1802. 
Alpe 
may take notice hereof, and henceforth 
forbear to fend for any more laces or 
points, filken, woolen or hair ftuffs, or 
or any other forreign manufactures of 
wéaring apparel (except as is above); but 
- inftead thereof, to employ all manutactur- 
ing people to the working and providing 
of the fame commodities here 3 which will 
not only be profitable, but alfo honoura- 
ble to the kingdome, and of fpecial ad- 
vantage to this city. 
VOLTAIRE, A DUN. 
Biography fcarcely furnifhes a dun- 
ning letter of the compofition of a man 
of letters. Pope, Swift and Addifon 
were rich, but they knew how to place 
out their money fecurely. Dryden. was 
poor, and rather under the neceffity of fo- 
liciting remuneration than reimburfement, 
Accordingly, he has left us very many in- 
genious models of dedications, which are 
rather confidered as begging than dunning 
letters. 
It appears that the Prince de Guife, to 
whoin the following letter (which has 
never before ape in an Englifh drefs) 
from Voltaire is addrefled, had granted 
the philofopher of Ferney, for a valuable 
confideration in money, a certain annuity, 
which had been fuffered to run greatly in 
arrear. Voltaire, finding that the Prince 
lived after a very extravagant rate, and 
paid no regard to his agent’s folicitation, 
was under the neceffity of proceeding in a 
courfe of law; which at length produced 
an offer of accommodation on the part of 
the Prince, to which this letter is a reply. 
Sir,— Together with a letter from Your 
Highnefs, I received one from the Abbé 
Monuffinot, who for more than a twelve- 
month, ufing his brother’s name, has had 
the goodnefs to undertake the fettlement of 
my affairs, which were in acruel ftate of 
embarrafiment. I have little knowledge 
of bafinefs, and ftill lefs acquaintance 
with law. proceedings ; I therefore fubmit 
every thing to your juitice and humanity. 
‘ing M. Crozat rather than me, 
Biographical Notice refpecting Palluh’ = == 989 
Refpecting the fecurity which you have 
done me the honour to propofe, you fay 
you have always punctually paid M. Cyo- 
gat. This diftinétion is unkind. M. 
Crozat, who has an income of an hundred, 
thoufand cfowns a year, is punctually 
paid, whilft I, who am poor, am fuffered 
to remain nearly four years in arrear, 
This is not in reality the dabitur habenit 
of the gofpel; and neither St. Matthew, 
collector of the cuftoms, nor bis collersue 
St. Mark, will fanétion the preference, in 
point of payment, of M. Crozat to me. 
Confult, Sir, all the commentaries upon 
the Four Evangelifts, and I will venture 
to fay you will not find a fingle paffage 
which fhall juftify Your Highnefs in pay- 
Alas! 
Sir, I did not afk the regular payment 
which you make the Cre/fus Crozat, 1 
merely folicited a fecurity or nmple affign- 
ment for the Irus Voltaire. 
‘IT had defired the Abbé Mouffinot to 
wait upon Your Highnefs ; for, as to his” 
brother, he is capable of little more than 
figning his name: but, Sir, the Abbe is. 
a fort of philofopher, little accuftomed to 
addrefs princes;.in reality entertaining 
the higheft refpect for fuch high perfon- 
ages, yet at the fame time fhunning their 
prefence as much as poffible. He is an 
inoffenfive mild kind of man and before 
Your Highnefs would be unable to utter a- 
word which -fhould feem to clafh with 
your opinion. Itheretore beg, Sir, you 
will condefcend, in confideration of his 
timidity of temper, to order one of your 
confidential fervants to treat with him, 
and to direét fuch agent to keep the ap- 
pointment he fhall make; as otherwife 
the inconvenience will be great. 
I,am more concerned, Sir, than you can 
beat the fteps that have been already taken. 
Law-proceedings are attended with heavy 
expences, and are at the fame time very 
difagreeable.. But I confole my (elf with 
a little philofophy, and above all with the 
hope that I till enjoy your favour and - 
countenance. 
MEMOIRS OF EMINENT PERSONS. . 
——= ae 
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE re/peciing PAL- 
LugL, read before the society of 
AGRICULTURE of the DEPARTMENT 
of the SEINE, on the 30th PRAIRIAL, 
7th YEAR. ’ ‘ 
RANCIS CRETTE DE PALLUEL, de- 
" f{eended from a famity that badidif- 
tinguifhed itfelf in the practice of agri- 
culture, was born at Dueny, in the de- 
partment of the Seine*.’ “He was fent 
to Paris for his education; but, dur- 
ing the courle of his ftadies, he frequently 
* It would appear from another document 
feen by the Editor, that he was born in the 
year 1742,.—Ed. . 
returned 
