awaken it is arrived. O my brethren! let us rebuild the Temple of Jerufalem!

An invincible nation, which now fills the world with her glory, has fhewn us what the love of country can perform. Let us implore her generosity-request her affiftance; and we may be affured that the philofophy which guides the chiefs of that fublime nation will induce them to give our demand a favourable reception.

We are more than fix millions of people fcattered over the face of the earth. We poffefs immenfe riches. Let us employ the means that are in our power to restore us to our country. The moment is propitious; and to profit of it, it is our duty. The following are the means beft fuited for carrying this holy enterprize into execu

tion :

There fhall be established a council, the members of which fhall be elected by the Jews who are spread over Europe, Afia, and Africa, whatever be their fect, in the following manuer :

1. The Italian Tribe.-The Jews who inhabit the Roman, Cifalpine and Ligurian republics, the ftates of Tufcany and Parma, and the kingdoms of Naples and Sicily, fhail fend electors to Rome, charged with the nomination of one member of the council. The fame fhall be done by each tribe.

2. The Helvetic Tribe.-Thofe who inhabit Switzerland and the ftates of the King of Sardinia, shall fend their electors to Geneva.

3. The Hungarian Tribe.-Those who inhabit Hungary, Austria, Bohemia, and the territory which forinerly belonged to Venice, fhall fend their electors to Vienna.

4. The Polish Tribe -Those who inhabit the country heretofore called Poland, Moldavia and Walachia, fhall fend their electors to Cracovia.

5. The Ruffian Tribe.-Thofe who inhabit the states of the Emperor of Ruffia, with the exception of the Crimea, and the country fituated on the Black fea, fhall fend their electors to Mofcow.

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6. The Northern Tribe.-Thefe who inhabit Sweden and Denmark fhall fend their electors to Copenhagen. 7. The British Tribe.-Thofe who inhabit the British iflands fhall fend their electors to London.

8. The Spanish Tribe.-Thofe who inhabit Spain and Portugal, fhall fend their electors to Cadiz.

9. The Gallic Tribe.-Those who inhabit France, including the conquered countries, shall send their electors to Colmar.

10. The Dutch Tribe.-Those who inhabit Holland, fhall fend their electors to Amfterdam.

11. The Pruffian Tribe.-Those who inhabit the electorate of Hanover, and the ftates of the King of Pruffia, fhall fend their electors to Berlin.

12. The German Tribe.-Thofe who inhabit the other states of the empire, fhall fend their electors to Franck fort on the Main.

13. The Turkish Tribe.-Those who inhabit the Crimea, the banks of the Black fea, the states of the Grand Seignor in Europe, including all the Greek islands, fhall fend their electors to Conftantinople.

14. The Afiatic Tribe.-Thofe who inhabit Turkey in Afia, fhall fend their electors to Smyrna.

15. The African Tribe.-Those who inhabit Egypt, and the territories of the Barbary powers, fhall fend their electors to Tunis.

The fifteen deputies of thefe tribes fhall form the council, which fhall hold its fittings at Paris. When they fhall have affembled to the number of nine, they may begin to deliberate on the object of their miffion. Their decifions shall have with all the Jews the force of laws; they fhall be all obliged to fubmit to them. The council fhall appoint an agent to communicate to the Executive Directory of France, the propofition which it may be thought proper to make to the French Go

vernment.

The country we propose to occupy fhall include (liable to fuch arrangements as fhall be agreeable to France)

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Lower Egypt, with the addition of a district of country which hall have for its limits a line running from Ptolemais or St. John D'Arre to the Asphaltic lake or Dead fea, and from the fouth point of that lake to the Red fea. This pofition, which is the most advantageous in the world, will render us, by the navigation of the Red fea, mafters of the commerce of India, Arabia, and the fouth and east of Africa. Abyffinia and Ethiopia, thofe rich countries which furnished Solomon with fo much gold and ivory, and fo many precious ftones, will trade the more willingly with us, that the greater part of their inhabitants ftill practife the law of Mofes. The neighbourhood of Aleppo and Damafcus will facilitate our commerce with Perfia; and by the Mediterranean we will communicate with Spain, France, Italy, and the rest of Europe.-Placed in the centre of the world, our country will become the entrepot of all the rich and precious productions of the earth.

The council fhall offer to the French Government, if it will give us the affiftance necessary to enable us to return to our country and to maintain ourfelves in the poffeffion of it,-ft. Every pecuniary indemnification, 2dly. To fhare the commerce of India, &c. with the merchants of France only.

The other arrangements, and the propofitions to be made to the Ottomon Porte, cannot yet be rendered public; we muft, in thefe matters, repofe on the wifdom of our council, and the good faith of the French nation.— Let us choose upright and enlightened deputies, and we may have confidence in the fuccefs of this undertaking.

O, my brethren! what facrifices ought we not to make to attain this object --We shall return to our country-we fhall live under our own laws-we shall behold thofe facred places which our ancestors illuftrated with their courage and their virtues. I already fee you all animated with a holy zeal. Ifraelites! the term of your misfortunes is at hand. The opportunity is favourable-take care you do not allow it to escape.

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HE hiftorical play called the Cambro-Britons, is now published. The Reader, therefore, may perufe it with care, and form his own fentiments refpecting its merits. For this reafon we withhold any further criticisms on the fubject. We are ever ready to affift the lover of the drama in estimating the productions of the stage, which, from their influence on the manners of the times, are well worthy of our attention. But when it is in our power, we prefer sending the curious in this department to the piece itself; for the perusal of it is the most fatisfactory mode of becoming acquainted with its contents. Stripped of the charm which it receives from the fpirited performance of actors, and from the fafcinating decorations of the Theatre, we view it from the prefs with a more impartial eye, and form a founder judgment both of its nature and tendency.

Auguft 11. A new play, in three acts, entitled Falfe and True, made its appearance this evening, and is afcribed to Mr. MOURTRAY, the author of The Devil of a Lover.

The title of this play, Falfe and True, is founded on the feeming guilt of Lealto, the confidential fervant of Count Florenzi, who, difcharged by his master, in confequence of being convicted on proofs apparently strong of having robbed the Count, and defigning to murder him, ftill preferves his fidelity unfhaken, and fucceeds in proving his innocence, by refcuing his master when he is on the point of being assaffinated by bravos, employed for that purpose, by his rival in love the Marquis Caliari. The fcene lies at Naples, in Italy.

Of this dramatic piece we cannot speak in the highest terms. Yet we are free to confefs that many of its parts are entitled to praife. The characters, indeed, are not new, but well drawn. A pleasant old man, a faithful fervant, a lover, driven on to revenge by an unrequited paffion, and a blundering honeft Irishman, muft impart a degree of intereft and entertainment. The acting of C. Kemble, Munden, Johnftone, and Mrs. Davenport was characterized by a correct animation.

The fuccefs of the play was heightened by the plaintive ftrains of Mrs. Bland, and Mifs Griffiths acquitted herself with great propriety.

In the denouement of this play little skill is exhibited. The accomplished dramatist rouses the curiofity of the fpectators by the perplexity of the incidents, and when it is wound to the highest pitch, rapidly haftens to its gratification, With refpect to the prefent performance we are forry to obferve that we fuffered a disappointment. Its laft scenes were inferior to those which introduced the play. We, nevertheless, acknowledge, that with feveral exhibitions of character we were much pleafed. In all human productions there is a mixture of imperfection. But we are ever happy to applaud what is deferving of eftimation, though juftice requires we fhould not be blind to defects. In accomplishing our task difficulties occur, yet our duty to the public induces us to fpeak with freedom. The drama is a faithful reprefentation of men and manners. With fuch an