racter of Achilles's valour, he determines to reftore Chryfeïs to her father, and fends two heralds to fetch away Brifeis from Achilles, who abandens himself to forrow and defpair. His mother, Thetis, comes to confert him under his affliction, and promifes to reprefent his forrowful lamentation to Jupiter: but he could not attend to it; for the evening before, he had appointed to divert himself for two days beyond the feas with the harmless Ethiopians.

It was the twenty-first day after Chryfeis's arrival at the camp, that Thetis went very early to demand an audience of Jupiter. The means he used to fatisfy her were, to perfuade the Greeks to attack the Trojane; that fo they might perceive the confequence of contemning Achilles, and the miferies they fuffer, if he does not head them. The next night he orders Agamemnon, in a dream, to attack them; who was deceived with the hopes of obtaining a victory, and alfo taking the city, without fharing the honour with Achilles.

On the twenty-fecond in the morning he aflembles the council, and having made a feint of railing the fiege and retiring, he declares to them his dream; and, together with Neftor and Ulyffes, refolves on an engagement.

This was the twenty-third day, which is full of incidents, and which continues from almost the beginning of the fecond Iliad to the eighth. The armies being then drawn up in view of one another, Hector brings it about that Menelaus and Paris, the two perfons concerned in the quarrel, fhould decide it by a single combat, which tending to the advantage of Menelaus, was interrupted by a cowardice infufed by Minerva: then both armies engage, where the Trojans have the difadvantage; but being afterwards animated by Apollo, they repulfe the enemy, yet they are once again forced to give ground; but their affairs were retrieved by Hector, who has a fingle combat with Ajax. The gods threw themielves into the battle; Juno and Minerva took the Grecians part and Apollo and Mars the Trojans: but Mars and Venus are both wounded by Diomedes.

The truce for burying the flain ended the twenty-third day, after which the Greeks threw up a great intrenchment, to fecure their navy from danger. Councils are held on both fides. On the

morning of the twenty-fourth day the battle is renewed, but in a very difadvantageous manner to the Greeks, who are beaten back to their intrenchments. Agamemnon, being in defpair at this ill fuccefs, propoies to the council to quit the enterprize, and retire from Troy. But by the advice of Neftor, he is perfuaded to regain Achilles, by returning Brifeïs, and fending him confiderable prefents. Hereupon Ulyffes and Ajax are fent to that hero, who continues inflexible in his anger. Ulyffes, at his return, joins himself with Diomedes, and goes in the night to gain intelligence of the enemy: they enter into their very camp, where finding the centinels afleep, they made a great flaughter. Rhefus, who was just then arrived with recruits from Thrace for the Trojans, was killed in that action. Here ends the tenth Iliad. The fequel of this journal will be inferted in the next artiele from this place.

ST. JAMES'S COFFEE-HOUSE, APRIL 22.

WE hear from Italy, that notwithAanding the Pope has received a letter from the Duke of Anjou, demand ing of him to explain himfelf upon the affair of acknowledging King Charles; his Holine's has not yet thought fit to fend any answer to that prince. The Court of Rome appears very much mor tified, that they are not to fee his Majefty of Denmark in that city, having perhaps given themselves vain hopes from a vifit made by a Proteftant prince to that fee. The Pope has difpatched a gentleman to compliment his Majetty, and fent the king a prefent of all the curiofities and antiquities of Rome, repretented in feventeen volumes very richly bound, which were taken out of the Vatican library.-Letters from Genoa of the fourteenth inftant fay, that a Felucca was arrived there in five days from Marfeilles, with an account, that the people of that city had made an infurrection, by reason of the fcarcity of provifions; and that the intendant had ordered fome companies of marines, and the men belonging to the gallies, to ftand to their arms to protect him from violence; but that he began to be in as much apprehenfion of his guards, as thofe from whom they were to defend him. When that vellel came away, the foldiers murmured publicly for want of

pay;

pay; and it was generally believed they would pillage the magazines, as the garrifons of Grenoble and other towns of France had already done.-A veffel which lately came into Leghorn brought advice, that the British fquadron was arrived at Port-Mahon, where they were taking in more troops, in order to attempt the relief of Alicant, which still made a very vigorous defence. It is faid Admiral Byng will be at the head of that expedition. The King of Denmark was gone from Leghorn towards Lucca.

They write from Vienna, that in cafe the Allies fhould enter into a treaty of peace with France, Count Zinzendorf will be appointed firft plenipotentiary, the Count de Goes the fecond, and Monfieur Van Konfbruch a third. MaforGeneral Palmes, envoy-extraordinary from her Britannic Majefty, has been very urgent with that court to make their utmost efforts against France the enfuing campaign, in order to oblige it to fuch a peace as inay eftablish the tranquillity of Europe for the future.

We are alfo informed, that the Pope ufes all imaginable shifts to elude the treaty concluded with the Emperor, and that he demanded the immediate reftitution of Comacchio; infifting alio, that his Imperial Majefty fhould ask pardon, and defire abfolution for what had formerly paffed, before he would folemnly acknowledge King Charles. But this was utterly refused.

They hear at Vienna, by letters from Conftantinople, dated the twenty-fecond of February laft, that on the twelfth of that month the Grand Seignior took occafion, at the celebration of the feitivals of the Muffulmen, to fet all the Christian flaves which were in the galleys at liberty.

Advices from Switzerland import, that the preachers of the county of Tockenburg continue to create new jealoufies of the Protestants; and fome disturbances lately happened there on that account. The Protestants and Papifts in the town of Hamman go to divine fervice one after another in the fame church, as is ufual in many parts of Switzerland; but on Sunday the tenth inftant, the Popish .curate, having ended his fervice, attempted to hinder the Proteftants from entering into the church according to custom; but the Protestants briskly at

tacked him and his party, and broke into it by force.

Last night between seven and eight, his Grace the Duke of Marlborough arrived at court.

FROM MY OWN APARTMENT, APRIL 22.

THE prefent great captains of the age, the Duke of Mariborough and Prince Eugene, having been the fubject of the difcourfe of the laft company I was in; it has naturally led me into a confideration of Alexander and Cæfar, the two greatest names that ever appeared before this century. In order to enter into their characters, there needs no more but examining their behaviour in parallel circumstances. It must be allowed, that they had an equal great-, nefs of foul; but Cæfar's was more corrected and allayed by a mixture of prudence and circumfpeétion. This is fcen confpicuoufly in one particular in their hitories, wherein they feem to have fhewn exactly the difference of their tempers. When Alexander, after a long courfe of victories, would fill have led his foldiers farther from home, they unanimoufly refufed to follow him. Wa meet with the like behaviour in Cæfar's army in the midst of his march against Ariovifus. Let us therefore obferve the conduct of our two gencrals in fo nice an affair and here we find Alexander at the head of his army, upbraiding them with their cowardice, and meannefs of fphit; and in the end telling them plainly, he would go forward himself, though not a man followed him. This fhewed indeed an exceffive bravery; but how would the commander have come off, if the fpeech had not fucceeded, and the foldiers had taken him at his word? The project feems of a piece with Mr. Bays's in the Rehearsal, who, to gain a clap in his Prolegue, comes out with a terrible fellow in a fur cap following him, and tells his audience, if they would not like his play, he would lie down and have his head ftruck off. If this gained a clap, all was well; but if not, there was nothing left but for the executioner to do his cfice. But Cæfar would not leave the fuccefs of his fpeech to fuch uncertain events: he fhews his men the unreafonableness of their fears in an obliging manner, and concludes, that if none

elfe would march along with him, he would go himfelf with the tenth legion, for he was allured of their fidelity and valour, though all the ret forfook him; not but that, in all probability, they were as much against the march as the reit. The refult of all was very na

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greateft heroes are fometimes fearful; The fprightlieft wits at fome hours dull; and the greatest politicians on fome occafions whimfical. But I fhall not pretend to palliate or excufe the matter; for I find, by a calculation of my own nativity, that I cannot hold out with any tolerable wit longer than two minutes after twelve of the clock at night, between the eighteenth and nineteenth of the next month: for which pace of time you may ftill expect to hear from me, but no longer; except you will tranfmit to me the occurrences you meet with relating to your amours, or any other fubject within the rules by which I have propofed to walk. If any gentleman or lady fends to Ifaac Bickerftaff, Efq. at Mr. Morphew's near Stationers Hall, by the penny-poft, the grief or joy of their foul, what they think fit of the matter shall be related in colours as much to their advantage, as thofe in which Gervafe has drawn the agreeable Chloe. But fince, without fuch affiftance, I frankly confefs, and am fenfible, that I have not a month's wit more, I think I ought, while I am in my found health and fenfes, to make my Will and Teftament; which I do in manner and form following:

Imprimis, I give to the Stock-Jobbers about the Exchange of London, as a fe-curity for the trufts daily repofed in them, all my real eftate; which I do

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hereby vest in the faid body of worthy citizens for ever.

Item, Forafmuch as it is very hard to keep land in repair without ready cafh, I do, out of my perfonal eftate, beitow the bear-fkin, which I have frequently lent to feveral focieties about this town, to fupply their neceffities; I fay, I give alfo the faid bear-fkin, as an immediate fund to the faid citizens for ever.

Item, I do hereby appoint a certain number of the faid citizens to take all

the custom-house or customary oaths concerning all goods imported by the whole city; ftrictly directing, that some felect members, and not the whole num ber of a body corporate, fhould be perjured.

Item, I forbid all ns and perfons of qty to watch bargains near and about the Exchange, to the diminution and wrong of the faid Stock-Jobbers.

Thus far, in as brief and intelligible a manner as any will can appear, until it is explained by the learned, I have difpofed of my real and perfonal estate: but as I am an adept, I have by birth an equal right to give alfo an indefeafible title to my endowments and qualifications, which I do in the following

manner:

Item, I give my chatity to all virgins: who have withstood their market.

Item, I give my courage among all who are afhamed of their diftreffedfriends, all fneakers in affemblies, and men who fhew valour in common converfation.

Item, I give my wit (as rich men give to the rich) among fuch as think they have enough already. And in cafe they fhall not accept of the legacy, I give it to Bentivolio, to defend his works, from time to time, as he fhall think fit to publish them.

Item, I beftow my learning upon the honorary members of the Royal Society. Now for the difpofal of this body.

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As thefe eyes muft one day ceafe to gaze on Teraminta, and this heart fhall one day pant no more for her indignation; that is to fay, fince this body must be earth, I fhall commit it to the duft in a manner fuitable to my character. Therefore, as there are thofe who difpute, whether there is any fuch real perfon as Ifaac Bickerstaff, or not; I fhall excufe all perfons who appear what they really are, from coming to my funeral. But all those who are, in their way of life, Perfonæ, as the Latins have it, perfons affumed, and who appear what they really are not, are hereby invited to that folemnity.

The body shall be carried by fix watchmen, who are never feen in the day. Item, The pall shall be held up by the fix mot known pretenders to honetty, wealth, and power, who are not poffeffed of any of them. The two firft, a Half-lawyer, a compleat Juftice. The two next, a Chymift, a Projector. The third couple, a Treafury-follicitor, and a fmall Courtier.

To make my funeral (what that folemnity, when done to common men, really is in itfelf) a very farce; and fince all mourners are mere actors on thefe occafions, I fhall defire thofe who are profeffedly fuch to attend mine. I humbly therefore befeech Mrs. Barry to act once more, and be my widow. When the fwoons away at the church-porch, I appoint the merry Sir John Falitar, and the gay Sir Harry Wildair, to fupport her. I defire Mr. Pinkethman to follow in the habit of a Cardinal, and Mr. Bullock in that of a Privy-counfellor. To make up the rest of the appearance, I defire all the ladies from the balconies to weep with Mrs. Barry, as they hope to be wives and widows themfelves. I invite ail, who have nothing else to do, to accept of gloves and scarves.

Thus, with the great Charles V. of Spain, I refign the glories of this tranfitory world: yet, at the fame time, to fhew you my indifference, and that my deres are not too much fixed upon any thing, I own to you, I am as willing to ftay as to go: therefore leave it in the choice of my gentle readers, whether I fhall hear from them, or they hear no more from me.

WHITE'S CHOCOLATE-HOUSE, APRIL25.

EASTER Day being a time when you cannot well meet with any but humbie adventures; and there being such a

thing as low-gallantry, as well as low comedy, Colonel Ramble and myfelf went early this morning into the fields, which were ftrewed with fhepherds and fhepherdeffes, but indeed of a different turn from the fimplicity of thofe of Arcadia. Every hedge was confcious of more than what the reprefentations of enamoured swains admit of. While we were furveying the crowd around us, we faw at a ditance a company coming towards Pancras-church; but though there was not much diforder, we thought we faw the figure of a man ftuck through with a fword, and at every step ready to fall, if a woman by his fide had not fupported him; the rest followed two and two. When we came nearer this appearance, who fhould it be but Monfieur Guardeloop, mine and Ramble's French taylor, attended by others, leading one of Madame Depingle's maids to the church, in order to their efpoufals. It was his fword tucked fo high above his waift, and the circumflex which perfons of his profeflion take in their walking, that made him appear at a diftance wounded and falling. But the morning being rainy, methought the march to this wedding was but too lively a picture of wedlock itself. They feemed both to have a month's mind to make the best of their way fingle; yet both tugged arm in arm: and when they were in a dirty way, he was but deeper in the mire, by endeavouring to pull out his companion, and yet without helping her. The bridegroom's feathers in his hat all drooped, one of his fhoes had loft an heel. In short, he was in his whole perfon and drefs fo extremely foufed, that there did not appear one inch or fingle thread about him unmarried. Pardon me, that the melancholy object ftill dwells upon me fo far, as to reduce me to punning. However, we attended them to the chapel, where we ftaid to hear the irrevocable words pronounced upon our old fervant, and made the best of our way to town. I took a refolution to forbear all married perfons, or any in danger of being fuch, for four and twenty hours at leatt; therefore dreffed, and went to vilit Florimel, the vaineft thing in town, where I knew would drop in Colonel Picket, just come from the camp, her profetled admirer. He is of that order of men who has much honour and merit, but withal a coxcomb; the other of that set of females, who has innocence and wit, but the first of co

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quets. It is eafy to believe, these muft he admirers of each other. She lays, the colonel rides the belt of any man in England; the colonel fays, the talks the helt of any woman. At the fame time, he understands wit juft as she does horieanthip. You are to know thele extraordinary perfons fee each other daily; and they themielves, as well as the town, think it will be a match: but it can never happen that they can come to the point; for instead of addrefling to each other, they spend their whole time in reports of themselves: he is fatisfied if he can convince her he is a fine gentleman, and a man of confequence; and fe, in appearing to him an accomplish ed lady and a wit, without further defign. Thus he tells her of his manner of potting his men at fuch a país, with the numbers he commanded on that detachment: he tells him, how the was dressed on such a day at court, and what offers were made her the week following. She feems to hear the repetition of his mens names with admiration, and waits only to antwer him with as falfe a mufter of lovers. They talk to each other not to be informed, but approved. Thus they are fo like, that they are to be ever diftant, and the parallel lines may run together for ever, but never

meet.

WILLS'S COFFEE-HOUSE, APRIL 25.

THIS evening the comedy called Eptom Weils was acted for the benefit of Mr. Bullock, who, though he is a perfon of much wit and ingenuity, has a peculiar talent of looking like a fool, and therefore excellently well qualified for the part of Bifket in this play. I cannot indeed fufficiently admire his way of bearing a beating, as he does in this drama, and that with fuch a natural air and propriety of folly, that one cannot help withing the whip in one's own hand; fo richly dees he feem to deferve his chattifement. Skilful actors think it a very peculiar happiness to play in a fcene with fuch as top their parts. Therefore I cannot but fay, when the judgment of any good author directs him to write a beating for Mr. Bullock from Mr. William Pinkethman, or for Mr. William Pinkethman from Mir. Bullock, thofe excellent players feem to be in their mot fhining circumstances, and pleafe me more, but with a different

fort of delight, than that which I receive from thofe grave fcenes of Brutus and Caffius, or Anthony and Ventidius. The whole comedy is very juft, and the low part of human life reprefented with much humour and wit.

ST. JAMES'S COFFEE-HOUSE, APRIL 25.

WE are advifed from Vienna, by letters of the twentieth instant, that the Emperor hath lately added twenty new members to his council of ftate, but they have not yet taken their places at the board. General Thaun is returned from Baden, his health being to well re-established by the baths of that place, that he defigns to fet out next week for Turin, to his command of the Imperial troops in the fervice of the Duke of Savoy. His Imperial Majefty has advanced his brother, Count Henry Thaun, to be a brigadier, and a counsellor of the Aulic Council of War. Thefe letters import, that King Stanislaus and the Swedish General Craffau are directing their march to the Nieper, to join the King of Sweden's army in Ukrania': that the States of Auftria have furnished Marshal Heifter with a confiderable fum of money, to enable him to push on the war vigorously in Hungary, where all things as yet are in perfect tranquillity: and that General Thungen has been very importunate for a speedy reinforcement of the forces on the Upper Rhine, reprefenting at the fame time what mifèries the inhabitants muft neceffarily undergo, if the defigns of France on thofe parts be not speedily and effectually prevented.

Letters from Rome, dated the thirteenth inftant, fay, that on the preceding Sunday his Holiness was carried in an open chair from St. Peter's to St. Mary's, attended by the facred college, in cavalcade; and after mafs diftributed feveral dowries for the marriage of poor and diftreffed virgins. The proceedings of that court are very dilatory concerning the recognition of King Charles, notwithstand ng the preffing inftances of the Marquis de Prie, who has declared, that if this affair be not wholly concluded by the fifteenth inftant, he will retire from that court, and order the Imperial troops to return into the Ecclefiaftical State. On the other hand, the Duke of Anjou's minister has, in the name of his maiter, demanded of his Holinefs to ex