(.  Retrofpedt of Spanifh Literature... Mathematics. 
lawful to carry out to the above colo- 
nies; in the fourth, of the duties to’ be 
paid on the fhip and cargo; and in tlie 
fifth, of the perions entitled to this trade. 
At the end of each part, the ordinances, 
edicts, and regulations, are enumerated in 
a chronological order, which have been 
iffued fince the difcovery of India down 
to this prefent time, relative to the objects 
treated of in the refpeétive parts, and an 
appendix is added which contains feveral 
documents referred to in the work, and, 
among others, a report of the Board of 
Trade to the King, ftating, that in the- 
year 1610, the operation of dulcifying or 
purifying fed-water, and rendering it pot- . 
able, was performed before the Board. 
*¢ Hiltoria cronologica del Pueblo He- 
.breo, de fu Religion y gobierno, &c. por 
el Dr. D. JosePu Ricuat, prefbitero: 
un tomo en 8%.” A chronolegical and 
hiftorical Account of the Hcbrew People, 
their Religion and Government, &c. by 
Dr. Jofeph Rigual, Prefbyter ; one vol. 
in 8vo. 
«* Hiftoria croric!ogica del Pueblo de 
Dios hafta el Nacimiento de nueftro Senor 
Jefuchrifto, y Explicacion del Mapa geo- 
grafico de la Tierra de Promifion, efcrito 
y delineado por F. Juan PENALVER, &c. 
aun tomo ‘en 4°.” A chronological and 
hiftorical Account of the People of God, 
down tothe Nativity of our Lord Jefus 
. . , & 5 
Chrift, with an Explanation of the geo-_ 
graphic Map of the Land of Promife, 
written and delineated by ¥. Juan Penal- 
-ver, &c. The author of this work, a 
Francifcan monk, in order to give an ex- 
act defcription of the land ot promife, 
examined it lrimfelf on five different voy- 
ages to that country, and has, upon the 
whole, acquitted himfelf well of his tatk. 
«¢ Biblioteca nueva de los efcritores 
Aragoneles, que florigron defde et ano 
x500. halta 1599. por el D. D. FEiix 
LarTassa ¥ OrTIN, &c. tomo 1°,” 
A New Catalogue of the Arragonian 
Writers, who flourifhed fince the Year 
1500 down to 1599, by D. F. Latafla 
y Ortin, &c. Volume the firlt. 
NATURAL HISTORY AND PHILO- 
SOPHY. 
** Carta Africana, que comprehende 
wna exacta narracion de los terremotos, 
acaecidos en Oran la noche del 8. and 9. 
de Oétubre del ano de go, &c.”>. An 
African Letter, contaiming a corre&t Ac- 
count of the Earthquake which happened 
at Oran, in the night between the 8th 
and 9th Oétober, 1790, &c. © 
*« Tratado de las tuentes intermitentes 
.y de la caufa de fus fiuxos y fuprefiones, 
1099 
-&c.” A Treatife on intermittent Springs, 
and on the caufe of their flowing and 
ftopping, &c. by a Monk of the Congre- 
gation of St. Benediét of Valladolid ; one 
Volume in 4to. 
POLITICAL ECONOMY. 
«¢ Enlayo fobre la policia general. de 
los granos, fus precios y efeclos de la 
agricultufa: obra traducida del frances ; 
cbfervaciones fobre ella y an analilis det 
comerio de trigo, &c.”” por D. ‘Pomas 
Anzano. An Effay on the general Po- 
lice of Grain, its Price, and the cttects of 
Agriculture, tranflated from the French, 
with additional Obfervations on the fame, 
and an analyfis of the wheat trade, &c. 
by D. Tomas Anzano. 
<¢ Jnfayo economico fobre la moneda- 
papel y fobre et credito publicoz por D. 
JosePH ALONZO OrTIz.”’ An econo- 
mical Eflay on Paper-money, and Public 
Credit, by D. Joleph Alonzo Ortiz, x 
vol. in 4to. The author of this inge- 
nious compofition treats of the origin, 
ufe, and differences of paper-money, of. 
the inconveniénges and advantages of this 
fyftem, and the precaution with which it 
is to be adopted. He has added a parti- 
cular chapter on public credit and its de- 
cline, and interfperied feveral juft and ap- 
propriate reflections on public debt. 
“¢ Difcufla febre la verdadera libert ad 
natural y civil del hombre, traducido del 
tuliano,”” por D. VENTURA SALZAS, 
un tomo en 8°. A Difcourfe on the 
true Ciyil and Natural Liberty of 
Man; tranflated from the Italian by D. 
Ventura Salzas. 
' MATHEMATICS. 
‘© Tratado completo de aritmética o 
método para aprender & coptar por prin- 
cipios, Por D. Juan GERARD, Prefby- 
tero.” A Complete Treatiie on Arith- 
metic, &c. by D. Juan Gerard, Pref- 
byter. This work, which appears to 
be very uleful, efpecially for youth, who 
devote themielves to commerce, embraces 
all the different branches of fimplearith- . 
metic, and concludes with a table of all 
“the coins and {pecies of money current in 
the principal itates of Europe, and their 
re{pective value in Spanifh currency. 
*¢ Tratado general y mathematico de 
reloxeria dividido en dos partes &c.”” por 
D. MANUEL DE CENELLA E IcOAGA, 
reloxero de camara de S. M. é individue 
de la Real Soriedad de Madrid.” A Ge- 
neral and Mathematical Treatife on the 
Art of Watch-making, divided into two 
parts, &c. by D. Manuel de Cenella é 
Icoaga, Warch-maker to his majefty, 
and tellow of the Royal Society of Ma- 
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