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deprived of their ufual aétivity the pens 
of political writers. Except fome pub- 
heations relative to Swifferland, @ g. 
‘“’On the former State of Swifferland, 
by an Eye-witnefs,” and the ufual heap 
ef flovenly compilations about Bona- 
parte, &c. &c. there is hardly any thing 
announced towards the recent hiitory of 
the war, and of the cabinets of princes ; 
unlefs we fthould reckon as fuch the 
“ Zwei Einfalle ins Sudlicfe Frankreich, 
als Vorbercitung zum Studium des 
wieder-eroineten Feldzugs’—The Twe 
Tnvafions of the the South of France, 
being an Introduétion to the Study of 
the New Campaign that has been 
epened’’—which, it is pretended, had 
been compoled, by way of amufement, b 
a Pruflian Cficer.—Nor is the profpeé 
more confolarory for the hiftory of States 
and of Statiftics in general. Pruffia alone 
has received fome illuftration in this re- 
fpect ; the journals of Ki £1N and STEN- 
GEL continuing to extend the knowledve 
of the laws and police of that country. 
A Hiftory of the Pruffian Monarchy, 
from the time of its origin, by REITE- 
MEYER, is likewife announced, from 
whom we may expeét to receive fome- 
thing better than a mere compilation, 
fuch as are fent forth in fuch abundance 
every fair by the bock-makers. 
Of Travels and Geographical Works 
there is ikewife but a fcanty fupply ; for 
the tour‘its by profeffion, who made ex- 
eurfions during the fummer, had not yet 
been able to get their precious journals 
ready for the prefs. One very remark- 
able and curious journey 13 announced in 
the Catalogue, and has fince been pub- 
jifhed by Martini, in Leipzig, viz. Dam- 
BERGER’S ‘* Travels in the Interior of 
dA\frica,’” &c. with coloured plates, and 
anew map, of which very interefting 
work two Engliih tranflations have 
already appeared.——Some doubts hav- 
ing been ftarted about the authenticity of 
parts éf this work, the traveller has been 
clofely examined by fome German Literati, 
who have fince publicly fanétioned his 
Narrative. 
Link’s “Ofervations during a Journey 
through France, Spain, and Portugal,” 
are both inftruétive and entertaining, and 
In. particular difclofe to the public the 
treafures of nature and art ia Portugal. 
An important contribution towards 
the modern Hiftory of the Arts, the late 
learned Bookfeller Brerrkopr’s ** In- 
quiry concerning the Origin of Playing- 
cards, the Introduétion of Paper made 
from Linen, and the Art of Engraving 
Sketch of the principal Works fold at the laft Leipfic Fair. 
upon Wood,” has, quite unexpeétedly, 
made itsappearance. Ten fheets of the 
work had been printed before the author’s 
death: theie and his manufcripts have 
been purchafed by the intelligent Mr. 
Rocn, Bookfeller, in. Leipzic, and are 
pubiithed by him, with a continuation by 
himfelf. 
Whilf the public are ftill waiting with 
impatience for the fourth volume of the 
new much enrichedj;and correéted edi- 
tion of ApzELUNG’s ** Diétionary,” the 
completion of which had been announced 
in the Leipzic Catalogue feveral fairs 
back, they had the fatisfaétion to receive 
the fifth part of EneRHARD’s “ Effay: 
of a General Dictionary of German Sy- 
nonymes ;”” awork replete with learning 
and critical acumen, and whofe equal no 
other languave can boaft to poffefs. 
ScHutTz’s * Holfteinifches Idioticon,” 
will be confidered a valuable acquifition 
by thofe who with to inveftigate the 
various Teutonic dialeéts.—Towards an- 
cient philology the Michaelmas-fair 
would have yielded nothing at all, had 
not the fecond volume of the new edi- 
tionof ScHurz’s ‘* Afchylus’ made its 
appearance, and if the Dutch had not 
fent fome notices to Weidmann (the pub- 
jifher of the Catalogue); viz. of RuH- 
KENIUS’ improved edition of ‘ Schel- 
ler’s Lexicon,” Rav’s two interefting 
‘¢ Difcourfes on the Poetry of the Arabs, 
of Homer, and of Offian;”’ and NrEeu- 
HOFF¥’s ‘¢ Treatife on the beft Mode of 
Studying.”’—In Archeology, BotTr- 
GER’s * Differtation on the Matks re- 
prefenting Furies,” with coloured plates, 
feems to promife fome entertainment to 
to thofe who are fond of fuch enquiries. 
Some excellent materials are provided 
for SCHLICHTEGROLL’s “ Necrology,” 
in feveral Biographies which appeared at 
the Michaelmas-fair—HEzE yNE has given 
us, in his pithy manner, ‘* Eulogies on 
two venerable deceafed Members of the 
Gottingen Academy of Sciences, Gaitener 
and Kafer.” A fketch of the “ Life 
and Merits of Buscu has appeared, taken 
in part from his own Confeffions.” A 
Vienna literato has publithed an “ Eulogy 
on Count Hartig;” EGoers, a * Deli- 
neation of the Merits of the great Bernf- 
torf ; ZIEGERLEIN,a “‘ Charaéter of Fes 
ronce, Prime-minifter of the Duke of 
Brunfwick:; and MEYER has ereéted a 
literary Monument to the Memory of 
Hefs, the celebrated Swifs Painrer.— 
HirscCH1NG goes on with his ‘*¢ Necro- 
Jogy of the 18th Century ;” and LAHDE 
with his ‘* Portraits of eminent Danes.” 
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