Manual of the corporation of the city of New York, for the years .. . 9, 1796), about one oclock, a most dreadful Are brokeout, near the centre of Murrays wharf, Coffee-house slip, which, notwithstandingthe exertions of all the engines, and a vast concourse of the citizens, could not begot under, until it terminated at the Fly Market, consuming nearly flfty buildings,the property of a number of citizens, some of whom are reduced from afllueiico toindigence.—iV. Y. Magazine, 11^6,p. ell. G78 belonging to the Company of the Bag-men, returning home with abag filled with papers (of considerable im
Manual of the corporation of the city of New York, for the years .. . 9, 1796), about one oclock, a most dreadful Are brokeout, near the centre of Murrays wharf, Coffee-house slip, which, notwithstandingthe exertions of all the engines, and a vast concourse of the citizens, could not begot under, until it terminated at the Fly Market, consuming nearly flfty buildings,the property of a number of citizens, some of whom are reduced from afllueiico toindigence.—iV. Y. Magazine, 11^6,p. ell. G78 belonging to the Company of the Bag-men, returning home with abag filled with papers (of considerable importance to the owner), inorder to insure their safety, met with two sons of the sea, evi-dently disinterested in the horrors of the night, standing idle at thecorner of one of the streets. The gentleman, observing their want ofduty to their fellow-citizens in distress, expostulated with them onthe impropriety of their absence, when one of them, more imperti-nent than the other, retorted with, Blast the fellow ! What businessis it to you—yjuve got your booty !. 679 ^runtil C[riirtly-i|ixrtr BY THE HON. FRANCIS JLn the annals of the past, it is difficult to find an episode moreinteresting and useful than the Itlistorj of Ijje JFrtncj) litusutnots. From their original organization, until their destruction as a sectin France, the detail is a succession of events, which, even now,when contemplated, hold the mind in wonder, sympathy, and excite-ment. Kealities of wrongs, bigotry, persecutions, and cruelties, aw-ful and terrific ; of sacrifices, suffering, devotion, sincerity, fortitude,and bravery, rare and marvellous, and, but for assurances, whichmust be accepted as reliable, apparently, in many instances, incred-ible. Demonstrating the power of religious faith and affection, thepower of education and surrounding influences, in directing thethoughts of the mind, the feelings of the heart; in the inspirationof prejudices or prepossessions, in the infusion of intelligence, thees
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