CONTENTS.

17, S3, 49

23

148

29 Whig and Tory,

150

39

155

43

157

46

159

53

161

55 French Dignitaries,

169

56 Democratick Consistency, 170, 136

57 German Poetry,

172

Embargo,

104

Review of Foscari, a Tragedy, 108,

113, 137

111.

117

118

123 The State Elections,

124

125 dresses,

126 Adversaria,

No. 1.]

THE

ORDEA L.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 1809.

[Vol. 1.

GENERAL INTRODUCTION.

I say nothing but what I protest intendment of doing....SHÁŘSPEARE.

In a place like Boston, which has always been remarkable for a disregard, if not discountenance of periodical works, and at a time when not only all the avenues to the altar of publick favour are filled with importunate candidates, but when the crisis in our publick affairs is so alarming as to threaten the very existence of the nation, it may well be enquired of the editors of the present publication, what result they can expect to their undertaking but failure, and what prospects they can discover but such as are overshadowed with clouds. At least it must be required of them, to state their peculiar pretensions to favour, and their intrinsick claims for support, and to show in what respect their labours are required to overthrow the monsters of political experiment which stamp disgrace upon the present times, and which from their unchecked progress threaten to endanger the happiness of this country to remote posterity.

Though the editors are completely sensible of the difficulties they must be obliged to encounter in their struggle for success, and though it is their lot to have fallen upon times pregnant with corruptions in politicks, religion and literature, but barren alike of patriotism, and munificence; yet, supported by their confidence in the sterling merit of old fashioned principles, they do not shrink from their attempt; and even should it prove abortive, they can compromise with misfortune from the impression that they have intended well, and have offered some feeble aid to that glorious opposition which has for its object the attainment of peace without dishonour, government without experiment, and national energy without national disgrace. We wish our po

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