ror.])) 
through the medium of the newspapers, of 
the information that the Travels of Dam- 
berger into Africa have been proved to be 
a forgery. In a future Magazine we 
hope to be enabled, by fome of our Ger- 
man correfpondents, to prefent our readers 
with the curious hiftory of this literary for- 
gery. It appears that three feveral books 
of travels, little lefs extraordinary and 
extenfive than thofe of Damberger, have 
been manufactured by the fame writer, and 
fucceflively introduced and publifhed by 
various refpeétable Geiman book(ellers, 
‘The Travels of Damberger had however 
excited the moft univerfal attention, and 
confiderable editions of the original were 
fold in Germany, and of tranflations in 
France and England, previoufly to the de- 
tection of their forgery. 
We fiated that laft month the neceffary 
effect of the mifchievous tax upon paper 
would be to annihilate projects in litera- 
ture, and we are already acquainted with 
anumber of ufeful literary defigns which 
are laid afide in confequence of the enor- 
mous rife upon this article. For the pa- 
per upon which the Monthly Magazine was 
printed on its commencement, five years 
fince, 20s per ream was paid, and that 
of equal quality would now coft 34s, 
even before the new duty has actually 
taken place , which will add another 6s 
to its price. The difference of the 
monthly expence upon this fingle concern, 
ina regular confumption of 60 reams, is 
confequently no lefs than 42]. per month. 
Publifhers in general will be reduced to’ 
the dilagreeable alternatives of {till further 
advancing their prices, reducing their 
quantity, or printing upon paper of an in- 
ferior quality. We are ftill enabled to re- 
.peat our ftatement of laft month, that the 
new duty will rather diminifh than add to 
the nett revenues of the ftate! 
Mr. WILLiaM ForsyTH, gardener to 
His Majefty, at Kenfington, will {peedily 
publifh a treatife on the Culture and Ma- 
nagement of Fruit Trees, in which a new 
method of pruning and training will be 
fully defcribed, 
Mr. Marrin Saver, Secretary to the 
Expedition, announces for publication, by 
fubfcription, under the patronage of Sir 
Jofeph Banks, an Account of the Geo- 
graphical and Aftronomical Expedition, 
undertaken by order of the late Emprefs of, 
Ruffia, for exploring the Coaft of the Ic 
Sea, the Land of Tfhut{ki, and the Iflands 
between Afiaand America, under the com- 
mand of Cap:ain Billings, between the 
years 1785 and 5794. It will be printed 
. Monraucy Mag. No, 73. 
Literary and Philofophical Intelligence. 
&c. &c. 
Lorp SHEFFIELD who, both in publie 
and private life, has difplayed fo accurate 
a knowledge of the agricultural interetts of 
‘the kingdom, will fhortly favour the public 
with a Treatife on the fubjeé&t, in which 
the article of corn will underge a minute 
and, judicious inveftigation, - ead 
The celebrated Grammar of the Perfian 
Language, publifled at Calcutta, intitu- 
led The Perfian Moonfhee, by Fran- 
cis Grapwin, Efq. will fpeedily be 
re-publifhed ‘in’ London. ~ It’ will be 
contained in one large volume, royal quar- 
to, elegantly printed in the new Talik 
type, and illuftrated with plates. 
The Tootinahmeh; or, Tales of 2 
Parrot, in the Perfian language, with 
an Englifh tranflation; and the Ort. 
ental Mifcellany, confiting of tranflas 
tions and original productions, in Pera 
fian and Englifh; both elegantly print- 
ed in the Talik type, will fhorily make 
their appearance in London. © Thefe 
two works conftitute a rich fource of en- 
tertainment. ‘Their great merit confifts, 
however, in their utility, in their eafy mode 
of conveying a knowledge of the Perfian 
manners and cuftoms, and enabling the 
reader, by fimple and inftruétive leffons, 
to improve himfelf in the language of the 
country. 
Mr. Francis GLADWIN is alfo pre- | 
paring for the prefs, in one volume quar- 
to, elegantly printed in the Niikhi characs. 
ter, Differtations upon the Rhetoric, 
Profody and Rhyme of the Perfians,— 
This work will be found to contain much 
judicious criticifm, as an analyfis of the 
principles of thePerfian language,and is ad- 
mirably adapted to polifh and complete the 
knowledge which may be acquired from the 
Perfian Moonfhee and the preparatory 
courfe afforded by the Tootinahmeh, and 
the Oriental Mifcellany. The three works: 
will form a perfe&t Syftem of Inftruction 
for the acquirement of the Perfian lanes 
guage, 
Mr. DesrertrT has in preparation for 
the prefs an Inpex to his Regifter of the 
Debates and Proceedings in both Houfes 
of Parliament, from 1743 to 1800. ‘The 
great utility of this work is fufficiently 
obvious from the length of time which the 
Regifter embraces, a period of 57 years, 
and the immenfe variety of important mats 
ter with which it abounds. 
Mr. DesretT is alfo preparing for the 
prefs hisParliamentary Regifter,from 1774 
to 1789, reviled Re collated with the 
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