1803.) 
nftant of departing fiom the temple, with 
the Palladium, which he is carrying off ;. 
and the fifth thews Diomed and Ulyfles 
preceeding on their route to the camp. 
The great number of engraved ftones 
that have been found relative to the rape 
of the Palladium, induces the author to 
fuppofe, that thefe fones fcrved in fome 
meafure for an amulet, prefervative, or 
charm ; that a certain protecting virtue 
was.attributed to them; that they. parii- 
cipated of the ancient Palladium ; and that 
we muit afcribe it to this opinion, that fo 
great a number; of cities of antiquity pre- 
tended to poflefsthe fame. The great 
number of thefe engraved ftones renders 
it alfo very probable, that there exifted 
Biographical Acvount of General Kleber. 329 
in antiquity fome celebrated public mo- 
nument,..fome painting or bas-relief, 
which ferved as a prototype to all thefe 
works of the glyptic art. 
We cannot, fays a late French Literary 
and CriticalJournalitts, paying the tribute 
of eulogium which is fo juftly due to M. 
Viweg,for the beautiful typographical exe- 
cution of this work. This fkilful and judi- 
cious typographer has, fays he, already 
given ample proofs of, his zeal for the pro-. 
grefs of his art, by fuccefsfully rivailing 
the productions of M. Gofchen,.at Leip- 
fiz, as alfo the typographers of F. ance, 
of Italy, andof England, who have long 
merited and enjoyed the reputation of ex- 
celiing in their art, kK, 
MEMOIRS OF EMINENT PERSONS. | 
BIOGRAPHICAL accounrT of the late 
GENERAL KLEBER, from his early 
LIFE fo his ASSASSINATION iz 
EGYPT. 
(Concluded from page 242.) 
T the beginning of the third year of 
: the Republic, he was entrufted with 
the fieze of Maeftricht, whith place furren- 
dered ten days after the opening of the 
trenches. The mtanner in which he con- 
ducted the fiege, the bravery and talent 
which he difplayed, contributed highly 
to his honour. ‘This important conqueft 
opened the gates of Holland, of which 
country Pichegru gained complete poflef- 
fion two months afterwards. 
The Committee of General Safety, who 
began now to be fenfible of his value, fent 
hnn from the Army of the Sambre and 
Meu'e to that of the Rhine, that he might 
undertake the blockade of Metz. He 
accepted this new commiffion without the 
fmalleft expeétation of being fuccefsful, 
from the fearcity cf means that were 
placed at his difpofal. He began the 
blockade in the moft rigorous part of thd 
winter, which carried off more of his men 
than did the cannon of the enemy. If 
the latter had been fully aware of his 
weaknefs, rothing would have been eafier 
than for them to deftroy him. He ac- 
quainted the Committee of General Safety 
with his wretched condition, and gave 
them a detailed memoisial of the circum- 
ftances which not only rendered it impof- 
fible for him to accomplith his objeé, 
but even expofed him to the greateft dan- 
gers. In this memorial he gave an unre- 
Montuiy Mac. No. 107. 
J oe 
ferved account of the neceffaries he wanta 
ed, if, indeed, they had really formed the: 
proje& of gaining poffeffion of Mentz.— 
But feeing, that, notwithfanding all re. 
monftrances, he was’ left in this deftitute 
condition, and that the army entrufled to 
his command was without provifions or 
forage, and with feveral months” pay in 
arrear, he requefted leave of abfence, un- 
der pretence of going to Strafburg for the 
reftoration of bis health. This was grants 
ed ; and, in quitting the army, he left the 
command of it in the hands of General 
Charles. : 
He remained nearly amonth at Straf- 
burg, whence he folicited the Committee 
to recal him to the Army of the Sambre 
and Meufe, which was accordingly done. 
Scarcely had he joined this army, when 
his career of victory recommenced. Be- 
ing charged with the comriand of the 
left wing, he fignalized himfelf by the 
moft brilliant fuccefles. After the paf~ 
fage of the Rhine, which took place on 
the 13th Fruétidor, he co-operated in the 
defeat of the enemy, and in the taking of 
DuSeldorf. 
Thg following year he beat the enemy 
in their intrenchments at Siez, and a fe- 
cond time at-Alterchirchen, where he 
had already diftinguihed himfelf. He 
kept up his high charaéter at the battle 
of Butzbach; and the taking of Franke 
fort, which put a numerous artillery into 
the hands of the French, very juftly pro- 
cured him the reputation of one of the moft 
gallant and experienced officers in the 
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