the absolute neglect in which a Government, occupied in conquering, and not in preserving, left the asylums of the victims of war. We ought to bear the most striking testimony of the care which he took of the young persons employed under his orders, the friendly manner in which he received them, encouraged them, and rewarded them. His protection extended to them at what distance soever they were carried; and we know more than one who was indebted for his life in far distant climates to the provident recommendations of this paternal chief. But his activity was not restricted to the dutics of his place; every thing which could be useful occupied his attention. When the steam-engines were established, he satisfied the public of the salubrity of the waters of the Seine. More lately he occupied himself with ardour in the establishment of economical soups. He contributed materially to the propagation of vaccination. It was he chiefly who introduced into the central pharmacy of the hospitals at Paris the excellent order which reigns there; and he drew up the pharmaceutic code according to which they are directed.— He watched over the great baking establishment at Scipion, where all the bread of the hospitals is made. The Hospice des Menages was under his particular care; and he bestowed the most minute attention on all that could alleviate the lot of 800 old persons of both sexes, of which it is composed. labour much, and perform great services, without receiving any recompense, wherever men united to do good, he appeared foremost; and you might depend upon being able to dispose of his time, of his pen, and, if occasion served, of his fortune. This continual habit of occupying himself for the good of mankind, had even affected his external air. Benevolence seemed to appear in him personified. His person was tall; and remained erect to the end of his life; his figure was full of amenity; his visage was at once noble and gentle; his hair was white as the snow-all these seemed to render this respectable old man the image of goodness and of virtue. His physiognomy was pleasing, particularly from that appearance of happiness produced by the good which he did, and which was so much the more entitled to be happy, because a man who without high birth, without fortune, without great places, without any remarkable genius, but by the sole perseverance of the love of goodness, has perhaps contributed as much to the happiness of his race as any of those upon whom Nature and Fortune have accumulated all the means of serving them. Parmentier was never married. Madame Houzeau, his sister, lived always with him, and seconded him in his benevolent labours with the tenderest friendship. She died at the time when her affectionate care would have been most necessary to her brother, who had for some years been threatened with a chronical affec At a period when people might tion in his breast. Regret for this loss aggravated the disease of this excellent man, and rendered his last days very painful, but without altering his character, or interrupting his labours. He died on the 17th December, 1813, in the 77th year of his age. CHARACTER OF MUNGO PARK; From his Life prefixed to the Journal of his Mission to Africa in 1805. The leading parts of Mungo Park's character must have been anticipated by the reader in the principal events and transactions of his life. Of his enterprising spirit, his indefatigable vigilance and activity, his calm fortitude and unshaken perseverance, he has left permanent memorials in the narrative of his former travels, and in the Journal and Correspondence now published. In these respects few travellers have equalled, none certainly ever surpassed him. Nor were the qualities of his understanding less valuable or conspicuous. He was distinguished by a correctness of judgment, seldom found united with an ardent and adventurous turn of mind, and generally deemed incompatible with it. His talents certainly were not brilliant, but solid and useful, such as were peculiarly suited to a traveller and geographical discoverer. Hence, in his accounts of new and unknown countries, he is consistent and rational: he is betrayed into no exaggeration, nor does he exhibit any traces of credulity or enthusiasm. His attention was directed exclusively to facts; and except in his opinion relative to the termination of the Niger (which he supported by very plausible arguments) he rarely indulged in conjecture, much less in hypothesis or speculation. Among the characteristic qualities of Park which were so apparent in his former travels, none certainly were more valuable or contributed more to his success, than his admirable prudence, calmness and temper; but it has been doubted whether these merits were equally conspicuous during his second expedition. The parts of his conduct which have given occasion to this remark are, his setting out from the Gambia almost at the eve of the rainy. season, and his voyage down the Niger under circumstances so apparently desperate. On the motives by which he may have been influenced as to the former of these measures something has been said in the course of the foregoing narrative. With regard to his determination in the latter instance, justice must allow that his situation was one of extreme difficulty, and admitted probably of no alternative. In both cases our knowledge of the facts is much too imperfect to enable us to form a correct opinion as to the propriety of his conduct, much less to justify us in condemning him unheard. In all the relations of private life he appear to have been highly exemplary; and his conduct as a son, a husband, and a father, merited every praise. To the more gentle and amiable parts of his character the most certain of all testimonies may be found in the warm attachment of his friends, and in the fond and affectionate re collections collections of every branch of his dition afforded the most ample family. There are some moral defects very difficult to be avoided by those persons, who from a situation comparatively obscure, rise to sudden distinction and celebrity.From these failings Park was happily exempt. He was a stranger to all vanity and affectation; and notwithstanding his great popularity and success, appears to have lost no portion of the genuine simplicity of his character and manners. This simplicity perhaps originated in a considerable degree from a certain coldness and reserve, which rendered him very indifferent, and perhaps somewhat averse, to mixed or general society. It was probably owing to the same cause, that his conversation, for a man who had seen so much, had nothing remarkable, and was rarely striking or animated. Hence, although his appearance was interesting and prepossessing, he was apt to disappoint the expectations of strangers and those persons who estimated his general talents from his powers of conversation, formed an erroneous and inadequate opinion of his merits. In his person he was tall, being about six fect high, and perfectly well proportioned. His countenance and whole appearance were highly interesting; and his frame active and robust, fitted for great exertions, and the endurance of great hardships. His constitution had suffered considerably from the effects of his first journey into Africa, but seems afterwards to have been restored to its original vigour, of which his last expe proofs. Account of Ali Pasha, Vizier of Albania; from Travels in the The morning of the 1st of November was made interesting to us, by our introduction to this extraordinary man. At ten o'clock, Colovo again called, to say that the Vizier was prepared to give us audience; and shortly afterwards, two white horses, of beautiful figure, and superbly caparisoned in the Turkish manner, were brought to us from the Seraglio; conducted by two Albanese soldiers, likewise richly attired and armed. Mounting these horses, and a Turkish officer of the palace preceding us, with an ornamental staff in his hand, we proceeded slowly, and with much state, through the city, to the great Seraglio. Passing through the almost savage pomp of this outer area of the Seraglio, we entered an inner court, and dismounted at the foot of a dark stone-staircase. On the first landing-place stood one of the Vizier's carriages; an old and awkward vehicle, of German manufacture, and such as might have been supposed to have travelled a dozen times from Hamburgh to Trieste. At the top of the staircase, we entered into a wide gallery or hall, the windows of which command a noble view of the lake of Ioannina, and the mountains of Pindus; the walls walls are painted, and numerous doors conduct from it to different parts of the palace. This hall, like the area below, was filled with a multitude of people; and the living scenery became yet more various and interesting as we proceeded. We now saw, besides Turkish, Albanese, and Moorish soldiers, the Turkish officers, and ministers of the Vizier; Greek and Jewish secretaries, Greek merchants, Tartar couriers, the pages and black slaves of the Seraglio; petitioners seeking to obtain audience, and numerous other figures, which give to the court and palace of Ali Pasha a character all its own. A curtain was thrown aside, and we entered the apartment of Ali Pasha. He was sitting in the Turkish manner, with his legs crossed under him, on a couch immediately beyond the fire, somewhat more elevated than the rest, and richer in its decorations. On his head he wore a high round cap, the colour of the deepest mazareen blue, and bordered with gold lace. His exterior robe was of yellow cloth, likewise richly embroidered, two inner garments striped of various colours, and flowing down loosely from the neck to the feet, confined only about the waist by an embroidered belt, in which were fixed a pistol and dagger, of beautiful and delicate workmanship. The hilts of these arms were covered with diamonds and pearls, and emeralds of great size and beauty were set in the heads of each. On his fingers the Vizier wore many large diatnond rings, and the mouth-piece of his long and flexible pipe was equally decorated with various kinds of jewellery. Yet more than his dress, however, the countenance of Ali Pasha at this time engaged our earnest observation. It is difficult to describe features, either in their detail or general effect, so as to convey any distinct impression to the mind of the reader. Were I to attempt a description of those of Ali, I should speak of his face as large and full; the forehead remarkably broad and open, and traced by many deep furrows; the eye penetrating, yet not expressive of ferocity; the nose handsome and well formed; the mouth and lower part of the face concealed, except when speaking, by his mustachios and the long beard which flows over his breast. His complexion is somewhat lighter than that usual among the Turks, and his general appearance does not indicate more than his actual age, of sixty or sixty-one years, except perhaps that his beard is whiter than is customary at this time of life. The neck is short and thick, the figure corpulent and unwieldy; his stature I had afterwards the means of ascertaining to be about five feet nine inches. The general character and expression of the countenance are unquestionably fine, and the forehead especially, is a striking and majestic feature. He inquired how long it was since we had left England? where we had travelled in the interval? when we had arrived in Albania ? whether we were pleased with what we had yet seen of this country? how we liked the appearance of Ioannina? whether we had expe rienced rienced any obstruction in reaching this city? Soon after the conversation commenced, a pipe was brought to each of us by the attendants, the mouth-pieces of amber, set round with small diamonds; aud shortly afterwards coffee of the finest quality was handed to us in china cups, within golden ones. The Vizier himself drank coffee, and smoked at intervals, during the progress of the conversation. The inquiries he made respecting our journey to Ioannina, gave us the opportunity of complimenting him on the excellent police of his dominions, and the attention he has given to the state of the roads. I mentioned to him generally, Lord Byron's poetical description of Albania, the interest it had excited in England, and Mr. Hobhouse's intended publication of his travels in the same country. He seemed pleased with these circumstances, and stated his recollection of Lord Byron. He then spoke of the present state of Europe; inquired what was our latest intelligence of the advance of the French armies in Russia, and what was the progress of affairs in Spain. On the former point, it was evident that the information we gave was not new to him, though he did not expressly say this; his manner, how ever, evinced the strong interest he felt in the subject, and he seemed as if he were seeking indirectly to obtain our opinions upon it. The next subject of conversa. tion was prefaced by his asking us, whether we had seen at SantaMaura, one of his armed corvettes, which had been seized and carried thither by an English frigate. In bringing forward the subject during our interview with him, the Vizier spoke with animation, or even a slight warmth of manner. He complained of the injustice done to him in the capture of his vessel, denied the right of capture in this particular case, and alledged his various good offices towards our government, as well as to individuals of the English nation, as what ought to have secured him against such acts of hostility. We answered, that as mere travellers we could not venture to give a reply that might be deemed official, but that we doubted not, from our knowledge of the dispositions of the English government, that when the affair was properly explained, its final arrangement would be both just and satisfactory to his Highness. This of course meant little, and the Vizier doubtless understood it as such. He added only a few words, and then, with a loud laugh, expressed his desire of changing the subject. Before audience concluded, he mentioned his having been informed that I was a physician, and asked whether I had studied medicine in England? Replying to this in the affirmative, he expressed his wish to consult me on his own complaints before we should quit Ioannina, a proposition to which I bowed assent, though not without apprehensions of difficulty in prescribing for the case of such a patient. He dismissed us very graciously, after we had been with him about half an hour. The manner of the Vizier in this interview was courteous and polite, without any want of the dignity |