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For the Countrt Journal; ft. 'ER'Y; gemote from common cost LCDtioni are the numerous aad VErV LCI reftlefa anxieties, by which female hip. pmfitrdjllSrbed. A pher would imagine ladies botn with an exemption from care and forrow, lulled ia perpetual quiet, and feafled with iin mingled pleafure "for whar can interrupt the content thole, upon wrroni one age hat labored after another to confer honors, and.accumulate immunities thofe to whom rudenefa is infamy, intuit i cowardice Whofe; eye commands the brave and whofe finite foft ens the fevcre; whom the failor travels tpaJarn, the foldier bleeds to defend, and the poet wears out life, to celebrate who claim tribute from every, art and feience, and for whom all ivho approach thenC'endcavour multiply dtlight, without requiting from them any return butwitlinguefs to be pleafcd I Surely, among thefc favorites vf na tuie, thus unacquaintedwith toil and danger, felicity mull have fixed her red tlfnte; they mud know only the.changea of mote vivid or frVore gentle joys their life mud always move either to the flow or fpiightly melody of the lyre of glad. uefs hey can never aflemblebut to pleafure, or retire but to peace.

Such (hauTd.be the thoughts of every man who fhould hover at a dtdance round i tne world, and. know it only by conjee ttire and Speculation. But experience will foon difcover how eaGly thofe are difguded who have been made nice by plenty, and tenderrb indulgence. "He will loon fee to how many dangers power is expnfed which, has 90 other guard than youth and beauty, and how eaflly lhit tranquillity is molefled which can only bejbothed with the fongs of flatte ty. Itjt iropoffible to fupply wants as faft as an idle imagination maybe able to form jtbem, or to remove all inconve xtiencei by which elegance refined into impatience may be pfended.

Noneare fo hard to plejfe as thofe whom fatiety pleafure make weary of themfetves; nor any fo readily provoked as thofe who have been always courted with an emulation of civility. There are indeed fome flrokea' which the envy of fate aims immediately at the fair. The mittrefs of Catullus wept for her fparrsw many centurica ago, nd lap dogs will be jbmetimea" fickin the prefent age. The mod. fafliinabie lute ttrjng is (ubjecl to flains 't lace, the jjride of Br jflels.

may torn by a care iefs walier picture maydrop from watch or the tiiuanph of a new fuit may be interrupted and on the fir ft day ot enjoyment, ana aircuwnciions or drefs unexpefredly obliterated by an unhappy mourning. R. l. From the Daily Advertifer. heftrtjudgt Put LOSOPHT.

THE trialheing oprn, Pleasure was brought to the bar. Repentance appeared to profecute her. The judge, Philofophy, with eye fevere ob fervedher. Beneath him fat lullen Melancholy with folded arms Reflection, with dofe contracted brow, opened the indictment; and fquint eyed Care, with dark difguft, were appointed to examine the witnefllr. The firft evidence that wat called, was young man with a pallid countenance; his' final I legs fc'arcely could fupport him to crawl inttrxouft; he was obliged to flop for want of breath, and ia a fqueak ing voice depofed thus 'Chat, to his knowledge, the prifoner was the greated jiltin nature; that he had thrown away a very good eftate, and fpoilinsaflrong conftitution in following her th(he continually gae him hopea of enjoyment but always deceived him that his firft acquaintance with her was at tjollege wheic (he tempted him, in Chape of a beautiful pointer, to forfake tits (todies and follow her he Tmmedi fet up his equipage to honor her "run after her from" horfe fsce to horfe rrace followed her to the hazard table purfued her among the women of the town fearched every tavern for her; but ftill had milted' meeting her.

At the tavern indeed, he had (ome times a gltmpfeof her but then he began diinViflgOTOttngi that hc waa lelt Jom there in a capacity to enjoy her, always either dull or drunk when fober, he was commonly fick, and when fuddled, alwayt lor fighting fo upon the whole, he Kid tnoflawtTrr, viweanog oy his maker) (he wit aa impudent jilr, and bilked him. The next witnefs was alady, a fine moalded female (he (lid gracefully into courr, with her hoop held high before her, and immediately ran up to the pri foner to embrace her, but was prevented by the prime fergeant Reflection, who Iked her if (he knew the criminal; up a. full fiare and wide open, (he bur into, the prettied laugh; fell Jrom IKenceihto Ihemorl innocent confuGon; fweetly excufedher felf in a. very becoming lifp and with a law courtfy, funk negligently down on the bench between the prifoner's council, Fancy and Hope. She was interrogated about, her knowledge of the prifoper when (he told the court, that the lady at the "bar was her intimate they had been brought up from their childhood together and that the judge was tTuly a fright, and the reft of the bench a parcel of cteaturet, not to let fo fine a lady fit down among thtm.

Then turning to the prifoner (he invited her to her drum, and told, her what charming company there was to be at it for inftance, Mils Rout, Madam 'Raquet, Widow Hurricane, Lady Dowager Drum, and the Daicheft of flelter ftelter then (he haiiily got up and hummed over an, opera tune and, with a round about fweep, whifked away to her chair in an inflant. The next evidence was an old man though ftricken in years, hit countenance had not loft all the marks of florid health in hit face the bloom of manhood feemed to contend with the "winter of age. He gave hia evidence at follows: Behold, mod grave judge, one of the unhappieft aanong mankind I have all my life been fearching after' pleature; footed by that lady, the prifoner, till at lal I am involved in an itrcmcdible fe rie's of miferiet. In my juvenille days, I had often read of the prifoner Pleafure I was charmed at her character, I longed lobe acquainted with her tbonght ofpo thing but her and, like other, lover, turned poet to pteafe her. I courted thefcieacet for her fake; bu.

poetry I flatteied myfelf I (haald foon Hod her therefore immediately became fond of making her vetfes But alas where I expected met with Pain 1 was blamed as an idler, ccndcsnnesl at a plagiary, or punifted by the ignorant and envious with dcritioh. toTrafHcTp cfofed the tea for. gain I encrctfed my not to my pleafure. Tempefls, robbers, breaches in trade, diftppointmenti, damped all my hopes of enjoying her I then reeol leded I had gained enough; I relolved to reft myfelf, and, in cafe, was in hopes to find her. Again I wat miitakca while at reft I was uneafy I grew difcontented with having nothing to do, I then refolved to exercife my mind, arid I began to examine tbe laws of nature.

I iludied them; I enquired into caufet but alas all I obtained was an infatjable defire to know moie than could be known, and a certain ferrowful reflection, lhat all I did know was' infigni ficanr. 1 then turned builder 1 planned a houfe I laid out my gardens I amu fed myfelf. among the artifli and then I thought I wat arrived at true pleafure but waf flill to feek the workment' delays didutbed me, fell out amoag Iwas diflraded to detide their quarrels; at length they finifhed the houfetand then I invited my (riendj, I treated my neighbours, I fettled for tanes on my children, and once more thought of being happy dill I am deceived my friends I rind are flatterers my neighbours are eavioua of my 'riches, my children w'tlh for my death to poflcfa them, and, after all my toils, am at laf as far from finding pleafure as the firft day I fat out after her." The judge then afked the prifoner what defence die could make Sne called her w.itneffes, Beauty and Love. On their appearance, immediately the whole court was fenfibly jjffeclcd Melancholy reared bis head, Refleclion fmoOthcd his brow, Care looked pleafed, and J'rnlo(ophy gavTTaghTrlerrPrr. dence, who all this time flood concealed, flepped faurth and ordered the officers cf the court) Fear and Difguil, to feizc the ko ucauty.

and Lovev lor ine had an indiclment'jtnsinfl tbem for pef jury 1 objected to their ttfltmonv, and intfted on a deferjce without Pleafure invrntdiate ly began 14 Would mankind ufe me at 1 de ferve, I mould never be nied as a criminal, but rewaided as a friend. They call upon me to help them 5. yet I no.fooner come to their aflfRancr, buTtheyblnd me captive to their lem 1 perir The youth wbo appeared againft mc7 I never was acquainted with hail he fi lick ta hit 'fludiet, he have lound me He rnidook another (or mf ben lie followed; (he is dreft: like mr, her name is folly it it to her he owes all his misfortunes. As to the lady, who fayt, I attend edfjnjjjicy, it is falfc; (he had a waiting maid (hat attended her, took my name, but her true title was Self love. The tad and heavicfl charge agatnfl me wat the old man's; but he is a would have attended him always as his wife; but be would ufe nte as a kept miftrefr, proud.

outflowing the world he poflefled me; I difpifed him for his dentation I left Vian, to be more fincerely dealt with and I But why, railing her voice, (hould I plead among fuch cold, fuch fpiritleft judges i Come to my refcur, my iriendt alfift me, my alliea Immediately, the Paffiocs came tur bulently into courr, drove Melancholy away, gagged Repentance Philofophy' hid himfelf under the table they trampled upon Refleclion relcafed Pleafure and made Prudence prifoner, to be tried in her place. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. WARSAW, (Poland) July 9y LETTERS from Bohopol, ot the 14th of this month, bring accounts that the Ruffian fleet, on the 1 jth, at three o'clock in the morning, attacked again, and completely beat that of the' Turks, and burnt four of their largeft (hips and ten frigates, the red efcaped into the open fea. The aclion laded until noon. Oczakow is now at lacked by fea, and the RulTan camp is but feven weries from the place.

Prince Po'terrikin has reconooitered Oczakow in Pcrfon, and the Turks made a briflc fallv. but were rcoalfed. Th TnrV. "were drove: out ofheoutworktthe lubuiDs are burnt, ind tne Kutuan chaf leutsand foot encamp upon the fpor. The gnrifon is deprived of frefh water, as theRusfians are inpoflcflionof all the (outces fiom whence they obtained it.

VIENNA, (Gemany) July aj. Dilpatchca ate received irom our head quarters, dated the 18th ind. wjth intelligence that the Tutkifh corps employed in efaarting the new Hofpodar of Moldavia to Jaffy, hat been entirely defeated by the combined corps, commanded by' the Generals d'Elmot and "d'Fabri. We have alfo rcceifed frefh lettera from Cheifon, bearing date the 4th ind. by which the newt ot the defeat of the Ottoman fleet in the Black Sea is con firmed, with this additional circumdaact, that the day after the aclion, Rear Admiral PAUL JONES went in purfuit of the veflel that had.

fled towards Varna, in the neighbourhood of which he came up with them, and took two more fail, on board of one of which wat the Captain Pacha, who is faid to be defperatciy wounded. Hy the fame advicei we learn, that the.id ind. three days' after the victory, the fortrefs of Oczakow was invefled on both fidea at nrp hv fra. Kv d.eNaflau Siegen, and by land by Prince rotematn in coniequencc ot which the Turks made a vigoroua Tally, but after an obdinate and' hlnndv m.iar. ment, were forced to retreat, with the loft of too men killed, and 800 pri loners.

BERLIN. fPruffiaV Tulv Yederday feveral private letters were received from Merael, with the impo tant newt, that on the 15th ind. the Swedidi fleet had attacked that of the Ruffians, whist, failed from Crondadr, orTRevet; that three of the Ruffitn Sips were funk, two taken, and the red difperftd. Wc have alfo accouatt that the Grand 01. ivuiiu ana 1 niinr r.

bv.i.. marched tvith ten regtmenfs of regular iiuup 10 icc inc oweoes in 1 irjland, LONDON, Augtfl 1 p. The EitJ "cl ChaiharAvrai already been named likely tcyTiJcceed ro the very high and important Nation of Go vcrnor Geptral of BrngaU At an aflejr.bty held aj VcjtiHe, a town about ten miles from Grenoble on iha aid of July, prefent from five to fix hundred of the' nobility jnj gentry of the provinces of Dauphiny. Refolved, That we dill continue to otler new rrmondrance to ihe King, to wijbdraw his tirw edicts; to recal his patliarrienf, and tr convene a meetina of theStatcs Oeneral. 7 Refolved, That whofoever flil 8C.

crpt a place in any of the new tribunal, whether belcdlion or othetifev (ball be declared infamour, and a traitor to his country. Refolved, That this province, in order to fix its union with therefl, will not in future grant any imped, either by free gift or otherwifr, until fuch time at it (hall have been deliberated by (he States Genera'. Refolved, That it will continue ta demand the tCablidmrnt oi its aicient rights; that, as taxation is the price of public fecotity, fo this province will ceafe to pay any, if his majedy does not fpcedily re eflshlidi the count of juflice." Refolved, That the members of this province will continue to dcrnaad the liberty of all its members, who have been taken away by orders of government. Refolved, That at ifie 1rime Miaider has thought fit to return the addrefs prcfented 10 him for the king's perufal, without opening it, a copy of the refo luiions ot this aflembly (hall be fent to the King's brother and every Prince of the blood, in order that hit Msjefty may be acquainted with them. Refolved, That this aflembly do at different intervals form it felf into committees, until fuch time as the new diet be withdrawn.

That the next meeting be on the id of September next, when all the memberi promifed to attend. To thefe refolutiont the provinces of Beam acd Britanny have acceded' To pacify at much as hit Majefly bat promifed to convene the States General of the kingdom in the month of May next, but it is not fup pofed that this propofal alone will fatis fy the parliament. The bed informed people are of opl nion. that the Kin p. finding thr unmi.

irmynd hWnaof thv people lagft wiii uoi to rarorce nis new laws by military, violence, and that he willatlaft 7 iu tne wuncs or inc. people. rivate letter Irom Fiance mrnti. thcfamrrus Balii de Sufiiri is on account of hipblvanorovins he conduct of one of hit nephews, who a LieutenantvColonel, and who isfu ed to carry into execution the new laws jy force of armt. The Hambergh Gazette, received ye etayygia the follpwing account of "Kbt, between, the Swedifh and luflian fleets, which took place on the 1 91b of lad month The Swedifh fleet infifled of fifteen (hips of the line, the I uffian fleet of feventeen.

They came ii 1 fight near the ifland of Honghland. ahd an engagement foon after took place, Tbe action commenced about 5 P.M. and continued until midnight, when the Ruffian fleet wat difperfed. The iffuc of the engagment proved to be, that the Sjvedea had funk one Ruffian man of war, and taken another of 74 guns and 7B0 men. The Duke of Sudrrmadiar ent the next day into Sweabourg with; (hip of his fleet miffing.

'It it thought ic victory would have been mnr mm. lete on the part of the Swedifh Admiral, had not the difnrooor'tioB of fnrce. in refpect to the fixe and number i (hips, been fp great between the two fleets. The account dU. ttur ik Rnf Gan fleet it much (haltered, while that of Swedes ir very little damaged.

The action took place about four fea tnika off Reval, in Ly viaia. The foregoing we are affured may be depended upon at authentic; and we are now able to add from undoubted authority, that the Swedifh (hips were much fmaller than the Ruffians, having only three (hips of 70 guns each, tht others only 6ogunt7 whereas therRuf funs had one of 84. puns, two of 8a IIIIIIMI. give way A privj oni, that 1 g'unt, and feveral ot 74 guns, befidei which the Ruffians bad tbe wind ia a lu.