niesnaiou, but he besides chose them as the constant butts of his sarcasms, which were the more bitter, as he stopped at nothing, named every one, and had a very satirical turn of mind, and of expression. He was often heard to speak openly, truths, which neither the presence of the sovereign, nor that of the parties interested, nor, in short, any consideration, could induce him to repress. This conduct, as might be expected, made him a great number of enemies at court, where he was detested. Intrigue and cabal followed him into the very midst of camps, struggling to deface his fame. Souworow always showed himself very strict on the score of subordinanation. The most trifling fault of disobedience, was punished by a severe chastisement; marked with the usual oddity of his temper. He had conceited the idea of setting himself up as a pattern of subordination to his army, and he thus proceeded to effect it.

"He told Tichinka, to order him to leave the table, whenever he should perceive that through al sence of mind, he continued eating beyond his usual appetite. He would then turn towards him with a grave, and, at the same time, a comical look, and ask him: By what authority ? By order from marshal Souworow.' He must be obeyed,' would he say, laughing; and instantly leave the table. The same farce was acted, when his occupations kept him too long confined Tichinka then ordered him to go out. He made the same question: his aide-de-camp made the same answer: and the marshal went immediately to take a walk."

This old warriour was very pious. His first care after rising, either at night or at daybreak, was to say his prayers. He also prayed for a long time in the evening, before going to bed. In common with all Russians, he had a great reliance on St. Nicholas. He attended divine service with much composure; singing the office along with the priest, and accompa

nying his singing with many jerks and contortions. During his exile at Novorogod, in his 70th year, Souworow, by a superstitious oddity, would wreak the indefatigable activity of his temper on the bells of his village, of which he got himself elected parish clerk. He alone, night and day, rang the peals for the different offices; which he afterwards sang with the priest amidst the peasants. Every minister of worship, he deemed to be entitled to his respects. Often he would stop before a simple priest, or a pope, and always before a bishop, to ask their blessing. After having received that of the officiating priests, he would, in general, turn towards his officers, and impart it to them. Notwithstanding his regard for clergymen, he very well knew, however, when necessary, how to make a distinction between the priest and the individual. In one of his campaigns, arriving at a village, he perceived the clergyman of the place. He immediately alighted from his horse, to ask his blessing; and a few moments afterwards, on complaints made to him against that ecclesiastick, he ordered for him a bastinado of fifty stripes.

Souworow was deeply learned in ancient and modern history; and knew intimately the details of the private lite of the celebrated generals who had preceded him. He spoke eight languages; and expressed himself in French with as much facility as if he had been born in France. He was an utter stranger to all refinement in style. His mode of writing and of speaking, was short, concise, energetick, original, and unconnected. Every one of his phrases of three or four words formed a complete sense and sentence. But, this laconicism was above the comprehension of many, and especially of foreigners, who saw in it nothing but enigmas. He seldom wrote himself; and avoided, above all things, negotiations which were to be carried on in writing. A pen, would he say, looks awkward in the hand of a soldier. There are, accordingly, but

few letters extant, entirely in his own hand-writing. He wrote the following on the head of a drum, amid the smoking ruins of Tourtoukaya; to the field-marshal Romanzoff, to announce to him the taking of that place:

Slawo Bogou, slawo bowan! Glory to God! Glory to thee! Tourtaukaya woiala, ia tam. Tourtoukaya taken is, by me. Whatever came from his pen had the same characteristick energy and conciseness. Usually, he gave the subject of his letters to one of his staff officers; who, from his instructions, wrote them, and brought them to him for his signature.

He was in the habit of frequently haranguing his troops; but he had not, on those occasions, the same merit of conciseness His orations lasted an hour, sometimes two; even in the middle of winter "I recollec'," says the author, "that one day, in the month of January, on the parade in the grand square of Warsaw, it was eleven o'clock, a body of ten thousand men, formed in a hollow square, filled that place. The cold was intense, a penetrating sleet fell from the icy heavens In the middle of that square battalion, the Marshal, clad only in his white dimity jacket, began his usual harangue. He soon perceived that the inclemency of the season made his speech appear much too long; and hereupon he determined to make it last two hours. Every hearer returned to quarters benumbed with cold; and almost every soul, generals, officers, soldiers, and all, took cold. The marshal escaped the disorder, notwithstanding his dimity jacket. I seldom saw him so gay. Perpetual coughings echoed through his apartments. This pleased him highly. He enjoyed himself in the idea, that he had given his army the example of bidding defiance to fatigues, to winter and all its horrours."

Though we do not profess to have been in the habit of epistolary corres

pondence with marshal Souworow, yet having an impression of his seal in our possession, we shall attempt to convey some idea of the composition comprised in it to our readers: in an English nobleman it would be deemed a singularity.

The shield is square, divided into five principal compartments: in the upper of which is the imperial eagle, over its head a crown; in its right claw a sceptre, in its left a globe; the field is or. In the compartment to the right, a plume of three feathers, with a kind of broach marked K. The field purpure: a very broad bend, on which is a heart, separates this from three cannon mounted, on a field vert. In the compartment to the left, out of a cloud issue three forked lightnings and strike a falling crescent: the field azure; a band, inscribed RHYMNKI, separates this from two swords crossed, tied together by a wreath, on a field gules: the centre is charged with a smaller shield, also square; in the right compartment of which is a coat of mail, and round it, the word BERHOCTI: the left compartment contains a sword crossed by an arrow, motto BABERVN. The main shield rests on two kettle drums (below) and two marshal's staffs (above). The supporters are two lions rampant, standing on a bracket, from which depend the ribands and stars of all the orders obtained by this war iour; in number ten: the imperial eagle with two marshal's staffs crossed on its breast, forming a center. The whole of this is on a spreading mantle, gules, furred ermine; surmounted with a large coronet. The height of this seal is two inches and a quarter: the breadth is one inch and seven eighths.

It is not in our power to identify the different orders pendent from the front of this bracket; neither do we know whether they are arranged in any order of precedence; or in the order of donation.

HE used too much severity to young people, and required too much from them. He connected circumstances too humiliating with publick services, in a young man with whom he could take liberty; urging that it was necessary as a curb to the vanity of human nature, and referred to the young Roman orators, who after being exalted by applauses, were sent upon the most trifling errands. His maxim was, if you love me you will serve me disinterestedly. Hence he settled no certain income, or a very slender one upon his dependants, many of whom were sycophants, and while they professed to serve him, underhandedly served themselves effectually. Under this defect his charity in Georgia was materially injured; owing to the wrong conduct of some who insinuated themselves into his favour by humouring his weakness, and letting him act and speak without contradiction. He was impatient of contradiction: but this is a fault to be charged upon almost all great people. I could mention some. He was not happy in his wife; but I fear some who had not all the religion they professed, contributed to his infelicity. He did not intentionally make his wife unhappy. He always preserved great decency and decorum in his conduct towards her. Her death set his mind much at h berty. She certainly did not behave in all respects as she ought. She could be under no temptation from his conduct towards the sex; for he was a very pure man, a strict example of the chastity he inculcated upon others. No time was to be wasted; and his expectations generally went before the ability of his servants to perform his commands. He was very exact to the time appointed for his stated meals; a few minutes delay would be considered a great fault. He was irritable, but soon appeased. Not

patient enough one day to receive a reason for his being disappointed under a particular occurrence, he hurt the mind of one who was studious to please. He discovered it by the tears it occasioned, and on reflection, he himself burst into tears, saying, “I shall live to be a poor, peevish old man, and every body will be tired of me." He frequently broke the force of his passion by saying: "How could you do so, I would not have served you so." He never commanded haughtily and always took care to applaud when a person did right. He never indulged partiesat his table. A select few might now and then breakfast with him, dine with him on a Sunday, or sup with him on a Wednesday night. In the latter indulgence he was scrupulously exact to break up in time. In the height of a conversa tion I have known him abruptly say: "But we forget ourselves," and rising from his seat, and advancing to the door, add: "Come, gentlemen, it is time for all good folks to be at home." Whether only by himself, or having but a second, his table must have been spread elegantly, though it produced but a loaf and a cheese. He was unjustly charged with being given. to appetite. His table was never spread with variety. A cow heel was his favourite dish and I have known him cheerfully say: "How surprised would the world be, if they were to peep upon doctor Squintum, and see a cow heel only upon his table." He was neat to the extreme in his person and every thing about him. Not a paper must have been out of place, or put up irregularly. Each part of the furniture must have been likewise in its place before we retreated to rest. He said he did not think he should die easy, if he thought his gloves were out of their place. There was no rest after four in the morning, nor sitting up after ten in the evening. He never

made a purchase but he paid the money immediately; for small articles the money was taken in the hand. He was truly generous, and seldom denied relief. More was expected from him than was meet. He was tenacious in his friendship, and when the transition of Providence moved from prosperity to adversity, he moved with it to abide by his friend. He felt sensibly when he was deserted, and would remark: "The world and the church ring changes." Disappointed by many, he had not sufficient confidence in mankind; and hence I believe it was, he dreaded the thought

of outliving his usefulness. He often dined among his friends. usually con nected a comprehensive prayer with his thanksgiving when the table was dismissed, in which he noticed particular cases relative to the family and never protracted his visit long af ter dinner. He appeared often tired of popularity; and said, he almost envied the man who could take his choice of food at an eating house, and pass unnoticed. He apprehended he should not glorify God in his death by any remarkable testimony, and was desirous to die suddenly.

STEELE and Addison wrote the Spectators, &c. &c. chiefly in the room where I now write They rented the house of my father for occasional retirement, and kept a housekeeper between them. It happened that this housekeeper proved to be in a situation that could not escape the prying eye of slanderous observation; when Steele asked Addison, very gravely, what they should do in such a dreadful predicament? Why," says Ad

dison, "since it is now past remedy, there is nothing to be done but this: if it proves to be a black child you shall take it; if a fair one, the care of it shall fall to my lot."

Though I have Jately built a new house here, I have religiously reserved this old part, which is attached to it, and have made it my Sanctum Sanctorum. Oh! that it would inspire me with the genius that once inhabited it!

Soho Square, February 18, 1809.

SIR JOHN,

AT a time like the present, when Spanish wools, though at a price unheardof in the annals of traffick, still continue to find a market; thus clearly proving, that their value, in the estimation of the consumer, is far above any price that has been hitherto offered for them by the a facturer; and when we must all agree, that

the interruption of our trade with Spain may still continue for some time longer, I trust that a paper written with a view to facilitate the production of this valuable article in the United Kingdom, and to com municate some information relative to the important present of Merino sheep lately received by our most gracious Sovereign from the government of Spain, will be interesting to you, sir. I beg the favour of