420 Original Anecdotes—M. Valence... Abbé de Calonne, Sc. [April 
work, relative to the *‘ age of chivalry,” 
called Les Chevaliers du Cygne. Her huf- 
band was a member both of the national 
affembly, and the convention, and the in- 
timate and particular friend of the duke 
d’Orleans, fince known by the name of 
M. Egalité.—The wife was the precep- 
trefs of the Orleans family, and is allow- 
ed to have infpired the young men with 
noble ideas. She always inculcated that 
birth was accidental, hereditary dif- 
tinétion tranfitory, and that the only 
things which a good man can deem cer- 
tain, are his knowledge and his virtues. 
Both her pupils conduéted themfelves like 
herges-at the battle of Jemappe, and are 
now the martyrs of their father’s crimes, 
and theix own friendthip to Dumourier. 
Along with Madame Genlis and M. Du- 
mourier refides— 
M. VALENCE, 
who rofe to the rank of lieutenant-gene- 
ral. His forehead is fcarred with wounds 
one of which. infliéted by an oblique 
ftroke of an Auftrian huffar’s fcymitar, 
peeled off the fkin in fuch‘a manner, as to 
roll it like a bandage over hiseye. This 
éccurred when he was charging the enemy 
at the head of a detachment of cavalry. 
He is a brave foldier; and although the 
a€tions of Pichegru and Jourdan have 
obliterated, in fome degree, thofe of Du- 
mourier and Valence, the twe latter muft 
be allowed to have formed the troops that 
have fince acquired the former moft, if, 
not all, their glory. It was in the fame 
“manner that Phillip prepared for the vic- 
rories of Alexander. 
Appt De CaLonne. 
The abbé, who enjoyed great influence, 
while his brother held the high office of 
comptrolier-general of the finances in 
France, is at prefent the editor of the 
Courter de Londres, formerly the Courer 
de I Europe. He poflefles a portion of the 
talents fo con{picuous in his family. 
MM. pe CALONNE; 
This ci-devaii comptrcller-general, 
who ftillterms himfelt “ aiziffre dat,” 
acquired much celebrity both before and 
fince the revolution. His talents raifed 
him from a fubordinate fituation, to a 
place of high truft and confidence under 
the monarchy. He wasa great favourite 
with the queen, and is accufed by his 
enemies of having adminiftered to the 
ditlipation of her majefty, and the king’s 
brothers, particularly the count d’Arrels, 
who now affumes the title of Mon/iewr, or 
firft prince of the blood. The.deficit, firft 
publicly pointed out by Necker, fprung 
from frequent hoflilities without, and a 
contaminating and debafing corruption 
within, the kingdom. Calonne’s peace 
adminiftration, and Necker’s war without 
taxes, neceflarily led to the affembling of 
the zotaéles. The notables begat the 
ftates- general, the ftates-general begat the 
national affembly, the national aflembly 
begat the conftituting affembly, and that 
begat the republic. 
After felling a moft fuperb colleétion of 
pictures for the common caz/fe, M. de 
Calonne ftill fupports it, and his brother, 
by means of his writings in the Courier 
de Londres. ‘* Mon frére,” fays he, in 
his laft able pamphlet, ‘* eff du nombre des 
émizrés qui travaillent pour fubjifter. Il 
Seftlivré a une corvée faftidieufe, afin de 
nétre charge a perfonne. Loin de rougir 
den tire réduit la, on doit sen glorifier.” 
Among a number of important (fome, 
perhaps, may be inclined to think them 
paradoxical affertions) he infifts, that 
France ftill poffeffes nearly three times 
the quantity of circulating fpecie in 
Great Britain; that fhe raifes, communi 
bus annis, one eighth corn more than fuf- 
ficient for the maintenanée of her own in- 
habitants, and that the whole public debt 
contracted by the emiffion of the affgnats, 
now converted into mandats territoriaus, 
might be cancelled for about one third of 
what the laft campaign coft this country ! 
-M. D’IvERNOIS 
is not only a native, but a citizen, of Ge~ 
neva, terms not hitherto fynonymous, but 
which have become the fame fince the laft 
revolution in this little, but interefting, 
republic; which, during its troubles has 
been liened, with more wit than libera- 
lity, toa puddle ina fiorm! He afferts, 
that the depreciation of affignats will oc- 
cafion the ruin of the republic, and the re- 
introduction of monarchy. 
MIRABEAU, MrrRanpDA, WILKES, 
Thefe three very celebrated men met 
one day, by invitation, at the houfe ofa re- 
{peftable gentleman in Chefterfield-ftreet, 
May-fair. Mr. H. after dinner expected 
great entertainment from his guefts; but, 
unfortunately for him, the orator and the 
general had a violent difpute relative ta 
fome trifling fubjeét, which rendered the 
early part of the evening uncomfort- 
able. T’o complete the mortification, they 
both foon after attacked John Wilkes, ri 
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