Fitzgerald was the son of the Duke of Leinster, and
born in Ireland, October 15th, 1763. He was educated for the
military profession, and served in the American war with credit.
He was an ardent lover of liberty, and deeply felt the wrongs
done to his native country by the British government. He hailed
the French revolution as the dawn of universal freedom: in 1792
he went to Paris, and participated in the intoxication of that
eventful era. After his marriage to Pamela, he went to Ireland,
and became one of the leaders in the rebellion of 1798. He
became obnoxious to the government, and was arrested while
concealed in a house in Dublin. He was at the time in bed: he
resisted fiercely, and wounded two of the officers, one of them
mortally. He received a pistol ball in his shoulder, and, being
confined in Newgate, died June 4th, 1798.

He was a man of remarkable elevation and singleness of mind, and
was greatly endeared to his friends. The letters written by
different members of his family, at the time of his arrest and
during his confinement in prison, published by his biographer,
Moore, are among the most touching that were ever penned. Their
attachment to their unfortunate relation amounted almost to
idolatry.

His wife, who had three children at the time of his death, seems
to have been a fit partner for so noble a spirit. The letters
above alluded to depict her character as one of extraordinary
elevation and loveliness. Some doubt about her parentage has
existed; but, as we have given the statement of Madame de Genlis
upon the subject, it does not seem necessary to say more. She
returned to France, and her remains are deposited in the
cemetery of Mont Martre, at Paris.

JOSEPHINE.

M. Tascher, a native of France, having resigned his commission in the
cavalry, retired to an estate in the Island of St. Domingo. In the
year 1763, he, together with his wife, made a visit to a sister in
Martinico, and there, on the 23d of June, a daughter, Josephine, was
born. On the return of her parents to St. Domingo, she was left with
her aunt, and there are no traces of future intercourse with them.
Often, in after years, did Josephine revert to the unmingled happiness
and peaceful enjoyments of her childhood. The advantages for education
enjoyed by Madem