And joy on Angel's wing divinely bent! Alas! what joy, what hope, what peace for me,

When bondage, chains and wanton tyranny Defpotic reign, to crush each rifing flame, And blot for ever my devoted name! Achmet, that name once fatal to his foes, Inglorious finks, now droops in real woes : O! that thy Achmet, when by Selim's fide

Will quickly end, when I no more shalf feel

The fcorpion whip, the sharply goading fteel;

Burfting as from the fhades of endless night, No more each dream fhall Achmet's foul affright;

No more the rankling chain, the gloomy cell,

No more fhall Achmet with affliction dwell.
And fee, the morn of never-ending day,
Refulgent opes with ev'ry bright difplay;
And fee, my Zara, of unfhaken truth,
My faithful Selim of unfullied worth,
And, hark, they call, they beckon me away
To azure fields and forefts ever gay!
I come, I fly, this pointed fteel fhall prove
That Achmet nobly dares, for much he
loves.
OЯober 15, 1789.

POOR JACK!

By Mr DJBDIN.

O patter to lubbers and swabs, d'ye fee,

Then had his spirit mingl'd with his fire's, O'er azure fields warm'd with celeftial fires, O'er flow'ry lawns and thickets crown'd

with pine,

Whereodours mingle with the luscious wine;
Where beds of rofes tempt to foft repose,
And pure delight uninterrupted flows.
Exalted ftate! When fhall I ceafe to cry,
Forbear your cruel ftripes, and let me die!
Curfe on diftinction, fee the human race,
1-judging from the colour of the face,
To thefe give freedom, but refuse to save
The footy negro, doom'd thro' life a flave!
In vain the beaming luftre of his eyes,
In vain thy Achmet, like the leopard flies,
In vain the faithful guards, with watchful
care,

His master's flock from the fell ruffian's fnare;

In vain attachment ev'ry with supplies, And for his mafter lives alone and dies; Unkind return! for, O! thofe bleeding wounds,

That groan, which oft from hill to hill refounds,

Thefe tears that fall fad witneffes of pain, These fighs, oft fcatter'd to the winds in vain,

Cruel they punish with relentless heart :
Unpity'd finking from the torturing fmart,
And torn with agony, I feebly cry,
O, cease your cruel ftripes and let me die!
I can no more, for, O! the tide of life
Runs out apace, and foon this busy ftrife

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A tight-water boat, and good fea-room give

ine,

And it 'an't to a little I'll ftrike; Tho' the tempeft top-gallant-mast smackfimooth fhould imite,

And fhiver each fplinter of woodClear the wreck, flow the yards, and house every thing tight,

And under reef 'd forefail we'll feud Avast! nor don't think me a milk-fop fo foft,

To be taken for trifles a-back, For they fays, there s a Providence fits up aloftThey fays, &c.

To keep watch for the life of Poor Jack. Why, I heard the good chaplain palaver one day

About fouls-heaven-mercy--and fuch; And, my timbers! what lingo he'd coil and belay

Why, 'twas just all as one as High Dutch. But, he faid, how a fparrow can't founder,

4 faid to our Poll-for you fee fhe would cry)

When last we weigh'd anchor for fea,
What argufies fniv'ling and piping your

eye:

Why what a damn'd fool you must be ! Can't you fee the world's wide, and there's room for us all,

Both for feamen and lubbers afhore; And if to old Davy I fhould go, my dear Poll,

Why you never will hear of me more! What then-all's a hazard-come, don't be fo foft

Perhaps I may laughing come back; For, d'ye fee, there's a cherub fits smiling aloft,

To keep watch for the life of Poer
Jack."

D'ye mind me, a failor fhou'd be, ev'ry inch,

All one as a piece of a ship,

And with her brave the world, without offering to flinch

From the moment the anchor's a trip. s to me, in all weathers, all times, tides, and ends,

Nought's a trouble from duty that fprings, My heart is my Poll's and my rhino my friend's;

And as for my life-'tis my King's! 'en when my time comes, ne'er believe me fo foft

As with grief to be taken a-backThat fame little cherub that fits up aloft Will look out a good birth for-Poor Jack.

Alas, no other joy have I-
But near this window's glimm'ring.ra
To breathe in vain the artiess lay
Of genuine misery!

New dreary darkness reigns around, And nought shall trouble her repofe, Save the sharp wind that rudely blows With melancholy found.

But not the feeble note raise Shall e'er disturb her flumb'ring ear; Nor could I wish my fair to hear, Because I fing her praise !

For all the treasures of the East, For ev'ry monarch s glitt ring crown→→→ I would not have my useless moan Invade her rofy rest.

And, O! may paffion never heave That breaft! the fond abode of joy! Love would her happiness deftroy, And teach her how to grieve.

She then would feel the rending figh, Would mourn, perhaps, the live-long night,

Unknown.to peace or calm delight,
As fad, as loft as 1.

Blow blow, ye winds! defcend, ye-
rains!

I fcorn the torrent and the blast:
Ills fuch as these are quickly past,
Eternal are my pains.

But fince my fair one is repos'd
In folded arms of downy sleep,
I'm well content to watch and weep,
My eyes are never clos'd.

THE

THE war betwixt the Turks and the Ruffians and Imperialits goes on very languidly. Nothing decifive has been done this campaign. The Turks keep on the defenfive. The Auftrians and Ruffians have loft many men by the wetness of the feafon. It is imagined peace muft take place in the winter.

The following are handed about on the Continent as the preliminary articles of a treaty between the Ruffians, Auftrians, and Turks, proposed by Spain and her allies; and which, it is faid, Great Britain and Pruffia are endeavouring, with all their power, to prevail on the Divan to accept :

The Crimea to remain for ever in the poffeffion of Ruffia-Oczakow to be reftored to the Turks, but the fortifications to be erased-Auftria to keep poffeffion of all the at prefent has of Moldavia and Choczim-the fortifications of Belgrade and New Orfova to be erafed-the merchants fhips of Auftria to have a free navigation all along the Danube-the convention of 1772 with Sweden to be the bafis of a treaty of peace with that nation.

An attempt was made to introduce an article, indemnifying Auftria and Ruffia for their expences of the war; but the Porte declared fuch an article inadmiffible.

On the 16th of September, twenty-fix batteries were opened against Belgrade. The Turks kept up a fmart fire upon the befiegers, and had killed feveral of the Auftrians. On the other hand, the Auftrians had thrown a great number of red hot balls into the fuburbs, which had deftroyed many of the houfes; the flames during the night, enlightened the horizon, and made a moft terrific appearance. On the 18th, all communication between Belgrade and the furrounding country was compleatly cut off. The Serafkier Pacha was expected to come to the relief of Belgrade, with 1o,coo men. The Field Marshal de Collerado, and the Prince de Waldeck, had taken poft on the heights of Semandria to intercept him, and wifhed for his arrival, as they VOL. X. No. 58.

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were prepared, and fuppofed a victory over the Pacha would greatly facilitate the furrender of Belgrade.

Belgrade is the capital of Servià, in Turkey, and is the strongeft fortrefs in Europe. This fiege is the only object of importance undertaken by the Auftrians this campaign, and is, indeed, the moft important object fince the commencement of the war. It is fuppofed it will be vigorously defended.

Peterburgh, Sept. 4. Advices were received here yesterday from the com mander in chief of the army in Finland, that the Swedes had repaffed the Kymen, and had entirely evacuated the Ruffian territory.

Stockholm, Sept. 8. Accounts were received here this morning, that the King of Sweden had quitted the neighbour hood of Hogfors, and fallen back to the frontiers of his own dominions. The Ruffians attempted to cut off the Swedifh garrifon in their retreat; in which they would probably have fucceeded, had it not been for the fpirited efforts of a battalion of the Weft Gotha Dal regiment, who prevented the landing of the enemy's troops that had been embarked in 13 gallies, with a view to effect a defcent at fome diftance from that fortrefs.

A report having been spread, that the Ruffians had formed the project of fending a part of their coafting fleet, with troops, to attempt a landing near this capital, orders have been iffued for arming and difciplining the city militia; and every precaution is taken for the defence of the neighbouring coafts.'

Sept. 8. "A courier juft arrived from Finland, has brought the disagreeable intelligence, that our army being attacked on the firft of September, both by land and fea, at Hogsfors, has been obliged to retreat from Ruffian Finland to Abborfors, after a gallant defence of eight hours, in which we had so men killed and feveral wounded; amongst the former were Baron Liljenhelm, and Captain Hardt, of Elfburg's regiment, Lieutenant Schultz of the artillery, and

Major

Major Effen of Nyland's regiment, are wounded.

We have been obliged to burn 30 of the provifion tranfports, to prevent their falling into the hands of the ene my. Our fleet, on the 24th uit. confifted of only 44-fail; the Ruffian amounted to 110.'

Letter from the King of Sweden to the Queen.

• Sweaborg, Aug. 29. On the 24th inftant, at ten in the morning, the Ruffian fleet of galleys, under the Prince of Naffau and two other Admirals, in two divifions, attempted to furround our fleet, by attacking it on both fides with nearly a double fuperior force. The action lafted, with great bravery unil nine in the evening, when our fleet got into Swartholm fo little damaged, that they will be at fea in two days.

We loft one large galley and one Toroma (a fmaller kind), both which ran aground, and the Ruffians took another. Our frigate Trolle alfo got a ground, with another Toroma, the lat ter of which was blown up by her commander.

The Ruffian officers taken and brought in prifoners, report, that the attack was made by their whole fleet avowedly to totally annihilate ours, but which, by the bravery of our officers and feainen, they have not been able to injure materially.'

A more decifive victory, or one more important in its confequences, by the retreat of the King of Sweden, has not been gained for many years, than that gained by the Ruffians over the Swedish flotilla. The Ruffian fleet was commanded by the Prince de Naffau, and Major-general de Litta, a Knight of Malta. The engagement lafted fifteen hours. Six large hips and three gallies fell into the hands of the Ruffians, feventeen veffels were burnt, and feven funk. Several officers of rank, and upwards of 1000 foldiers and feamen were made pris foners. One of the veffels taken was the Swedish Admiral's galley; the Admiral himfelf efcaped in his boat. The Russian fleet fuftained confiderable damage, two of their gallies were blown up. The Swedes fought with the greatest bravery, but they were overpowered by numbers, the Ruffian force being double theirs. The Chevalier de Litta, Knight of Malta, by his gallant behaviour, and

military fkill, contributed much to the victory. He forced his way, with fore vessels, and three regiments of guards on board, through a paffage that the Swedes thought impenetrable. This gave a decided turn to the fortune of the day.

Berlin, Sept. 15. The difference between the Ruffian and Swedish accounts received here of the action between the two coafting fleets, on the 24th ult. is fo great as to make it extremely difficult to form a juft idea of the refult, or of the confequences which may enfue; but, upon the whole, it is believed that the Swedish galleys, which made good their retreat, are not rendered unfit for fervice, and that they are fufficiently numerous to prevent the Ruffians from having a decided fuperiority. This opinion is confirmed by the certainty of the King of Sweden's having received a confiderable reinforcement of troops and ftores, which make his force by land fuperior to that of Ruffia, and may enable him to fupport himself during the few remaining weeks that this campaign can

laft.

Vienna, Sept. 9. The Emperor, who removed to Hetzondorff on Thursday laft, begins already to benefit from the change of air, and his Imperial Majefty is now in a better ftate of health than he has been in, at any time, for the last five months.

An account was published here on Sunday evening laft, by which it appears that, on the 18th ult. the Turks were again defeated by the corps under General Clairfait, and obliged to take refuge in the fortrefs of Orfova.

The march of the grand army from Weifskirchen for Syrmia began on the 30th ult, in three colums, by different routes, which are to rendezvous in the vicinity of Opova, and to be afterwards joined by the Croatian army, which has hitherto been encamped at Ruma. The whole force intended for the attack of Belgrade, is computed at upwards of feventy thousand men.'

Three State papers have been lately iffued by the Emperor.

The first, to renew the treaty of the 20th of May, 1767, hetween the late Emprefs Queen, and the State of Liege, for ten years, to deliver up all deferters reciprocally.

The fecond, an edict to prevent the fcarcity and dearnefs of corn, by which all perfons in the Pays Bas are, within 48 hours, to deliver in an account of the

grain they have, under penalty of confifcation, and a fine of ten florins for every hundred weight they conceal. It alfo breaks all contracts made between individuals for the delivery of grain; and every one offending, both buyer and feller, is liable to the confifcation of their grain, and a fine of ten florins for every hundred weight.

The third is an ordinance, dated the 30th ult. to prevent emigration to the band of diffenting patriots, who are without the frontiers, and who affert they have the promise of foreign powers to aflift them, which the Emperor de nies, with information that he has had pofitive affurances from foreign powers to the contrary. He therefore prohibits all perfons of every rank from feducing others to emigrate, or affifting them therein, under pain of death, and confifcation of their effects; 10,000 florins is to be the reward of all those who inform against others to convict them; their names to be concealed, and, if guilty themselves, to have a general pardon. All perfons leaving the Pays Bas, to join the band of patriots, are to undergo the fentence of perpetual banishment, and confifcation of their eftates and effects, and are also rendered incapable of inheriting any eftate or legacy, which is to go to the next heir. And all thofe who are already gone away, are ordered to return within 15 days, or, at the expiration, they are to be profecuted by the fifcal officers, with the greatest rigour.

The celibacy of the Romish clergy is fhortly to be abolished in Germany, as it will, in all probability, in all the Catholic countries in Europe.

The government of Vienna pleasantly anfwered the reprefentations of the clergy on this fubject. Do you think, gentlemen, that your celibacy contributes more to population than your marriage ⚫ can do?'

The Courier de Florence obferves very feriously, that the best expedient for the Roman Pontiff would be to lead the way, and very urgently advises the Pope to get married.

It is an happy omen to see the spirit of toleration and Chriftianity beaming forth throughout every country in Europe: nothing can demonftrate fo clearly the improvement which feience has wrought on the opinions of mankind. For centuries paft, have the Jews been victims to the horrible perfecutions of religious fanaticifm, fometimes by fire, and at other times by the sword.

His Imperial Majefty has juft published an edict, permitting the free tolera tion of the Jewish religion throughout his dominions. It allows all the Jews refiding within the limits of his monarchy, the rights of citizens, jura civitatis. By this conceffion the Jews have a liberty to buy and fell houfes, and feignorial eftates, acquire the rights of Nobility, Barons, and Counts, and to affift at the States General; they may even poffefs baronies, having the power of juftice.-They are to enjoy all the rights and communities of burghers, and are competent to hold any civil or military employments.

In confequence of this edict, two very confiderable fynagogues are on the point of being built, one at Prague, the other at Vienna, befides fome other confiderable establishments.

FRANCE.

National Affembly, Paris, September 15. When the Aflembly met on Thursday, the permanence of the National Affembly having been decided, fome doubts arole among the members, whether this permanence was to be applied to the prefent Affembly; after fome difcuffion, it was declared to be understood, not to relate to this meeting, which was principally for fixing the Conftitution, but to thofe Affemblies which fhould be held in future for the legislation.

On Friday the affair of the royal fanction was refumed, and the question propofed, Whether the King can refufe his confent to the acts of the legislative body?' It was determined in the affirmative, by 740 votes against 143.

Another question then arofe, In cafe the King fhould refufe his confent, would his refufal be fufpenfive or final?' the fufpenfive refusal was adopted by 673 againfe 325, fo that it was carried by a majority of 348, that the King's veto, or refufal, was only fufpenfive, not final.

On this a new queftion arofe, 'How long the fufpenfion fhould laft, when a member defired that it might first be determined how long each parliament should laft; that is, Whether their parliaments fhould be annual, biennial, triennial, &c.' Many arguments were adduced in favour of each of these terms; and, after a long debate, it was determined in favour of biennial parliaments, by 836 against 46; the queftion of the fufpenfion was then adjourned.

16. The following is an abstract of the late refolutions of the National Affen bly.

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