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Literary Intelligence.

GERMANY.

THE collection of bibles in the library of the Elector of Wurtemberg, amounted in 1804, to more than 4000 different editions, among which are the following, viz.

8 of modern Greek

28 Arabick

13 Ethiopick
7 Perfian
6 Turkish
1 Coptick
5 Armenian

13 Tamulick

6 Hindooftanee

14 Malay

1 Cingalefe

do not all contain an edition of a whole bible; for inftance, that of the modern Greek, contains only the new testa

ment.

The tranflation into the Croatian Janguage was printed, partly in the univerfity of Tubingen, partly in the town of Urach, both of which are in the duchy of Wurtemberg; peculiar types were caft there for this purpose. The imperial general Tilly, feized these types, (during the religious war between the papifts and proteftants, called the 3 years war,) and made a prefent of them to Rome; where they came into the poffeflion of the Propaganda. From thence they were taken, during

35 Upper German (Julea Ger- the French Revolution, and carried to

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Paris, where they are now depofited.
Eclectic Rev.

PORTUGAL.

THE number of volumes in the Royal Library, is faid to amount to 70,000.

Our readers may form an idea of practical books in theology, lately pub lished in Portugal, from the titles of a few which follow. A diadem of five Stars, or religious exercifes for five days: The Myftical Mount of Lebanon: The of flance of the Faithful, at the cries of the boly Souls, (N. B. in purgatory.) Nov.na Myfica, or a treatise on the afcenfion to heaven of God's most immaculate mother; extracted from the Revelations of t. Brita and other important works; The inftructed Virgin, or the prayers of young Ladies to thir Guardian Angels: Special prayers to boly Barbara; The Proteftant fummoned before the tribunal of God, &c. &c.

GREAT BRITAIN.

THE most important and extensive work in theology, which now engages the British prefs, is the edition of the feptuagint tranflation of the bible, conducted by Dr. Holmes. This laborious undertaking has been many years in preparation, and is indeed a natural confequence of the Hebrew collations of Dr. Kennicott, who like Origen well deferved the title of Adamantius In the progrefs of his edition, Dr. Holmes has collated, and caufed to be collated a great number of MSS. of various ages and authorities; and the refult of the whole is fubmitted to the publick with

as much speed as is confiftent with correctness and integrity. Biblical fcholars may expect much afliftance from this, and other works of a like nature; and it is truly honourable to the British nation, that a portion of its wealth is directed into a channel, fo laudable, and fo beneficial. We commend alfo the care taken of the MS copy of this edition, which, after it has anfwered its purposes at the prefs, is carefully lodged in the Bodleian library, and reserved for future inspection, whenever circumftances may require it. A complete volume containing the pentateuch, is published, and a fecond is advancing with fteady perfeverance.

The late improvements, which have been made, in the invention of Stereotype, have rendered that mode of printing of fufficient confequence to engage the attention of the delegates of the prefs, at the university of Cambridge.

The fame occurrence has furnished an opportunity to that highly honourable inftitution, The Bible Society, to extend its benevolence to diftant regions; and they, no lefs than this country, may eventually rejoice, in the pious exertions of the prefent age. We believe this fociety has various foreign editions in contemplation; nor is even China forgotten.

The Rev. J. Pratt is publishing the whole of Bp. Hall's works, with his life, in ten vols. 8vo.

NEWSPAPERS.

ON an average, not lefs than 30,000 newspapers per day, or 80,000 weekly, are printed and publifhed in London. For these the public pay about 750l. fterling per day, and for advertisements about 2000l. fterling. Thus newspaper intelligence alone costs the united kingdom about 800,000l. fterling annually. The tax levied upon this favourite article of luxury, fwallows up one half of the net amount here ftated; and the remaining 400,000l. is paid for the lite rary information of the newspapers.

A new and valuable work has lately appeared, defcriptive of the prefent ftate of the British metropolis, under the title of Modern London. This work is illuftrated with fo great a number of copperplates, exquifitely drawn and engraved, that it becomes a fac fimile of the metropolis, and conveys to every part of the world the moft correct ideas of all thofe fcenes which appertain in a

peculiar manner to the most popular and wealthy city in the world. In a word, this fplendid and curious work may be faid to transport London out of itself, and to convey to a distance, as correct and complete ideas of the British metropolis as could be obtained by an actual vifit. English Paper.

A new edition of the travels of Mr.

Bruce into Abyffinia, with great addi tions is now publishing in London, containing many papers which it was fuppofed Mr. Bruce had deftroyed. We expect to find in it, among others the complete series of obfervations made by that celebrated traveller in Syria, and the Holy Land. They refer as well to natural hiftory, as to topography, and we hope they will contribute greatly to explain various paffages of Scripture, which are beft understood in the country to which they refer. We learn that the plates amount to about 70; but whether there be a correct map of Paletine among them, we have not heard. It is very ftrange that this interefting country fhould hitherto want a map, whofe authenticity may be depended on.

Lately published; an Effay on the Spirit and Influence of the Reformation of Luther; from the French of C. Villars; with copious notes by the translator. This is the performance which gained the prize, on the question propofed by the National Inftitute of France.

"What has been the influence of the reformation of Luther on the political fituation of the different ftates of Europe, and on the progrefs of knowledge?" 1 vol. 8vo.

Some valuable manuscripts of Archbishop Leighton have been lately difcovered, particularly a commentary upon the Acts of the Apoftles. It is in contemplation to publish in Scotland a new, uniform and complete edition of the works of that bright ornament of religion and of the chriftian priesthood.

RUSSIA.

A Geographical Dictionary of the Ruffian Empire, begun at Moscow, is proceeding. Defcriptions and maps of the various climates and provinces of this vaft empire, cannot fail of being extremely interefting, not to the geographer only, but alfo to the philolo pher and the statesman.

The progrefs that has already been made in the establishment of feminaries for education throughout Ruffia, in the few years of the prefent Emperor's reign, may be judged of by the last report to the minifter of publick instruction. From this it appears that the schools amount to four hundred and ninety four, the teachers in these to one thoufand four hundred and twenty five, and the pupils to thirty three thousand four hundred and eighty four. The maintenance of these feminaries cofts annually about 1,727,732 rubles, or 215,9661. fterling. Thefe feminaries are exclufive of various civil and military academies, as well as all feminaries for the education of all females. A variety of inftitutions of a fimilar fort are at prefent establishing in the various provinces.

The fums disbursed in the year 1804, from the royal treafury of Ruffia, for the fupport of places of publick inftruction amounted to 268,65ol. befide 8,3631. fterling, given by government to establish an univerfity at Charkow. Private individuals emulate the government in their benefactions for the promotion of publick inftruction. Counfellor Sudienkow has given 40,000 rubles for the erection of fchools in Little Ruffia. The nobility of Podalia have contributed 65,000 rubles to found a military school in that province. A number of fimiliar donations for the fame purpose have been made in various parts of the empire.

ORDINATIONS.

In New York, on Friday, Aug. 2d. the Rev. ASA EATON, of Chrift's Church Bofton, was ordained priest, by the Rt. Rev. Benjamin Moore, Bishop of that State.

At Gloucester, on Wednesday, Aug. 7th, the Rev. PEREZ LINCOLN, to the paftoral charge of the first parish in that town. The performances were affigned to the following gentlemen, viz. the introductory Prayer by the Rev. Jacob Flint, of Cohaffet; the Sermon by the Rev. Peter Whitney, of Quincy. Text Rev. ii. 10. "Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.” The Confecrating Prayer by the Rev. John Allyne of Duxbury: the Charge by the Rev. Dr. Cutler, of Hamilton; the Right Hand of Fellowship by the Rev. Abiel Abbot, of Beverly; and the conc'uding Prayer, by the Rev. N. B. Whitney, of Hingham.

The following was the order of performances at the ordination of the Rev. SAMUEL WALKER, at Danvers, Aug. 14. Introductory Prayer, by Rev. Dr. Morfe, of Charlestown; Sermon from Jer. xxiii. 28. The prophet that bath a dream, let him tell a dream; and be that bath my word, let him fpeak my word faithfully; what is the chaff to the wheat? faith the Lord, by Rev. Mr. Spring, Newburyport; Ordaining Prayer by Rev. Dr. Cutler, Hami ton; Charge, by Rev. Mr. Hopkins, Salem; Fellowship of the Churches, by Rev. Mr. Wadiworth, Danvers; Concluding Prayer, by Rev. Mr. Worcester, Salem.

List of New Publications.

Sermons of John Baptist Maffillon, and Louis Bourdaloue, two celebrated French preachers. Also a fpiritual paraphrafe of fome of the pfalms, in the form of devout meditations and prayers. By J. B. Maffillon. Tranflated by Rev. Abel Flint, Paftor of a church in Hartford. Published by Lincoln and Gleafon, Hartford, 1 vol. 8vo.

A Defcription of the Geneffee country in the State of New York, in which the fituation, dimenfions, civil divifions, foil, minerals, produce, lakes and rivers, curiosities, climate, navigation, trade and manufactures, population, and other interefting matters relative to that coun

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try, are impartially described. which is added an appendix, containing a defcription of the military lands. By Robert Munro. New York, 1805.

Nature Difplayed in her mode of teaching language to man; or a new and infallible method of acquiring a language in the fhortest time poffible, deduced from the analysis of the human mind, and confequently fuited to every capacity. Adapted to the French. By N. G. Dufief, of Philadelphia. Thomas L. Plowman, Philadelphia. 1804.

An Oration, delivered at Byfield, July 4, 1805, before the first regiment in the fecond brigade of the fccond divi

fion of militia in the Commonwealth. Ey Elijah Parish, A. M. Joshua Cushing, Salem. 1805.

An Oration pronounced July 4, 1805, at the request of the federal republicans

of Charlestown; by Aaron Hall Pute nam. Charlestown. Etheridge.

No. II. of the Monthly Register, and Review of the United States. Charleftown, S. C. C. M. Bounetheau.

Obituary,

At Sunderland. Eng Dr. PALEY. This very refpectab e pi ar of the church, and o nament of iterature, was archdeacon of Carifle, fubdean of Lincon, and rector of Bishop Wearmouth. His works on religion and mora s are much admired for learning, precifion, and e'egance.

In Scot and, Aug 1803, JAMES BEATTIE, L. L. D. Profeffor of Mora' Phi ofophy and Logick, Aberdeen. The fol lowing sketch is abridged from Bower's Life of Dr. Beartie.

Dr. B. was born at Laurencekirk, county of Kincardine, in Scot and, on the 5th of November, 1735. His father was a farmer, a man of good fenfe, and poteffing a ta ent for poetry. He died when Mr. B. was on y 7 years of age. Yet he found a fecond parent in an eder brother, who paid the utmost attention to his education. He had a good fchoolmaster in his native vi lage, whom he eft in his fifteenth year to go to Aberdeen. He entered as a burfer in Marifcha co ege and after spending the ufua time of four years, took his degree of M. A. He then spent five years at the vil age of Jordoun, near his native place, as a teacher of a schoo'. He next became a teacher in the grammar school in Aberdeen for two years; and in the year 1760 was appointed professor of Marifchal co lege in that city. This fituation he njoyed til his death 1761, his first volume of poems appear

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ed. In 1766, he married a lady who furvives him. By her he had two very amiable and promifing fons, whofe early deaths feemed to have haftened the fond parent to "the house appointed for a' the living." In the year 1770, he received his degree of 1.L.D. from King's college, Aberdeen. In 1771, he vifited London, and formed an acquaintance with the most eminent iterary characters then in the metropo is. In 1773, he enjoyed the honour of pub ick and private audiences with their majes ties, and obtained a pension from the king Dr. B. ever after expreffed his admiration of the general knowledge, which their majefties discovered of every topick upon which they converfed. And when Dr. B. was Letiring and thanking the king for the honour conferred upon him, he replied, "I think I could do po lefs for a man who has done fo much fervice to the nation in genera', and to the caufe of truth. I shall a ways be gad of an opportunity to fhew the good opinion I have of you." The matter and the manner of this inftance of literary patronage were certainly a ike creditab e to the donor and the recipient. During the latter part of his life, Dr. B. withdrew from Society, and funk gradual y into a flate of languor and infenfibi ity ti August 1803, when he expired.

At Gloucefler, JOHN GIBAUT, Collec tor of that port, aged 38.

Poctry.

Extract from a Poem on the LAST DAY, by MICHAEL BRUCE. Omitted in his works. NOW,in is greatness! as the morning clouds, That, rising, promis'd rain; condensed they stand;

Till. touch'd by winds, they vanish into air. The farmer mourns; 50 mourns the hapless

wretch,

Who, cast by fortune from some envy'd height, Tinds nought within him to support his fall.

High as i hope Lal raised him, low he sinks
Below his fate, in comfortless despair.
Who would not laugh at an art mpt to build
A lasting structure on the rapid stren
Of foaining Tygris? the foundations laid
Upon the glassy surface; such the hopes
Of him whose views are bounded by this world;
Immur'd in his own labour'd work, he dreams
Himself secure; when, on a sudden, down,
Torn from its sandy ground, the fabrick falls!

He starts, and waking, finds himself undone,
Not so the in in who on religion's base
His hope nd virtue builds. Firm on the rock
Of ages his foundation laid, remains
Above the frowns of fortune or her smiles,
In every varying state of life, the same.
Nought fears he from the world, and nothing
hopes.

With unassuming courage, inward strength
Enda'd; resign'd to Heaven, he leads a lite
Superior to the common herd of men,
Wase joys, connected with the changeful flood
Offickle fortune, ebb and flow with it.

Ner is religion a chimera: Sure
'Tis something real. Virtue cannot live,
Divi led from it. As a severed branch,

It withers, pines and dies. Who loves not GOD, That made him, and preserv'd, nay more redeem'd,

Is dangerous. Can ever gratitude

Bind him who spurns at these inost sacred ties?
Say, can he, in the silent scenes of life
Be sociable? Can he be a friend?

At best, he must but feign. The worst of brutes
An atheist is; for beasts acknowledge GOD.
The lion, with the terrors of his mouth,
Pays homage to his Maker; the grim wolf,
At midnight, howling, seeks his meat from
GOD.

THE PRAYER OF JACOB.
A Hymn from LOGAN

GOD of Abraham! by whose hand
Thy people still are fed ;

Who, through this weary pilgrimage,
Hast all our fathers led.

Our vows, our prayers, we now present
Before thy throne of grace ;

GOD of our fathers, be the GOD

Of their succeeding race.
Through each perplexing path of life
Oar wandering footsteps guide,
Give us by day our daily bread,
And raiment fit provide !

O spread thy covering wings around,
Till all our wanderings cease;
And at our Father's lov'd abode
Our feet arrive in peace!

Now with the humble voice of prayer,
Thy mercy we implore;

Then with the grateful voice of praise Thy goodness we'll adore.

THE COMPLAINT OF NATURE. Abridg'd from LOGAN. FEW are thy days and full of woe,

O man of woman born!

Thy doom is written, dust thou art,

And shalt to dust return.

Alas! the little day of life

Is shorter than a span;

Yet black with thousand hidden ills
To miserable man.

Cay is thy morning, flattering hope
Thy sprightly step attends;

But soon the tempest howls behind,
And the dark night descends.
Before its splendid hour the cloud
Comes o'er the beam of light;
A pilgrim in a weary land,
Man tarties out a night.

Behold! sad emblem of thy state.

The flowers that paint the field;

Or trees that crown the mountain's bios,
And boughs and blossoms yield.

When chill the blast of winter blows,
Away the summer flies,
The flowers resign their sunny robes,
And all their beauty dies.

Nipt by the year the forest fades;
And shaking to the wind,

The leaves toss to and fro, and streak-
The wilderness behind.

The winter past, reviving flowers
Anew shall paint the plain,
The woods shall hear the voice of spring,
And flourish green again.

But man departs this earthly scene,

Ah! never to return!

No second spring shall e'er revive
The ashes of the urn.

Th' inexorable doors of death,

What hand can e'er unfold?
Who from the cearments of the tomb
Can raise the human mould?

The days, the years, the ages, dark
Descending down to night,

Can never, never be redeem'd
Back to the gates of light-

So man departs the living scene,

To night's perpetual gloom;
The voice of morning ne'er shall break
The slumbers of the tomb.

Where are our fathers! whither gone
The mighty men of old?

"The patriarchs, prophets, princes, kings, "In sacred books enroll'd?

"Gone to the resting place of man

"The everlasting home,
"Where ages past have gone before,
"Where future ages come.”

Thus nature pour'd the wail of woe,
And urg'd her earnest cry ;

Her voice in agony extreme
Ascended to the sky.

Th' Almighty herd: Then from his throne
In majesty He rose;

And from the Heaven, that open'd wide,

His voice: mercy flows.

"When mortal man resigns his breath, "And falls a clod of clay,

The soul immortal wings its flight, "To never secting day.” "Prepar'd of old for wicked men "The bed of torment lies; "The just shall enter into blis * Immortal in the skies."

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