In all the bloom of ripening fummer blows: Thy luscious lips, that heav'nly dreams in fpire, By beauty form'd, and loaded with defire; With forrow, and with wonder, lo! I fee (What melting treasures!) thrown away on thee. Then hafte with me, O Nymph, to dwell, Thou knoweft not that bofom's fair defign; To bill fo happy with thy fav'rite dove, And playful force, with fweetly fondling love, Their kiffes on a lapdog or a cat. Then hafte with me, meekmaid, to dwell, Such thoughts thy fweet fimplicity produces! Oh! fly from Impudence, the brazen rogue, Whofe flippant tongue hath got the Irish brogue: Whofe hands would pluck thee like the fairest flow'r, Thy checks, eyes, forehead, lips and neck devour : Shun, fhun that Caliban, and with me dwell: Then come and give a Goddess to my cell, The world, O fimple maid, is full of art, Would turn thee pale, and fill with dread thy heart, Didit thou perceive but half the friares From morn to eve my kifs of speechlefs love, Thy eyes' mild beam and blushes fhall improve; And lo! from our fo innocent embrace, Young Modefties fhall spring, a numerous race! The blufhing girls, in ev'ry thing like thee, The bafhful boys, prodigiously like Me! Then hafte with me, O Nymph, to dwell," And give a Goddess to my cell. H TO LAURA. Wheart thy beauty won my heart! OW happy was my morn of love How guiltlefs of a wifh to rove! I deem'd it more than death to part! Whene'er from thee I chanc'd to stray, That fpread with flowers my diftant way, How fancy dwelt upon thy mien, And fhower'd delight on every fcene! But fortune, envious of my joys, Hath robb'd a lover of thy charms→→→ From me thy fweetest smile decoys, And gives thee to another's arms. Yet, though my tears are doom'd to flow, Let love protect thy heart from woe; "Ye vocal race, who wake the early morn, "Oft careless thro' your flow'ry haunts fhe ftray'd; "Ye ancient baks, that yon gay vale adorn, "How have I joyful fought your pleafing fhade. "No more, fweet warblers, fhall ye foothe my foul, No longer fhall I tread the empurpled lawn; "My heart, delighting in the tempeft'showl, Flies, like the bird of night, th' approach of dawn. "Where yon bleak rock uplifts its antique form, "Scorning the billow's foaming rage below, "Braves with undaunted breast the angry ftorm; "There shall I raise the baleful fhrine of Impell'd by forrow, fhould my lovely Maid Bend her flow footsteps to the filent fpat Where this distracted head fhall foon be laid, In Death's chill clafp, by all-but her-forgot; Oh! let her bid my wand'ring Spirit relt, And the green fod He lightly on my breaft! BENEDICT THE Monthly Regiler FOR JUNE, RUSSIA. I as Tis faid that, by the arrival of fhips Flanders mail, government has received certain information of the abandonment of the intended expedition of the Emprefs's fleet intothe Mediterranean; which recent refolution is thus accounted for, and an immediate truce for hoftilities on the Continent expected in confequence: The fpirited and judicious determina, tion of the British Cabinet to preferve a ftrict neutrality in the conteft, which ditected a refufal to furnifh tranfports for the fervice of either party, has not only difappointed and diftreffed the Ruffians in their intended projects, but has alfo fet an example, which has been rigidly adhered to by every other maritine neutral power and the Empress at this time finds herself not only without tranfports, but without commanders to direct her navy, without failors to navigate her thips, and even without money to procure them.. Spain, the States of Holland, Sweden, and Denmark, have not only refufed to furnih tranfports, but are inimical to the views of Petersburgh. According to the laft advices from the Continent, the Ruffian troops feem to be inactive; the many difficulties thrown in the Emprefs's way by every neutral power in Europe, appear to have check ed her ambition, or the want of fupplies have retarded the operations of her army as well as navy. What little has hitherto been done, has been by the Auftrian troops. The truth is, neither the Ruffian nor Auffrian Court feem to have laid down a plan of operations, otherwife a previous ftep would certainly have been to feel the pulfe of other powers-but, on the contrary, they have put themfelves to an enormous expence in preparations, have marched their armies into a country unfriendly in foil and climate as well as other refpects, and they feem to trust for fuccefs to the chapter of accidents. Peterburgh, May 16. A circumftance has happened which caufes no small comAPP.to VOL. VII. No 42. 1788. motion, as it will entirely retard the failing of the fleet, the firft divifion of which, which La Catherine, of 96 guns, was one, had juft completed their equipment, and would have failed in a few days for the Baltic. The matter briefly is, the refignation of all the English officers, to the number of threefcore and upwards, who waited on the President of the Admiralty, and have laid down their Com miffions, on account of the appointment of the celebrated American renegado Paul Jones, to a commiffion and command in the Ruffian fervice, delivering at the fame time a manifefto, whereby they not only refufed to ferve under, but alfo to ferve with, that officer. Another mat ter alfo alarmed the government for fome days, which was, that the French officers have fhewn a fimilar diflike, but no refignations have happened among the of ficers of that nation. There are no fewer than ten fail in the line completely dif officered by this ftep, and fhould not fome means be found to reconcile the differences, it will be impoffible for fo large a fleet as had been intended ever to reach the Mediteranean. A report is juft current, which we hope, for the benefit of the fervice, may be true, that is, that Admiral Paul Jones will go to the port of Azoph, whither the Emprefs will defray the expence of his journey, and that he will have a fèparate command on the black Sea and Sea of Azoph alone. The finances of this crown are at a very low ebb; and hence may be derived numberless inconveniences in refpect to profecuting the war against the Porte. May 18. It is juft now brought from authority, that the Sieur Tickigofte, an officer of great merit in the fervice, and who is a member of the Admiralty, has prevailed with the English captains, lieutenants, &c. that lately refigned, under a promife of advantageous offers from the Emprefs, to refume their feveral fituations, which, however, they are not to do, till the perfon whofe character is difputed fhall have left this city, and fet out for St Afeph, with the fulleft affurances, that Mr Jones never fhall be appointed to a H com commiffion to command in that part of the fervice where thofe officers remain. SWEDEN. A tremendous ftorm feems gathering in the north. The caufe of this commotion is faid to have arisen from the mortification which the Emprefs of Ruffia felt, at the refufal of her request at the courts of Great Britain, Sweden, and Denmark, when the made application for the ufe of fhips and men to convey her troops to the Mediterranean. There has long fubfifted between Sweden and Ruffia, a treaty of defenfive alfiance, in which it is ftipulated, that a certain quantity of fhips fhall be furnished to either power, if attacked by a foreign enemy. The Emprefs made a demand of this aid from Sweden. The affiftance was refufed, upon the plea that Ruffia was not attacked, and therefore could not call for fupport, which was only to act when engaged in her own defence The emprefs was highly enraged at the fubterfuge, and fent a courier with the declaration, that if the fuccours were refufed, he would attack the Swedish province of Finland with 50,000 men.The King of Sweden replied, that he had 50,000 Swedes ready to meet her, and they fhould determine the matter. Orders are iffued, the Swedish fleet is arming, tranfports are ready to convey troops to Finland, and the army is in motion. The Danes are equipping their fleet alfo, to join the Swedes. The Duke de Sudermania, brother to to the King of Sweden, takes the command of the fleet. FRANCE. A courier extraordinary, who arrived lately from Paris, brings the following important intelligence: The whole province of Britanny is in arms, and the nobles, to the amount of five hundred, have collected a body of thirty thousand men, and armed them. The greater part of the nobility in France, joined to the principal clergy, have united in remonftrating to the King, that if he will continue to purfue his measures, they are determined to refift. On receiving this news, his Majefty ordered all the forces that could be collected immediately to march into Britanny, and refift the infurrection. In addition to this, the province of Languedoc has declared its intentions in the fame manner. The King has already exiled every member of the Parliament of Thoulouse and Grenoble, and has thrown fix members of the latter into confinement in ftreng fortreffes. The clergy of France call out for a meeting of the States General, and the return of Cardinal de Rohan to his diocefe. The palace is ftill furrounded by the guards, and the whole city of Paris under military government. The Parliament of Thoulouse affembled contrary to the King's command, and reaffumed their deliberations; in confequence of which, Lettres de Cacbet were immediately ditpatched, and each member has been banished to his own domain. The Befarcon Parliament have met, and been prorogued-by musketeers! The people of France murmur very much at the vifit of Duc d'Orleans to this country, now their affairs are in fo critical a predicament, and their liberties in fo much apparent danger. Caricatures are already circulating in Paris, in which his Highness is treated with great feverity. June 12. The Duke of Orleans received an exprefs to inform him, that the tumult in Britanny had grown fo alarming, the two regiments, of which he is Colonel, were on their march to quell the riot- and that there were ferious ap prehenfions for the dock-yard of Breft, as it hath been threatened to be set on fire and deftroyed by the people. Versailles, June 6. 66 Yefterday his Serene Highnefs the Duke de P-, three other Peers, and two Archbishops, went to the King's refidence, where they de livered into the King's own hand, a paper, of which the following is a copy: The humble and dutiful protest of — in behalf of themselves and the public. "Sire, "It is with grief we approach your Majefty in the line of our duty, which we cannot withfland, confidering the prefent very alarming ftate of public affairs, the difcontents that prevail among people of every rank, the tumults that have already occurred, and the accounts that are arriving daily of fresh infurrections of the moft alarming kind, and the causes to which they are attributed. "As Princes, pledged in the name the whole nobility for the prefervat of the laws; as born Peers, for the fer rity of the throne; and as citizens bored for the public welfare; we cannot, com fiftent with our loyalty to your Majefty, our duty to ourfelves, the nation, and pofterity, let the prefent period pafs unnoticed. "Whatever be our forrow for the occafion, duty preffes us forward, juftice requires, and zeal for the conftitutional law of the land impels us to remonftrate at your throne. From thefe motives, it is our duty to proteft against the diffolution of the national Parliament: the edicts of the 26th April, refpecting the Cour Pleniere, and all fucceed ng edicts that have paffed in confequence; and every other act contrary to the laws founded on juftice, wifdom, and moderation. "With the most loyal fentiments we leave these before the King, hoping that God may incline our Sovereign to confider this meafure, and permit in future things to go on in that channel to which they have for ages been heretofore accuftomed; and an alteration of which cannot but entail ruin, and the consequences of which are too easy to be forejeen on the Sovereign and the people. "Signed by 47 Peers and Bishops, for themfelves and the nation. "On the evening after the King had received the above, a council was held, and Lettres de Cachet were abfolutely figned and iffued out against the perfons who had fubfcribed. At midnight one of the King's brothers went to the King, and prevailed to have the letters recalled; which his Majefty happily agreed to. This ftep of moderation has, perhaps, preferved us from an addition to the prefent calamities." June 9. According to letters from Paris, of this date, the Proteft which the forty-feven Peers prefented to the King, had not paft unnoticed. On Sunday evening, a letter, of which the following are the contents, was fent to each of thofe Patriots. "You are hereby folemnly commanded by the King, to remove from Paris, &c. and not, on any account, to approach nearer the capital than one hundred miles, till you receive the King's further order. The place in which you take up your refidence must be made known to his Majefty, who likewife orders, that you do not, on any account, leave the kingdom, or change the place of your effects. "An officer of the first rank was charged with the delivery of the above to each of the Peers." at a private printing-prefs in Paris, a few copies of which had been previ oufly circulated, and one of them ftuck on the city gates. Through the zeal of fome of the parties concerned, the officers of Police got information, and committed the reinainder to the flames. The men who were at work efcaped.A very diligent but private fearch is making to difcover the authors and a.. bettors. Translation. Fellow Citizens and Countrymen, "Your hearts are full of grief and indignation. Every tongue proclaims the caufe. A tyrant and its minifters have trampled with impunity on your deareft rights. He who should be the Father of his people, is become their very bittereft enemy, and implacable oppreffor! "Not content with mocking our loyal fervices, he dares punish the men who are bold enough to tell him you feel! Your moft illustrious fellow-citizens are punished with exile. "Can you live and fuffer this? exiftence is contemptible without its fweets, and those sweets of our exiftence are our liberties. A certain perfon, and his abandoned adherents, are attempting to tread upon our necks. Not a fingle law remains inviolated, that can favour the progrefs of the King's power: They tear up government by the roots, while there remains no hold to shelter you from oppreffion. "Our remonftrances are called difloyal, because they are bold. Our right of complaining they pronounce un usous, though the only right we have left, and ftile it irreconcileable to the conftitution; though our laws permit us to plead our grievances before the throne, facrificed to injuftice. The King tells us, with a fneer, when we murmur, that we are misled. Detefted hypocrify! They enjoy our complaints, inftead of liftening to them. Honey drops from their tongue, while a poifon lurks within the heart. "Their mouths are filled with declaring a paffion for the glory that results from reigning over freemen; yet they have been the dagger that flabs the very vitals of the conftitution. Alas! what redrefs can we expect from men who add perjury to their other crime d who violate, without remorfe, the most facred obligation of fociety. "Alas! friends and countrymen! The crifis is arrived! Behold yourselves at the eye of liberty, or miferable and perpetual The following paper was lately seized at flavery! Fearless of the frowns and me H 2 naces |
