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London, England, 1801-12-26 00:00:00

I FIELD-MARSHAL COUNT DE LASCr.

Field-Martha] Count de LASCY, who died on the
24th of fall month, at the age of 77, was a Knight
of the Golden Fleece, Grand Crofs, and Knight of
the Military Order of Mary Thereflt, Privy Conn-
fellor of the Est 'Lao&' Miniller of State and Con-
ference, General Field Marfhal, and Proprietor of a
Regiment of Cuirafliers. He was horn at Peterf-
burgh on the zitt of Oft. 1725, and was defccnded
from one of the °idea families in Normandy, oncof
thole who followed WILLIAM the Conqueror to
England. A century after, and under the reign
of HENRY 11. the family of' LASCY fettled in Ire-
land, where fume individuals of it rcfe to the firft
Offices of Government. PETER of Laser, Count
of the Holy Roman Empire, left Ireland in 1691,
with JAM. s li. and entered into the French fer-
vice, which he quitted in 1698, in order to go
to Ruffia, where he died a Field Marfhal and
Governor of Livonia. His fon, FRANCIS Murales,
the fubjea of this article, left Raffia in 1735, and
went to finifh his education at Vienna, where hay-
ing had the honour to be prefented to the Em-
prefs Queen of Hungary, he was appointed by
her, in 7741, Chamberlain, and in 1743, he en-
tered the Auftrian fervice as a Cornet. He tinted
his firft campaign in t 744, was Adjutant to Count
littown, and was made a captain after the battle
of Velitri, where he diftinguifhed himfelf in a
particular manner. In the following campaigns
againft Pruflia, he was prefent at the battles
of Strigau, Trautnau, Reffeldorf, and in 5746 in
Italy, at the battle of Placentia ; then at the
taking of Genoa, and afterwards at the battle
of Raucous. In 1748 he found himfelf fhut
up in Maeflricht, and was freed horn that dif-
agreeable lituation only by the peace. In 1753
he was promoted to the rank of Major General,
as a reward for the fe'vices which he had rendered
during the war. In 175$ he was appointed Lieu.
tenant Field Marfhal, after having relieved the
town of Olmutz; and the fame year he received
the grand trots of the order of Maria Therefa. In
1760 he commanded at the battle of Torgau, and
in 1766 was made Field Marfhal and Prelident of
the Council cf War, &c. The part which this able
General took in the late campaigns againft France
is well known ; it is fufficient to add, that his mi-
litary knowledge was equal to his bravery, and
that his life was a (cries of glorious deeds or vir-
tuous adtions. As a fplendid teftimony of the fer-
vices he rendered to the Houfe of Auftria, the
Emperor JOSEPH 11. canted his burlto be placed
in the Hall of the Chancery of the Council of War,
with the following infcriptiou :—M4rheirri Ges r,
fumed ce.tfirewum Prsfai, qua be& degree ac foci: artilme
tiaras, illir vimere, Lie peariam iniviawa redelere donde,
fui infiientier militari legit:dons el amid, 7osrrHus
AuGusrus, grail artionifui ;nommen:um hoc pnihlt—
Aso

In the Journal des &yaw for the year 1693, there
is the defcription of a fkeleton nearly fimilar to the
above. All the vertebra were anchylofed, fo that
the whole fpine formed only one bone.
TALLEY/LAND lately allied the CHIEF CONSVL.
as a perfonal favour, to erafe three pei Cons from
the lift of emigrants, one of whom was his brother.
The favour was granted.
At Paris, or. the 15th ult. a petit piece, entitled,
" Peace in the Channel," was brought out at the
Theatre du Vaudeville; it was received with great
applaufe. The following is the fubjeft
Bekcn, an Englifh officer, who had been a long
time a prifoner at St. Valery, forms an attachment
to an amiable young Lady of that place. Reftored
to his country, but Ilia the captive of Agatha, who
has not fought to exchange him, he imprudently
returns to France, and comes at night to ferenade
her under her windows. A fignal of alarm is
given, the uniform of Bekaa is found in a fmall boat
upon the fhore, and a cry of treafon refounds
through the town. An Englifh failor, who attend.
ed his officer, is taken up and examined. He is
pronounced a fpy and fentenced to be hanged ;
bat Belton takes the whole offence upon himfelf.
A general furprife and tumult are the refult.
Agatbe rufhes among the crowd, and undertakes
the defence of her lover. Her heroifm excites a
lively intereft in the breaft of the audience, but
has no cffeel upon the magiftrates. At this mo-
ment the cannon of Peace refounds in the port,
and the fira biding of the Peace fo long defired
is the conjugal union of the French Lady with her
Englifhman.
Among the couplets which excited moll fenfa-
tion we remarked the following :

Boidouillet, a .-;-(k-Jant owner of a privateer, re-
lates his adventures :

AIIt-DE LA PIPE DE TABAC.

Sava-you, par qucllc aventuu,
Jc WA pu s I.it fortune encor
D'un valffeau je Es la capture,
Et je le croyois chars,' d'or;
Jugez un pro do ma furprife,
En m'elancant fur le tillar;
Jr tn'appercois que Bette prife
Kelt qu'une prift de tabae.
This pinch of finilf having made a perfoa in the
pit, not much pleafed with the juke, hits very vio-
lently, a loud clapping was intlantly heard from
every part of the bottle.
PARISIAN PA lONS.—The fulldrefs head-drefres
are Rill the exclufive work of the Coleurs. They
in general come down pretty low upon the nape of
the neck, in the tot ban thape, leaving the left tem-
ple viable, and inclining a good deal to the right
cheek. Some of them have for a foundation an
embroidered mob. This mob is fumetimes black,
or red poppy colour. Sky.!due has fucceeded to
rote-colour, in the works of milliners and mantua
makers. Flowers are little worn. The fquare cal-
rimer, or cloth Ih.twls, embroidered in filver or
gold, contend for precedence with the long cache-
:Mit !haw's. A white feather is worn with the
black velvet h.rts. A few Elegantrs have appeared
with canary-coloured feathers. The ilecscs are
,liott in all full ;:rds robes.