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tions of Italy, England, Germany, and 
France. i 
3. The refult of medical applica- 
tions both in Paris, and in foreign 
parts, &c. 
NOVELS, a 
«* Monfieur Botte;”? Mr. Botte, by Pi- 
gauit Lebrun. The foliowing is the plot 
of this novel: The Marquis d’Aran- 
cey, being obliged to leave his native 
country during the {ftormy period of the 
revolution, finds himfelf under the ne- 
ceility of abandoning, at the fame time, 
his daughter Sophia, who is confided 
to the care of a diftant female relative. 
After the death of this lady, fhe is 
takén into the houfe of old Edwards, 
one of her father’s tenants, who, com. 
miferating ber fituation, does not con- 
fine his fervices to the laws of hofpita- 
Jity, but employs his utmoft attention 
to render her independent. With this 
view, he makes a purchafe for his pupil 
of her paternal eftate of Arancey, but 
finds himfelf unable to fulfil the agree- 
ment, from the want of a {mall fum of 
money, which is indifpenfably necef- 
fary for the completion of the bargain. 
In the mean time, the Goddeis of 
Fottune, a divinity very favorable to 
the writers of novels, conducted Charles 
Montemar to the farm, who foon be- 
came enraptured with Sophia, and de- 
termined, from the very firit, to efpoufe 
her... Having iearned all the little do- 
me(tic incidents of the family, and be- 
come acquainted with the embarraff- 
ments likely to.enfve, in confequence 
of a deficiency 1n refpect to the fum ne- 
ceflary for the purchafe of the eftate 
alluded ito before, he immediately <de- 
termined to facrifice ail the ready mo- 
ney he was in pofieflion of, and even 
to contraét debts, by borrowing the 
remainder of the cafh neceliary to 
complete the bargain. 
M. Botte, his uncle, who is a rich 
bachelor, and intends to make the hero 
of the romance his heir, foon difcovers 
that he had lately received confiderabie 
firms, by way’ot ican, and immediately 
falls inte a paflion with his nephew. 
But ke had no fooner heard, that the 
monies in queftion were to be advanced 
on good fecurity, than he himfelf became 
defircus to countenance the project. 
He had, however, learned but one half 
the fecret, for all the particulars reja- 
tive to the tair Sophia were itudioufly 
concealed; a difcovery, however, is 
foon made of that alfo, and the good 
uncie becomes furious once more. 
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Retrofpect of French Literature.—Navels. 
The lover at firft determines to throw 
himfelf into the river-; but he is pre- 
vented from carrying this fcheme into 
execution by the arrival of his valet 
William, who perfuades him to run 
away. This, as the cunning domeftic 
had forefeen, immediately produced a 
clofe purfuit on the part of M. Botte, 
who with fome difficulty cenfents to 
the marriage, and having immediately 
proceeded to Arancey, the banns are 
publifhed, the wedding-clothes pur- 
chafed, and the proceeding day is ap- 
pointed to confummate the union. 
But’an obftacle unexpectedly occurs, 
and prevents the ceremony. The fa- 
ther of Sophia was a noble, and M. 
Botte, as weil as her lover, were no- 
thing more than plebeians. The Mar-. 
quis d’Arancey, after wandering about 
under different names through feveral 
of the provinces, fuddeénly learns that 
his daughter 1s about to contract an uz- 
equal marriage; profcribed, and unable 
to appeal to the laws, he could not 
make a legal oppoiition to this union, 
but he writes to his daughter, and con-’ 
jures her net to difgrace his ancient 
iced by an alliance with a commoner. 
This letter accidentally falls into the 
hands of M. Botte, who, inftead of 
fupprefling, communicates it to Sophia, | 
and {fo far from inviting her to rebel, 
on the contrary prefies her to obey the 
injunctions of a parent. He, at the 
fame time, finds means to open a cor- 
refpondence with the Marquis, and 
demonftrates the folly of his ridiculous’ 
prejudices. But he does not prove 
jucceisful upon this occafion, for the’ 
Chevalier D’Egligny having faved his 
lite, while an emigrant, he wifhed to 
recompence his fervices, by prefenting 
him with the hand of his daughter. 
The amnefty, juft proclaimed in favor: 
‘of the royaltts, is calculated to fecond’ 
his defens on this fubjeét, and he alfo 
finds means to repofleis himfelf of the 
family-eftate, fo that Charles appears 
at a greater diftance than ever from ‘ 
that felicity which feemed fo lately 
within his grafp. 
But the faithful valet determines to 
refcue both him and his uncle trom 
their prefent embarraffments. He ac- 
cordingly refolves to forge Jetters pa- 
tent of nobility, and knowing that the 
fevere probity of the old bachelor would 
not permit him to join-in the fraud, - 
he contrives to deceivé him by a plau- 
fible fury. Two ttrangers accordingly 
preient him with a box full of Ps 
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