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sents him as still more distinguished 

 by courage than by prudence ; and, 

 on certain occasions, as daring even 

 to temerity. He vindicates ge er^l 

 Lee, who was disgraced by the pique 

 of Washington, after the attack on 

 the British near Monmoulh ; al- 

 though it was the prompt decision 

 of general Lee, on iiiat occasion, 

 that saved the American army from 

 destructio.i. Mr. titedm.m speaks 

 with greater freedom than any other 

 author on the same subject, of the 

 bluaders of B itish commanders-in- 

 chief, both at sea and land ; and of 

 the faults and follies of politicians 

 both in and out of administration. 

 Finally, our learned and accomplish- 

 ed historian, wiiose mind, it is evi- 

 dent, has b'-en formed on the purest 

 models of composition, both ancient 

 and modern, is the only historian of 

 the American war who has writ;en 

 on a regular plan, been directed by 

 general views worthy the attention 

 of all ages and countries, and ob- 

 served the most perfect unity of ic- 

 sign. To the point from which he 

 starts, he winds back his nanaiive, 

 after a course t!ie most various and 

 pleasing ; as will be seen by com- 

 paring the introduction with the 

 conclusion ; and the great outlines 

 or highways, if we may be allowed 

 the expression, of his description and 

 narration with both. 



The excellence of this learned and 

 elegant writer's compositigii istionic- 

 ■what tarnished by the disgu-ting ego- 

 tism with which he speak'* ol hiin- 

 (jelf, as of a very important ageal, 

 »nd even a kind of counsellor, on 

 «orae occasions, though only in the 

 bumble station of ^ commissary. 



This work is beautifully ilhisiraled 

 and adorned with fifteen engravings 

 on a very large scale. 



A view of the evhlences nf Christian' 

 ity,in tkreeparls — Part I nftb-di- 

 re t historical cvid nceo/Chri'.ttani- 

 ty and wherein it is t/istinjuished 

 from ttig evidence al/egei jot other 

 miracles. — Part II o tne nuxilla - 



ri/ cvid-'nces of Christianity. 



Part III. a trie/ co?i<iidera<io:i of 

 so mt popular objcti ns bij IFilHam 

 Paley, M. A anhde con of Car- 

 lisle, 3 vol. 12 mo. lygi. 



THE uncommonly rapid sale of 

 this wo:k proves at once 'he 

 opinion entertained by the public 

 of the author, and the interest siill 

 happily felt by them on sacred sub- 

 jects. We have remarkcvl before, 

 aud we shall always remark with 

 peculiar sati:,faction this strong diag- 

 nostic of the sound state of our 

 country, that weli-written b<joks uii 

 religious top'cs, if not too abstruse 

 for popular comprehension, infill ioly 

 obtiiin an extensive and a perma- 

 nent sale. While this continues to 

 be the case, we will not b^- per- 

 suaded by those who \vi«h to have 

 it so, th.it religion is on the decline 

 among us. Our private b lief is 

 that iiulh continues to gain ground, 

 and certain we are, that such a 

 book as we are now to describe 

 cannot fail to be a powerful instru- 

 ment towards producing so desira- 

 ble an effect. If the public expec- 

 tatioii h;is been raised by the pro- 

 mise of a vvi)ik on this subject from 

 tJie pen of Mr. IVey, it will by no 

 means be disappr.inted by the e.Ke- 

 cutionof it. The tables of contents, 

 as they will sei ve as a clue to the 

 plan of the work, we shall transcribe. 

 Vol. 1, Pr par alory consideration. — 

 Of the antecedent credibility of mi- 

 racles, p. I. — Part I. Of the diiect 

 historical Evidence of Christianity,- 



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