648 
have either never been difcovered 
there, or but once, and that too by 
Yiere chance. Among thofe omitted, 
are the following, felected from the or- 
der cf Eicutherates alohe : 
Copris emarginata, furcata, nutans 
xyphias. Ateuchus flagellatus. Apho- 
dius rubidus, terreftiis, pecati, 4-ma- 
Culatus, luridus, 1 ies aa telftudina- 
rius,afper,arenarius. Hift-r metaliicus, 
finuatus.Byrrhus femi- feriaeas. Opatrum 
grifeum., Helops itriatus. Caravus 
cinétus, borealis, ftriolas, abu: icola, 
dimidiatus, ccerulefcens, tardus, tri- 
color, communis, helopio des, ceueus 
pallidus, nigricornis, parum punct. tus, 
Higrita, turcicus, picipes,, velox, pyg- 
mzus. Calofoma indagator. Cory- 
netes violaceus. Cantharis atra. Ne- 
crophorus mortuorum. Nitidula 1o- 
guttata. Eumolpus preciofus. Chry- 
fomela coriaria, gottingentis, america- 
na. Crioceris fubfpinof{a, &c. 
On the other hand, the author has 
iven novelty to his work, by a difler- 
ae on the ant, and the {pider ; the 
latter 1s extracted from a larger work on 
this fubject, which he tntends to pub- 
lith ia a fhort time, with figures, co- 
Jored and defigned after nature. No 
lefs than 133 different kinds have been 
defcribed by M. Waickenaer upon this 
eccalion. 
« Mémoire fur les Caufes del’ Hydro- 
phobie, vulgairement connue fous le 
Nom de Rage, et fur les Moyens 
d’anéantir cette Maladie.”——-A Niemoir 
on the Caufes-of the Hydrephobia,com- 
monly calied Canine Madnefs, and on 
the Means of annibilating that Difor- 
der, by E.F. M. BosQuILLon, for- 
wmerly Doétor-Regent of the Faculty 
ef Medicine at Paris, Profeflor of Sur- 
ery, and the Materia Medica, alfo 
Brofell ior of the Greek Language in the 
College of France, Phyfician to the 
Great Hofpital of Paris, &c. 8vo 
The author ef this little Pamphlet, 
notwithftanding the numerous employ- 
ments exprefled in the title-page, does 
not appear to have thrown aay new 
light upon this fubjeét. He remarks, 
that hydrophobia, or a dread of water, 
originates in tear and terror alone, and 
he !s of. opinion that it may be annihi- 
lated by foothing and perfuafion, in 
the fame manner as the idle notions 
about ghofts, charms, &c. are diffi- 
pated. Heaccordingly ftates, that the 
courage of the patient ought to be 
reanimated, and his imagigation di- 
verted to hens fubjects. 
Retrofpeéi of French Literature— Mifcellaneous. 
MISCELLANEOUS, 
«¢ Moyens d’Amelioration & de Ke- 
ftauration, &c.’*—Plans of Melieration: 
aad Reftoration, propofed to the Go-~ 
vernment, and the Inhabitants of the 
Coionies; by the Citizen CHARPEN- 
TizR COSSIGNY. 
Theauthor,formerly employed asanen- 
gineer hy theFrenchGovernment,has vi- 
fited bothhemifpheres,andis confequent- 
ly enabiedtocompare the productions 
of the Eaft with thofe of the Weft, and 
lay down plans tor extending the com- 
merce and power of his native country. 
But he is chiefly employed upon the 
prefent occafiun, to attract the atten- 
tion of the French nation, towards the 
ifland ot Quiioa, on the eaftern coaf of 
Africa, fituate in 8° 5+’, which poffef. 
{es two exceilent ports, with good an- 
chorage, and where (ugar, cotton, and 
indigo, are produced fpontaneoufly. 
Citizen Caarpentie Cuugny s of opi- 
nion, that the Governm=n* vuzhi to 
form an eftub. thmei: ihere on ace 
count of the toil wing reaf-ns : 
tr. Quiloa Les in the rack oi the vef- 
fels hen dto the Indies, and is nearer’ 
to the Red Sea, the Perhan Gualph, the 
coafts of Malabar, Coromandel, and 
even Bengal, than the Ile of France. 
2. Itis the ftaple for flaves from the 
coatt of Africa, and not more than 
twelve or fifteen days fail from the ifle 
of France, in a favourable feafon. 
3: Ivory, whichis produced in the 
neigh hbourhood, is fold in India, China, 
and Europe. : 
4. Tn times of fcarcity, Quiloa can 
furnifh provifions, in abundance, for the 
ae, France, Bourbon, and Sychelles. 
The fugar and coffee of the Hle 
of he can be fold there to great 
advantage. . 
And 6. This, and every fpecies of 
commerce, would be greatly augment- 
ed by the neighbourhood of Melinda, 
Monbaz, Matcate, and Surat. 
‘© Les Véiilées Militaores, &c.’—The 
Military Evenings; byM.A.Couvret 
2 vols. 12mo. * 
The author fuppofes the officers of 
a regiment of Huflars to have been 
affembled together 1n a little town of 
Lorraine; and,as the garrifon duty was 
not fevere, taey were at a lofs how to 
fpend their time. They wifhed, we 
are told, ‘*to drink, game, or in- 
troduce themifelves into the houfes of 
the peaceable inhabitants, on purpofe 
to empty their cellars, and vioiate the. 
laws of hofpitality in more than one 
manner 3 
