ther, and no more than an enfiga in the army. I find I have travelled nearly round the town, as I have only two more gates to speak of, befides the citadel, and perceiving that I am at the end of my paper, I fhall break off here, and finish our journey round the ramparts, perhaps alfo round the citadel, in my next. Your's, &c. A TRAVELLER. arch, adorned with pillars or columns of the Dorick order; on one fide ftands a Hercules; on the other Mars; Fame is founding her rumpet on high; and near the centre is a figure of Victory, crowning with laurel, the buft of Louis the XIVth. About 200 yards from the gate, on the outfide, is a inall field, which was confecrated on purpose for the interment of fuch of the British prifoners who had been wounded in the bloody engagement at Fontenoy, in 1745, and died Catbolicks, after they had been carried to Lifle: and on one fide of the field a gentleman fhowed me a little road, about four feet broad, and 200 yards long, which he told me was made through another field, in which feveral hundred of British prisoners, who had died of their wounds, had been in: terred: the reason why they had not been all buried together was, that the latter either died Proteftants or nothing. You may naturally fuppofe I was fhocked to find my felf walking on a road, the fubftratum of which was compofed of the bones of my countrymen: I felt the greateft horror, and foon turned off into an adjoining field. You muft not, however, from this circumftance imagine that the people of Lifle are deficient in charity and humanity; they are charitable and humane almoft to a fault; and while the British prifoners of whom I have been juft fpeaking, were alive, there was not the leaft diftinction made about religion: the ftudies were fufpended in all the colleges in Lifle immediately after the battle of Fontenoy; and the claffes were filled with the English prifoners, where they were attended by the furgeons, and ferved with the greatest tender nefs by the fliars; the Jefuits in particular diftinguished themfelves on this occafion: their college was crowded, and what was fingular, there was not a Roman Catholick prifoner to be found in the college; they were all Proteftants; When fuch of them as recovered were exchanged, they quitted the Jefuits with tears in their eyes, faying they had never lived fo well, or experienced more tenderness in their own families. All this I have heard from refpectable people in the town, and it has been confirmed by an old officer in our fervice, whom I met here by chance; and whofe brother had been lodged by the Jefuits for three months, while he laboured under a wound he had received in the battle, which had fractured his fcull: as foon as he was able to take the air, they took him out as often as he wifhed in a coach to their country-houfe, where they had fit ted up an apartment for him, leaving it at his own option to lie in town or country; and when he was leaving them, they made him take a handfome fum of money to carry him to England, which was not unwelcome to an ofkeer who was a younger bro One of the Leading Gaufes of Proflitution. The Drefs of Servant Girls above their Stations. (Concluded from Page 199.) How many are there at this time who would be devoid of thofe heart-rending pangs which attend neglected love, or the feduction of a fon on whom they had placed their fondeft hopes, had they prudently exerted themselves in fuppreffing the evil alluded to! A girl of tolerable perfon, though the might pafs unnoticed in the fimple garb of cleanlinefs (the only one befitting her ftation), attracts immediate attention when adorned with thofe fuperficial ornaments, to which fhe has no title; her afpiring notions are confpicuous, and the temporary inclination excited by her perfon, is encouraged by her appearance; for thofe who are weak enough to dress fo much beyond their fphere, it may justly be fuggefted, will run any length to gratify their pride; and even the man whofe principle would teach him to look upon the feduction of innocence as a crime, when he finds an object whofe mind is already half feduced by folly, feels little compunction to play the libertine, and too confident of fuccefs, fcruples to throw a bait her yanity muft catch at. The confequence of their amour foon requires concealment, the unthinking girl joyfully abjures her humble province, and embraces infamy, with the most fanguine idea of happinefs; foolishly believing that no fatisfaction can equal that, in being able to exift independent of fervitude, and indulge that paffion for drefs, which the weakness of her understanding prompts her to fuppofe is the first pleasure in life. Behold her then revelling in these imaginary joys, at the expence of a virtuous family, whofe property and happiness are daily diminishing; while without fufpecting the fource, an unhappy wife, or mother, laments the alienated affections of her hufband, or the decreafing duty and integrity of a darling child. But the triumph is not long on her fide; tranfient must be the felicity which is founded on the bafe of guilt; fatiety, or her extravagance, foon cools her keeper, and H awakened a wakened too late from the dream of folly, from her domeftics; thus every rank of unavailing remorfe, and future proftitution, people foar above themfelves, frequently to is the only profpect which opens to her the utter deftruction both of their happiness view; her honour facrificed, her character and credit; when, by adopting a prudent irretrievable, what virtuous family will then plan of economy in their family, a proper receive her? dignity might be maintained, without havimpeach the judgment, while it undermines ing recourfe to thofe extravagancies, which "In vain with tears her lofs the may In vain look back to what he was before, That the path to difhonour is generally the path to difhoney, we have daily in ftances; if denied the means of indulging themselves in their favourite purfuits, to what steps may not unthinking youth be prompted to gratify them? fince even the principles of maturer age, are fometimes fhaken by temptation, and want of refolution to fubdue their palions. L. Pamphilius is the fon of an eminent tradefman in the literary line, but as he is only an apprentice to his father, it cannot be fup pofed his finances are, at prefent, adequate to the expences of a family; yet (enamour ed of a fhewy girl who lived with his pa rents, who according to the notions of Mrs. , was allowed with impunity to make the best of herself,) he has three years been a keeper, and fupports his favourite at little lefs expence than a hundred a year. It is not difficult to fuggeft from whence the refources are drawn, that admit of fuch extravagance, nor is it more arduous to forefee the confequence of fuch unthinking conduct; happy for him, happy for thofe to whom he owes his being, if the unreftrained indulgence of his paffions does not prompt to fu. er guilt; for much is it to be feared, that he whole heart does not induce him to hold facred the property of his parents, were neceffity to urge the deed, would, in time, make little fcruple of, in vading that of other people. It is truc we cannot, with all the precaution in the world, exempt youth from its natural paffions; but by a proper exertion of prudence, we fhould foon reduce the number of their temptations, and prevent, in their fortune. It can hardly be expected (however fincerely hoped) that the voice of an individual will prevail over a multitude; or, that m obfervations on the fubject will be fufficient powerful to overthrow thofe improprietica which cuftom has established ; but as there are a number of reasonable women, whofe minde are open to conviction, yet, who in conpliance to fashion, are induced to act a their neighbours do; I ruft my obfervations with fuch will not be loft, and that from their zealous exertions to crush the growing feeds of pride, the reign of vice will terminate, and our females be brought to confider every inconfiftency in their appearance as 2 badge of infamy. I would by no means with it to be under ftood, that I look upon the children of fer; vitude in a contemptible light; on the contrary, I deem every one refpectable, who fills with integrity the duties of their flation, A faithful fervant is entitled to our efteem and confidence, nay, their intereft fhould be dear to us, nor can we better aim at the promotion of it, than by endeavouring to inftil into their minds thofe ideas of recti tude, from which they as often deviate from ignorance, as indiferetion. Much more might be faid on the fubject, but lefs, I truft, would fuffice, to those who are con defcending enough to lend a complacent ear to well-meant admonitions. I fhall therefore quit my pen with affuring my readers" that there cannot be a more zealous advocate for propriety than E Their most obedient, to illuftrate it, VERY Boat is furnished with feven of fome degree, a criminal gratification of them, With the third of a series of Plates engraved the most effential ftep to which, I am perfuaded, would be a total revolution in the appearance of thofe who are ordained by Providence to perform the menial duties of life. The evils already mentioned, are not the only ones to which we are fubject, from not difcouraging the impropriety alluded to; for the fame imprudence which helps to fill ou ftreets with prostitutes, helps alfo to fill our gazettes with bankruptcies; as in proportion to the appearances of thefe humble imitators of fashion, we are confirained to regulate our own, in order to preferve the fuperiority which is neceffary to diftinguifh a mistress thefe lines; which being let run, from the motion of it, they obferve the course of the fifh. As foon as ever the harponeer has ftruck the whale, the third man in the boat holds up his oar, with an hat on the top, as a fignal to the fhip; at the fight of which, the man who is appointed to watch, gives the alarm to thofe that are afleep; who inftantly let fall their other four boats, whichhang on the tackles, two on each fide, ready to let go on a maine's warning, all furnished therefore, entreat he will only accept of five guineas to purchafe him a ring of affection. I bequeath to my old and faithful fervant, or rather humble friend, Gupe Minghifiprnl, three hundred guineas, with all my horfes, mares and colts of every kind, thofe above-mentioned only excepted; likewise, all my wearing apparel and plate, my waggons and tools of agriculture, and his choice of four milch cows. I give and bequeath to Elizabeth Dunn, my houfe-keeper, one hundred guineas, and my whole flock of cattle, the four milch cows above-mentioned only excepted, I had almost forgot my dear friends (and I ought to be ashamed of it Mrs. S. her fon T. S.; T. L. Efq; of Belviere; I beg they will accept ten guintas each, to buy rings of affection. Lift Will and Teftament of General Lee. alike with fix men each, harping-irons, lances, line, &c. Two or three of thefe boats row to the place where the fish may be expected to come up again, the other to affist the boat that firft ftruck the whale, with line; for the fish will fometimes run out two or three boats lines, all fattened to each other: For, when the lines of the first boat are almoft run out, they throw the end to the fecond, to be faftened to theirs, and then follow the other boats, in purfit of the whale, and fo likewife does the fecond boat, when their lines are run out. A whale fometimes, when she is first flruck, will run out above an hundred fathom of lime before the harpincer is able to take a turn round the boat's ftem, and with that swiftnefs, that a man stands ready to quench it, if it fhould take fire, which it frequently does : And I am told there is a boat to be feen in the South Sea Dock at Deptford, the head of which was fawed off by the fwiftnefs of the line's running out: This part of the fishery is exhibited in the annexed plate. The lap Will and Teftament of Charles Lee, "I "My landed eftate in Berkely, I defire may be divided in three equal parts, according to the quantity: one third part I devife to my dear friend, J. M. of Philadelyhia; one other third part I devife to E. E. both my former Aid-de-camps, and to their heirs and affigns; the other third part to F. O.ifefent map of Phi Jadelphia, and to W. G. of Baltimore, to whom I am under obligations, and to Major-General Charles Lee, of the their heirs and affigns, to be equally di county of Berkley, In the common- vided between them: But these devifees are wealth of Virginia, being in perfect health, not to enter, until they have paid off the and a found mind, confidering the certainty feveral legacies above-mentioned, and all of death, and the uncertainty of the time it taxes which may be due on my eftate. In may happen, have determined to make this cafe I fhould fell my faid landed eftate, I my laft will and teaament, in manner fol- bequeath the price thereof, (after paying the lawing:That is to fay, I give and be aforefaid legacies) to the faid J. M. E. E. queath to A, W. Efq; one hundred guineas, E. O. in proportion above-mentioned. All in confideration of the zeal and integrity he my flaves of which I may be poffeffed at the has displayed in the administration of my time of my deceafe, I bequeath to Guifippe affairs; alfo the choice of any two of my Minghini and Elizabeth Dunn, to be equally colts and fillies under four years of age, divided between them, All my other proItem, live and bequeath to C. M. T. Eq; perty of every kind, and in every part of fifty guineas, in confidrration of his good the world (after all my debts, funeral char qualities, and of the friendship he has ma- ges, and neceffary expences of administratinifefted for me; and to B. T. his fon, Ions are paid) I give and bequeath to my eave all my books, as I know he will make good ufe of them. To my good friend M. Efq; of MarlSorough, in Virginia, I ive and bequeath the choice of two brood nares, of all my fwords and piftols, and ten guineas to buy a ring. I would give him more; but, as he has a good eftate, and a better genius, he has fufficient, if he knows how to make a good ufe of them. I give and bequeath to my former Aid-de-camp, O. B. Efq; the choice of another brood mare, and ten guineas for the fame purpose of a remembrance ring. I give and be-. queath to my worthy friend, Col. W. G. f Dumfries, the fecond choice of two colts and to my excellent friend, W. S. of Virginia, I would leave a great deal; but, as he is now fo rich, it would be no less than roþing my other friends who are poor; 1, fifter S. L. her heirs and affigas. And I do appoint the above-named A. W. and C. M. T. executors of this my last will and teftament, and do revoke all former and other wills by me heretofore made. "I defire moft earneftly that I may not be buried in any church or church-yard, or within a mile of any Prefbyterian or Anabaptift meating-houfe; for, fince I refined in this count y, I have kept so much bad company when living, that I do not choose to continu: it while dead. "I recon mend my foul to the Creator of all worlds and all creatures, who muft, from h's vifible attributes, be indifferent to their modes of worship or creeds, whether Chriftian, Mahometans, or Jews; whether inftiled by education, or taken up by res flection; whether impore or lefs abfurd, as Wen |