Retrofpedt of French Literature.—Mifcellanies: 
€y, On his part, performs prodigies of 
valour ; and when the European army 
tnarched to the aflault of Prolomais, it is 
he who with his own hand places the firit 
fcaling ladder againit the walls of that 
devoied fortrefs. 
Meanwhile, Saladin is aftenifhed at the 
conduct of bis brother. Inftead of flying 
to the fuccour ofa city, on the preferva- 
tion of which fs much was fuppofed to 
depend. he learns with indignation that - 
Malek has difpatched a prieftand a hero- 
to the affitince of the enemies of his 
faith ; and hears with horror, that a be- 
Joved brother, hitherto confidered as the 
tay of Iffamilm, had become enamoured 
with a young woman, delftined to be a 
nun, 
An interview between the two lovers 
affords a fine opportunity for working up 
the paflions ; but the modeft and beautiful 
Englifh woman ftill retained her preju- 
dices, and when an advance was made to 
embrace her, fhe repulfed with horror 
the audacious Muffulman, and at the 
fame time concealed her face, bathed in 
tears, behind her uplifted hands,’’ I¢ 
was not until fhe had become indebted to 
him for her life, that the Princefs Matilda 
condefcended to give her hand to the ac- 
complifhed Malek Adhel.  . 
‘‘ Hittoire d’Ines-de-Leon; par F. L. 
C. Montrjove.”—The Hiftory of Ines 
de Leon, 6 vols. 12m0o. 
Although Ferdinand de Leon poffeffed 
certain advantages in point of birth, and 
was moreover defcended from the ancient 
kings of Leon, yet he had efpoufed La- 
bella, the daughter of a rich merchant. 
Ines was the fruit of this alliance, and 
on her was beftowed an education which 
included every accomplifhment that could 
be beftowed ona young and virtuous dam. 
fe]. 
In the convent of Las-Salefas, this 
heirels formed an acquaintance with the 
Princefs Carolina, while Don Pedro, the 
younger of her two brothers, became 
greatly attached to the lovely Ines; who 
had at the fame. time infpired Ifidro Lan- 
garez, firft fecretary to the Duke d’Al- 
meyra, then minifter of juftice, with fi- 
milar fentiments. Neither of thele rivals 
in the leaft affected the heart of our he- 
roine: this exquifite happinefs was referv- 
ed for Alonzo de Santa-Fé, a captain in 
the Walloon guards, whofe birth was at 
that time unknown to her. It was at 
Jength difcovered that he was the fon of 
the Duke d’Almeyra, and that the latter 
intended him fox the hufband of the excel- 
gent Carolina, | 
a7 
We thus behold Ines the rival of her 
moft intimate friend: but this rivalry, 
notwithftanding her high birth, her charms, 
and her many virtues, was far from being 
dangerous. The diftinguifhed female al- 
luded to, inftead of being interefted in 
refpect to worldly confiderations, only be- 
thought herlelf how fhe could merit a 
crown of glory. In the place, therefore, 
of beftowing a fingle thought either on 
Iove or marriage, fhe is bufied alone with 
the cefire of fitting herfelf to take the 
veil. She accordingly petitions the king, 
with the utmoft earnefinefs, for permiffion 
to make her vows; and as this favour is 
always readily granted to princéfles, her un=, 
wearied folicitations prove at length fuc= 
cefsfule Her brother, Don Pedro, at the 
fame time becomes an ecclefiaftic; Lan- 
garez, alfo, dies fuddenly: (o that no- 
thing could any longer oppofe the union 
of Ines and Alonzo. 
The machinery of this plot is extreme- 
ly complicated, and the ftory is totally 
devoid of that fimplicity which confti- 
tutes the chief beauty of fubje&ts of this 
kind. 
‘© Ciuvres inédites de M. le Préfident 
Hénault, de l’Académie Frangaife et de 
celle des Infcriptions et Belles Lettres.’” 
——The unedited Works of the Prefident 
Henault, of the Academy of Infcriptione 
and Belles Lettres. 
The following is a lift of the works in 
quettion : 
1. Marius 4 Cyrthe, a tragedy in five 
acts, compofed in verfe, together with 
the variations ; 
z. Fugitive Poetry ; 
3.6 Thoughts, and other pieces in profes 
And 4, Notes collected for the purpofe 
of materials toward the Abridgement of 
the Chronological Hittory of France. 
The Prefident Henault holds a diftin- 
guifhed place among thofe who, both in 
ref{pect to their manner of living and their 
writings, haveat the fame time united the 
ufeful and the agreeable ; who have been 
both philofophers and literary men; who 
have compofed good profe, and entertain- 
ing verfe ; and who, while culling the 
fine fruits of Parnaffus, have not difdain- 
ed at the fame time to gather its flowers; 
A grave magiftrate in the hall of juftice, 
he appeared in the world as a man accuf- 
tomed te good company. While one por- 
tion of his time was employed in- the 
gravelt ftadies and occupations, he knew 
how to {pend the other gaily, at the fup- 
pers of the Duchefle du Maine, which 
were frequented by perfons of wit and ta- 
leats. ,His contemporaries were accul- 
4a tomed 
