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3f TH E " S T ATE G A' ZHET T o N ' --. BDENS 0 N:: Printed by H ODGE WILLS- RiNTEks to the Statej by whom Subfcrlp ! lions for this paper arc taken in at 25s. per annum, andaldvertifements of no more length than breadth inferted for 8s. the firft week and 4$. fdr every time afterwards 5 larger ones ill prbpdrtiorii Vol. III. T H tf if D Af, DlcEMBEii 4, ,1788 'Numb, 152. 1 Hoi Oa the PLEASURE of REFLECTION. tY HA T the enjoyments of the intellects ' X exceed the pleafures of fenfe is a truth, nnffffrrr hy all who are capable of think- ing in their tun vigor, .out. oy tneie piua- furesre generally underftood fublime contem' plationson fubjecls of fcience and abftrufe dif-quifition- contemplations, which can only be the refult of uncommon powers and extraordi narv efforts. --. --v:;" " But there are intellectual pleafiires of ano ther kind r to the enjoyment of which, nei ther abilities nor learning are required. Thefe arc no other than , the pleafures of reflection, which are open to the illiterate mechanic as well as to the flge philolbpher, and confti- tute the fweeteft fatisfa&ions yf human life; There are few who have : not felt pleafing fenfaHons arifmg from the retrofpeclive-view of . thr firft perradTDfrtheir hfev" TecoUecT the puerile amufements, the petty anxieties, and the eager purfuits of childhood, is a tafk in which alt delight. It Is common Jo pbfefve," that on no fubjecV do men dwell with luch pleafure as'theboyifh tricks and wanton franks which they prafKfeat fchool The hoary head looks back with a fmi'e of compla cency, mixed with regret, on the feafon when health glowed on the cheek, when lively fpir fts warmed the heart, and when toil ftrting the herve with vigor. Cicero has remarked that cvent9 the inoft difagret able, during their immediate influence give an exquifite fatisfaclion when their confe quen(es have ceaftd'j iEneas folaces his com- paniorisiirjdertherd they endured, with the consideration, that the rememberings cf the itiuffera latif taaion. 1 nat the e lentimcnts are luit is of this hapfiftefs, a ftri& adherence td the rules of virtue is neceffkry j for let -it pt re membered, that none can feel the pleafures of reflection, who do not enjoy the peace of inno cence. S T O C K H O L M, July26 . : ' W tf- E learrl from Abo, that Lieutenant- General Baron de Carpelfen died there in his 6th year in 1717 he ferved as enfign in the guards under Charles the twelfth at the hege-ot 1' rederickfhall. L O N D O N, Auguft 24. - A negotiation, it is faid has' been Carfy ing on between the Republic of Venice and Coriftantinople, by which it is laid to be ftipu J5icj!i Ji? aticiurrfj bn:isl(Ltakeplac?iictween: the Venetian and Turkifh " fleet, and an im- I mediate invafion of the Emperor's dominions in Italy, on condition that the Turks pay the Republic an annual fubiidy, and cede to them tor ever tne iilarid Candia. The fefiftahce of the; Turkk at Choczim, would have done honour to the Britifh troops,' who fo pallantly defended Gibraltar, agiinft the combined efforts of France and Spain j and If the former had been as feciirely fituated as well known to thofe who have enjoyed the con- verfation of 1 he foldier, battles, fkirmifhes and fieges, at which, perhaps, he trembled during the aclion, 'furnifli him with topics' of cbnver- jation, and lources ot pleaiure tor the remain der of his life, .. Refleclion is the mo(t proper employment, and the fweeteft futis.faclion , in -a rational old age. Df rtitute of (irength and vigor, necefla, ry for bodilv exertions, and furnifhed with oh. . fervations by experience the old man finds hit . rf r" 1 - . cnief empiovnrejit. RndJiTs preafFfHifefiTrc- to con lift in wandering m iniaginatipn oyer pa(f frer.es of delight, in recounting' the u adven- tures of his youth, the yiciflmides ohuman life affhrtTbl imvemno tnch'hriiprouttof 11 rt v 1 n u iicc n an evt.wifnp : : i n ri t., - The Aiiftnan andRtrifiaa Ambnnadors have botH prefented fpiri ted memorials on the fub jedl ,and to 7 this! may poflibly be owing the warl ik? pi eparations at prefent carrying on by the King of Sicily, as forefeeing a war in '"Italy.;':""--:A--rr" - .... - A Kuflian agent his contracletl at CoHc for looo tons provifpris 7. e. frefh cured poi k , beef, flour, peas,oatmeal, &c. to be fliinoed on or before December next, to a port in the ivieaitcrranean ; and a like quantity every fix motiths, pending a Ruffian" fqUadron being in theMeditettanean.----- . : " The ATgerines have ferif fix mips of war to the latter, there is no dolibt but the allied ar my or Kuliia and Aultra woulo not have to boa ft of- a viclory after a fifge of feyeral monthsi of ah ill con(trutcd fortrefs,' defen ded by only . 4000 men, and not one of thofe verfird in the art of War, and chly pofTeffed of nati ve courage to defend themfelfes. I This placer to w fixed a great importance, after having all its works almoft totally demolilhed, its town, ma gazines and arftnals entiiely confumed andde ltroyed by the bombs of the enemy the garri fon corifiderably reduced and menaced with fa- -minewas compelled to furrender on the 29th jQfcJulyjJaitptozthPrince deeobourg and 5 we are fofryto add, tnat the Turks have receiv- : ed two checks in Tranfylvania which though trifling in tliemfelves, may be attended with ferious con fequences, by checki ng f heif a; dour, 1 a rid -i n fptringcourage in their enemies . We - cannot, however, -avoid remarking the excef-. five caution of the imperial Jofeph during the" whole of this conteft ) he keeps Sloof moft cautiaufly with 106600 men to guard his moft facred perfon while he plans attacks which hef never means to execute, and dreafn i of con quefts which he neither deferves nor is calcu lated to obtain In this manner he has exhauft-1 ed the patience of his troops, wafted an en tire campaign almoft, and ih'fuhed the uhder (landing of hi s beft, - Generals,- who are ll -retired from the grand army,-under the pre tence of illnefs ) and if the Swedes fhould gain ground in Finland, or be affifted by Pruf- ua, tne Turks will ftill .be able to face the " ...".i?.T?a. m, aiirr, iiiat to recollect a well (vent life is to anticipate the blifs of a fii- mre exiiTertce. ' .,...-e,,.. iiv ( y i liiui .iji 1 1111 iiiriiinu nrnn i i r v I . . j .... - - - - J , J T I IV Wilt acknowledged ta have iinderftood the nature of .. true and lubftantialpleafure better than the bu , :;.!" iMie j?y , Ati$ fhewn a iMedileftionTArWr;;-ir Cvt:J-v :i !o other-mfe have theyrtflrgned for thdrc dug in forfakir.g fociel:y, 7than that the noife and huiTy of the world, is incompatible with the exertion of calm feafon and difpaffionate refleaiop.: , - - : "-' is not to be confi Jered as a mere. epigram . micturn In-vaij, was it to'purfue philofophy theSajrraTbjLwas oniy to be courted, with JTjiccefs, in the fequeftrian ftide ; of Viiral re . . tiremenf.-: ; . -vy ere the nowpr r. rat: .,n:..,i,M u - "'aiiKiitn wood Tiro 1 t m U ok . :: oefive a nTpafn'rA a. ' : -in.. rauonal as-it w. cxalteii. Ta th attainment Conftantinople, and two fhou land men . ur.der the command of Kegi Mackmet, a renegado I united iviJom and United eoUrageoi the two Jtw- - j impeiai JLqurts, and Keeptne Crimea in ipite Thomas'' Sheridan, -Efti. 'who died at Mir- I of alllheir efforts to wreftit from them. j gate a few days ago, wai a credit and honour J.v-T.he'-.CoVNf '-DB Galvez has been fent to the profefTion it was his Jot in early life. to from the Coulrt of Madrid as Ambaffador to embrace; and in the literary world his works Peterfburg It is faidtobe a fprcial commif- fion, forthe purpole of mediating between the belligerent powers. 1 ' . The return of the taxes for the la,ft week at delivered into the Exchequer, amounts to the fum of 207,11 3I. 15s. 4d; - ; The King of France. Icnowine the in ftoene'fcfc the IowerTorHers 6fr on elocution and education prove him a gqod fcholar and art able wi itef His Englifh Diaion ary has long been held in the higheft eltijnation, and admired by foreigners to be the beft book which has; hitherto appeared for acquiring a juft bioilouiii.ia.liuii pHhe:Eneiilhlan.iiae's ' "dpiJjrit)- h'eartht-cdihTrl in great forwardhefs with ' the author's laft the people has written to the ArchbiJbop$ fa corrections an inipTOyemVntsi, Butiwhatis jOrlng them to enjoin refideh'c'ei4mong.lhe?retver4 hipeTpralteihaTr -afa1lotlBBi'Hheir exhortation y to a peacea- uc tumencu on im as a writer, 'he was-a man :ihfki&titho no 0 f ra nd of the mo ft 11 nble mifhed integrity. He-was ecTocaied-a minfter School, a cotem polar v with the nrefrnt mcrce between the Ottoman Porte and the Swe- Archbifhop or-Vbik'afterwards-at-Trinity- difti nation ::are evivCc1 for fourteen years ; irt Colleger Dublin where he was efteemed one which his fublime highnefs the foltan alMi of the beft fcholars ever bred in that learned Palates for the regencies of Algiers, Tunis icmmary rvir. 1 nomas-bhertdan was fbn to 4 1 ripoh, &c vfbr the lame per :od of time. Sheridani- Swift'sflrftin- The lubjeabf hfeKm'rtfr'SfehTarew7777 rronfeqncuce thereof to eniov the fame Drotcfiiw ic molt fa-v e Porte. -r. ; The7 guarantee treaties: of I740 andu 772. arev alfo revived jj and by the additional - ankles mqqe in the .nev?.rreatyi .the l urks and b wedes- trill (UpA fritnA" AfciiiJ. rH -1.1 . t'r': t ' w-.w. ...v.. v., lauici iu v. iiHrics-onerifian Elqt now fecretary at war in Ireland, and Rfc. on, privileges, and immunities as th B. Sheridan Efq. MemberYor Stafford, 'v vonredationinthe domtnionsof ih( vi5f . zo. 1 nejait accounts as publifhe'd nhe;pyaLpa&tet announcedlhe tvvohof- uvv ui ovvcucii iiiu Jiinia wpi-p nearly in are mutual ffilrahtic fn Mrri ttipr fnf h!f' t"r, P?ntar,precond Jiattie, jn jrcipect iy;dohn(mjpiys inj Eifrope againit which, Jike the laft, frohrthe equatityof he ;powerhatever. he 5wedifbAmba ftruggle, the victory will- be claimed on both fides r7"":"; ' Scarcely has the great Conftitutional aueftJ. uii concernmgtne aitemhling the States Ge peo begun rfob1id?Z terved to let thepublic mhid in a flame. .who has had "the negotiating this ji-eatyyis pfe; ferited with lome vabable prefents ; and twen ty purfes-of gold have been diftributedlo his Jioukhofd.; m . 'Onrl tho 4-tfwiA J .1 -.. t t r - T . ' - s- -r--" - - - M r ' : . . ,,"-" ,iwi upuii tnat fleaa Liverpool on Saturday from Peterfbu tnat tour Ruffian men of .war caminfrt f itadt, after the late engameiththrSvvedcs"
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