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rior to that of Mofes. The converfe of 
this propofition has, however, been main- 
tained by D’Luc, a learned native of Ge- 
neva. 
The Republic of Letters has juft loft 
C. Turpin, who died at Paris, at the 
time he was on the eve of attaining his 
goth year. He was the author of two 
works of fome eftimation, entitled, ‘* Les 
Revolutions da’ Angleterre,” and ** Une ana- 
hfe des Republiques de la Gréce.” 
Mr. Epicui is about to publifh an 
Arabic Grammar in the German, French, 
Englifh, and Dutch Languages. Mr. Edi- 
chi is a native of Morocco, and is en- 
couraged by feveral Profeflors of the Ger- 
aman'Univerfities. A Profpeétus has been 
fent to all the cities in Europe, and the 
work is to appear in May or June. 
The work entitled, ‘‘ Voyage pittore/que 
de la Syrie, de la Phemicie, de ba Paleftine, 
and de la baffe Egypte,’ which has been 
for fome time publifhing at Paris under the 
authority of the Government, will be the 
moft fplendid production of the kind that 
has ever been projected. ‘The plates will 
be upwards df three hundred in number, 
and the text will be fupplied by Volney, 
Langles, Dutheil, &c. The whole will 
make three large volumes in folio. 
A valuable convoy of works of Art 
has. lately arrived at Paris from Italy. 
Among them are the Pope’s Collection of 
Medals, the vafes that decorated the Li- 
brary of the Vatican, feveral cafes of in- 
valuable MSS. and the oriental types of 
the Propaganda. 
VoLney has juft publifhed his Lectures 
.on Hiftory; in which, although he inti- 
mates to his pupils that they ought to 
doubt every thing, he, at the fame time, 
advifcs them to confider Pyrrhoni/m as a 
f{pecies of madnefs ! 
The Comedy of the Precepteurs, a poft- 
humous work of the late Fapre d’EGLAN- 
TINE, after being performed for many 
weeks amidft reiterated burfts of applaufe, 
has been publifhed at the expence of the 
French Government, for the benefit of the 
widow and fon of that celebrated and la- 
mented writer. 
The learned Father Pautin, already 
known by his works on Indian literature, 
has lately publifhed at Padua three Dif- 
Jertations. 
1. De antiquitate et affinitate lingue Zendice, 
Samfudamice et Germanica. 
2. An Italian Differtation upon the Japa- 
nefe Idol Amida-Buth, exifting inthe Mufeum 
Vani, at Venice. 
3: Mumiographia Mufei Obicini. 
MonTHiy Mag. No. 56, 
Literary and Philofophical Intelligence. 
Father ANGELO CorTENOvi9, Secre- 
tary of the Academy of Udize, has lately 
publiflied two Differtations ; the firft upon 
a baffo-relicvo of Conftantius and Fulianusy 
found near Aguileja; the fecond, upen 
the Maufoleum of Porfenna. 
SERACHI, a Roman patriot, who has 
taken refuge in France, and one of the firtt 
{culptors of Europe, has executed a butt of 
the author of Philinte, which has been pre- 
fented by his family to the French theatre. 
The Emperor of Germany has ordered, 
that no new circulating Libraries ‘hall 
henceforward be eftablifhed in his Heredi- 
tary Dominions. ‘They are defcribed as 
ufelefs, and as in danger of becoming ex- 
tremely hurtful. 
‘The Emperor Paut has recently az- 
nulled his Order, that all the Printings 
Preffes in Ruffia, except thofe at Peter- 
{fburg, Mofcow, Riga, and Revel, thould be 
ftopped ; and that all the country Schools 
founded by the Emprefs Catharine fhould 
be fhut up. The orders relative to the 
wearing of Cocked Hats, the public Obei- 
fance to the Sovereign, &c. &c. continue | 
however in éull force. 
Prohibited Books have lately been feized 
at Riga, which were attempted to be in- 
troduced into Ruffia, interleaved with and 
bound up with thofe that had been per- 
mitted. It is a whimfical circumftance, 
not commonly known, that the Lis of 
Prohibited Books are no lefs rigoroufly 
forbidden to be circulated in Ruffia and 
Auftria, than the prohibited Books them- 
felves. 
The following fa&ts appear in a late 
Number of Le Nord Litteraire. Lately a 
lady at Peterfburg, far advanced in preg- 
nancy, who could not alight from her car- 
riage haftily enough to make her expected 
obeifance to his Royal Highnefs the Prince 
Royal (who was paffing) made a falfe ftep, 
which being followed by a mifcarriage, the. 
loft her life. Another unfortunate acci- 
dent has recently happened on a fimilar 
occafion ;—a gentleman through the delay 
of his fervant was obliged to leap from 
his carriage, by which he broke his leg, 
The Emperor has lately very humanely 
ordered, that Ladies zz full drefs need not 
get out of their carriage into the middle 
of the dirty ftreets to make their obeifances 
and has intimated that he fhall be fatisfied, 
if they fimply make believe to get out. 
VERNET has been employed to paint all 
Bonaparte’s Battles in Italy ; the original 
defigns were drawn on the fpot by Cor- 
bigny, who was employed under that me- 
morable leader whofe exploits he cele- 
brates. 
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