Plechier, i 
Plensbourg. 
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story of the Nun of Nis- 
, which furnished the subject of a drama to an 
esteemed French author of later times, bearg strong tes- 
cower saee enlightened humanity, and to the sensi- 
Amidst the manifold and important duties of his 
charge, Flechier did not entirely the cultivation 
of letters, to which eee owed his celebrity and 
his elevation, The y, of Nismes, which had 
been founded before his time, was indebted to him for 
a new existence, and, among other advantages, for that 
of being affiliated with the French academy. To the 
latest period of his life, he enjoyed a vigorous state 
of health, a blessing which resulted in a great mea- 
sure from his simple and moderate habits, and the equa- 
lity of his temper. He died on the 16th of February 
710, at the age of 78. : 
The moral character of Flechier is sufficient] — 
dated by the preceding narrative. As an author, his 
i rests prindeally - his Oraisons pipet a 
which, although inferior, aps, in point of genius 
and true to thote of Bossuet, are be pre mri 
an elegance and brilliancy of expression, in an af- 
fecting strain of Christian piety, which have procured 
them a considerable of admiration, and given 
them a place among the classical actions of the 
French divines, His style is remarkably polished ; even 
in his familiar letters, and notes written upon ordinary 
occasions, his language had a finished correctness, which, 
in any other person might be taken for the effect of la- 
bour and affectation ; but which, in him, resulted from 
a profound study of the delicacies of the French tongue, 
and a habit which he had acquired of constantly Mens | 
with the utmost attention to propriety and elegance 
ion. The complete works of ier were 
at Nismes, in ten volumes 8vo, in 1782. Ae 
FLENSBOURG is the name of a at town of 
Denmark, situated on the eastern coast of the duchy of 
Sleswick, and though not the capital, is the most opu- 
lent and important place in the duchy. The streets are 
rather narrow, and the houses, though not so neat and 
clean as those of Sleswick, are constructed in a more 
substantial and durable manner. Like that town, it 
consists a of one very long street. The back 
of this street looks towards the harbour, and on that 
side each house has a garden, an from the water 
by an ble promenade. On the right is the har- 
bour, filled with vessels, and on the left are the gardens, 
each of which has a door opening into the promenade. 
Kuttner informs us, that the harbour is safe and conve- 
nient, and was full of ships when he'saw it, It is nar- 
row close to the town, but the whole bay, called Flens- 
bourg Wisk, is 18 miles long, and may be led as 
aha , as it has a sufficient sm large vessels, 
= is sheltered from every wind by the surrounding 
The trade of this town has been important since 
the midtdle of the last century. Te fs carried on princi- 
pally with Norway, Denmark, and Sweden, and con- 
sists of brandy, grain, skins, provisions, wines, and 
stuffs. The wines and stuffs are brought from France, 
England, Spain, and America. The inhabitants trade 
elso with Iceland, Greenland, and Finland. “The num- 
ber of commercial houses is from 120 to130. The fol- 
lowing is a list of the vessels belonging to the town. 
Number of vessels. 
1780, . . 184 
1783, . 200° 
1788, 218 
1797, 257 
868 
FLE 
In 1797, the number of sailors waé 1597. ‘There are Fletchen 
no fewer than 200 establishments for manufacturing and 
distilling brandy, and these have served, at the same 
time, to fatten 4000 head of cattle, and as many swine. 
The town also contains five refineries of sugar, 40 ma- 
nufactories of tobacco, and several tanneries. The po- 
sition of the town, to trigonometrical obser- 
vations, is,-East . 9° 27' 40", and North Lat. 54° 
47’ 18". See Kuttner’s Travels through hk, Swes 
den, &e. Lett. 1.; and Catteau Calleville, de 
la Mer Baltique, tom. ii. p. 325, _(w) 
FLETCHER, Anprew, of Salton, in East Lothian, 
was a statesman and a patriot of the highest order ; and 
though Scotland, his native land, was the chief object 
of his exertions, yet, wherever the love of country and 
of liberty prevails, he deserves to be remem with 
res and gratitude. His powers, too, were called 
forth at a period of the greatest importance in the Bri- 
tish annals. His paternal grandfather, whose Christian 
name he bore, was one of the fifteen Ju of the Court 
of Session, by the style of Lord Innerpeffer. His fa- 
ther was Sir Robert Fletcher of Salton and I 3 
and his mother, whose name was Catharine, daughter 
of Sir Robert Bruce of Clackmannan, derived her de-« 
scent from the royal and truly illustrious race of Brace. 
Andrew Fletcher. was the son of this i 
and.was born in the year 1653, in some sketet 
of his life the date of his birth is stated to be 1650. 
The celebrated and excellent Gilbert Burnet was but 
10 years older than young Fletcher ; and, as Sir Robert 
Fleteher - ted him to the rectorship of eH 
which he filled with most exem fidelity from 1 
to 1669, Andrew enjoyed the rare advantage of having 
his principles f _and his mind cultivated, by Dr 
Burnet, to whom his father, at his death, wisely con- 
signed the eare of his son. WT Ving Sore 
Gifted by nature with uncommon powers, it is not 
surprising that, under such a preceptor, he made rapid 
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progress in classical 4 . 
and literature. His hereditary love of liberty, 
connected with his indignation at the nical pro+ 
ceedings which marked the conduct of the administra~ 
tion of Charles the Second after the restoration of that 
unprincipled king, gave an unfavourable bias to his 
temper, and-seems eyen to have made hit x 
union of the oars ps soosen and En which 
was-so essentially conducive to peace and prosperi« i 
ty of oe Ceara ee ae ee 
Having: ified himself, e deep and sos 
lid foundton hich had don: told bysBoeneeatenas 
other instructors, for receiving i nit, « < 
acon dheredhapiot-tioh total ieomaiiia tal ean ol for 
some time on the Continent, and was, soon after his 
return, elected to t East Lothian in the Scot« 
tish parliament, which consisted only of a house: 
While James, Duke of York, acted as lord high ecom- 
missioner in Scotland, Fletcher distinguished. himself 
ition to the mea« 
guished preacher, and occasionally 
of King Charles, of whose. personal and political \p 
fli afterwards became the steady Sppkaelt: Tet. 
cher by his advice went to Holland, and was soon after 
declared an outlaw in Scotland, and his estate confis« 
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