Retrofpect of French Literature.—Hijftory. 
_ © Tnftru€tion fur l’Hiftoire de France 
& fur l’Hiftoire Romaine, &c.”’ Inftruc- 
tion relative to the French and Roman 
Hiftories, &c. 2 vols. 12mo. Paris. 
Both teachers and heads of families 
have been long acquainted with this 
abridgment, which is confidered as one of 
the beft elemenrary works in the French 
language; and the Germans, who are 
allowed to rival, if not to excel, any na-— 
tion in Europe, in ‘refpeét to writings 
deftined for the education of youth, have 
repeatedly imirated ir. © 
It has been afferted that there are\ no 
fewer than fixteen thoufand publications 
on the hiftory of France, a great portion 
of which are of no utility whatever ; it 
is, therefore, a matter of confiderable im- 
portance, to be able to point out atrestife 
Worthy of the notice of parents, and the 
perufal of children. | 
_ Notice hiftorique, fur le Sauvage de 
l’Aveiron, &c.”” An hiftorical Notice 
relative to the Savage of Aveiron, and 
fome other Individuals who have been 
difcovered in Forefts, at different epochs. 
By J. B. BonnaTerre, Profeflor of 
Natural Hiftory in the central School of 
‘the Department of Aveiron. An 8vo. 
pamphlet. Paris. 
This pamphlet contains the proces. 
verbal relative to one of the moft import- 
ant faéts that have occurred in the phy- 
fical and philofophical hiftory of man. J.B. 
Bonnaterre, a naturalift of confiderable 
reputation, appears on this, as on former 
occafions, to fuftain the charaéter of an en- 
lightened philofopher, equally averfe from 
{cepticifm on one hand, and credulity on 
the other; we are inclined, therefore, to 
liften with greater confidence to what- 
ever he relates refpeéting the hiftory of 
the young favage: he alfo compares its 
cuftoms, habits, and peculiarities, with 
thofe of the favages of Lithuania, Hano- 
ver, éc. and pleads the caufe of truth, 
with his ufual ability, before the tribunal 
of philofophy. 
“Le Moit-Joux; ou, le Mont St. Ber- 
nard, &c.” Mount-Joux, or the Mount 
St. Bernard, an Hiftorical Difcourfe, 
read before the Philotechnical Society, 
on the zoth Meffidor of the Year 8; to 
which: is added a letter from M. 
‘“Mouritry, a monk refiding on the 
mountain St. Bernard, defceribing the 
‘manner in which his brethren educate 
dogs, for the purpole of difcovering the 
travellers loft in the fnow. Svo. 
The moft intereiting part of this traé&t 
4s that in which the monk defcribes the 
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daily peregrinations of his brethren in 
fucceffion, during the prevalence of {now, 
and the fagacity of the dogs trained by 
them for the purpofe of difcovering fuch 
unfortunate travellers as may-have loft 
their way during a ftorm. 
LEGISLATION AND POLITICS. 
“La véritable Conftitution Francaife, 
&c.” The real French Conftitution de- 
duced from the fundamental Principles 
which have governed France from the 
Reign of Charlemagne, until 17893 bya 
Deputy from the Clergy of Paris to the 
States General of 1789. 2 Vols. 8vo. 
1799. 
The author of this treatife profefles a 
wifh to conciliate a regal government 
with public liberty, and for this purpofe 
he allows that fome changes are neceflary 
in the ancient conftitution. He is de- 
firous to preferve, however, all the funda- 
mental principles, or rather the w/urpations 
of the monarchical government, more 
efpecially the monftrous abfurdity of a 
king, the fole depofitary of the legifla- 
tive and the executive powers! He alfo 
ftipulates for the hereditary defcent of 
the crown from male to male, according 
to primogeniture, and the dominion of 
the catholic religion to the exclufion of 
all others, that alone ‘* being capable of 
exercifing public and folemn worhhip.”’ 
There are to be three political orders: 
the clergy, the nobility, and the third 
eftate, divided into three feparate cham- 
bers, diftinét and independent of each 
other, but the States General are only to 
be convoked every five years, for the pur- 
pote of fixing the ordinary impofts. 
It is nota little remarkable, however, 
that with a ftrong bias on the part of the 
learned author to the ancient defpotifm, 
he yet propofes that every Frenchman, 
on attaining the age of manhood, is to 
take an oath to be faithful **to the na- 
tion, the law, and the king.” 
‘Tableau Hiftorique & Politique de 
la Diffolution, &c.” An hiftorical and 
political Defeription of the Diffolution 
and Re-eftablifhment of the Englifh Mo- 
narchy, containing the Period between 
the years 1625 and 1702. By the Citi- 
zen J). CHAS. 
‘The author endeavours to trace a fimi- 
larity between the revolutions of Eng- 
iand and thofe of France, and wifhes to 
deduce the rational: expectation of an 
equal portion of liberty and happinefs to 
the French republic, as has occurred to 
the Englith nation. 
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