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oxen down from the mountain, and on 
the day of the battle marched them with 
burning matches on their horns among 
his troops. The Spaniards, who expect- 
ed no refiftance, were terrified by the 
apparent number of his followers, and 
made but a confufed and ineffectual 
fiand. Two of the Spanith foldiery fur- 
vived the carnage: thefe two were made 
to draw lots, and the one was fent back 
to Europe with the intelligence. 
However fkilfully F ieueredo conducted 
himfelf in Tercera, Don Antonio  heid 
it more for his intereft to have fo brave a 
warrior, and an adviler of fo much re- 
fource, immediately about him. He fent 
for Scipio to France, and recommended 
him to Emanuel de Sylva. Madame de 
Saintonge complains, that from this cir- 
cumftance fome hiftorians thould have 
inferred diffatisfaction on the part of | 
Don Antonio; and cites a letter of his 
to Pope Gregory XIII., in which he 
does ample juftice to the bravery and fi- 
delity of Scipio Vafconcellos de Figueredo. 
According to the narrative vob Ge: 
bauer, one would imagine that Don An- 
tonio, after having been compelled to 
quit Portugal, always continued in 
France ; but Madame de Saintonge in- 
forms us, that he often paffed much tine 
in England. His firtt voyage thither was 
immediately after his fortunate efcape ; 
he crofied over from Calais, whither the 
Enkhans veffel had brought him. 
was in the year 1581; and is noticed by 
Camden, and after him by Rapin. His 
fecond vifit to England was occafioned 
by the inconveniences to which he was 
expofed in France during the troubles of » 
the League, by the contrivance of the 
King of Spain. It mutt have occurred 
in the year 1585; and Madame de Sain- 
tonge relates one remarkable particular, 
which fhe profefles to have obtained 
from the antograpbic memoirs of Don 
Antonio: “ Queen Elizabeth,” fays the, 
“ pretlingly invited him to come to Eng- 
land; he did fo, and was handfomely 
received. The queen caufed many of 
her nobles, in the drefs of fhepherds, 
to meet and wait on bim at Salisbury ; 
and to allure him that the great thep- 
herdefs of the country would afford him 
every protection, In allthe towns through 
which he paffed, rejoicing was made : fo 
that he feemed rather a triumphal than a 
fallen monarch.” His-fecond ftay im 
England jafted tll the year 1590. 
On the death of Henry If. the af- 
fairs of Vrance afflumed a new face ; and 
Don Antonio thought he might promile 
hinfelf the aétive affifiance of Iienry 
Monxtuty Mac. No. 157. 
Critical Survey of Leffing’s Works. 
'Phis’ 
425 
TV. Henry was then at Dieppe, and 
Don Antonio went to vifit hin there ; 
but the king did not yet think himfeif 
firm enough on his throne to offer troops. 
Don Antonio, therefore, returned to 
England, and .ftaid there till 1594, 
when Henry fent a meflage, through his 
ambaflador, that Don Antcnio would he 
welcome in France. He went by Calais, 
and joimed the king at Chartres. Henry 
expreffed. willingnefs to ferve him; and 
fent word by the Marthal de Matienon, 
that if he chofe to.be prefent at the co- 
ronation, every thing neceflary fhould be 
furnithed for ‘his suitable accommoda- 
tion. Don Antonio excufed himfelf, on 
the ground of an aithmatic - complaint. 
He went however to Paris, and was 
joined there by the king; he folicited a 
loan from the vovernment, but obtained, 
only a permiffion to borrow: Clermont 
d’Amboife was nominated to the com- 
mand of the. expedition, which Antonio 
was to obtain of the king: but fate de- 
creed otherwife, and the unfortunate 
Antonio died. 
All this is related by Madame de 
Saintonge, and may ferve as fupplemen- 
tary matter to Gebauer. What think 
you:——-did Henry ever intend to ferve 
Antonio ; or was it the vanity of, colleét- 
ing one con{picuous perfon inore at his co- 
ronation, which occafioned the invitation? 
-What is moft remarkable in Madame 
de Saintonge, is the account of Don 
Antonio’s defcendants. She relates in 
detail a love-affair which Louis, his 
erandfon, had in Italy. The lady whom 
he is ttated to have finally married, cam 
confequently be no other than the Prin- 
cuis of Monteleone, (with whom, ac- 
cording to the Hij/toire Genealogique, he 
was united ;) though Madame de Sain- 
tonge {peaks of her as a dume Ltahkenne, 
and of no confequence. At that time 
Don Louis had not ae his fubmifiion 
to the Spanifh government ; for the vice- 
roy of Naples was very i to get poi- 
feition of his perfon. He mut have re- 
nounced his claims very late; and im 
concurrence with his father, Don Exmas 
nuel, who previoufly turned capuchin, 
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TOUR IN THE ISLE OF WIGHT. 
(Continued, from p. 347.) 
YDE has in its neighbourhood se- 
veral beauttiul spots, highly favour- 
ed by nature, and enriched by art. Ap- 
ley is but a short distance from this rude 
repository of the dead; a ee covered 
walk leads ap an agrceable ascent, which 
Se opens 
