Retrospect of French Literature---Miscellanies. Ol 
img? once conceived this opinion, it fol- 
Jowed almost of course, that the bi- 
shop himself, whom all the biogra- 
phers had described as a native of 
Dijon, must have necessarily apper- 
tained to the family established at 
Auxonne, and in all probability saw 
the light there. 
The present letter is written expressly 
on purpose to refute this mistake,*and 
it is here proved, that the celebrated 
prelate was son of Benigne Bossuet, 
by Marguerite Mochet, that he was 
born and resided at [ijon, and thatthe 
marriage between his father and mother 
was celebrated there, on the 25th of 
February 1618. It further appears from 
authentie documents, that the birth of 
the bishop took place, Sep!. 27, 1627, 
and that this branch of the family had 
been scttled at the same place during 
two centuries anda half. One thing 
further is worthy of notice, and proves 
the simplicity of former times, for al- 
though the Bossuets for many years 
filled the. principal places in the magis- 
tracy of Dijon, yet they resided in a 
little house in the Place of St. Jean, 
No. 1290, which consisted only of a 
single room on a floor, aud now serves 
forthe shop of M. Coguet who keeps 
a library there. 
“¢ Huvresde V.Turgot, Afinistred Fiat, 
&e.”” The Works of M. Turgot, a mi- 
nister of state, preceded and accoin- 
panied with memoirs and notes relative 
to his adininistration and literary la- 
bours, 9 vols. 8vo.—The first of these 
volumes contains a life of this illus. 
trious man, together with a general 
preface to the succeeding ones. ‘Lhe 
second volume includes the period be- 
tween 1749 and 1754, and we here find 
a variety of discourses pronounced b¢ 
him, as wellas a letter to M. Buffon, 
on his Theory of the Earth, a Disser- 
tation en the Theory ef Languages; 
two Letters on Toleration, &c. ‘The 
3d is dedicated to his principal phi- 
losophical works, anterior to the pe- 
riod when he became intendant: the 
4th contains the letters written be- 
tween 1761 avd 17653 the 5th consists 
of Memoirs respecting the Distri- 
bution of Wealth, the Interest of Mo- 
ney. &c. it also includes a proposal for 
establishing bureaux de charite in every 
parish. In the 6th we are presented 
with a variety of papers relative to the 
art of government; the 7th, Sth, -and 
9th contain, 1. Letters addressed to the 
Moxtury Mac..No, 208. 
King; 2. Proposals for the Free Cireu- 
Jation of Grain; 3. the Encourarement 
held out to other Branches of Com. 
merce; 4. Observations on the best 
Means of raisine the Taxes, with Ex- 
ceptions in behalf of the Poor; 5. 
Edicts concerning thesuppression of Of. 
fices; 6. Police Laws; 7. Encourage- 
ment to be given te Hospitals, &c. &e. 
&e. 
‘‘ Relation de I'Esclavare, &c.”? 
A Relation of the Slavery endured by 
an old French Merchant, during his 
Detention at Tunis, as delivered by 
himself, to thelate M. Golland. 
‘J left my native coimtry,” says 
he, ‘at an early pericd of my life, 
before I had completed my eduertion, 
and was sent to sea for the express 
purpose of learning navigation. I ac- 
cordingly visited all the coasts of Spain, 
Italy, Syria, and Egypt, as well as 
many parts of Barbary, until having 
attained my 17th year during the late 
wars in Candia, I shut myself up in 
the besieged city along with my rela- 
tion, M. Bonnet. Never did any place 
experience greater privalions; never 
did citizens expose themselves to 
greater dangers, than those experienc- 
ed during the contest with the Turks; 
and I myself was obliged to repair to 
the breach every time the ringing of 
the bell indicated an assault, 
‘Having in the mean time purchased 
a vessel, | became her commander, and 
thinking to enrich myself like many of 
my countrymen, by carrying provisions 
to the besiegers, I made an effort of 
this kind, which proved a very ad- 
vantageous voyage. It so happened, 
however, that just at the very moment 
I h-d carried a second cargo thither,the 
Venetians surrendered the place to the 
enemies of Christendom, and | was 
obliged to retire without being able to 
dispose of my cargo. 
On our return home we were pursu- 
ed by two corsairs, which we discover- 
ed soon after doubling Cape Bon ; 
these pursued, pillaged, and stripped us 
ofevery thing,and carried us into Canis. 
‘« On our arrival, I was presented to 
my new master, Hhadjy Mehemoned 
Khodjah, a renegado, whose Christian 
name was Don Philip, he having re- 
sided a considerable time in Spain. On 
this occasion, in conformity to my 
instructions, | kissed the hem of his 
robe, and. was well received by him, 
for although shut up every night in 
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