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Afa, who treats of the glorious atchieve- 
ments of the Portuguete in the difcovery 
and conqueft of their eaftern poffeifions ; 
Oforio, who has written a hiftory of the 
reign of king Emmanuel, and Father 
Vieira, known by his fermons ftill more 
.whimfical than eloquent, we have no- 
thing left to mention but a few writers 
_etteemed by the Portuguefe alone, and a 
amultitude of modern produétions, moftly 
relative to religion, orrather to the moft 
ridiculous fuperftition ; produétions which 
are difciaimed alike by reafon and by tafte, 
and which, being much more numerous, 
and much more in requeft among the 
common herd of readers than rational 
and uferul books, fpread the gloom of ig- 
norance fafter than it is difpelled by the 
united efforts of the Lifbon academicians. 
In fuch a {earcity of claims to literary 
reputation, the Portucuefe do well to at- 
tach great importance to their celebrated 
Camoens, and accordingly they publith 
as many editions of the Lufiad as poffi- 
ble. They have long lamented the lofs 
of the original manufcript of that poem ; 
and have lately conceived hopes of ob- 
taining what will be nearly an equivalent. 
At appears that a filter of M. Turgot was 
in poflefiion of a copy of the Lufiad, 
which had been authentically collated with 
‘the original, The Chevalier d’Aranjo, 
as much attached to the glory of his 
country, as he is calculated to contribute 
to it by his knowledge and talents, was 
engaged in a fearch after this manu(lcript, 
and intended to avail himfelf of it in gw- 
ing a new edition of Camoens with notes, 
when a yariety.of incidents obftruted his 
literary enterprife. It is not, however, 
abandoned, and ere long more aufpicious 
circumitances will favour its fuccels. 
| Ee 
RETROSPECT OF FRENCH LITE- 
RATURE IN 1798. 
HISTORY. 
a4 ABLEAUX de la Revolution 
Frangaife,’ &c, Piétures of the 
French Revolution, or a colle&ion of 
prints, reprefenting the principal events, 
which have happened in France, from the 
transformation of the States-General into 
a National Affembly, the zoth Tune, 
#789, large folio. This interefting work 
has reached the 53d number. Each print 
is accompanied by a defcription in letter- 
prefs, well drawn up. A number appears 
every month, containing two plates, and 
about eight printed pages. The 53d num- 
ber reprefents the attack on the town-hall 
Retrofpedt of French Literature....Hiftory. 
[Sup. 
of Paris, 27th July, 1794, and the fhut- 
ting up of the hall of the Jacobins, on th® 
following day. 
“* Fitflotre de Vaffafinat,’ &c. Hittory 
of the aflaffination ot Guttavus III. king 
of Sweden, by a Polith officer, an ocular 
witnefs, Svo. 
“* Hiftoire de France,” &c. The Hif- 
tory of France from the eletion of Phara- 
mond to the reign of Louis XVI. repre- 
fented in prints engraved by David, with 
an hiftorical abftracét, volume 5. 4to. 
This volume completes the work; and 
contains the reigns of Henry Lil. and IV, 
Louis XIII. XIV. and XV. It is an 
elegant publication, on vellum paper. 
“* Hiftoire de Ruffie,’ &c. Hiltory of 
Ruflia, in prints, by David, 2 vols. gto. 
This work extends from the year 362 te 
the prefent time. 
‘<< Huffoire des premiers Peuples,* &e, 
Hiftory of the ancient free nations, whe 
have inhabited France, by Laveaux, 
3 vols. 8vo. 
© Abregé ckronologique,’ &c. A chro- 
nological abridgment of the French Re- 
volution, containing the caufes and prin- 
cipal details- of that great event, by 
Richer, and continued by Brument, 3 vols. 
18mo. This abftra&t extends te the fign- 
ing of the preliminarics of peace with the 
Emperor. 
Several pamphlets have appeared at Pa- 
ris, containing accounts of the various 
defcents, which have taken place on the 
Britith Iflands. 
“* Hiftoire du Stege de Lyons,” &c. Hif- 
tery of the Siege of Lyons, of the events 
which preceded, and the dilafters that fol- 
lowed, and of their caufes, fecret, gene- 
val, and particular, from 1789 to 1796, 
accompanied with a plan, z vols. 8vo. 
“« Hiftoire des Prifons,” &c. Hiftory of 
the prifons of Paris, and the departments; 
containing valuable memoirs for the hif- 
tory of the French Revolution, by Nou- 
gant, 4 vols. 1zmo.. with prinis. - 
“* Campagnes des Frangeis,” &e. The 
campaigns of the French during the Re- 
volution, vol. 1, containing thofe of the 
fummer and winter 1792, by A. Liger,: 
8vo. This production of a French officer 
is well authenticated, and digefted. The 
whole work is propofed to extend to feven 
volumes, compriling the campaigns of La 
Vendée in a feparate volume. 
<* Memotres hifloriques,” &c. Hitterical 
2nd geographical memoires, concerning 
the countries fituated between the Black 
Sea and the Cafpian; with new details 
concerning the inhabitants, and obferva- 
tions on the ancient and modern topogra- 
phy, 
