ing early and improper attachments; faying The had a great liking to Nannette on her daughter's account; that the meant to patronife her-and begged of Madame de Thue to inform her of any thing which had the appearance of an amour-The world in general is too much given to idle prattling; Madame de Thue having adopted the fafh ion, or rather-began relating fome ftrange account of the ftrange gentleman's vifits who purchased the ruffles: the ftory was heightened, in fome parts it was exaggerated, in others dafhed with a little fcandal; oblique hints occafionally thrown out, and vifionary doubts and conjectures startedalarmed the mind, and heated the underftanding of Lady Cleveland. She departed, pleafed at her difcovery, though pained with the intelligence. To difcover the object demanded all her attention; fecrecy, and vigilence, was her Ladyfhips maxim. She met Nannette, without noticing her difcourfe with her miftrefs; the only mention ed her having called whilst out without stop ping.

Sir James and his Lady were bufily employed concerning the Nouriffon, with very different views; their efforts were crowned with nearly the fame fuccefs, each have ing fchemed twenty different devices to aid their caufe, all of which failed in doing the intended execution. On the Sunday, Nannette and Eliza went to church; they had not long been feated, when they obferved a young gentleman ogling them from an oppofite pew. Eliza whispered it was the fame gentleman that was fo particularly at tentive when they were together at the play. Service being over, the gentleman joined them; he in an elegant manner apologized for his intrufion, declaring fince he first had the happiness of feeing them, he had vainly endeavoured to difcover their addrefs; the pleasure their agreeable company had afforded him had fo firmly revetted their image on his mind, that he eagerly fought after an opportunity of cultivating their acquaintance if agreeable, hoping in time, at leaft to be ranked amongst the num ber of their friends.

Nannette was fo confufed as to be unable to reply, which the gentleman obferving, very politely waved the fubject;-a common topic, or hacknied remark, is, in converfation, the fame as the fmaller coin in trade, without it all would be at a ftand, it being neceffary to give change. Being arrived at Madame de Thue's, Cleveland took his leave, promifing, in the evening, to call again if they would honour him with their confent,-a measure they each loudly oppofed, faying, they were engaged for the evening, which they really were; for it was the general rule, if nothing particular happened, for the two friends to go to church in the morning;

Nannette used to go home and dine, afterwards Eliza used to call upon her, and they either went again to church, or walking, and then returned to Sedley's lodgings to tea. Cleveland watched the friends' separation, he followed Eliza, and just as she had knocked at the door, he in a refpectable manner accosted her, afking feveral queftions concerning Nannette; Eliza was very cautious in difcovering any thing concerning her friend,her anfwers were guarded and very far from being fatisfactory. Cleveland requested her name, Eliza faid her real name was not known, neither was she at liberty to divulge her nominal one, to a ftranger, without the confent of her fair friend's permiffion. Cleveland faid his reafon for intreating the favour, was through motive of delicacy; finding her not favourably inclined towards granting an interview, he meant to addrefs a few lines, which he flattered himself might be found not altogether unworthy her perufal; he had propofals to make her, ftriétly honourable, which, at least for a moment, might claim her attention, being highly to her advantage.

Cleveland folicited the intereft of Eliza in his behalf; fhe replied, it was out of her power to promife any thing, her friend was a perfon of the nicest honour, and keeneft penetration; she was her own miftrefs; for her part, it was a matter of fuch high moment, fuch an interefting affair, the wifhed not to have the fmalleft concern ;-if her friend infifted on her opinion, the undoubtedly would give it according to the beft of her judgment, (though against her inclination) for the welfare of her friend she had at heart as much as her own. Cleveland politely thanked her for her condefcenfion in thus explicitly declaring her fentiments; he begged her to favour him with her name, as he intended, by letter, to inform her more particularly of his intentions. -- Eliza replied, it was Sedley.-Cleveland firmly fixed his eyes upon her, and inquired if the never was called Coventry? Eliza funk lifelefs on the floor, her fall alarmed the family, who came running into the paffage to enquire the cause they beheld their lodger in a fwoon, and Cleveland eagerly endeavouring to recover her; the scene fur prized them, the thought they entertained concerning poor Eliza, were far from being favourable, they being ftaunch methodists. Eliza recovering, defired that Cleveland might never again (if chance should bring them in company) mention the name ;-fhe was conveyed to her chamber, and Cleveland departed. When Nannette came to her, Eliza related the occurrences of that day; the indifpofition of Mifs Sedley was a favourable pretext in favour of Cleveland; he availed himself of the opportunity, and

arrived

arrived during Eliza's recital of the difclofure of his paffion. The door opened, and Cleveland entered, which greatly startled Nannette; he fummoned all his addrefs to apologize for the abruptnefs of his intrufion. The fright which he occafioned Eliza's receiving, was his plea; yet there was another equally as powerful, that was, a former acquaintance.

Sir, (cries Nannette, fighing, the tear ftarting from her eye) you accuse me of infenfibility? Oh! fupremely happy fhould I think myself if the charge was founded on truth's firm bafis, the fluttering heart within this perturbed breast too plainly, already for my future peace, tell me it is falfe. Ah, I know what it is to love !"-Oh! (cried Cleveland, in a fit of phrenzy,) enough, my doom is fixed, this declaration hath fealed my fate; name but my happy rival, and I am content." Nannette, unable to conceal her emotion, burst into tears; "What rival? I cannot devife your thoughts; your paffion alarms me, your words are fo myfterious, I know not to what they allude." "Your's," replied Cleveland, "were but too plain." "You intirely mistake my meaning; let me intreat you to repeat them, I muft inlift on an explanation.'

Cleveland drank tea with the milliners; the ceremony being over, and the equipage being withdrawn, Eliza retired to an adjoining room, where the overheard all their difcourfe. Cleveland, with great eloquence, pleaded the force of his paflion; he ingenuously ftated his affairs, his abfolute dependance on his father, &c. he declared only one thing gave him pain, his not being able to reward her merit according to his with: if he had a fplendid fortune at command, he fhould be happy to lay it at her feet. All he could offer at prefent was his heart, and a genteel maintenance in a private fituation; if she would confent, their marriage fhould be kept a profound fecret ;-the first favourable opportunity he would publicly acknowledge her. Nannette made feveral objecti ons to a project so rash and imprudent; her fcruples were founded on honour and delicacy. Some myfterious words were dropped by Nannette, which excited the curiofity of Cleveland; he intreated the favour of her to communicate the particulars of her life Nannette, in an artlefs, though dignified manner, related her melancholy narrative, omitting nothing but the people's names. Cleveland paid Nannette many flattering compliments for her compliance; Clevelands feelings were of a delicate texture, the tear of fympathy ftarted during her mournful narration. He again urged the fervency of his love, the everlafting mifery the would entail on the remainder of his days, by her refufal of a man whofe only hopes were centered in the profpect of calling her his own. Nannette repeated her former arguments, he again endeavoured to diffuade him from a measure teeming with deftructive confequences; fhe declared that prefentiments forewarned her of its being preg. rant with the most fatal mischief. She intreated him by the ferveney of that love he had juft repeated, to forget her, to entirely The Powerful Effects of Virtuous Admonitiwean his affection, and place it on fome more deferving fair, whole elevated fituation in life he need not blush to join, or be

The eclairciffement took place:-Nannette, blufhing, declared he was the only object who claimed her tendereft thoughts, though prudes might censure her declaration; fhe defpifed the bare idea of falfe delicacy, the thought him to be a man of honour, the wifhed to be candid, therefore fhe was above those trifling punctilios of female observance. -To defcribe Cleveland's, raptures is impoffible, they were but momentary; Nannette's next fpeech ́dashed them as fuddenly. Eliza, who fat near at hand in filent aftonishment, was referred to, but fhe, not wishing to interfere, gave no direct answer, or politive reply ;-what few obfervations fhe made, appeared to ftrengthen the former advanced fentiments of her friend.-Time imperceptibly glides away, but when in agreeable company, or interefting converfe, its flight is lefs perceivable. Such was the cafe at Sedley's apartments, the hour of ten was faft approaching before they thought of departing; Nannette ftarted in furprife, as the ufually returned home by nine o'clock at the fartheft. Cleveland infifted on feeing her fafe home, which was much against her confent; at leaft fhe counterfeited it, if not her real fentiments. Before they parted, Cleveland gained her confent to be on the footing of a friend, and likewife the permif fion to be an occafional vifitor. (To be continued.)

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afhamed to own. C'eveland replied, the ATTEND to the voice of inftruction moral of her doctrine was good, though her reafoning was fallacious. My dear girl, (taking her tenderly by the hand) your generofity furprizes me, whit your unkindnefs diftreffes me in the extreme; you know not what it is to love, elfe, like me, you would learn to know to conquer is to die !" " Alas,

ye mortals, who purfue with avidity the impulfe of glory, and fly on the wings of fancy in purluit of vifionary honours; ye who, to gratify the calls of Ambition, fpread the earth with defolation, write on the tablets of your memory the precepts of the fon of Omrah.

On the borders of Abyffinia,within a beau

embraced the flattering propofals; his eyes fparkled, and he was ready to unheath the fword, and spread horror and defolation over the country of an innocent and inof fenfive people.

Zaferah then arofe, and, in the midft of the affembly of the nobles, thus addressed the powerful prince of Abyffinia: "O manarch, whofe dominion is extended over a grateful and happy people, let not thy foul be corrupted by the allurements of ambition: thy territories are as extenfive as the power of thy beneficence. Why fhoukleft thou render thy people miferable, and unjustly deftroy the lands of princes thou haft long called thy friends? If thy melancholy can only be cured by blood, let every morning fome beautiful virgin, or fome brave and amiable youth, perifh to fatiate thy thirft; let thefe thy advisers be the instruments to flay and to deftroy. Every morning let them bring a human heart quick from the flaughter, and while warm and quivering with life do thou fuck the purple ftream, and make thy countenance look gloriously terrible, with the blood of the innocent; of -beings like thyfelf, and for whofte prefervation the gods have placed thee on the Abyffinian throne."

hopes, propofe in the gaiety of their hearts, to ftrip ten thoufand parents of their beloved offspring; to make ten thousand difconfolate widows, ten thousand unhappy orphans, for thy daily diverfion, and to cure thee of thy melancholy. Those who call me barbarian for only defiring thee to flain thy lips with blood, would fill thy baths, and perfuade thee to fwim in the vital ftream, that muft flow from the bofoms of thy friends, who now look up to thee as their common father, their lord, their guardian. They will not indeed die by thy hand: but thou, O Abdumal! will be the unjuft caufe of their deftruction. The nations whom thou art thus to treat as thine enemies, now revere thy virtues; but, by ftratagems too big with horror to be repeated, are to be the innocent victims of thy ambition; and their blood, like the waters of the Nile in the Egyptian fields, is to overflow the land, and fatten it for thy poffeffion. In fhort, they propofe as a remedy for the languishing fpirits, the burning of cities, and the rape of virgins: the fword, fire and famine are to be let loofe, and injuftice and cruelty are to erect the trophies of thy glory. O Abdumal! to what a monfter would they transform thee! What At thefe words the eyes of the courtiers a remedy is this for thy melancholy! War flashed with indignation, and they caft on is indeed the moft dreadful fcourge that can Zaferah a look of contempt. Abdumal afflict mankind. It ought never to be unfhuddered with horror, and the whole af- dertaken but when the laws of nature and fembly was filent. At length one of the felf-defence render it neceffary; and then it nobles, with envy fparkling in his eyes, ought to be carried on with the utmost viburst into reproaches against Zaferah; in-gour. Thofe who fall in their country, and veighed with bitterness at the barbarian who their native rights, refign their breath on was capable of giving fuch advice to the the bed of honour. Victory then juftly great Abdumal; and attempted to prove wreaths the laurel crown and the fword that fuch a monfter, more favage and more should never be fheathed, till the ambitious deceitful than the crocodile inhabiting the tyrant is humbled in the duft; till the blefbanks of the Nile, was unworthy to breathe fings of peace are fecured, and the rights the vital air. Abdumal heard him with of mankind established on a bafis, folid pleafure; and Zaferah feemed devoted to and durable as that of the everlasting mounbanishment or deftruction; nor were any tains." : even difpofed to pity his misfortunes.

But Zaferah, ftretching out his hand, fpoke in the following manner: "O Abdu mat, liften to the dictates of wifdom! The voice of mercy has been uttered by my lips, and thou art offended. The luft of conqueft, founded on ambition, is a cruel, an infatiable thirft of blood. But how inconfiftent is man! I have mentioned the daily facrifice of a single victim to this palion, and thou art ftruck with horror; but thine eyes have beamed with joy at the thoughts of a war, in which millions of fellow-creatures, and many even of thy brethren, O Abdumal! muft fall the victims of that favage paflion. These thy courtiers and thy friends, who justly appear shocked at the cruelty of daily bereaving a fingle father,

a tender mother of the child of their

This speech affected Abdumal in the moft fenfible manner; he bowed his head in token of conviction, while an ingenuous hame was painted on his cheek; he embraced Zaferah, and thanked him for having delivered him from his mistaken counfellors, and for withdrawing the veil of delufion they had fpread over his mind They retired, and the wife Zaferah recovered the Emperor from his languor of mind, by engaging him in butinels: he rendered his people happy by the wifdom of his laws: he vifited the differents parts of his dominions in perfon; built cities, introduced the arts, and made commerce flourith. In fhort, by following the advice of Zaferah, which was always agreeable to the dictates of reafon, his reign was truly glorious

wealth and plenty flourishing in his dominions,

dominions, and he became more rich and powerful than if he had conquered the territories of all his neighbours.

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(Continued from Page 227-) Wingfield, Viscount Powerscourt. HE right hon. Richard Wingfield, Lord Viscount Powerfcourt, and Baron Wingfield, was born in 1730, and fucceeded his brother Edward, the late and ad Vifcount, May the 6th, 1764. His Lord fhip married the hon. Lady Amelia Stratford, fixth daughter to John the ft Earl, and fifter to Edward, the 2d and prefent Earl of Aldborough; by whom he has if fue, viz.

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ferving in Flanders, France, and Portugal, returned to Ireland, where in 1595, he was wounded in the elbow in an expedition against Tyrone, and expofed, himself to many dangers under Sir John Norris, and acquired great honour, for which he was made marefchal of Ireland, and a privy counfellar; and had a grant to him and his heirs of the lands of Powerscourt, with all the lands, &c. lying within the whole province of Fercullen, containing five miles in length, and four in breadth, in the county of Wicklow, and he fo valiantly performed at the fiege of Kinfale, as to overthrow the arch traitor Tyrone, by which the general peace of Ireland hath fince, moft happily enfued; in confideration thereof, and in regard of his other merits, which were many, he was created Vifcount Powerfcourt, by privy feal, 1ft February, and by patent the 19th February, 1618. He married Eliza. beth, daughter and heir of Robert Meverell, Efq; and widow of Edward Lord Cromwell, of Oakeham, by whom he had no iffue; and dying 9th September, 1634, the title became extinct, and the eftate devolved to Sir Edward Wingfield, fon of Richard, This ancient noble family is denominated and grandfon of George, 2d fon of Lewis from the manor of Wingfield, in the county Wingfield, who fettled in Hampshire, as beof Suffolk, where they were feated long before obferved, which Geo. was father of said fore the Norman Conqueft, called Wingfield Cafle, which though now in ruins, denotes its ancient grandeur: This manor gave both name and feat to a large family in thofe parts famous for their knighthood, which brought forth an abundance of renowned knights, and among the reft, two celebrated knights companions of the moft noble order of the garter, under the reign of King Henry 8th.It appears by a pedigree of the family imparted by the Lord Vilcount Powerfcourt, that Robert WingRichard Wingfield, of Powerfcourt, Efq; field, was lord of Wingfield Cafle, fo early as the year 1007, and from whom defcend- the eldeft fon, was a captain to affift in fuped Sir John Wingfield, who married Eliza-preffing the rebellion, in 1641; by which he beth, daughter to Sir John FitzLewis, and was a great fufferer, having his house at had 12 fons and 2 daughters; Lewis, the Powerfcourt burnt, his goods.and stock deЯinth son, ancestor of the Viscount Powerf- ftroyed, and his life loft in the fervice of the He married Elizabeth, eldest daughcourt, fettled in Hamphire, and married crown the daughter of Henry Noon, Efq; by whom ter to Sir Henry Folliott, created Lord Folhe had two fons, Sir Richard, and George, hiott, Baron of Ballyfhannon, 22d January, from whom the prefent Lord Powerfcourt 1619, by whom he had Folliott, his only fon, and a daughter Anne, who died underives. married.

Sir Richard, the eldest fon, was governor of Portsmouth, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, and married Christian, daughter to Sir William Fitzwilliam, of Milton; by whom he had Sir Richard, created Viscount Powerfcourt, and John who was 25th July, 1611, dean of Kilmacduagh; and died with out iffue.

(Richard, 1st Viscount Powerscount.) — Sir Richard, who from his youth was brought up as a foldier, and behaved with great galJantry against the Irish rebels; and after

Richard, and married Honora, eldest dau. of Teige O'Brien, of Smithftown, fecond fon to Murrogh the firft Lord Baron of Inchiquin, by whom he had the aforefaid Sir Richard, who was a perfon of great power and command in Ireland; and married Anne, daughter of the aforementioned Edward Ld. Cromwell, by whom he had a daughter Chriftian, and fix fons, viz.: Richard, his heir; Francis, died young; Lewis, grandfather to late Viscount; Anthony, woollendraper, of London; Edward and Cromwell.

(Folliott, Viscount Powerfcourt,). Folliott Wingfield, Efq; the only fon, was a reprefentative in parliament for the county of Wicklow; and King Charles the zd., not only taking into confideration the fignal fervices of Sir Richard Wingfield, Lord Vifcount Powerfcourt, in France, Spain, and Ireland, &c. &c. from his youth, till he died full of age, honour, and merit; but also conceiving great hopes of Folliott WingPp 2

field,