pared with the vast expanfe of country which he does not and cannot fee, and with the rest of the earth, is fo difproportionably fmall, that his advantage of profpect over that of the perfon fitting is not worthy to be mentioned. Thus the fame proportion fubfifts between the ignorant and learned inan, as is found between the man who fits and the man who stands on a level plain, and the inequality is very fmall indeed. On the contrary, the difproportion between the knowledge of a learned man, and the parts of fcience to which he is a ftranger, can only be estimated by a comparifon with finite and infinite." Huetiana, p. 214. III. Ambo-The King and the Country; or, the Danger of French Invafion repelled by British Union. A Letter addreffed to all true Antigallicans; with a Comparative View of the Population of Great Britain and France. 8vo. pp. 74. Is. 6d. Clarke, Bond Street. ANALYSIS. THE author's account of him felf. The question of danger from a foreign invafion confidered. -Unanimity the firit ftep to fecurity. -Military arrangements, the next great object.-How thefe are to be accomplished.-Sound ftate of our naval defence, and eulogium of Lord Howe. Remarks on the Hon. George Hanger's publication. Poflibility of an invafion, and the particular point France has to gain by it. Her probable policy in the execution of it, and the probable event to the invaders.-French interference not neceffary in the diforders of our conftitution.-General furvey of a frenchified revolution.— The fituation of the Netherlands particularly inftanced. Story in point, of the litigation for an oyfter. The fubverfive nature of French principles.-Plunder the object of modern French warfare. The danger of fupineness from fancied fecurity.-Cautions against the infinuating policy of Jacobin - - An addrefs to the Gentlemen of Oppofition.-Their labours and their expectations confidered.-They are called upon by the independence of the country to act in the common. caufe.The relative powers of Oppo-. fition and Adminiftration defcribed. the lofs of America, imputable to the then oppofition at home.-Danger of the country, from a counter-action of the measures of Govern ment. The best energies of the French government founded on the unanimity of their fenate. The plea of reform in our conftitution virtually admitted.-The armed tyranny of the French revolution, and its political efficacy.-British unity and British humanity called upon to oppose the defigns of French tyranny.-Oppofition cautioned against a dangerous fet of adherents.Their pretext reform, their object revolution, and their defigns hoftile to either party.-The ftate phyficians invited to an amicable confultation.-An apologue addreffed to Oppofition.-A prudent traveller will inquire the way before he begins his journey. The prefent crifis the test of all parties. General admonitory hints on the confequences of party obftinacy.-A firm reliance on the independence and antigallicanifm of the country, recommended. - Conclufion. A fupplemental statement of the comparative population of France and Great Britain, with introductory obfervations and occafional remarks. A view of the British national character, in former wars, and a few concluding exhortations. EXTRACTS. COMPARATIVE VIEW OF THE POPULATION OF FRANCE AND GREAT BRITAIN, WITH REMARKS. "THE most refpectable authorities of the French nation, prior to the revolution, never pretended that her population exceeded 20,000,000 of inhabitants, exclufive of about 300,000 foreigners. She has already loft on that estimate, by emigration, ftarvation, incarceration, guillotine, noyades, fufillades, defpair, fuicide, and the immenfe difparity between births and natural deaths, in these last fix years, together with her peculiarly exterminating fpecies of warfare, it may be judged, 4,000,000, if we can truit the reports of impartial French "As it is notorious that, in the courfe of every campaign, between one-fourth and one-third of the troops will be found hors du combat deration the dreadful havoc made by at its expiration; taking into confithe civil diffentions in St. Domingo, the increafed deftruction of the hu man fpecies, which has had place from the nature of the war carried on in La Vendée, and the fouth of France; it must be thought a very of the French nation, from this mass low computation, eftimating the lofs alone, communibus annis, at 200,000, from the year 1792 inclufive, which will amount to 1,000,000, loft in the vigour of life. Population of France. 20,000,000 prior to the revolution. 4,000,000 Íoft fince. "Now, as 20,000,000 of fouls will fcarcely afford 3,000,000 of males, at a vigorous period of life, manual labour in civil fociety as may fit for military enterprizes, and such require athletic exertions; and as it is evident that at least 1,000,000 of men of this defcription have been loft by the commencement of the revolution; extraordinary deaths in France, fince from this original stock) it is clear, (together with the further offspring from thefe circumftances alone, how great must be their decrease in popu lation. Add to this, that daily diminution they ftill continue to experience, amongft this valuable order of men in the prime of life. "Taking, then, the population of Great Britain at the low computation at which I have allowed it to fland; it is demonftrated we have nothing to fear from the boafted fupeC riority riority o the numbers of France; IV. Abroad and at Home, a Comic DRAMATIC DETAIL OF THE PLOT. CT I. SCENE I.-A Room in Sir Simon Flourish's Honfe. A converfation between Sir Simon Flourish and Old Tefty, who had formerly been partners in trade, though of oppofite humours. Sir Simon is fond of being thought a man of fashion, and Tefty affects the character of a blunt honeft tradefman. They are joint guardians to Mifs Hartley, who can not marry without the confent of both;-that confent is exclufively referved for either Young Flourid, or Young Tefty, as the lady herself may determine; and -the latter being just arrived in town, with a Yorkshire education, is to have the firft interview, as Young Flourish is ftated to be yet on his SCENE II. Another Room in Sir Simon's Houfe.-Sir Simon inftru&s Kitty, Mifs Hartley's maid, to thwart the hopes of the booby lover as much as poffible, and retires as Young Tefy enters, who, taking the maid for the miftrefs, immediately proceeds to courtship; and Kitty humouring the deception, acts with fo much cunning as to conclude the match with him, under due precautions to keep the old ones igno. rant of the mistake; which (as the young cub is provided with chambers in the Temple, for the ftudy of the law) feems eafy enough to be done. SCENE SCENE III. The King's Bench Prifon.-Harcourt laments the cruelty of his fate, "bred up as heir to a fplendid fortune, and all his hopes deftroyed by the caprice of a fplenetic old uncle. Shut up in a prifon for debt, and not only fecluded from the woman of his heart, but afhamed to acquaint her with his fituation." He is prefently joined by Young Flourish, who, from an attachment to "Poll," and a defire of beltowing his cafh in England, instead of fquandering it away in foreign parts, has touched the "peedful" of his father, fpent it all upon his mistress, and is now fang in the King's Bench, when Sir Simon believes him to be making the tour of Europe. During their converfation, Harcourt receives a letter without a fignature, enclofing notes for his liberation; he concludes it fent by Mifs Hartley, and prepares to quit the prifon, and fly to thank his fair deliverer. ACT II. SCENE I. A Garden, Belonging to Sir Simon's Houfe. Mifs Hartley laments the falfe delicacy of Harcourt, in concealing from her the place of his refidence, and profeffes that no change of fortune fhall alter her affection. At this moment, Harcourt enters, and fully explains the nature of his late abfence, by acknowledging her generofity in releafing him from a prifon. She declares herfelf totally, unconnected with the letter and the notes, and the affair remains a myftery. SCENE II. Sir Simon's Houfe.Lady Flourish and Kitty conclude Young Tetty "a fad bore," and Kity perfuades her ladyfhip, that out of regard for Mifs Hartley, fhe has fent him out of the houfe with a flea in his ear." Capt. O'Neill now enters, and Kitty is ordered to retire. The Hibernian comes to folicit Lady Flourish for a kind word in his behalf to Mifs Hartley; but her ladyship having a penchant for the captain herfelf, mifconceives the purport of his vifit, and is on the point of making a fashionable furrender in defpight of all explanation, when they are furprized by Sir Simon. The lady retires, and the knight charges O'Niell with having "for ever deftroyed the peace of his family." The captain declares himfelf ready to give fatisfaction; and, producing piftols, ironically propofes Sir Simon's mode of fighting" muzzle to muzzle in a fawpit:" but this not fuiting, he is constrained" to finish the affair by an application of his cane to the fhoulders of the unfortunate husband. SCENE III. Infide of the King's Bench, with a View of the bigh Wall.-Young Flourish is joined by Harcourt and Capt. O'Neill, the quarrel between whom having originated entirely in a mistake, is now happily done away; and after rallying Young Flourish on his prefent whimfical fituation, Harcourt hints a with for his fpeedy reconciliation with Sir Simon, for the purpofe of promoting his (Harcourt's) union with Mifs Hartley. Capt. O'Niell now finding himself in the fituation of a rival to his friend, foregoes all claims to the lady, and promifes Harcourt all the affiftance in his power. A plan is laid for introducing Young Flourish to his father, as juft returned from his travels, by obtaining for him a "day rule" to quit the prifon, attended by one of the runners, which attendant, Little Dicky, is called in and inftructed to perfonate a foreign count, equipped from the wardrobes of Monmouth Street. SCENE IV. Young Tefty's Chamhers in the Temple-Young Tefly and Snare at breakfast.-In a converfa tion on the allurements and fashions of London, it appears that Snare, a profeffed flurper, had the preceding night fineffed Young Tetty into a gaming debt of 200l. and he now contrives to get his note for twice the fum, as a fecurity. This is fcarcely accomplished, ere they are C 2 vifited vifited by Old Tefty, who being made to believe that Snare is affifting the youth in his ftudies, leaves a draft for 400l. to pay for furniture and books, and retires, well pleafed with his fon's progrefs in the law. The father is no fooner and Kitty, where before Sir Simon had been. A mutual recrimination enfues amongst them, from which it appears that the "modeft Irishman" is the only innocent perfon of the company. ACT III. SCENE I. A Garden. gone, than Snare makes his pupil-Harcourt and Mifs Hartley renew give him the draft, as a quittance for his note, and leaves him to fpeculate on his marriage with Mifs Hartley for the next iupply of cash. SCENE V. Lady Flourish's Dreffing Room.-Kitty is indulging high expectations from her projected marriage, when Old Tefty arrives, and, the reft of the family being out, he falls into a ftrain of gallantry with the girl, who determines to indulge it, by way of fecurity against his future reproach, when he fhall find the trick put upon his fon. She has just time to get an acknowledgment under his hand, that he will love her and never forfake her," when they are alarmed by the approach of Sir Simon, and he is obliged to hide under a fopha. Sir Simon then enters, and conceiving Kitty to be in the house alone, he also makes vio lent love to her, and is alfo interrupted, by hearing the voice of his lady without. He and Kitty, to avoid confequences, conceal themfelves behind a window curtain, and Lady Flourish comes in, with Capt. O'Niell, who having called to ftate the alteration of his mind, with refpect to Mifs Hartley, is again mifunderstood, and Lady Flourish upbraids him for his cruelty and inconftancy, after having "enfnared her fufceptible heart." Sir Simon, hearing this, comes forward, and reproaches his wife with infidelity; the finks on the fopha, overcome by the difcovery, and the captain propofes to move her towards the window, for a little air. The removal of the fopha and the window curtain produces more difcoveries, viz. Old Tefty, fquat on his form, their vows of attachment. They are interrupted by Sir Simon, who, questioning his ward, as to the gen tleman, is informed, that he is the particular friend of Young Flourish, and comes to announce his safe arrival from the continent. Sir Simon joyfully prepares to receive his accomplished traveller, and they severally retire. SCENE II. A Street. Bluff the bailiff, and his Followers, appear on the look-out for Young efty, who, having been watched into a church with Kitty, prefently comes out with his newmarried bride, and falls into the fare. While he is wrangling with his captors, Young Flourish and Dicky appear, dreffed out for their vifit to Sir Simon; they are accosted by Young Tefty, in the hope of procuring bail, and a scene of mu tual embarraflment takes place, from the aukward predicament of the traveller, which the bailiffs at length put an end to, by conducting their prize to the King's Bench prifon; and Young Flourish prepares his friend to fee him in the fame place, by declaring, he will very foon pay him a confolatory visit. SCENE III. Sir Simon's House. Old Tefly, having learnt that Young Flourish is a prisoner in the King's Bench, comes to enjoy the malicious fatisfaction of ftating this to Sir Simon; he is, however, difappointed, by the arrival of Young Flourish and Dicky in masquerade fplendor, who play their parts (though a little whimfically) to the complete fatisfaction of Sir Simon; and still more unluckily for Old Tefly, a letter, addreffed to the knight, |