1798. ] 
following general rules for the pronuncia- — 
tion of the Scottith language ; 
1. Where a word ought to be pro- 
nounced long, pronounce it fhort, 
2. Where a word ought to be pro- 
nounced fhort, pronounce it long. 
3. Where a vowel, particularly the let- 
ter a, fhould be pronounced flender or 
open, pronounce it broad. 
National Inftitute, 15 Nivofe, 1798. 
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4. Where it fhould be broad, pronounce 
it flender or open. < 
5. Where the accent fhould be laidupon 
the firft fyllable, carry it to the middle, or 
end of the word. 
6. Where it fhould be towards the mid. 
dle or end, bring it forward to the be- 
ginning. 
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PROCEEDINGS at large of the NATIONAL INSTITUTE of France, 
on the 15th Nivofe, (Fan. 4.) 1798, as publifhed by the Secretaries. 
Norice of the Memoirs prefented during the 
laft quarterly fitting, to the Clafs of Lite- 
vature and fine Arts, by Citizen VIL- 
LARS, Secretary. 
HE antiquity of a nation known un- 
der the name of Pela/gi; the extent 
-of its domination ; the degree of civiliza- 
tion to which it arrived ; its influence on 
the political religious fyitem of the na- 
tions of Greece and Italy: fuch are mate- 
rials of a memoir read by Citizen Dupuis. 
A comparifon of the ancient geography 
and religions has ferved him for a guide 
in his refeayches. He places the exiftence 
of the Pelafgi inthe ages reputed aytedi- 
luwian. Maiters of Peloponefus and’Thef- 
faly, they invaded all the iflands of Greece 
and Afia, the coafts of the Ionian fea, the 
coafts of the Pontus Euxinus, to the eatt, 
as fay as the embouchure of the Phafus, 
and to the welt, all Italy, principally 
Latium and Etruria, Their empire, con- 
fidered in its length, feems* to have had 
for its limits, on one fide, the mouths of 
the Po and Tyber; on the other, that of 
the Phafus; to the north, they occupied 
the moft northern part of Epirus and 
Macedonia, and even Thrace, 
The honour of having faved from the 
deluge the depoiit of human knowledge is 
attributed to them, fays Citizen Dupuis, 
It is at leaft certain, that they brought. to 
the nation of Italy, the alphabetic cha- 
xacters, the {ciences, and the arts. 
The author will examine in another 
memoir, whether this nation is originally 
of Peloponefiss, or whether they came from 
another country to eftablifh themfelves in 
this Jaft; or in other words, what was 
their firft cradle. 
Citizen Lanaves tranflated fome years 
ago the political inftitutes of Tamerlane; 
Since that epoch, he has comprehended in 
a-much more extenfive plan, the entire 
legiflation of the different Fatar nations 
(and not Tartars, as our colleague ver 
well obferves), he has colleéted the frag- 
ments of their godes, which time has 
{pared, This labour is the objeét of foyr 
or five memoirs. 
The clafs heard the reading of the firft. 
It contains the fragments of the code of 
Djen-Guyz-Khan, inderted in many Ara- 
bian, Turkifh, and Perfian manu{cripts, 
tranflated from the original texts, and 
preceded by fome obfervations onthe name 
and exploits of that famous conqueror. 
It is interefting to obferve, that the 
Tartars had affemblies like the Etats- 
Generaux, compofed of the chiefs of the 
horde in perfon, or reprefented by dele- 
gates. Djen-Guyz took occafion by one 
of thefe aflemblies, to get himfelf ackow- 
ledged great Khan. Here he promulgated 
his code, long celebrated throughout the 
eaft, under the name of Yaca. 
This code is founded on Theifm. It 
tolerates all religions, and decrees recom- 
pences to talents, to genius, and to virtue ; 
of whatever nation or religion the learned 
men, artifts, &c. that have merited them, 
inay confift of. The thirty three titles 
of which is compofed, honour the nation 
itfeli to which the author deftined it. 
We fhall confine ourfelves to citing the 
thirtieth. 
*< ‘Two families may be allied, although 
they have no children alive. If one has 
had a boy, and the other a girl, they might 
celebrate the marriage ceremonies on the 
tomb of thefe two children, and the fami= 
lies would be allied.”’? This is what was 
called, the marriage of the dead. 
Citizen Langles has promiied us the codes 
of Ghazan-Khan, of Akbar, and Djihan- 
guyr, &c. He read alfo the tranflation 
ofa voyage from Perfia into Hindooftan,made 
during the years 1442 and the following. 
Fitty years, or thereabouts, before the 
eftablifhment of the Portuguefe in India, 
a fon of Tamerlane, foyeréign of a part 
of Perfia, conceived the projeét of enter- - 
ing into commercial and political relations 
with India. He fent an ambaflador to 
the kings of Kalikut and Bisnagor. It is 
the relation of this embafly which our col- 
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