and the Conquefts of France, with fome 
Remarks on the French Revolution;’’ the 
obje& of which is to prove, that the 
French have always afpired, and are full 
afpiring at aggrandizement: the piece, 
though well written, is rather calculated 
to increafe than allay the ferment of na- 
tional animofity. A work rather hifto- 
rical than biographical, which, with due 
allowance for the partiality of perfonal 
attacnament, may deferve much attention 
on account of the author’s talents and 
the opportunities of information which 
he enjoyed, is, “* Private Memoirs rela- 
tive to the laft Year of the Reign of Louis 
VES Ue by ASE. BERTRAND® DP 
MoLLEVILLE, who was miniftet of 
flate to the king, and enjoyed his con- 
fidence. Tranflations have alfo been given 
of a negligent and extravagant work, 
M. Mounrtjoyve’s ‘ Hiltory of the 
Confpiracy of Robefpierre,”. and of M, 
Davin’'s “ Hiftory of the Campaign of 
general Pichegru ;”’ a performance which 
‘bears great marks of probity and huma- 
nity, and which, on account of its de- 
tails, will be very acceptable to military 
gentiemen. ‘‘ A Refidence in France, 
-during the years 1792,1793, 1794) 17953, 
in aeries of letters, written by a lady, 
appears to be drawn up as a contraft to 
Mifs WrLxL1ams’s Letters from France, 
‘of which it is, in every refpedt, the re- 
“werfe: the work is confefledly prepared 
forthe prefs by Mr. GIFFORD, and 
ftrong fuipicions have been excited, that 
the public is more indebted to~ that 
gentleman, than ro the lady, for the en- 
tertainment of this publication: how- 
ever this be, it is certain that the detters 
have been written under the ftrong in- 
fluence of a party fpirit, and that their 
authenticity refts wholly upon the tefti- 
mony of the editor. Other articles, 
which may deferve mention, under the 
clafs of hiftorical publications, are, an 
accurate and faithful, but not elegantly 
written, ** Journal of earl Morra’s.ex- 
pedition ;” corporal BRowN’s © Impar- 
tial fournal of a Detachment from the! 
> 
brigade of Foot-guards,’’ in which mi- 
nute details are related with great appa- 
rent fidelity ; lord MountTmorris’s 
« Hiftorical Diflertation upon the Origin, 
Sufpenfion, and Revival of the Irifh Par- 
liament,’’ containing many juft and im- 
portant obfervations, Rrungly expretiive 
_of the author’s patriotic {pirit ; an inte- 
refling ‘‘ Narrative of the aétion off Cape 
St. Vincent, between the Britifn and 
Spaniile fleets ;” and a very nfeful com- 
Pilation, entitled “A Hiftory of the Bank 
Biography...» Topography and Antiquity. 
[Jaly, 
of England.” A fatirical piece, which < 
is in part hiftorical, may be mentioned 
here: it is entitled, *‘ Thoughts on Na- 
tional Infanity ;"’ and reviews the hif- 
tory of England and Scotland, marking 
the periods when this difeafe has been 
moft prevalent. 
BIOGRAPHY. 
We have at prefent nothing to report, 
under the head of Biography, befides a 
fourth volume of Mr. SEwaRD’s very 
amufing, and in part original work, 
<¢ Anecdotes of fome diftinguifhed per- 
fons, chiefly of the’ prefent and the two 
preceding centuties ;’ a fourth number 
of Mr. PinKERTON’s elegant publica- 
tion, entitled, ** Iconograpbia Scotica, or 
Portraits of illuftrious Perfons of Scote 
land,’’ well engraved from the moft au- 
thentic paintings, feals, &c. and accom- 
panied with valuable biographical notes ; 
and a tranflation of a French work, 
which has been much read, “* The Five 
Men,” by DesPaza, in which a circum -- 
ftantial, difcriminative, and animated ac- 
count, probably from correét informa- 
tion, is given of the late five members 
of the French Dire€tory. 
TOPOGRAPHY AND ANTIQUITIES. 
Indufiry ftill continues to Téarch into 
the remains of Britifh antiquity, and to 
colleét curious and ufeful articles of in- 
formation re{peéting the modern ftate of 
this country, in hiftories of counties and 
towns. A very valuable work of this 
kind has been prefented to the public by 
Mr. Price, “ An hiftorical account of 
the city of Hereford, with remarks on 
the river Wve :” in this work the. pro- 
lixity which frequently renders topogra- 
phical defcriptions tirefome, is judiciouf- 
ly avoided, and a great variety of matter, 
antiquarian, hiftorical, biographical, fta- 
tiftical, and picturefque, is brought with- 
in a moderate compafs. An advance is 
made tuwards a topographical hiftory of | 
the county of Hereford, in Mr: LopGeE’s 
“ Introductory Sketch,” which is fo well 
executed as to efford the public a reafon- 
able expectation of a valnable‘work : the 
auther propofes to devote a fmall volume 
to each hundred, of which there are ele- 
ven. Some new light has been caft upon . 
the ancient hiftory of England, in ‘* The 
Ancient and Modern Hiftoryof Lewes and 
Brighthelmftone,’’ a work rendered inte- 
refting by biographical anecdotes, and 
curious details from ancient fources, as 
well as by numerous articles of imforma- 
tion refpecting modern times. Mr, 
BREWSTER’s * Patochial Hiftory and 
Antiquities of Stockton-upon-Tees,’ is : 
pe, work 
