a letter for the chevalier. By this Francis invited him to return to court that he might acknowledge his wife in public; and in confideration of his marriage, the king conferred on him the government of Burgundy. "Ah! my moft gracious liege, cried Bayard; how well do you de ferve the love I ever had for you! I would now die content but for the thought of leaving a widow in defpair." Pescaire, the greatest enemy of the French, but full of admiration for Bayard, had no fooner learned that he was wounded than he ran to him and, cried, "Ah! chevalier, would to God I had kept you fafe and found as my prifoner, that you might have experienced by the civilities I would have fhewn you, how much I efteem your valour and high prowefe; but fince there is no remedy for death, I pray God to receive your great foul into his hands, as I am fure he will." He then fet a guard over the chevalier, with, order, on pain of death, to defend him and not to quit him as long as he had life. Bayard foon ofter expired. Madame de Randan, in her retirement at Ferte was wholly employed in think ing on her honoured Lord, whofe return fhe was always fondly anticipating, without dreaming of the fad tidings that were about to be announced to her. Francis had been informed by a page of the death of the chevalier. This con fiderate prince took measures for preventing the fatal news from reaching ber by furprife, and went to pay her a vifit that he might weep with her and endeavour to comfort her when it should arrive. In a fhort time Palice fuddenly entered the caftle: the widow met him with looks of joy which fhe faw were not returned: Alas! faid he, I know it, my husband is dead." He is, faid Palice: he has fallen in the field of glory; the pride of his friends, the admiration of his enemies. He recommended you to heaven with his lateft breath, and his laft requeft was that you would live for the fake of his child." The widow made a fign to Palice to leave her alone for a few moments; after which the fent for her child, took her in her arms and killed her; then recommending her to the care of the king and of Palice, the fell back in her chair and expired.◄ And every body knows he wants a hire, Add-that the dull, the bufy, and the great, With boundless ridicule your labours treat; The priest has work enough to prop his creed; And while our reafon and our faith debate Merchants, if men of fenfe, mind only trade; Enfigns would always ftrut on the paradeAnd which of these d'ye think will condefceud To hear the finest verse that e'er was penn'd? Such grofs ftupidity we fcarce would While fome with air baloons amufe the mob, Some fail in fearch of rushes round the globe t, Defcribe the age and tonnage of the earth, What maggot or what egg-fhell gives us birth; Teach cannoneers to level and to load, Or, straining mental and material light, Defcry a fhip five hundred leagues from land, And prove the Day of Judgment just at hand ¶. Philofophers had little elfe to mind; But now the properties of putrid air--- A rufty coin-a cockle-fhell-a mite- Bards, in all ages, have been very poor, "And fome now living-beg from door to door; "The jingling tribe are justly rank'd as ́ fools, "Who never will abide by Reason's ruleg • There is a long Essay on this fubject in the Gentleman's Magazine. " And ↑ One would be glad to learn what rational purpose can be anfwered by a bortus ficrus? -The plan of Lieutenant Bligh's voyage was fuggefted thirty years ago by Vol taire. "Whatever is--is right," PorE.---Ergo---theft, murder, &c. are right. The world is indebted to the Philofopher juft mentioned for more than one antidote to this jar gon. The honour of this discovery, real or pretended, has been lately claimed by a French ¶ This æra has been often afcertained by theological maniacs, man. « And why should any man in search of Tho' well the wand'ring maid can teach, Why screams the death-bird from the tree? Why bring the winds the voice of mourn ing? The scream, the winds, proclaim to me, That Athol fees no more the morning. Why finks fo low my heart with fear, And why fo chill my blood with hor ror? Again the fhadowy forms are near, In all the eloquence of forrow. Is it? It is my Mary's fhade, And near her flits her hapless lover; How fhall I meet the injur'd maid, Or how my contrite heart difcover? No found that fenfelefs ear can reach, To Athol all her woes are owing. Thofe lips are now in filence closed, And cold and pale that lovely bofom; That form is to the worm expofed, Who feeds him on the fallen bloffom. 'Twas Athol's tongue convey'd the tale, Which broke that heart with love and Sorrow, Which bid the blooming check be pale, Twas Athol, urged by jealous fear, That Mary was fo true a lover, ver. The murmuring wave, the whipering air, That fmites my guilty foul with horror, The winds to Athol howl despair, And bid him never fee to-morrow. Pale phantoms of the injur'd dead, And reckless winds that hear my anguilh, 'Twas here by love and forrow led, 'Twas here that Mary ceafed to' languish: Ye know that from this bleeding heart, Her loved idea cannot part, Nor long fhall death our fortune fever. Then hafte thee Athol to the wave, And reft thee on the watery pillow. The wandering fream thy form fhall hide, One look he caft on Mary's grave, High rofe his heart with inward for row," His hafty foot fteps fought the wave, He fell bereft of life and glory; Monthly Register For DECEMBER 1790., FRANCE. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. PARIS, Nov. 30. THE of HE municipality of Paris, thinking it ledgment to the King, for having cho. fen the keeper of the Seals from among them, the Mayor, at the head of a deputation, waited on his Majefty, and pronounced the following discourse : SIRE, "The new municipality of Paris lay their homage and refpect at your Majefty's feet; though formed the last in the kingdom, they will be foremost in fetting the example of fidelity to the laws of the ftate, and to your Majefty's perfon. The city of Paris is known for its eternal attachment to its Sovereigns; and its fentiments must be the more acceptable to your Majesty atthe pref nt moment, as it is the free expreffion of a free people. Sire, you love our fellow citizens, and have given us a fignal mark of your confidence; you have honoured drefs of the new municipality of the city. The King's conduct in having chofen popular characters to fucceed the different Minifters, who were execrated by the nation, has given infinitely more fatisfaction, than any act of his fince the revolution; he now may literally be faid to have recovered the entire confidence of the people. Netherlands. BRUSSELS, Dec. 3. with your choice the man whom our fuf- The Emperor's authority restored in the frages would have recommended. The city of Paris deputes us to offer to your Majefty its refpectful and fincere acknowledgements; it will now have an organ near the throne, and a protector to ward from it every kind of harm; the minifter of juftice will be the interpreter of your Majefty's paternal intentions; the confidence of the King and that of the people refting on the fame head, will become the pledge cf public peace, and muft enfure the happinefs of all parties." The King's Anfawer to the Mayor. The Auftrian troops arrived here yefterday morning. Their general quar ters are at Cambre, a female monaftery, about half a league diftant from this town, which, only two days before, was occupied by the patriotic troops. On the 21 inftant, the military maga zine was abandoned to the plunder of the rebel troops. The officers, now turned adrift, and deprived of their pay, thought proper to make |