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NOTE FIRST. The author does not pretend to deny the military character of Godfredo, in his mad expedition of the Crusades, but would only refuse her assent to the supernatural aid, &c. that the fabling poet has attributed to him.—The exploits of the goddess-born Achilles, mowing down whole armies with impenetrable armour—the amour of Æneas with Dido, who lived two centuries before his era,—and the achievements ascribed to him in the death of Mezentius, from whom according to tradition he met his fate,—require no comment.—As the author makes no claims to poetic excellence, she would recommend her performance by its historical accuracy.

NOTE SECOND. CHARLESTOWN was burnt by the British troops during the battle of Bunker Hill.

NOTE THIRD. LORD Howe, who fell in the Canadian war,—and in commemoration of whose valor and virtues, the American People caused an emblematic monument to be erected in Westminster Abbey.

NOTE FOURTH. IT may possibly be asked, Why the most conspicuous action within the limits of the surrounding prospect should be so transiently noticed? but the author, being well assured the battle of Bunker Hill is is already made the subject of a manuscript poem by James Allen, Esq. she has not presumed to invade that consecrated ground; but begins to sketch her historic outlines, where, she is informed, he has left his action completely delineated.

NOTE FIFTH. SEE the oration delivered by P. Morton, Esq. over the remains of General Warren, at their re-interment by public authority, after the royal army were compelled to evacuate the town of Boston.

NOTE SIXTH. GENERAL Washington's disinterested rejection of all pecuniary compensation for his inestimable services, though it form but a small feature in the portrait of his life, would in the character of any other hero be considered an unparalleled trait of magnanimity and virtue.

NOTE SEVENTH. THE Mines at Simsbury. In which, according to our best information, criminals of every description are, or were, confined; for we hope and trust this terrible instrument of penal tyranny is no longer recognized by the laws of the enlightened legislature of Connecticut.

NOTE EIGHTH. THE White Mountains, called by the native Indians Agiocochook, are believed by them to have afforded a refuge to Powow, an Indian chief, and his wife, who, foreseeing the flood, resorted to their highest pinnacle for security, and afterwards re-peopled the desolated country—since which period the Aborigines or Red People have never ventured to ascend the summit, which they suppose inhabited by spirits of departed warriors, and covered with precious gems that appear luminous in the night.—The fact is, the shining appearance proceeds from the snow and ice, which render the upper region of the mountains inaccessible, while the zone beneath is overspread with vegetation.—See these mountains minutely and philosophically described in the 3d. Vol. of Belknap's Hist. of New-Hampshire.

NOTE NINTH. SIR John Wentworth, baronet, the last governor of the province of New-Hampshire under the regal administration, whose generous and enlightened virtues are still remembered and revered by the grateful inhabitants.

NOTE TENTH. THE great Indian Sachem, called King Philip, after performing prodigies of personal valor, about the close of the last century, was finally subdued and slain by the hands of Col. Church (whom I am inclined to think the greatest barbarian of the two) when his domains, and royal residence of Mount Hope were transferred to the conquerors.

NOTE ELEVENTH. THE Island of New York, formerly called the New Netherlands, was peopled originally from the Batavian and Belgic provinces;—Charles II. under pretence of its having been discovered by Henry Hudson, an Englishman, granted the whole province to the Duke of York, under whose command it was conquered; but finally, it was confirmed to the English by purchase or compromise with the Dutch.

NOTE TWELFTH. IT may be considered worthy observation, that no Pennsylvanian of the Society of Friends has ever been convicted of those atrocious offences, to which the laws of their country affix an ignominious punishment.

NOTE THIRTEENTH. VIRGINIA was the first province settled by the English. It was colonized by the influence of Sir Walter Raleigh under the reign of the Virgin Queen, Elizabeth, from whom it derived its name.—The first motion for Independence was made by Richard Henry Lee, member from that State, which is the largest in the Union.

NOTE FOURTEENTH.> MARYLAND was named in honor of Henrietta Maria, wife of Charles I. of England, and daughter of Henry the Great, of France. A corps of young men of the first fortune and distinction under General Smallwood joined the war from this State, and unhappily were nearly all cut off at the battle of Long-Island.

NOTE FIFTEENTH. THE original constitution of Carolina was framed by the celebrated Mr. Locke, of an aristocratical form, establishing orders of Nobility. Lend. Vol. I. And although now its principles are those of a democratic Republic, there is no State in the Union, in which the distinction of rank and situation is so tenaciously observed: The planter disdains to associate with the mechanic, and even the merchant; yet their characteristic, though haughty, is hospitable, generous and enlightened.

NOTE SIXTEENTH. THE outlawed inhabitants of the west part of North Carolina, who had formerly denominated themselves Regulators, and under that character attempted to change the government of the colony, from a principle of revenge against the other citizens, who had opposed them in the field, were easily persuaded to join the royal standard at the beginning of the Revolution, when they were totally defeated by General Moore, and their brave commander, McDonald, was taken.

NOTE SEVENTEENTH. THE alligators or crocodiles of Georgia proceed through the lakes or rivers in large companies, like a file of soldiers, ranged under one chief, who is the largest and most ferocious of the party. The clashing jaws of these reptiles may be heard at a great distance.

See Bartram's Travels through the interior Parts of America.

NOTE EIGHTEENTH. THE Tea-Plant was introduced into Georgia by Mr. Samuel Bowen, about the year 1770.

NOTE NINETEENTH. GEORGIA for a long time after its first settlement opposed the importation of African slaves; but finally, influenced by the bad example of the neighboring colonies, she fell into the pernicious traffic, and the lands are now generally cultivated by that unhappy people. Georgia is the only colony that derived its entire settlement and support from the crown, and was the last to consent to Union and Independence.

NOTE TWENTIETH. GENERAL Knox, by permission of the commander-in-chief, marched to Ticonderoga in the depth of winter, and from thence removed the heavy ordnance through a mountainous and woody country, and planted it in the fortifications before Boston.

NOTE TWENTY-FIRST. AN intended allusion to the characteristic of the most amiable hero of antiquity,