would be unable to live in the fame ftyle, and might be expofed to many ill-natured obfervations, from the relinquishment of what the people had been accustomed to; it is moft likely alfo, that general Wathington has been actuated by thefe motives, because, in his private capacity at Mount Vernon, every ftranger meets with a hofpitable reception from him.

General Washington's felf-moderation is well known to the world already. It is a remarkable circumftance, which redounds to his eternal honour, that while prefident of the United States, he never appointed one of his own relations to any office of truft or emolument, although he has feveral that are men of abilities, and well qualified to fill the most important ftatious in government.

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a complaint efcaped him, in ex treme diftrefs. With perfect refignation, and a full poffeffion of his reafon, he clofed his well-spent life. His funeral was celebrated with every mark of honour and regret, fo juftly due to his virtues. The corpfe was interred in the family-vault, in an elevated lawn, on the banks of the Potomack. The general affembly of Maryland have requested, that a day of mourning, humiliation, and prayer, may be appointed; fcarfs, and hat-bands are to be worn by the governor, the fenate, and all the officers of state and government, during the whole of the prefent setsion.

Sketch of the Life of the late William Seward, Efq. F. R. A. S. S.; from the Gentleman's Magazine.

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the following fhort Notice of the Prefident's Death.

The illuftrious general George Washington died, at his feat, at Mount Vernon, the 14th of December 1799, in the 68th year of his age, after a fhort illness of about twentyfour hours. His diforder was an inflammatory fore throat, which proceeded from a cold, of which he made but little complaint on the 13th. The next morning, about three o'clock, he became ill. Dr. Craick attended him in the morning, and Dr. Dick, of Alexandria, and Dr. Brown, of Port Tobacco, were foon after called in. Every medical atiiftance was offered, but without the defired effect. His laft feene correfponded with the whole tenor of his life. Not a groan nor

Mr. Seward, partner in Calvert's brewhoufe, and was born in January, 1747. He firft went to the Charterhoufe, whence he was removed to Oxford, where he finished his education. Being poffeffed of an ealy fortune, he did not apply to any profeffion, but devoted his life to learned leisure, cultivating his talents for his own amusement, and the entertainment and inftruction of the public. He poffeffed uncommonly active benevolence, being always ready to promote the intereft of his friends, and folicitous to relieve those who were in diftrefs. His charity was unbounded; and it would be difficult to point out a perfon, with whom he was intimate, who had not obligations to acknowledge from him. He afforded the Whitehall Evening Poft much affiftance, particularly in fup

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plying it with the Reminifcentia, of which a confiderable portion remains yet to publifh. He bore a lingering diforder with great fortitude and refignation, and quitted life with the regret of all who knew his virtues, or who refpect worth and talents, all uniformly employed for the benefit of mankind. Mr. S. was a great gleaner of information, and collector of a pleafing mafs of intelligence, which he dealt out to the public through the channels of the European Magazine and Cadell's Repofitory. Although he could not draw characters like Clarendon, yet he had a felicity of his own in hitting off the leading features of his fubject. He was apt to dwell long and return often to certain names, not confidering that telling a ftory is like driving a nail into a plafiered wall; a few strokes fix it; after which, if you attempt to enforce it, it either grows loofe, or recoils. Mr. S. dwelt much in loco-motion, and often paffed from place to place in fearch of happinefs, as he fondly imagined this was the best way to procure her if the were to be had on earth.-He was the author of "Anecdotes of diftinguished Perfons," 4 vol. 8vo. 1795, and Biographiana" 2 vol. 8vo. 1799. He died of a dropfy at his lodgings, in Dean-ftreet, Soho, in the prime of life.

Character of the Rev. Clayton Mordaunt Cracherode; from the fame.

This houfe, in Queen-fquare,

1753, ftudent of Christ Church, Oxford, one of the trustees of the British Museum,* and fellow of the Royal and Antiquarian Societies; to which laft he was chofen in 1787. He expired, after a fevere struggle, in great pain. His death was probably brought on by a cold he caught in going out after a long confine-. ment, being evidently much recovered, and having returned to his old haunts and habits. His disease, which it is not easy to define, was apparently an atrophy, but, finally, a conftipation of the bowels. He had completed his feventieth year; and yet his look was that of a man of fixty, till within the twelvemonth. Among his other habits, in which he was extremely regular, he was accustomed, for 40 years of his life, to go every day firft to Mr. Elmfly's, in the Strand, and thence to Mr. Payne's, at the Mews-gate, to meet his literary friends; and punctually called every Saturday at the late Mr. Mudge's, now Mr. Dution's, the ingenious mechanic, in Fleet ftreet, to have his watch exactly regulated. For the laft fortnight of his life he was dreadfully emaciated! and, on the Monday before his death, feemed to take a last farewel of the parlour at the Mews-gate, in a manner that could not efcape the observation of its owner, to whom, as to his father, he had been fo liberal a customer, and by his energetic recommendation engaged fo many literati to follow his example. Soon after he got home, it was found neceflary to call in fir George Baker, who paid the most unremitting attention, and

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effects of a fit in which he fell down,

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but could not prolong his farther exiftence. The greateft journey of his life was from. London to Oxford, and he was never on horfeback. He had an estate in Hertfordshire, on which grew a remarkable chefnut-tree, which he never faw but in an etching. This property was the manor of Great Wimondly, held of the crown in grand ferjeantry by the fervice of prefenting to the king the firft cup he drinks at his coronation; the cup to be of filver gilt, and the king returns it as the fee of office. Col. Cracherode purchased this manor of the Grofvenor family, and officiated at the coronation of his prefent majefty. The apprehenfion of being called to perform this fervice occafioned no fmall uneafinefs to his fon. His fortune was large, which he received from his father, who failed with lord Anfon round the world. Poffeffing about 6007. a year in landed property, and nearly 100,000. in three per cents. he was dives agris, dives pofitis in fœnore nummis; of which he made the beft ufe, for his charities were ample as his income, but fecret.

His attainments were various and confiderable. He wrote elegantly in Latin verfe, as may be feen in the "Carmina Quadrigefimalia" for the year 1748, which is the only thing he was ever known to have published. He employed a confiderable part of a large revenue in making collections of what was beft and most curious in literature and certain branches of the arts. His library is unrivalled in its kind; and his cabinet of prints, drawings, and medals, is confidered as among the moft felect and valuable in a country that poffeffes fo many of them. He was an exquifite judge of art, both

ancient and modern, particularly of fculpture, painting, and mufic, and collected the choiceft of early printed books, drawings, coins, and gems, of which a complete catalogue raifonnée would require a volume; but thus much may be faid in this fhort fketch of his character, that many of his articles were unique for their beauty, their prefervation, or the rarity of their occurrence: fuch, for inftance, as his cameo of a lion on a fardonyx, and intaglio of the Difcobolos; his Tyndale's New Teftament on vellum, that belonged formerly to Anne Boleyn;his lord Finch, with wings on his head, by Marshall; his Olbiopolis and his Dichalcos, the firft and finalleft coin, being the fourth part of an obolus. Of thefe and every other curiofity in his poffeffion he was, at all times, moft obligingly communicative. His books, which he ufed modeftly to call a fpecimencollection, particularly the fourteen hundreds, form, perhaps, the most perfect collana, or necklace, ever ftrung by one man. His paffion for collecting was ftrong in death; and, whilft he was at the laft extremity, Thane was buying prints for him at Richardfon's. In his farewel vifit to Payne's thop he put an Edinburgh Terence in one pocket, and a large paper Cebes in another, and expreffed an earnest defire to carry away Triveti Annales, and Henry Stephens's Pindar in old binding, both beautiful copies, and, as he thought, finer than his own, which Mr. Payne had deftined for Lord Spencer. There is a drawing in black lead of this elegant and amiable man by Eardefley, an ingenious artift, in Dufour-court, made by order of lady Spencer, but by himfelf exprefsly forbidden to be engraved.

Memoirs

It was answered by another poem, intituled, "The Pen," figned Anna Matilda. This correfpondence was kept up two years by various new writers; and it was at laft difcovered that the two firft were Mr. M. and Mrs. Robinfon, who had an interview towards the conclufion of the correfpondence; and the poetry was reprinted in volumes, under the title of The Poetry of the World," which reached a fourth edition, in two vol. 12mo, intituled, "The British Albumn," in which Mr. M's " Diverfity" and " Ambitious Vengeance" are inferted. The first interview between Mr. M. and Mrs. R. produced difguft, and this fatal meeting put an end to the whole. When the Baviad came forth, Della Crufca appeared no more in the Oracle. The re-appearance of fome of this knot as writers for the fiage called forth "The Mæviad.”

Mr. Merry was an accomplished man and certainly poffeffed a degree of poetical genius that might have given permanence to his works, if his mufe had not been feduced by the tinfel of affectation. Before the lamentable diforders of France, he was highly esteemed by numerous and refpectable friends, who admired him for his knowledge, humour, and companionable qualities; but the change in his political opinions gave a fullen gloom to his cha racter, which made him relinquish all his former connections, and unite with people far beneath his talents, and quite unfuitable to his habits. He once poffefled a good fortune, which was devoted to a fashionable ftyle of living; and, by family intereft, as well as by his talents, he might have rifen in the army, which he quitted early

in life. He married, Auguft 28, 1791, Mifs Brunton, the actress, and induced her to exercise her ta lents in America, because republican principles prevailed in that country, and to procure him a main

tenance.

He was feized with a fit of appoplexy, walking in his garden, at Baltimore, in America, about eight o'clock in the morning, and, before eleven, yielded his last breath. Several gentlemen of the faculty attended, and every poffible means of recovery were, in vain, had recourse to.

Memoirs of the Rev. Dr. Tucker; from the fame.

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T the deanry, Gloucefter, died,

of a paralytic ftroke, aged 88, the rev. Jofiah Tucker, D. D. He was of St. John's college, Oxford; M. A. 1739; B. and D. D. 1755; prebendary of Briftol, which he refigned, on being appointed dean, July 13, 1758; rector of St. Stephen, Bristol, and chaplain to the biflop. "A SerHis firft publication was, mon, before the Truftees of Briftol Infirmary, 1746." A brief Effay on the Advantages and Difadvan tages which refpectively attend France and Great Britain, with Regard to Trade." Reflections on the Expediency of a Law for the Naturalization of Foreign Proteltants, Part I. 1752;" Part II. 1753; on which were published "Remarks, 1753." Six Sermons, on important Subjects, 1773," 12mo. "Letters to Dr. Kippis, occafioned by his Treatife, intituled, A Vindication of the Proteftant Diffenting Minifters, with regard to their late Application to Parliament, 1773," Svo, "Four Tracts,together with TwoSermons,on PoliticalSubjects, 1774,"8v@

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