his other writings, when, in 1826, he determined to embark, in order to carry arms under the standard of the Greeks, raised by a Frenchman, Colonel Fabvier, who then commanded a disciplined cohort, the Tacticos.* Being received with high distinction by that chief, Raffenel, with the simple title of volunteer, gloried in the prospect of sharing the perils of that valiant people, whom he had previously served with his pen. He was shut up in the castle of Athens with Fabvier, and in the attack of that fortress his head was carried away by a cannon-ball January 27, 1827. To the becoming sorrow, with which his loss must inspire the friends of the Greeks, will be added the just and sincere regret of the lovers of literature. Raffenel certainly wanted leisure steadily to apply himself to those branches of study which he wished to cultivate with advantage; but the flexibility of his imagination, which was evidently prejudicial to the general developement of his faculties, would, as he advanced in life, have become an acquisition to his mental endowments. His elocution was free, persuasive, and even seducing. He had great spirit, and the generous sentiments displayed throughout all his writings evince that, had he survived, France would hereafter have found a worthy defender of her liberties in the young and unfortunate champion of the freedom of the Greeks. French for works relating to that country. Subsequently, observing that Philhellenic Associations were forming in a great number of cities, he adds he could not spare space in his columns to announce the pamphlets, the verses, and the books, published in honour of the Hellenes, or sold for their advantage."-Rev. Encycl. v. xxxiii. p. 661. "By information from the Ionian isles, it appears that all letters received from Nauplion speak of the zeal and devotion of the French warriors attached to the cause of the Greeks, and relate that one of them, the brave Colonel Fabvier, has with a great deal of solemnity been appointed to the office of Syntagmatarch. This warrior, distinguished for his military talents, his indisposition for intrigue, his simple habits, and his entire disinterestedness, thus expresses himself in a proclamation, addressed to the inhabitants of Salamis, Thebes and Athens: In taking upon myself the organization of the army, I accept neither rank nor emoluments: when Greece becomes possessed of officers capable of directing her defenders, I shall return home : my only desire is to bear with me the love of the Greeks happy and free.'—Arriving in Attica, where he was received with acclamations, Colonel Fabvier employed himself in organizing a new regiment, composed of Diacrians and Marathonians, and which became a sort of military school. At Gastouni a corps has been formed under the direction of the Neapolitan general Rosaroli. It is to these efforts for regulating the exertions of the rivals of Botzaris and Nicetas, and rendering them as firm on the plain as they are formidable amidst their focks ;-it is to these labours of certain foreigners, that the Greek Committee has made the following allusion, in a new 'Appel aux Cœurs généreux:''Des essais de tactique, secours expiatoire envoyé d'Europe, ont puissamment aidé le courage des Grècs.'"-Idem, p. 663. CATALOGUE OF THE WORKS OF C. D. RAFFENEL. 1. Histoire des Grecs Modernes, depuis la Prise de Constantinople par Mahomet II. jusqu'à ce Jour. Paris 1824. 12mo. 2. Résumé de l'Histoire de la Perse, depuis l'Origine de l'Empire des Perses jusqu'à ce Jour. Paris 1825. 18mo. 3. Histoire complète des Evénèmens de la Grèce, depuis les premières Troubles jusqu'à ce Jour. 2me edit. 1825, 3 vols. 8vo. with a Chart and Portraits. The first volume appeared in 1822, and the second in 1824; and in the new impression there are some alterations and corrections. 4. Résumé de l'Histoire du Bas-Empire, 1826. 18mo.* * Dictionnaire Historique, ou Biographie Universelle Classique, par M. le Gen. Beauvais, &c. pp. 2500—1. VOL. I.-NO. I. JOHN JONES, LL.D. THIS accomplished scholar and voluminous writer was a native of the parish of Landingate, near Llandovery, in the county of Carmarthen, South Wales. His father was a respectable farmer; and the son had been destined for agricultural pursuits, till it was discovered that he had neither taste nor inclination for such occupations. From his earliest childhood he evinced an extraordinary predilection for books. It was his frequent practice, immediately after breakfast, to disappear from the family circle, and retire to the banks of a secluded rivulet, about a mile from the house, and there pursue his studies till hunger compelled him to return home. His memory was at this time remarkable for its strength and tenacity. His father finding that it would be in vain to attempt to con sign him to the drudgery of the farm, resolved to educate him for the Christian ministry. With this view he procured for him the best instruction in the elements of the Latin and Greek languages which he could obtain in the country schools of the neighbourhood. He made the most of these slender advantages; and he imbibed, with the knowledge he acquired, an ardent desire to become a proficient in classical learning. About the age of fourteen or fifteen he was sent to the College Grammar School at Brecon, one of the first classical seminaries in the principality, always under the superintendence of a clergyman of the established church; and then under the care of the Rev. William Griffiths. Here he had remained three years, when the death of his father, in 1783, obliged him to return home. About this period, his neighbour and relation, Mr David Jones, afterwards the colleague of Dr Priestley, and known in the controversy with Dr Horsley as the "Welsh Freeholder," was a student at the New College, Hackney. Through his recommendation, the managers of that institution admitted Mr John Jones a student on the foundation. Here he soon acquired the friendship and patronage of the learned Dr Abraham Rees, who then held the office of resident tutor. He remained at Hackney six years, enjoying, among other advantages, the en viable privilege of the classical instruction of the celebrated Gilbert Wakefield, with whom he was a favourite pupil. In the year 1792, the death of Mr Thomas Lloyd having created a vacancy in the office of classical and mathematical tutor in the Welsh academy, then stationed at Swansea, Mr Jones was appointed by the Presbyterian Board to be his successor. After he had held this office about three years, some unhappy differences arose between him and his colleague, the late Rev. W. Howell, in which the students rashly embarked as partizans. The Board, finding that there remained no prospect of an amicable adjustment of the disputes, and not wishing to side with either party in a matter which was entirely personal, adopted the resolution of dismissing both tutors, and removing the institution to Carmarthen. On quitting Swansea, Mr Jones settled at Plymouth Dock, as the pastor of the Unitarian congregation in that place. He remained there two years, and then accepted an invitation to become the minister of the Unitarian congregation at Halifax, in Yorkshire. Here he resided for three years, joining to his ministerial labours the instruction of youth, an employment for which he was singularly well qualified by his high classical attainments, and the peculiar bent of his mind. From Halifax he removed his residence to London, where he continued till the end of his life. Not long after his settlement in London, he married the only daughter of his friend and former tutor, Dr Rees. This lady died, without issue, in the year 1815. In 1817 he married Anna, the only daughter of the late George Dyer, Esq. of Sawbridgeworth, in Hertfordshire, who, with two children, survives him. After his removal to the metropolis he occasionally preached for his brethren, but never had the charge of a congregation. Under some momentary feeling of disgust, which he never explained to his friends, he destroyed all his manuscript sermons, and from this time never could be prevailed on to appear in the pulpit. He still however adhered to his profession; was a member of the Presbyterian body of London Dissenting Ministers, and for some years one of the clerical trustees of the estates and endowments of Dr Daniel Williams. A few years ago the University of Aberdeen conferred upon him the honorary diploma of Doctor of Laws; and, within a year or two of his death, he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.* Dr Jones died at his house in Great Coram street, Russel square, London, on the 10th of January 1827; and his remains were interred in the burying-ground belonging to the parish in * Monthly Repository, N. S. vol. 1, pp. 293-294. which he had resided (St George, Bloomsbury). Over his grave is placed a plain stone, with the following appropriate inscription: Depositum Johannis Jones, LL. D. Qui die decimo Januarii, M,DCCC,XXVII. Dr Jones sustained a high reputation as a teacher of the classical languages. His instructions were for many years in great request among persons of rank and eminence, and he had to reckon in the number of his pupils some individuals of noble birth. He superintended for a considerable time the education of the sons of that distinguished lawyer and philanthropist, Sir Samuel Romilly; and to the last he had under his care some young persons of opulent families. It may be observed here, to the honour of Dr Jones, that while he was thus courted by the rich and the noble, he was ever ready to afford encouragement and gratuitous personal assistance and instruction to young men in humble circumstances, whom he found struggling with difficulties in the pursuit of learning. As an author, Dr Jones acquired no small share of notoriety; and the number, originality, and general ability of his productions, afford sufficient proof of his industry and learning; but a spirit of paradox and conjecture is sometimes observable in his arguments, tending rather to excite the astonishment than to secure the conviction of the reader. In the year 1800, while he resided at Halifax, he published his first work, intitled 'A Developement of Remarkable Events, calculated to restore the Christian Religion to its original Purity, and to repel the Objections of Unbelievers.' His original design was to embody in this publication all the facts which he meant to adduce to elucidate the meaning, and establish the credibility of the historical and epistolary writings of the New Testament. But his materials having unexpectedly accumulated as he advanced, he was able to carry on his plan no farther than the end of the Acts of the Apostles. This publication contains a vindication of the authenticity of the disputed passage in Josephus, in which notice is taken of the public appearance of Jesus Christ in Judea; and the work is remarkable as conveying the first intimation of the hypothesis for which the author was afterwards so greatly distinguishedthat Josephus and Philo were converts to the Christian faith. In |