17966] Original Anecdotes.— Lebrun... Mavrivetz.. Claviere, Se. §59 
In-No. IV, pag. 305, col. ii,/line 25, for 
3n (m—z) read 32 (:—m. ? 
** The Effays by 1. W. and B Cyent are de- 
ferred for want of rocm in this No.—PALAMEDES 
will pleafe to obferve, that there is no fuer fiuity 
in Queftion XII, it being intended for a cafe, in 
avhich the balloon and two obfervers are not in the 
feme vertical plane. When they are all in fuck 
a flane, then indeed two obfervers are fufficient 3 
and this cafe has been refolved elfewhere. 

ORPTGINALE ANECDOLES AND REMAINS 
EMINENT 
“PERSONS. 
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ANECDOTES OF PERSONS.CONNECTED 
WITH THE FRENCH REVOLUTION. 
[Continued from our laft. | 
LEBRUN, 
ORIGINALLY known by the name 
of Pierre-Marie Tondu, was ad- 
dicted in his early youth to aftronomy, 
and remained at the Roya! Obfervatory, 
under, @Cataniyy unte1775..; He {oon 
after became the editor of a newfpaper, 
celebrated for its early communication of 
foreigh occurrences, and the diplomatic 
talents of its conductor. 
Shortly after the revolution, he was 
introduced by the Briffotins- into the 
adminiftration, and became minifter for 
foreign affairs. In this fituation, he dif- 
played all the refources of a fubtle and 
intelligent mind, and had his agents in 
every court of Europe; in fhort, he was 
deemed the moft able man, in point of 
real bufinefs, in the whole council. 
On the triumph of the Jacobins, he’ 
was obliged to conceal himfelf; and has 
often been known to flip, towards the 
evening, from his lurking place, dif- 
guifed under a black wig, and a fhabby 
furtout, In order to procure fuftenance. 
As he was unprovided with a civic-card, 
he was mot entitled to purchafe bread. 
This circumftance alfo fubjeéted him to 
the interrogatories of every centinel, and 
to imprifonment in every guard-houfe he 
happened to pafs by. After living fome 
‘time in conftant danger, he was at 
length feized, confined, and tried. 
He was born at Novon, and decapitated 
at Paris, in the 48th year of his age. 
MAaRivETz, 
A ci-devant courtier and baron, was an- 
thor of la Phyfique du Monde, a work 
confifting of 7 vols.in 4to. He had been 
an officer in the houfchold of Mefdames, 
and was executed in the 73rd year of his 
age, “ as an accomplice of the tyrant 
Capet and his wife, and one who kept 
up a correfpondence with the enemies of 
the ftate.”’ 
CLAVIERE 
Was a native of Geneva, whence he 
was driven into exile, on the prevalence 
of the party he had oppofed. While 
yet @ private man, he attained great 
celebrity by his knowledge of the re- 
fources and revenues of France, and 
was conftantly confulted by Mirabeau, 
who was indebted to him for much of 
his reputation. Beinga leading member 
of the Jacobin club, he was introduced to 
Louis XVI, and became. minifter of 
finance. On the overthrow of the Gi- 
rondifts, he was arrefted, and prevented 
his public execution by fuicide. He is 
faid to have been the author of the offig- 
nats, a plan which has changed the face 
of France, and feems likely to effeét a 
total change in the whole European 
fyftem. : 
AUBERT DU BAYET, 
A revolutionif? in every fenfe of the 
word; for after affifting in the troubles 
of his native country, he has been both 
officially and perfonaliy zealous, to light 
up a new flame on the fhores of the 
Archipelago. It is of the utmot im- 
portance for France, to induce the Su- 
lime Porte ta declare againt Ruffia: the 
very probability of this event, has indeed 
been eminently ferviceable to the re- 
public, as it has hitherto confined the 
operations of the emprefs to empty 
threats, and ineffectual bravados. Au- 
bert du Bayet, lately a member of the 
adminittration, has accordingly beer 
employed by the Direétory, in a diplo- 
matic character, on a miffion to Con- 
ftantinople, for the exprefs purpofe of 
elfeéting a breach between the Greek 
Crofs and the Turkith Crefcent. This 
ambaflador was turnifhed with the crown 
jewel, 

