and the magazines filling with ammuhition, &c. Reports vary with regard to a ru pture between KoULI KAN, the Sophi of Perfia, and the GRAND SEIGNIOR; because, at the departure of the Perfian ambaffadors they were not only complimented with the prefents ufual on fuch occafions, but, above what was ever before known, each of them was prefented with forty purses. From Paris we are informed, That Kouli Kan has declared to the Grand Seignior's ambaffador at Ifpahan, That he would treat with the Porte upon no other foot than Sha-Abbas the Great, his glorious predeceffor, had done; that he demanded likewife that Mecca (famous for the wonder-working tomb of Mahomet) fhould be common to Turks and Perfians, &c. It is not eafy to affert any thing of the prefent defigns of the courts of VIENNA and MUSCOVY, the Grand Seignior infifting upon the reftitution of the fortrefs of Afoph as a preliminary article to any treaty of peace. of the French troops in Corfica is dead; and the arrival of a nephew of Baron Theodore's in that ifland has given fresh fpirits to the natives, by affuring them of his uncle's defign of being with them in perfon in a fhort time. Among the reafons alledged by these people for their unfhaken attachment to that brave adventurer, are the following, vix. "That the kingdom of CORSICA cannot be happy unless it be governed by a Sovereign, who having no other kingdom, and make it his fole care to dominions, will always refide in the govern his people; like the father of a ftudies to procure him all the advantages family, who having but one only fon, poffible: That God had given them fuch a Sovereign in the perfon of the Baron de Neuhoff, whom they have acknowledged and proclaimed for their King: That this Baron, who has no other eftates, will only make it his bufinefs to govern according to the laws of his kingdom, and to make his people happy: That he and his defcendants, free from all farther ambition, and conwho will be Corficans by birth, being tent with their little inheritance, will fet open its harbours, and by preferving bouring powers with provifions, which a perfect neutrality, furnifh all neighwill naturally spread plenty over the whole face of the country: That they can never hope to enjoy fuch happines under the government of any other Sovereigns; not only because in their reigns the ifland could only hope to be governed by deputies, but because fo The Czarina has invited the Right Hon. the Earl of Crawfurd to the rank of Lieutenant General of her forces; but his Lordship returned for answer to her Imperial Majefty, his having no inclination to be other than a voluntier under any other crown fave that of Great Britain; but that it was his defign to ferve in the capacity of a voluntier the next campaign against the infidels, under the Ruffian banners, being willing to mount the theatre of war with the first of them. The affairs of CORSICA, notwith-reign Princes being expofed to war, the ftanding the martial mediation of France, kingdom of Corfica would be liable to fuffer the calamities attending it, when remain much in their former fituation; the tranfports fent to reinforce the probably her interefts might be no way French troops in that ifland having been parted, and many of them much diftreffed; and the Corlicans were. fo far from regretting the misfortunes of thefe intended fuccours, that fuch of them as the waves threw into their power were put to the fword: So warm is the refentiment of these people against all who in any fhape favour the Genoefe. Count Boiffieux, commander concerned." The MOST CHRISTIAN KING has declared the marriage between Louisa Elizabeth, the first Princess of France, aged 12 years next September, and Don Philip, fecond Infante of Spain, aged 19; and between the second Princefs, Anna Henrietta, her twin-fifter, and his Sardinian Majesty's eldest son, aged 13. 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Whatever real difference there may be in capacities, the vanity of the fool may be as large as that of the wit; and the tenderer the part, the more grievous the wound. Even, therefore, where 'tis charity to inftruct, fuch addrefs fhould be used as to convey it almost infenfibly; and the giver should be as delicate in his terms, as the trulygenerous endeavour to be in beltowing an alms. HEN I tell you I had the honour of converfing intimately with that celebrated conftellation of wits, who were concerned in the Spectators and Tatlers; and that I even remember many of the fprightly fallies of the Sackvilles, Sedleys and Drydens, from their own mouths, you will naturally conclude I am far from being a young man; and, confequently, 'tis my own fault, if I have not acquired fome few advantages to myself, both from the merits and follies of my contemporaries. If I have, I frankly own they are due to the dint of age and experience only: inftead of purfuing knowledge, I have purfued pleasure; and if pleasure itfelf had not in fome fort paved the way for knowledge, I believe the little fhare I now have, had been much less. In a long courfe of years, and a great variety of acquaintance, 'tis impoffible to avoid making fome obfervations; and, as these are rather the refult of what we feel than what we are taught, they are perhaps both more ufeful in practice, and harder to be effaced, than any others. Of thefe, I look up-ed and accomplished nation, is no trion the modeft diftruft of our own abilities, and a decent regard for thofe of our friends, or of whoever we converfe with, or address ourselves to, to deserve a place among the principal. As there is hardly a man living who has not fome pride in his compolition, 'tis fcarce poffible to ufurp a fuperiority without of I should be forry, Sir, if there was any occafion to apply what I have faid to Authors: they cannot but be fenfible of the truth and importance of these hints; and, no doubt, make it both their study and glory to comply with them in the exactelt and politelt manner imaginable. To inftruct a numerous, learn fling task, requires no finall stock of genius, no little application, no contemptible fund of knowledge, no trifling refource of philofophy.-'Tis to be prefumed, therefore, that all the Gentlemen who engage in that arduous undertaking, have examined themfelves by the fevereft tefts, and write from the P 2 honeit |