SUPPLEMENTARY NUMBER 
to rHE TWENTY-SIXTH VOLUME or rue 
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Vox. 26. No. 180.] January 30, 1809. 
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HALF-YEARLY RETROSPECT OF DOMESTIC LITERATURE. 
HE most important work which has 
appeared during the last half-year, 
in the class of 
HISTORY, 
will probably be found in the fourth vo- 
lume of the “History of Greece,” by Ws1- 
tram Mrrtrorp, esq. containing fourteen 
chapters, beginning with the twenty- 
ninth: of which we shall give an ana- 
lysis. 
Chapter XXIX. relatestothe ‘¢ Affairs of 
the Grecian Settlements in Sicily and Italy, 
from the Athenian invafion to the settlement 
of the Syracusan government, under Diony- 
sius and Hipparinus.”' 
Chapter XXX. £* Affairs of the Greeks in 
Sicily and Italy, from the settlement of the 
Syracusan government, onder Dionysius and 
Hipparinus, to the restoration of the Syra- 
cusan supremacy over the Sicilian, and its ex- 
tension over the Italian Greek cities.” 
Chapter XXXI. ‘* Affairs of the Sicilian 
and Italian Greek cities, from the establish- 
ment of the Syracusan empire to the death of 
Dionysius,” 
Chapter XXXII. ** Affairs of the Grecian 
settlements of Sicily and Italy, from the 
death of the first Dionysius to the restoration 
of the second Dionysius.” 
Chapter XXXII. ** Affairs of the Grecian 
settlements in Sicily and Italy, from the 
restoration of the younger Dionysius to the 
death of Timoleon.” 
Chapter XXXIV. Affairs of Macedonia, 
from the reign of Perdiccas, son of Alexander, 
to the establishment of Philip, son of Amyu- 
tas.” 
Chapter XXXV. ¢¢ Affairs of Athens, from 
the general peace following the battle of Man- 
tinea, and of Macedonia, from the establish- 
ment of Philip, son uf Amyntas, to the re- 
newal of war between Macedonia and 
Athens.” 
Chapter XXXVI. ‘¢ Affairs of Athens and 
Macedonia, from the renewal of hostility be- 
tween them, to the end of the war between 
» the Athenians and their allies, called the Con- 
federate or Social War.” 
Chapter XXXVII. ‘* Affsirs of Greece, 
during the first period of the contest for pos- 
session of the temple and treasury of Delphi, 
called the Phocian or the Sacred War.” 
Chapter XXXVIII. ** Affairs of Greece, 
during the second period of the Sacred War, 
when Macedonia was implicated.” 
Chapter XXXIX. “ Affairs of Greece du- 
‘ting the third period of the Sacred War, when 
Montury Mac, No, 180, 
Athens and Macedonia became principal par- 
ties.” 
Chapter XL. ‘¢ Affairs of Greece, from 
the end of the Sacred War to the acquisition 
of the lead of the war-party of Athens, and 
the authority of first minister of the Repub- 
lic by Demosthenes.” 
Chapter XLI. ‘* Affairs of Greece, from 
the acquisition of the situation of the first 
Minister of Athens, by Demosthenes, to the 
election of the king of Macedonia to the of- 
fice of General of the Amphirtyonis Confe- 
deracy.” 
Chapter XLII. ‘* Affairs of Greece, from 
the election of Philip king of Macedonia to 
be General of the Amphictyons, till his 
death.”’ 
In the opening section of the volume, 
Mr. Mitford comments upon the Autho- 
rities for the Sequel of the Grecian His- 
tory im a manner which, weye we in pos- 
session of no other proofs, would at once 
convince us of the solid preparation he 
must have made for the prosecution of 
his task. To give any specimens of the 
style in which it is written is unneces-~ 
sary. The composition is plain and 
chaste—such as may be expected in the 
work of an historian who makes the best 
models of antiquity his patterns. 
In“ The Dormant und xtinct Baronage 
of England,” by Mr. Banks, we have an 
historical work, which, in many libraries, 
will probably supply the place of Dug- 
dale’s Baronage. ‘“ Him (says Mr. 
Banks) I have chosen to foliow; and 
whoever will take the trouble to compare 
my statements with his account, will find, 
that I have carefully observed the men- 
tion of every great baron, or nobleman, 
of whom he has treated. When f 
have deviated from his representation, 
have given the authority on which such 
deviation is founded. [n addition, 5 
have given the arms of the respective fa- 
milies, which are unnoticed by him; I 
have added the names of these. persons 
who had ever summons. to Parliament, 
with the times when, and how often they 
were so summoned; a point of informa- 
tion the more essential, as Dugdale, in 
his Baronage, has omitted giving an ac- 
count of ‘many, whosé names, never- 
theless, are contained in his lists Of sum- 
mons to parliament, And, lastly, I have 
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