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sonal piques, and, by his wise and 
energetic counsels, proved himself 
the steady friend of England, and the 
firm supporter of the general cause 
of Europe. With dignified resent- 
ment he reprobated the ambitious 
systems and tyrannical schemes of 
Buonaparte. The licentious excesses 
of the french revolution were sin- 
cerely lamented by Woronzoff ; and 
he had predicted the fatal conse- 
quences with the same_ prophetic 
fidelity which inspired the celebrated 
Edmund Burke. He had a great 
respect and the warmest and sin- 
cerest affection for his brother count 
Simeon, the ambassador, to whose 
opinions and advice he paid the ut- 
most deference. The decease of 
this truly great man, fif not immedi- 
ately owing to, was no doubt acce- 
lerated by the same stroke which 
hastened the earthly dissolution of 
the minister Pitt, viz. the disas- 
trous termination of the continental 
coalition. About two years since, 
count Alexander Woronzoff, ad- 
vanced in life, being upwards of 70, 
and afilicted with a scorbutic com- 
plaint, retired to Moscow. In pri- 
vate, he was temperate in his habits, 
and delivered his sentiments with 
unrestrained freedom. JDetesting 
parties and intrigue, he was revered 
asatrue patriot, and regarded as 
almost the only great man remaining 
from the time of Catherine. He 
spoke German and French with the 
fluency and propriety of a native, 
and excelled in all the fashionable 
accomplishments of his day, In re- 
ward for his shining talents, and the 
eminent services he had rendered his 
country, count Woronzoff had the 
following distinguised titles con- 
ferred upon him: chancellor of the 
Empire, actual privy counsellor of 
the first glass, senator, minister for 
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foreign affairs, actual chamberlain, 
knight of the orders of St. Andrew, 
of Alexander Refsky, and of St, 
Anne and Wooldimer, of the first 
class. 
At Madrid, the celebrated admi- 
ral and captain-general of the Spa- 
nish navy, Don Juan De Langara, 
who was taken prisoner by the late 
admiral Roduey, 1789. In conse- 
quence of his disregard of his private 
interest, he died poor, and his wi- 
dow was in the greatest embarrass. 
ment how to provide a funeral ade- 
quate to his rank. The prince of 
peace, being informed of this, 
wrote aletter to Madame De L. in 
which he expressed his regret at the 
decease of such a meritorious -of- 
ficer, and at the same time informed 
her that he would defray the expen- 
ces of the funeral, which was per- 
formed with the utmost magnificence 
and splendour. 
Feb. ist. At Stoke Newington, 
at the very advanced age of nearly 
98, by a placid expiration of the 
vital powers, without a single sigh 
or groan, Mrs. Sarah Woollaston, 
for more than 40 years the relict of 
Israel W. esq. “Mrs. Woollaston 
was quite a character; but a respect- 
able one, and respectably connected. 
She was remarkable in her person : 
rather short and thin, and by some 
accident had been deprived of one 
of her eyes; and was very longs 
frequenter of Lincola’s-inn-gardens, 
with her lap-dog Psyche on her 
arm; and it was remarked by the 
young ladies of her acquaintance, 
that, having a succession of such 
pensioners, and having left Psychea 
weekly pension for her life; when 
the first pensioner died, a new will 
was made, to establish the validity 
of that legacy, lest the executors 
should dispute, and question the 
identity 
