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~.cs of charafter. t St polite literature, which SuTpfeius Ins found leisure to accu mulate, notwithflanding his exten ts practice, cave, him in common with CrafTus, a marked superiority over ali his competitors, in that which Cicero denominates the dif tir,gui thing feature, and paramount quality of eloquence—the talent of amplification. I speak of that fa culty which gives extension and force and dignity to reafening ; which embodies a principal idea, and renders it as it were tangible to the hearer, by the addition of'; fen fib! equalities and accessory ideas, by an aggregation of circumffances and attributes, by the vivacity of iemimrnt and the drapery of lan- .1 gunge. Pliny remarks that our I thoughts enter the minds of others j like iron into a solid body, rattier ! by rep eared ftrok.-s than a fTngle j blow ; an argument, however iuiid i and forcible, m y occasionally be of a nature (too fpecuiadye or ab ft rad) to be embraced by an 1 audb tor with the lame case and prompt itude, which would attend the coni prehenfion of a regular series of geometrical proportions. Re eourfe must then Le had to ampli fication, to prolong the presence of the leading idea, until it has propor tionally imbibed the felt-evidence of an axiom, and ftarnped the full impression it was calculated to mak e. The attention of the hear er mull be kept alive by enabling Lmi to dwell on it for that portion cf time, which a tardy conception may require, by re-producing it to the imagination and the heart, in new and more linking forms, by catling in the aid of imagery and illuflration. It is observed, I think by Taci tus, in his dialogue on the decline or Roman eloquence, that orators of pre-eminent abilities, bear to each other a general and remote AimHtUde ; that their exists a fami ly-likenefs in their genius, however it may take a diftind colour from the fpecific qualities of the men.— 1 his famiiy-likenefs must be alrea dy perceptible to the reader, in the portiaits of Sulpicius and CrafTus ; 1 hill conclude by indulging my icif in attempting to traced not all the minute ihaues of d.iFerence, but oi lome of the diferiminating hues, which mult iuimmediately iirike a dole observer. Sulpicius has more of rhe pomp and prodi gality of phrale ; his diction is more elaborate and artificial in its texture, his geltures more varied and impe tuous ; he has mofe of profeflion ai dexterity, more of the pleader in his attention to the m'nuria and tecordeal resources of his art.- CraiTus accuifomed to embrace a more Ipado us horrizon, from his of political elevation, seems to look down from the fame emi nence, even amid the dull of the cur: the habits of the lawyer bib all their groflhefs'ia the liberality an and, comp re hen lion of the. ftatef muTi ; ith equal oppuience of lan guage, with an imagination Ail I more luxuriant, and an action at once graceful and dignified, he is tils humous of displaying their pow er, deals less in th . luxury of words, is more frugal of ornament, nitu e Ample and cuncife, but more nervous and ..energetic.—The o.ie may befuid to braudilh his arms viitn more grace, the other closes . them \v::hmore vigor, and (hikes ] with more force. The one points, the other engraves. The one may be compared to the flafli of light ning that eradiates but communi cates no warmth ; the other to a ft ream of liquid fire, which at once vivifies and inflames, pierces eve- I ry recess, and rives every corner jof the heart. The eloquence of j the one, seems indebted to the aid ofcofmencs, for iomething of the beauty of its complexion ; that of the other owes its rofeat bloom to the native strength of the frame, to the genuine glow of health, to the fuffufion of the pure blood flowing in the veins. In liAening to Sul pieious, you never cease to admire the fpeaker $ with Crafius, you im mediately loie fight of the fpeaker, and think only of the cause j you follow him like the eagle in his Fnrht without knowing how he has quitted the earth ; you have no time to breathe—not a moment to i Jc£t on the genius or the art that hurries you irrefutably along, that eulifts }ou under the banners of his client, until the intended ef paflion has subsided ; he advances to the vindication ofjuftice, such as I fawhimio the case .mentioned in the fketen of his character, and luch as Cicero pi&ures himfelf wuca entering upon the defence of Flaccus—-ardent and inflamed—he becomes the mere organ of his caule ; he neither appears to fuppiy the dress, to regulate the order, or govern the connexion of his ideas ) every thought seems to spring from the subject, and every exprdiion to Cult the thought.— Sulpicius has fueling,'but he wants that keen sensibility, that profound and visible impivffioit of right, t hat divine enthusiasm of foul, which enables the -Qiiior_to uroSe to the bottom and r 6 life all tTw 1 1un?oe ri n g sympathies of the heart ; to electrify his audience, and league with him felf every wish and every motion. FOREIGN. BOSTON, AUGUST IG. Lall evening, by the fad failing fliip John Adams, captain Wood, from Liverpool, we received our London tiles to the 2d Lily, inclu live. On the 19th Jane, his Britannic majesty, by metiage, informed his parliament, Ci that tiie communica tions which had taken place be tween him and certain continental powers, had not yet been brought to such a point as could enable him to lay the refillt before parliament, or to enter into any further expla nation with the French government confidently. with the declaration made in the speech at the com mencement of the feffioa,” 4c. Votes of thanks palled both hou ics of parliament, and assurances, of their cordial Support, in enabling his majelty to adopt such heps as inignt be beff calculated for the lately- of Great Britain, and the general mterefts of Lurope. i'iie vote of thanks was opposed in both honles. it palled the peers 111 to 58. The prince of Wales was jn the minority. In the commons it p aied without a division. A vote ior more money to be expended ♦n subsidies, lias also pailed. Lotd Melville again . ihe British house of commons on the 26th of June, voted to™. dmd tseir isfelMtibn, directing me'*’ attorney general to prosecute lord Melville in a court of justice ; and voted, that he be impeached for high crimes, &c. before the house of lords. Messrs. Whitebread, Fox, Gray, Sheridan, -few are of the committee to conduct tire impeach ment. A bill has been brought into parliament to indemnify Trot ter, in order to make him an unex ceptionable and intrepid witness a gainst Lord Melville. The senate of the Ligurian re public, (Genoa) have voted its in corporation v/ith the French em pire ; which has been accepted by Bonaparte ! Oa the 2d July, the British gov ernment received official informa tion of the arrival of the combined French and Spanifli fleet, at Mar tinico. The Brest fleet had not put to sea—Lord Gardner’s fleet was off that port. No additional news from the continent. The Latest . Between three aniftcMa*. -oclock thjTmormrTgT'the thip r Sally-Ann, capt. S. Glover, arrived here from L verpool, which place she left the 9th July, five days later than capt. Wood.—Capt. G. politely favored us with London papers, including July 5, three days later than before received. We Aop the prtfs, to announce a few particulars : A Meflina article of June 17, fays—The American squadron, confuting of 13 veflfels of different sizes, of which part is in our port, and the other in Syracuse, is ihort ly to make anew attack on Tri poli. through baron Ilardenberg) has avowed his resolution to prevent the subsidiary with Great Britain, for 25,000 Swedish troops being carried into effeflr. A.uftria is Laid to have deman- ! ded an explanation of Bonaparte, refpe£ting his farther designs on Italy. A letter from Milan mentions, that the feat of the Italian govern ment will fhbrtly be removed to Rome, the ancient metropolis of the world—and that fears are en tertained that Naples will next fall under Napoleon. A paper of July 5, contains an | interesting debate in the house of lords, on the 4th of July,'upon colonial intercourse with America. The fame paper fays, lord Sid mouth, (Mr. Addington) is repor ted to have refigjied his office of president of the council. Xhofe conneaed with him, or are to him by political friendfhip, of course will follow his example. On the cause and consequences we at prelent forbearto comment. Ihe articles of impeachment a gamit lord Melville, were ordered to be printed on the 4th of July, and to to be taken into considera tion on the Bth. There are eight lpecific charges ; live of thens a mount to 84,000!. deficiency ; the other three regard the iiippofed vi. olation of the law in drawing the naval money, &c. 8 London, June 22. enrfJf F “ ewf P a P er of the latter ter f, P'*'> con tams a polite let- Gen \7 dIC e ‘T r ° r ° f to uatL Cfaerin S him Aefit • 1 , 0 a S enei 'al of infantry, WKh the P*y attached to that rank, and 12,000 rubles to J r 1 expences to Ruflla. A t er expressions used b al majesty on this ocV following : Difchsags m my fcrvice, and I ■’ \ c ->, to that lame which j quired in ‘ We received this mar,*, 3 '. I Paris papers to the o r/‘ Dutch to the-27th ult qV r ’ r '’ cree for incorporating been earned into execution ‘ * on the nth of June that republic was finally deftrotMvl the French flag was lioifted m ’* ! the fortifications and fhms , I harbor. P ,a -j CHARLESTON, AUGUST ta 1 The brig Eliza, capt. Tads! arrived this morning in tl from Malaga. . Off Gibraltar on the 21st l-J captain Taylor spoke a Porti3 74 and an American brig |d Strcights. The matter of the h terveflel informed, that the Coal modore of the American fquauri3 had concluded a Peace with t;j Tripolitans ; but upon whattcrj Taylor could not learn. In the Bay of Gibraltar, ca d Taylor saw Lord Ndfon’s fleet J anchor, and was boarded by an J ficer from one of his flups, W J stated that the Biidfli fleet left M badoes on the 14th of Jane, l3 bad followed, as they supposed,! the wake of the combined flee] until they arrived off the ccdi j France w hen, having every rer'l to suppose that the French andsl niards had got faftiy into Brl Lord Ndfon flood away forGl raltar, where Le arrived on the tj July. ’ A PiCTßihliird Spanlfh fquadj of fix fail of the hne, Lad faio from Carthagena, with fix tkf sand troops on board, fuppoled ri be deuined for Egypt—They m followed by rear-admiral BickerrJ with five fail of the line, convoyii the troops under command ofgjf eral Craig. The Spaniards plunder everyM merican veflel they fail in will Capt. Taylor was fired upon IjJ eight of their gun-boats, hut efft ped by good failing. A Boil* ihip from Leghorn, had been ® rained by them and the matteredg pelled to pay 1200 dollars, bri# they would fuffer him to proceeef MONITO R. SATURDAY, SEPT. 7. j *3r Col. WILLIAM JOi| SON offers his services ns Hi Sheriff for the county cf V\ r il!:| ior the easing term. Notwithstanding the fine ap]s| ance of the crops in the early r- : of the summer, we are infon% they will be nearly loft in c quence of the long and rains we have experienced. has been but very few days (a.iL t think scarcely one) since the c# mencement of dog-days, but V have been visited with more rain—during which time lk £ ts ? ’ perature of the air has ably cool for the season. informed, by the public that in the northern states the drought has as to almofi entirely blast ig pe&ations of the farmer, * the heat has been very bateau j