Biographical Anecdotes of the Founders of the French Republic, and of Other ...

tion, and recording the events of the paffing
day, fome indulgence for trivial overfights
may be claimed. If Gallicifms fhould fome-
times be detected, the Reader will have the
candour to recollect, that a great part of the
materials for this Work was furnished by
Frenchmen. Should any material errors in
point of fact have efcaped the Editor, he ear-
neftly folicits fpeedy correction, and more
complete information.

In exhibiting characters now, or lately
living, it was impracticable to attempt any
diftinct claffification, or chronological ar-
rangement; but an endeavour has been made
to fupply, in fome measure, this defect, by
means of an Alphabetical Table of Contents.

Upon the interefting nature of this publi-
cation, it is wholly unneceffary to expatiate.
Memorials of men who have borne an active,
and many of them a principal part, in one of
the greatest events in the moral and political
hiftory of the world, muft intereft every one
who wishes well to his fpecies. It is impof-
fible to recollect without horror, that about
́one half of the perfons mentioned in this Vo-
lume, have fallen victims to political prenzy
under the guillotine. The fudden and asto-

nishing

nifhing viciffitudes of fortune, exhibited in the condition of individuals, afford a moft inftructive leffon to their cotemporaries. The dreadful wafte of human talents and virtues, and alfo of human existence, which has accompanied this grand effort for the recovery of political freedom, must fill every benevolent mind with infinite regret. Nor can any thing relieve the painful feelings excited by the first part of this diftreffing drama, but the "trembling hope" of a happy termination, in which the VAST PRICE which has been paid for the purchase of liberty, will be abundantly recompenfed in the happiness of COUNTLESS MILLIONS yet unborn.

No. 71, St. Paul's Church-Yard,
Sept. 24, 1797.

About the middle of March will be published, a new, corrected, and enlarged Edition, of the popular and much approved Work, entitled, PUBLIC CHARACTERS of 1798, confifting of Biographical Memoirs of Eighty of the most diftinguished Perfonages now living, who are natives of Great Britain or Ireland, with Thirty Characteristic Portraits, price 8s. 6d. boards. Two thoufand copies of the first edition of this work were fold within the Space of five weeks!