Discourses on Davila No. 27- WE (hall now content ourselves with recit ing the summary of this firft civil war. After the publication of declarations and mani feltoes, the two armies take the field. The Queen mother wishes to avoid a war, and procure peace: She negociates an interview for this pur pore with the Prince of Cotide, but without suc cess : She continues however to negociate an ac commodation, and obtains a conclusion of it.— The prince repentsof it, by the persuasion of his partizans, and resumes his arms. He attempts in the night to fur prize the royal army: His enter prize succeeds not. The King receives power ful reinforcements from Germany and Switzer land. The Prince of Conde is obliged to (hut liimfelf up in Orleans, and separate his army, ■which he could not hold together in a body.— He fends to demand succours in Germany and England, andconfents to deliver Havre de Grace to the Englilh, and receive their garrisons into Rouen and Dieppe. Tne Queen, irritated and afflitfted at these resolutions, joins the Catholic party, and declares the Hugonots, rebels. The royal army takes Blois, Tours, Poitiers, and Bour ses. The ijth of Sept. 1562, it lays siege to Rouen—in the course of which, the King ot Na varre, visiting the trenches to reconnoitre the (late of the place, was wounded in the left should er, by a shot of an Arquebufe, which broke the bone, wounded the nerves, and felled him to the ground as if he were dead. He was carried im mediately to his quarters, where all the other generals afleinbled. The surgeons who drefled his wounds, in the presence of the King and Queen, judged it mortal, because the ball had penetrated too far, into the body. The 26th of October 1562, the city was carried by allkult, and the whole army entered, making ail horrible carnage of ihe garrison and inhabi tants, by putting to the sword, without any quar ter, all who presented tliemfelved armed or un armed : The city was delivered up to be plun dered, except the churches and consecrated things, which the soldiers were made to fefpetfl, by the vigilance and good discipline of the ge nerals. The King of Navarre, fuffering under the pains of his wound, and wounded in spirit al lnoft as much as in body, infilled on embarking on the Seine, to be tranfportea to Saint Maur, a pleasure-house near Paris, where he often went to take the air, and enjoy the tranquility of so litude. He scarce arrived at Andeli, a few leagues from Rouen, when his fever was aug mented by the agitation of the batteau, he loft his senses, and died in a few hours. He united to his high birth, an elegant pei-fon, and a foft- Jiefs of manners : If he had lived in other times, and under a better conftitutipn of government, he might have been reckoned among the great ell I rincesof his age ; but the candor and sin cerity of his heart, the sweetness and affability of his difpolition, in the midst of political trou bles, and civil diflentions, served only to hold him in continual agitation and inquietude, In constant in his projects, and uncertain in his re solutions—drawn away on one fide by the impe tuous charailer of his brother, and excited by the party of the Calvinifts, in which he long held the fir ft rank—restrained on the other hand by motives of honor, as he thought, by his na tural inclination for peace, and aversion for ci vil wars, he discovered on many occasions but little firmnefs or constancy in his designs. Pla ced in the number of those, who lay under the reputation of seeking to disturb the state, he shared in their disgrace—and he was seen after wards, at the head of the opposite party, pet T eeming those, whom he had formerly protected. In point of religion, foinetimes allured to Calvi- Jiifm, by the nerfuafions of his wife, and the dis courses of Theodore Beza—and sometimes bro't back to the Catholic faith, by the torrent of fafh ion, and the eloquence of the Cardinal of Lor raine, he gained the confidence of neither party, and left in his dying moments, suspicious and e quivocal ideas of his creed. Many thought, that, though he was in his heart attached to c. Ivinifm, or rather to the confeffion of Augsburg, lie sepa rated from the Hugonots from secret views of ambition—and fuffering impatiently that the Piince his brother by his valor and greatness of foul had acquired among them more efteeni than himfelf, he chole rather to hold the firft rank a mong the Catholics than the fccond among the Calvinifts. He died at the age of forty- two, in a time when his prudence increasing with age, lie might perhaps have furpalfed the opinion which had been conceived of him. Jane of Al bret, his widow, continued in pofl'effion of the title of Queen, and of what remained of Navarre. She had two children, Henry, Prince of Beam, then nine years of age, and afterwards the all glorious Henry the fourth of France, and the Princess Catharine, then very young. Their mother lived with them atPau and at Nerac, su pervising their education in the new religion. The Prince of Conde, reinforced by the auxil iary forces from Germany, makes hade to attack Paris. The King and Queen return thither with their army, and after various negociations the Prince is constrained to depart. The two armies march towards Normandy—a memorable battle is fought at Dreue, where the Prince of Conde is made prisoner by the Catholics, and the Con stable by the Hugondts. In the firft onletof this action, Gabriel of Montmorency, the son of the Constable, had been killed, the Comte of Roche fort had been thrown from his horse, and loft his life, and the catholics, in fpightof all their bra very, began to give way. The German cavalry armed with pistols, and divided into two large squadrons, having joined the Admiral in this critical moment, made a fre(h charge with such fury, that they broke the Catholics, and forced them to fly. The Constable who fought in this placewith great bravery, exerted himfelf in vain to stop and rally the fugitives : His horse fell under him, and he was wounded in the left arm, surrounded by the Germans, and made prisoner, after having seen perish at his fide, the Duke of Nevers, and several other officers of distinction. The Prince of Conde, in charging the cavalry of the Duke of Guise, was afterwards wounded in his right hand, and covered over with blood, and dull and sweat, was made prisoner by Dam ville, who, wishing to avenge the capture of his father, fought with desperation. The Duke of Guise remained mailer of the field of battle, the baggage and artillery of his enemy. The Prince of Conde was brought into the presence of his conqueror, and it was a memorable scene to fee those two famous men, whom past events, and especially the la(t bartle, had rendered implaca ble enemies, reconciled at once by the caprice of fortune, sup at the fame table, and for want of other lodgings, and better accommodations, pass the night in profound sleep, on the fame bed. Those who firft: fled from this acflion, carried to Paris the firft news of the defeat and captivity of the Constable, and threw the Court into deep mourning and great inquietudes. They were diflipated however, a few hours afterwards, by the Captain of the King's guards being dispatch ed by the Duke of Guise. The news which he spread, and the aff'urances which he gave of the vicfiory gained by the Catholics, diminished the grief caused by the death of so many brave men, whose loss had put all France in mourning. Be sides the Lords and Knights, of diftinguilhed no bility and reputation, they reckoned eight thou sand men among the slain. The Duke of Guise acquired a glory without bounds by this vitfiory, which gave a great check to the Hugonots. ' The King and Queen declared him General of the ar my, and he took the rout to Orleans, that he might not leave his enemy the time to repair their lofles. N A M U R, Nov. 2. AT half an hour pad ten o'clock in the morn ing of the 30th of O>ftober the laboratory of one of the powder magazines of this town took fire in the part destined for making cartridges It blew up, and destroyed a considerable part of the quarter in which it wasfituated. Four hundred persons and a great number of children were the victims of this disaster, which does not appear the effedl of chance, as twice be fore matches had been found evidently disposed with a design to accafion an explosion. Some time before two patrols of Patriots, con sisting of 400 men each, met in the night. 111- flead of crying, " Qui vivi /" as usual, the com mander of one of the parties spoke in German. Deceived by this the other patrol fired. The battle immediately began with fury, and, if the dawn of day had not thrown light upon this un fortunate mistake, the combatants would have destroyed each other to the laftman. Three hundred men were killed on the spot, without reckoning those that were wounded. ' "LONDON, Nov. 8 A warrant hasjuft received the Royal fio- n atiire for granting 10001. for special service to the Rev. Thomas Willis, youngest son of Dr. Willis, who was, as the public will recoiled:, a materialaflift ant to his father during his Majesty's late indif pofit ion. A further reward of 4001. per annum, during life, has also been granted by his Majesty to the fame gentleman, in consideration of his services during that period. November 12 Doifior Price on Sunday last pafling Northum berland House, Charing Crols, took two handker chiefs out of his pocket, and as he wiped his face with one, a very shabby looking fellow snatched the other from him openly, and by way of excuse said, " Dodtor, you know all men ought to be on an equality ; you have two handkerchiefs and 1 had none." A mob gathered, there was a loud laugh, and the Docftor walked away. November 26. At a quarterly communication of the Grand Lodge of Free Masons, held last night at Free- Mason's Hall, Lord Rawdon in the Chair, his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales was unani mously elected Grand Master in the room of his 790 late Royal Highr.efs the Duke of Cumberland • refpe<ftful artenrion to whose memory t] r 1 thren appeared in mourning or. the ' December 16. I 0"' Rhenwick Williams, the monster, i s sentf ent to fix months impi ifonment in Newgate 'f C< the expiration of that term, to enter bail'/"V good behaviour, for the term offeven y himfelf 2001. and two fineries in iool. each Lord Weft moreland, by his elegant hofn" i ties at Dublin castle, is popular and beloved The factious and disappointed are awed b 1,~ virtues, and silenced by his manly and unden ting rectitude. * Vla ' A correspondent is of opinion, that Mr. Sh ■ dan's indolence, whatever may be his in c |j "• on, will not permit him to reply to Mr, BuT on paper. Alderman Curtis has avowed himfelf i n .u house of commons, a fifherman, by which decl' ration (having acquired a handsome fortune - * bifquit-baker), he only meant to fay, h e was de' termined to have both loaves and fifties. The grand Sultan is about fending an embafl'y of fifteen persons to the court of Berlin. At Conitaiitinople, something more than fvmp. Toms -favorable to the cause of Freedom, have appeared—and fame open resistance to delpo tifm, has a<ft ually taken place, according to the newspapers. Fruit seems to have been very scarce in the time of Henry VI. Apples were then not lei's than is. or 2S. a piece, and a red rose colt 2s. Lord Abercorn's tomb in the Highlands hasfo extraordinary an echo that 011 opening or shut ting the door the noise refeinbles a very loud clap of thunder ; therefore they who are ambi. tious after death to have a good report should make intereftfor interment there. January 20. Gavois, the wretch who cut madam Madore's throat at Paris, with a razor, was broken 011 the wheel at 40' dock on Thursday last. At two he eat a large cheesecake, and drank a bottle of wine. At three he alked with the greatest com posure, whether it was not time to march. * It is remarkable that the new years day of t 791, has not been observed at St. James's, and the ode prepared by theLaureat was forbid to be performed. It is confidently aflerted that the Spaniards will not acknowledge the new flag adopted by the French. The Bible is now publilhing in France,in their vulgar tongue, ornamented with copper plates in the Englifli manner. A Dutch paper mentions that MelTrs. Vander Noot and Van Eupen have disappeared, the one having retreated to Ha]] (in the French domini ons,) the latter to the Hague. It is said further that both are contemplating an embarkation for America. A gentleman in town has received a letter from tlie clergyman at Botany Bay, who informs him that provisions are so scarce, that the Governor allows only two ounces of meat, and five ounces of flour per day to each person. If a relief is not speedily thrown in, the consequences may be fatal. Thewriter of theletter adds, that he has at different times engaged three of the female convidsas house servants, but that they have all robbed him. He has now a native gi los the place, about twelve years of age, whom he is in hopes of making a ufeful servant. The latelt accounts from India mention, that Lord Cornwallis had formed three separate ar mies to art again!! the tyrant Tippoo, and in tended to lb ike a decisive blow, by attacking Ar cot, the capital of his usurped dominions ; but it was much feared the undertaking would prove too arduous. By the taking of Ifatifia, the great magazine and the principal depot of the (lores of the Turk i(h army, they became masters of a vast tract on the south of the Danube, and it was supposed that they would find no difficulty in taking the town of Varna, about a day's inarch from thence, which is a commodious and commanding harbor on the Black Sea, and which was but slightly for tified. If the Prince Potemkin should not think it ex pedient to cross the Balchan, or the great chain of mountains which forms a natural barrier to Turkey, it was in his power to transport his army by sea within a few miles of Constantinople, in a day or two, with 110 other obstacle than what the Black Sea, which is often dangerous and rem peftuous, presented ; and thereby get over the principal impediment to his farther progress. The winter campaign of the Ruffian army may appear very extraordinary in this country, but military operations in those warm latitudes are molt practicable in winter, and the Ruffians are affedied by the heats in fuminer more than other troops ; and therefore they prefer carrying on a war in the winter i'eafon. From the little resistance which the Turks make, as the last conquefb is said to have been gained without any loss, Russia may puffi her conquells before any other power can poHibly in terfere ; and either take Conltantinople, or die
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