Retrafped? of Spanifh Literature-Voyages and Travels. hese 
Ayanz.”” Treatife on Commerce, pre- 
fented by M. Colbert to Lewis XIV. and 
tranflated by D. Alexandro de Silva y 
Ayanz. This work appears to be pub- 
lifhed with the exprefs view of introduc- 
ing into Spain fome of the commercial 
arid political improvements of that dif- 
tinguifhed ftatefinan. The tranflator is 
a Commiflary of War in the Spanifh,fer- 
vice, 
“ Mifcelanea, porD. VALENTIN DE 
ForronDa.”’ Mifcellanies, by D. Va- 
Jentin de Foronda. Herein we find a 
differtation on the dignity of commerce ; 
a comparifon between two ‘humane 
inftitutions in Paris and: Victoria ;, a dif- 
courfe on the util.ty that would arife from 
a Spanith Eaft India Company ; a letter 
on the improvement in a pneumatic vicw 
of dungeons and prifons; an account of 
the difcovery of Platina; fome epiftolary 
eflays on the mode of increafing public 
happinefs; and on the liberty of the prefs, 
under certain re(trictions. 
VovaGss AND TRAVELS, 
«© El Viagero Univerfal; 6, Noticia del 
Mundo Anmiguo y Nuevo; obra reco- 
pilada de los mejores Viageros, por D. 
Pepro EsraLa, prefbitero; Suplimento 
al Egipto.’ The Univerfal Traveller ; 
or, Intelligence of the Old and the New 
World; compiled fiom. the principle 
Travellers, by D. Pedro Eftala, prieft ; 
with a Supplement on Egypt. 
«© Quademo 39 de la Coleccion General 
de los [rages que ufan las Naciones del 
mundo Deicribie: to Arregladaa la edicion 
del Viagero Univerlal.”’ Fafciculus 39th 
of the General Colle&tion of Habits of all 
the Nations in \he Known Worid, accom- 
modated to the Work entitled the Uni- 
verfal Traveller. The prefent colleftion 
contains the habits of fone remote iflands 
and thofe of Nootka Sound, with others 
employed on the occafion of a triumphal 
entry: (v. infra contimuation). 
¢Enfayo Cronolégico para la Hittéria 
General de la Florida, por D. GaBrigL 
DE CARDENAS y Cano.” Chronolo- 
gical Eflay for the Hiftory of Florida, by 
D. Gabriel de Cardenas y Cano. This, 
work contains the difcoveries and the 
principal operations in that country by 
the Spaniards, French, GSwedifh, Dantth, 
Englith and other nations; with an ac- 
count of the native Indians, thetr cuf- 
toms, genius, idolatry, government, and 
wars. This treatife likewife contains the 
voyages of certain adventurers by the 
North Sea, fince A. D. 1512, when Flo- 
rida was difcovered, to the year 1722. 
«< Noticias Americanas.’? American 
Intelligence. bis publication is in the 
way of dialogue and treats of the natural 
hiftory of North and South America, and 
contains a f{cientific arrangement of the 
vegetable, animal, and mineral kingdoms 
in the weftern world. It has a variety of 
obfervations on the Indians of thofe coun- 
tries and on their language; and fome 
conjectures are hazarded on its original 
population. 14. reals boards. 
‘< Piratas de América, traducido del 
Flameneo, pore] Doctor pe BUENA Mat- 
SsON.”? American Pirates, tranflated from 
the Flemith, by Dr. de Buena Maifon. 
Tn this work obfervations are made on the 
mode of defence proper for.the Weft India 
coalts; foie account is gtven of the moft 
remarkable voyages, and of feveral iflands, 
their productions, their inhabitants, and 
of their wars with the Spaniards and 
French. 
“© Quederno 40 de la Colleccion Ge- 
neral, de los Trages que ufan las Naciones 
del mundo Defcubierto Arreglada a la 
Edicion-del Viagero Univerfal.”’ Fafei- 
‘culus aoth of the Coutume of the néwly 
difcovered Nations and Iflanders, accom- 
modated to the Edition of the Univerfal 
Traveller..”, Among others, it intro- 
duces thofe of the Sandwich Iflands, un- 
fortunately diftinguifhed by the maffacre 
of Cooke, gur valiant and humane coun-- 
tryman. 
THE RETROSPECT OF AMERICAN ‘LITERATURE, 
This article which has regularly been tranfmitted tous from America, bas, by accident, 
been detained cn its pafage. It is confequently obliged to be pofiponed, but will make its ap- 
pearance in the Number of the Magazine which will be publifhed on the firft day of Marchs 
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