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COUNT CAGLIOSTRO;CONTAINING

An authentic Relation of the uncommon Incidents that befel him during his Refidence in England in the Years 1776 and 1777.

His Arrival in France; his Commitment to the Baf- tile— His Trial, Acquittal, and Baniihment.

His Return to England in 1786 ; particular Anecdotes of him till 1787: and, laftly, a Detail of the Cir- cumftances which occaiioned his Departure for Switzerland.

D E D I C A T E D T O

MADAME L A COMTESSE DE CAGLIOSTRO.

T H E S E C O N D E D I T I O N .

L O N D O N :

P R I N T E D FOR T H E A U T H O R }

A N D S O L D B Y T . H O O K H A M , B O N D - S T R E E T }

AND MAY BK HAD OP ALL THE BOOKSELLERS IN SNGLAKD*

1787.

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MADAME LA COMTESSE DE CAGLIOSTRO.M a d a m e ,

T h e p le a fu r e w h ic h e v e r y fu f -

o e p t ib le m in d m u ff e x p e r ie n c e in

i h e v in d ic a t io n o f a n in ju r e d c h a ­

r a c t e r , I c o n f id e r , in t h e p r e fe n t

in f ta n c e , m u c h h e ig h t e n e d b y t h e

o p p o r t u n i t y i t o ffers m e o f a d d re fs -

in g a la d y n o t le fs d ii t in g u iih e d b y

a m ia b le q u a lit ie s t h a n u n d e fe r v e d

m is fo rtu n e s .

*• T h e c u p o f f e l i c i t y , p u r e a n d

u n m ix e d ,” fa y s a n e le g a n t a u t h o r ,

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•* is b y n o m e a n s a d r a u g h t f o r

“ m o r ta l m a n :** Y e t p e r m it m e ,

M a d a m e , t o la m e n t t h a t in g r a t i tu d e

a n d c a lu m n y h a s fo f a t a l ly im b it -

te r e d y o u r s . T h e u n it e d liv e s o f

y o u r f e l f a n d t h e C o u n t i l lu ftr a te ,

I c o n fe fs , a m e la n c h o ly t r u t h , t h a t

n e ith e r v ir tu e n o r t h e m o ft r ig id

c ir c u m fp e d t io n o f m a n n e rs w i l l

a lw a y s ih ie ld th e poffefT or fr o m t h e

m a c h in a tio n s o f v ic e . E n v y t o o

fr e q u e n t ly tre a d s o n th e h e e ls o f

• f c i e n c e ; a n d d e tr a c t io n w i l l e v e r

p o in t h e r e n v e n o m e d i h a f t t o w a r d

t h e w o r t h y p a r t o f m a n k in d . Y e t ,

t h o u g h fe v e r e t h e tr ia ls w e a re

d o o m e d in th is t r a n li to r y f ta te to

e n c o u n te r , I a m fe n iib le y o u w i l l

jo in

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jo in fine in c o n fid e r in g V ir tu e it s

ow n reco m p en fe .

A p r in c ip a l p a r t o f t h e e v e n ts ,

w h ic h c o m p o fe t h e n a r r a t iv e I

n o w t a k e th e l ib e r t y o f o ffe r in g

fo r yO U r p e r u fa l , a r e e x tr a c te d

fr o m L a L e t t r e d e C om te C a g lio jir o

a u P e u p le < F A n g lo is , a n d o t h e r o f

h is M e m o ir s . I f la t te r m y f e l f th e

w o r k w i l l m e e t w i t h y o u r a p p r o ­

b a t io n , as y o u w i l l fin d i t c o n ta in s

a n im p a r t ia l d e ta il o f th e m o ft r e ­

m a r k a b le e v e n ts o f th e C o u n t ’s

l i f e . • H a p p y d id I p o fle fs e lo ­

q u e n c e ; t o fu b d u e t h o fe p re ju d ic e s

w h i c h , b y t h e fo u lefi: m h r c p r e fe n t-

a t io n s o f f a & s , b u t to o g e n e r a l ly ,

w it h

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w i t h r e g a r d t o t h é C o u n t C a g l i *

o ftr o , r e ig n in t h e m in d s o f th é

p u b l ic . B u t , w h i l e I la m e n t m y

in a b i l i t y , I h a v e th is o o n fo la t io n ,

t h a t tr u th s a 9 th e p o e t fa y s o f

b e a u t y ,

“ Needs iiot the foreign aid of ornament,“ But is when unadorn’d adorn’d the moft.”

W i t h th e fin c e r e ft h o p e th a t y o u

m a y lo fe th e r e m e m b r a n c e o f p a ft

fo r r o w s in a n u n in te r r u p te d ferie«

o f fu tu r e h a p p in e fs , I t a k e th e

l ib e r t y o f fu b fc r ib in g m y fe l f ,

M A D A M E , .

W i t h a l l d u e R e f p e é t ,

Y o u r m o ft o b e d ie n t

H u m b le S e r v a n t ,

L U C I A .

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P R E F A C E .

I H A V E been encouraged to venture on

the publication o f the Count de Caglioftro’s

Life, by the information I have obtained

from feveral perfons, whofe unblemiihed in­

tegrity, and intimate connexion with that ex­

traordinary character, render their authority

undoubted. In thofe incidents I have ex­

tracted from the various accounts published

o f M r. Caglioftro, I have been particularly

cautious to prefent m y readers with fuch.

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fads only as are interefting and authentic.

But before I enter on this talk, it may not

be improper to take a curfory view o f thofe

charges brought againft the Count by the

Editor o f the Courier de l’Europe. There ’

cannot furely be a being againft whom our

indignation more juftly rifes than the man

who, under the fpecious guife o f public

ipirit, gratifies a private pique or pecuniary

demand by deliberately Mailing the repu­

tation o f another.

Tor the honour o f humanity I would fain,

with the reader, believe this portrait to be

the child only o f 'imagination, Hid not

the many calumnious paragraphs published

in the Courier de TEufope, at the expenfe

o f the Count Cagtioftro, prove it to be

** un fils infortune de la nature

* The Author flatters herfelf ihe will not be cen- fured for adopting this favourite phrafe, rendered for feme time paft ‘fo eminently VoriQ>7cudds in almolfc every page of that paper.

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But let me afk the reader, can there be any

confidence placed in the aflertions o f a man

who, iron* his own accounts, ereits a new

opinion on every vague report ? ,

M r. D e Morande at firft profefles himfelf

an enemy to the Count Caglioftro, merely

from the prejudices o f report. A gain $ from

the flattering teftimonies o f approbation la­

vished on him by the difcerning people o f

Paris, on his acquittal from an injurious

charge, he becomes his warm advocate,

and publifhes on the occafion, but without

refle&ion he fays, a letter of high panegyric

in the Courier de l ’Eufope. Soon after this he '

Humbles on another opinion j or, as FalftafF

fays, ** opinion lay in his way, and he found it.”

But perfectly convinced of, as he allures us,

the fallacy o f his former affirmations, this in­

genious cenfor fuffers the public to remain

three months in error, becaufe, he fays, it

would have appeared ridiculous immediately

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[ ** 3to W e contradicted his own affermons * . And

why fo, M r. Editor ? Is it not the greateft

proof o f a liberal mind to acknowledge an

error on the moment of its difcovery ? But

i f we may be allowed to account for this

filence, from what follows we ihall believe

it to originate from an intended négociation

with M r. Caglioftro.

M r. Swinton, formerly a proprietor o f the

Courier de l’Europe, at whofe houfe the

Count, on his arrival in town, vifited,

had more than once congratulated him on

the encomiums occaiionally beftowed o n

him in the above paper; and obferving

the infinite advantage his reputation would

acquire from thefe paragraphs, ventured

clearly to point out to him the means that

would enfure their continuance. M r. Cagli­

oftro, however, difregarding this advice, the

* See the Courier cte l’Europe, No. 20, page 156.

Editor

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Editor aíéribed his infeníibility to the ill ad-

drefs o f his negotiator, and in a few days

renewed his fuit to the Count in propria. perfona-y elated with the hopes o f obtaining

a card blanche for the fuppreffion o f that

abufe which, on all occafions, he has fo per­

fectly at command. But h o l d t h i s vi-

fit, we are allured by M r. D é Morande, was

the effeCt o f mere curiofity! T h e Count not

reflecting, perhaps, that our Editor owned a

paper o f extenflve circulation, in which he

could exercife the happy art which Gay

afcribes to the lawyers, who, he tells us,

“ twift •words and meanings as they pleafe,”

treated his propofals and ridiculous menaces

with that contempt they will ever experi-

epee from an honed and ingenuous mind: and

from that moment M r. De Morande became

|iis implacable and avowed enemy. His re-

fentment might, however, have fpent itfelf

in a few defamatory paragraphs, had not

jntereft added a new fpur to his malignity.

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T h e reader is» without doubt, acquainted

with the fuit commenced by M r. Caglioftrq

againft the governor o f the Battile, and

others, for the iniquitous plunder of hi$

property; he will not, therefore, iuppofe

that the defendants, while a caufe o f

fuch importance was depending, would

omit cither expenfe or trouble to invalidate

the affertions o f their adverfary. T h e abili­

ties o f M r. D c Morande were perfeétly o f a

nature to admit him on the lift o f defamatory

Scribblers employed to circulate reports to

the difadvantage o f M r. Caglioftro, with the

view o f proving his pretentions a mere chi­

mera.«

By the moft illiberal fuggeftions, the

blackeft calumnies, and total perverfion o f

fails, the Editor o f the Courier de I’Europe

has endeavoured to effedl th is} nay, he has

more than once had fo little policy as to

draw openly the above conclution from his

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own libels: but it m uil be confeffed that

he frequently defeat? his owp purpose by too

great an eagernefs to injure the reputation of

M r. Caglioftro. Nor is this furprifing when

we remember that the tnoft baneful creatures

often carry about them an antidote to their

own venqm.

M r. D e Morande had yet another incen­

tive in this bufinefs: “ There are fecrets in

all trades,” fays the old adage. T h e Editof■ 1 . • . '• > ! V _ - . a. J w. _ i

o f a newfpaper, therefore, who is acquainted

with his bufinefs, will be fenfible that nothing

will further the circulation of his paper more

than a paper wary in which, at all events, he

will certainty engage. T h e talents o f M r.

D e Morande in this line had, it is true, for

fome time remained dormant j haying

more than pnee nearly involved him in

difagrepable confequenc.es: for the explana­

tion of which, I muff entreat my readers

to call a retrofpeft on his affair with the

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Reverend M r. Bates, Madame the Chevalier

de Eon, M . le Comte de Ldrague, & c. & c.

However, as he probably concludes there is

lefs danger o f a perfonal affault in attacking, a

philofopher, he has ventured to exert his moil:

ftrenuous efforts to provoke M r. Caglioftro

to enter the lifts with him in his own way.

But a contemptuous Jtlence is the only return

he has been able to obtain, unlefs it is when

the Count ludicroufly invites him to come

and be potfoned with a pig o f bis dreffing * . It is really to be lamented that ib much

induftry has not met with its due reward!

' M r. D e Morande attacks the Count on the

variety o f names and titles he has aflumed

in his travels although o f this information

he would probably have remained ignorant,

had not the Count him felf candidly particu­

larized them in his M em oir: yet this M e-

See the Public Advertifer, Sept. 3, 1786.

moir

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moir is conftantly reprobated by M r. D e

Morande as an intire fid ion : why then does

he place the leaft confidence in any part of

it ? But I forget; this gentleman is a per-

fed adept in extrading black from "white;

although from the various experiments he

has made on himfelf, he has never yet

been able to tranfmute the former into the

latter. T o return, however, from this di-

greffion: a charge o f this nature cannot

poflibly injure M r. Caglioftro in the opinion

o f any difcerning individual j while he conr

tinues to fupport thoie names with honour,

which are io particularly the objed o f our

Editor’s refentment, he can not furely incur

cenfure for making ufe o f that privilege

which is equally the right o f every traveller

who is defirous o f remaining incognito.

M r. D e Morande boldly invites thofe per­

fons whole abilities and rank in life he is

confcious place them at too great a diftancc

to regard the interrogatories o f a newfpaper

' fcribblcr,

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fcribbler, to confirm or cdntradid his infa­

mous aflertions with regard to M r. Caglioftro.

But, in fome inftances, where a public

refutation is more to be dreaded, he con-

duds himfelf with a greater degree o f cau­

tio n :— when he afcribes his generofity to

interefted motives — when he limits his ex-

tenfive benevolence to fo narrow a compafs

s two or three inftances, he is fenfible that

the voice o f a grateful people might rife to

confute him. H e contents himfelf therefore

with requeuing, that each individual who has

known the Count will interrogate tbemjelves only on his condud * . From which it is to

be inferred, that thofe who have not had

the honour o f knowing Mr. Caglioftro are

intirely to reft their faith on tliat inexhaufti-

ble fountain o f truth— the Editor o f the

Courier de 1’Europe I

H ow repeatedly has he invoked all the

Courts o f Germany to difavow the diftin-

* See the Courier de l’Europe, No. 23, page 182.

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guiihed reception with which they have

honoured the Count Caglioftro. T h e Cou­

rier d e l’Europe, he fays, is read in all thoie

courts, yet his invocation is unnoticed,

How repeatedly has he called on thoie

illuftrious perfons, by whom the Count pro-

fefles himfejf to have been honoured and re­

ceived, to contradict his aflertions ? H e has

defcriptively published their names, with

fuch vile comments on the conduit o f M r.

Caglioftro, as muft naturally have induced

them, had not the aflertions o f the latter

been well-founded, to have difclaimed any

knowledge o f a character fo infamous j yet

all the calumnious addrefles o f M r. D e

Morande has not been able to obtain one

well-attefted refutation. Constrained at

length to admit that the Count has been re­

ceived and carreflcd by feveral o f thofe dif­

- tinguiilied perfons, he qualifies this reluCtant

conviction with the fuggeftion, that they

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refpeSled him only becaufe they did not know him.

W ith all due reverence to the abilities o f M r.

D e Morande it is to be prefumed, that among

io large a number o f illuftrious perfons, there

might be fome few as good judges o f merit,

and perfons o f as perfect difcernment, as

the Editor of the Courier de l’Europej and

yet it is a bold fuppoiition when we con­

template the ailonhhing powers o f that great

m an!

M r. De Morande modeftly aiks the public,

W hether the man who by Jalfe pretences cheats the world o f their opinion, is not more

culpable than he who enters the fhop o f a

tradefman and defrauds him p f his pro**

perty ? .

Purfuinghis example, I will aik, W hether

the man who alternately fabricates fiippo-

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o f prejudicing the other againft an injured and innocent chara&er, ihould not be con-

fidered anobjedt o f univerfal deteftation ?

In N o . 22, page 175, o f the Courier dc

l’Europe, we arc informed, that M r. Cagli-

oftro, after being conftrained to put o ff the

uniform o f a Spaniih Colonel, was ignomi-

nioufly expelled Peterfburgh. For this

calumnyt the falfehood o f which has been

too clearly proved by the Baron de Corbe-

ron, charge d’affaires o f France and Ruffia,

during the refidence o f M r. Caglioftro atPeterfburgh, and miniiler plenipotentiary,to need further refutation, the Editor has

had recourfe to the Memoirs o f Madame de■ %

la Mottej and, it is probable, from the evi­

dence contained in that calumnious work,

that M r. D e Morande has the audacity to

queftion, or at lead to pretend to queftion,

the juft ice o f that acquittal, io folemnly

awarded

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awarded to M r. Caglioftro, by the parlia­

ment o f Paris.

M r. D e Morande is at infinite pains to per-

fuade us ‘ that the Count refided in London

in 1772, under the name o f Balfamo, in

extremé poverty, from which he was re­

lieved by Sir Edward Hales. T hat Baro­

net profeflés, indeed, to recollect an Italian o f that nam e; but as M r. D e Morande

pofitively allures us the Count is a Calabrois, a Neapolitan, or a Sicilian, we can defire no

better argument to prove the fallacy o f his

information.

Another grand proof which he advances,

to biafs the opinion o f his readers on this

fubjett, is, the pretended refemblance which

exifts between the figriature of Jofepb Bal­famo and Jofepb Cagliojiro: the Editor o f the

Courier de ¡’Europe is, however, the only

perlón who pretends to difcover this refem-

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. M ance; and it ittuft be confefled, admitting

his opinion juft, the adcidental fimrlitude o f

a hand-writing does not afford fufficiènt

grounds for the aflertion.

Again; he would induce, or rather fe-

dùce, us to believe that the Count was, in

the fame year, under the above name, igno-

minioufly expelled Paris ; and that his lady

was at the fame time confined in la

Pelagie. -

Every ofie who is acquainted with the ■ po­

lice o f Paris muft inftantly perceive the falfe-

hood o f this charge. A vagabond is no

fooner expelled that city than a minute de-

icription o f his perfon is put into the hands

o f every officer o f the police, and circulated

indifcriminately throughout Paris; by which

means all poffibility of a clandeftihe return

is cut off. I f then, as the Editor would in-

finuate, M r. Caglioftro had fuiflèred this dif­

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grace in the year 1772, with thefe pre­

cautions, it would not have been poffible

for him to have pad fix days at Paris in

178 1, which was actually the cafe; to

have frequented, during that time, the houfes

o f the principal merchants there, and have

efcaped the vigilance o f the officers o f

the police.

But admitting this to be poffible in 1785,

when,with the Cardinal de Rohan, he was in*

nocently involved in the affair o f Madame de

la Motte, his conduct then at leaft muff have

undergone the minuteft examination : when

a circumftance o f this nature, i f true, would

certainly have been brought forward to pub­

lic obfervation.

Again; had MadameCaglioftro been con- '

fined in la Pelagie under the name o f Lau­rence Felictaniy as M r. D e Morande would

infer, Felicinai would certainly have been

the laft name ihe would have adopted when

interrogated

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. interrogated on that fubjeit by the lieutenant

general o f the police; N or will it be fup-

pofed that the Count would have employed

that fund o f cunning, o f which we are

taught to believe him mailer, to Co little ad­

vantage as to have mentioned her by a name

already infcribed in red letters throughout

Paris— a name which might probably recall

to the remembrance of the police his former

mildemeanors. Y et in his Memoir, written

five months before his trial, he has men-

honed her by the name o f Seraphina Feli-

ciani.

In fpeaking o f this Memoir, I cannot fcr-

bear recalling to the remembrance .of the

reader the folemn appeal which the Count

therein makes to many illuilrious and diilin-

guiihed characters: a s appeal, which being

. made during his confinement in die BaftUe,

could only have been defeated by an innate

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fenfc o f the moil perfect reditude o f c'on-

dud. “ Let them,” fays he, “ declare whe-

« ther I have ever been guilty o f an ad ion

*« difgraceful to a man o f honour: let them

«* fey whether 1 have at any time fued for a

** favour, or courted the protedion o f thole

«« fovereigns who were delirous o f feeing m e:

“ let them declare whether I have at any

" time, or in any place, done more than

«* cure the fick gratis, and affift the indigent.”

T h e world is, alas! but too ready to exult

over the misfortunes o f others. I f the Count

had been the impoftor which Mr.DeMorande

aflerts, or had been guilty o f thofe iniquitous

pradices o f which he allures the public he

can furnilh incontejlible proofs .* on an ap­

peal like this, would not fome one among

thofe who had been the dupe o f his decep­

tion have Hood forth to draw alide the veil

that concealed his impoilares ?

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W ould not the vigilance o f the intriguing

D e la Motte, the jealous friends o f the Car­

dinal de Rohan, have procured thofe incon- tejltble proofs o f which the Editor o f the

Courier de l’Europe ipeaks with fuch confi­

dence ; yet their accufations, unfupported by

a ihadow o f truth, were rejcded by the

French minifters} and the reputation o f

M r. Caglioftro, like gold proved in the fur­

nace, became more pure by the feverity o f

the trial it had endured.

But, perhaps, we are to believe that the dis­

covery o f thefe enormous crimes, theie un­

heard o f impoftures, which have efcaped the

penetration o f higher powers, were referved

for the microfcopic eye o f the immaculate

Editor o f the Courier de l’Europe!

Is it likewife given to M r. D e Morande to

penetrate the moil: Secret thoughts o f man ?

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Or, by what authority does he pretend to fay

that M r. Caglioftro never dijlributed to the poor h it with the view of obtaining vouchers fo r bis liberality, or o f tricking the rich out o f tbeit good opinion ?

I f he can fupport this afiertion, by proving,

as he pretends, that the Count has received

prelents a tboufand times more confderable than the films: he has dijlributed^ why does he not

refer to the individuals by whom he has

been enriched? W h y does he not publish

their names and places o f abode in his Cou­

rier de l’Europe ? But M r. D e Morande is

too politic an artift to expofe his colouring

to minute investigation. H is performances

appear to tnoft advantage when viewed afar

off. General references and initial letters

give play to the imagination o f the reader,

and are therefore bed calculated for his

purpofe.

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M r. D e Morande objedls to the evidence o f

the apothecary to whom the Count appeals

for the quantity o f medicines diftributed at

his expenfe to the poor o f Straiburgh, be—

caufe, he fays, the nature o f their profeffion

obliges thefe gentlemen to accord with the

peri'ons by whom they are fupported.

In this inftance it is but juft to pardon the

fufpicious incredulity o f our E d ito r; we are

but too apt to judge the motives o f others

by our own feelings: and M r.D e Morande,

being confcious that a golden key will

equally unlock his repoiitories o f abufe or

panegyric, readily conceives that a like in-

ftrument will be equally fuccefsful with

others. However, it being evident from

many o f our Editor’s paragraphs, that he ha$

long iince revived the lyftem laid down in

old times by the Vicar o f Bray j he never

holds an opinion fo fait but he can relinquish

it when it becomes an impediment to his in*

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tereft: being therefore at a lofs for a credita­

ble witnefs, he has furmounted his fcruples,

and would willingly admit the evidence o f

an apothecary at Knightfbridge, though he

itill finds it impofiible to admit one from

Strafburgh. M r. Jackfon, we are inform­

ed, was applied to by the Count, on his ar­

rival in England, for the purpofe o f vending

his Egyptian pills, at the rate o f thirty-fix

{hillings a box, the contents o f which did

not amount to more than eight-pence. H ow ­

ever, this gentleman’s confciencey as Laun-

celot fays, “ hanging about the neck o f his

heart,” would not fuffer him to engage in ib

grofs an impofition.— Thus far the Courier

de l’Europe. But as this anecdote has re­

ceived additions and variations from the fer­

tile pen o f M r. De Morande, I rauft entreat

the reader to fufpend his judgment till I have

reduced it to its primitive fimplicity. M r.

Jackfon being recommended to the Count,

by M r. Swinton, as a proper perfon to fupply

him

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him with drugs, and to aflift him in the

preparation of his medicines, the latter went

one day to his ihop, and having purchafed

thofe drugs he had occafion for, took them

h o m el and adding to them other materials,

known only to himfelf,* compofed a certain

quantity o f pafte, which he fent back for

M r. Jackion to make into pills. M r. Jack­

ion having followed thefe directions, returned

them to the Count, who faid to him with

a fmile, “ You don’t know, perhaps, that

“ thefe pills were fold in Paris at thirty-fix

“ (hillings a box ?” T o this M r. Jackfon re­

plied, That i f they were in fuch repute at

Paris, it was a pity the Engliih people ihbuld

not be permitted to purchafe them likewife.

On this obfervation, the Count made M r.

Jackfon underftand that he had not, nor did

he ever intend to fell them i that what he

alluded to, were the apothecaries he em­

ployed j who, as he had been informed, had

taken that advantage.

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M r. Jackfon not underftanding any lan­

guage but the Engliih, and the Count finding

the danger o f trailing to an interpreter, whole

leaft error might prove o f fatal confequences

to his patients, employed, in a ihort time

after, a perfon with whom he could con-

verfe without the aid o f onej which giving

offence to M r. Jackfon, broke off all

further connexion between «the Count

and him.

O n the above circumffances M r. D e

Morande has founded the affertion, that M r.

Caglioftro applied to the above gentleman

to vend his pills at thirty-fix ihiliings per

box, the falfehood o f which was proved by

M r. Jackfon himfelf, who, in the pre­

fence o f his fhopman, confefied that the

Count had never applied to him,, for any

fuch purpofe, and that he had not given

M r. D é Morande authority fpr what he had

afferted.

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T h e ridiculous ftory o f the Count’s being

the fon to one Cicho, a coachman at Naples,

formerly in the fervice o f M r. Chriftiplu;

o f his being bred to the profeflion o f a hair-

drefier, becoming valet de chambre, and

afterwards a mountebank doctor, is o f a

nature too low and abfurd to merit any

ferious confederation. But as thefe anecdotes,

with many others equally exalted in their

kind, derive their exiftence from, the fertile

brain of M r. Sachy, one o f the principal

pillars that fupports our Editor’s magazine

o f calumnies: it may not be improper to

prefent the reader with a few traits o f this

gentleman’s cha» after.

During the refidence of M r. Caglioftro

at Straiburgh he was addrefied by Sachy,

who having pleaded the moil extreme po­

verty, fblicited to be taken into his fervice.

T h e Count touched with his apparent miiery,

plothpd h im ; and as he profeflied having

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ibme little knowledge in chirurgy todk

him to aflift him in the attendance o f his

patients. H e had not purfued his new oc­

cupations more than eight days, when the

Count was informed by an honed citizen

o f Straiburgh, that Sacky was a ipy employed

by the faculty to injure his reputation ; for

which purpofe he had already extorted mo­

ney from feveral o f his patients, under the

pretext that it was by the Count’s order

he did fo. '

Sacky at this moment entering the apart­

ment, the citizen repeated his accufations;i

and his confuiion evidently evincing his

guilt, M r. Caglioftro inftantly difcharged

him. Enraged at the mifcarriage o f his

ichemes, he now threatened to aflaffinate

the perfon who had revealed his duplicity j

which coming to the ears o f the Marquis

de la Salle, commander at Straiburgh, to

prevent any difagreeable confequences, he

baniilied him from the city.

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A ihort time after the Count received a

letter, wherein Sacky demanded th.e payment

o f an hundred and fifty louis, for the eight

days he had paffed in his fervice, declaring,

that i f he refufed to comply with this re-

queft, he would defame him in a libel.

T h is epiftle, however, being infufficient to

terrify the Count into compliance, Sacky,

in conjunction with M r. Rochebourn, a

French advocate, who has with much dif­

ficulty faved himfelf from the gallies, to

which he was condemned, compofed the

libel, which M r. De Morande, in his Courier

de l’Europe, dignifies with the title pf

Memoir.

In 1783-— 4, during the time the Count

gave public audiences at Bourdeaux, Sacky

again endeavoured to injure his reputation,

by publiihing the fame libel there; for which

the chiefs o f the city were on the point o f 1

impriibning him, had not this meafure been

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gencroufly oppofed by the Count. From

this time the talents o f M r. Sacky feem

to have remained inadive till the moment

o f M r. Caglioftro’s imprifonment in the

Baftile, when, under the aufpices of M a­

dame de la Motte’s advocate, he published

a new edition o f his libel, which was fup-

prefled by the parliament o f Paris, as con­

taining injurious calumnies.

Exiled from France,” fays the Count,

“ and defpoiled o f my effeds, my neceflary

“ reclamations have procured me new ene­

** nemies. Sachy, their worthy agent, has

“ followed me to England, and not content

“ with publiihing a third edition of his libel,

“ has dared to make oath that I am indebted

“ to him an hundred and fifty guineas, for

“ which fum he has adually arrefted me.”

Such is the man who inherits the

, confidence of the Editor o f the Courier

de 1’Europe.T h e

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T h e following letters, which were written

by the French minifters during the refi-

dence o f the Count Caglioilro at Straf-

burgh on account o f feveral libels publiflied

againil, him in that city, will, I hope, ef­

fectually eradicate any unfavourable im­

preffions they may have oocaiioned in die

bread o f the reader:

L E T T E R I.

Written by M m ffur Le Compte De Vergermes, Secretary o f State fo r Foreign Affairs, to

. Monfieur Gerrard, Prater ( f Strajburgh.

. VerfaiHes, 13th March, 1783.'

C o m p t e D e Caglioftro, Mdsfieur,

js not perfohally known to me j but com­

mon report, ever fince he fettled at Straf-

burgh, is fo very much in his favour* that

humanity requires that he fhould find there

both regard and tranquillity. His being a

ftranger, and the good wbioh he is laid to

have done, is a double title which authotifes

me

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me to recommend him to you, and to thtf

magiftrates over whom you preiide. Moniieur

Caglioftro only afks for peace and fecurity:

theie are infured to him by the ,law& o f hof-

pitality; and, acquainted as I am with your

natural diipoiition, I am fully perfuaded

you will eagerly maintain him in the enjoy*

ment o f both, as well as all other advantages

which he may perfonally deferve.

I have the honour, & c.

(Sighed) De V e r g e n n e s .

L E T T E R II.

From the Marquis De Mirominil, Keeper o f the Seal, to the fame,

Varfáflles, March 15, 1783.S I R , *

T H E Compte D e Caglioftro

has zealoufly employed his time fince he

has fettled in Straiburgh in relieving the

poor and neceflltousj and, to m y knowledge,

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that foreigner has, in feveral inftances, aded

with that humanity which makes him wor­

thy o f a peculiar prote&ion. I beg you

w ill, as far as concerns you and the m agis­

trates whofe chief you are, procure him all

that fupport and tranquillity which every

ftranger ought to enjoy within his majefty’s

dominions j efpecially when he makes him-

felf ufeful to the nation.

I am, & c.

(Signed) M ir o m in il ,

L E T T E R III.

From the Marquis De Segur to the Marquis De la Salle, Commander at Strajburgh.

T h E good condud which l am

well allured Compte Caglioftro has fupported

in Straiburgh; the very laudable employ he

makes in that city of his, knowledge and

abilities ; and the repeated proofs o f his

humanity

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humanity there to the individuals labouring

under various complaints, who had recourfc

to him, entitle that foreigner to the prote&ion

o f government. T h e king gives you charge

to fee not only that he be not mokfted at

Straiburgh, whenever he thinks fit to return

' to that city, but even that he may be treated

with that regard which he deferves, for the

good he does to the diilrefled.

(Signed) Segur.

I w ill not now detain m y readers with a

diflertation on what M r. D e Morande calls

** the affair o f a London Necklace,” but for

die explanation refer them to the enfuing

narrative, In which I will “ nothing extenuate, ** nor Jet tkvm aught in malice.*

L I F E

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JL I F E , & c .

T h e Count Caglioftro informs us, in

his celebrated M em oir, that he cannot

ipeak pofitively as to the place o f his

nativity, nor to the parents who gave

him birth .

* Some authors are of opinion that he is the off*- fpring of the grand matter of Malta by a Turkilh lady, made captive by a Maltefe galley. Others, that he is the only furviving fon of that prince, who, about thirty-five years ago, fwayed the precarious fceptre of Trebifondj at which period, a revolution taking place, the reigning prince was mailacred by his feditious fubjeds; and his infant fon, the Count Caglioftro, conveyed by a trutty friend to Medina, where the cherif had the unprejudiced generality to have him educated in the faith of his Chriftian parents.A H e

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H e fpent his early years at Medina in

Arabia, under the auipices o f a governor,

with whom he redded in the palace o f the

m ufti Salahaym.

Althotas, who difcovered toward his

pupil all the tender folicitude o f pa­

rental affedtion, with jo y perceived the

early inclination he difcovered to the

fciences; among which botany and phyiic

were thoie in which he particularly de­

lighted. By his inftroOions he became

acquainted with the Eaftern languages, and

by him was taught the duties we owe to

G od, to mankind, and to ourfelves. .

Althotas informed him , that his parents

were Chriftians o f diitinguUhed b irth ; and

that he was left an orphan at the age^of

three m onths; but their names, and the

place o f his nativity, was a fecret, over

which he caft an impenetrable veil.

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I t being the couniel o f Althotas to refpedt

every where religion and the laws, they

conform ed' outwardly to the Mahometan

mode o f worship; “ but,” fays the Count, 1

“ the true religion was imprinted on our

fe hearts.” M r. Caglioftro informs us, that

he was in the twelfth year o f his age when

the frequent difcouries o f his governor on

the antiquities o f E gypt, & c . awakened

in his hreaft a defire o f travelling ib irre*

fiftible, that the pleafures o f Medina and

the amufements o f his youth were no

longer objeds o f his attention: his imagi­

nation was continually anticipating that

period, when Althotas informed him they

Were to enter on their travels. T h e long-

wiihed for hour at length arrived; and all

things being prepared for their departure,

they bid farewell to the m ufti, and began

their journey toward M ecca.

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t 4 1On their arrival at that city, the €ount

having changed the fimple habit he had

till then worn, for one more fplendid, was,

on thé third day after his arrival, by A l-

thotas, prefented to the chcrif * . ** A t the

** light o f this prince,” fays the Count,

«* I experienced a fudden emotion, which

** it is not in the power o f words to exp refs;

** my eyes dropped the m oil delicious tears

“ I ever ihed : and, while he honoured me

** with the tenderell carefles, his I. per­

« ceived were likewife fuffufed.”

A t M ecca he relided three years ; during

which time the attachment o f the cherif

toward him feemed hourly to encreafe.

H e would at times gaze on him with the

m oll fixed attention ; then railing his cyesr

• He is the iovereign of Mecca, and is always chofen from among the defendants of Mahomet.

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to heaven, his countenance would betray

the m oil lively picture o f pity and com»

miferation.

T h is ambiguity o f conduit naturally

exerted the curiofity o f the C ount; - but

he dared not to demand an explanation o f

Jjis governor, who, on fuch occafions,

never failed to rebuke him with the utmoil

feverity; “ as if,” fays he, “ it had been

** a crime in me to wiih for information

* concerning my birth.”

T h e Count’s inclination for travel itill reigning predominant, he prepared to

leave M ecca. T h e cherif faw him depart

w ith a regret that indicated the tendered

affc&ion: he preifed him to his bolom

w ith more than ufual w arm th; and con*

eluded their lail interview with this re*

markable fentence, “ Adieut thou nature s unfortunate chiW \

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M r. Caglioftro had now the fatisfa&ion

o f vifiting E gypt j and by procuring the

intimacy o f the minifters o f the ieveral

temples o f that ancient city, was admitted

to places into which the foot o f the com ­

mon traveller had never before penetrated.

Having continued his travels, during

three years, through the principal cities

o f Africa and Afia, he arrived in the year

1766 at the ifland o f M alta. It was here,

for the firil time, he affumed the European

drefs, and with it the title o f Count D e

Caglioftro, having till this period retained

the name o f Acharat, N or was it without

Angular, aftoniihment, that be perceived

his governor adopt the clerical habit, and

with it the infignia o f the order o f M alta.

T h e grand: mailer, Pinto, prefen ted them

with apartments in his palace, and treated

the Count with the moft Unking marks

o f diilin&ion. H e allured.him o f a. very

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rapid preferment, would he conform to their religious order; but his prevailing taile

for travel, and for phyfic, made him refolve

on a life o f more aiti ve virtue. T h e Count

informs us, that he has every reafon to

fufpe& the grand mailer was no franger

to his birth, though he was ever averle to

entering on a fubjeft ib particularly in*

tereiling to his young friend.

“ It was ih the ifland o f Malta,” fays

the Count, ** that I had the misfortune. *• of lofing my beft friend and mailer, the w venerable Àlthotàs, thè wiieil and m od

M learned o f mankind !” This melancholy event deeply affe&ed him j and, to di­vert his grief, he obtained permiffion o f

thè grand mailer to quit the iiland, and

purfue his travels over Europe. Accompa­

nied by the Chevalier D ’Aquino o f the

noble houfe o f Caramanica, he made the

tour o f Sicily ; and, after being introducedA 4 by

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by his friend to the nobility o f that coun­try, they pafied through the idands o f the

Archipelago; and, again eroding the M er

ditcrrancan, arrived at Naples.

A t this city, o f which the Chevalier was

a native, the Count parted with his com­panion, and proceeded unaccompanied to

Rom e, provided with a letter o f credit op

the banking houfe o f Sieur Belloqa. In

the capital o f the Chriflian world he re- folved to remain incognito. Chance, how­ever, in a ihort time, difeovered him to

(¡ordinal Urjina, who, yrith the moil Bat­tering attention, introduced him to ieveral Cardinal? and Roman princes: among

others, to Cardinal Ganganelli, w{io became

pfterwarda Pppe Clement the X lV Ih. H e

had likewife, he tells us, the honour o f

conferring repeatedly with Pope R ez#o-

pica, whp then filled the papal chair.

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Ini77°> twenty-fecond year o f his age, he became acquainted with Seraphina F eli-

ciani, a young lady, to whom he was iooti after united^ by the moil indifibluble ties. Having travelled with his fair companion, during fix years, into different parts o f

Europe; at the end o f that time he

turned his thoughts toward England, the

favourite iile o f compierce and o f liberty;

and, in the month o f July, 1776, for the

fipil rime, vifited London. —- PofieJTed oq.

his arrival, in plate, jew els, and ipecie,

to the amount o f three thoufand pounds;

he hired apartments in W hitcomb-Street, where he dedicated a large portion o f his

time to his favourite ilucjies, chymiftry

and phyfic.

It happened that at this time a poor Portuguefe occupied an apartment in the

pime houie; her name was Blavary: fhe

yras perfectly acquainted with the French

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and Portugeufe languages» and though re­

duced by fortune, her manners and conver~

iation ieemed to befpeak her well born.

T h e compailion o f the Count and his

lady were eafily awakened; ftrangers them -

felves in a country in which they knew

neither the language nor the cuftoms, they

readily iympathifed with one whofe fitu-

ation appeared to be in a degree fimilar:

and, at the interceffion o f the woman o f

the houfe, the Portuguefe was admitted

into the fervice o f Madame Caglioltro as interpreter and companion.

M r.Vitellini was foon after recommended

to the Count in the former o f thefe capa­cities: he was bred up among the Jefuits j but, at their expuliion, being mailer o f

the Latin, French, and Italian, he came

to London as profeifor o f languages. W ith a ilrong propenfity to the gaming houfe and

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chymiftry, on the knowledge o f which tail he particularly piqued himfelf, it w ill

naturally be concluded that his finances

were not in the mod flourishing condition ; they were, indeed, at the lovveft ebb, when he was relieved by the generofity o f the

Count, who clothed1 and took him into

his fervice.

Vitellini carefully ingratiated him felf w ith

his patron j he was frequently witnefs to his

experiments in chymiftry; fome o f which,

being entirely new to him, in the height o f

enthufiaitn, u he had the weakmfs, and 'in*

"diftretion” fays the Count, “ to hold me

** forth to his acquaintance, and in all public .«* places, as an extraordinary man, a ttue

“ adept, whofe fortune was immenfe, and K who pofteffed the grand fecret o f tfani-

“ muting metals,” &c. This report was fuf-

ficient? to excite the curiofity Of the public: M r.: Caglioftro was in a very Short tim e

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furrounded by different ranks o f people, whom an idle curiofity, or the hope o f

reaping advantage from that wealth o r

knowledge pourtrayed in fuch lively colours

by Vitellini» drew together. H e now

found him felf expofed to the infults o f

ipcn o f whom he was entirely ignorant: among others, Pergolezzi, an Italian, en*

raged at being excluded from the ibciety

p f the fuppofed adept, w ith an affurance

unparalleled, apprifèd the Count, through

Vitellini* that if he longer continued to

n fu fe him admittance, he would entirely

blafl his reputation, by circulating a report

through London* that he was ignorant and

neceffitous, o f obfcure birth, and had he* fpr? refided in England, ■ .

- T h e reader w ill fuppofe that this for­

midable menace did not contribute to erafe

any unfavourable ideas the Count might

previoufly have foriped o f its author : op

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the contrary, he was now lefs than ever de-

firous o f an interview; and in return, Per- golezzi gratified his revenge by inventing a

ridiculous hiftory at the expenfe o f his ad-

verfary. Madame Blavary, the Portuguele, appeared to entertain the fame opinion con­cerning the Count as V itellini; ibe was

perfuaded he poilefied the grand cymic art, and refolved to exert her abilities in order to participate the fruits o f it. T o effe<51: this, ihe thought it expedient to obtain the

aififtance o f one Scot, a man well known

from the ambiguity o f his chara&er, and

the pliability of his principles, which lait

he is ever ready to convert to the intereft of the prefent moment.

T his Proteus it was agreed ihould per- fonate a Scotch nobleman, whom Madame

Blavary was at a convenient opportunity to introduce to the Count. But before the

project was ripe for execution, ihe wasfeized

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feized with a fevere Cckncfs, in which ihe

again experienced the generality and hu­

manity o f her benefactors. By the Count

and Madame Caglioftro ihe was provided

w ith a commodious apartment at a finall

diilance from their abode, in which they

daily vifited, and fupplied her with every

neceflary comfort.

T his conduCt did not, however, make

the leaft impreilion on the Portugcfe,

or divert the treacherous delign ihe had

formed. She difpatched a melTenger one

day ta inform the Count “ that Lord Scot,

“ o f whom ihe had before fpoken to

“ him , was arrived in town, and pro­

“ pofed to him felf the honour o f an intro- “ duCtion that afternoon.” .

L ittle iuipeCting the treachery o f -a w o­

man on whom they were daily exerciiing

aCts o f kindnefs, the Count and his Ladywere

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were eafily made the dupes o f this artifice

the pretended Lord Scot was at the ap­pointed time received with that civility and refpedt due to his fuppofed rank. His ap«. pearance, indeed, did not altogether cor-

refpond with his pretenfions: but his infi-

nuating addrefs, and the fpecious apology he made for appearing in his travelling ha­bit, quickly difperfed any ideas whichm ight ariie to his difadvantage on that ac-r

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count. In this vifit Lord Scot exerted his

powers o f plpafing with fuch fuccefs that,

from that time, he became a conftant gueit

at the table o f the Count.

A few days after his introdu&jon, the

Count happening to remark the lofs at­tendant on the exchange o f foreign coins,

mentioned fome Portugueie pieces ; for

which he had received feven fhillings lefs

than their true value. Scot exclaimed that v

it was a grofs impofition, and offered toprocure

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procure thé exalt worth from his banker •

for which purpofe the Count put into his

poffeffion twelve pieces.

T w o days elapfed, during which Lord

Scot did not make his appearance: on the

third he returned apparently much cha­

grined and agitated. T he Count inquired

into the caufe o f this alteration ; to which

Scot replied, that he had unfortunately loft the Portuguefe coins through a hole in his

pocket. Lamenting with many expreffions

o f concern, that his fituation was at pre­

lent fuch as put it entirely out o f bis power

to replace them.

T h e inconûftency o f this tale m ail cer~

tainly have awakened the fuipicion o f any

one lefs credulous, or more acquainted with

die deceptions praltifed by iharpers to im -

pofc on the Unwary, than the Count. H e

however, not in the.leaft doubting the ve­racity

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rarity o f my Lord, entreated him to think

no more o f an affair fo trivial ¡ and gave

him an invitation to dine with him the

next day. It is natural to imagine the

Portuguefe pieces equipped Scot in a man­ner more fuitable to his aifumed rank. H e

appeared in a fplendid habit— his baggage

was arrived— and he talked largely o f in­troducing his lady, whom he hourly ex­pelled from Scotland. In a few days Lady Scot was accordingly prefented to Madame

Caglioftro.

T he fabulous recital o f her misfortunes, and the extreme poverty which appeared

beneath the face o f affeded grandeur, ex­cited the companion o f that lady. s She

fupplied her with money, clothes, and

every other neceifary o f which ihe evidently

Hood in need.

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c .« )T he Count, likewife, not deter­

red by the affair o f the Portuguefe pieces, had the generality to lend to her

and Scot two hundred pounds on their

fimple note of hand.

T h e lottery was at this time on the

point o f commencing. T h e daily dif-

courfes o f Scot on that fubjeCt, who, like

Vitellina, was addi&ed to all games o f chance, brought to the remembranct o f

Mr. Caglioftro a manufcript which he had

in his pofleffion. It contained many cu­rious cabaliffic operations, by the aid o f

which, among other fecrets, the author fet

forth the poftibility o f calculating numbers

for lotteries. •

** I had ever,” fays M r. Caglioftro, ** coniidered this as a vague and enthufi-

“ aftic idea, but had long contracted the

** habit o f fufpcnding my judgment on** thofe

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“ thofe things I had not particularly made

** the objed o f my fpeculations.”

H e was refolved, he tells us, to prove

the truth or falfehood o f this aflertion; and

by adhering to the rules propofed in the

manufcript, for the 6th o f November, pre- dided the N o. 20. On this Scot riiked a

trifle, and w o n : but by N o. 25, which

was calculated for the enfuing day, he

gained upwards o f a hundred guineas.

T he nnmbers 55 and 57 were announced

with eqnal fuccefs for the 18th o f the fame

month 1 the profits o f which day were

equally divided between Viteliini and the pretended Lady Scot.

“ Judge o f my aftoniihment,” fays the Count, “ at perceiving the exadnefs o f

“ thole calculations I had believed a merec h im e r a !’*

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The poflibility of fuch calculations I muft entirely fubmit to the determination of the reader; but was this uncommon fuc- cefs the effett of human ikUl or of entire chance ? The Count, from a point of de­licacy, thought proper to refill: the repeated felicitations of Scot, 6cc. by refolutely re- fufing to predict other numbers. Scot ex­erted every effort to flrengthen his intereft with the Count. He prefented Madame Caglioftro with the trimming of a cloak worth four or five guineas; in return for which, as he would not mortify him by a xefufal, the Count pjefented him on the fame day with a gold box value twenty-five

guineas; and to free hiinielf from ■ farther importunity, ordered his fervant. to deny him both to Scot and Mifs Fry , which was the real name of his pretended lady.

The latter, however, in a few daysgained admiffion to Madame Caglioftro. 6 She

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She informed'her, in broken accents, ac­companied with tears, that ihe was for ever ruined: Scot, the iaid, - to whom ihe had the weaknefs to be attached, having decamped with the profits arifing from the lottery, leaving her; with his three chil­dren, entirely7 deftitute. This imaginary tale produced the intended confequences. Madame Caglibilfo, touched with the pre­tended roifery o f her fituation, generoufly interceded with the Count in her behalf, who, atherrequeft, fent her a guinea, and, for.the enfuing day, the chance of number 8 . Fluihed with her former fuccefs, ihe now believed the calculations of her benefa&or invariable, and having procured caih on ber effects, ihe boldly riiked a confiderable fum on the above number: fate was again propitious, on the 7 th of Decem­ber the number 8 emerged from the wheel of fortune. This extraordinary chance, on which the Count did not rifle a Angle

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L 22 1guinea, returned to Scot and Mifs Fry, whofe difference was entirely fabulous, the

full fum o f fifteen hundred guineas.

T he lady, in the firil moment o f exulta­tion, would have'fubmit ted to M f. CagU-

oftro the entire difpofal o f her new-iscquired

fortune: but* in the prefence of Vitellini,

he refufed to have any concern in it.“ Keep it, my good woman,” faid be, “ it “ is wholly your own. I f you. would follow - ** my advice, retire into the country with

** your three children, and live oh the intereft o f it— If I have obliged you, the only re­turn I defire is, that you will never more

“ re-enter my doors.” She then endeavoured

to force on Madame Caglioilro an ivory

box, containing feveral bank notes, which

was likewife rejected by that lady.

T his golden fhower did not, however, fatisfy the avarice o f Mifs F r y ,. who ilill

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fighed for more numbers. She had, on

the commencement o f the lottery, agreed

to divide the lodes and the gains o f each

day with Vitellini; but perceiving the

fuccefs that conftantly awaited the cal­culated numbers, ibe found means to rid

herfelf o f an unprofitable incumbrance, by di.flolving the partnerihip.

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It was to his refentment, on this ac­count, that ihe attributed the decline o f

her intereft with Mr. Caglioftro: Ihe con-

fidered it neceflary,. therefore, to foften

his difpleafure, and, by the moil prevail­ing o f all arguments, gold, fo far fuc-

ceeded in her endeavours, as entirely to

bring him over to her intereft *. She con-, fulted with him on the moft effectual means

* She gave him twenty guineas; but foon repent­ing of her liberality, made a debt of it, and threw him into Newgate ; from which prifon he was, after fom$ months, liberated by the generofity of the Count.

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o f procuring other calculated numbers from

(he Count; but Vitellini being at a lofs

how to advife her in this bufinefs, (he be­gan to think it the bed: expedient to enfure

the good offices o f Madame Caglioftro, and

the more firmly to engage that Lady in her

caufc, (he determined, if poffible, to bind

her by an obligation. T he difficulty was

in what manner to confer it, Madame Caglioftro having refufed the bank notes

(he had lately offered. After ruminating on

various fchemes, (he went to a pawn-bro­

ker’s, in Princes-Street, where (he purchas­ed a diamond necklace, value ninety four

pounds; and, having procured a fmall gold box divided into ttvo apertures, in one o f

them (he put the necklace, and in the other a

medicinal fnuff. Thus prepared, (he await­ed the moment in which Madame Cagli­oftro was alone j and having introduced herfelf, opened that part o f the box which

contained the fnuff, and entreated her totake

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take a pinch, allegihg that it was extremely good for the eyes. T he Countefs praifed

the odour o f the fnuffj and Mifs Fry availed

herfelf o f this opportunity to entreat her acceptance o f the box that contained it.

For fome time it was ftrenuoufly refuted; but at length overcome by repeated foli-

citations, and ignorant till the ¿nfuing day

o f its more valuable contents, ihe yielded

to the entreaties o f this artful woman.

In January, 1777, the Count changed

his refidence to apartments in SuiFolk-

Street. This circumftance did not, how­

ever, retard Mifs Fry in the protecution o f her defigns: (he was apprifed o f his re­

moval by Vitellini, and hired an apartment for herfelf in the fame houfe. Here it was impoifible to avoid her : (he pretended

that her journey into the country was de­

layed from want o f ready caih, having, (he

faid, fecured her money in fuch a manner,

as

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as put it out o f her power to withdraw the

principal. She, therefore, entreated the

Count to extricate her from this embarraiT-

ment, by giving her numbers for the

French lottery. In anfwer to this requeft, M r. Caglioftro replied, that her fuccefs had

proceeded more from chance than calcu­lation y but that was it effe&ed by the one

or the other, he was refolved to have no further concern in any thing o f that nature.

However, in confideration o f thepreient Ihe had impofed on Madame Caglioftro, and with the hopes o f being entirely rid

o f her, he gave her, by the hands o f that lady» fourteen Portuguefe pieces, value

fifty- pounds, and the next day ioquiredthe time ihe had fixed for her departure.

. • ' < *She replied, that the caih ihe had received

from the Countefs was infufficient to de­

fray the expenfes o f her journey y and that ihe was thep going into the city, with the

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hopes o f procuring the payment pf four

hundred pounds, a debt, ihe faid, for fame

time due to her. A t her return, which,

was ppt till the evening, ihe informed

Madame Caglioftro, that ihe had beep dis­appointed o f the caih ihe expected, and

with tears, requeued her to engage the

Count in giving her numbers for the French

This laft effort, like the former, proving

unfuccefsful, determined her on the exe­

cution, .of a long premeditated icheme j a

Scheme the m oil diabolic that ever entered into the heart o f .ingratitude 1. .

T he principal characters to be concerned

jn it were the pretended Lord Scot, M r, Reynolds, an attorney,who, notwithstanding

his expertnefs in the pettifogging finefle o f

the low law, could not preierve him felf

from an ignominious exhibition in the pil­

lory.

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( 2& )lory. One Mitchell, of the fame profeffion, whofe character being lefs notorious than the above, it was thought prudent Mifs Fry, to avoid fufpicion, ihould nominate her at­torney, and to this honourable group we may add Broad, the pretended fervant of the lady. *

Every thing being properly arranged, they procured an a&ion at the fuit of Mifs Fry, for one hundred'and ninety pounds,-' againfi the Count Caglioftro; which, ont the evening of the 7 th of Fe­bruary, was ferved on him by a iherifFs officer who then lived in Warwick Court, Holborn.

In the mean while Reynolds having lm-s pofed on the Count, by faying he was the Iheriff of London, who; bad authority for what he did, accompanied by Scot and

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( *9 )Broad, entered an adjacent chamber, * and broke open a clofet, where the credulous Vitellini had allured them the manulcript by which the Count predicted the numbers, with a gold box containing a powder he made ufe of in the tranfmutation of metals, were depofited. With this imaginary trea­sure, they took pofieilion of feveral papers, among others the note of hand for the two hundred pounds the Count had lent to Scot and Mifs Fry. Mr. Caglioftro was then conduced to the houfe of the iherifFs offi­cer, where he paffed the night. The next day, being defirous of regaining his liberty, he depofited in the hands of the above jewels to the amount of three or four hun­dred pounds j but Saunders, after alluring him every thing would be fafe in his poflef-

* The connivance of Saunders, the iheriiPs officer, who arrefted him, at this impoiition, clearly demon- ftrates that he likewife was concerned in the con- fpiracy.

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( 3° )fion, defired to have likewife the box and the necklace which Mifs Fty had prefented to Madame Caglioftro: thefe being deli« vered to him, he fuffered the Count to re­turn to his own refidence.

The calm which fucceeded was but of ffiort continuance. Incredible as theie tranfa&ions may appear in a country re­nowned for freedom, he was on the pfe- ceeding night apprehended by virtue of a warrant taken out againft him by Mifs Fry; in which ihe charged both him and Ma­dame Caglioftro with the praSHce o f w itch­

cra ft. In this enlighted age, we ftiould have thought «ourfelves authoriied in fup- pofing that a charge of this nature would have been treated with the contempt it merited, fu ftice M ilk t had, however, the weaknefs, or the complaifance, on the Am­ple affidavit of the lady, to grant a warrant for the apprehending the Count and Madame Caglioftro on the above pre-

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' ( 3* )text. The conftable, with the affiftance of fome guineas, was prevailed on to dif- penfe with their attendance till the juftice ihould require it the next day.

In the morning the Count received a vifit from Mr. Reynolds ; he paid him high compliments on the knowledge he fup- pofed him to poflefs} and by many argu­ments endeavoüred to perfuade him to di­vulge to him and Scot the manner in which he made ufe of the manufeript and the powder they had taken from him. ,

Scot, who during this converfation had concealed himfelf without the door, per­ceiving that the eloquence of Reynolds did not produce the defired effeét, rallied pre­cipitately into the apartment, and, prefent- ing a piftol to the bread: of Mr. Caglioftro, threatened to difeharge it at that inftant, unlefs he confented to reveal the fecrets they

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( 32 )demanded. Reynolds however condefcended to interpofe, and having di&rmed him, with great compofure began to renew his former entreaties.

The Count replied that folicitations and threats were equally in vain, that the ob- jefts they had unjuftly deprived him of, were totally ufelefs to any one but him- felf ; and that if they would difcharge the afiion, and return the box and the manus­cript, he would think no more of the note of hand they had robbed him of, and would give up to them the effects deposited in the hands of Saunders. Seeing there was no better alternative, they accepted this pro- pofition, and immediately repaired to the houfe of the iherifFs officer, in order to appoint a meeting to conclude the affair, but Saunders perceiving there was no hopes of his lharing the booty with them, and being unwilling to lofe fight of a prize fo

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( 33 )considerable, previouily advifcd the Count not to compromife the matter* but to make oath, when, purfuant to the warrant, he Should appear before the j u (lice, of die things they had robbed himof, by which their «¿lion müft neceflarily fall to the ground» The Count had experienced too much ill treatment not to profit by this feafonable advice; he followed the diredions of Saun­ders, by which means four warrants were immediately granted for thé apprehending of Scot, Reynolds, Mifs Fry, and Broad. The lady was, however, the only one taken into cullody. She appeared before the Juftice, accompanied by two coun- fellors, Mr. Low and Mr. Delamain, whofc eloquence foon extricated her out of this difagreeable predicament. For, not- withftanding the bill of two hundred pounds was feen in her pofleifion, yet as ihe did not perfonally enter the apartment at the time =2= c of

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( 3+ )of the robbery, thefc was not fufficient proof to commit her.

In the months of February and March the Count was continually haraffed with pretended a&ions, alternately at the requell of Scot and Mifs Fry, by whom they were fabricated, merely with the view of troubling his repofe, and extorting money from him, as he was ufually conllrained to free him* felf at the expenfe of fome guineas.

Mr. Saunders, the IherifFs officer, ex- preffed great concern at thefe perfections; though the remedy he propofed was not entirely difinterefted: he advifed the Count to take an apartment in his houfe, where only, he allured him, his perfon would be fafe. However this propofal might have been received hy an Englilhman, we mull not be furprifed if it operated differently on a foreigner unacquainted with the cuf-

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( 35 )toms and manners of the country. Saun­ders at that time kept a carriage, and ap­peared to the Count, in every refpeit, a man

i ‘of property and character. Defirous there­fore of .purchafing tranquillity, he, without heiltation, confented to his propofal *.

During the refidence of Mr. Caglioftro in the houfe of this iherifFs officer, he daily defrayed the expenfes of the diilrefled pri- ioners confined there, and frequently re­leafed thofe whole debts were of fmall amount.

It was here he became acquainted with* If we place confidence in the Editor of the Courier

de l’Europe, we fha.ll believe that'Mr. Caglioftro was, from poverty, conftrained to take up his abode in the houfe of this fheriiPs officer; but the falfrhood of the afiertion is evidently proved by its abfurdity. Thofe perfons at leaft who have, at any period of their lives, unfortunately had connexions with people of the above defcription, will readily agree, that it is not to them poverty muft fly for a retreat. - -

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( 36 )Mr. Piiddle, an attorney, equally known by the depravity of his heart, and the ftrength of his abilities} he was in traduced to the Count bÿ Saunders, as a proper perfon to tr an fait his bufinefs with regard to Mifs Fry, &c. And as Mr. Priddle vaunted his talents ai»d probity with his ufual addrefs, the Count thought he could not do better than em­ploy him.

At the end of fix weeks Mr. Cagli- oftro quitted his temporary abode} nor was it without fenfible regret that Saunders faw himfelf deprived of io beneficial a ledger. But on the 24th of May he had the pteafure of reconduding him to his houfe, Mifs Fry having on that day taken out a writ againfi: him for two hundred pounds.

The Count, however, took the neceiTary precautions to regain his liberty, by pro­' viding

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( 37 )vfcJing bail for his appearance; when he was permitted once more to return to his apartments.

On the 27th of June the caufe where­in Mifs Fry Was plaintiff, and Mr. Cagli- oftro defendant, was to be tried in the court of King’s Bench; but Lord Mansfield per­ceiving the intricacy and confufion which encompaffed the &£ts, propofed to the counfel; Mr. Wallace for the Count, and Mr; Dunning for Mifs Fry, to have the affair decided by arbitration, and recom­mended Mr. Howarth for the arbitrator.

This being agreed to on the 4th of July, . 1777» the parties, their lawyers and wit- nefles, Were to adjourn before him; but how great was the furprize and indignation of Mr. Caglioftro, when Mr. ’Priddle, whom he had employed as his attorney, refuted to appear with him before the ar­

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( 38 )bitrator: felicitations were of no avail, and the Count, unacquainted as he was with the Engliih language, and with the forms of judicature, was con drained to defend his caulc through Vitellini, who, it is needlefs to remind the reader, was a foreigner like* wife, and fecretly attached to the intereft of his adveriarie .

The firft object that came under the inipeltion of Mr. Howarth, was the writ of February the feventh, 1777, wherein Mifs Fry averted, that, the Count was in­debted to her the fum of; one hundred and ninety pounds for money lent.

This demand was, however, fet afide by Mr. Howarth, as the deponent could notbring any fatisfaftory proof of its legality.

; • . . . . rThe warrant of the ninth of the fame

month, in which the charged the Countand

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( 39 )and Madame Caglioftro with the practice o f

\witchcraft *, was too ridiculous to require the ferious attention of Mr. Howarth. The laft writ againft the Count, of the 24th of May, was for two hundred pounds, which Mifs Fry pretended to have paid for a quantity of fequins purchafed for his ufe. The entire falfehood of this atteilation was rendered confpicuous by the prevari­cation of the deponent and her witnefs.

/Mr. Howarth demanded in what man­

ner ihe obtained the fequins ? Mifs Fry re­ferred him to Broad, her witnefs; who re­plied, that “ he bought them for her of a 4t merchant, whofe name he could not re­“ collett.”

Mr. Howarth then faid, ** there muft

* As the Count had thrown in an appeal from this warrant into the court of King’s Bench, it came un­der the inveftigation of Mr. Howarth.

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( 4° )“ have been a large quantity of fequins to ** have amounted to two hundred pounds; •* and that he did not believe any mer­** chant could have in referve fo great a ** number.”

• Broad replied, that “ it was not one

1• merchant who furnifhed him with the ,e whole, but that he believed he had been “ with fo u r jcore to complete the number.”

He was then dciired to declare the name, er place of abode, of any one of the four feore, but without effeft.

Mils Fry now endeavoured to difentangle her evidence, by faying that ** the four hun­** dred fequins were brought to her by a ** Jew, of whqfe name ihe likewife was ** ignorant.”

This palpable, con tradition of all thather

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tier witnefs had before advanced; the entire filcnce on the lour hundred (equins in the former writ; her path before the juft ice of peace; and, above all, the abfurdity of her atteftation, too clearly demonftrated her perjury to be miftaken by the arbitrator, who feverely reprimanded both her and her witnefs.

Confuted on thefe points, Ihe now laid claim to the necklace, and the gold box (he prelented to Madame Caglioftro.

The Count being aiked by Mr. Howarth, What he had to fay againft; this new pre­ten fion ? replied that, “ he was conictoiis *.* he had a right to retain the two obje<3s f* in queftion, not only bccaufe Mifs Fry ** had abiolutely given them to his Lady, ** but becaufe (he was indebted to him for “ money lent to their double and triple ** value ;” but added, “ that he did not

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( 4* ) .“ wifh to exert the power he confidered ** himfelf in this cafe veiled with, but was “ ready to reflore them, as he had former­“ ly offered to do. .

Mr. Howarth’s final judgment on this caufe was as follows: he decreed the neck­lace and the box to be returned to Mifs Fry, and condemned the Count to all ex- penfes of the fuit, which were to be paid, and the box and necklace returned« on the 17th of November following. .

<l The injuitice of this fentence,” fays the Count, “ rendered me unjuil myfelf; “ I attributed to the whole nation the “ faults of a few individuals, and deter­** mined to leave a place in which I dif- “ covered neither laws, juflice, nor hof­“ pitality.”

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( 43 )blemiihed reputation of the arbitrator, we mu ft certainly agree with the Count, in confidering the judgment awarded him a . partial one ; but when we remember that Mr. Caglioftro, from the abfence of his at­torney, was conftrained to reft a confider- able part of his juftification on Vitellini, whofe imperfed accent, and uncouth de­livery, was not calculated to reprefent ad­van tageoufly, fads in themfelves highly ro­mantic; and that falfehood, fupported by the eloquence of a Dunning, too frequent­ly conceals her natural deformity, we ihall ceafe to wonder at the decree of Mr« Howarth. Nor do I mean by this to re­ded on .the difcernment of that gentleman; the higheft human underftanding is not always exempt from error!

A few days after the arbitration, Mr. Badioli, one of the Count’s bail, called on him, and propofed that they ihould

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( 44 )take an airing together, which being agreed to, they fet out. In their way they alight­ed at a judge’s chambers,where Mr. Badioli faid he had bufinefs to fettle: they then again entered the coach, which in a fhort time flopped before an edifice of which the Count was ignorant. However, his companion entering, he followed his ex­ample; when Mr. Badioli making a flight apology, defired him to wait there a few minutes while he tranfaded fome bufinefs not far, from thence; faying which, he left him. Minutes and hours elapfed, but no Mr. Badioli appeared. The Count then endeavoured to return through the doof' at which they entered, but found himfelt repulfed, though he was ignorant of the caufe. He remained till evening in the greatefl agitation of mind, roving from place bo place, when he attraded the ob- fervation of a foreigner, who having heard his flory, and made the necefiary inquiries,

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informed him he was a prifoner in the King’s Bench.

The reader "will eafily imagine the af- toniihment of Mr. Caglipftro at this infor­mation, which was indeed but too true. Mr. Badioli repenting of the engagement he had entered into, had taken this method of furrendering the Count, in order to dif- charge himfelf and the other bail.

If the fituation of Mr. Cagliftro was dif- treffing, what muft not have been that of his lady? Two days had elapfed, nor had ihe been able to obtain any information con­cerning him j on the third her anxiety was relieved by Mr. O’Reilly, who being acci­dentally introduced to the Count, at his requeft, went immediately to inform her of what had happened. Nor did this gen­tleman’s good offices reft here ; touched with the recital of the Count’s perfecu-tions,

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( 4« )tions, he refolved to exert his efforts to procure his enlargement. But this could not be effe&ed till his adverfaries coniented to accept of other bail, which they could refufe, till the end of the vacation. Mr. O’Reilly, however, with the affiftance of Mr. Sheridan, a young couniellor, fur- mounted this obffacle, by expoiing to Lord Mansfield the villany of his perfecutors; who not only detained his pcrfon, but his property likevvife, which flill remained in the hands pf the fheriiTs officer. In con- ieqnence of which, that great magiftrate lent an order to compel Mifs Fry’s attorney to accept the bail offered.

The Count was preparing to leave the King’s Bench, when Mr. Crifp, the under marfhal of that prifon, informed him, that one Aylett had lodged a detainer againft him, by the name of Melifa Caglioffro, otherwife Jofeph Balfamo, for a debt of

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( 47 )ten pounds and upward; The Count« in the utmoft furprife, declared he was en­tirely ignorant of the perion at whoiè fuit the detainer was lodged; and defirous of regaining his liberty, offered to give * bail.

* Mr. Aylett pretends that this fum was due to him from one Jofcph Balfamo, by whom he was employed in the year 1772 to recover a debt of a Dr. Bene­more. Mr. Aylett fays, he had not feen his client from that time till 1777, when, being one day in Weftminfter Hall, he perceived aperfon whom he im­mediately recognized to be the faid Jofegh Balfamo: but inftead of accofting him, and making his demand, as every one will naturally expe&, he fays he was at infinite pains to find out the place of his abode; and at length, with much difficulty, learnt that the perfon

* he had feen was in the King’s Bench prifon, at the fuit of a Mrs. Fry ; and that his name was Cagliojlro. Upon this information, without firft obtaining an in­terview to make his demand, and afcertain the identity of the man he arrefted, he lays a detainer againfl: the Count, by adding the name of Jofeph Balfamo to that of Caglioftro. The ambiguous manner in which this affair was conduced, cannot but awaken in the mind of the unprejudiced reader, afufpicion that Aylett was kept by Mifs Fry and her party as a coup de referee% to bring forward when occafion ihould render it necef* fary ; nor does thé chara£ter of this attorney perfuade us to relinquifli the idea ; as the poet fays, ‘

“ A loft good name is ne'er regain'd.” Mr.

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Mr. Crifp told him, that lie could hot accept bail without the confent of Mr. Aylett; but at the fame time faid, if he would depoik in his hands thirty pounds to indemnify him, he would agree to his enlargement. The Count affected; but not having fufficient cafh about him, defired Mr. O’Reilly to open his trunk, which was packed for his departure, and deliver plate to that amount to Mr. Crifp, which he would redeem the next day.

Mr. O’Reilly complied, and the follow-* ing is the exaft copy of the acknowledg­ment given by the under marihal, on the receipt of it.

September 24, 1777.

«« Received from Mr. Peter Reilly two 4* foup ladles, two candlefticks, two fait ** cellars, two pepper caftors, fix forks, fix ** table fpoons, nine knife handles ,with

“ blades

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t h a t h e h a d o r d e r s t o g i v e h i m p e r m i f l i o n

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e x i l e d . O n t h i s M r . B a r t h é l é m y f a i d h e

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w i t h t h e i n t r u i i o n o f L o r d G e o r g e G o r d o n ,

c o n d u c e d h i m f e l f w i t h g r e a t p r o p r i e t y .

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t r e a t e d w i t h t h a t r e f p e f t h e c o n c e i v e d d u e t a

h i s r a n k , t h e n e x t d a y p u b l i f h e d i n t h e

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d o r , t h e Q u e e n o f F r a n c e , & c . I n c o n f e ­

r e n c e o f w h i c h t h e C o u r t o f F r a n c e c o m ­

m e n c e d t h e p r o c e f s a g a i n f t h r m w h i c h h a s

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w h o f e i l l f a t e d e n t h u f i a f m h a s j u f t l y r e n ­

d e r e d h i m a n o b j e d t o f u n i v e r f a l c e n f u r e .

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t h o u g h p r o b a b l y w e l l m e a n t , e i f e n d a i l y

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b o t h n a t i o n s . S o t r u e i t i s , t h a t o u r c h a ­

r a c t e r i s i n g e n e r a l d a m p e d f r o m t h o f e

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About a month after the Count’s inter­view with Mr. Barth elemy the latter waited on him with a lettre de cachett

in due form, confirming his Majefty’s former recall, • but with this difference, that it permitted him to remain in France no longer than the judgment o f his procefs

againfl Sieur Launay amd CommiJJary Chefnon.

Mr. Cagljoftro did not avail himfelf of this permiflion. ** It is natural, ’ fays he, ** for the man who has, without caufe, been nine months immured in the Baftile, and

“ on his difeharge received for damages a

“ letter of exile, to ftartle at fhadows, and “ to perceive a fnare in every thing that “ furrounds him. The intentions of his *' Majefty are undoubtedly juft; but «* the conditions expreifed in the lettre

«* de cachit are fufficient to alarm me. “ My procefs judged — my letter of recall ** are no longer a protect ion to my perfon,

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“ a n a r r e f t , ”

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C o u n t h a d b e e n f o p a r t i c u l a r l y i n d e b t e d i n

t h e y e a r 1 7 7 7 , w a s n o w f r e q u e n t l y w i t h

h i m , ' t o t h e g r e a t d i f f a t i s f a i l i o n o f M r ,

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m i g h t e n a b l e t h e C o u n t t o d i f c o v e r t h e d u r

p l i c i t y o f h i s c o n d u i t . T o b r e a k o f f t h i s

c o n n e x i o n , a n d d e f t r o y t h a t c o n f i d e n c e M r .

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f e n t e d t o h i m t h a t M r . O ’ R e i l l y ’ s a f f a i r s

b e i n g e m b a r r a f f e d , i t w a s p r o b a b l e h e h a d

p a i d h i s o w n d e b t s w i t h t h e m o n e y h e

h a d r e c e i v e d f r o m t h e C o u n t t o f u r n i i h h i s

h o u f e j a n d t h a t t h e b i l l s m i g h t b e b r o u g h t

t o h i m f o r p a y m e n t . T h i s i n f i n u a t i o n p r o ­

d u c e d a c o o l n e f s o n t h e p a r t o f t h e C o u n t

t o w a r d s M r . 0 ?R e i l l y , w h i c h t h e l a t t e r

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c o u n t r y .

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i n h i s d e f i g n , r e d o u b l e d h i s a f f i d u i t y t o ­

w a r d t h e C o u n t , a n d r e n e w e d h i s f o r m e r

p r o p o f a l s o f o p e n i n g a d r u g g i f t ’ s i h o p , a n d

b e c o m i n g h i s a p o t h e c a r y ; b u t , p e r c e i v i n g

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f e n t a n o t e t o h i m b y h i s d a u g h t e r t o t h i s

p u r p o r t :

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“ w a s n e c e f i a r y t h e y i h o u l d e a t : t h a t h e

“ w a s i e n f i b l e t h r o u g h t h e C o u n t ’ s m e a n s

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“ g e t t i n g m o n e y a l f o , h e ( M r . S w i n t o n )

* * w o u l d b e h i s f r i e n d , a n d t h e C o u r i e r d e

“ i ’ E u r o p e h i s p a n e g y r i f t ; i f n o t — m

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ends for which it was defigned, io much difgufted the Count as to break off all cor- refpondence between him and its author.Mr. Swinton, not content with injuring

Mr. O'Reilly in the opinion of his friend, took the advantage of his abfence to cir­culate a report that he had abfconded with feven hundred pounds of the Count’s money. This coming to the ears of Mr,‘ O’Reilly, he went immediately to inquire of Mr. Caglioilro—Whether or not he had given authority for fo infamous a calumny? He difclaimed all knowledge of it j and aferibed his former coolnefs toward a friend, of whofe fidelity »he had repeated proofs, to the infinuations of Swinton and Mr. de Frouville. Among the numerous impofitions pradlfed on the Count, there is not one more deferves obfervation than the following: Soon

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w a s a p p l i e d t o b y M r . J a m e s , o f S e r j e a n t * «

I n n , t h e a t t o r n e y h e h a d f o r m e r l y e m ­

p l o y e d : h e i n f o r m e d h i m t h a t , o n l o o k ­

i n g o v e r h i s a c c o u n t s o f t h e y e a r 1 7 7 7 ,

h e h a d d i f c o v e r e d a m i i l a k e , b y w h i c h t h e

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h a v e m a d e t h i s d e m a n d o n M r . O ’ R e i l l y ,

w h o m t h e C o u n t h a d e m p o w e r e d b y l e t t e r

o f a t t o r n e y t o t r a n f a d a n y b u f i n e f s r e l a t i v e

t o h i m i n h i s a b f e n c e . M r . C a g l i o f t r o ,

h o w e v e r , r e l y i n g o n t h e h o n o u r o f M r .

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t r a n f a d i o n c o m i n g t o t h e k n o w l e d g e o f

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p l o y e d p r e v i o u s t o h i s e n g a g e m e n t w i t h M r ,

J a m e s , i t p r o b a b l y e n c o u r a g e d h i m t o m a k e

a d e m a n d e q u a l l y i l l e g a l ,

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a s i s u f u a l o n f u c h o c c a s i o n s , h e t o o k o u t

a w r i t a g a i n f t M r . C a g l i o t t r o f o r i i x t y

p o u n d s , d u e , a s h e p r e t e n d e d , f o r b u i i n e f s

t r a n f a d e d i n t h e y e a r 1 7 7 7 . T h e C o u n t

i m m e d i a t e l y a c q u a i n t e d M r . J a m e s w i t h

t h i s d e m a n d , w h o a f l u r e d h i m t h a t t h e

a d i o n w o u l d n o t ( l a n d g o o d . M r . J a m e s

h a d , o n f e t t l i n g t h e C o u n t ’ s a f f a i r s i n t h e

y e a r 1 7 7 7 , t h r e e t i m e s f u m m o n e d M r .

P r i d d l e t o p r o d u c e h i s b i l l , t h a t i t m i g h t

b e t a x e d b e f o r e t h e M a t t e r o f t h e K i n g ’ s

B e n c h O f f i c e ; b u t h e n o t a p p e a r i n g t Q

g i v e i n a n y , a n d h a v i n g r e c e i v e d o f t h e

C o u n t d i f f e r e n t f u m s t o t h e a m o u n t o f

e i g h t y p o u n d s , w h i c h w a s d e c l a r e d b y

t h e M a t t e r a n d M r . J a m e s t o b e m o r e

t h a n t h e b u i i n e f s d o n e c o u l d p o f f i b l y

c o m e t o , i t w a s d e t e r m i n e d t h a t h e

c o u l d h a v e n o f u r t h e r c l a i m : f o r p r o o f o f

w h i c h , M r . J a m e s m a d e a n a f f i d a v i t o f

b i s a t t e n d a n c e d u r i n g t h e t i m e s r e q u i r e d

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( i°7 )b y l a w , a n d o f P r i d d l e ’ s n o n - a p p e a r a n c e .

I n c o n f e q u e n c e o f t h i s , M r . J a c k f o n , t h e

a t t o r n e y e m p l o y e d b y t h e C o u n t ’ s b a i l t o

d e f e n d t h e a & i o n , a p p l i e d t o M r . J a m e s

f o r t h e a f f i d a v i t a n d o t h e r p a p e r s r e l a t i v e t o

t h e a f f a i r : b u t M r . J a m e s , p r o b a b l y o f f e n d ­

e d a t n o t b e i n g h i m f e l f e m p l o y e d i n t h e b u -

f i n e f s , r e f u f e d t o d e l i v e r t h e m u p o r t o l e n d

a n y a f f i f l a n c e . U p o n t h i s M r . O ’ R e i l l y , b y

w h o m h e h a d b e e n r e c o m m e n d e d t o t h e

C o u n t , w e n t t o h i m t o d e m a n d a n e x ­

p l a n a t i o n o f h i s c o n d u i t . H e t h e n f a i d

t h a t w h e n h e I h o u l d b e p a i d t h e i n t e r e f t o f

t h e t e n p o u n d s , ( f o r w h i c h h e w a s i n f a i t

f o l e l y i n d e b t e d t o t h e g e n e r o f i t y o f t h e

C o u n t , ) h e w o u l d d e l i v e r u p t h $ a f f i d a v i t ,

& c . M r . C a g l i o i t r o , w e a r i e d o u t w i t h r e ­

p e a t e d i m p o f i t i o n s , r e f u f e d t o c o m p l y w i t h

t h i s u n r e a f o n a b l e r e q u e i t . T h e C o u r t w a s

t h e r e f o r e m o v e d f o r P r i d d l e t o i h e w c a u f e

h o w h i s d e m a n d w a s i n c u r r e d ; a n d h i s

b i l l r e f e r r e d t o t h e M a i l e r ; b u t M r . J a m e s

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( 108 )fefufing to apear againft Priddlc, or to de­liver up the proofs of the illegality of his demand, the Mailer was obliged to allow his claim j and the Count, inftead of the former demand of fixty now paid an hundred and eighty pounds, including the coils and charges of the two attorniesj one hundred of which was paid to Mr. Priddle a few days before his commit­ment to Newgate, in conference of his late fentence.

Immediately after this, Mr. Cauld Sacky, having been informed that (wearing to a debt was, in England, fufficient to receive it, arrived in London with the view of profiting by this knowledge : being pro­vided with an interpreter by the Count’s good friend Mr. De Morand, he proceeded to the King’s Bench Office, where he made oath that Jofeph Caglioftro owed this de­ponent an hundred and fifty pounds for

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( *<>9 )w o r k , l a b o u r % d i l i g e n c e , a n d a t t e n d a n c e m

b i s p a t i e n t s a t S t r a j b u r g b . S a c k y , a s I

h a v e m e n t i o n e d i n t h e p r e f a c e , b e i n g t a k e n

i n t o t h e C o u n t ’ s f e r v i c e f o l e l y f r o m a m o ­

t i v e o f c h a r i t y , a n d r e m a i n i n g w i t h h i m

o n l y e i g h t d a y s , c o u l d n o t p o f f i b l y h a v e

a n y l e g a l d e m a n d o n h i m ; n e v e r t h e l e f s h e

w a s o b l i g e d t o g i v e b a i l t o t h e a c t i o n .

I c a n n o t d e p a r t f r o m t h i s f u b j e f t w i t h o u t

o b f e r v i n g t h e v e r y h o n o u r a b l e p a r t M r .

S w i n t o n t o o k i n t h i s a f f a i r . H e f u l l e r e d

t h e b a i l i f f s t o r e m a i n i n a m b u f c a d e i n h i s

h o u f e , f o r t h e g r e a t e r c o n v e n i e n c e o f f e i z -

i n g M r . C a g l i o f t r o ’ s p e r f o n . I t i s n o w t i m e

t o p r o c e e d t o t h e c i r c u m f t a n c e t h a t m a d e

t h e C o u n t f i n a l l y r e f o l v e t o l e a v e E n g l a n d .

M r . d e V i n e , w h o m I h a v e b e f o r e m e n ­

t i o n e d a s e m p l o y e d b y t h e F r e n c h C o u r t

t o o b f e r v e a n d g i v e a n a c c o u n t o f h i s m i ­

n u t e d a & i o n , i n a f e w m o n t h s f o l l o w e d h i m

t o E n g l a n d : h e w a s r e c e i v e d b y t h e u n f u f -

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p i c i o u s C o u n t w i t h a l l t h e g e n e r o u s

w a r m t h o f d i i i n t e r e f t e d f r i e n d l h i p , h o i p i t a -

b l y e n t e r t a i n e d , a n d l o d g e d i n h i s h o u f e .

M s . d e V i n e b e i n g n o w t h e i n i e p a r a b l e

c o m p a n i o n o f t h e C o u n t t o o k e v e r y o p p o r t u ­

n i t y o f f p e a k i n g d i f r e l p e & f u l l y o f t h e Q u e e n

o f F r a n c e , a n d o t h e r d i f t i n g u i f h e d c h a r a s t e r s

o f t h a t k i n g d o m , i n o r d e r t o m a k e h i m i e l f

m a i l e r o f h i s f e n t i m e n t s . T h i s f n a r e

w a s t o o w e l l l a i d f o r M r . C a g l i o f t r o t o

c i c a p e , w h o r e a d i l y f e l l i n t o i t , n o t w i t h -

H a n d i n g h e w a s f e n i i b l e t h a t M r . d e V i n e

w a s t h e b r o t h e r o f a l a d y e m p l o y e d i n t h e

Q u e e n ’ s h o u f e h o l d ; a c i r c u m i l a n c e w h i c h

o u g h t c e r t a i n l y t o h a v e p u t h i m o n h i s

g u a r d . H e c o n t i n u e d , h o w e v e r , t o u t t e r

h i s f e n t i m e n t s w i t h h i s u f u a l f r a n k -

n e f s , t i l l h e r e c e i v e d a l e t t e r c a u t i o n i n g

h i m t o b e w a r e o f d e V i n e , w h o l e d e i i g n ,

i t a c q u a i n t e d h i m , w a s t o t r e p a n h i m i n t o

F r a n c e . T h o u g h u n w i l l i n g t o g i v e c r e d i t

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t o t h i s i n f o r m a t i o n , w h i c h f o h i g h l y a £ -

p e r f e d t h e c h a r a c t e r o f a m a n i n w h o l e

f a v o u r h e w a s f t r o n g l y p r e p o f T e f i e d , t h e

C o u n t r e f o l v e d t o b e m o r e c i r c u m f p e f t m

h i s c o n d u d t t o w a r d h i m , t i l l h e h a d d i f -

c o v e r e d t h e t r u t h o r f a l s e h o o d o f t h e c h a r g e .

A b o u t t h i s t i m e h e r e c e i v e d i n v i t a t i o n s

f r o m i e v e r a l o f h i s f r i e n d s t o p a f s f o m e

t i m e i n S w i t z e r l a n d . I n o r d e r t o d i i c o v e r

t h e i n t e n t i o n s o f d e V i n e , h e i h e w e d h i m

t h e l e t t e r s ; a n d , t e l l i n g h i m h e i n t e n d e d

t o a c c e p t t h e i n v i t a t i o n s t h e y c o n t a i n e d ,

a i k e d h i m w h a t r o u t h e w o u l d a d v i f e h i m

t o t a k e ? “ T h r o u g h F r a n c e , w i t h o u t

“ d o u b t , ” r e p l i e d d e V i n e ; “ i t i s m u c h

* * t h e i h o r t e f t a n d t h e b e f t w a y . ” * * B u t , ”

f a i d t h e C o u n t , “ d o y o u t h i n k I c a n

“ w i t h f a f e t y v j e n t u r e t h r o u g h F r a n c e ? ”

“ O h ! ” r e t u r n e d t h e o t h e r , “ I a m c o n f i -

“ d e n t o f i t ; I w i l l a c c o m p a n y y o u , a n d

* • a m c e r t a i n w e m a y p a f s t o g e t h e r

“ u n n o t i c e d . ” t

T h i s

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( )T h is propofal was enough to convince

the Count that he had foftered a ierpent

that was preparing to fting him to the heart.

He. upbraided de Vine with the bafenefs o f

his deiigns$ and, declaring that he would

not deep another night under the fame

roof with fuch a traitor, left his houfe

and went to that o f M r. de Loutherburg

o f Ham erfm ith, wherp he remained in

iecret till he departed from England.

M r. de Vine, finding all hopes o f fucceis

in his enterprife now at an end, with every

mark o f chagrin and difappointment foon

after fet o ff for Bologne. But, before his

departure, the following minute inventory

o f the jewels M r. Caglioftro brought with

him on his arrival in England, (the copy o f

w hich was alone in thp pofleffion o f de

Vine,) appeared in the Courier de l ’Europe,

and furniihed the Editor with an opportu­

nity o f acquainting his readers, that the

man who left England poilefled o f thefe

valuables

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( lf3 )Valuables could fuffer a wife to remain deftitute o f every neceflary but thofe ibe

received from the benign hand o f charity*

T H E I N V E N T O R Y *

A gold repeater enamelled in blue,

w ith ilars o f gold, and enriched by

two circlets o f diamonds. Its chain

three rows o f fmall diamonds termi­nated by three large ones, and four bril­

liant pendants j from two o f which hang a

d u ller o f diamonds, from the third a key

fet with diamonds, and from the fourth a

feal mounted in the fame— T h e faid

watch in a fealikin * cafe*A fmall

* On this watch, the chain of which was valued at one thoufand five hundred pounds, the Count em­ployed Mr. Swinton'to procure him five hundred pounds till he received remittances. Mr. Swinton complied, and obtained the fum required of a pawn­broker in Prince^Street, on his agreeing to take % hundred pounds worth of plate and plated goods.

This is a cirqumftance which Mr, De MorandeH ' has

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A finall green fealfkin cafe, containing £jc

t in g s } the firfl confifting o f five diamond»,

furrounded w ith fmaller;T ie fecond o f tw o, mounted in the

form o f a heart, and encircled likew ife

w ith diamonds;T h e third reprefents a garter and buckle,

in fmall diamonds— [T h efe belong ‘to Ma­

dame C aglioftro.]

T h e three others are hoop rings, tw o o f

diamonds, and the third o f garnets;A pair o f ear-rings, nine diamonds ia

tach , in a green fealfkin cafe ;T h e portrait o f M r. Caglioftro, a me­

dallion, fet w ith diamonds, in a cafe o f

ditto;

has been at great pains to illuiirate: though the Count's want of ready caih is a fad that muft rea- fonably have been expe&ed from the great lolSes he had fuftained in Paris, and the repeated iapofitioaa praftifed on him in England*Th*

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*rhe figure o f a dove, in French, le S i. E/prit, compoied o f diamonds, and fuf-

pended by three rows o f fine pearl ;

A necklace o f fmall pearl;

A pair o f earrings o f fmall brilliants;

D itto o f hair, furrounded by diamonds;

\Thefefour laß articles in a green cafe.\A pair Of black filk bracelets, with dia­

mond bu ckles; ■

A large hoop ring o f diamonds, irt a gold

hox, apelle joum i\A du ller ring, confiiling o f one large

diamond, furrounded with others;

D itto o f rofe; .

A pearl necklace, part o f it Unftrung;

and contained in a fmall gold fnuff'-box*

the ground grey enamel, in a cafe o f

green fealikin;

A n oval gold-coloür fnüif-box; on it

are engraven the implements o f gardenings

in a cafe o f ditto;

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A fquare box o f gold, the ground waved

with green, with a picture in medallion,

camazen gris ;

A fwcetmeat box o f gold, in a red

{kin cafe;

A fnuff-box in the form o f a bathing-

tub, the ground grey, enamelled with

Üowers, in a cafe o f íéalíkin ;

A paint box, treble gilt, w ith a medallion

rcprefenting an hôtel, in a cafe o f ditto ;

D itto in gold, the ground blue, with a

medallion furrounded with fmall brilliants,

in a cafe o f ditto ;

A fmall gold box, embellifhed w ith

ftars, and filled with carmine, in a -c a fe

o f ditto;

A fmall Japan inkftand, inlaid with

gold, in a cafe o f ditto ;

A fnuff-box o f elk horn, in the fo r m ,

o f a ihoe, inlaid with gold, upon which is

engraven Greek characters ;. A white

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A white ihell fweetmeat box, inlaid

with gold, in a ihagreen cafe j

A fweetmeat box of rock-cryftal, >

mounted in g o ld ;

A toilet box o f old Japan, with its bod­

kin and furniture in gold j

A n ivory memorandum book, inlaid

with go ld j on it are two medallions,

w ith the portraits o f children j

A fmall gold etui;A gold-colour, box, filled w ith aloes, in

a fealikin cafe ;T w o knives, the blade o f the one gold,

and o f the other ft eel, the handles ivory,

injaid with green, in a cafe o f ditto;

A knife, the handle mother o f p ^ rl,

the ferrule and blade o f gold, in a cafe

o f ditto; ^

D itto, with a fecret ipring, the handle

o f ivory, ftudded and papped with gold j -

A punch-ladle o f yellow metal, the

Randle o f ebony

A pair o f buckles, a la Artois, in pafte,

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( it» )Five gold bracelet Aiders, with me*

dallions o f different devices;

Three gold medallions, one o f which is

furrounded with fine pearls, and held by

a chain o f gold, the other by a chain o f

granite ;

A cover o f fine vermilion ¿lone, in a.

£rin cafe;

A fmall fpoon o f the fam e;

A portrait o f Madame Caglioitro, not

mounted, in a black cafcj

A n egg cup, and a tea ftrainer, o f fiiver.

A fmall gold watch in a double cafe,

ornamented with ¿hell, its chain compoied

o f two rows o f gold, with a medallion, and

fix trinkets o f the fame j

A pair o f women’s ¿hoe-buckles, edged

with diamonds} .

A knife in the form o f a poniard, on the

handle o f which is tied a ribbon o f rofe-

eolour and fiiver;

A pair o f pearl drop earrings, in a black

A cryftal

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V ( 1*9 )A cryftal flaik, its ftopper, w ith tw o

m edallions, o f go ld jA pair o f lcifiars, w ith gold tops, in a

fealfldn cafe.

• I t certainly appears ft ran go that the

Government o f France ihould think the1ruin o f an individual an objedt worth ib

m uch ferious attention; but the fate o f

M . de la F ete, ion to the Queen o f France's

Chamberlain, w ill eaiily reconcile us to d ie

truth, and convince us that there is no

danger fo great as that o f interfering in the

aftairs o f a jealous and politic nation. T he

unfortunate young man I fpeak of, was ft»

indiicreet as fo write a political pamphlet entitled * T he D evil in the H oly W ater j’

in confequence o f which he was obliged to efcapc the refentment o f the French

M inifters, by taking refuge in England j

where having, by his conduit, difobliged

h is father alfo, he was conftrained to ren*

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( 12o )der his literary talents the means o f his fub-

fiftence. Various ftratagems were employed

$0 trepan him, but without fuccefs, till an

agreeable French woman was thrown in.

his way. M r de la Fête ibón became

enamoured o f her ; and ihe; being inftrufted

in her part, exprefled np other objection

to his addreifes than that o f living in

England on fo fmall a ftipend as two hun­

dred pounds a year, which was the fortune

ihe pretended to have. However, to re*

move this obftacle, ihe told him that ihe

eould procure him an employment under

the Editor o f the Courier de l’Europe, on

condition o f his living in France, w hich,

ihe added, he m ight do with great fafety

by changing his nanpe.

T h is propofal was readily accepted by the

infatuated M . de la Fête, who was willing

to obtain the objedt o f his delires on any

ferms whatever : he fet o ff with her for

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( 121 )B ologne; but no fooner had he landed

than he was feized and dragged top rifon ;

fince which tim e he has not let eyes on his dulcinea, or his pretended employer.

But to return to the C oun t— Finding

him felf furrounded hy enemies, and, with

regard to the adtions o f Priddle and Sacky,

being told that the like circumftance might

happen daily without redrefs, he juftly

conceived his perfon to be unfafe in

E ngland; for which reafon he fet out for

Switzerland in M ay,' 1787.

O n his departure he left Madame C a-

glioftro in a houie elegantly furniihed,

poflefled o f cafli to pay every ju ft demand,

and o f jewels to a confiderabie am ount:

though the Courier de l ’Europe informs

us that ihe was left in great diftreis,

dependant on the bounty o f M r, de L o u -

therbourg. T h is is one added to the

many

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( *23 )/many proofs o f M r. D e Moi&ndç’s igno*

tance in what relates to the Cog#*,, and o f

the little confidence w e are to> place in the

information contained in his paper.

A fter the Count’s departure Madame Caglioftro entirely refigned herfclf to the

guidance o f M r. and M rs. de Loutherbourg,

w ho unfortunately received information that Priddle pretended to have another demand» which, would empower him to fe ize on

the Count’s effects. W hether or not M r.

Priddle really intended to attempt any

other manoeuvre, it is im pofiible to deter­m ine. M r. de Loutherbourg however

communicated his intelligence to M adams

Cagliofiro, who, by his advice, immediately

fold o ff her furniture, and took up her

abode in his hoiife.

She remained there till the beginning

wi laft June, w hen having received letters

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C 123 )from the Couut inform ing her that he was

fettled in a houfe, (he pnrchafed a genteel car*

riage, and fet off, accompanied by M r. and

M rs. de Loutherbourg, for 'Switzerland*«

where it is to be hoped (he w ill, w ith the

Count, enjoy that tranquillity the E ngliih

nation would fo amply have afforded them

had they, in dead o f conneding themfelves

wholly with foreigners, formed their fri’end-

fhips with perfons o f chara&er acquainted

with its eftabliihed laws and cuftoms, *

* Madame Caglioftro, before Ihe left England, paid every juft demand on the Count, notwithftanding the aftertionsof the Marquis de Lanfegneux, and Mr. Bell, fbe magnetizing Doctor, to the contrary ; who,. mean

nd fervile as they were in their attendance on Mr* Caglioftro, during his refidence in Slone-Street, have, fljice his departure, made it their bufinefs' to fabricate and circulate reports to his disadvantage. But we ceafe to wonder at this, on a recollection that the Editor of the Courier de 1’Europe, that grand machine by which thefe leffer engines are fet in motion, is re- folved that no part of the world lhall ihield the Count £ag!ioftfo from his fcurrility.

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Jfaving now traced this extraordinary

man through a life chequered with gran­

deur and adveriity, I w ill endeavour to give

the reader a general idea o f his perfon and

character.

T h e Count de Caglioftro is below the

middle ftature, inclined to corpulency } his

face is a round o va l; his complexion and

eyes dark, the latter uncommonly pene­

trating. In his addrefs we are not fenfible

o f that indifcribable grace which engages

the affe&ions before we confult the under-

ftanding. O n the contrary, there is in his

manner a felf-importance w hich, at firft

fight, rather difgufts than allures, and

obliges us to withhold our regard till, on a

more intimate acquaintance, we yield it the

tribute to our reafon. T hough naturally

(Itldious and contemplative, his converfa-

tion

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( >25 )tion is fprightly; abounding with judt*

cious remarks and pleafant anecdotes; yet,

with an underftanding in the higheft degree

perfpicuous and enlarged, he is ever ren­

dered the dupe of, the fycophant and the

flatterer.

M r. Caglioftro’s heart and purfe are

ever open to the fupplications o f diftreis j

but there is in his mode o f bellowing a pompofity which frequently renders that

liberality afcribed to oflentation, which is,

in reality* the effect o f a truly compaf-

flonate and beneficent heart.

Far from being fchooled in the icience

o f deception, he poffeffes a noble franknefe

w hich does honour to human nature; a difpofition open and unreferved even to a a fault. In his attachments he is warm

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{ 126 ;)and fteady; and, thoagh eallly provoked id

choler, it is a ftorm which, like thofe o f

fummcr, quickly pafs over.

Brutality toward his lady is one off thole

falfe charges brought againft him by his

enemies— a weak and Unmanly one indeed!

** By what authority," fays the Count, “ does

M r. D e Morande dare to interrogate me

** on m y private life ? W h o has appointed

“ him m y domeftic ccnfor ? W as I in­

“ deed lb unjuft, ib very bale, as to treat

“ with unkindnefs the virtuous companion

“ o f my misfortunes, ftill it would be h e i

** part only to complain ,* while ihe is

** lilent there is not a man, be he

** magiftrate or monarch, who has a right

** to draw afide the veil with w hich her

“ indulgent tenderness would cover m y

** imperfections.”

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(127 )T o conclude— In the Count Cagti-

oftro we perceive eminent virtues break

forth amidft a cloud o f human frailties*

H is character, like m oil others, is a com ­

pound o f light and ihade; we ihall find

many more uniform, but few that pofleft

a greater degree o f univerfal benevolence*

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