pulent friends and acquaintance, who,
with the generosity peculiar to the whole nation, may feel for the
unmerited misery of others, in behalf of my wretched tenants in
Liebertwolkwitz and Stoermthal. These poor and truly helpless
unfortunates would, with tears, pay the tribute of their warmest
gratitude to their generous benefactors, if they needed that
gratitude in addition to the satisfaction resulting from so noble
an action. You will not, I am sure, misunderstand my request, as
it proceeds from a truly compassionate heart, but which, by its
own losses, is reduced so low as to be unable to afford any relief
to others. Should it ever be possible for me to serve you or any
of your friends here, depend upon my doing all that lies within my
poor ability. Meanwhile I remain, in expectation of your kind and
speedy fulfilment of my request,

"Sir,

"Your most obedient friend and servant,

"COUNT SCHONFELD."

_Leipzig, Nov. 22, 1813.
To Mr. Ackermann, London._

"P.S.--I have been obliged, by the weakness of my sight, to employ
another hand. I remember the friendly sentiments which you here
testified for me with the liveliest gratitude. My patriotic way of
thinking, which drew upon me also the hatred of the French
government, occasioned me, four years since, to resign the post of
ambassador, which I had held twenty-five years, and to retire from
service[1]."

From documents transmitted to the publisher by friends at Leipzig, have
been selected the narratives contained in the following sheets, which
were written by eye-witnesses of the facts there related. The principal
object of their publication is not so much to expose tine atrocities of
Gallic ruffians, as to awaken the sympathies and call forth the humanity
of the British nation. Like that glorious luminary, whose genial rays
vivify and invigorate all nature, Britain is looked up to by the whole
civilized world for support against injustice, and for solace in
distress. To her liberality the really unfortunate have never yet
appealed in vain; and, with this experience before his eyes, the
publisher confidently anticipates in behalf of his perishing countrymen
the wonted exercise of that godlike quality, which

"---- droppeth as the gentle rain from Heaven?
And blesseth him that gives and him that takes."

FOOTNOTES:

[1] R. ACKERMANN would not feel himself justified in printing this
letter, nor in p