17965] 
elevated or deprefied, by either the fmiles 
or frowns of aking; he ftill remembered 
that he was a citizen of Geneva ! 
He, however, experienced a variety of 
mortitications, for which he indemnitted 
himfelf, perhaps, by the hope of proving 
ferviceable to mankind.—Old Maurepas 
never allowed him to fit in his‘ prefence.. 
To the preponderance of the Tiers zat, 
roduced entirely by his means, France 
as indebted for her Revolution ; but for 
this, the nation would have relapfed into 
fervitude, and the crown being bois de 
page, into defpotifm. He was once ba- 
nifhed, and once recalled from the coun- 
try of his adoption 3 his la, perhaps, final 
retreat, was voluntary on his part. 
Tfe refides at prefent’ at Cupellr, a 
Jordthip purchafed by him, and fitaated 
within the territory of Berne. Geneva 
would fcarcely be a fecure afylum for 
him; at leaft, ir would not have been fo 
formerly. : 
Mecker has written on religion, morals, 
finance, and government. His wife, fur- 
merly mademoifelle Curchod, the daugh- 
ter of a curé of the reformed religion, 
who, after his exile from France, refided 
at Craffy, in the Pays de Vaud, was greatly 
admired by Gibbon, the hiftorian, about 
thirty years fince; but his love, which 
does not appear to have been very violent, 
eafily yielded to the admonitions of pa- 
ternal prudence. She is allowed to bea 
mo amiable and virtuous woman. His 
daughter, madame de Stacl, is married to 
the minifter plenipotentiary from Swe- 
den, tothe French Repwhlic. She has 
written many political tracts, and gave 
fome geod advice te the coalefced powers, 
about eighteen months fince ; but on her 
return to Paris, fhe was denounced by 
Legendre, as entertaining views hoftile 
to the commonwealth. This inftantly 
put an end to her political converfaxsones, 
for the court of Sweden finds its 
meutrality too profitable to rifk it by any 
aifpute with the French Republic. 
e 
{To be continued] 
ee 
For the Monthly Magazine. 
ANECDOTE OF THE FAMOUS SAU-' 
MAISE. 
AUMAISE affured Guy Patin, that 
YT pe bed the olfer cf a good penfion 
tade him, if he would remain in Paris, 
\ 
Saumarfe 6. Original Letter of Warburton. 
rz,” 
but with this condition annexed, that he 
fhould’ write in Latin, the Hitory of 
cardinal Richlicy. This he refufed, not 
being willing to proftitute his pen to the 
vain-glory of a minifter, who had done 
fomuch milchief by his ambition. If 
this account may be relied on, Saumaife 
did not deferve all the obloquy thrown 
upon him by Milton, for his work in fe- 
vour ‘of our Charles I (Defezfio revia) for 
which he received a pecuniary gratifica- 
tion from Charles II; fince, in all pro- 
bability, that learned man, the native of 
a monarchy, though a Calvinift, did not 
do viclence to his real fentiments, 1m de- 
fending the caufe and memory of a king. 
Patin fays, that he wrote this work at 
the inflance of the prince’ of Orange, 
which is likely, fince he paffed his latter 
days in Holland. 
A; 
ORIGINAL LETTER. 
To the Editor of the Monthly Magaxiae. 
SIR, | 
Jy NOW fend you the fecond Letter of 
bifhop Warburton, which I promifed 
you. : 
April 72, 1796. Baipireus. 
“SIR, 
“© Newarke, Of. 6/h, 4738. 
“ IT rec'd yours of ¥° 3d inftant. @ 
am far from having a worle opinion of 
you for your modeity and ingenuity in 
owning thofe deficiencies that are com- 
mon to all young people. Only fome 
have not the fenfe to fee it, and others 
are tco proud to own it, which makes 
them bleckheads for their whole hfe. 
“ { am forry you leave College, be 
caufe I apprehend that if you could get 
a fellowihip and a curacy in the neigh. 
bourhood it would be advantageous t¢@ 
you on many acc™ to refide fome years 
in the Univerfity. But this perhaps you 
may contrive hereafter. af 
* Your apprehenfions as to your fer-. 
mons are rightly. grounded. This is the 
method I would advife you to. Take 
fome of the beft approved writers on par- 
ticular points of smorality and divinity 
whether in the form of fermons or no. 
If in that form, then abridge them ; if 
not in that form, caft them into it. This 
is eafily done, and very ufefully done, 
for it will enter you into the method of 
compofing. At the fame time, buy a 
book 
