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Strictures On Public Amusements.
a merchant , who , to prove the sincerity of his nephew ' s regan ., sends Perkins to inform him that he has failed ; on which Asgill , disdaining to be dependent on the favours of Horatia , resolves to go to sea , and equips hunselt for that purpose . —The lady is devoted to sculpture—this is her reigning taste or passion ; but she has a latent passion for Asgill , which she never fairly professes till she imagines he is ruined . The idea of his poverty makes her start into of loveand for moment the mallet and chissel are laid aside .
a frenzy , a Asgill is traced to Portsmouth , and is informed by his uncle of the means he had taken to prove his regard for him ( which he acknowledges to have borrowed from Maclclin ' s farce ) , and is wedded to Lady Horatia . Temporary satire is the principal object of the Comedy—there is a just exposure of Hyper-criticism in the Arts , in- the character of Acid— this is very laughably done , by giving him an opportunity of remarking on a living form , which statuehe ridicules as out of proportion m every particular .
supposing a , The ' false but prevalent axiom , that Poverty is the School of Virtue , is properly controverted in the part of Fancourt , who raiis at the aristocracy of riches , without any other reason but because he is himself poor— while under this character he is " committing . every depredation that the courage of a cowardly thief Georgina , Sir Robert ' s daughter , is a Welch h-yden , always laughing , but what account it is difficult to determineHer imprudence implicates the
on . bus i ness , which would otherwise come to a stand before the third act . Humphrey is Miss Lee ' s Jacob . Gawkey , varying in a trifling degree the opportunities of expressing his simplicity . ¦ , , , The audience were divided . at tlie close of the Comedy , thougn tne applausa was greatly predominant . It has been since judiciously improved .
Monthly Chronicle.
MONTHLY CHRONICLE .
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE . ARNIIF . IM , NOV . I i . n * - "" I-IE evacuation of Nimeguen took place on Friday night . His Majesty ' s J [_ troops retired without any loss ; which would also have been the case with the Dutch but for an unfortumu " chance shot , which carried away the top of the mas of the flying bridge to which the hawser was made fast , consequently the to the amount of about
bridge swung round , and they were taken prisoners , four hundred ; The bridge of boats was entirely burnt , and the flying-bridge , ot which they got possession by the above accident , has been since destroyed by our fire . Mariinhpte , Oct . 16 . The enemy from Point a Pitre , in the island of Guadeloupe made a landing at Goyave-and Lamentin on the same island , on the 27 th of and to attack the of Berville under the command
September , proceeded camp , , of brigadier-general Graham , who defended this position with the utmost ga - lantryand spirit until the 6 th of October , when finding his provisions nearly exhausted , and that he was cut off from all communication with the shipping , and without hopes of relief , he was obliged to surrender , his force being reduced to 125 rank and file fit for duty . By this unfortunate event , the who e of the island of Guadaioupe , except Fort Matilda , where Lieutenant-general Prescott commandsfell into the hands of the
, enemy . _ The British forces which were taken at Berville camp , consist of flank companies from Ireland , and the 30 th , 43 d , and 65 th regiments . Their loss in the different actions between the 27 th of September and 6 th ot October , as nearly as could be ascertained , amounts to 2 officers killed , 5 wounded , 25 noncommissioned officers and privates killed , and 51 ditto wounded , 3 K 2
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Strictures On Public Amusements.
a merchant , who , to prove the sincerity of his nephew ' s regan ., sends Perkins to inform him that he has failed ; on which Asgill , disdaining to be dependent on the favours of Horatia , resolves to go to sea , and equips hunselt for that purpose . —The lady is devoted to sculpture—this is her reigning taste or passion ; but she has a latent passion for Asgill , which she never fairly professes till she imagines he is ruined . The idea of his poverty makes her start into of loveand for moment the mallet and chissel are laid aside .
a frenzy , a Asgill is traced to Portsmouth , and is informed by his uncle of the means he had taken to prove his regard for him ( which he acknowledges to have borrowed from Maclclin ' s farce ) , and is wedded to Lady Horatia . Temporary satire is the principal object of the Comedy—there is a just exposure of Hyper-criticism in the Arts , in- the character of Acid— this is very laughably done , by giving him an opportunity of remarking on a living form , which statuehe ridicules as out of proportion m every particular .
supposing a , The ' false but prevalent axiom , that Poverty is the School of Virtue , is properly controverted in the part of Fancourt , who raiis at the aristocracy of riches , without any other reason but because he is himself poor— while under this character he is " committing . every depredation that the courage of a cowardly thief Georgina , Sir Robert ' s daughter , is a Welch h-yden , always laughing , but what account it is difficult to determineHer imprudence implicates the
on . bus i ness , which would otherwise come to a stand before the third act . Humphrey is Miss Lee ' s Jacob . Gawkey , varying in a trifling degree the opportunities of expressing his simplicity . ¦ , , , The audience were divided . at tlie close of the Comedy , thougn tne applausa was greatly predominant . It has been since judiciously improved .
Monthly Chronicle.
MONTHLY CHRONICLE .
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE . ARNIIF . IM , NOV . I i . n * - "" I-IE evacuation of Nimeguen took place on Friday night . His Majesty ' s J [_ troops retired without any loss ; which would also have been the case with the Dutch but for an unfortumu " chance shot , which carried away the top of the mas of the flying bridge to which the hawser was made fast , consequently the to the amount of about
bridge swung round , and they were taken prisoners , four hundred ; The bridge of boats was entirely burnt , and the flying-bridge , ot which they got possession by the above accident , has been since destroyed by our fire . Mariinhpte , Oct . 16 . The enemy from Point a Pitre , in the island of Guadeloupe made a landing at Goyave-and Lamentin on the same island , on the 27 th of and to attack the of Berville under the command
September , proceeded camp , , of brigadier-general Graham , who defended this position with the utmost ga - lantryand spirit until the 6 th of October , when finding his provisions nearly exhausted , and that he was cut off from all communication with the shipping , and without hopes of relief , he was obliged to surrender , his force being reduced to 125 rank and file fit for duty . By this unfortunate event , the who e of the island of Guadaioupe , except Fort Matilda , where Lieutenant-general Prescott commandsfell into the hands of the
, enemy . _ The British forces which were taken at Berville camp , consist of flank companies from Ireland , and the 30 th , 43 d , and 65 th regiments . Their loss in the different actions between the 27 th of September and 6 th ot October , as nearly as could be ascertained , amounts to 2 officers killed , 5 wounded , 25 noncommissioned officers and privates killed , and 51 ditto wounded , 3 K 2