
were too dear, and that they were unfit for the
Market ; in consequence of that, other goods were
substituted for them ; he seteded others; the goods
were packed, bUt the Defendant bad them again un-
packed ; making fora second time, an alteration both
in the quantity and.quality of the goods : these dif-
-ferent alterations were made by 'the- Defencb n t
self. The witness did 'not remain with the Plains
tiff until the goods were sent home.
On his cross-examination he said, he conceived
the former goods were sold to the Defendant, and he
made afterwards an alteration in them, and the
goods that were substititted for those that were
first sold, Were,also sold, to the Defendant, as h.:-
conceived.—lt appeared to him that they were sold
to she Defendant, but, he would not go farther than
to say, he always considered it. toJ?e, a sale ; consi-
dered it to be ao from what he heard pass between.
the Plaintiff and the Defendant.He'had no reason
to.doubt that this w,as an-absolute sate—none in the
world. There was no
.difference that .-he knew of
in. the dealings bet weep thq•Plaintifiand the De..
• fendant, and those of the Plaintiff and his other bus-
tomers—The goodswere ordered Out precisely in
the usual mode of sale.

Richard_ Jackson, Clerk to the Plaintiff, said he
remembered the assortment of goods being ordered,
and looked ourfor the Defendant he was present at
the packing of 'five parcels of goods which 'were
shipped on board a vessel to go to tile West Indies.
He booked them' in all the books of the trade for the
Defendant.—He niiide 'out an invoice; some rime
after Wards, to the Defendant, but more properly a
bill of parcels:---The goods bad tre.en sold before he
came there—there was nothing in the manner of the
transaftion that made it loOk otherwise to him than
as a sale by the one, and apochase by the other.
He had no reason to doubt that the fart was so.
The valUe of them he thought was 464.1. exclusive
of the Plaintiff's bill on the Defendant for his own
apparel, which was 1141.
One of the Jury asked whether the bill of pareels
was delivered to the Defendant ? The witness said
it was.

• Mr.. ERsKINE said, he certainly was glad that
this wrirthy-Gentleman, the Plaintiff; was present at
the trial of his own cause ; he did not mean to find
fault with him for audacity, or any thing of that
sort, but he was glad the Plaintiff vas ptesent, there
was an advantage in Learned Friend, Mr.
GARROW, a&ed with that discretion: which was
never wanting in him ; which communicated-nothing
to the jury, or to the auditory, 'hut which, to the
adversary, was perfealy hAd no.ease—
he knew.it—Ht said the Plaintiff, - Mr. Vaughan,
had a short case—yes, 'he had a short case, and a
long bill, .both-of which will be disposed of.
,LOrd KaNYON asked- Mr. Garrow whether hq
thought he could' make any:: thing ,of this Affirm?
for that he suspeted there was something in this
Letter which Mr. •Garrow alluded to, which was
not yet laid 'before the Jury.

• Mr, PAAR.ow said, 7thiit Mr. Erskine had given
him credit for a great deal offillesse, but that he did
not possess any. He depended on the plain case
which had been related by the Witnesses.

Mr. ERSKINE said, he should rake measure of
this Taylor, who came into Court with a long bill
and short measure.. This Cause was a- curiosity ;
the Trustees of the Museum ought to be here, to
take away with them the paper which he held in his
hand, and which he would, shortly, read, to the
Jury.—This Was an Aftion to recover-money for
aciods sold and delivered. One article the Defendant
admitted the Plaintiff did sell and deliver_ to him;
it amounted to .1.141. They were cloaths worn by
the Defendant, and therefore he ought.to pay for
_theni; but there was one trifling circumstance in
the Defentlani's favour, which was that he did pay
for them., The Defendant being about to sail for
the West Indies, the Plaintiff, againSt
_whom. he
mcant.to say nothing, he Was aaing properly for his
own interest ; says be to the Defendant, " You will
not go to Alm WCS t •tbdies. until you Szttle with me
your. account for your cloaths." " No,',-.saYs the
Defendant ; ' but I shOOld be very. glad to render
you any se.tvice ,in my p0W..7.r;" and as he was
about taking out a vee:iete for another, ;the Plain-
tiff asked the Defe.,ndant to tra-iAr 'ln'm as well
as for the consequence and
that the TafOr should demand no money for that
time, ti;t-Defendant consented. to take care of these
goo's fur him, and to at? far the best. In discharge
of his bill of 1141. the Defendant gave the Plaintiff
a Bill of Exchange for 701. and a sum of 44.1.
amounting to 1141. Now this worthy Taylor,
present in Court, spreads out his bill, 'says Mr.
Erskine, on parchment before. yOu, making up his
account for all:his money, firgetting, to be sure,
that_ he was paid this money by a Bill of Exchange
on a Mr. Lindow, which Bill of Exchange has been
paid, and yet he now, mOdeltlY goines fa; the whole

sum. My Learned Friend, Mr. Garrow, supposes
that the Defendant's Case depends Upon a Letter
which this innocent Taylor, in Pall Mall, has writ-
• ten. He made out, ,it; the language of the Witness,
what was rather a Bill of Parcels than an Invoice.
Now, I have, in my hand, that which is rather` an
Invoke than a•Bill of Parcels—" Five pieces of di.
miry, kersemere, &c. consigned to Mr. Henry
Renduard, for account, and on the risk of Mr.
William Vaughan."—Good morning to you, Mr.
William Vaughan.—Does your Lordhhip think I
ought to go further than This ?
Lord KENYON---" I think not inctecd."
I\ilr. GAR. RO I never heard of this ; I bad
a little guess at a Letter, that was rather against us,
but I had no idea of this Invoice, my Lord."
Plaintiff Nonsuited.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS,- DI.C. Sj.

SITTINGS AT GUILDHALL, LONDON'.

WOOD V. SLATER.

This was an Anion brought by the Plaintiff, who
is a siove-grate maker, against the 'Defendant who
is an Apothecary, to recover the value of.a kit Chen
range and oven furnished by the former to the
latter. • _ _ _ _ _ _ _

It was contended on the part of the Plaintiff, that
the articles were made exaEtly according to the or-
ders of the Defendant, and in a workmanlike man-
ner ; but two witnesses engaged in the trade, who
were called on behalf of the Plaintiff, hesitated to
say the articles were- finished in a wnrkman-like
manner ; all that could be got out of them being,
that they had.seen some articles of the same kind
better, and .some worse. It was proved that the
Defendant had agreed to keep the oven, but had de-
manded of the Plaintiff to take-hack the range, as
ming not made in a proper or workmanlike man-
ner.

---
One Witness was called on the part of the:De-
fenclant, who stated that the range was badly made,
and in a state not fit for use, and that it was then
in the same state as when it came .out of the Plain-
tiff's hands:

The range having been brought to `Guildhall,
the Jury quitted their Box to examine it. When
they returned, they declared their decided opinion
that it was a very bad piece of Workmanship.
Plainti.A'S Counsel then consented to be non-
suited, as the remaining articles ofthe Plaintiff's Bill,
after &chiding the range, did not amount to 51.; and
therefore if a vetdid had been taken for a less sum
than. 51. the Defendant would have, been entitled 'to
double costs under the Court of Conscience Aft for
the City of London, both parties liYing within the

City.
Plaintiff nonsuited.

PATY, ASSIGNEE OF FITCH, A B4NKR.I.:r-r,

SAVAGE.-

This Aaion was brought to. recover the sum of
751. which it was alledged the ;Bankrupt. had paid
to the Defendant after, committing an a& of Bank-
ruptcy, who was therefore liable for that amount. to
the Assignee.
-It appeared that Plaintiff was the Creditor of
the Bankrupt to the amount of about 3001. -and
that the remaining debts of the latter amounted to
little more than 4.51; Evidence was called to prove
an a& of Bankrpptcy oh the sth of June last. It
also appeared, that the Defendant was servant to a
Mr. Harris, a wholesale Linen-draper, and that the
Plaintiff, accompanied another person, went .to
Merton, in Surrey, on the. 7th June, where Mr.
Harris has a home, and sent • for. the Defendant to
an Innin the neighbourhood, where, according. to
the testimony of 'Mr. Davis, . who accompanied the
Plaintiff, the Defendant confessed he had received
the 751. from the 'Bankrupt, either on the s.rh or
6th of June,. being, the sum lie had before lent to
-the Bankrupt. The-Plaintiff, accompanied by Mr.
Davis and- a. third pers.on,. went on the 2.lst June to
.the House of Mr. Harris, in whOse presence they
.again inteavgated the Defendant, who ack.now-
hedged .he. had received the money, but the time
when he. had received' it was not mentioned.

Lord ALVANT.Eir, 'in his observations to the
Jury, laid particular stress on the circumstance of
-the Plaintiff' and his friend sending tor the
Defendant to the Public-house, where no friend
of-the latter's u!as present, and their endeavour.
ing to get out of him an 2cknowlcgement, of
what they wanted, instead of going to the house of
Mr. Harris, the Defendant's master, -and aho on
the improbability of the Bankrupt's paying the De-
fendant 751. in satisladion of a debt," at a' time
when he was afraid of being irrrested.hy the Plain-
.tiff. It was for the Jury, howe‘cr, to consider
whether they were satisfied that the money was
paid by the Bankrupt to the Defendant after an At
of Bankruptcy' committed ; if they were, however
-hard-the case might be, they must'find their ,Ver-.
did for the- Plfintiff.---Verdid for Defendant.

CoNVERstoN.,--A modern Traveller gives the
fallowing whimsical account of the motives which
induced one of "the,Moaic. Fraternity to-tennunce
the Faith of his .I'otelathers. A
,Jew, who- was
'candemriei tote hanged "on' the' Continent, desired
46 he admitted as a' Convert to the'Roman'Catholic
t.Thurch, in order to save his life. The scheme sue-
ceecit,-!, and' the culprit escaped. Being asked why
he did not rather prefer the Lutheran or Caltimist
rperiti'a.r.:ol, hip. an-swer was, that in case he should.
Again• be il:vs.)lyed in the same unhappy situation, he
kept hod) in re.7:-vve.
•, _

A few days.since,-iSc„ servant maid of Colonel
SMITH., of the Marines, L'ii.:kz.ham, was found lead
in her- bed, ;between the two c?,il;3..ren'of her master
that slept-with 'her; she complained aver night of
being ill, but had, the day preceding,,dOne her work
as usual.
There is now living at Hillhead; in the Pariskof
)3eweastle, in Cumberland, a' widow in her bun-.
dredth year, in perfca health and spirits ; her hair,
which had. taller of several years ago, is growing
again, and resembles the flaxen locks of child, and
what is eqUally singular, she haS lately, cut several.
new teeth. •

THE EMPEROR PAUL AND

TIT E following curious particulars relative to the
extraordinary Chalrenge
•of' the Sovereigns of Eu-
rope, inserted in the Petersburgh Gazette, by or-
der of the late Emperor Paul I. are given in the
Second Part of Kotzebue's most Remarkable Year
of his Life.

Count'Von der Pahlen had sent for M. Kotze-
bue to come to him—" When I came to the
Count," says he, "he said to me, laughing, the
Emperor wilt have a Challenge to a Tournament,
addressed to all the Sovereigns of Europe, and their
Ministers. I must write it, and it is then to be
published in the Gazette. Baron Thuguet is par-
ticularly cltaiknged to break a lance ; 'and General'
Kutthotrand myself are to be named as seconds to
the Emperor (the thought of the seconds had iug-
kested itself to the Emperor about half an hour be.
.fore ; and he immediately wrote it' down with a
black-lead pencil, which lay,on the Count's table).
This extraordinary produCtiOn is to be ready in an
hour, and the Emperor has ordered that shall
carry it to him in person.
" 1' undertook to write it, and in an bour,s
time brought. the Challenge, The Count, who
• was better. acquainted with the sentiments of
the Monarch than .I, thought it not sarcastic.
enough; I therefore . sat down. 'in his closet.
and wrote a second, which he liked better.—
We then well!, together to Court. I was now, fbr
the first time, to. stand
.before the man who, by
his severity and benefits, lacl been to, me the"
cause of ‘so much terror and joy, grief and 'grati-
tude.. I had not wished for this honour, and
feared it could not but prove'injurious to me, as I
could scarcely . suppose that the sight of me could
be very agreeable to him. ,

" We' waited a considerable time in the anti_
chamber. The Emperor was godi to take a ride,
but at length he returned. Count Pahlen 'went to
him with my paper, staid with him some time, an
then came back, with an air of disappointment,
saying to me, as he passed me, only these words
Come to me again at two o'clock7-it must be
,stronger.'
" I returned home, convinced, as I thought,
that I should not in this way gain the favour of
the Monarch ; but scarcely had I been half an
hour in my chamber, when one of the Attendants
of the Court came to me, -.almost breathless, to or,
der me to come instantly, to the Emperor.. I made
all the haste I could. •

When I entered the closet, I found only Count
Pahlen with him. The Emperor was standing at a
writing-desk, and when• he- saw me, advanced to
meet me, and with a slight bow, said, -in a manner
inexpressibly gracious---‘. M. Vori Kotzebue, I
must-begin by being reconciled to you.'
" I was much confused by this unexpected recep.
tien. What a magic. power is there in the condo,
scension of Princes ! All rancour immediately va-
nished from my heart. As the etiquette required,
I attempted to kneel and kiss his hand ; but he pre-
vented me in the kindest manner, kissed me on the
forehead, and proceeded as follocts, in very good
German :

' You are sufficiently acquainted with the world
to be au fait to political affairs. I have often,'
said he, jokingly, "been foolish enough, and to
pupish myself for it, as it is but just I should be
punished, I have resolved that this. she
paper in his hand)—shall be inserted in the'liam-
burgh Gazettes.'
" On this he took me confidentially by the arm,
led the to the window, and read to me the Chal-
lenge, which was, in French, in his own hand writ-
ing. When he came to the conclusion, where it is
said---' We know•not what credit is to be given to
this report; though it appears not to be without
foundation, since it bears the stamp of what he has
been often accused of—(Dort it a sourvent eti
he laughed very heartily, and I too, laughed obse-
quiously. - •
Why do you laugh?? (said he, twice repeating
the words very quick, and laughing himself all the
time).
• To find your Majesty so well iriformed,' (an-
swered I)..
• There, there,' said he, handing me the paper,
'_go and translate it. Keep the original, but bring
me a copy.'
" I accordingly went and translated it. The
last word taxi, 'somewhat perplexed me. Should
I put accused (beschuldigt) the expression might ap-
pear' too harsh, and 'offend the .Emperor. After
much -thinking, I chose a-middle-way , and trans-
lated it, ' of what he has often bees) thought Ca-
pable.'
" At two -in the, afternoon I went again to Court.
Count Kurnsoff announced me 'to the Emperor. I
was immediately admitted, and found hiM this time
c~tlite idOne. - ,
Sit,down,' said he to me, very friendly ; (hut,
from'respea, I did not immediately obey)—' No,
"no; sit down,' (repeated he with some earnestness,)
-I then took a seat and placed myself 9pposite to
him At the writing desk.
" 'He took the French original in his 'hand :
`' Read to me,' said he. " I read slowly, and some-
times glanced my eye over the paper towards him.
At the words inclosed barriers' he laughed.—
With resped to, the rest, he several times gave a
gracious nod of approbation, till I came to the last
word.

. .
' Thought capable said lie 'No, that iS not
the right word; charged (taxirt) would be bet-
ter/ I took the liberty to inform, him that this
word. in German had quite another meaning from
that it has in Filench. Very well,' said he, 'but
,' the other is not. thc grope ; expression.'
" I now advc.,tured to .4sk, in a low tone, whe-
ther accused ( woilld be a proper word.
Right, right jssid 1w), the; is the worel,'•
pcsting it three or. four ti: ;s : and I wrote it by
his diredion.. tie thanked p.ic in the most-friendly
manner, for the trouble I -ilad taken, and distiiissed
me—much afre.Cted and pleased with his kind and
condescending behaviour. Wl:ozvcr- has approached
his person iyill agree with , that he could be ex_

o ND() rrintect by 131ICHANAN11461IiLLAN, 1 13ovv-S treet, Covent-Gar-at:li';
At "the Su-N.O rrrc No. t t z,, Strand ; ,where jdrvertiseqentri:. Orders

tremely engaging, and that it was difficult, nay al-
imist.imppssible, to withstand him.

6 4 I have pot thought it superfl,aous to relate
this transaaitin with so many minute circumstances,
since the Challenge made so much noise in the
world, when, two days atterwardsl to the asto,
nishment of all Petersburgh, it appeared in thz.
Court Gazette. The President of the Academy of
Sciences, to whom it was- sent for insertion, could
not believe his eyes. He carried it himself to
Count Vander Pahlen, to be certain that no trick
was played him. At '111&o.*, the Gazette was
stopped, as no person could believe that the ;article
was inserted with the"consent 'of the Monarch.—
The same was done at 'Riga. The Emperor him-
self, on the other hand, could scarcely wait till it
was printed, ant' sent several times for it before it
was ready, with the utmost impatience.

" Three days afterwards, he sent me a.snuff-box,
'set. with diamonds,. worth. nearly zOOO
Never was a verbal translation of twenty lines better
paid for. •

" I shall concluJe this account with some French
lines, whikth were handed about at Petersburgh, a
few days after the Emperor's death. I know not
the author, but his portrait bears the stamp of;
truth:— \ •.

" On le connoit trop,pcu, liii ne connoit personi*;
Acrif, toujours presse, bouillant, imperieux.
Abatable., se.tuisant, meme sans la e.auranne,
Voulant gouvernef soul, tout voir tR3t fairemieux,
11 fit beaucoup d'inkrats et mourut titableureux,"

SCOTI,4ND.

.SHIP NEWS.

GRAVESEND, ;MC. 16.

Passed by—the Neptune,. S pens, front China ;
,swift,l3Fir-
san, from Zante ; I.:anny, Moberly; and Liberty, Dobson,
from Petersburgh ; • Nile,' Broad,. • from Patrol, ; ocean,
Noble, and Canadian, Jones, from Harnbro' ;Friendship,
Rider, from Madeira ; J.Qktert and. Ain, Cookson, from Dpit-
zic ;.and Claremont, from Guernsey.
Sail6d-the Nile, Fisher, lbr Derrierary ; Camperdown,
Ford, and Latona,. for Jamaica ; Betsey,— for
Cadiz; Naiad, Roberts, and Nlinerva,Thompson, for Nladeira.

11/IZTV.
OANCrednesday morning, at
..Brighton, the Lady of Wil-
liam Moore, M. D. of a Son.

"..

P IC IE O:
YASTi

,F STOCK'S,

Bank Stock 47i S 7i
Navy,s her Ceut. shut
per Cent. 1797, 92;ii•
Irish 5 per Cent.
4 Per Cent. C0n...83i Kilt
3 per Ceni. Red. bei 7i. 7
3 per Cent. Con. shut
Ditto, Scrip
Bank Long Ann. 19 11.16
Ditto Short inn.
Ditto Scrip

111) Ay
Lndia Stock [is. prem.
Exclieq. Bills is. prem. par
Furrdabh: ditto prcm.
3rt Excliequetßills par
New S. S. Stock
"Omnium
Itoper. 3 per Cent.
liitto Ana. i*
.13ank.for .‘ccount
India for Account '
Consols for Open. 68i 9f 9 pi's

• . , .
.1-1.95UF-Y.•
OOZE continues, to have on SfilO at hin IVrann_
faCtoiy and tsrpttingls'ath Warehosis, No. 434, Sir:lr:!.
an extensive and.v.ihatilis A.l4ottment of FIOSI Eit.‘• ofev,-ry
description, which, for eleganc;:-,: neat; r.fss,- taste' and:quality,
nai never beets equalled, and, lie flatters himself, can never!
be surpasSed-. The many advantrtges herposseues,tiver every
other person in this lint of husiness, and the,kkecAliar,degrc-e
of perrection• to which, by indefatigable attention, and Unli-
mited expence, 'he has brought his MinnWtory,' while Orley.
titlbrd Inzu on opportunity ,of ()tiering. to the.Publio,a. variety'
of Goodb, ,-t,perior in every respect to. those of any other per-
son, and r,:it:icr alreoinpetition fruitlesS; also enable hira to:
accont:no• tate the Public, either in the wholesale, retail, or;
export trade, upon terms more mcxlerate• than cats possiblyl
be afforded by-any other House in the Metropolis, 1

; and üblislied 6y urti.Lim.4 AR,MIGER SCRIPPs, (Of liorse,terrx-roade. Westminster);
c)r the raper, Litter' for the liditsr; &c. must be addressed,

THE MOST BEAM !F L'PART NSF PARK-LANE.
TO- BE So LA) By Ao(z,rare‘.i,
By :04R15TIE,
. After the Tiolid:lvs,. . •
At. iris Greatitorml,, in. Pali Mall,

'ByORD E. of, the SOLE C 1.40 R„
NOELE, SPACIOUS,- and- S,-QPERLA TIV-E;-
LY .ELEC.ANT- w.ith extensive at-
tached and detached 0 I' FIC ES, snited fora PiERSON-NGE
of the First Rank and CouSequence, late the Resi4ence anti
P r °perry. of
The COUNTESS of HOLDIRNE-SSF, deceased.
The Premises, in point of siie and Siftlat,or, mast be-itarik-•
ed the first and most desirable in the M ET R‘ )2.0 CIS, come
prising a most •splendid Suite of SIX. MAC! NITI CENT
APARTM-ENTS on the PRINCIPAL
OR,' well
. .
ciinueded, of larp.-,c. iinhypttitnis,"and finished
in a style of superior taste twit elegance; the" WindpWS of
which opening into a Balcony, blend ;all ern:W.44lg
beauties of HYDE-PARK, \vith 'the sglendiitft, v thcia
Rooms, which can only 1), exceeded by the ticatticss an 4
comforts of the Secondary and Domestic Npirtinents.
The MA (iNIFIC ENT FURNI "P 1J "co pandit:tat'
with the MAi,aSION, FRENCH-PLXTE PIElt G44s-
-
.of Matchl,ess beautyiand peri;?..ction, Ftutchased!t the
Earl during sits m Pescdenee in France, may be- h at a
fair valuation'' or they, will he sold 1->\'' Ptildic Sale, on do
n
Premises,,adan early possession may be had.
In the course of the Satison will lac sold the canital and
matchless matchless Collection cif FLEMISH and DUTCI-I'o,Blll-
- PICTURES, CHEF D'CELIY RES of the mast cele-
brated and . admired .Masters, in their pristine and peri:ed
sta e • a great Assemblage of-the mostSEVE;
DR CS DF.,J+,4tettitviwo rett; and.blue jA A.N '
j. lattN. CABINETS' tf the. first clais," and various_ otliek
Elr,:ets, in BRONZE', Ste.

NAVIGABLE CANAL, In EST iNpf.A., Find LOADQg
DOCKS, • and I.LVERPtiOL BOOTLE WATER
WORKS-SHARES, MONTHLY SALE.
•By Mr. .SOOTT,
_

On Friday, January t; q't Twelve o'Cloek, at Gan-a.
way's 'Change Alley, London,
HARES in the following NAVIGATION%
S viz. the GRAND 'JUNCTION and PADDINGTON
CANAL, ~original Subscription, Shares and Half Shares;
also Sharesin the ASHTON and OLDHAM,ROCHDA.Lt,
I ;NCASTER, WORCESTER and'
:.nd the B.VSIII/44GSTOKE NA V ( • ••
WEST INDIA DOCK. SIA3Se-girTION,. for form-
ing WET DOCKS it, tht Isle of Dogs;ONE,THODSAN D
.
YO UN ps divided into 1001. . • ._

LONDON DOCK SUBSCRIPTION, for forming Wet
Docks at Wappihg, Thiee Sfiares.of.,sool.. each :10 Vivc
Shares in the LI V F. It PpoL BOOTLE WATE R WO EtK
for supplying' the own fla hl4ppiqg okl,iverpok.with ery
cadent Water : this Concern has made" a cptisi4erabbi pps-,
gres, and is eNpeCled to he very beneticial.
Particulars at Hatc:gett's ; rite 'Whitq
Horse, Lrxhridge; at .Carraway's Sebtt, 1.4 t,
O gate -hill,. London, 'evil' is pitlkissio4o, to . cliepose anj
pact .0*; the above Shares by PTiNa,!e ;

ttt.t.i SIUP RY, OF ST ..101+1,N, CANADA.
CAPT.
. `ll-10 VAS OtAVE,F.C. Master of. the
.
Mary, of St. John's, Canadx, !olemnly declares, that
himself received a deal of benefit front 111.- 1312.01.)VAII
NERVOUS CORDIAL; hicewice* his Wile, 'Alzry Aral
Oliver,
,was almost reduced to-Death'.; door,. and #a:; per-
tain cured by i4ting- Dr. Broduat'.NerYytlS Cordial;- i:trX
1)611.; given over by all.the _able P fivsieims
lik wise several nttileiniianifantsohheli:lencl-haye irLcsileJ
great, ben4t froth the above
Witness my ; • • ••••,- • -
May.the tsth, iSen: .
Mrs. JEW E C rojet,`.‘Yockl-stieet,. nes;
Hampton, cliass affitc eel sizvGars with a corepiliciatron disc
orders, which baffled the Skill several persons in the pro-
.• ,
lession ; her body was swelled in a violent manner, so-inuclf
as to be called by some the Dropay, some a Bilious complaint,
,her Legs **rein such a sin,iation as.thc Aticle:; to, sprea.4
over the shoe 4t,tiiytes ; she was afraid, front .atr9.gprsisioniA
her breast, of..heing awaked for want of breath, .111 this con!:
dition her lite became a,borkien, being hopeless Of any rc,114
from .Nledicine, but fortunately applying .to Dr.. RfotittlP•
was pertelitly recovered by his Nervous Cordial. Any pe,rsosl
questioning the authenticity of the above, may, by apoico
non or by letter liost..paid), receive full sittsfaction.
Brocluas Guide to Old Age, or Advice to both Sexes,_ t 2
obtain a radical and permanent cure for those secret infirmi-
ties of Nathre witich'delica::y•often forbids to disclose evert
to their relatives ; With a Treatisebn.f etil,;tle Diseases, ',ter"
•Kous Hypocltultdriag, atuct ConstuntAX. vc Complaints. 'To,
which is itddcd, Advice to Bath aokiriaot,WeiCtssists...,
It is particularly recommended to seifaring men. • •
A zas. bottle contains equal to five small rims.
It will he necessary the pactor should see such•Patientt
are-acnielecl witli deafness or I,DS;i of sight; er seed their oasis-,
by letter or parcel, to the Dottor (post or carriage paklbwitit .
his usual fee. •
'To those Ladies and Gentiernen bordering on the state of
Matrimony, the'Doelor would ,particularly recommen4 hit
Botanical Syrup (prior to their airpearance before the Al tar of
,
Hymen,:, who are:in the smallest.degre:-. ill&
System notbeing sound, or s.alYiett ttl:Re1;1X4t10111;
the. Soli fs
The flctinfical .S.7n4p and Nervous Cordial, to -be.liadat t =
Doctor's louse; 'No. 9, Albion=sttert, dbors from
Leverian'Museurii, Blackfriar's Bridge, lu•battic,4* ii.
rise 6.0.- and ss. 6:1. (.I',.;:y inciutttxti ; 11,4 E. 1.,,,,nvt-lJy,
corner of St. Pant'sjebOult tend Co: (laic
-Bacon), No. 152' :Ux,tbrd..streer ; Piettlingts•Nledicine
',house, :No. gib, Oxfc.r,t,street ; !1, No: 2.2, Si rand
Baxter, 111.o1Vt, Vir:t"
street, Bristol; :Vet:Me:al;
'ruts .and.kßoultoa, • Saiiibt"
and:Co. •
Fee, 'Be fast and Isl. i:aviL:s, , : • ..;;•,;;:i. ; ill ti-X
Of all Venders oi 111c-
dicin2s in the three I.ingdoins.

W__
HEN Professional Men of. uion 304
Ae.iponsibi!ityaleyiatefrom the- general System 1,1
the selettiqn of a peculiar branch, the sane:ioe of long c.)fi,
tinued .success is the best criterion of sup,criOrit A'
Eight yeikrs have I devoted niiy•practice .to tile- exclusiirS 1
'treatment of, Three Disorders and the succesillilul rest *I '1
my plan gives..uld,additional ardor, to oppese,• as tar as I ant
able, the ravages or those Coniplaints whi.o:4l-eitire u 144
'important in the Caralogge of 1-fulllilif IlltitnlaitZs.
After initiation into every 13ranch,:as on Army Surge?n*
I foribed.a wish ':?.t an early -period of Prazt..ice to rescue :Jr
.-iivicluals fretii • the
_ignorance of uneducatedmen, br 'the
equally .cl I:igenills precipitancy ot general I'm -litioners.
lir 'Ehiee Disorders, •to the Cure- of wltik-ii I have ',le
,Voteri mpv.. itticlition, (...,yinprie everry species 4,4 ,5.1 N:••
• R ti.,-4,,, INFECTION; whetlicT of a recent or long (i"`"
.fati,in.: -:idly; Alt -kinds of debility, Volletlrer arising -fro
' the .habits-::ot school-b-; ii, or :the: inzleigences of ma
age: And, lastly, .Iluitl n -i-a,igcaeit ot, tne systroa in Is.'°.-
men viliich is called UA P. l'-.1,:i NNESS or s-r.:::..ftil-1 TY -
'. Numerous> Diseasesa-atetite.reiiiit Ot• iruora.uccv.tir-naso
iti the treatment of h simple Go norshiea ; • and it not. 120
frequently happen, that • the seeds" of Life are poisoned bl
.tide. iii,discrettonot an.Angitarded
.liour,.:-.-iliy,r. •-,.a;,.,erior-r-rle'
thoil,sitch•Coimilaints arc easily 'cared; aid, even'"hVie
'Milers hirye-failed, I trust that I may presume tie Obit.'"
- r atlical•re-estaishinent: , ,
• - FeYv, b.''.'vcv,er,.iare the clses of compliyited distress 11
this disorder;eoinkteci iv,til tit=; calainitonn situations- 61
-Mitti;, itviio,. fr0d1."441-iodialVence in ,a.SDlitary vice, or. the
/in.-lir:dent gaieties of a -fashionable life, acquire tlyit state
of I)ebili, y, which is the tioivoid,ible censei•iuence Of su.c,
•• '
fiernicions:nabits. -4- .
it
1.1/net; ~,,,... unhappy isuffl;rer btiv2.s over.liis qiisety, iii
carefully' ;,11,2 eats nis mistOrtutie, it !Wry he sonic. con,bi
I[:i-ii.. f•,:- :".nn ro.know, that although it I•ii-i an. utii.t,o,-•,1
daub t`c.:* ;;:ieertairity wits. othet- .1' raciAtri.ric FS, /he 1-,..-01., .•
of tn.-se .I)eficioncies by the gradually-ogre*. 'of lt.cit,;v'L. •
lion, ii the acnuiroinent' of Thy' tixperience, It the rit'
of : , , cht;s 0i- . Venits have negan.to .reducr Manly Yikoar'
inuctt anxiety .1011 be prevented. -by an„caiiy Counterac;
tion of this iitaiguid. -State • ,and inthcsi c,iit.s, no griA
difficulty will occur. .- -- - . eV
- Eurtwillere; this .peficieucyhas for years existed',,a,pl:ol.',
persoverain:e is indispensably ,tqiiic.si,•.e..lb rev .
ive the iiiii'y
boring ;:,-ipari:s.of Live, and to re-auim,•te Vie. Coflti titUilOn. A
AR A R I E I) W' ).MIN, who hive kobg hecti-disapfir.nOtc:
in their expetlations of-..a Family,. mii); be :at.t.4l, —O, that ''''
most instanccs,,,Suclidefetqs are curable ta:, ... :- -.: ..t.i.ai skill; '
Die seGresy which is so -essential -to r.iy undertaklrft;
and theqivilifi':ations which I hi.veprestrioeci to state, foL.ii,
__ the bistspt nty :ptetensions',, and in. L;oinc:uence m.irii sti`_,l
this 'intimation is given, tn.tt Mr.
.11. may he Colisuitl;
personally, or by Letters finelosirrg a .sn; ail Note), 3t 11.,',
house, No. 29, -Arundel street, Strand,' near Temple
i.r. 'f here is an attditienal..Ln:rano in -Wate:--stree '
ad;oining, and thi.-! Name is on both thc,.• doors. -
M. •B---,- , -Mi-Tiber- iittlie Royal 'Cc:it-geol. Sitrgeous•
...-'d