374 Poetry. Apoftles, &c. this of courfe is held good. Magic of the fecond kind (i. e. without fpiritual communication) is either, ift, The working of wonders, which may be pæftigia, leger de main, ftrange experiments in phyfic. zd, Divining from natural fignatures; or, 3d, from the stars (i. e. aftrology); or, 4th, fortilegy, which includes the divination by chances of all kinds, geomancy, cofcinomancy, clidomancy, &c. "The voluntary attachment of fpirits (to which may be referred the second fight) was commonly deemed unfortunate, and all magic but the divine unlawful.t "The conjuration by means of fpirits was fourfold: Necromantic, when either, ift, an appearance of a dead perfon is raifed; or, 2d, when a fpirit is forced into a dead body.-II. By circulatory invocation, when at due aftrological hours, and with proper ceremonies, fpirits are made visible round a circle.-I. By opening a confecrated book on the name of the fpirit wanted. -IV. By calling at a fign a compacted familiar. This laft is ufually termed witchcraft.. "To these may be added the confecrated glafs invocation, may be or cryftal, in which, on feen the perfons or things required; the operations on the bodies of abfent perfons by means of images of wax or clay *; and that species of witchcraft which is employed to counteract the malicious defigns of those who injure others by the affistance of a familiar, Perfons who profefs this are in England termed white witches." Mr. Cooper enters largely into the history of alchemy, to which, as he very juftly obferves, the prefent advanced state of chemistry is principally indebted. From thence he proceeds to as minute 0 N T E. a view of the doctrines of the Signaturifts and Theofophifts. "The doctrine of Signatures was of two kinds; fome philofophers holding that plants and minerals, and even animals (particularly the former), had marks or fignatures impreffed by the hand of Nature, indicating the therapeutic ufes to which the things themselves might be applied; while the theofophic myftics (comprehending almost all the chemical philofophers of the day) went ftill father,. and adopted the notion that every substance in nature had either external fignatures, immediately difcernible, or internal fignatures which fire or menftrua alone would bring to view, denoting its connection with fome fidereal or celeftial archetype." Mr. Cooper thus concludes:- Upon the whole of this enumeration, then, it appears, that the defenders of physiognomy, the profeffed teachers of the fcience, have been either teachers and defenders of alchemy, magic, aftrology, or theofophy, or all of them; and of course that it was utterly impoffible that these doctrines Bould be rejected without fome contamination on the character of the companion fcience of phyfingroa circumftance which to have omitted, my*; would have rendered the lightest sketch of the literary history of phyfiognomy groffly deficient.” We can only fay of this article, that we have been more than commonly pleafed in the perfil of it, as being highly informing and entertaining. NOT E. It happens rather unfortunately for the fcience in question, that even in this day her principal votary (Lavater) should be generally considered a a ftrenuous fupporter of a fect of myftics. F *This iconopoietic part of magic feems found- Mirabeau's Secret Hiftory of the Court of Berli ed on the doctrine of Signatures. Co POETRY. On the Love of God. YOULD we with ink the ocean fill, Each man a fcribe by trade: To write the love of God above, Nor could the fcrowl contain the whole, A Wish. By J. R. Fev'ry joy that mortal man attends, The greatest comforts and the best of noble mind, Since on the choice my future eafe deperis, On R. By T. F. LONG poffefs'd a wish to see This place of hofpitality, xtoll'd by all who knew Ab! whither fled the luftre of those eyes, The air that awes usor the fmile that warms, Each nameless grace that innocence supplies, No longer ravishes-no longer charms. Thus the fad fpoil of fome barbarian swain, Pride of the grove the spreading orange lies, Ye happier maids, commiferate the fair, Ah! fpare diftrefs, a fifter's trefpafs veil, Be this fole error of her life forgiv'n; In pity fpread not the difaftrous tale, Pity! the brightest attribute of heaven. Poor Mary fees each alienated maid, n With pungent pings her heaving befom torn, Their cold referve-the glance that would upbraid, The look resentful—and the air of scorn. With feelings form'd fuperior to the throng, Beneath the preffure of these ills the bends; To 'fcape the taunts of each unhallow'd tongue, One fatal moment Mary's anguish ends! Oh! fad viciffitude, oh! fate fevere, This eve I view her in diforder'd bloom, The morrow lifeless on the mournful bier, Poor victim! paffing to the filent tomb. Pale as the ly, there lov'd Mary lies, On whofe foft accents crouds enamour'd hung; Gone all the fplendors of thofe heavenly eyes, Cold are thofe dips and mute that tuneful tongue! See! what a train the last fad forrowing morn N O T E. * Abelara, county Longford. There fhall the maidens of the village bring grave, The fresheft rofes of the early fpring, And garlands, fuch as village maidens weave. There reft thee peaceful from a world fevere, To truth fo injur'd-innocence undone. Lives yet the author of fo foul a wrong, Elfe had he hied him from the fatal place, The following is the Production of a fimple Plowboy, and as fuch, is worthy of a place in a Magazine. A' Addrefs to the Evening. X. Z. PPROACH, fweet evening, thou all-wel- And bring thy balmy dufk to cafe my eyes, Hide me from vice's glitt'ring gilded train,. X. Z. HROUD, in the billow mist's deep bosom, fhroud SH My ravag'd ifle!"-the voice was vain- That feems to fire the main; Red its central gloom with blood! Or, across the Cromlech's ftone, But lo! the feenes of other days are filed! The long fcoop'd dales, where Druids bled, FOREIGN Ο FOREIGN TRANSACTIONS. Warfaw, September 1, 1792. UR fituation is not fo difagrecable as it has been reprefented in foreign countries. His majefty by acceding to the confederation of Targowitz has fatisfied the empress of Ruffia, and it is not doubted, that this condefcenfion in the king will difpofe that princess to leave exifting fome of the principal articles of the form of government agreed on the 3d of May last year. M. Malachowski, the grand chancellor of the crown, as well as feveral fenators and minifters of ftate, have fet out for Brefow, in order to difcharge there on the 8th of this month the functions of their offices at the two confederations united. Luxembourg, Sept. 16.] On the 14th in the morning, a major of the Pruffian army ordered M. La Fayette, who was in bed, to hold himfelf in readiness to fet out in a carriage for the place of his deftination. A like order was delivered at the fame time to his three companions, M. Alexandre Lameth, Latour Maubourg, and Beureau de Puzy, as well as to M. Jarry, who let fire to Courtrey. The four latt, it is faid, are to be imprisoned in the citadel of Wefel, in the Dutchy of Cleves; while M. La Fayette will be conducted to the fortrefs of Spandau in Brandenbourg. 19.] M. La Fayette, when he arrived at Treves the day after his departure from this place, was lodged in an apartment of the feminary very poorly furnished, and in which there was nothing to fit upon but an old wooden chair. Much affected at feeing himself fo badly acommolated, M. La Fayette complained to the Pruffian officer who attended him, and obferved, that his fituation was going to be very difagreeable. The officer turning his back with much indifference, replied, "the fituation of your king is much worse.” Ratifoon, Sept. 26.] It is beyond a doubt that the Diet will accede to the demand of the emperor, and that the German empire, as a body, will declare war against France. Some restrictions, however, will be made. The emperor demanded that the diet would deliberate Immediately upon the points which were the object of the imperial decree, and yet it is remarkable that the commitial minifters wished for a delay of four weeks. The emperor likewife required triple of the contingency, but the diet feems difpofed to grant him only the contingency, and one half more. It is evident that the army of the empire, whatever it may be, cannot be ready before next fpring; and at that period many difficulties may arife refpecting the manner and means of putting it in motion. Leyden, Oct. 5.] Four or five days paft, great joy prevailed among the partizans of the court at the Hague, on a report fpread by the imperial minifter himself, that the whole French army, commanded by M. Dumourier, had not only been furrounded by the combined army, but had even been obliged to lay down their arms. However improbable it might be that 70,000 men fhould thus fuffer themselves to be enclosed, it was credited on the faith of the imperial miniiter, who Hib. Mag. Oct. 1792. caufed the pretended intelligence to be in feveral gazettes. At prefent however, every thing is changed, and fhame and confufion have fucceeded to extravagant joy. The French troops are not only far from being reduced, but thofe of Auftria and Pruffia have been obliged to eat the flesh of their horses. The duke of Brunswick has formally declared to the prince of Conde, that the glory of the Pruffian arms has been expofed, and that the king wa. difpofci to make known, and to publish in every court of Europe, that he had been deceived by the emigrants refpecting the fentiments of the major part of the French nation. Paris, Sept. 21.1 Yesterday, at four o'clock in the afternoon, the national convention met in the palace of the Thuilleries. There were near 400 deputies affembled, and of these 271 verified their powers. In confequence of which they proceeded according to the decree to constitute and declare themselves to be the convention nationale, which was accordingly done. They then proceeded to elect a prefident, and M. Petion was almost unanimously named their first prefident. It was then refolved to name a deputation, to repair to the legislative affembly, and to announce to them that the convention was organized. This will either take place to-day or to-morrow; uport which the legislature will break up, and the convention will move from the palace, and take pofiffion of the hall in the Manege. The important question which it was expected would have occupied a considerable portion of time, namely, the fate of royalty in France, was fettled almoft as foon as the convention met. They made a decree which abolishes royalty for ever in France, and are to conflitute themfelves into a republic. The commons of Paris appointed commiffioners to announce to the king the decree of the convention which abolishes royalty. A fleet is fitting out t Breft for the Mediterranean. It is compofed of the following fhips under the command of admiral Latouche :-Le Languedoc, of 80 guns; L'Enteprenent, 74; Le Venger, 74; L'Orion 74; and Le Vigilante 18 guns. The cap of liberty is attached to all their main top gallant-mait heads.-This fquadron is intended to prevent the Ruffians from entering the Mediterranean; it is to be affisted by a divifion from Toulon. The young prince de Ligny, who was lately killed in an action with the French, is the officer whofe gallantry was fo much the fubject of discourse at the ftorming of Ifmail, in the late campaign against the Turks. Whatever may be asserted to the contrary, the princefs Lamballe's perfon experienced no indignity previous to her execution; the indecent outrages that were committed, were after her head was fevered from her body. She was execured the inftant the paffed the mall low gate that led to her prifon, and had only time to exclaim" Mon Dieu! je fuis perdre " She came eagerly forward, thinking that the court party were come to refcue her; the executioner feized her by the hair, which Bbb Was remarkably fine, as the ftooped forward, and her head was inftantly ftruck off. General Kellerman's Camp, 25.] Since the affair of the 20th nothing has paffed between the two armies. They are always in fight of each other. That of the enemy has advanced upon our left, by which means they occupy the two routes of Chalons, and Rheims, and have blocked up both thefe communications. They ravage all the neighbouring villages, but they will foon die of hunger for the pealants have carried off all their cattle. At prefent there is a verbal suspension of hoftilities. Some Pruffian officers have been to dine with generals Kellerman and Dumourier. M. Hayman an emigrant officer, at prefent a major general in the fervice of Pruffia, was among that number. There have been fome private conferences, but they have produced nothing. The propofal prefented by the Pruffians are, that the king fhould be re-established. You need not doubt how thefe were received. Yesterday the king of Pruflia's first aid-de-camp dined with general Dumourier, (his name is Manftein) when the nation, and the health of the king of Pruffia, were given as toasts. A conference was just going to be held, when intelligence arrived that roy :ity had been abolifhed in France by a decree of the national convention. When this was communicated to the aid-de-camp tears started in his, eyes, and he returned to his camp. When he departed the bulletin of the convention of Saturday the 22d inft. was given to him, which he has no doubt fhewn to his master. All that I can fay is that the Pruffians are in a deplorable fituation the affair of the 20th hath fhewn that the foldiers of liberty are fuperior to thofe of defpots. There is a divifion fubfifting between the Pruffans, the Auftrians, and the emigrants-the latter are defpifed by the two former. The day before yefterday our chaffeurs took three of them They threw themfelves on their knees, and in vain requested to be fet at liberty. Several letters were found upon them which fhewed their criminal intentions and a great number of Louis, which the captors divided among them. We hem the enemy in on all fides, and in a few days their fituation will be ftill more diftreffing. Our fentinels converfe with theirs, and offer them foup which they devour. The decree inviting them to defert, and promiling them an cftablishment in France, is at the fime time circulated among them, and has already produced a great effect; for five or fix Pruffians come over to us almost every day. 28.1 The negotiation which was propofed by the king of Pruflia, and on which our generals anfwered they could not enter till the Pruffian troops had entirely evacuated France, bas, pro duced a propofition on the part of Praffia, that Louis XVI. fhall be fet at liberty, imediately after which the Pruffians will be withdrawn from the French territories. M. Berryuer, the commander in chief of the rthern camp before Paris has returned from his 219 [mi atlanta ai chofen for places of obfervation, and the principal camp will be at Clicky. He thinks 54,000 men will be neceffary, and has demanded 20,000 tents. M. Santerre informed the council general, that 4000 men were to encamp as laft Monday, and would be every day joined by large detachments-He complained, that the greatest part of the workmen, after receiving money in advance, had abfconded. Of twelve thousand only two thoufand remained. The duty of the guards at the Temple, he thought was ill done, and the works there proceeded flowly, though they confemed much money. War having been declared against the king of Sardinia, official accounts have arrived of the most unparalleled fuccefs of our armies in his dominions, under the command of general Montef quicu. Chamberry, Montmelian, and Bellegarde have been taken. Peace, according to every appearance, will be reted before the end of the year. Oct. 2.] When intelligence was brought to Geneva that the French had entered Savoy, the country was immediately declared to be in danger. The citizens were thrown into great confternative; and the council refolved, by a majority of Soo agunft 700, that an auxiliary body of 1600 men fhould be requested from the Helvetic cantons for their defence. The city of Geneva is pretty well fortified; but the country is defenceless towards France. National Convention. Wednesday, 0. 3.] The following letter from the commiflioners, fent to the camp of Cha lons, was read: "Saint-Menehould, O. 2. "The enemy are retiring as faft as they can, bu. they age harrased in their retreat. During twə days they ha loft more than 400 men, who have been taken p.ners, together with a number of waggons loaded with provisions of every kindThe road behind them is ftrowed with dead bødies. The camp, which they have quitted, relembles a burying-ground: above three hundred borfes, half caten, were found in it. The pri oners and deferters all agree that they have mat th n fifty men fick in each company: the folas were often fix or feven days without taking bread. "Dumourier's army is in the beit order pa ble. All officers and foldiers are animated with a defire of conquering. in our returning to Saint-Menehould, we faw the refpe&ble George, a member of the conftituent flembly, who had been thrown ima dungeon at Verdun, and who was exchanged for the fecrety of the king of Pruilia. The accu given by this veterin of the bed treatment he received; his firm anfwers; his bold ani mnis conduct; and, above all, his dress, drew from ES the tears of pity. At nine in the evening fr en igrants were brought to the head quarters get ral, among whom were two captins, francy et the regiment of Angouleme. "General Damourier, by the able raz vres he employed, and the politions he cock, bras |