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To Miss R. H. the Authoress of THE MAN

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TO MY MIND, which appeared in the And seek not for him that's a slave to his Supplement.

THO' the fashion the vows of a cheat may

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pelf,

But for one that will love you instead of

bimself;

Whose looks and whose actions may always impart

The feelings that glow in his eyes and his heart.

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Yet I had hop'd to form a raptur'd strain, Might bid my memory triumph o'er the tomb

But Genius flies from Pleasure's brawling train,

And seeks the shadowy glen 'mid ev'ning's gloom.

Tis hers to climb the mountain's craggy steep,

And gaze upon the scene that glows around; To bend, astonish'd, o'er the foaming deep,

Or list with horror to the tempest's sound.

Tis hers, reclin'd beneath the moon's pale bezm,

To give the passing air a living form;
Or, wilder'd in Imagination's dream,
To view the angry Spirit of the storm.

Yet what avails her pow'r, her thoughts refin'd!

They only give a keener sense of woe; Far more sereneness feels the humble mind, Than they whose breasts with Genius' throbbings glow.

Then be it mine, amidst domestic joys,

To live retir'd, nor feel Ambition's flame: Its wild controul the bosom's peace destroys, And arduous is the path which leads to fame!

But happy he, with calm Contentment bless'd, Who gazes raptur'd on an infant train, Clasping a lov'd Companica to his breast, Who gives each pleasure zest, and soothes each pain.

Be mine his bliss! in some sequester'd shade, Far from the world, its folles, and its crimes!

Be mine to mark life's latest shadows fade, Whilst Nature's lore my humble joy sublimes.

Tho' not forgot should be the simple lay,

That oft hath charm'd misfortune's heavy hour

Still, Poesy! I'd court thy heavenly sway, Still should my willing bosom own thy power!

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O! had I known thee' known the feeling sou Which thus could wake Affection's dulcet lyre;

Thou never hadst felt Misfortune's harsh controul,

Nor Poverty have damp'd thy Muse's fire. O! had I known thee! to my bosom prest, Thou shouldst have warbled many a love

taught lay;

Whilst I, reclin'd upon thy swelling breast, Had sigh'd the rapture which I could not say!

And when thy feeling heart had ceas'd to beat,

No other love thy memory should profane; For in what breast do thy affections meet?→ Thy like, thou tender maid! we ne'er shall see again!'

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Or strike the soft chords of my lyre.

That too proud (with the hope of a ne'erdying name)

At the shrine of the Great to importune, Grim Want shall assail me-Discase waste

my frame

The child of the Muse and Misfortune.

Q! Poesy! why thus, thy votaries use?
Why give them to mis'ry and care?
Why must he who the meed of the Poet
pursues,
His folly and poverty share?

Sotheby's Fancy Sketch,'

FOREIGN NEWS.

Official Report, dated Elbing, Jan. 29.

THE intended junction between marshal Bernadotte and marshal Ney, the former of whom marched in the night between the 24th and 25th from Elbing, has been interrupted on the retreat of the latter near Mohringen, in consequence of the expeditious and unexpected arrival of the combined Russian and Prussian corps. In the enemy's retreat near Mohringen, Liebstadt, and Saalfeldt, 4,000 of them were taken prisoners, ten pieces of cannon, and two stands of colours, as well as the whole baggage of marshal Bernadotte. The brave lieut.-general Von Anrepp, however, of the Russian corps, has been killed by a musket ball.

'Marshal Bernadotte has been driven back, by the persevering advance of our forces, into the forests of Strasburg, 20 leagues from Elbing; and marshal Ney to Przasnicz, in New East Prussia. The former is completely surrounded; but the latter has joined prince Murat, and the combined army will shortly give them battle. The Russian army is commanded by the general in chief Von Bennigsen, and consists of ten divisions, or upwards of 200,000 men, which will be joined in a fortnight by Hetsmann Platou, with 20 pieces of riding artillery, and 30,000 Cossacks.

Position of the ten divisions of the army:

1. General Von Essen, with 40,000 men, stands near Brochi and Wissocki, in Macomiecki, New East Prussia.

2. Major-general Sedmoratzky, with 20,000 men, near Johannsberg, Cloys, and Nickolaiken, between the lakes.

The remaining seven divisions, which are fronted by two van-guards and a corps of cavalry, have their left wing extended towards Neidenberg and Vol. XXXVIII.

Passenheim, with their right toward
Eylau."
General L'Estocq is posted from
Saalfeldt to Reisenberg and Marien-
werder.

According to some reports, for the veracity of which we cannot, however, altogether vouch, a large corps of Cossacks and Calmucks is shortly to come from Pillau, through the district of Dantzic, to act against the insurgents.'

The counsellor Theveust writes as follows to the government of Dantzic. His dispatch s dated Marienwerder, January 27:

On the 24th and 25th of January, two actions took place at Mohringen, in which the divisions of Ney and Bernadotte were almost destroyed or dispersed, and the remains of the latter officer's corps is cut off. Murat is wounded and taken, Bernadotte severely wounded, Rapp killed, and ge neral Fourbier made prisoner.

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Bonaparte is ill at Warsaw of a nervous fever. The Polish insurgents are in a wretched condition. The contributions of Elbing, amounting to sixty thousand crowns, are re-taken at Mohringen, with the entire equipage of Bernadotte.

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Dantzie, Jan. 31. A battle has taken place between the French and the combined Russian and Prussian armies, near Mohringen and Saalfeld; besides 4,000 prisoners, the French have lost 6,000 killed and wounded. The corps of marshals Ney and Bernadotte may be considered as cut off, or dispersed and destroyed. The Prussians have entered Marienwerder. Murat and Bernadotte are said to be severely wounded, and Bonaparte himself is sick at Warsaw of a nervous fever. Graudentz has been blockaded by Hessian and Darmstadt troops, but they had been forced to fly with loss. The Rusians are said to be in Cum; the French will find some difficulty in -crossing the Vistula with their cannons and baggage. The bridge at Thorn is said to be carried away by the ice. This gives room to hope great things, but no decisive battle has taken place as yet. We should hope the French right wing will not be able to retrieve the bad situation of the left. The most authentic accounts state the insurgents to be 14,000 men, under Dombrowski; they are ill armed, and look miserably. Krigsrath Peyelin, who had been commissioner to the Russian army, accounts for Buxhovden not supporting Bennigsen at Pultusk, in the following way: Kaminskoy, who left Pultusk on the morning of the battle, wrote to Buxhovden, before departing, that ail was lost, and advised him to make the best retreat he could immediately. Upon this, Buxhovden, who was advancing, halted, and commenced his retreat. Kaminskoy is grown insane, of which the foregoing is a proof. Buxhovden has since been recalled, and Bennigsen commands in chief."

Warsaw, Feb. 2. The emperor continues his short excursions. Yesterday he passed the night at Willenberg, and this morning he left it again. We have not fallen in with any of the enemy's advanced posts.

An order of the day prohibits the admission of any Prussian officers into Berlin, who, being prisoners of war, leave their stations contrary to their parole of honour.

The Tartar Ibrahim, a janizary,

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and the Greek Stephani Alexandrake, have passed through this city, on their way to Holland, from whence they will continue their journey to England.

" All that we have advanced relative to the rupture between Russia and the Porte is confirmed by official letters received by the Turkish minister in this city. The Greek courier, and the Tartar, have brought dispatches respecting this event to M. D'Argiropolo, and state, that besides the troops on the shores of the Danube, which are very numerous, the grand vizier himself will soon join them with a respectable force.

Vienna, Feb. 4. The court gazette of this day contains the following article, under the head Turkey:

On the 224 December, the declaration of war by the Sublime Porte against Russia took place: the gates of Constantinople were in consequence shut for some days.-Since the surrender of Belgrade, nothing of importance has passed between the Turks and the Servian insurgents. The report of a formal treaty of peace having been concluded between the Porte and the chiefs of the Servians is entirely unfounded. The Russian advanced guards have already approached Widdin, to which Paswan Oglou has retired. Up to the 7th of January, no action had taken place between the Turks and the Russians, neither on the Moldau nor in Wallachia; only a few straggling parties of the Ayan of Rudschuk have been repulsed and cut to pieces.'

Warsaw, Feb. 4. At the battle of Eylau, in which the French gained a complete victory, his imperial majesty commanded in person. The victory was so much the more brilliant, as the Russians fought with obstinacy. One. of the emperor's adjutants is killed, and marshals Lannes and Augereau are slightly wounded. A great Russian corps is said to have been cut off.

Jassy, Feb. 7 The Russian army, under general Michelson, seems to be marching to Constantinople. It is now at Georgia, on the road to Widdin. Near this place a battle has been fought between the Russians and a body of 10,000 Turks, who were defeated.

The Russians, on this occasion, lost 3,000 men, The Russian fleet, which appeared in the Black Sea, it is said, is destined to occupy the mouth of the Danube.

Thorn, Feb. 14. Marshal Lefevre attacked general Roquette on the 11th of February, at Marienwerder. The latter had seven squadrons of cavalry, one battalion of infantry, and four pieces of cannon. The enemy was routed at all points, and pursued, sword in hand, more than four leagues. The road was covered the whole way with dead and wounded. General Roquette was indebted for his escape to the swiftness of his horse.

Banks of the Main, Feb. 14. The Russian empire having put the whole of its forces in motion, in the French empire, and in the states of its allies, dispositions have been made which are not less formidable. No French army was ever seen in the field so strong as the present is about to be made. The new conscription has been attended with the greatest success, and the troops are incessantly marching towards the army. At first 20,000 men were destined to form the army of reserve, but by a new order, this plan has been changed, and all these troops will join the grand army. All the states of the confederation of the Rhine are obliged to have their contingents always complete, and it is said that ia case of necessity they will be obliged to furnish the one-half of them to the French army. It is asserted also, that Naples and Switzerland, in capacity of allies of France, must send troops into the field; and that the kingdom of Naples alone will furnish an army of 30,000

men.

Warsatu, Feb. 14. The battle of Eylau lasted from eight in the morning till six in the evening. The combined Russian and Prussian army first began the engagement with three French divisions, which, on this occasion, added fresh laurels to those they had already acquired. Afterwards the divisions of Ney and Soult likewise took the most decisive part in the battle, in which the Russians made such an obstinate resistance, that whole ranks of them

were extended on the field. The imperial guard, in particular, made a horrid carnage. The emperor's adjutant, general Corbineau, was killed by a cannon ball. Marshal Augereau is wounded in the arm. The division of marshal Lannes, who was personally engaged, and was slightly wounded, is now commanded, in the vicinity of Ostrolenka, by general Savary.

Vienna, Feb. 18. From Wallachia we learn, that a corps of Russians that had passed the Danube, near Widdin, were joined by the troops under Czerni. Georges.

Letters from the Turkish frontiers confirm the report that Passwan Oglou had died, in consequence of a disorder.

Berlin, Feb. 18. The Telegraph of to-day contains as follows:- Although the following letter, dated from Prussian Eylau, on the 9th of February, at five in the evening, was written earlier than the intelligence we gave yesterday, yet we cannot refrain from communicating it to our readers, as it comes from a celebrated warrior, who was an eye-witness of the battle of Eylau; we can depend upon his veracity:- The battle of Eylau is one of the most remarkable events of the war. The Russian army suffered a most dreadful disaster. They passed the whole night without being able to concentrate, and they are a march distance before us. They lost from 40 to 45 pieces of cannon, at least 18 standards, 10 or 12,000 prisoners, and 10,000 wounded. To state their whole loss at 30,000 men would be rather to lessen than to magnify.'

Altona, Feb. 20. We are assured that her majesty the queen of Prussia is expected at Schlusselburg, from whence she will go to St. Petersburgh; it is said that the palace of Catherinthal is ready to receive her.

Banks of the Elbe, Feb. 23. The late actions up to the 8th inst. on the theatre of war, now transferred from Poland to East Prussia, have taken place within an extent of 12 German miles. The French army has made a movement from south to north. The division of marshal Lannes, forming its right wing, has now the position on the Narew.

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