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The Scientific Magazine, And Freemasons' Repository, For January 1797.

should attend to the safety of the great duke ' s persons that Gregory Orlof should remain in the capital to win over some of the guards ; and that count Razomofski should prepare his regiment for the reception of the empress . In consequence of this determination , Catharine , upon her entrance into Petersburgh , immediately repaired to the quarters of the Ismailofski guards . The hour was so earl y that Razomofskithe lieutenantcolonel

, - , was not yet arrived : an alarming circumstance , sufficient to have disconcerted a person of less spirit ; but the empress ,, having dispatched a messenger to him , summoned before her the officers and soldiers . A few who had been apprized by Orlof were read y : while the greatest part , being roused unexpectedl y from their slumber , made their appearance scarcel y half dressed . The

empress instantly laid before them the bad conduct of the emperor ; his avowed contempt of the Russians ; his aversion to their customs ; and his attachment to forei gners . She exposed the dangers winch awaited her own person , her son , and the principal nobility ; she expatiated upon the probable subversion of their religion and government ; and exhorted all those to follow her , who were desirous pf saving their and of

country , rescuing her and the great duke frpm cer-• tain destractipn . Her speech , occasionally interrupted with si ghs and tears , was short and pathetic ; and , further enforced b y the graces of her person , made an instantaneous impression : the greatest part of the ¦ soldiers answered her with loud acclamations ; a few ollicers , indeed , at first seemed to hesitate ; but the arrival pf Razpmpfski quieted their

apprehensions ; and the whole regiment offered to sacrifice their lives in her cause ' . Catharine now proceeded to the church of the Virgin ¦ Mary of Casan ; being joined in her way by various bpdies of guards aud by many ef the principal nobility . Service being performed by the archbishop of Novogorod ; the empress took the accustomed oath to preserve inviolate the privileges and-reli gion of the Russians ; after which the nobles and le flocked in

peop crowds to swear allegiance to the new sovereign . At the cenclusion of this ceremony shelepaired te toe senate , the members of which body acknowledged her SOLE EMPRESS . Immediatel y after this a manifesto was issued by Catharine , announcing the dethronement of Peter and her own accession to the throne of Ail the Russias . Not the least ppppsition made from

was any quarter to the proceedings of the empress ; and , notwithstanding the streets of Petersburgh were filled with soldiers , who are generally tumultuous and ungovernable in such dreadful periods , yet the greatest prcer and discipline were preserved , and no injury was offered to any individuals . ' J

At six in the evening , the empress , habited like a man in the uniform or the guards , with a branch ef oak in her hat , a drawn sword in her hand , and mpunted upon a grey steed , marched towards Peterher , accompanied by the princess Dashkot ; the Hetman Razomofski , the Orlofs , and her principal adherents , at the head of 10000 troops . About eight miles from the capital , Catharine entered a public hpuse called Krasnoi-Cabak ; and employed herself for some time in tearing and burning a large quantity of papers ,. She then flung hersett in her clothes upon an ordinary bed ; slept about an liourand a

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TO READERS, CORRESPONDENTS, &c. Article 5
THE SCIENTIFIC MAGAZINE, AND FREEMASONS' REPOSITORY, FOR JANUARY 1797. Article 6
ON SUICIDE AND MADNESS. Article 14
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SCIENTIFIC MAGAZINE. Article 16
THE GHOST OF STERNE IN LONDON. Article 20
ESSAYS ON SUBJECTS CONNECTED WITH HISTORY AND CLASSICAL LEARNING. Article 24
LETTERS FROM LORD ESSEX TO QUEEN ELIZABETH. Article 31
THE DYING MIRA, A FRAGMENT. Article 32
ANECDOTES. Article 33
REMARKABLE RESEMBLANCE IN TWO TWIN BROTHERS. Article 35
SINGULAR INSTANCE OF A CAPACITY TO ENDURE ABSTINENCE AND HUNGER IN A SPIDER. Article 36
ABSENCE OF MIND. Article 37
FREEMASONS' REPOSITORY. Article 38
MASONRY FOUNDED ON SCRIPTURE. Article 38
ROYAL CUMBERLAND SCHOOL. Article 43
TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS' REPOSITORY. Article 45
MASONIC INTELLIGENCE. Article 45
REVIEW OF NEW PUBLICATIONS. Article 46
POETRY. Article 54
THE AFFLICTED PARENTS, AN ELEGY Article 54
TO THE MEMORY OF LAURA. Article 55
ODE ON CLASSIC DISCIPLINE. Article 55
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IMITATION OF SHAKSPEAR, Article 56
SONNET. Article 57
TO THE GLOW-WORM. Article 57
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EPITAPH ON A BEAUTIFUL BOY. Article 57
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The Scientific Magazine, And Freemasons' Repository, For January 1797.

should attend to the safety of the great duke ' s persons that Gregory Orlof should remain in the capital to win over some of the guards ; and that count Razomofski should prepare his regiment for the reception of the empress . In consequence of this determination , Catharine , upon her entrance into Petersburgh , immediately repaired to the quarters of the Ismailofski guards . The hour was so earl y that Razomofskithe lieutenantcolonel

, - , was not yet arrived : an alarming circumstance , sufficient to have disconcerted a person of less spirit ; but the empress ,, having dispatched a messenger to him , summoned before her the officers and soldiers . A few who had been apprized by Orlof were read y : while the greatest part , being roused unexpectedl y from their slumber , made their appearance scarcel y half dressed . The

empress instantly laid before them the bad conduct of the emperor ; his avowed contempt of the Russians ; his aversion to their customs ; and his attachment to forei gners . She exposed the dangers winch awaited her own person , her son , and the principal nobility ; she expatiated upon the probable subversion of their religion and government ; and exhorted all those to follow her , who were desirous pf saving their and of

country , rescuing her and the great duke frpm cer-• tain destractipn . Her speech , occasionally interrupted with si ghs and tears , was short and pathetic ; and , further enforced b y the graces of her person , made an instantaneous impression : the greatest part of the ¦ soldiers answered her with loud acclamations ; a few ollicers , indeed , at first seemed to hesitate ; but the arrival pf Razpmpfski quieted their

apprehensions ; and the whole regiment offered to sacrifice their lives in her cause ' . Catharine now proceeded to the church of the Virgin ¦ Mary of Casan ; being joined in her way by various bpdies of guards aud by many ef the principal nobility . Service being performed by the archbishop of Novogorod ; the empress took the accustomed oath to preserve inviolate the privileges and-reli gion of the Russians ; after which the nobles and le flocked in

peop crowds to swear allegiance to the new sovereign . At the cenclusion of this ceremony shelepaired te toe senate , the members of which body acknowledged her SOLE EMPRESS . Immediatel y after this a manifesto was issued by Catharine , announcing the dethronement of Peter and her own accession to the throne of Ail the Russias . Not the least ppppsition made from

was any quarter to the proceedings of the empress ; and , notwithstanding the streets of Petersburgh were filled with soldiers , who are generally tumultuous and ungovernable in such dreadful periods , yet the greatest prcer and discipline were preserved , and no injury was offered to any individuals . ' J

At six in the evening , the empress , habited like a man in the uniform or the guards , with a branch ef oak in her hat , a drawn sword in her hand , and mpunted upon a grey steed , marched towards Peterher , accompanied by the princess Dashkot ; the Hetman Razomofski , the Orlofs , and her principal adherents , at the head of 10000 troops . About eight miles from the capital , Catharine entered a public hpuse called Krasnoi-Cabak ; and employed herself for some time in tearing and burning a large quantity of papers ,. She then flung hersett in her clothes upon an ordinary bed ; slept about an liourand a

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