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juft arrived from Perfia, afferted, in an of- 
ficial newfpaper, called the Moniteur, 
‘< that Charok-Shah had never been King 
of Perha, but only Prince of Khoraffan in 
1796 ; that none of the fons of Charok had 
ever reigned; that this pretended fen of 
Charok neither knew Perfian, nor was he 
acquainted with the cuftoms and manners 
of the Perfians ; that Shab fignifies king ; 
that this Pfewdo-Shah never received mo- 
ney for abill of exchange upon Potemkin, 
after the death of that General, as he had 
afferted ; in fhort, that the foreigner was 
an impotior. 
On the other hand, the Citizen. Denis 
Montfort undertakes to controvert all thefe 
pofitions, and oppofes the narrative of the 
ftranger to the affertions of his enemies, 
defcribing the virtuous Charok as a man 
who had always combated injuftice and 
overthown oppreffion. In the courfe of 
his narrative, he details his journey to In- 
dia, his-wars againft the Turks, the Ruf- 
fians, and the Coflacks. Having been at 
length taken prifoner by the fecond of 
thefe nations, he was conduéted to Peterf- 
burg, and received a fum of money from 
the Emprefs Catherine, the heirefs of Po- 
temkin’s fortune. He alfo enumerates the 
grand entertainments which he received in 
Denmark, Sweden, and at Hamburg. 
Having been robbed of ail his property by 
a corps of Auttrians, called the Red Cloaks 
(Les Manteaux Rouges), be refufes an 
hundred Lawis, which were offered him, by 
way of compenfation, by the Archduke 
Charles, is fent to, and kept in, prifon, at 
the requeft of Suwarrow, and, on being 
releafed by the conqueror, he repairs to 
Paris, where he is now waiting for letters 
from abroad, which he hopes will clear up 
all doubts relative to him. 
Notices fur la Vie Litteraire de Spallan- 
rani, &<c.—Biographical Notices relative 
to the Literary Life of Spalianzani, by 
Lourpes. Paris, r2mo. 
This produétion comes from the pen of a 
man who lived, during feveral years, in 
intimacy with Spallanzani, and examined 
his charaéter, purfuits, and experiments, 
with the moft criticalattention. His own 
acquirements in natural hiftory, and ani- 
mal economy, aifo enable him to decide 
onthe merits of this celebrated Italian. 
Precis Hifferique fur Cromwell, &c.— 
An Hiforical Notice relative to Cromwell; 
to which is added, a recital of the flight of 
Charles Ti. and an anecdote relative to 
Lord Stair. Paris and Geneva, : vol. 
-8vo. 
We have fome reafon to bel'eve, that 
this is a re- publication of a work, entitled 
I 
Retrofpec? of French Literature—Voyages and Travels, 
‘© De la Tyrannie exercée en Angleterre dua 
rant le Proteétorat de Cromwell,” with a 
new title afixed. The work abounds 
with a variety of interefting particulars 
relative to this celebrated Englifhman, far 
better known in his native country thanin 
France. But the aim appears to be to 
prefent the public with an exaggerated de- 
tail of the miferies experienced by the 
Enelifh nation during his government, in 
order.to afford a parallel, with the real or 
fuppofed calamities endured by France. 
at this moment. It will reflect no great 
difcredit, however, on the Firft Conful of 
the Gallic Commonwealth, to inftitute a 
comparifon between him and the Protector 
of England ! 
VOYAGES AND TRAVELS. 
Defcription des Pyramides de Ghize, &c. 
—A Defcription of the Pyramids of 
Ghize, and alfo of the City of Cairo and 
its Environs, by J. GroBerr, Chief of 
the Brigade of Artillery, and Member of 
the Inftitute of Bologna, 1 vol. .4to. adorn- 
ed with Plates, and a Plan of Cairo. 
Paris. iar 
Grobert,whohas ferved in Egypt, enters 
into a variety of interefting details relative 
to the ancient and modern hiftory of the 
objects he here undertakes to defcribe; he 
allo recurs to recent books of travel, as 
well as tradition. 
The model, reprefenting the rock (Le- 
Rocher Lybique), on which the Pyramids 
of Ghize are elevated, has been depofited 
in the Mufeum of the Garden of Plants, 
where an Egyptian hall is to be ereéted, 
in the midft of which this fame madel is 
to be placed. “The adminiftrators, in the 
mean time, have determined, that the 
Egyptian hall fiall be ornamented with 
ail the curiofities either already imported 
from Egypt, or which may hereafter be 
obtained from that country. : 
' Voyage de la Propontide et du Pont Euxin, 
&c.—A Voyage along the Propontis. to 
the Euxine Sea; with a Topographical 
Defcription of ‘their Coafts 5 an Account 
of the Manners, Cuftoms, &c. of the Peo- 
ple who inhabit them; and alfo of the an- 
cient and modern Monuments of Conftan- 
tinople, by J. B. LecHEvaLteEr, 2 vols. 
8vo. adorned with fix fine Charts. Paris. 
This work conveys a juft idea of the pre- 
fent fate of the countries and feas defcrib- 
ed in it, and cannot fail to prove intereft- 
ing, when it is recollected, that it has 
been the theatre of fo many brilliant ex-, 
ploits, both in ancient and modern times. 
‘The author feems, as it were, to have dug 
out of the bowels cf the earth, a multitude: 
of cities and towns, once fo flourifhing 
and 
a 
