News burst upon us like meridian splendor on a blind man.

We were overwhelmed with it: public, private, general, and particular.
Nor was it until some days had elapsed, that we were able to methodise it, or reduce it into form.

We now heard for the first time of our sovereign's illness, and his happy restoration to health.

The French revolution of 1789, with all the attendant circumstances of that wonderful and unexpected event, succeeded to amaze us*.

Now, too, the disaster which had befallen the 'Guardian', and the liberal and enlarged plan on which she had been stored and fitted out by government for our use, was promulged.