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bility of this plan. The anonymous ay- 
thor of “ An Effay on the Principles of Po- 
pulation, as it affects the future Improve- 
ment of Socicty,”” has interwoven remarks 
on the fpeculations of Mefirs. Godwin, 
Condorcet, &c: &c. In our laft retro- 
{peét, we mentioned that Mr. Godwin’s 
huge mifhapen montter of philofophy had 
been deeply pierced by the pigmy Hlli- 
putian lance of two feparate pamphletcers: 
the giant is now completely flain, 
“itaque cum gemitu fugit indignata fub umbras. 
The impoflibility of that perfect and 
equal happinefs among men which the 
vifionary author of “ Political Fuflice” to 
idly anticipates, is argued from the ina- 
bility of the earth, if not to find room* 
for that immenfe population which would 
vefult. from the removalof every flightett 
obitruction to its increafe, at leaft to fup- 
ply the food which would be neceflary 
for its exiftence. The author of this 
work gives his opponent every poflible 
advantage, and refutes his hypothefis by 
deduétions drawn from indifputable data. 
Mr. Goop’s * Diffriation on the heft 
Means of Maintaining and Employing the 
Poor in Parifh Workhoufest,"”. well merits 
the honour of being ‘ publithed at the 
requeft of ‘the fociety for the encourage- 
ment of arts, manufactures, and com- 
merce,” the fixteenth volume of whofe 
“ Tranfaétions” has lately been publith- 
ed. “The Repertory of Arts and Manu- 
faétures,” preterves its character. 
POLITICS. 
The fretful Peter Porcupine has again 
briftled his quills: in his “ Republican 
Fudge; he complains molt bitterly again 
the American judicatory in which his own 
-caufe was tried. Mr. CoBBET, it feems, 
is the publifher of a new{paper in Phila- 
delphia, called ‘* Porcupine’s Gaxetie,” 
in which he lately inferted fuch ftrictures 
on the king of Spain and his minittcr ple- 
nipotentiary to the United States of 
America, the Chevalier Charles Marti- 
nez de Yrujo, that orders were iffued by 
the federal diftri& court, in confequence 
of application fron his moft catholic 
majefty, for proiecuting the libelliit. 
Petey Porcupine complains of partiality 
eee ON ager rere 

* It has been fuggefted by a fanciful {pe- 
culator, that when the prefent furface of the 
earth is completely occupied, a fecond ftory 
mpay be erected for the accommodation of a 
Jarger company, See an ingenious eflay on 
population in Lhe Cabinet. Vol. i. p. 195: 
+ For fome difcuftion relative to this work, 
fee our Magazines for November and Decem- 
ber laf, ; - 
Reirofpect of BDomeftic Literdture....Politics. 4.97 
from the chief juftice, M‘KEAN; and 
certainly, his addrefs to the grand jurys 
if Mr. Cobbet’sreport of it be accurate, 
merits the fevere(t reprehenfion, The 
comparifog which Mr. COBBET inftitutes 
between the profecution fora libel in this 
country and the profecution in America, 
betrays utter ignorance of the proceed- 
ings gf an Englith tribunal. We really 
feel but little difpofed to fympathize with 
Mr. CopseT in his misfortunes: we 
profefs to be warm and zealous advocates 
tor the liberty of the prefs, and therefore 
are we eager to reftrain ifs licentioufnefs. 
The appeal which Peter Porcupine has 
now miade to the people of England, is fo 
grofs, fo infulting, fe libellous in its lan- 
guage, that we fliould have felt but litt! 
regret to have heard that the federal court 
had once more taken him under its cog- 
nizance. Mr. ANTHONY ROBINSON 
has given us ‘¢ A View of the Canfes and 
Confequences of Englib Wars, from the In- 
wajion of this Country by Fulius Cafar to 
the Prejent Time: one would almoit flat- 
ter onefelf, that a view of this fort 
would {uffice to fhow the people how little 
advantage they in general derive frem 
wars; here the conqueror is ftript of the 
gaudy trappings, which hide his ferocious 
features and his blood-ftained limbs: the 
plumage is torn from his brows, and the 
monfter is expofed with all his deformity. 
We have often been difpofed to regret 
‘that the challenge to fingle combat, which 
the fiery Francis fent to his rival Charles 
the fitth, was refufed by the cold-blocded 
emperor: his acceptance of it might have 
introduced a fafhion which had faved the 
maffacre of millions. But if nations will 
quarrel, and emperors decline to fight, 
why not ftake the fate of Alba and of 
Rome on the fwords of feleéted champi- 
ons, on the prowels of Horatii and Cu- 
ratii, once more? Dr. R. WATSON, of 
unfortunate publicity, has edited the 
«Political Works” of one of the greateft 
men of his age, Andrew Fletcher, of 
Salton: he has prefixed to this «dition a 
tketch of his life, with moral, philofophi- 
cal and political obfervations. Sir JOHN 
DALRYMPLE has publifhed a ridiculous 
work, “ Confequences of the French Inva- 
fron, it coniifts of a number of caricature _ 
engravings, reprefenting in fucceflion the 
confequence “ which would naturally, or’ 
rather inevitably follow a fuccefsful inva- 
fion of Britain by France.” To excite 
the commiferation of Englishmen towards 
the anticipated fufferings of their coun, 
trymen, and to in{pire them with horrer 
and deteftatien at tha ferecaty of their in- 
rite eens vaders, 
