HABAKKUCK, Chap. III. beginning at the 3d F The world's bright canopy, was overfpread The guilty lands, confounded and appalled, trees, Were riven from their centers. Lafting hills, Prompt hung thy never-erring bow, prepar'd Adjourn'd; directed by thy flaming Chafts, And luftre of thy glittering fpear, he went Unmindful of his antient road. Incens'd With indignation, through the trembling land Thou marchedft uncontroll'd. Crush'd with The unfroze waters marvelously flood, My rotten bones; a total palsy hook The mighty warrior marshals forth, with fway Then, tho' the fig-tree ball no more unfold Her tender bloffoms; though the mantling vine No more exert her curling tendrils, hung With purple fruitage; though the olives mock The dreffer's hopes; though the deluded hind Bewail his luckless glebe, devoid of corn, Support of human body; though the folds Stand empty of their bleating charge; the stall Afford no helter to the finking herd; Yet will I ne'er defpond; but fix my joy, My endless joy, in the almighty God Of my Salvation. He's alone my rock, Alone my fortrefs: He will make my feet Outvie the fwifinefs of the hind; that I, Loos'd from my captive chains, may roam at large On the blett fummits of my native hills. THE MAHOMETAN HOG, A TALE. TH HUS favs the prophet of the Turk, 'Good Muffulman, beware of pork: There is a part in every fwine, No follower or friend of mine May tafie, whate'er his inclination, On pain of excommunication,' Such Mahomet's mysterious charge, And thus he left the point at large. Had he the finful part expreft, They might with fafety eat the reft; But for one piece—they thought it hard From the WHOLE Hog to de debarr'd;" So fet their wits to work to find What joint the prophet had in mind. Much controverfy therefore role; He meant not to forbid the Head: Thus, confcience freed from every clog. • Renounce Renounce the wORLD!' the preacher cries: • We do,' a multitude replies: Whilst one as innocent regards A fnug and friendly game at cards: And one, whatever you may fay, Can fee, no evil in a play: Some love a concert, or a race; And others fhooting, or the chace. Revil'd and lov'd, renounc'd and follow'd, Thus bit by bit the world is fwallow'd: Each thinks his neighbour makes too free, Yet likes a flice as well as he: With fophiftry their fauce they fweeten, Till quite from tail to fnout 'tis eaten. EPITAPH, after the Manner of Gray, By the late Dr. DODDRIDGE. H ERE refts fecure, within this narrow cell, A youth to Pain and Disappointment known; Pride mock'd his bitrh, and Envy fmild to rell, Lown. The hour when Sorrow mark'd him for her Fix'd on one object was his foul fincere; But Heav'n the recompence of love deny'd. Long hovering o'er th' extremes of hope and fear, [dy'd! Oppress'd by fate he funk, defpair'd, and No farther feek his miferies to difclofe, Nor let pale Envy trample on his tomb: Here let his hapless head enjoy repole, And leave to Mercy and to God his doom. An EASTERN ODE, O Love! whofe rancour bids it bleed, When the fond zephyr, lovely maid, Thofe flowing curls! triumphaut there, And must I leave thee, cruel fair! A lyrick poet of the first rank in Perfia. Hark, how the furious billows nigh,' In hollow murmurs lash the sky! Haply, the whirlpool's direful Tweep, Shall hurl me headlong through the deep: And can fuch fweetnefs bid me go? Says that foft lip it must be so? Think what tremendous dangers rife! Oh, think thou hearth thy victim's cries! In vain would he relief implore! Far hurried from the friendly shore: Ah! how should those who wander there, His miferies know, his anguifh hear? Hearken, O Hafiz, and regain That envy'd peace thou feek it in vaint Go, the tumultuous world refign, And more than all its wealth is thine: Yes, trample on its treacherous fpell, And bid its empty carès farewel·" Lyme-Regis, Dorfetfbire. - 1. N. PI. A EPITAPH. Written by a Lady. S fhe was once, few of her fex you'll fee, Beauty to Virtue gave a foftening grace, To Lady CRAVEN's Heart lying on the Fletr. R So beautifully gay. Once more, oh! let the trio meet Never again to part; Of all the fex, who boafts fo sweet. A bofom, face, and heart? Near Reading, Berks, August 17, 1780. IN FRANZEL. TO WILLIAM JONES, F. N Learning's field, diverfify'd and wide, The narrow beaten track is all we trace! How few, like thee, of that unnieafur'd space Can boat, and justly bouft, no part untry'd? Yet refts not here alone thy honeft pride. The pride that prompts thy literary chace; With unremitting ftrength and rapid pace Tis thine to run, and féorn to be deny'd! Thy early genius, fpurning Time's controul, Had reach'd. ere others fart, the distant goal, Marking the bright career that thou haft run, With due regard thy toils may Oxford & fee; And, justly proud of her fuperior fon, Repay the honour that the boats in thee! See our laft, p. 386. It was the earnest with of many of Mr. Jones's friends that he should offer himself as a mandidate to reprefent the University of Oxford, that celebrated feminary and patroness of learne AMERICAN AFFAIRS. has lately been published by authority of Con grefs, and what has appeared in the papers has either been fpurions or mifreprefented. What follows is authentic : In Congress, May 22. Ordered, that the letter of the 13th of May from Gen. Washington, and the letter of the 16th from the Marquis de la Fayette, with the refolution paffed in confequence thereof, be published. Head Quarters, Morristown, May 13,1780. The Marquis de la Fayette will have the honour to deliver you this. I am perfuaded Congrefs will participate in the joy I feel at the return of a Gentleman who has diftinguished himself in the fervice of his country fo fignally; who has given so many and fo decifive proofs of his attachment to its interefts, and who bught to be dear to it by every motive. The warm friendship I have for him confpires with confiderations of publick utility to afford me a double fatisfaction in his return. During the time he has been in France, he has uniformly manifefted the fame zeal in our affairs, which animated his conduct while he was among us, and has been, upon all occafions, an effential friend to America. He merits, and I doubt not Congrefs will give him, every mark of confideration and regard in their power. I have the honour to be, with perfect respect, your Ex cellency's moft obedient and humble fervant, GEORGE WASHINGTON. His Excellency the Prefident of Congrefs. SIR, Philadelphia, May 16. After fo many favours, which on every occafion, and particularly at my obtaining leave of abfence, Congrefs were pleafed moft graciously to bestow on me, I dare prefume myself intitled to impart to them the private feelings which I now fo hap pily experience. In an early epoch in our noble conteft, I gloried in the name of an American Soldier, and heartily enjoyed the honour I have of ferving the United States: my fatisfaction is, at this long withed-for moment, entirely complete; when, putting an end to my furlough, I have been able again to join my colours, under which I hope for opportunities of indulging the ardent zeal, the unbounded gratitude, the warm, and 1 may fay, the patriotic love, by which I am for ever bound to America. In begging, Sir, you will prefent Congrefs with a new affurance of my profound refpect, and my grateful affectionate fenti ments; I have the honour to be, with the highest regard, your Excellency's moft obedient humble fervant, LA FAYETTE. In Congrefs, May 16. Refolved, That GENT. MAG. Sept. 1780s Congrefs confider the return of the Mar his command in the army, as a fresh proof of the difiaterefted zeal and perfevering attachment which have juftly recommended him to the public confidence and applaufe ; and that they receive with pleasure tender of the farther fervices of fo gallans and meritorious an officer. Published by order of Congrefs, CHA. THOMPSON, fec. quis de la Fayette to America, to refume His Excellency Gen. Washington is ap pointed lieut. general of his Moft Chriftian Majefty's troops in America, and vice-admiral of the white flag. On the 9th of June martial law was proclaimed throughout the whole province of Pennsylvania, for the purpose of supplying the army, and apprehending fufpicious perfons. And In the state of Maffachufet, a proclamation was iffued on the 12th of July, rea quiring in the most peremptory manner all officers, &c. to cause their respective corps to march with the utmost expedition to the places of rendezvous, to be in readiness to co-operate with the forces of their illuftri ous ally. And all perfons of whatever denomination are required to be aiding and affifting in furnishing fupplies, in order, as it is faid, that the prefent opportunity may be improved to free the United States from the horrors of war. In the Boston Gazette an account is given by authority of Congress, of an unsuccessful attempt, under the command of Gen. Kniphaufen, to furprize the advanced pofts of Washington's army, under the command of Gen. Greene. By this account the British troops remained quiet at their post of Elizabeth Town Point in Jerfey till the 23d of June, when they moved out in force 7000 Arong, and advanced very rapidly towards Springfield, meeting very little oppofition till they came to the bridge, which was defended by 170 continen a troops for 15 minutes against 1500 British; but finding it impoffible any longer to fuftain fo unequal a conflict, they retired with the lofs of i ferjeant and 5 privates killed; 1 captain, 3 sub alterns, and 25 rank and file wounded, and 3 miffing-The enemy, adds this account, after gaining the pafs, marched into the town, and in their ufual way fet fire to every houfe except four; they then retired in great hafte; and in the night quitted their poft at Elizabeth Town Point, and went to Staten and York Inlands.The Americans boast of this mifcarriage as if they had obtained a victory; and by the filence of the New York papers, which barely mention Gen. Kniphaufen's taking pot at Elizabeth Town Point with 8000 men on the 16th of June, and his return, without effecting any thing material about the beginning of July; there is reason to believe he gained no laurels. The The following are the letters referred to in our left, fee p. 392. Letter from the Elector of Cologne to the K. of Pruffia, dated Augfburgh, June 9, 1785. "The court of Vienna has, without doubt, notified to your majesty the with of our beloved, the Archduke Maximilian, hitherto coadiutor of the Teutonic order, to be established in a principality or electorate of the empire, and has amicably entreated your majesty to lend him your powerful alliance. "The various fteps which have been taken on this account, and which have been reprefented to me; my fiucere with to eftablish, as much as in my power, the welfare of my fubjects; the kind and equi table request made to me by the Imperial Court, in regard to Prince Maximilian; together with the particular confidence which I place in this prince, who is cna dowed with fo many eminent qualities, and which, to my great fatisfaction, even my chapters and territories feem to place in him, have induced me to refolve upon haying a coadjutor. Your Majesty, in your great judgement, will eafily perceive, that the election of this prince, which I, upon mature deliberation, have refolved upon (and which will take place, according to the ftricteft rules of a free election, to which I and the bishopricks are entitled, agreeably to the constitution of the Roman empire), will not be attended with the leaft detriment to the peace and happiness of his empire: On the contrary, I am perfuaded, from frequent inftances recorded in hiftory, that princes, defcended from high and illuftrious ancettors, when they have been chofen fovereigns of ecclefiaftical principalities, have always promoted the peace and intereft of their dominions; and I hope that mine, under fuch a fucceffor, will derive the fame advantages; efpecially as it is well known, that the chapter and the flates are always confulted on matę ters of fo great importance. "I therefore hope your majefty, according to your wonted magnanimity and e quity, which are known to all the world, will honour with your approbation my in tentions, which in regard to the conftitu, tion of the empire, and the connections with the neighbouring refpectable powers, are inoffenfive and indifferent, and do juftice to thofe fentiments of respectful regard, with which I am, &c. MAXIMILIAN FREDERICK, Elector," His Prutian Majefty's Anfwer to the Elec tor of Cologne. "Your Electoral Grace has communifated to us, in your letter, dated June 9, fome reafons, which have determined you for an election of a coadjutor in your bi fhopricks, in favour of the Archduke Maxim lau, and which, in your opinion, are fuch, as will procure, either our affent to this intended election, or to make us indifferent about it. But we confess that thefe arguments are of fuch a nature, that we cannot forbear to lay before your Elec toral Grace the following confidential de clarations and remonstrances. We, at the fame time, most earnestly and fincerely recommend to your enlightened and patriotis confideration, some obfervations, which des ferve your whole attention. "In the first place, the court of Vienna has not, as your Electoral Grace fuppofes, given us the leaft intimation of its intentions refpecting the coadjutory of Cologne and Munster, though it has been done to other courts and ftates that are lefs interested in it. We have no objection to the election, but we cannot be blamed if we are not indifferent about the perfon in whofe hands, and under whofe government these bishopricks are. "We are well acquainted with the eminent and illustrious qualifications of the Archduke Maximilian; we also do not envy either him, or the illuftrious House of Auftria, any advantages which are con fiftent with the welfare and the conflitution of the German empire: But it cannot efcape the penetration of your Electoral Grace, how dangerous the confequences might be for the Germanic conftitution to have the dignities of two electorates united in the House of Auftria, and an archbi shoprick and a bishop's fee in the perfon of one of its princes. It would influence the affairs of the empire, and make these bię thopricks too much dependent; for they would be entirely governed by the measures of the Imperial Court, and their interest would be blended at all times with the views of the court of Vienna; they would be drawn into every feud and war, and inte every political difpute in which the House of Austria might take a part; they would be concerned in all the broils of the Germanic body, as well as of all Europe; and they would lofe all the confidence of the neighbouring flates, being confidered as a province dependent on, and clofely. con nected with, the House of Auftria, "The true welfare, liberty, and inde pendence of German epifcopal fees, on whofe prefervation the conflitution of the that they thould be governed by prelates, German empire partly depends, require, who for themfelves have no particular power or interest but what is derived from their bithopricks. We can appeal more to facts than to your Electoral Grace's rea foas, that thefe bishopricks have been more benefited by thofe princes who were chofen from among their own capitulars from powerful and illuftrious families. "It is this which we, in the present in ftance, with, expect, and think conducive towards the welfare of thefe bihopricks, and the whole Roman empire. *t "Our Letter of the King of Pruffa,King of Denmark's Declaration. 39 Our intentions and our views, in this respect, are pure and fincere; we are far from recommending to the chapters a candidate, or to force one upon them. Whoever they thall choose out of their own body, fhall be acceptable to us; and if they choofe none, it will be equally agreeable; indeed it appears to us as if there was no necefity for fuch an election, fince your Electoral Grace is not yet fo far advanced in years. In short, we have not the leaft intention of limiting the liberty of election; but if others should think proper to do it, we fhall protect the chapters against intrufions, thinking ourfelves in duty bound to act in this manner as one of the electors and princes of the empire, and being justly entitled to take fuch a fter, as one of the prefidents of the Circles of the Lower Rhine and Weftphalia. "As far as we know, it is against the, canonical law, the flatutes of the chapters, and epifcopal capitulation, as well as against our constitution in church and state, that a fecular, or any other power, fhould prefcribe or recommend, and thus obtrude a candidate; or that votes fhould be procured by means that are diametrically oppofite to the laws of the church; or that a queftion, Whether an election of a coadjutor ought to take place? thould be decided without previously affembling the chapter. The decifion of the Pope, in the year 1763, relating to the contested election of a bishop of Liege, thews very clearly, that unlawful means of procuring votes make an election void. "Whenever a trefpafs against the conftitution of the church or chapter is committed, and an election is procured by a pretended majority, fuch an election would be, in itself, irregular and void, and those that voted on, the contrary fide, would be intitled to the affiftance and interpolition of the empire and every patriotic prince that belongs to it.-And what difagreeable confequences would not arife from all this to your Electoral Grace, and to the bifhopricks and their fubjects, which are intrufted to your care,, and about whofe welfare You fo very justly feem concerned ! "We therefore repeat it once more, and your Electoral Grace cannot blame us for , that, confidering the fituation of our kingdom, and particularly of our territories in the circle of Weftphalia, we can, by no means, be indifferent about the election of a prince of fo powerful a house as that of Auftria. We therefore, once more intreat you moft earnestly and fincerely, not to be in too great a hafte in matters of fo much concern, and rather to reconfider, the bufinefs and prefer the welfare of the empire, and of your circle and bishopricks, to all other confiderations whatever, to quiet the minds of us, and of other princes who are of the fame opinion with us, and and neighbourly intercourfe, Berlin, July 20, 1780... Declaration of the King of Denmark and Norway, to the Courts of London, Vers failles, and Madrid. lity, with the most regular navigation, and "If the most exact and perfect neutras the most inviolable refpect to treaties, could jects of the King of Denmark and Norway, have kept free the commerce of the fub from the inroads of the powers with whom, would not be neceffary to take measures to he is at peace, free and independent, it infure to his fubjects that liberty to which they have the most incontrovertible right. his glory and his grandeur upon the esteem The King of Denmark has always founded and confidence of the neighbouring people. It has been his rule, from the beginning his friends, a conduct the most capable of of his reign, to teftify to all the powers convincing them of his pacific intentions, and of his defire to contribute to the general happiness of Europe. His proceedings have always been conformable to thefe principles, against which nothing can be alledged he has not, till now, addreffed bimfelf but to the powers at war, to obtain wanted moderation in his demands, nor aca redress of his griefs; and he has never knowledgements when they have received the fuccels they deserved; but the neutral navigation has been too often molefted, and the most innocent commerce of his 1ubjects too frequently troubled, fo that the king finds himself obliged to take proper measures to affure to himself and his allies, the fafety of commerce and navigation, rights of liberty and independence.. If the and the maintenance of the infeparable duties of neutrality are facred, the law of impartial powers, established by custom, nations has alfo its rights avowed by all and founded upon equity and reafon. A nation independent and neuter does not lofe, by the war of others, the rights peace exists between her and all the belli-, which he had before the war, because gerent powers. Without receiving, or be them, the is allowed to follow, in all ing obliged to follow the laws of either of places (contraband excepted) the traffic which the would have a right to do, if with her. The king pretends to nothing peace exifted with all Europe as it exifts beyond what the neutrality allows him. This is his rule, and that of his people i and the king cannot accord to the principle that a power at war has a right to interrupt the commerce of his fubjects. He thinks obfervers of thefe rules, and to the powers it due to himself and his fubjects, faithful at war themselves, to declare to them the following |