bicus Flicciis, and not only possessed of much | The bodies rest; the quiet of the heart; The third portrait is that of Ann Clifford, the renowned Countess of Pembroke (by Mytens). The fourth is John Paulet or The travailes ease; the still night's feere was he; the praise of exemplary expedition. He And next in order, sad Old Age we found: ground; As on the place where Nature him assigned may be, it would be very unjust to deny him travels, in the second volume, from south to north of the island, traversing several hundred miles, viewing innumerable towns, villages, seats, and farms, some of them with the utmost minuteness, (whether real or assumed I cannot say) and the tour only occuhe leaves Macroom, to the 19th of October, pies him from the 14th of September, when when he departs for England, after having,. in these five weeks, produced his comely octavo of 355 pages! Powlett (for our ancestors were not very particular in the orthography of even their own names), who was the fifth Marquis of Winchester. It is from a picture by Peter This is not only fine, but displays much of Oliver, and does credit to the gallant royalist the cunning of poetry. The alliteration is does not bear favourable testimony to the We have, however, an old proverb, which and brave defender of Basing House. Ed-obvious, without affectation; and many of the advantages to be derived from such hasty ward Courtenay Earl of Devonshire, the last of the elder male branch of that great house, all our readers will at once perceive. images served later bards in good stead, as operations; and I must say, that the veneris the fifth subject. This is the personage who In the biography of the Duke of Bucking-occasion by Mr. Curwen: for his book, at able adage is borne out completely on this was suggested as a husband to Queen Elizabeth; he died at Padua in 1556. The last ham, Mr. Lodge is wrong where he says least as far as my personal knowledge goes, portrait is that of George Clifford, the third monsters sufficiently depraved to apologise willing to bring general charges without subEngland could not at that time furnish is very inaccurate indeed. But I am not. Earl of Cumberland, the father of Ann of for a frantic enthusiast (Felton) who had stantiating them; and shall accordingly point Pembroke, and one of the commanders against murdered even a bad minister." Never was the Spanish armada. His costume is very the country more disgraced by such apologies I peculiar; and he wears in the front of his hat the glove which Elizabeth dropped, and published in praise of Felton, with the names than on this very occasion: pamphlets were when he presented it to her, bade him keep of persons of respectable station attached to them, and multitudes openly regarded the that 66 shall only speak of what relates to my own neighbourhood. out a few inaccuracies. As I am a Cork-man Page 4. We have a couple of errors a Bally Cobleck, six iniles from Cork, is a great ordnance depôt." The name of the talks of the Irishtown of Cork, no part of place is Ballincollig. And shortly after, he in fact the name conveys an erroneous idea. which city is designated by such a title; and it for her sake. This honourable mark of his politic mistress's favour is proudly en-assassins with the veneration of a martyr. riched with gems, and seems to be as Of Lionel Cranfield, whom Buckingham proudly worn by the adventurous sailor. Part IV. consists of the following: John disgrace from his office of lord treasurer, we ruined and got dismissed with heavy fine and Russel, 1st Earl of Bedford, and Thomas Sack- have a good anecdote. A question had arisen ville, 1st Earl of Dorset, by unknown artists; at his table (after this event) as to the best ticularly striking. The old town being built Page 7. "The situation of Cork is parJohn Seiden, by Mytens; George Villiers, means of prolonging human life, upon which on the side of a hill forms an amphitheatre, first Duke of Buckingham, by Jansen; Lucy his lordship facetiously observed, "Let a Harington, Countess of Bedford, by Hon-man get himself appointed lord treasurer, ran," Now the old town of Cork is built on at the foot of which the river Lee formerly thorst; Lionel Cranfield, Earl of Middlesex, for no one ever died in that office." His a flat at the foot of the hill, and was surby Mytens. The second of these is the well humour was also displayed in some mock-rounded by the Lee. When the necessity commendatory verses prefixed to the Travels known author of Ferrex and Porrex, after- We that he inserted all the burlesques upon and Turke, copy a verse or two from the poem, as illus-But speakes not any of their tongues as yet, And by and by another shape appeares in; For who in five months can attaine to it? Could glue together such a rhapsodic townes, The Alpine mountains, cortezans, and Dutch ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE. CURWEN'S TOUR IN IRELAND. for keeping themselves cooped up in a for- The spreading Lee that, like an island fair, Page 8. "The old town occupies the southern bank, the new is built on the northern." The old town, as I have said before, was encompassed by the two branches of the Lee, which divides above and unites below it. Page 9. We have a couple of verbal errors in names; let that pass; but they are a sign of carelessness. Page 10. Party animosities here are carried to a great height-private comfort and public prosperity are always sacrificed to these unfortunate local misunderstandings, which are greatly promoted by the mutual desire that each party fosters to avoid personal conferences with each other, and to prefer the insinuations and misrepresentations of interested, invidious characters." I most positively deny every word of this. No one who knows any thing whatever of Cork could no city of its size in the empire, where all make such an assertion. There is perhaps *. Of the first I know nothing, so I cannot tell whether its contents are as galloping as those of the second. sects of religion and politics mix in such unrestrained intercourse both in public and private society. The proposal (which is mentioned in an|ject; if they are unable to support the comarticle in the Gazette of Spires) to prohibit petition with strangers in their own country, the importation of all woollen, cotton, and with protecting duties of 40 or 50 per cent, Page 21. After some very silly remarks on iron goods into the United States, has indeed how will they be able to compete with the the state of our county representation, we been made to the congress there was, how- Europeans in other parts of the world? The are told that “the representation of the town ever, never any talk of an absolute prohibi- sixty cotton, and the thirty-six woollen marests mostly in each body corporate, which tion, but merely of an inconsiderable addition nufactories, are inconsiderable in themselves, seldom exceeds twelve members." Of what to the present import duty, in order, by this and are besides only in the northern states, town? As he is writing from the county of means, as they supposed, to bring the Ame-including Maryland, and extend no farther Cork, he must mean its county town; and rican manufactures to such perfection that to the south: they manufacture only goods so far from its elective franchise being con- they might maintain the competition with of very inferior quality, and may therefore fined to twelve members, its corporate body those of foreign countries. But this proposal be said merely to vegetate. America Las consists of over two thousand freemen, and will never be adopted, for this reason; first, indeed natural advantages, and all the raw its freeholders, who vote at elections, to as because the landowners, who are the far materials in abundance; but this is not suffimany more. But I am not astonished at larger part of the American people, are so de-cient; there are required, besides hands, this error when I find, cidedly against it, and the members of the con- skill, long experience, capital, and many Page 22. That he informs us that twenty-gress having been elected by the people, dare essential things which they are far, very far eight peers are returned to Parliament for not vote but according to their pleasure; from possessing. It is only on the Ohio or Scotland by two hundred and seven clectors! secondly, because the American manufac- Mississippi that steam boats are established I thought every body knew that Scotland tures, even with additional import duties, for the conveyance of goods; on all the other returns but sixteen peers, and the elective which at the most can be only from 40 to rivers they only carry passengers. The taxes body is, I believe, under one hundred. Why 50 per cent, will never support the compe- are in truth insignificant, and in the interior this is as bad as any thing in Debrett. tition with the foreign, consequently an addi- of the country provisions extremely cheap; tional impost duty would never accomplish but this will not make manufactures thrive, the proposed object. when the most essential requisite is wanting. The influx of strangers will not greatly increase the population; for it is a fact, that by the highlyexaggerated delusive notions of this country, which were designedly circulated, many thousand persons have been brought to want, misery, and death; and last year many vessels with English, Irish, and French, returned back, which they would scarcely have done if they had met with great success there. The distinctive epidemic peculiar to America and the West Indies (the yellow fever) has carried off, in the southern states, by far the greater part of the strangers lately arrived, including even the North Americans themselves; which has induced the state of Georgia to issue an ordinance prohibiting the importation of strangers during the unhealthy season, which is from May to October. Page 24. "Mr. McCassel, whose residence is near Fermoy, has the reputation of being a good farmer." Here is a hopeful blunder. Who do you think this gentleman is? I am sure you would hardly guess that he is neither nore nor less than Lord Mountcashel-one of the first farmers indeed in the county. The accurate name under which he appears in Mr. Curwen's pages was no doubt picked up from some of the peasantry, in whose dialect his lordship's title is often corrupted into McCashel; which pretty barbarism, a little more barbarized, is promulgated to the world by our senatorial tourist. Here he gets out of the county, and I shall I am, Sir, your humble servant, AMERICA. 21st June 1820. I have resided some time in America, and believe myself tolerably well acquainted with the state of commerce and manufactures in the United States; and cannot but wish, for the good of so many deluded people, to destroy, as far as lies in my power, the false representations which are entertained of this country, and which are particularly supported by those whose interest and selfish purposes require it. Having arrived about three weeks ago in Hamburgh, my information is recent and authentic; and having no other motive than to counteract the delusions which are assiduously spread abroad concerning that country, I shall speak the truth, and nothing but the truth. In the last war with England, the American manufactures rapidly flourished, merely because they had no others to contend with. Suppose a cloth coat, which a farmer can now buy for ten or twelve dollars better than at that time for eighty to one hundred dollars, should be again raised to this price, it is very natural to suppose that he would vote against such a measure. Manufactures do not spring up like plants in hot houses; they require many years, much experience, immense capitals, and a contentedness with respect to the enjoyments of life, which the American never had nor ever will have. Supposing such an act passed in congress, how will the immense deficiency in the revenue be covered, which would be the consequence, if the importation of foreign goods was so much decreased, or was perhaps even totally given up; as the constitution will not If, at Savannah, all foreigners died, and, admit of a land tax, and the farmer who is in New Orleans, a city containing 25,000 infirmly attached to it, never would consent to habitants, of whom only 8000 are whites, pay one. 50 persons died daily, and 1,400 in five The internal wealth of the United States, weeks, this is surely not the land of promise, which the article mentions, is very incon-whither every body should desire to tra siderable, and rather decreases than increases; vel. It is to be wished, for the sake of for according to my ideas, it consists in the humanity, that the deceitful nimbus which prosperity of trade and commerce, in the hangs over that country may be at quick circulation of money; but now the length dispelled, which has cost Germany so first are very much declining in North Ame- many thousands of her sons, and millions of rica, and the money is like a mere article of money, that never return. The prepondermerchandize; bank notes, which are almost ance of the English manufactures is not temthe only currency, being always at a discount,porary, but firmly established for a long and continually varying in value. Of what service is it to the individual or to the country, if large tracts of uncultivated land are ploughed and the farmer does not find a market for his superfluous produce, and must therefore suffer that to spoil which he does not want for his own use? time to come. In the great towns on the Atlantic, there are very insignificant manufactories, or rather none at all; for a weaver who has two, or at the most, three looms, cannot well be called a manufacturer: Besides Pitsburgh, Zanesville, Cincinnati, and Lexington, are quite insignificant towns; Surely the internal wealth of a country and the last three in particular, are going to cannot be established by such means. But decay, in consequence of the banking system, that the American manufactures can be the notes often being at a discount of 50 or brought to such a height as to be exported, 60 per cent. compared with money, and freand thus to enter into competition with those quently not being current at any exchange. of Europe, is so far beyond the limits of At Marietta, a small town in the state of probability, that it is wholly unnecessary Pensylvania, a house which was built only for me to adduce any arguments on the sub-four years ago, at the expence of 16,000 dollars, was sold last winter for as many hun- | sequence; and we therefore take an opportudreds; and such instances are not rare. It is uity of laying before our readers a sketch of not to be denied, that the Americans have a a new Lithographic Printing Press, congreat talent for mechanics, particularly in structed by Mr. J. Ruthven of Edinburgh, building bridges and ships, (though the most on the principle of his patent, and which anskilful bridge-builder in Pensylvania is a swers perfectly for printing from stone. It German); but in manufacturing machinery, is represented as free from the disadvantages they have hitherto done but little, as almost that have hitherto attended lithographic all that they possess is of English origin. presses, and as thus promising to render the According to my conviction, therefore, it is art very generally adopted. Any degree impossible that the seven or eight millions of of pressure is at once brought to bear on the Americans will soon be able to produce as stone, by means of the lever. The roller is many manufactories as the 15 millions of found to clear the stone from the printing English and Irish. The South American ink at each impression, and the labour of gold and silver mines lie as near to the Eng-winding the bed through is much less than lish, and the West of Europe, as to the by the method hitherto used. By this maNorthern States of America, which alone chine a greater number of impressions may have any manufactories: for it requires as also be obtained in a day than formerly. much time to sail to South America from One of them has been for some time at work New Orleans, Boston, New York, Philadel- at the Lithographic Establishment of Mr. phia, &c. as from the ancient hemisphere, Charles M. Willich, No. 6, Dartmouth because all vessels sailing from those ports Street, Westminster, where we have inare obliged to proceed nearly off Madeira, spected it, to satisfy ourselves of its merit, and then steer south-west, if they can gain and where we believe it may be seen by the the wind; they therefore require as much admirers of this interesting art. This press time as those that sail from Europe. has also the advantage of being applicable to copper-plate printing. Upon enquiry we A remarkable proof of the scarcity of mo- learnt, that at length English stone has been ney in North America, particularly in the found to answer the purposes of lithography. Western States, is furnished by an adver- In the above establishment it has been used tisement in one of the three journals, pub- with perfect success for Transfer Lithogralished in the flourishing town of Cincinnati, phy, in which branch it is even thought to on the Ohio: the editor offers to take from be superior to the German stone. The his subscribers corn, brandy, meat, sugar, press from which the sketch has been made linen, flax, feathers, wool, wax, tallow, can-is intended for printing from stones 10 inches dles, skins, and rags, at the currrent prices by 15 inches. It is extremely neat, and of the market. works with great facility. STEEL ENGRAVING. To the Editor of the Literary Gazette. Sir, I have, with much satisfaction, read the paper over the signature of F. E. Guillot, ex-director of assignats, which appeared in your valuable Gazette of the 9th instant, since it affords me an opportunity of doing justice to the inventors of the Siderographic Art. M. Guillot lays " claim to the priority of the invention of engraving in relief on copper, by the pressure of a plate engraved by incision (encreua) on steel." The inventors of this valuable art do not claim the discovery of engraving in relief on copper; it constitutes no part of their process of multiplying copper or steel engravings. The method adopted by the French artists to multiply engravings is not practicable, and is acknowledged by M. Guillot to have been abandoned long since: what practical man could suppose that copper having been pressed into a steel engraving, although inade harder by the operation, could indent, by its relief, another copper plate, without en-larging cach, and thereby distorting and injuring the engraving?-M. Guillot, after claiming for his countryman this invention, says it is worth nothing, and points out the reason why. He says (and we perfectly agree with him) " Copper when strongly pressed experiences in all its parts an extension proportioned to its degree of annealing, and to its thickness. The difference between two impressions in copper has been found to amount, in the eagle and in the figure of liberty, to two centimetres 25-100ths (a line); hence the identity is destroyed." M. Guillot has, we think, fairly proved that, although the French artists long ago conceived the idea that engravings might be multiplied, yet they could not put their ideas into practice, and, after many experiments, it was given up. Messrs. Perkins and Fairman also conceived the idea of multiplying engravings, and have put their ideas into most successful practice. The simple reason is this: Messrs. Perkins and Fairman's method is practicable, and entirely different from the French method, which is not practicable. "If such a difference has been discovered on so small a surface as that of these two engravings of 30 and 66 square centimetres, (4 square inches and 9 square inches) it is easy to foresee the enormous difference which will result from the multiplication of engravings on any large copper plates, especially when this multiplication shall be effected under a cylinder acting as a flatting mill." We perfectly agree with M. Guillot, that when copper plates are attempted to be produced by the above described process, they, as he has stated, would be destroyed. We have seen a copper plate made by Messrs. Perkins and Fairman's indenting process, of 360 square inches, without the least enlargement; is not this a proof that the invention is dissimilar? We have also seen some of Heath's inost delicate engravings retouched, after having been worn out by use; now if the plate had been the least enlarged, would the original lines and dots be again renewed? It is very evident, that although M. Guillot perfectly understands the plan adopted by his countryman, he has not correctly informed himself of the system adopted by Messrs. Perkins and Fairman. M. Desnoyés, the celebrated French engraver, on his recent visit to this city, called on the inventors, and was shewn the process; he, like all the English artists, spoke in the warmest terms of its utility, beauty, and originality; if Mr. Guillot would visit his countryman, he could satisfy him that what was attempted in France, without success, is now successfully practised in this country. I have only to add, that such is the demand for this invention, that nearly 1,000 steel plates have already been ordered, for bank notes and other purposes. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, &c. September 13, 1820. NEW SPANISH PLOUGH. JUSTICE. The Royal Society of Valladolid has pubfished a description of an improved plough, presented to the society by Don Andres Herrarle, one of its members. The improvement which this ingenious artist has given to an instrument of such importance to agriculture, preserving the same simplicity and the common uses, varying it only in the share, cause it to work with much less fatigue to the cattle and the driver, moving and penetrating the earth every where to the same depth, clearing away the weeds, and cutting through the deepest and largest roots. LITERATURE & LEARNED SOCIETIES. FRENCH ACADEMY. Prizes to be distributed at the Annual Prize of Eloquence.-To determine what constitutes poetic genius, and how it may be ascertained independantly of diversity of languages, and forms of versification, in all its varieties, from the Epopee to the Apologue. The prize to consist of 1500 francs. Prize of Poetry.-1st. The Devotion of Malesherbes, prize 1500 francs. 2d. The Restoration of Literature and the Arts, under Francis I. prize 1500 francs. Prize for the literary work most useful to morals.-The Academy not having awarded this prize in 1819 and 1820, will grant, according to the merit of the work, a double or triple prize, consisting of a gold medal, of 800 or 1200 francs value, to the author of that literary work (published completely, and for the first time, between the 1st of January and the 31st of December, 1820), which may be deemed most useful to morals. Prize of Virtue.-At the same sitting, the Academy will grant a prize to reward some virtuous action which may have been performed in the department of the Seine, within the three years preceding the 1st of July, 1820. Prize of Eloquence for 1822-The subject for the prize of Eloquence, which the Academy intends to propose for 1822, will be-The Eloge of Le Sage. The prize will consist of 1500 francs. ORIGINAL POETRY. [By Correspondents.] THE CALM. Phoebus o'er the mountains bright, There! the bellying sail is spread; Of azure, rests it motionless- He hails it's cliffs once more;→ Beats his responsive heart, Will on his memory press. That wave must bring him to the shore- Thus Nora! should thiue Albert's heart Be doom'd from thine to part, I know they would--and so would mine Soft pillow'd on thy breast; Thou weeps't-I see the frequent lash, ΟΥΔΕΙΣ. To the Editor of the Literary Gazette. Sir.-In one of the Free-schools in the West Riding of Yorkshire, founded by Queen Elizabeth, there is an annual holiday kept in honour and of the first three classes exhibit verses, in which commemoration of the foundress, when the boys mention at least is to be made of Queen Elizabeth. They have not to vouch for the authenticity of their poetical assertions. I send you the flights of a couple of these boyish Poets. Yours, &c. T. H. M. Verses on Queen Elizabeth. Queen Elizabeth once on her travel Met, by chance, with sir George Saville; She took him by the hand, and gave him a salute, And he play'd her a tune on the German flute. A Second Attempt. Queen Elizabeth crept up a spout, She crept so far, that she could not get out; She called for help, and help did come, And they pull'd her Majesty out by the-thumb. LINES TO THE IPHIGENIA OF MILAN*" When Greece of old, urged on by rival hate, On Troy's proud turrets pour'd the vengeful storm; Thou may'st have read, have wept the hapless fate That clothed in death thy namesake's virgin form. With grace like thee adorn'd, and beauty's bloom, She saw unheedful pass youth's fleeting hours, And wandered, reckless of her destined doom, 'Mid Argive meadows, and Love's roseate bowers. She fell-the victim of misguided zeal; A parent's trembling frame o'erhung her bier; And as each chieftain viewed the reeking steel, Burst from each chieftain's eye the pitying Tom Stokes liv'd once in a garret high, For Sam Swipes nourish'd Their bloom full oft with Whitbread's showers. Should e'er come hither, Such cheeks to wither! The fat soon, soon, began to die, Ere Stokes had warning, And rapp'd at the door where the wild spark lay. "Oh, ho!' says Tom, 'Is it you?' good bye.— So he pack'd up his awls, and he trudg'd away. ON SEEING A BUTTERFLY IN A CHURCH-YARD. And dost thou, giddy rover, dare Thou hast indeed assurance rare, For in that solemn, sacred dome, Oh! hie thee hence! this holy place * See Literary Gazette, No. 185. PRETENDER TO THE DANISH THRONE. The following account of this person is given in a Berlin Journal; The late king, Christian VII. had a mo. ther-in-law, Juliana Maria, upon whom his. tory has already pronounced sentence, with respect to her endeavours to place upon the throne her son, the hereditary Prince Frederic, to the injury of the lawful heir. This Juliana was as inimical to King Christian as to his descendants: to her alone is attributed the unhappiness which the King experienced in his marriage with the English Princess, invention of some idle fancy, than a real fact. However, letters from Denmark, and even from Copenhagen, speak with such confidence on the subject, that the story certainly deserves attention. It is farther affirmed, that the Altona banker, who paid the money to the school at Schnepfenthal, has beeis summoned to Copenhagen, to give such information as is in his power; that he set out for that city a week ago; that the Danish Minister of State K-, passed through Hamburgh, on the night of July 22, on his way to Schnepfenthal; and it is also said, that the Danish government has scent for to Copenhagen two ladies of the chamber of the late Queen, who live in Hanover, (whether in the kingdom or city of Hanover, we are ignorant,) and who, it is pretended, are in the secret. The Pretender is stated to be about 29 years of age, and very like the King, (except that his hair is brown, whereas served last with the rank of Lieutenant. This is all that I have been able to collect, respecting this most strange affair, which it must be left to time to clear up.* Trick of the Spanish Mule Drivers, and Obstinacy of their Mules. To M-int-sh some one expressed his surprize Matilda, sister of George III.; nay, and that of his majesty is very fair,) and to have That a certain learned counsel, both sprightly and wise, even the state of mental debility in which Would play second in that where so low the first Christian passed his life. But, as she could not accomplish all her plans in favour of her But Sir J―s said that Broom was always Un-son, she is stated to have attempted, at least, stood; der-wood. [Sir. I hope you will have no objection to insert the following little song, which I wish you could without violating any principle publish as soon as possible.] * FROM A SICK BED. While the warm sun gilds the sky, On my care-worn visage glow; The dull moments of their woe, Passing light from grave to gay, As in that its sheets are drest; Which upon its back imprest, I should rhyme the whole day long, In a full career of song; And although my muse were rude, But I fear my verse is dull How unlike the strains of thine- And of energy divine : * Having received this from a valued correspondent, though not quite en regle, we comply with his request, ED. to secure the crown for her grandson (Prince Christian Frederic, who, with his amiable consort, is now travelling in Italy). When, therefore, the present Queen, then (Related by an Eye-witness.) Crown-Princess, consort of Frederic VI. was It is customary in Spain to guide the mules first delivered of an heir to the throne, she without reins, and merely by calling to them. is said to have had the child taken away as The animal, when called by its name, punctu soon as it was born, and a dead child substi- ally follows the orders of his driver. But it is a tuted in its room. The dead child was bu- very peculiar circumstance, that they must alried, and the true heir to the throne en-ways be yoked at the very same place to which trusted to one of the Royal attendants, named H, who, being in the secret, brought him up as his own son. The step-grandmother assigned the sum of 4000 dollars annually for his education, to reward her confidant. When the Prince grew older, he was sent to the academy Schnepfenthal, and a great banking house at Altona paid the necessary sums to order, without knowing any thing further of the matter. The young man probably remarked, from many circumstances, that the was not his father; and when he returned to Denmark, after finishing his studies, urged him to reveal to him the secret of his birth, which the latter, partly instigated by his conscience, at length did. He furnished his foster-son with all the documents necessary to support his claim, and then committed suicide, being justly afraid of punishment, for having so long concealed so shameful an action. they have been accustomed, otherwise they will not draw. After the battle of Cordura, several waggons were required to carry away the effects of King Joseph Napoleon from Madrid. While the waggons were loading, most of the drivers unyoked their mules, under pretence of feeding them, and then put them too again at an unaccustomed place. The animals refused to draw. The drivers at first seemed to give themselves all possible trouble to make them go on. The French who escorted the train, attempted to assist, and liberally dealt out their blows on all sides. The Spanish drivers, however, contrived to get out of the way, and the mules kept their place, in spite of all this beating. This occasioned a long delay; for the French sought in vain the cause of the obstinacy of the mules. At last, a part of the escort of cavalry were obliged to dismount, and their horses were harnessed to the waggons. But, during this time, a part of the Spanish cavalry, whose approach appears to have been known to the drivers, had made a detour about Madrid, and cap The Prince, being at Copenhagen, and furnished with his papers, laid his claims before the police, which immediately reported the affair to the King, who sent for the Pretender, examined his papers, and, finding that his countenance and figure. *We have seen some accounts of a later greatly resembled his own, and the papers contained important explanations, which seemed deserving of attention, he immediately caused him to be put under confinement, but without any rigour, and placed officers to guard him, in order to examine thoroughly who he was. This is the present state of the affair, which, in truth, is more like the romantic date, which say, that the pretended Prince has been discovered to be the son of a tailor; and others, that he has been found to be insane. Without being able to vouch for the truth of readers might like to have a more particular any of these statements, we have thought our account of this strange business (which created great sensation in Denmark,) than has appeared, to our knowledge, in any other English Journal. -Ed. |