However severe he may be with his foldiers, whether in their difcipline and manœuvres, or the incredible marches, (fometimes of ten German miles a day) by which he has given fuch eclat and effect to his campaigns, they all regard him with an affection which borders on idolatry; and under his command, they are infpired with a courage that renders them invincible; but whether they are engaged in the burry of a campaign, or enjoying the repofe of winter quarters, their necellary wants and appropriate com forts are the conftant objects of his protecting attention,

The fmall portion of leifure which he enjoys, is devoted to reading. But as the military fci ence has long been, and continues to be, the fole object of his regard, thofe authors of every nation, who investigate, illustrate, or improve it, engrofs his literary attentions. He does not, how. ever, neglect to get information of what is paffing in the world, from the communications afforded by the journals and gazettes of foreign countries.

He diflikes all public enter, tainments; though when any particular circumftance leads him thither, he appears to partake, and endeavours to promote the general pleasure. He will fometimes even dance, and play at cards, though very rarely indeed, and merely that he may not in terrupt the etiquette of public

manners.

His father bequeathed him a confiderable property, which the grateful bounty of the Emprefs has confiderably augmented; though he conftantly refufed all

prefents in money or land, till the intereft of his children could be benefited by fuch. gratifications. He entrufts the adminiftration of his private affairs to others; and poffeffes none of those baubles which the rich too generally regard as contributing to the en joyment and pleasure of life. He has neither villa, nor plate, nor equipage, nor liveried fer vants, nor pictures, nor rare col lections. As a warrior, he has no fixed habitation; he contents himself with whatever he finds, requires nothing but what abfolute neceffity demands, and which may be tranfported with eafe from one place to another. It is alfo among the fingular, though unimportant circumftances of his life, that he has not made ufe of a looking glafs for twenty years; or, during that period, encumbered his perfon with either watch or money.

With respect to his character, he is a man of the most incorruptible probity, immoveable in his purposes, and inviolable in his promifes. Nor do these sturd virtues difqualify him from poffeffing the most engaging manners, He is continually striving to moderate a violence of temper, which he has not been able to extinguish. An effervefcent fpirit of impatience continues to predominate in his character; and it perhaps never happened that the execution of any of his orders has been equal to the rapidity of his wishes...

He is fincerely religious, not from enthufiafm, but from princi ple; and takes every opportunity of attending the offices of publiç devotion nay, when circum

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ftances afford him the opportuni ty, he will, on Sundays and feftivals, deliver lectures on fubjects of piety, to those whom duty calls to an attendance upon him.

The love of his country, and. the ambition to contend in armıs for its glory, are the powerful and predominant emotions of his in defatigable life; and to them, like the ancient Romans, he face rifices every other fentiment, and confecrates, without referve, all the faculties of his nature. tot His military career has been one long uniform courfe of fuc eefs and triumph, produced by his enterprising courage, and extraor dinary prefence of anind by his perfonal intrepidity, and promptisude of execution; by the rapid and unparalleled movements of his armies; and by their perfect affurance of victory in fighting under his banners.*

The following letter from Gen. Suworrow was written at the time be was conducting the two im portant fiages of Mantua and Aljeffandria, to a gentleman in Scotland, who had lived with him fome time in Ruffia:

Thefe lines, Sir, are a fuf Scient proof how fenfible I have been of your kind recollection, and of the wishes which you farm for my profperity and for the fuccefs of our arms.

5. Although military operations Occupy at this moment all my time, I am, however, unwilling to neglect my old acquaintances. Our affairs, thank Heaven, are

going on in the best poffible manner; and the happy way in which our first campaign has been opened, appears to be a good omen for the future. You will probably have already heard of the capture of the citadel of Turin, as well as of feveral other places which I have had the good fortune to take poffeffion of, at the head of the Auftro-Ruffian army. There is hardly any thing left but to take Mantua and Alleffandria, where I now am, and both of which places are befieged, to make my fatisfaction complete. The conqueft of them will increafe the number of my festival days.

"May your brave countrymen long flourish, who, by fecuring in part the Mediterranean from all hoftile attempts, furnished us with the means of acting here in Italy, with more effect against the Revolutionists.

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May your prediction be accomplished! to become pacificator, after having fubjugated an arrogant and prefumptuous enemy, is indeed the part which I am again ambitious of playing at the end of my career, as well as of the pleasure of again feeing you, to repeat with my own mouth the fentiments of esteem and affection with which I am, Sir, your very humble, and very obedient fervant,

ALEX.SUWOROW RIMNIKSKI Alessandria, 30th June---1 14b. Fuly, 1799."

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world, doe fay they never faw the like as to his courage, fo unconcerned he was at death, though fenfible to all degrees imaginable to the very last: he often in extremity of pain would fay he fuffered, but thank'd God that he did fo, and that he fuffered patiently: he every now and then would feem to with for death, and beg pardon of the flandets by and thofe that were employ'd about him that he gave them fo much trouble, that he hoped the work was almoft over, he was weary of this world, he had enough of it, and he was going to a better. There was fo much af. fection and tendernefs expreffed between the two royal brothers, the one upon the bed, the other almoft drown'd in tears upon his knees, and kiffing of his dying brother's hand, as could hot but extreamly move the flanders by: he thank'd our prefent King for having alwayes been the best of brothers and of friends, and begg'd his pardon for the trouble he had given him from time to time, and for the feveral rifks of fortune he had run on his account. He told him now he freely left him all, and beg'd of God to blefs him with a profperous reign. He recommended all his children to his care by name (except the Duke of Monmouth, whom he was not heard fo much as to make mention of.) He blefs'd his chile dren one by one, pulling them to him on the bed; and then the Bishops mov'd him, as he was the Lord's anointed, the father of his country, to blefs them alfo, and all that were then present, and in them the whole body of his fubjects; whereupon, the room being

full, all fell down upon their knees, and he rais'd himfelf in his bed, and very folemnly bless'd them all. This was fo like a great good Prince, and the folemnity of it fo very furprizing, as was extreamly moving, and caus'd a generall lamentation throughout the Court, and no one hears it, without being much affected with it, being new and great.

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prefs'd how ftrangely every body was concern'd when they perceiv'd there was but little hopes to all appearance never any prince came to a crown with more regrett, with more unwillingness, because it could not be without the loss of one he lov'd fo truly, than did our gracious Prince (whom God preferve:) he join'd as heartily as any of the company in all the prayers the Bishops offer'd up to. God. He was as much upon his knees as ony one, and faid Amen as heartily, and no one doubts but he as inuch defired God would hear their prayers as any one of all that prayed: The Queen (whom he had afk'd for the first thing he faid on Munday when he came out of his fitts) the having been prefent with him as long as her extraordinary paffion would give her leave, which at length threw her into fitts, not being able to speak whileft with him, fent a meffage to him to excufe her abfence, and to beg his pardon if ever he had offended him in all: her life. He reply'd, Alas! poor woman, he beg my pardon ! I beg hers with all my heart. The Queen that now is was a most paflionate (illegible) tender-hearted as to think a crown dearly bought, with the lofs of fuch a brother: there was no one indeed of either

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fex but wept like children. On Fryday morning all the churches were fo throng'd with people to pray for him, all in tears and with dejected looks, that for my part I found it a hard tafk, and fo I do beleive did many more, to goe through with the fervice, fo melancholy was the fight as well as were the thoughts of the occafion of it. The Bishop of Bath and Wells watching on Wednesday night (as my Lord had done the night before) there appearing then fome danger, began to difcourfe to him as a divine, and thereupon he did continue the fpeaker for the reft to the last, the other bifhops givin their affistance both by prayers and otherwise, as they faw occafion, with many good ejaculations and fhort fpeeches, till his fpeech quite left him, and after wards by lifting up his hand expreffing his attention to the prayers, he made a very glorious Chriftian exit, after as lasting and as strong an agony of death almoft as ere was known.

About 4 o'clock King James was proclaim'd with the ufual folemnity, and with great acclamations, together with a decent concern for the lofs of fo good a prince. All things were managed with great order and quiett, and his Majeftie at night in council made a very gracious declaration (which I fuppofe will bee in print) wherein he promis'd folemnly to tread exactly in his brothers fteps, both as to (illegible) according to law, and particularly that he would maintain the Church as now by law establish'd. The

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fame declaration he made to my lord in private with folemn proteftations, and 'tis his conftant difcourfe that he will not in the least disturb the establish'd government in the Church either by toleration or any other way whatever. This day the Archbishop and Bifhops waited on his Majeftie, and defired private audience in the clofett: the Archbishop made a very eloquent fpeech by way of thanks, in the name of the whole clergy, for the laft night's declaration as what prevented what otherwise they muft have made their earnest prayer and fuit to him to patronize the Church as his royal brother of bleffed memory had all along done: giving him all affurances of loyalty in the clergy as what he might depend upon, as it is both the doctrine and practice of our Church beyond any Church in the world. His Majeftie again repeated what he had before declar'd, and faid moreover, he would never give any fort of countenance to the diffenters, knowing that it must needs bee faction, and not religion, if men could not be content to meet five befides their own familie, which the law dispenses with. Thus to make amends for our great lofs, wee are much comforted with the hopes wee have of our Church continuing in its former flourishing estate. His Majeftie has never yett been known to bee worse than his word, and 'tis to bee hop'd he will not bee in fo often repeated promises. God continue him in his good refolutions, and make us all live peaceably