Hervagault was not to be depressed by adversity; his even and dignified deportment kept alive the mystery. His table was constantly served in the most sumptuous manner: and once he indignantly dashed his mess to the ground, because it only consisted of a chicken, a pigeon, a salad, and a custard. Going to mass, a servant or a page carried his prayer-book and cushion; he appointed a secretary, and made him sign in his name that of Louis Charles. The mayor of Vitry at length found it necessary to keep his prisoner under close. confinement, and no one was admitted to the dauphin without a ticket.

It was in the year 1802 that Hervagault was sentenced to four years' imprisonment, in the house of correction at Ostend, as a sharper and an abuser of the credulity of the people. He appealed against this sentence to the government, and the sentence was ordered to be revised at Rheims, when "the aged prelate L. de S.... bishop of V...., a man venerable for his integrity, universally respected for the austerity of his man ners and his profound learning, expressed bis conviction that Hervagault was the real and genuine dauphin. He had even spoken to the surgeons who had anatomised the corpse of the pretended dauphin in the Temple, who had informed him that it was not that of the real

one."

This good credulous old prelate had commenced a system of education with the young monarch, and was now only fearful lest his royal pupil should be sentenced to transportation. He drew up a list of persons to whom the fate of the dauphin might with propriety be entrusted; among these were the names of Necker, Madame de Stael, Talleyrand, La Harpe, &c. &c. A project was formed to marry him with a distant relation of the royal family. Hervagault at first seemed to wave the proposal: during his absence from France, after his lucky escape from the Temple, he had been received with the utmost warmth, and with the most lavish hoHours, at every European court; but it was at Lisbon that he became acquainted with love! The queen, said he, who shewed the most decided partiality for me, promised me the hand of her charm ing sister, the princess Benedictina, dowager of the prince of Brazil. Her majesty likewise used every endeavour to interest the potentates of Europe in

my fate; to her I stand indebted for a declaration signed by the ambassadors of nine sovereigns, (England, Portugal, the emperor of Germany, the kings of Prussia, Sardinia, Sweden, Denmark, Russia, and the pope,) by which I was formally acknowledged, and promised succour; this declaration must still remain among the archives of the court of Portugal.

Having sworn the oath of fidelity and love, therefore, to the queen of Portugal's "charming sister, the princess Benedictina," it could not be without a pang, a severe struggle between duty ,and pledged affection, that the young dauphin at last yielded, from political motives, to the entreaties of his friends. He consented, and it was accordingly resolved to make levies of men for his service.

Whilst these negotiations were maturing, the trial of Hervagault was revised in the presence of a crowded court, before the criminal tribunal at Rheims. The enthusiasm of the people was excited to the highest pitch in favor of the royal prisoner: the judges, however, confirmed the original sentence. But this confirmation of the sentence by no means intimidated his friends; the zealous and the loyal prelate, learning that it was intended to bring his illustrious pupil from Rheims to Soissons, de

termined to rescue him on the road. His plot was detected, himself and his papers were seized; but the government had compassion on his age, and gave him his liberty. Hervagault formed another junto of partisans at Soissons, and at last the government thought proper, says Kotzebue, to make him disappear.

The story which the impostor himself told concerning his escape from the Temple was, that after the fall of Robespierre, the ruling factions were divided among themselves, and many were not disinclined to the restoration of royalty; that overtures were made to the Vandeans by Rouelle, a member of the national convention, and one of the conditions which the former insisted upon was the deliverance of the dauphin. This was consented to conditionally that it should be kept secret for a time, and that another child should be substituted in its place: one Hervagault, a taylor at St. Lo, was bribed by 200,000 francs to sacrifice, for the public good, his son, who very much resembled the real dauphin. The taylor's son accordingly

was one night carried to the Temple in a cart, concealed among a parcel of clean linen, whilst the dauphin was half smothered among the foul table cloths and chemises, which were taken away by the same cart to be washed. The rest of the story is obvious enough; the dauphin was conveyed to the royalist army, and would have been reinstated in his hereditary dignity, but that the negotiations for peace were unfortu. nately broken off by the perfidy of the republicans. The Quiberon expedition had an unfortunate influence on the fate of the dauphin; and although the republicans had surrendered his person to the royalists for the estabishment of a limited monarchy, by way of compromise, still the cabinet of St. James's and the French princes would hear nothing of such degrading stipula tions; the unhappy dauphin, therefore, was left to his fate, wandered over Europe, fell in love with "the charming princess Benedictina," returned to France in the disguise of a female, was taken up, &c. &c. Kotzebue asserts, that a great number of persons firmly and implicitly believe, at this moment, that Louis XVII. is alive.

There are two circumstances which appear to be worthy of notice in this strange story-one is, that whenever the impostor appeared in the character of the dauphin, he was received by the people with the liveliest joy; they testified their respect for the memory of their last and beloved sovereign in the most unrestrained manner, and were in the

highest degree elated at the prospect of re-instating his immediate descendant. The next circumstance worthy of notice in the tale of this ingenious impostor is, that, notwithstanding the general and unequivocal evidence of loyalty which the people displayed, government felt itself so secure that it permitted him to run a long career: whenever he was ar rested, he was arrested as a vagrant merely, and as one who had imposed on the credulity of the people; and it was not till after the officious zeal of the doting prelate was employed in devising means to marry his royal pupil to a rela tive of the royal family, till after he had resolved to make levies of men for his service, and to rescue him on the road, that the offence of the impostor was considered in a political point of view, and that government thought it prudent "to make him disappear.

We must not conclude our account of these amusing and lively volumes, without noticing the very zealous and gallant defence which Kotzebue has volunteered in favour of that calumniated beauty, Madame Recamier. Kotzebue was up. on terms of intimacy with this celebrated lady, during his residence at Paris. He assures us that her moral character is pure and spotless; that she is a woman of great benevolence and sensibility that she is affectionate, charitable, unassuming; and that she is not less to be admired for the various excellencies which enrich her mind, than for the con summate beauty of her person.

THE volumes now before us contain an account of Mr. Yorke's journey from Calais to Paris, and a description of the manners and public establishments in that capital; together with anecdotes of some of the most celebrated actors in the revolution, both natives and foreigners. These topics have already been treated of by so many writers, that it would be unreasonable to look for much novelty of matter. A just and philosophical estimate of the effects of the revolutionary changes which France has undergone, is indeed an important desideratum; but we are inclined to believe that few persons will consider this want as in any

material degree supplied by the presen publication.

Mr. Yorke complains in his preface that, in consequence of his former poli tical connexions, "the unforgiving hand of proscription still weighs heavily upo him in despight of every gratuitou concession, of recantation, public, so lemn and uninvited, of seven years of disinterested and ardent zeal in the caus of his king and country." We are o opinion that he will not greatly add to his stock of loyal merit by the long de tails of his interviews in Paris with Tho mas Paine and Joel Barlow; and by hi boast that he refused the offer of a

establishment in Paris, with a salary of 7501. per annum, if he would write for the government and the moniteur: next

to the infamy of accepting such a proposition, is the disgrace of having to refuse it.

THE work before us offers to the general reader but few temptations, nor can its value be completely estimated, except by a professed navigator. It is for the most part a transcript of the log-book journal, and contains a particular, and, we suppose, accurate account of the wind, weather, and nautical observations during a voyage of three years. But few opportunities occurred of intercourse with the inhabitants of the countries and islands which were touched at; and the equipment of the expedition consisting only of an astronomer, in addition to the usual complement of a sloop of war, it would be unreasonable to expect any details of natural history.

Captain Broughton sailed from Plymouth on the 15th of February, 1795, and arrived at Rio Janeiro on the 5th of May, having spent a few days of this period at Teneriffe, to complete his supply of sea stores. From Rio Janeiro, after encountering several heavy gales, he reached Port Stephens, in New South Wales, on the 18th of August: here he found four deserters from the neighbour ing British settlement, who had lived five miserable years upon the hospitality of the natives, and whom captain Broughton, without much difficulty, persuaded to return with him to Port Jackson; which harbour they entered on the 27th, thus escaping the violence of a tremendous hurricane, which came on a few hours after the Providence was safely moored.

On the 13th October captain Broughton quitted Port Jackson, and directing his course to the north of New Zealand, came in sight of Otaheite on the 28th of November; here he anchored for a few days, in order to procure a supply of fresh provisions, and to ascertain the rates of the time-pieces. The only new information that we meet with relative to this favourite island of the English naviga. tors is, that European geese and goats

are naturalised here. From Otaheite captain Broughton sailed to the Sandwich islands, whence he proceeded to Nootka sound, where he arrived on the 17th of March, 1796. The Spanish settlement that had formerly been established here, was abandoned in conse. quence of the remonstrances of the British court. An American vessel entered this port at the same time with the Providence, for the purpose of careening; and by the mutual assistance which the crews of the two ships gave to each other, both vessels were completely repaired and fitted for sea.

On the 21st of May captain Broughton quitted Nootka, and explored the coast to the southward as far as Monte

rey, where he arrived on the 5th of June. This is the most northern settlement of the Spaniards in America, and has been amply described by La Perouse. Our navigators were here furnished liberally with fresh provisions; but, with true Japanese policy, were prohibited from riding, or even walking, beyond the sea coast; and the astronomer was not allowed to erect a tent for the purpose of observing the rate of the time pieces.

The voyage had hitherto been conducted in obedience to the orders of the admiralty, by which captain Broughton was further required to survey the southern coast of the south-west part of South America, upon the idea that captain Vancouver, who had similar orders, would not be able to fulfil them. Captain Broughton, however, having received certain intelligence that captain Vancouver had left tonterey eighteen months before, with both the ships under his command in good condition, and having further been informed that he had actually sailed from Valparaiso for this express purpose, conceived himself at liberty to deviate from his instructions, and employ the rest of the voyage in such a manner as appeared to him best calculated for the improvement of

geography and navigation. In consequence, after consultation with his officers, captain Broughton resolved to explore the coast of Asia, from the island of Sakhalin (Segalien of La Perouse) as far as Nanking river, and to complete the examination of those parts of the Japanese islands, which were left unfinished in captain Cook's last voyage.

On the 20th of June the Providence left Monterey bay, and arrived at Karakakooa bay, in the Sandwich islands, on the 6th of July; the rest of the month was spent in this neighbourhood, to refresh the crew, to take in a stock of fresh provisions, and to make those astronomical observations which the barbarism of the Spaniards had prevented from being accomplished at Monterey. The Sandwich islands appear to be in a very turbulent state, on account of the ambition of a chief called Tamaahmaah, who, by the assistance of some deserters from Botany Bay, and the fire-arms and ammunition imprudently sold to him by American and British traders, has conquered and desolated most of the islands in this groupe, and is meditating an expedition to Bola-bola, one of the Society isles. The cattle, goats, and sheep left by captain Vancouver, had multiplied rapidly, and will probably be a valuable resource to future navigators.

On the 7th of September the expedition arrived off Port Nambu on the N. E. coast of Nipon ; hence they proceeded to Volcano bay, in the island of Insu or Jesso, at the mouth of the straits of Matsmai, which separate this latter is land from Nipon. The inhabitants of Volcano bay and the surrounding country, are subject to the Japanese, a few of whom reside among them to prohibit their intercourse with strangers.

"At sunrise the boats were sent in search of water, which was found opposite our situation, and the Japanese who attended, signified it was very good. Several of the natives accompanied us; but the jealousy of this man would not let them approach within a certain distance. They spread mats on the beach, while we were filling water; and entered into conversation with us, smoking small pipes of tobacco at the same time. Their inquiries seemed to allude to our departure, and to shew their anxiety for our going away. On our proceeding towards the village they strongly objected; and to avoid any difference, we gave up the point. "We rowed along the beach to the westward about two miles; the country gradually rose in sloping hills, covered with ver

dure and interspersed with wood. We came to a fine stream of water near some houses; on our landing, the natives with great humility brought us mats to sit upon, and fortunately there was no Japanese present to coast being more convenient for taking in interrupt their civility. This part of the

water and wood, I determined to move the ship towards it; and after observing the sun's meridional altitude, we returned on board. During my absence several Japanese had arrived at the village with horses carrying merchandize; in the afternoon they came on board, with some degree of ceremony, to pay us a visit. They were clothed in dark-coloured cottons, with silk sashes round their waists; and each of them wore two sabres richly ornamented with gold and silver, whose scabbards were highly japanned: their sandals were of straw and wood matted. They also carried their pipes and fans with them. They were very particular in enquiring what nation we belonged to, and what our intentions were in coming among them; and as they seemed to comprehend our answers they immediately noted them, having, like the Chinese, Indian ink for that purpose. After smoking out their pipes, and taking some refreshment, they returned on shore. In the evening a junk anchored

near us: she was laden with sea-weed

(fucus saccharinus), and sailed the same night."

In the morning we were visited by a in dress, and equally so in behaviour. We new party of Japanese, superior to the others derived not only pleasure, but information also, from their society. They shewed us a chart of the world, which appeared to have been constructed in Russia; and having a book with them in which were drawn the arms of different countries, they immediately pointed out those of Great Britain, to which had also a Russian alphabet, and by what I country they supposed us to belong. They could understand, one of them had been at Petersburg. We had on board a seaman of that country, who conversed with them in his native language. They permitted me to copy a large chart of the islands to the north of Japan, and promised to bring me one of their own doing the next day. After mutual civilities they went on shore. The master returned in the evening, having found a very good harbour in the N. E. corner of the bay, formed by the apparent island, which he discovered to be a peninsula.

"Fine weather enabled us to get every thing from the shore, and we prepared for going to sea. Our Japanese friends joined our party at dinner, and presented me with a chart of their own doing; in return I gave them captain Cook's general chart of the world, which gratified them extremely. They were curious in making remarks on whatever they saw; and what they could not comprehend, they immediately represented in India ink drawings. They seemned