prifoned for fuch an offence as ftealing a rofe, what will be thy punishment if thou teareft an heart asunder? VERSES. He that formed the fky by exact meafure, knows the right rewards of good and evil. Whoever does well, good will come of him; and if he does ill, evil will attend him. This difcourfe taking effect upon the heart of the gardener, he fet the nightingale at liberty. The bird tuned his voice in his free state, and faid, fince thou hast done me this fervice, according to the fentence in the Alcoran, is there any recompenfe for benefits but benefits? it is neceffary to reward thee for it. Know that under the tree where thou ftandeft there is a coffer full of gold; take it to fupply thy wants. The gardener fearched the place, and found the words of the nightingale to be true; he then faid, O nightingale! what a wonder it is that thou couldst fee the coffer of gold beneath the earth, and not difcover the fpringe upon the ground? The nightingale faid, doft thou not know that when fate defcends, caution is vain? AN HEMISTICH. It is impoffible to contend with fate. When the decrees of heaven are fulfilled, no light remains to the eye of understanding; neither prudence nor wifdom bring any advantage. A BIOGRAPHY of SOVEREIGNS AND STATESMEN, &c., was duke of Burgundy in right of his mother, heirefs of that duchy, intitled his fon to the inheritance of the crowns of Caftile and Arragon, by his marriage with Joan, heirefs of Ferdinand and Ifabella. He had by her Charles, who fucceeded to those kingdoms by the title of Charles I. and was elected emperor by that of Charles V. Charles refigned the crown of Spain to Phillip II. his fon by Ifabella of Portugal in 1555Philip II. was fucceeded in 1598 by Philip III. his only fon by Ann, daughter of the emperor Maximilian IIPhilip III married Margaret, daughter to the archduke of Gratz, by whom he had his fucceffor Philip IV. Ann Mary married to Lewis XIII. Mary Ann, married to the emperor Ferdinand III. and other children. Philip IV. fucceeded his father 1621. He had by his firft queen Ifabella, daughter of Henry IV. of France, M. Therefa married to Lewis XIV. and by his fecond queen Ann, daughter of the emperor Ferdinand III he had his fucceffor Charles III-M. Margaret Therefa, married to the emperor Leopold, and other children who died unmarried. CHARLES. Charles II. fon of Philip IV. and the laft fovereign of the houfe of Auftria, was born 1661, and fucceeded his father 1665. He married 1679, M. Louifa daughter of Philip duke of Orleans. She dying without children 1689, he, the fame year, married M. Ann, daughter of Philip-W. Elector of Bavaria-The king having no heir, the fucceffion to his dominions became a concern which very deeply interested the powers of Europe, who were apprehenfive that the balance of power would be deftroyed, fhould this rich inheritance THE be added either to the kingdom of France or the Austrian dominions. To prevent this, a partition treaty was formed in 1698, by which the crown of Spain was given to the electoral Prince of Bavaria: Naples, Sicily and fome other territories in Italy to the Dauphin; and HE Archduke Philip, fon of the emperor Maximilian, who Milan Milan to the archduke Charles. But on the battle of Mons or St. Denys 1678, where he faved the life of the prince of Orange at the rifque of his own, In 1688 he attended the prince to England, and was appointed master of the horfe. He had a command under him on his expedition to Ireland, was prefent at the battle of the Boyne, and was afterwards fent with a detachment to take poffeffion of Dublin. During the remainder of the war, which terminated at the peace of Ryfwick, he ferved in Flanders, On the death of his royalmaster he retired into Holland; and on the commencement of the war of the fucceflion, 1702, he again took the field, was appointed field marshal, and merited that honour by his good conduct on feveral occafions. He died in the camp at Roufelaer, 1708, aged 66. the death of the electoral prince in 1700, a fecond treaty was figned, by which the crown of Spain was fettled on the archduke: Naples and Sicily were again given to the Dauphin, and fome alterati ons made in favour of France refpecting his other Italian dominions. In the mean time, the Spanish court became a scene of intrigue, in which the Auftrian party was fupported by the queen and count Harrasch, and that of France by the Marquis de Harcourt, who by his infinuating addrefs fecured cardinal Portocarrero and other men of great in fluence. The king, wrought upon by Portocarrero, and difgufted at hearing that his monarchy was fo arbitrarily divided, by the partitioning powers, determined, if poflible, to defeat their purpofe by bequeathing his crown and dominions entire to Philip, duke of Anjou, grandfon of Lewis XIV-King Charles died November 1700-According to the prefident Henault, the order of his heirs was as follows-1. The children of M. Therefa, wife of Lewis XIV. daughter by the first queen of Philip IV. -2. The electoral prince of Bavaria, whose mother was the archduchefs M. Ann, daughter of the emperor Leopold by Margaret Therefa, daughter by the fecond queen of Philip IV.-3. The duke of Orleans, brother of Lewis XIV. the younger fon of Ann of Austria, wife of Lewis XIII. and eldest daughter of Philip III-4. The archduke Charles, whofe grand-mother, M. Ann of Auftria, wife of the emperor Ferdinand III. was a younger daughter of Philip III.-5. The duke of Savoy, in right of Catherine his great grandmother, daughter of Philip II. AUVERQUERQUES. H. de Naffau Lord of Auverquerque was of an illegitimate branch of the houfe of Naffau-fon of Lewis de Naffau, lord of la Leek. He diftinguished himself in defence of his country when attacked by Lewis fourteenth, in the war of 1672; and particularly at BADEN, PRINCE LEWIS or, The two houfes of Baden-Baden and Baden Dourlach are collaterally defcended from Christopher Marquis of Baden, who ferved in the army of the emperor Maximilian firft, and was rewarded by him with the government of Luxemburg, and the grant of several domains He died 1527. Prince Lewis of Baden was the fon of Ferdinand Maximilian marquis of Baden, and Louisa daughter of Thomas of Savoy, prince of Carignan, grandfather of prince Eugene-He was born 1655, and learned the art military under thofe celebrated generals, Montecuculi and the duke of Lorrain. Having given many proofs of his abilities, he was in the campaign of 1688, invested with the command of a feparate army, in which he gained fo much honour by his victory over the Turks at Ferven, that the enfuing year he was raifed to the command in chief against the Turks; the duke of Bavaria being called to the defence of his own dominions, and the duke of Lorrain employed on the Rhine. And his fuccefs juftified the appointment: for during the campaign he defeated the enemy in f Zzz ver him general respect. As a teftimony of gratitude, the merchants of London erected his ftatue in the royal exchange during his life. He died in 1764. BART. veral actions near Niffa and Viden, and 'reduced those fortreffes. And in 1691 he gained a fignal victory at Salankemen over the brave vizier Cuprogli, who was flain in battle with 20,000 men. In 1693 he took the command on the Rhine, and with an inferior force repulfed de Lorges in an attempt to penetrate into the John du Bart was a fea officer in the empire-At the commencement of the French fervice, distinguished for his brawar in 1702 he was invested with the very. He was born of obfcure parents command of the imperialists. And in Dunkirk 1651: and from the capa though he was forced to yield the vic- city of a fisherman, raised himself by his tory of Fridlingen to Villars, yet he merit to an high rank in the navy. In gained honour by fuftaining the well- 1694 he, with a fquadron of only fix conducted attack of a fuperior force frigates, rescued a fleet of French fhips of that able general. On the junc- from the Dutch, and of eight ships by tion of the allied armies, 1704, he had which they were convoyed took three. an alternate command with the duke In 1696 he captured five Dutch men of Marlborough, and partook with him of war and fifty merchant ships. For in the honour of the day at Donawert. thefe exploits he was ennobled by his After the decifive victory gained by the fovereign-1694 he convoyed the prince duke and prince Eugene at Blenheim, of Conti, then a candidate for the prince Lewis, who had, during that crown of Poland to Dantzick. battle, been engaged in the fiege of In- 1702. golftadt, made himfelf mafter of Landau. His military character was much injured by his infifting on the reduction of that fortrefs inftead of purfuing the retreating enemy, while the whole kingdom of France was in a state of confternation; and ftill more by his not cooperating with the duke of Marlborough the following campaign in his defign of penetrating into Champagne. This was attributed by his enemies to his jealoufy of that great general's fame; and by his friends to the remiffnefs of the German powers in furnishing their contingents. He died January 1707. BARNARD-SIR JOHN.. This diftinguished patriot was born 1684-He was an Alderman of the city of London, and its reprefentative fix fucceffive parliaments. The zeal with which he fupported its interefts in the houfe, as well as his age and the long continuance of the honours he enjoyed in it, defervedly gave him the name of father of the city, and his abilities as a fenator and inflexible integrity gained BATHURST. He died Allen Earl of Bathurft was the fon of Sir B. Bathurst and Frances, daughter of Sir Allen Apfley. He was born 1684, and was bred at Trinity College Oxford, of which his uncle B. Ralph Bathurst was prefident. Being chofen member for Cirencester 1705, he joined the Tories, and warmly oppofed the warlike meafures of the Duke of Marlborough and his party. Soon after the change in adminiftration 1710, he was honoured with a peerage. He having fhared with his friend Earl Bolingbroke in his profperity, he adhered firmly to him in his adverfe fortune, protesting against the acts of attainder against him and the duke of Ormond. He also spoke with great warmth against the impeachment of the bishop of Rochester, and was particularly fevere on the bifhops who fupported the profecution, whofe conduct he imputed to an idea fimilar to that of the wild Americans who fancy that he shall inherit not only the fpoils but the abilities of the man whom whom they destroy. He was a ftrenuous oppofer of Sir R. Walpole, and gave his fentiments with great force upon many important occafions. Upon the difiniffion of that minifter in 1742, he was appointed of the privy council and captain of the gentlemen penfioners, which poft he refigned 1744. His lordfhip was continued a privy counfellor by his prefent majesty, was created Earl in 1772, and died 1775. His fpeeches in parliament and his political conduct difcovered great strength of mind and energy of heart. He poffeffed the virtues of benevolence, courtesy and humanity in an eminent degree. His tafte in polite literature recommended him to the intimacy of Bolingbroke, Swift, Pope, Addifon, Somers, &c. and his natural cheerfulness, and his folid, friendly difpofition gained him the refpect and efteen of all who knew him. (To be continued.) LITERARY INTELLIGENCE. "The Eneid of Virgil, tranflated into blank verfe, by James Beresford, Fellow of Merton College, Oxford." 4to. `527 pages. l. 55. W HEN the Eneid firft made its appearance in England under the fplendid garb of Mr. Dryden's metre, and afterwards under the chafter attire of Mr. Pitt's tranflation: there was little reafon to fuppofe that any other perfon would be courageous enough to advance as a candidate for a fecondary applaufe. But it requires little skill in literature to difcern how much the fhackles of rhyme impede the foarings of fancy, and, notwithstanding Pope's tranf lation of the Iliad is, perhaps, one of the finest pieces of verfification that England has ever feen, yet he who is acquainted with the great original, must neceffarily discover from this rhyming impediment, how far the Iliad of Pope is inferior to the Iliad of Homer. Hence, the obvious probability of future improvement, and after Milton had confecrated and established the use of blank verfe, a lefs difficult road to poetry was laid open to fucceeding imitators. This road Mr. Beresford has purfued, unimpeded by the obstacles which cramped his predeceffors, and with a genius entirely adequate to his efforts. Throughout his whole undertaking, he has given a full comprehenfion of his author's general sense with a fidelity and animation worthy the trans lator of Virgil. He poffeffes a mufical ear, and a verfe peculiar to himself, and is mafter of that neceffary change of period which is requifite in an extensive poem. Upon the whole his talents are highly diftinguifhed, and we make no doubt but future improvements will exalt his tranflation to thofe of the first pre-eminence in our language. "Hiftorical and political Memoirs reltive to the Revolution of Belgium, and Principality of Liege, in 1793, &c. by P. Chauffard, a man of Letters, fent THE author begins his answer by an outline of the hiftory of the chriftian church, with an accufation against Mr. Payne of undermining the foundation of the established religion. He does not follow his antagonist through the different windings of his defultory reafonings, but arranges his arguments in a fyftematic way. He has not, 'tis true, faid all of which the fubject would admit, but it will be found upon examination to be a respectable production, and likely to counteract the dangerous tendency of Mr. Payne's malicious milrepresentations. The Life of Sir Charles Linnæus, Knight of the Swedish Order of the Polar Star, &c. &c. To which is added a copious lift of his Works and a biographical Sketch of the Life of his Son. By D. H. Stoever, P. H. D. Tranflated from the original German, by Jofeph Trapp, A. M. 4to. PP. 435. 11. 55. THE name of Linnæus is so diffusely fpread through every corner of Europe, and fo eminently connected with patural fcience and literature, that our curiofity must be prompted to learn of fnch a perfonage fomething more than If the study of biography be in general found to be the most fruit his name. ful branch of inftruction, a knowledge of the events which diverfify the lives of men of eminence and genius muft forward improvement in proportion as they are ably recorded. The biographer of Linnæus informs his readers that his parents intended him for the occupation of a boemaker; but, fo powerful are the propenfities of nature, that from the cafual circumftance of being early employ ed by his father in the care and collec tion of flowers, he gradually imbibed fuch a tafte for botany, that his name will in future live for ever with the ftu dy. To mark the different gradations by which Linnæus afcended from the vale of obfcurity to the moft fplendid eminence the Swedish court could be flow on a literary man, is a task deserv ing highly the attention of those whose fuccefs depends on perfeverance; and offers a fresh leffon, that the efforts of genius are not always ineffectual against the obftacles of fortune. Mr. Stoever appears to be the fimple narrator of this great man's life, rather than the enthu fiaftic panegyrift of imaginary virtues. He enlivens his fubjects with many anec dotes, which, even in a lefs animated undertaking, would help to ease the languor of tedious infipidity. His hero will procure him readers, and his production will reflect credit and distinction on his hero. |