yet be convinced, to his aftonishment, that we have an Attorney-General to profecute infidious friends, as well as declared enemies.

The invention of that wicked inftrument the Telegraphe, proves, to a demonftration, that a Republican Government is not fuited to an extent of territory, above three yards broad, and fix yards long.

Your's, &c.

Y.

[The following was one of the moft popular Airs with the Soldiers of the Army of the North.]

COUPLETS BACHIQUES ET GUERRIERS.

OULEZ vous fuivre un bon confeil?

Buvez avant que de combattre

De fens froid je vaux mon pareil

Mais quand j'ai bien bu j'en vaux quatre.
Verfez donc, mes amis, verfez
Je n'en puis jamais boire affes.

Ma foi! c'eft un trifte foldat
Que celui qui ne fait pas boire,
Il voit les dangers du combat
Le buveur n'en voit que la gloire.
Verfez donc, &c.

Come ce Vin tourne l'Esprit,

Comme il vous change une perfonne

Tel qui tremble s'il reflechit,

Fait trembler quand il deraisonne.
Verfez donc, &c.

Cet Univers, ah qu'il est beau !
Mais pourquoi dans cet ouvrage,
Le Seigneur at-il mis tant d'Eau,
Le Vin me plairoit d'avantage.
Verfez donc, &c.

Sil n'a pas fait un element,
De cette liqueur rubiconde,
Le Seigneur s'eft montre prudent,
Nous euffions deffeché le Monde.

Verfez donc mes amis, verfez,
Je n'en puis jamais boire affez.

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IMITATION

IMITATION OF THE FOREGOING VERSES.

DRINK, Soldiers! noble is the plan,

Ere dreadful on the foe you pour ;

Though I can fober fight my man,
My bottle gives me ftrength for four.
Then fill the bumper, let it pass!
I'm never weary of

my glass.

Will dimly fhine in future story;
He views the danger of the blows,
The toper only views the glory.
Then fill, &c.

As wine the heart of man can cheer,
And raise him to a brighter fellow;
He that when fober shakes for fear,
Makes others fhake when he gets mellow.
Then fill, &c.

This world's a wond'rous work, and fine,
Yet to my mind the Great Creator
Was fomewhat fparing of his wine,
And mighty lavish of his water.
Then fill, &c.

"Twas wife though not to bid the tide
With ruby coloured nectar flow;
Our drinking, elfe, the world had dried
To duft and afhes long ago.
Then fill, &c.

T1

FREEDOM OF SPEECH:

HROUGH the channel of your paper permit me to pour forth the effufions of my joy, on my happy return to my native country, after a very tedious peregrination, and woeful fufferings, the confequence of an unfortunate laxity of fpeech, which makes me inconfiderately exprefs every idea that rifes in my mind. Being in Ruffia at the acceffion of the

prefent

prefent Czarina, I very imprudently took it into my head to investigate her title to the Imperial crown, and the means by which the afcended the throne. The Czarina hearing of it, sent an officer to me, who told me, in French, that his mistress, understanding that I was a traveller of great penetration, had graciously determined to fend me to Siberia, where I might make obfervations upon the foil and climate, free of expence. I remained there till towards the clofe of her firft war with the Turks, when I was fent to join the army that was befieging Adrianople. Making my efcape from thence, I reached the capital of the Ottoman empire, at a time when the Muffulmen were going in folemn proceffion to call down bleffings from Heaven upon their arms, and were killing a Jew and an afs at every place where they made a halt. Though I had almost forgot the ufe of my tongue in Siberia, I could not help faying that the murdering of Jews was an odd way of fhewing their respect for the great prophet Mofes, whom all Mahometans pretend to revere; and that if they thought to gain victories by killing affes, they were affes themfelves. I was overheard, and carried before the Cadi, who listened attentively to the depofition against me :"Allah is merciful," said he; "give the Chriftian dog three hundred blows on the foles of his feet, and fend him to the gallies." I had not been long there, when in the only battle fought by the Pope's gallies in the prefent century, it was my good fortune to be taken by the Capitana, and carried into Civita Vecchia.

From Civita Vecchia I went to Rome, where I was afked by a Signor Abbate, if it was not my intention to kifs the Pope's toe. "If," faid I, "the Pope imitated him whose Vicar he is upon earth, he ought rather to wash my feet, than expect me to kifs his." The Priest being an informer, accufed me to the Holy Office, who

This is actually the practice of the Turks, when they meet with any fignal military misfortunes. I 2

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fent a Captain of the Guards to arrest me. As the fcirocco was blowing, the Captain came in fanning himfelf; and after fuffering me to treat him with ices, explained the nature of his bufinefs, and carried me to the Caftle of St. Angelo, in the name of the fantiffimo Padre.

At the Jubilee in 1775, a general and plenary indulgence for their fins was granted to all Catholics, and a general remiffion of their punishment to all prifoners; fo that I once more obtained my liberty. But I did not preferve it long; for going to Venice, I could not help expreffing my horror at the letter-boxes ftuck in the walls of the Doge's palace, to receive denunzie segrete against such as spoke of state-affairs. I also ventured to hint at fome improvements in the Venetian Government, which would be equally beneficial to the fenators and people. It was Carnival time; and as the Sbirro, who came to take me into cuftody, was dreffed in a black domino, and had a vizor mask upon his elbow, I took it for a masquerade frolic. I foon found it, however, more serious than I fuppofed, and was detained ten years in prifon. At the end of that period, a Senator waited upon me, and told me, with great politeness, that my feclufion from fociety did not proceed from any fears entertained by the Senate, who governed the people only for their own good; but that it was a little falutary admonition they were accustomed to give to foreigners, by way of rendering them more cautious in countries where imprudencies of the like nature were looked upon in a more serious light.

From Venice I went to Spain; where I had scarcely been two days, before I found myself fnugly lodged in the prison of the Inquifition. Soon after an old Monk afked me, in the most affectionate manner, if I could not guess at the cause of my confinement? but, as I hope to be faved, I am fo great a reprobate, that I could not divine for which of my profane jokes I was laid in limbo, till being put upon the rack, I recollected that I had called the Recollet friars, who have no beards, but

wear

wear the fame habit as the Capuchin Monks, the females of that fpecies of animal. This reminiscence faved me from further torments; and it pleased God to let me get out of their hands, with no injury but the diflocation of my wrifts and ancles, and a little flagellation, by way of penance.

I will not tell you how I was put into the Baftile by the old Government of France; nor how I found my way into one of the King's Caftles in Pruffia: these are accidents of an ordinary kind; but I must again exprefs the joy I feel at being in a free country, where a man, who, like me, fays every thing he thinks, is in safety.

Here we are in no danger of imprisonment, pillory, or transportation, for delivering our opinions; here a man may fay which kind of Government he thinks the beft, without referve. Here are no fpies, no informers; nor if there were, would they be liftened to. Here a man may indulge his paffion for liberty over a bottle.Here we are not obliged to whisper our opinions in Coffee-houfes, or look behind us in the public walks.Here we are in no danger of illegal commitments by Juftices of the Peace. Here a few unguarded and unmeaning words, fpoken in fmall companies, are not tortured into fedition, which means an open attempt to ftir up the people to acts of violence against Government.-Here no Judge endeavours to influence the jury; gives a ftrained interpretation to the law, or inflits exceffive punishments.--Here there are no abuses; or if there are, they are immediately reformed.-Here no attempts are made to delude the people, because our Governors confult the general intereft of the community alone. No; the privileges of free Britons, which we have enjoyed fo long, we ftill enjoy in the fullest extent, and live in the utmost happiness and harmony. What a pleasure is this for a

Gzetteer.

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COSMOPOLITE * !

This letter appeared foon after the establishment of Mr. Reeves's inquifition, and about the time of Mr. Froft's imprison. ment, the fentences of the Scotch Judges, "and many extraordinary commitments for fuppofed feditious words.