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love of truth, obédience to the laws, and 
of private as well as focial happinefs). 
The Town and Country Magazine, or 
Univerfat Repertory of Knowledge, In- 
ftruction and Entertainment. The Meonth- 
ly Review. Moore’s View of Society and 
Manners in France, Switzerland, and Ger- 
many. William Meiter’s Apprentice- 
fhip, by Geethe. - Phe whole of Wieland’s 
Works. 
men, &c. &c. &c. : 
From fix to feven thoufand books are 
printed annually in Germany, which con- 
tains above 20,000 authors who live by 
writings More than feven thoufand novels 
have been publifhed in that country within 
the lafl twenty-five years. 
La Fayette and his lady refided, after 
his enlangement (1797), at Wittwold, an 
eftate near Plon in Holfein, which belongs 
toa relation of the Marchionefs. Ihe 
latter repaired in perfon to, Paris, to pro- 
cure a permiiflion tor her hufband to return 
to his native place; but her application 
was rejected. La Fayette went after- 
wards, with the permiffion cf the French 
government (as is reported), to Vianen, 
in Holland, where he lives at prefent. 
A. von Korzespue, the celebrated 
dramatift, who was director of the Na- 
tional Theatre at Vienna, was reported, 
(Oct.1798) by fome German newfpapers, 
to have been confined, on a charge of trea- 
fonable language and democratic princi- 
pies. Soon after the circulation of this 
report, the following paragraph appeared 
in the Vienna Court Gazette: ‘* His Ma: 
jefty has been pleafed to diimifs A. von’ 
Kotzebue, upon his ownmrequifition, on ac- 
count of ill health, and to grant him a pen- 
fion of 1,000 guilders*, permitting bim to 
Jive any where out ef his” hereditary 
eftates.°” Tt is reported that he is an- 
pointed director and compofer of the thea- 
tre at Frankfort on the Mein, with a fala- 
ry of 3,6co guilders. F. G. von Reizer 
and a Mr. von Efchrich are his fucceflurs 
at Vienna. 
During the dreadful revolution at 
Naples, which broke out in January lat, 
La Combe St. Michel, Pimbafladcr of the 
French Republic to the King of Naples, 
and Szeyes, Conful General, a brother of 
the pretent Dire&tor, fled on board of a 
Genoefe veffel, and had the misfortune to 
be taken by a corfair, and carried into 
Tunis. When they arrived’ at Tunis as 
priufoners, war had not been declared 
again France by that State, and they ob- 
tained permiffion of the Dey to return to 

Oe te 
* About gol. fterling. 
Literary and Philofophical Intelligence. 
Wollionecratt’s Rights of Wo- 
| [Sept 
Genoa; but while they were taking in 
provifions and preparing ‘fer their de 
parture, the Dey was ecmpelled’ by the 
Porte to declare war. They now apore- 
hended themielves to be loft: but the Dey 
fent them word, that he had given them 
his promife, and was determined te keep 
it facredly. Both departed undifurbed, 
and arrived towards the end of January at 
Genoa. ‘, 
- Citizen’ F. M. Affsprunc, a German of 
fome literary fame, who was naturalized , 
in Switzerland in the begmning of the re- 
volution, addrefied, like Lavater, an ener- 
geticremonttrance againft the condu& of the 
French army in Switzerland, to Rewbell, 
and cenfured if in the fevereft -terms. 
He was in confequence taken up at St. 
Galien, where he refided, and carried to 
the French head quarters at Zurich ; how- 
ever, General Mafiena ordered him to be 
again fet at liberty. 
The late Tranfit of Mercury on the 7th 
of May, 1799, was obferved at Hamburgh, 
by Director RernxE and Mr. Eimpcxe, 
merchant, as follows: ; 
Entrance. Reinrkes Einbeke. 
Firft contaéun-)} 
ie py 2h ee aaeeeaes 
certain 
Interior contact - 21 53 42 21 §3 25 
Exit 
Interior contaét - 5 12 20 Lee ee a 
Laft conta un- ¢ 5 34 16 5 
certain 7a ks 
At Eickfddt, profeffor ‘Picket, cele- 
brated for the accuracy of his altronomical 
obfervations, obferved 
The'firft intezior conta = ° 21h 58’ 28" 
The fecond - 5 57 
At Madrid, the vice director of the 
Royal Obfervatory, Mr. CHaix obferved 
The firft interior contact =, - ( / 20h 59° 43° 
At Berlin, by. profeffor Bore, 
es o! 2$! 
The four contaéts <! re . 
5 259 
At Vienna, Dr. TRIESNECKER: ob- 
feryed at the Imperial Obfervatory 
Tlie firt external contact = 22h 12,' 47” 
The drop = =|. a a ee 
The fireak of light - = P2220 £5 
22 15 47 
15 52 
The exit could not be obferved, but 
Dr. Triefnecker meafured with an heho- 
meter many diftances of the margins, par- 
‘ticularly at the time when they were fimall- 
eft. He found by thefe obfervations the 
time of the apparent conjunction of ° 
aa 
The flreak of light by Mr. 2. 
Bure, his adjuné 
The fame by Major VecGa = 22 
