zur Nahrung und Fabriken Einzufuhren, &c.-This piece is worthy of the attention of the gentleman farmer, though the inftructions conveyed in many parts of it are more applicable to the barren foil of Brandenburg, than to the fertile hills and valleys of Britain. As to the multiplication of the kinds of domestic animals by taming camels, buffalocs, &c. as our Author has done with great fuccefs, it must certainly be a moft advantageous thing in all countries, and particularly in England, where luxury and pleasure have rendered the demands for certain quadrupeds exceffive.

UNITED PROVINCES.

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XXIV. The celebrated Doctor VAN DOEVEREN, profeffor of phyfic in the university of Leyden, publifhed fome time ago a very valuable Treatife concerning the Knowledge of the Diseases incident to the Female Sex, under the following modest Latin title: Prima Linea de cognofcendis Mulierum Morbis in Ufus Academicos ducta a Gualt. Van Doeveren. The practice of midwifry, in which this eminent man has difplayed his talents with as much dexterity, reputation, and fuccefs, as in that of inoculation, has greatly contributed, as may be easily seen in the perufal of this work, to give him a particular infight into the causes and fymptoms of female complaints. His work, however, is no more than a sketch, which excites the desire and the expectation of fomething more extenfive from fuch an able hand.

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XXV. The American controverfy is fhifting from the Britifh ifles to the Continent, and there one would think that the objects in contest would be viewed in a truer light and with a more impartial eye than they are at London and Weftminfter, amidst the delufive and unhappy influence of party-zeal. Mr. PINTO, an ingenious Ifraelite, who by his profeffion, is cut off from both parties, has drawn his pen in behalf of the Mother Country, and warmly juftified her complaints of the ingratitude and injuftice of her perverfe and unruly children. This he has done in Two Letters; written in French with fpirit, fagacity, a competent knowledge of the matters in debate, and in a manner that fhews a very confiderable acquaintance with the true principles of government in general, and with the ftate, the commerce and interefts of the British Empire in particular.

His First Letter, which is addreffed to a phyfician in Jamaica is, indeed, in a great measure compiled from fome of the best English pamphlets that have appeared on the fide of government; but his Second Letter is more original, and con

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tains feveral points of view that are worthy of attention. It is thus entitled, Seconde Lettre de M. PINTO a' l'occafion des Troubles des Colonies, &c. In this Letter Mr, PINTO fhews the reasons, which obliged the miniftry to let things go fo far in America, before they made use of forcible means to quell the infurrection in that country, reafons arifing partly from the nature of the British government, partly from the prejudices, which the members of the oppofition in parliament had instilled into the people in favour of the Americans, and partly from mis-information with respect to the true state of the affairs in the Colonies.-His obfervations, in this first part of his Letter, are, it must be owned, fenfible and judicious.

In the fecond part, he takes in a larger field, and even indulges himself in feveral excurfions, fome more and fome lefs excentrical, but in which the Reader will neither find him tiresome nor uninftructive.-He takes a view of the real state of England, in her refources, finances, commerce, and the means the has of difpofing of her manufactures, without the help of America: He confiders the national debt, and fhews' that, as yet, it does not enervate the power or vigour of the nation: He even takes a trip to Indoftan, and fhews the weight of the Indian fettlements in the fcale of the finances of Great Britain: He confiders the commercial connexions of England with other nations, particularly with Holland; and from all these objects extenfively confidered, as alfo from the internal ftate of America, he concludes, that, though foner or later America may become independent, that period is not yet come, and that it is the intereft of Spain, Portugal, France, and Holland to prevent its arrival.

MONTHLY CATALOGUE,

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JUNE, 1776.
MISCELLANEOUS.

Art. 11. Summary Obfervations and Falls collected from late and authentic Accounts of Ruffian and other Navigators, to fhew the practicability and good Profpect of Succefs in enterprifes to dif cover a Northern Paffage for Veffels by Sea, between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, or nearly to approach the North Pole; for which the Offers of Reward are renewed by a late Act of Parlia ment. 4to. I s. Nourse. 1776.

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HE Compiler of thefe Obfervations and Facts, is a zealous advocate for the practicability of a North Eaft paffage into the Pacific Ocean: He is of opinion, that, in high Northern latitudes, and at a confiderable distance from the Eastern coafts, the fea is

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clear; and that neither ice nor ftorms would obftru&t a navigation, rightly conducted, in the Polar Ocean. The facts, which he produces, are principally defigned to refute the notion, by which adventurers have been terrified, with respect to the mountains of fixed or floating ice, intercepting a communication with the Eastern Ocean; and to fhew, that a voyage in this direction, could it be accomplished, would be much lefs dangerous and fatal to the navigator than those which are now purfued round the Southern Continent. He likewife propofes to determine the place and time of departure, and the courfe to be held, fhould this adventure ever be renewed. It is his opinion, that fhips fitted out for this purpose fhould go early enough to leave the North Cape of Europe at 71% in the month of June.' From thence he apprehends, it is adviseable to stretch due North to 73° lat. and there to fet the first courfe at North Eaft by Eaft for a run of 1000 miles, up between Nova Zembla and Spitsbergen, to 83 lat. and 92 E. long. where it is propofed to fet the fecond courfe South Eaft for 1500 miles upon the rhumb line leading directly to the opening of the Straits of Behping and Anian, at 68° or 70° lat. and 182 com. long. where an opening from 150 to 200 leagues wide allows an eafy admiffion into a paffage which narrows at 66°, and then widens again, to offer the pleafing prospect of a mild Southern fea, in amends for the over-rated Northern colds.'

It is by no means unlikely, that, though our Author's reasoning fhould fail to roufe the fpirit of adventurers, the offer of a parliamentary reward may answer the purpose; in which cafe fome of the hints here fuggefted may not be unufeful. R. Art. 12. Huberti Langueti, Galli Epiftola ad PHILIPPUM SYDNEIUM, Equitem Anglum. Accurante D. Dalrymple, De Hailes, Eq.-Sir David Dalrymple's edition of Languet's Letters to Sydney. 8vo. 6s. Murray.

Thefe Latin Epiftles addreffed to Sir Philip Sydney, and written, chiefly, about the middle of queen Elizabeth's reign, give no inelegant accounts of the bufinefs and characters of the German and other Princes during that period. With refpect to their style, we fubfcribe to the opinion of the elder Voffius, who fays, Extant Epiftolæ ejus, nihil minus quam vulgari Elegantiâ exaratæ. L. Art. 13. General Obfervations concerning Education; applied to the Author's Method in particular. By G. Croft, M. A. Mafter of the Grammar School in Beverley; Fellow of University College, Oxford, and Chaplain to the Earl of Elgin. 8vo. 6 d. Robinson.

This publication is little more than an advertisement, at large, of the Author's fchool; in which, after a few general remarks on the importance of a claffical education, the Public is made acquainted with the particular method which the Author purfues in teaching the languages, geography, writing, algebra, &c.

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Art. 14. A Defcription of that admirable Structure, the Cathe dral Church of Salisbury. With the Chapels, Monuments, Graveftones, and their Infcriptions. To which is prefixed, an Account of Cld Sarum Illuftrated with Copper-plates. 4to. 7s. 6d. Baldwin.

The uniform plan of Old Sarum, which has been totally deferted for fo many ages; with the peculiar beauty of the cathedral, and its lofty and delicate fpire, in New Sarum; render all hiftorical and defcriptive particulars of them, at once entertaining and interefting. Mr. Price's circumftantial account of this cathedral is well known; it is here abridged, and makes the most interefling part of this publication, which is illuftrated with Price's cuts. A little largenefs of fize, would have allowed the defcription to have extended to every object deferving notice in and about Salisbury, and thus have made it more pleafing to all who are acquainted with that agreeable city, whether natives or travellers. N. Art. 15. The Complete Gazetteer of England and Wales; or, an accurate Description of all the Cities, Towns, and Villages in the Kingdom, &c. 12mo. 12mo. 2 Vols. 7 s. Robinfon, &c. 1775 The plan of books of this kind, and under the above title, is univerfally known. In refpect to the compilation, the Editors always borrow from their predeceffors; and if they make any addition, it is very well for by fuch means thefe plans are gradually im, proved.

In 1751, the late Mr. Stephen Whatley published his England's Gazetteer, in three pocket volumes, the Index Villaris making the third, under a feparate alphabet. The prefent Editor includes the whole under one alphabetical arrangement; in two volumes; and he has fupplied fome deficiences, particularly the Inland Navigations. The descriptions, however, of many towns, &c. remain as they stood in the accounts of Camden, and other old writers. Thus, for inftance, BURSLEM, now famous for the manufacture of all the elegant kinds of pottery, in the highest perfection, is only noted for making pots to hold butter; and MATLOCK, one of the most delightful places in the kingdom, is faid to be only inhabited by a few groavers, who dig for lead-ore, and live in huts, not much bigger than hog-ftyes.' This might, poffibly, have been the cafe one or two hundred years ago; but if our Editor fhould ever have the pleasure of vifiting Burflem and Matlock, he will bluth to read the account of them which he has fo blindly and erroneously adopted. Art. 16. The New Gazetteer; or, Geographical Companion, &c. A Vade Mecum, for the Readers of News-papers, &c. By R. Johnfon. Lilliputian 4to. 2 s. Dilly.

'Twas Homer's praife his Iliads to indite,
Another's in a nutshell them to write.

So fung one of our poets about an hundred years ago; and fo it may be faid of the learned labours of Eachard and Salmon. It was their praife to write a Gazetteer, or Newfman Interpreter, in a handsome duodecimo; but it is now another's, to compress what they wrote, within dimensions that will occupy no more room in the pocket than a moderate fized fauff-box.' Yet this may prove Rev. June 1776. but

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but a very tranfitory excellence. By and by, another may come with fuperior pretenfions to the public favour. See here, Gemmen! my newest Gazetteer, no bigger than a button!"

Art. 17. The Articles of the Game at Cricket, as fettled by the Cricket clubs, particularly that of the Star and Garter in PallMall. With a neat Copper-plate of the reprefentation of the Game. 12mo. 6 d. Williams.

Long Robin, and Lumpey, are the best judges of this important production.

Art. 18. She is and She is not: a Fragment of the true Hiftory of Mifs Caroline de Grojberg, alias Mrs. Potter, &c. Exhibiting a Series of uncommon artifices and intrigues in the courfe of her Tranfactions with the Earl of Lauderdale, in the Years 1764 and 1765. Together with an Account of the Proceedings in the procefs the commenced against his Lordship, and the Substance of the Evidence on both Sides. Compiled from Papers of undeniable authenticity, and dedicated to Mrs. M-t C-e R-dd. 8vo. 1 s. 6d. Bew. 1776.

In the narrative here given of proceedings held in the Court of Seffion in Scotland, as referred to in the title, we behold a female adventurer, so nearly resembling the famous Mrs. Rudd, that we cannot help concluding with the Author of this account, that C. de G. Mrs P. and M. C. R. are only different names, used at dif ferent times, by one and the fame perfon. The hiftory is unqueftionably authentic, and the facts are curious. The law-fuit was inftituted for the recovery of wages, &c. pretended to be due from Ld. L. to the profecutrix; who had been engaged to fuperintend the education of his Lordship's daughters; but was foon difmiffed, not only for mifbehaviour, but for want of the requifite qualifications. The artifices, contrivances, fubterfuges, and dexterity with which this woman managed the process, would be really aftonishing, had we not lately feen fuch extraordinary inftances of what a genius of this kind is capable of atchieving. Art. 19. The 45th Chapter of the Prophecies of Thomas the Rhymer, in Verfe; with Notes and Illuftrations. Dedicated to Dr. Silverfpoon, Preacher of Sedition in America. 4to. 6d. Edinburgh printed, and fold by Murray in London, 1776.

There is pleafantry in this ridicule of American patriotism. It appears to have originated in fome periodical publications at Ediaburgh.

Art. 20. De Utilitate Lingua Arabica, in Studiis Theologicis, Oratio; habita Oxonii, in Schola Linguarum, v11 id. Aprilis. MDCCLXXV. Auctore Jofepho White, A. M. Collegii Wadhami Socio, et Lingua Arabicæ Profeffore Laudiano. Oxonii, e Typographeo Clarendoniano. 4to. 1 s. 6d. White. 1776.

This oration was delivered on occafion of the Author's appointment to the chair of Arabic Profeffor: It is intended to evince the importance and utility of the Arabic language, and to promote the ftudy of it among men of fcience in general, and divines in particular. The history of the Oriental Nations is principally derived from books written in this language, and therefore the knowledge of it admits an application to very extenfive

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