Vot.VI.] 
cal book intitled ** Elementa artis diplo- 
matice unrverfalis’, Another production 
deferving much praife, though limited to 
a particular kingdom, is ‘ The Statiffical 
View of Hungary; by M. SCHWAR DT- 
NER, profeflor of the Diplomatic Art, &c. 
pp. 606 8vo. The literature of Hun- 
gary cannot boaft of a work more ele- 
gantly written, and more authentic in its 
information than the prefent. Its inge-— 
nious author is already known to the lite- 
rary world by his ‘* Introdudtio in artem 
diplomaticam, precipue hungaricam” which 
appeared in 1790, and which isnot a lefs 
favourable fpecimen of his talent in 
treating political fubjeéts with particular 
energy of language, than the ‘¢ Statiltical 
View” before mentioned. It is however 
much to be regretted, that the publica- 
tion of this treatife has been delayed fince 
the year 1796, when the Profelfor fent 
the manufcript to the Cexjforian office, 
where it has been detained tor nearly two 
years ; a period of time in which many 
new and important changes and events 
have taken place, the omiffion of which 
is not a little derogatory to this excellent 
performance.—To elucidate the hiftory of 
the fame kingdom, and to refcue from 
eblivion many fearce hiftorical fragments, 
we are happy to meet with an author 
who has long been honourably known in 
the republic of letters, as the editor of 
the firft monthly magazine publifhed in 
the German language in Hungary, in- 
titled ** fhe Hurgarian Mercury,” but 
which he was ebliged again to relinquifh, 
partly for want of fupport, and partly on 
account of the late reforms and contre- 
reforms under three different emperors. 
His late publication is the following : 
“© Scriptores Regum Hungaricorum minores, 
hatienus inediti, fynchrom aut proxime coz- 
wi; &c. M. G. KOVACHICH, tom. i. ad 
Comitem Franc. de Paula Balaffa Gyar- 
math. Pramittitur Epiftola ad Comiicm 
Georgium Banfi, Tranflvanie Guberna- 
torem, qua diaria de variis rebus Hung. 
induftria diverforum auclorum confcripta 
Serie chronologica precenfentur. pp. xxxii. 
104, and 350 8vo.*’ (with a plate repre- 
fenting Count Balafla). Of this intereft- 
ing collection the editor propofes to pub- 
lith four volumes every year ; it contains 
a careful felection of fhort accounts of 
the negociations of Ambaffadors or other 
Plenipotentiaries, letters, narratives of 
particular aétions and events, concife 
journals of different Diets, &c.—Gne of 
the moft philofophic attempts in univerfal 
hiftory is K. L. WoLtrMann’s ‘ Out- 
ines of the Ancient Hiflcry of Mankind 3” 
Haynie “eee we hua 
Retrofpec? of German Literature....Hiffory. 535, 
of which the fecond volume has lately 
been publifhed, and which may ferve as a 
model of good ftyle and reafoning. The 
author, a young man of the moft pro- 
‘mifing talents, is profeffor of hiftory in 
the univerfity of Jena, and from the fpe-. 
cimen here given, the Germans poffefs in 
Mr. WoLTMANN an hiftorian, who does 
honour to his country, and whofe wr@ 
tings will, no doubt, procure him the re- 
putation due to his merits. ‘The princi- 
pal feature of thefe <¢‘ Outlines”? is, that 
the author has carefully and fucceistully 
endeavoured to avoid one of the moft dan « 
gerous temptations to which _hiftorical 
writers are but too frequently expofed, 
that of eltimating and delineating the 
complexion of former ages according to 
our modern notions, and of furnifhings 
the ancient fages and heroes with our pre- 
fent reprefentations or modes of thinking. 
His perfor:nance well deferves to be ftu- 
died by every lover of hiftory, as it is 
not only amufing and interefting, but 
leads the attentive reader to new reflec~ 
tions and {peculations.—Among the great 
number of elementary books which ccn- 
tinually appear in the departinent of hit 
tory we fhall mentlon here the three fol. 
lowing: J.G. A. GALLETTY’s “ Ele- 
ments of Hiftory, calculated for Schools,’” 
As a work purpofely Acioned for the ufe 
of f{chools, and well calculated to fulfil 
that intention, “ J..G, GaALLeTTr1’s., 
“¢ Elements of Hiftcry,” {econd edition en- 
larged, pp: 242. 8vo. 1797; .and ‘ Ax 
Epitome of Univerfal Hiftery, equally adapt 
ed for infiruciion and amiufemeat;’ bythe 
fame author: part il. pp. 404. 8vo.1797. 
The latter is rather an extenfive publica- 
tion, as the volume before us extends no 
further than the origin of the Perfian 
empire; its various changes; the under. 
takings of the Perfans againft the Greeks; 
the war of Peloponnefus; the later dif- 
turbances which happened among the par- 
ticular ftates of Greece; and the tranfition 
of the Romans from a monarchial toa 
republican and ariftocratic form of go~ 
vernment. The merit of this Epitome is 
greatly enhanced by the juft and concife 
view he gives of the private life, the do- 
meftic and rural ceconomy, the arts and 
{ciences, the religion, together with the 
political and military conftitution of the 
moft remarkable nations within ghe sxra 
of the Perfan Monarchy. In juftice to 
the public, however, we cannot fupprefs 
the remark that both thefe ufeful works - 
of Mr. GALLETTI’S, (wha is one of the 
profeffors at the Lyceum of Gotha) are 
not altegether tree from a few hiltorica 
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