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 ternal anxiety, and consciousness of crimina-deeds; his irregular and large teeth were presented through a smile, which was very unnatural on his set of features: his mouth seemed to be unusually large, from the extremities being drawn backward and downward—as if in the intense application to something cruel and disgusting; in short, his upper teeth projected over his under lip, and, on the whole presented to my view the mouth on the image of Julian the Apostate—In one of his rapid courses past us, my sword could only shear off his white plume and a fragment of his buff coat. In a moment he was at the other side of his square. Our officers eagerly sought a meeting with them. 'He has the proof of lead, cried some of our men—'Take the cold steel or a piece of silver.' 'No,' cried Burley, 'It is his rapid movement on that fine charger that bids defiance to any thing like an aim in the tumult of the bloody fray. I could sooner shoot ten heathercocks on the wing, than one flying Clavers.' At that moment, Burley, whose eye watched his antagonist into the hollow square. But Burley was too impatient. His blow was levelled at him before he came within his reach. His heavy sword descended on the head of Clavers' horse, and felled him to the ground.—Burley's men rushed pell-mell on the fallen Clavers, but his