Art. 19. The Advantages of Inland Navigation; or, Some Obfervations offered to the Public, to fhew that an Inland Navigation may be easily effected between the Ports of Bristol, Liverpool and Hull; together with a Plan for executing the fame. By R. Whitworth, Efq; Humbly fubmitted to the great Affembly of the Nation. 8vo. 2s. 6d. Baldwin.

That the great affembly of the nation hath been fufficiently convinced of the utility of inland navigations, is fully apparent from the late act for accomplishing a connection of this kind between the ports of Liverpool and Hull, &c. The advantages that may, naturally be expected to flow from improvements of this kind, are amply fet forth in these obfervations; but as we have not room to enter into particulars, we must refer to the book, which is properly illustrated by copper-plates. Art. 20. The English and French Letter-writer, or General Correfpondent. By John Rule, M. A. Master of an Academy at Iflington. 12mo. 3s. Johnfon and Co.

As this is the work of a schoolmaster, and is intended to promote the 'fuccefs of his academy, which, indeed, makes no fmall figure in his -book, we shall not interfere with his interett fo much as to pass any cenfure upon it; especially as he has fo obligingly taken the trouble off our hands, and reviewed it himself, in the following modeft terms: In order to promote the attainment of knowlege in the various forms and modes of writing, I would recommend it to young gentlemen to study the following letters with care and attention, as they are written on fuch a plan, and have so much novelty in them, that they cannot fail to enable them to acquire that neceffary and most ornamental accomplishment, the art of epiftolary compofition!

Art. 21. The History of Tunbridge-Wells. By Thomas Benge Burr. 8vo. 5s. Hingefton, &c.

Written by a Journeyman Bookfeller; and very well written. It is an entertaining performance; and will not fail, we are perfuaded, to reflect on the Author himself, a competent fhare of that honour and credit which he has endeavoured to beflow on our feconi BATH. Art. 22. The fecret Correspondence of Sir Robert Cecil with James VI. King of Scotland. Now firft published. 12mo. 35.

Millar.

This fecret correspondence reveals nothing more material than a proof that Cecil was as forward as the reft of Elizabeth's courtiers, in the decline of her days, to worship the rifing fun. The preliminary advertisement, figned DAV. DALRYMPLE, ferves to authenticate the collection.

Art. 23. A brief History of the Kings of England, particularly thofe of the Royal Houfe of Stuart, of Blessed Memory. By Sir A. Welding, Bart. 8vo. 1s. Williams.

Some virulent republican, as we suppose, under the affumed name of Welding, has here given a most severe character of all our English monarchs, from Will the Conqueror to James 11. inclufive: except Edw. V. and VI. Q. Mary and Q. Elizabeth. His reafons for exempting thefe we fhall give in his own words: the two Edwards, he fays, were ⚫ children, and died, affording no matter for this prefent hiftory. If I F 4

am afked why I omit Q. Mary and Q. Elizabeth, I answer, I have no thing to do with women, and I wish I ne.e. nad.'-Poor Sir A! it is to be feared he was plagued with a bad wife.-His reafon for his farcastic ufe of the expreffion of bleffed memory, fhall likewife be given in his own wards: It hath been a cuftom among our flattering priests, upon mention of deceased princes, to use the expreffion" of bleffed memory;" and fo, I believe, have used it fince William the Baftard of Normandy over ran this kingdom: which begat an itch in me to fearch the lives of all our kings fince him, to fee if any of them had deserved that reve rend remembrance.'-His main defign, however, was to abufe the Stuarts, in particular; which he has done moft plentifully, by selecting from history only their vices, and the errors of their reigns.-This tract was first published many years ago.

Art. 24. An hiftorical Account of the Expedition against the Ohio Indians, in 1764; under the Command of Henry Bouquet, Efq; Colonel of Foot, and now Brigadier-general in America: including his Transactions with the Indians, relative to the Delivery of their Prifoners, and the Preliminaries of Peace. Published from authentic Documents, by a Lover of his Country. Philadelphia printed, London re-printed. 4to. 6s. Jefferies. 1 hote who are defirous of making complete collections of authentic papers relative to the late war in America, will find thefe memoirs of Col. Bouquet's important and fortunate expedition against the Ohio Indians, well worth their perufal and felection. The accounts here laid before the public, appear to be perfectly authentic; and they are drawn up with equal perfpicuity and elegance. Befide the expedition in 1764, the Author has given, in his introductory discourse, the events of the preceding campaign, terminated by the memorable engagement with the combined forces of the Indians, at Busby Run. We have likewife fome military papers, containing, reflections on the war with the favages; a method of forming frontier fettlements; fome account of the Indian country; with a lift of nations, fighting men, towns, diftances, and different routs :-and the whole is illuftrated with a map of the country on the Ohio and Muskingum rivers; with feveral other engrayings-We had fome thoughts of giving, as a fpecimen of this work, the ingenious Author's affecting relation of the circumftances attending the releasement of the English captives, on their being delivered up by the Indians, at Col. Bouquet's camp; but we recollect that the fame narrative appeared in the public papers about 9 months ago. It was then extracted from the American, or first edition, of this book, before its publication in England; and affords a lively inftance of the prevalence of our natural turn to fociability; fince even the favages of America were melted into extreme tenderness, at their finally parting with thofe captives who, by long refidence among them, were, in fome meafure, become one and the fame people with themselves. Art. 25. The melancholy Narrative of the diftrefsful Voyage and miraculous Deliverance of Captain David Harrifon, of the Sloop Peggy, of New-York, on his Voyage from Fyal, one of the Weftern Iflands, to New-York. Written by himself. 8vo. I S. Printed for James Harrifon, oppofite Stationers-Hall.

Of all the calamities to which the feafaring life is expofed, nothing

can be conceived more horrible than for a little fociety of human being's to be reduced to the fhocking neceffity in which Capt. Harrison and his men were involved; viz. the being forced, by excefs of famine, to devour each other. Having loft all their fails, in a long feries of bard weather, and entirely exhaufted their provifions, they exifted for twoand-forty days, in the months of Nov. Dec. and Jan. laft, in a manner almost incredible; till happily relieved by Capt. Evers of the Sufanna, in the Virginia trade. In this most affecting narrative, the wretched expedients which they were obliged to make ufe of for their fubfiftence, are particularly recited. Twice did thefe unhappy people caft lots, to determine which of them should be flaughtered for food, to preferve the miferable lives of the reft; and once the facrifice was actually made. The fecond time, the victim providentially escaped, by their happily falling in with their deliverer, Capt. Evers.-The whole is authenticated in the ftrongeft manner, by depofitions before the prefent Lord Mayor of London, and Mr. Shank, Notary public. The relation is well drawn up, and does honour to the character and conduct of Capt, Harrison; who, from the amazing difficulties and diftreffes which he has furvived, may almost be regarded as a living miracle. Art. 26. Harlequin: or, A Defence of Grotesque Comic Performances. By Mr. J. Möfer, Counsellor of the High Court of Juftice at Ofnabrugh, &c. Tranflated from the German by J. A. F. Warnecke, LL, C, Small 8vo. 2 s. 6 d. Nicoll,

Wit and humour, as well as tafte, are fometimes local. This performance is admired in Germany; and, indeed, it will even afford some entertainment to the English reader: notwithstanding the difadvantage of a tranflation, by a perfon not perfectly matter of the English language.

Art. 27. The Hiftory and Antiquities of the County of Effex. Compiled from the most ancient Hiftorians; from Domesday Book, Inquifitions poft mortem, and other the most valuable Records and MSS. &c. By Philip Morant, M. A. Rector of St. Mary's, Colchefter, and Fellow of the Society of Antiquarians. Numb. III. Containing the latter Part of the Hundred of Hinckford, the Hundred of Dunmow, and the Half-hundreds of Harlow, Froshwell, Utlesford, and Clavering. Folio. 18s. Olborne, &c. We have already mentioned the former part of this elaborate compilement: fee Reviews, Vol. XXVIII. and XXX. The whole is illuftrated with pretty good engravings, viz. maps, views of churches, and the principal gentlemen's feats.

Art. 28. The Accountant and Geometrician: containing the Doctrine of circulating Decimals, Logarithms, Book-keeping, and Plane Geometry. Defigned for the Ufe of Schools, as well as private Gentlemen. By Benjamin Donn, late of Biddeford, now Teacher of the Mathematics, &c. in Bristol. 8vo. 65. Johnfon and Davenport.

We have already recommended this Author, and his undertaking, to the favourable notice of the public; fee Review for July, 1758: in which we gave an account of his first volume of Mathematical Essays.

To

To that account we now refer; the present volume being offered in profecution of Mr. Donn's general defign of giving a new course of mathematical learning. He has not, however, entitled it fecond volume, as each volume is intended to contain such distinct subjects, as may render it commodious for the purchase of those readers who chufe to study particular fciences, without going through the whole course.

POLITICA L.

Art. 29. Debates and Proceedings of the British Houfe of Commons, during the 3d, 4th, and 5th Seffions of the third Parliament of his late Majefty, George II. held in the Years 1743-1746. Compiled from authentic Papers, and compared with the Journals. 8vo. 2. Vols. 12s. Almon.

The anonymous Editor of this compilement very rightly obferves, that the period which is the object of our prefent attention, is one of the most important in cur hiftory; and that it is to be regretted that the parliamentary debates of thofe memorable days have not before been collated and digefted: a work of this kind being fo effentially useful to every member of parliament and every lover of constitutional history.Doubtless there is fome merit in faithfully drudging through the Magazines in which the materials for fuch a collection are to be found; and comprefling the feparate parts of fo many huge octavos into a moderate compass: but, ftill, what are the fpeeches which commonly appear in our public prints? The world is not now to be informed, in what manher they are ufually manufactured. The GENUINE debates of a British houfe of commons, mnft ever be deemed a treasure of political altercation; let the oratory be what it may: and whenever fuch authentic copies of our parliamentary proceedings fhall be laid before the public, we may be affured that the editor will not make a fecret of his name. However, till fuch properly authenticated publications appear, many readers, -no doubt, will be glad of collections like the prefent, done in the manner of Chandler's and Torbuck's Debates; to which these two volomes may be confidered as a fupplement: and the continuation, we are formed, is in great forwardness.

Art. 30. A Vindication of the prefent Miniftry, from the many fa grant Calumnies, grofs Mifreprefentations, and evident Falfhoods, contained in a Book, entitled, The Hiftory of the late Minority,

c. &c. &c. In a Letter to the fuppofed Authors of that Piece. 8vo. Is. 6d. Cooke.

Thofe who have found themselves inclined to pay much regard to the reprefentations contained in The Hiftory of the late Minority, (of which we made very flight mention in our last month's Catalogue, p. 482) ought to perufe thefe animadverfions on that anti-ministerial performance; which is here fmartly attacked, and in many particulars, perhaps, juftly refuted: but we know not on what grounds this Anfwerer Suppoles the History to have been the work of a pair of noble lords. We fhould rather have gueffed it to have been the production of fome venal pen, the ready tool of the best paymaster, and equally at the ferIvice of any party that chofe to employ it.-Not that we have any particular reason to believe this to be the cafe with refpect to the piece in

question;

question; but there is too much reafon to conclude it is the cafe in regard to the generality of thefe effufions of faction, and literary licentioufnefs.

MEDICA L.

Art. 31. Inoculation made eafy. Containing a full and true Difco very of the Method practifed in the County of Effex. In which County alone upwards of Nine theufand People have been inoculated within these two laft Years, without the Lofs of one fingle Patient er the leaft dangerous Circumstances; intended for the Benefit of Mafters and Miftreffes of Families, and the Public in general. With a true Receipt to make the preparative Powders, repellent Pills, and the Punch used in Inoculation. 4to. 2s. 6d. Withy. How infinitely various are the modes by which the poor believing public is perfdaded out of its money!This worthy Inoculator is inAuenced merely by a tender regard for the prefervation of his fellows creatures: humanity is his leading principle; advantages he wants none. His pamphlet indeed, containing only nine pages, may, per haps, to ignorant and malicious people, feem fomewhat dear, cons fidering the difinterested difpofition of the Author. They may perchance be rath enough to affert, that it does not contain fo much as a news. paper, which is fold for twopence halfpenny. But then, they do not confider the infinite importance of the fecret which it reveals: a fecret which hitherto hath been confined to phyficians, furgeons, and apothecaries; but which this generous Author hath fully revealed to every old woman in the kingdom. We hope, for the fake of the good old las dies, he will not flop here; but that the fame humanity will spur him on to lay open all the fecrets of phyfic, which hath hitherto been fcans daloufly withheld from the mob. But to be ferious: having no fecret to reveal, but a medicine to fell, and confidering the ftale practice of giving gratis a pamphlet with a box of pills, our Author strikes out the new mode of giving a box of pills with a pamphlet; for at the foot of the title we read,N. B. A fufficient quantity of medicines to prepare and cure one person is given gratis with this treatife.' So that after all, pills and pamphlet together, the purchaser may have a better bargain than we at firft apprehended; efpecially when we confider that the pills are laxative, and the pamphlet printed upon foft paper. Poffibly the one may affift the operation of the other; and probably the whole fecret (as we can find no other in the book) lies in their alternate use.

In the Gazetteer of June 3d, appeared the following advertisement: I think it neceffary to declare to the public, that the anonymous treatife, entitled, Inoculation made Eafy, &c. lately advertized, was not published by me, neither is it the method I practife. DANIEL SUTTON Dated Ingatestone, Effex, June zd.

Art. 32. Morbus Anglicus Sanatus: or a remarkable Cure of an inveterate Scurvy; made public for the Benefit of those who labour under the fame troublefome Disorder, in a Letter from a Country Clergyman to his Son in London, concluding with a Contrivance or two for faving the Lives of those who shall happen to be in the upper Rooms of a Houfe, when the lower are on Fire. 8vo. 6d. Curtis.

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