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622 Retrofpedt of American Literature—Medical, 
of fearch, according to the true con- 
firuction of the law of nations now ge- 
~nerally received; sth contains mifcel- 
laneous obfervations and reflections, 
arifing out of the main fubjeét, together 
with the general refult. 
As a fellow-labourer with Mr. Bar- 
ton in the fame caufe, and engaged in 
the fupport of fimilar principles, we 
obferve Mr. WessTer’s ** Mifcella- 
neous Papers on Political and Com- 
mercial fubjects,” which contain ‘An 
Effay on the Rights of Neutral Na- 
tions, in Vindication of the Principles 
aflerted by the Northern Powers of 
Europe.” We cannot but confider 
thefe refpeétable publications of Mefles. 
Barton and Webiter,as fymptomatic ofa 
very deep intereft, which the Ameri- 
cans are about to take in every thing 
which concerns the rights in queftion ; 
and perhaps in the future wars of Eu- 
Fopean maritime nations, the intereft 
juit adverted to may not be unlikely to 
draw the government of the United 
States from the neutral pofition to 
which it is fo greatly attached. 
. Befides the above-mentioned ** Ef 
fay,’ among Mr. Webfter’s ** Mifcella- 
neous Papers,” we find ** An Addrefs 
to the Prefident of the United States, 
en the Subjeét of his Adminiftration ;"” 
** A Letter on the Value and Impor- 
tance of the American Commerce to 
Great Britain; and ** A Sketch of 
the Hiltory and prefent State of Banks 
and Infurance-Companies in the United 
States.” 
Belonging fo this head, we mention 
two volumes of ‘* Reports of Cafes 
argued and determined in the Court 
of Appeals of Virgihia, by BusHRoD 
Wasuincton.” Thefe cafes appear 
to be ftated with precifion, and the 
queftions arifing upon them to have 
been accurately comprehended by the 
reporter: juftice feems alfo to have 
been done to the arguments on each 
fide; and the opinion of the court is 
always ftated with perfpicuity. 
Mr. Dat.as’s “ Reports of Cafes 
fuled and adjudged in the Courts of 
Pennfylvania, before and fince the Re- 
yolution, and in the feveral Courts of 
the United States and of Pennfylvania, 
held at the Seat of the Federal Govern- 
ment,”’ are comprifed in three volumes, 
Svo. of 500 pages each. The laft vo- 
ume only of this work has been re- 
-cently publifhed, the two former having 
appeared in 1790 and 4797. ‘The pub- 
hic are greatly andebted tothe compiler 
of thefe reports, for the laborious: aac 
able manner in which he has executed ~ 
the work. 
Fronourable proofs-of talents and in- 
duftry aré furnifhed by Mr.WaLLace, 
in-his “‘ Reports of Cafes adjudged in 
the Circuit-court of the United States 
for the third Circuit.” The very full 
manner in which he has given the ar- 
guments of counfel, and the opinions 
of the court, afford evidence of his at- 
tention and fidelity. 
MEDICINE. 
Within.a fhort time paft, we obferve 
the publication of a work, by Dr. WiL- 
EIAM BARNWEEL, intitled ‘* Phyfical 
Inveftigations and Deductions, from 
Medical and Surgical Faéts, relative to 
the Caufes,.Nature, and Remedies: of 
the Difeafes of a Warm. and Vitiated 
Atmofphere, from Climate, local Situ- 
ation, or Seafon of the Year ; together 
with an Hiftorical Introduétion to Phy- 
fianthropy; or, the Experimental Phi- 
lofophy of Human Life, that of Dif- 
eafes, and alfo of Remedies.”” In this 
treatife, which embraces a great variety 
of matter, medical, iurgical, and phi- 
lofophical, Dr. Barnwell attempts to 
lay before the public the refults of hig 
obfervations m many parts of the— 
world, chiefly in warm climates, and 
while he was journeying by land and 
water. He dilplays every mark of at- 
tention, induftry, and fidelity. We 
find little, however, that can be confi- 
dered as new or interefting; and, in 
‘point of manner, he is fo grofsly incor- 
ret and awkward, that few readers 
will be able to perufe the volume withe 
out difpleafure and dHgutt. 
It is known to the public, that Dr. 
HayGarTuH, of Bath, fome time ago 
publifhed a ‘* Letter to Dr. Percival on 
Infe&tious Fevers ;”” and an ‘** Addrefs 
to the College of Phyficians at Phila- 
delphia on the Prevention of the Ame- 
rican Peftilence.” It is to be regretted 
that he fuffered himfelf, in the courfe. 
of that work, to fall into the ufe of 
certain intemperate and difrefpectful 
expreffions with regard to fome phyfi- 
cians of eminence in the United States, 
who had ventured to adept opinions 
to which he could not give his affent. 
Among others, Dr. Charles Caldwell, 
of Philadelphia, was mentioned with 
an undue degree of heat and feverity. 
hrritated by this attack, Dr. CaLp- 
WELL lately prefented to the Britifh 
and American public, ‘* A Reply to 
Dr, Haygarth’s Letter,” &c¢. in — 
he 
