THE Bofton Magazine For NOVEMBER, With the following EMBELLISHMENTS, viz. No. I. Representation of William Tell, the Deliverer of Switzerland. Number II. The ANIMAL FLOWER. BOSTON: Printed and Published by GREENLEAF and FREEMAN, At their Printing Office, North fide of the Market, Where Subfcriptions continue to be taken in. TH HE Publifhers of the Boston Magazine return their thanks to their obliging Correfpondents for their ready affiftance, which has enabled them to continue their plan of exhibiting this work at fo early a day in the month. The Philofophical Answer to the Question proposed relative to the difference of Colour, &c. among Mankind; the Epitaph on a Maiden Lady; the Sacred Ode; and Extracts from Dr. Alexander, en Women; could not be inferted this month for want of room, but will be duly attended to. We are obliged to the transcriber of a Story from the Rambler for his judicious felection, but the original work being generally to be found in the hands of our readers, we thought it ineligible, on that account, to reprint the piece at prefent. In the Geographical Gazetteer, p. 14, 1. 16, the reader is defired to place a femi colon after putridity. ** ** THE Boston Magazine, For NOVEMBER, 1784. An Account of the commencement of the Liberty of Switzerland; with a beautiful Copper Plate, representing that memorable Event. T HE prefent inhabitants of Switzerland are defcended from the ancient Helvetii, who were fubdued by Julius Cæfar. They continued long under little better than the nominal dominion of the Houses of Burgundy and Auftria, till the beginning of the fourteenth century, when the feverity, with which they were treated by the Austrian Governors, excited a general infurrection, and gave rise to what is now called, from the ancient name of the country, the Helvetic Confederacy. This memorable event is thus related: Albert, Emperor of Germany, having in vain attempted to compel all the Switzers to fubmit to the yoke of the House of Auftria, these people were fo cruelly treated, that they entered into a confederacy, in order to fupport their ancient rights and privileges. Grifler, the Governor of Uri, in order to difcover the authors of the confpiracy, ordered that his hat hould be fixed on the top of a pole, in the market-place of Altorf, the capital of that province; and all thofe, who paffed by it, were obliged, on pain of death, to pay obeifance to it am Tell, a man of influence in his as if to the Governor himself. Willi country, difdaining this mark of vasfalage and flavery, refused to obey the tyrant's order: upon which the latter caufed him to be arrested, and condemned him to fhoot an apple from the head of his only fon, who was about five years old. Tell answered, that he would rather fuffer death himself,than rifque the safety of his fon. The tyrant declared, that he would hang them both, if he did not inftantly obey. Thus compelled, Tell relu&tantly took his bow, and from the head of his fon, who was tied to a tree he fhot away the apple, to the admiration of all the spectators. The Gover nor, perceiving that he had a fecond arrow, demanded what he had intended to do with it; affuring him, at the fame time, of his full pardon, if he would difclose the truth." To pierce thy heart," replied Tell, “ if I ̧ "had been fo unfortunate as to kill "my fon." Grisler, basely violating his promife, loaded him with chains, and made him embark with him on board a vessel that was to cross Lake Uri, in order to confine him in a dungeon |