appears very much mortified, 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 See. The Pope has difpatched a Gentleman to compliment his Majefty, and fent the King a Prefent of all the Curiofities and Antiquities of Rome, reprefented in Seventeen Volumes, very richly bound, which were taken out of the Vatican Library. Letters from Genoa of the 14th Inftant fay, A Felucca was arrived there in Five Days from Marseilles, with an Account, That the People of that City had made an Infurrection, by reafon of the Scarcity 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 Veflel came away, the Soldiers murmured publickly for Want of 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 Squadron was arrived at Port Mahon, where they were taking in more Troops, in order to attempt the Relief of Alicant, which ftill made a very vigorous Defence. 'Tis faid, Admiral Bing 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 First Plenipotentiary, the Count de Goes the Se cond,. cond, and Monfieur Van Konsbruch a Third. Major-General Palmes, Envoy Extraordinary from Her Britannick 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 may establish the Tranquility of Europe for the fu ture. 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 Commacchio, infifting alfo, That his Imperial Majesty should ask Pardon, and defire Abfolution for what has formerly paffed before he would folemnly acknowledge King Gharles: But this was utterly refused. They hear at Vienna, by Letters from Conftantinople, dated the 22d of February last, That on the 12th of that Month the Grand Signior took Occafion, at the Celebration of the Feftivals of the Maffilmen, to fet all the Chriftian Slaves which were in the Galleys at Liberty. Advices from Swifferland import, That the Preachers of the County of Tockenburg continue to create new Jealoufies of the Proteftants, and fome Disturbances lately happened there on that Account. The Proteftants and Papifts in the Town of Hamman go to Divine Service one after another in the fame Church, as is ufual in many other Parts of Swifferland; but on Sunday the 10th Inftant, the Popish Curate having ended his Service, attempted to hinder the Proteftants from entring into the Church according to Cuftom; but the Proteftants briskly attacked him and his Party, and broke into it by Force. Laft ird an Et Laft 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 Marlborough and Prince Eugene, having been the Subject 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 which ever appeared before this Century. In order to enter into their Characters, there needs no more but examining their Behaviour in Parallel Circumftances. It must be allowed, That they had an equal Greatnefs of Soul, but Cafar's was more corrected and allayed by a Mixture of Prudence and Circumfpection. This is feen confpicuoufly in one Particular in their Hiftories, wherein they feem to have shown exactly the Difference of their Tempers. When Alexander, after a long Courfe of Victories, would ftill have led his Soldiers farther from Home, they unanimoufly refufed to follow him. We meet with the like Behaviour in Cafar's Army in the Midft of his March against Ariovistus. Let us therefore obferve the Conduct of our Two Generals in fo nice an Affair: And here we find Alexander at the Head of his Army, upbraiding them with their Cowardice, and Meannefs of Spirit; and in the End, telling them plainly, He would go forward himfelf, though not a Man followed him. This fhowed indeed an exceffive Bravery; but how would the Commander have come off, if the Speech had not fucceeded, and the Soldiers had taken him at his Word? The Project seems of a Piece with Mr. Bays's in the Rehearsal, who, to gain a Clap in his Prologue, comes out, with a terrible Fellow in a Fur-Cap following him, and tells 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 Office. But Cæfar would not leave the Succefs of his Speech to fuch uncertain Events: He fhews his Men the Unreafonableness of their Fears in an obliging Manner, and concludes, That if none else would march along with them, he would go himself with the Tenth Legion, for he was affured of their Fidelity and Valour, though all the reft forfook him; not but that in all Probability they were as much against the March as the reft. The Refult of all was very natural: The [ Tenth Legion fired with the Praifes of their General, fend Thanks to him for the just Opinion he entertains of 'em, and the rest, ashamed to be outdone, affure him, That they are as ready to follow where he pleases to lead them, as any other Part of the Army. [N° 7. The TATLER. ICatching, that I am become an unbarings Heroes Heroes are fometimes Fearful; the Spritelieft Wits at fome Hours Dull; and the Greatest Politicians on fome Occafions Whimsical. But I shall 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 a Clock at Night, between the 18th and 19th of the next Month. For which Space of Time, you may still 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 Subject within the Rules by which I have propofed to walk. If any Gentleman or Lady Sends to Ifaac Bickerstaff Efq; at Mr. Morphew's near Stationers-Hall, by the Penny-Poft, the Grief or Joy of their Soul, what they think fit of the Matter shall be related in Colours as much to their Advantage, as those 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 Senfes, to make my Will and Teftament; which I do in Manner and Form fol lowing: Imprimis, I give to the Stock-jobbers about the Exchange of London, as a Security for the Trufts daily repofed in them, all my Real Estate; which I do hereby veft in the faid Body of worthy Citizens for ever. Item, For as much as it is very hard to keep Land in Repair without ready Cafb, I do, out of my Perfonal Eftate, beflow the Bear-skin, which I bave frequently lent to feveral Societies about this Town, to supply their Neceffities. I fay, I give allo the faid Bear-skin, as an immediate Fund to the faid Citizens for ever. Item, I do hereby appoint a certain Number of the |