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Notice Of Sir Andrew Douglas.
Late Captain of his Majesty's Ship QUEEN CHARLOTTE , And Colonel of Marines ; Who was born the Sth day of August , 1761 ; And died on the 4 th of June , 1797 . Of a life so short in duration , But full of public usefulness and glory , Seventeen in the station of
years were spent a Captain ¦ In the British Navy . Among various most essential services , Which signalized his zeal and abilities in -his profession , His valour and conduct , On the first of June , 1794 , And the twenty-third of June 1795
, , Two of the proudest days Which , the Naval History of Britain has to record , Were equally conspicuous and important . Plis ardour and bravery as an . -Officer Were tempered with those gentler virtues , MildnessAffection , BenevolencePiety
, , , Which distinguished his Character as a Man . His Memory will long be cherished Amidst the affliction and tender regrets Of his Family and Friends ; It will live in the Gratitude and Applause of his Country
A Retrospective View Of The Literature Of 1797.
A RETROSPECTIVE VIEW OF THE LITERATURE OF 1797 .
^ CONCLUDED FROM P . 13 .. ) HISTORY . '"THE first work that engages our observation under this head is ¦ * - the ' Voyage of Nearchus , ' by the learned and industrious Dr . Vincent , of Westminster School . This is such a peiformance as , for learning and curious researchdoes not often appear . The
astrono-, mical observations appended to the narrative by the Bishop of Rochester , Mr . Wales , and M . De la Rochelle , g ive additional value to the work . _ . It is of little moment whether we mention here , or under the head of- politics , the Abbe Banuelle ' s ' Memoirs , illustrating the History of Jacobinism' which has deservedlattracted great notice . The
, y first part of the Abbe ' s performance contains a developement of the Amicliristian conspiracy ; and many great names appear in this impious association—Voltaire , D'Alembert , Frederic II . King of Prussia , the . Emperor Joseph II . the Empress Catharine II . many modern philosophersand other illustrious persons . Part the second discloses
, the unt ' imonarchical conspiracy , and here a curious account is given of Free-Masonry , the great secret of which is said to be liberty and equality . The third part unfolds the princip les of the Illuminali , a secret society said to have sprung from masonry about thirty } ears since in Germany , It is remarkable that Professor Robison of Edi . i-
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Notice Of Sir Andrew Douglas.
Late Captain of his Majesty's Ship QUEEN CHARLOTTE , And Colonel of Marines ; Who was born the Sth day of August , 1761 ; And died on the 4 th of June , 1797 . Of a life so short in duration , But full of public usefulness and glory , Seventeen in the station of
years were spent a Captain ¦ In the British Navy . Among various most essential services , Which signalized his zeal and abilities in -his profession , His valour and conduct , On the first of June , 1794 , And the twenty-third of June 1795
, , Two of the proudest days Which , the Naval History of Britain has to record , Were equally conspicuous and important . Plis ardour and bravery as an . -Officer Were tempered with those gentler virtues , MildnessAffection , BenevolencePiety
, , , Which distinguished his Character as a Man . His Memory will long be cherished Amidst the affliction and tender regrets Of his Family and Friends ; It will live in the Gratitude and Applause of his Country
A Retrospective View Of The Literature Of 1797.
A RETROSPECTIVE VIEW OF THE LITERATURE OF 1797 .
^ CONCLUDED FROM P . 13 .. ) HISTORY . '"THE first work that engages our observation under this head is ¦ * - the ' Voyage of Nearchus , ' by the learned and industrious Dr . Vincent , of Westminster School . This is such a peiformance as , for learning and curious researchdoes not often appear . The
astrono-, mical observations appended to the narrative by the Bishop of Rochester , Mr . Wales , and M . De la Rochelle , g ive additional value to the work . _ . It is of little moment whether we mention here , or under the head of- politics , the Abbe Banuelle ' s ' Memoirs , illustrating the History of Jacobinism' which has deservedlattracted great notice . The
, y first part of the Abbe ' s performance contains a developement of the Amicliristian conspiracy ; and many great names appear in this impious association—Voltaire , D'Alembert , Frederic II . King of Prussia , the . Emperor Joseph II . the Empress Catharine II . many modern philosophersand other illustrious persons . Part the second discloses
, the unt ' imonarchical conspiracy , and here a curious account is given of Free-Masonry , the great secret of which is said to be liberty and equality . The third part unfolds the princip les of the Illuminali , a secret society said to have sprung from masonry about thirty } ears since in Germany , It is remarkable that Professor Robison of Edi . i-