new anecdotes of his life; and thofe who have read the former volumes with pleasure will not dislike the third.

The Modern Hero in the Kingdom of Cathai in the Year 90,000. Tranf

lated from the French of M. B. Frere de Cherenfi. 12mo. 35. Evans.

1791.

We have already noticed this pleafant humourous performance, and find that it has not loft either its fpirit or naivetè in its new drefs.

Thoughts on the Peace, and the probable Advantages thereof to the United States of America. A New Edition. By Thomas Paine, Author of the Works entitled, Rights of Man,' • Common Senfe,” "A Letter to the Abbe Raynal,' and A Letter to Lord Shelburne.'Evo. IS. Jordan. 1791.

Was a new edition of this trafh called for by the public? Or was it to advertise again the works of this author, by annexing their titles to his name?

A Letter to a Young Gentleman in Prifon. By Eubulus. 8vo. 6d. Stockdale. 1791.

The admonition of a ferious pious mind to wild unthinking youth it difplays much good fenfe and a chearful rational piety: we observe but one defect, if that may be called so, which seems to be connected with the practice of a fect.

The Military Maxims and Obfervations of Tippoo Sultan; containing general Rules for a Commander, with requifite Information for Difpofitions in War, &c. Alfo, a falutary Admonition to Kings in general; with a Panegyric in Honour of Tippoo, and some Account of Hyder. By Zein-Ull-Abedeen, the Author. Tranflated from the Original Perfian. 8vo. IS. Debrett. 1791..

The penetrating genius of Tippoo feems to have caught the fpark of European tactics, and his maxims, fo far as they reach, are judicious and folid; but they reach only a little way. There are in this pamphlet feveral other little Indian pieces, and one poem, with a panegyric in honour of Tippoo. We shall prefer, however, extracting the short hiftory of India, in this author's own language,

It was in the æra one thousand one hundred and fixty-feven, that the principality of Tamerlane, from certain caufes and effects, but the chief one was, from the treachery of fome of the difgraced domestics belonging to the king's houfhold, that the empire began to decay and lofe its authority. The Chriftians, who had factories along the Hindoftan coafts, concealed their defigns under the pretence of commerce; they having formed a confederacy with certain infenfible fhallow-minded people, who bar. ter their religion for worldly riches, to make conquefts and inva

fions, until they attained all the provinces of Bengal, with some districts of the Carnatic, belonging to the Decan, into their poffeffion. The found of the crier to prayers was altered to the horrible tinkling of a padre's bell, and the gown and staff of the learned doctors in divinity, was changed to a bigot's cross and crucifix. But this is not all, for the riches and reputation of Muffulmen, have become a prey to the infidel Europeans, and they have expofed Mahomedan captives in the cities of China and Ethiopia, to public fale, until (Hyder) like the fun overthrowing kingdoms, and like the fhadow of God, broke forth and dawned, from the horizon of the East, to confume the Heathens, and enlighten the true Believers; and has by a blow of his keen edged fword, extinguished their fierce burning fire, and eradicated the Infidels, like thorns and weeds, from the bower of Mahomed's holy law; and has expunged and cleared away the rut of idolatry from his enlightened faith.'

The respectful Petition of the Chriftian Society of Friends, called Quakers, delivered before the National Aembly, Thursday 10th February, 1791. 4to. 4d. Phillips. 1791.

This petition is drawn up with that cool precision, that philofophical difcrimination, that characterises the Quakers. It is an admirable one, and its object is to requelt the ufual exemptions granted to the Quakers in this country. The answer of the prefident is refpectful, but evasive.

Memoire de M. de Calonne, Miniftre d'Etat, contre le Decrct rendu le 14 Fevrier, 1791, par l'Assemblée fe difant Nationale. 4to. Venife.-Reimprimè a Londre. 2s. 6d. Spilbury. 1791.

M. de Calonne was condemned by the decree of the 14th of February, to reftore completely, with the duke de Polignac, the fum of 800,000 livres, adjudged him by the king, who they fuppofed was taken by furprife, with the connivance of the minifter, for the liquidation of an indemnity, registered by the parliament. This little local difpute is hardly of importance enough, in a literary view, to engage our attention. The minifter argues with great force; but it requires no gift of prophecy to fee that he will probably be unsuccessful.

The French Revolution foreseen in 1639. Extracts from an Expofition of the Revelation, by an eminent Divine of both Universities in the Beginning of the luft Century. To which are fubjoined jome Obfervations and Remarks to illuftrate and confirm the Application of the Prophecy. 8vo. 15. 6d. Johnfon. 1791.

The Prophecies of St. Goodwin, the author of the Expofition, are not more pointed than those of St. Frederick, the late mo. narch of Pruffia. It happens unfortunately that he should have foretold the lofs of ecclefiaftical titles, which are preserved, and not the lofs of domains which were feized. It is, however, remarkable,

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markable, that, in a commentary on Revelations xi. 13, Dr. Goodwin fhould have interpreted a tenth part of the city to be one kingdom, and particularly mentioned that the kingdom was France. The fall was confequently from the fee of Rome; our author does not fee, or will not perhaps allow, that the prophecy is more completely fulfilled by their fall from Chriftianity. But this imputation, which we have lately feriously reprobated, we fhould not on the prefent occafion indulge. Thofe, who may be alarmed by reflecting on the flaughter of the feven thousand, may receive fome confolation by the interpretation, that it alludes only to the political death, in confequence of the deprivation of titles, an explanation fupported by the words of the original, the • names of men,' and, by tranfpofition, men of name. Our author's fubfequent remarks on the English clergy and nobility arę as unfounded in fact as they are illiberal in their form. A New Friend on an Old Subject. 8vo. IS. Rivingtons. 1791. The New Friend is a ferious, humane, and elegant writer; but his humanity, like Mr. Burke's, leads us to believe, and be terrified with, the fictious fcenes of horror which have been described; and his serious difpofition revolts at the late apotheofis of Voltaire and Rouffeau. On fome fubjects he has been undoubtedly mifinformed; but his obfervations, in general, are equally-creditable to his head and heart; they show him to be an amiable and picus man, as well as an elegant and judicious author.

CORRESPONDENCE.

IN our review of Mr. Lodge's 'Illuftrations of British History,* in the last Appendix, p. 553, we have taken notice, that he charges the authors of the Biographia Britannica with having committed fingular errors in their Account of the lady Arabella Stuart. But we are defired by Dr. Kippis to acquaint our readers, that Mr. Lodge has been too hafty and indifcriminate in his cenfure, and that he would, without doubt, have abftained from it, if he had attended to the additions which are made to the old article in the new edition of the Biographia, vol. i. p. 229, where juftice is done both to the understanding and perfon of the lady in queftion.

AS a general answer to the queries of J. W. we must beg leave to inform him, that his doubts, respecting the Abbé Mariti's Travels,. are entirely groundless. The original, which we have feen, in fix cctavo volumes, containing about 320 pages each, was printed at Florence, under the title of Viaggi per l'Ijola di Cipro, e per la Soria e Palestina, fatti da Giovanni Mariti, Accademico Etrufco. The work is much esteemed abroad, and has been tran flated into different languages.

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A Tour from Gibraltar to Tangier, Sallee, Mogodore, Santa Cruz, Tarudant; and thence over Mount Atlas to Morocco: including a particular Account of the Royal Harem, &c. B1 William Lempriere, Surgeon. 8vo. 7s. Boards. Walter. 1791.

MR. Lempriere's narrative deserves much attention. With

out any obtrufive affectation of entertaining and inftruting, without indulging in fentimental refinements, or filling has pages with quarrels and difputes, he gives a plain and interefting relation of what he faw: He feems to have obferve! with great attention, and to have related his travels with fidelity. The object of his journey was to cure the fon of the late remperor of Morocco of a complaint in his eyes, and it was undertaken on the application of the prince to the governor of Gibraltar. He landed at Tangier, and followed fearly the windings of the coaft till he arrived at Santa Cruz. He then went a little to the fouth till he approached the river Suz, from whence he directed his courfe eastward to Tarudant, the refidence of the prince. Circumstances, which we shall foon ex::plain, led him to Morocco, and he afterwards returned by a northerly rout from the capital till he fell in with the coaft at Menfooria, and came home in his former track. After having thus defcribed the direction of his journey, which our réaders may eafily understand from the commoneft maps, we fhall follow him at a distance, and notice, as ufual, fome of the newest and most interesting circumstances and reflections in, this narrative.

At Larache the emperor's fhips used to winter; but it is how choaked up with fand, and almoft all the ports are faid to have, in different degrees, been filled up. An enquiry into this circumftance, and into the ftate of the emperor's navy, our author thinks of importance to European powers, who now pay a difgraceful tribute to this fhadow of royalty. The emperor cannot, indeed, build or refit his veffels; but a very large Thare of the trade of Europe paffing before an extensive coast, he would be enabled to greatly injure different nations, withCRIT. REV. N. AR. (III.) Nov. 1791.

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out the navies of England or France being able to prevent the danger or revenge the injury. The smallest galleys, or even row-boats, which a frigate could never reach, would be sufficient: it is better, therefore, to submit to the difgrace, than for the fake of a trifling injury to expose our merchandise and our feamen to fuch great rifques.

The country in this route near the fea, is reprefented as fandy and rocky, divided by rivers, without the conveniences of bridges, or even the advantages of a boat. The Moors, without difficulty, lay afide their loofe drefs, place it on their heads, and fwim over with little apprehenfion. In the internal parts, which our author faw, the fertility and beauty of the country is very confiderable. We know that, in the laft æra of Rome, Africa was the retreat of her fenators, a fertile refource for provifions and fruits of different kinds, adorned with every fpecies of architecture which the luxuries or wants of this powerful nation required. At prefent, in the poffeffion of a fpirited and enlightened people, it would be the first country in the world.-At Larache our author was frequently confulted, as his profeffion and errand were known. The difeafes, he tells us, were the hydrocele, from the loofe drefs, the warm bath, and intemperance in pleafure; complaints of the eyes from the reflection. of the white houses; itch and other cutaneous complaints from an hereditary taint; indigeftion from luxury; and dropfies among the lower fort from poor living. The medical knowledge of the Moors and Jews is derived from Arabian receipts, which they employ with little distinction or reflection: their remedies are almoft wholly external, their inftruments rude and inartificial, while fuperftition renders amulets and charms objects of almost universal attention. In this route our author met with an encampment of Arabs, and we shall select a part of his defcription.

• These encampments are generally at a very confiderable distance from the cities and towns; the villages, on the other hand, are commonly quite in the vicinity of fome town. The encampment confifts of broad tents, conftructed either of the leaves of the palmetto, or of camels hair. Some of them are fupported by canes, and others are fixed by pegs. The form of an Arab tent is in fome degree fimilar to a tomb, or the keel of a fhip reversed. They are dyed black, are broad, and very low. The tent of the Shaik or governor is confiderably larger than any of the others, and is placed in a confpicuous part of the camp. These camps are named by the Arabs Douhars, and the number of tents in them vary according to the proportion of people in the tribe or family. Some of the Douhars contain only four or five, while others conAft of near a hundred. The camp forms either a complete circle