cannotagreetothenewversion，which，inmyopinion，isdirectlycontrarybothtothemeaningofthewords，andthegeneralsenseofthepassage。ButIwouldsuggest，didJerom，asaboy，accompanythesesavagesinanyoftheirhuntingexpeditions?Ifhedidnot，howcouldhebeaneye—witnessofthispractice?TheAttacottiinGaulmusthavebeenintheserviceofRome。Weretheypermittedtoindulgethesecannibalpropensitiesattheexpense，notoftheflocks，butoftheshepherdsoftheprovinces?Thesesanguinarytrophiesofplunderwouldscarce\'yhavebeenpubliclyexhibitedinaRomancityoraRomancamp。ImustleavethehereditaryprideofournorthernneighborsatissuewiththeveracityofSt。Jerom。]
EverymessengerwhoescapedacrosstheBritishChannel，conveyedthemostmelancholyandalarmingtidingstotheearsofValentinian；andtheemperorwassooninformedthatthetwomilitarycommandersoftheprovincehadbeensurprisedandcutoffbytheBarbarians。Severus，countofthedomestics，washastilydespatched，andassuddenlyrecalled，bythecourtofTreves。TherepresentationsofJovinusservedonlytoindicatethegreatnessoftheevil；and，afteralongandseriousconsultation，thedefence，orrathertherecovery，ofBritainwasintrustedtotheabilitiesofthebraveTheodosius。Theexploitsofthatgeneral，thefatherofalineofemperors，havebeencelebrated，withpeculiarcomplacency，bythewritersoftheage:
buthisrealmeritdeservedtheirapplause；andhisnominationwasreceived，bythearmyandprovince，asasurepresageofapproachingvictory。Heseizedthefavorablemomentofnavigation，andsecurelylandedthenumerousandveteranbandsoftheHeruliandBatavians，theJoviansandtheVictors。InhismarchfromSandwichtoLondon，TheodosiusdefeatedseveralpartiesoftheBarbarians，releasedamultitudeofcaptives，and，afterdistributingtohissoldiersasmallportionofthespoil，establishedthefameofdisinterestedjustice，bytherestitutionoftheremaindertotherightfulproprietors。ThecitizensofLondon，whohadalmostdespairedoftheirsafety，threwopentheirgates；andassoonasTheodosiushadobtainedfromthecourtofTrevestheimportantaidofamilitarylieutenant，andacivilgovernor，heexecuted，withwisdomandvigor，thelaborioustaskofthedeliveranceofBritain。Thevagrantsoldierswererecalledtotheirstandard；anedictofamnestydispelledthepublicapprehensions；andhischeerfulexamplealleviatedtherigorofmartialdiscipline。ThescatteredanddesultorywarfareoftheBarbarians，whoinfestedthelandandsea，deprivedhimofthegloryofasignalvictory；buttheprudentspirit，andconsummateart，oftheRomangeneral，weredisplayedintheoperationsoftwocampaigns，whichsuccessivelyrescuedeverypartoftheprovincefromthehandsofacruelandrapaciousenemy。Thesplendorofthecities，andthesecurityofthefortifications，werediligentlyrestored，bythepaternalcareofTheodosius；whowithastronghandconfinedthetremblingCaledonianstothenorthernangleoftheisland；andperpetuated，bythenameandsettlementofthenewprovinceofValentia，thegloriesofthereignofValentinian。^118Thevoiceofpoetryandpanegyricmayadd，perhapswithsomedegreeoftruth，thattheunknownregionsofThulewerestainedwiththebloodofthePicts；thattheoarsofTheodosiusdashedthewavesoftheHyperboreanocean；andthatthedistantOrkneyswerethesceneofhisnavalvictoryovertheSaxonpirates。^119Helefttheprovincewithafair，aswellassplendid，reputation；andwasimmediatelypromotedtotherankofmaster—generalofthecavalry，byaprincewhocouldapplaud，withoutenvy，themeritofhisservants。IntheimportantstationoftheUpperDanube，theconquerorofBritaincheckedanddefeatedthearmiesoftheAlemanni，beforehewaschosentosuppresstherevoltofAfrica。
[Footnote118:Ammianushasconciselyrepresentedxx。l。xxvi。
4，xxvii。8xxviii。3thewholeseriesoftheBritishwar。]
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