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Tt is too near the conclusion of the war, to have 
forgotten the first of these. And if the second has 
some examples in a few individuals, I believe it is 
far from being at present the gommon character of 
the Americans. 
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To be continued. 
To the Editor of the Bee. 
Mr Epiror, 
T recorrecr that some years ago, one of your 
well meaning Christians sent us over a book to be 
presented to a great personage, where he had just 
discovered, and happily proved her to be one of the 
beasts of the Revelations, with I forget how many 
horns, which fhe was to exalt on as many turrets of 
Constantinople, after having completely subdued 
the infidels, according to the prophecy of holy writ. 
Now I make no doubt, but the good man intended 
this as a well turned spiritual compliment, although 
it happened, unfortunately, to be in a stile so very 
different from that of courts, that I forget ifany one 
was found disposed to present the great lady with 
this symbolic portrait of armed power and conquest. 
The recollection of this anecdote, has set me a 
Ipoking among the many compliments paid to the 
National Afsembly of France, if the same good Chris- 
tian has not hailed them with the accomplifhment 
of another lefs mystic prophecy, which seems to be 
fully made put by the new order of things; vx. 
** that the last fhall be first, and first last ; but on 
VOL. Xii, GG 
