Retrofpell of Domeftie Literature.—Taliics, Voyages, Se. 653 | 
French The Life of C. G., Lamoignon 
Malefberbes.” mee 
Nothing can be indifferent to us which 
relates to this moft wife, moft virtuous, 
and amiable of men! The only fault 
that we have to find with this interefting 
work is its brevity. 
re TACTICS. 
As every citizen is new a foldier, a 
number of elementary works on the art 
of war are perpetually iffuing from the 
prefs; though many of them have but a 
flight claim to admiffion into a retrofpect 
of literature, the circumftances and fitua- 
tion of the country require that they 
_thould not altogether be excluded from it. 
Major ALDINGTON has written ‘‘ Az 
Ejay on the Confirudtion and Advantage 
of Light Artillery ating with infantry; 
and @ Defcription of the Loaded Spear for 
the Use of the Rear Ranks,” &c. 
Major A. recommends a new {pecies of 
artillery, which he terins zfantry artil- 
ery: the weight of the guns to be light 
three or four y.ounders, which fhould be 
Joaded with grape-fhot or mufket-bullets, 
and fhould be employed ‘in that arduous 
part which generally belongs to the in- 
fantry alone, in deciding the fate of en- 
gagements.”” The guns would be fta- 
tioned at the intervals of companies, and 
would be worked by fix men. Major 
Aldington calculates, fhat ten guns thus 
worked wouid dilcharge more than 5000 
balls in a minute, and certaisly with 
much greater effect than the fame number 
of balls fred by a battalion, fince expe- 
rience has proved that not more than one 
ball in 200 takes effe&. 
‘© The Experienced Officer ;” or Inftruc- 
tions by General WiMPEFEN to his Sons, 
&e. with an Introduétion by Lieut. Col, 
MaepoONAtp, of the Cinque Port Vo- 
junteers. 
The introductory portion of this vo- 
lume might very well have been omitted ; 
but the inftruétion of General Wimpffen, 
the refult of long experience and minute 
obfervation, &c. wili be read with great 
advantage by any young men who are 
entering the army. he public is in- 
debied ‘to Col. Macdonald tor the tran- 
ilation, and for valuable notes upon the 
work. 
Mr. Jackson's *§ View of the Forma- 
tion, Difcipline, and Economy, of. Armies,” 
is rather amufing to the phiicfopher than 
uicful to the folaier. 
Mr. WEDDERBURNE'S *§ Obferwations 
on the Exercife of Riflemen, and on the 
Movement of Light Troops in genera’,” 
will be found to contain much ufeful in+ 
ftruction, 
The fame may be faid of a detail given 
by one of the Trinity Houfe Royal Vo- 
lunteers, of “The Exercife of Great Guns,” | 
asfpradlifed by the Royal Artillery. 
The Rev. Mr. TrinDEr’s * Letters 
on Military Subjec?s,” may be read with 
advantage. 
Mr. Wu1Tr’s ‘* Addre/s”’ to the Devon 
Cavalry on the Management of their 
Horfes, when employed in A@ual Ser. 
vice, merit attention: it is fhort, compre. 
henfive, and per{picuous, and inftrudtive, 
We muft refer to the Monthly Catalogues 
for the names of fome other military 
works, the names of which we cannot 
{pare room to tran{cribe. 
VOYAGES, TRAVELS, AND TOURS, 
Dr. Geirritus has publithed an in- 
terefting and intiruétive volume of  T¢z. 
wels in Europe, Afia Miner, and Arabia. 
Di. G. is a mot enterprifing travellers 
nothing abates the ardour of his curiokity, 
or efcapes the vigilance of his refearch, 
Even the renowned tomb of the prophet 
Als, at Mefched Ali, which was never 
before explored by a Chrillian, fubmicted 
to his daring examination. The enter- 
rize was undertaken and accomplithed 
at the peril of his life; the objeét, in-. 
deed, was fearcely worthy of the danger 
and exertion required, but the fortitude 
nd refolution difplayed on this cccafion, 
and the bodily fatigues endured on many 
others, teftify how admirably qualified 
Dr. Grifiths is to explore countries where 
bedily and mental aétivity are alike re- 
quired. Dr. G. is by no means a com- 
mon place traveller: bis judgment is emi- 
nently difplayed im the atcount given of 
Conftantinople: manners, are the princi- 
pal fubje&t of the narrative; fo many de- 
{criptions, indeed, have been publithed of 
this celebrated’ city, that Dr. G. has very 
judicioufly confined himielf to thofe which 
have been leait noticed. - The fketch 
which he gives of the drefs, amufements, 
public baths, vifits, &e. of the Turks, 
is extremely fpirited, and the more la. 
boured manner in which their religion, 
government, military and naval eftablifh. 
ments, revenue, and refources, are cons: 
fidered, thew that Df. Griffiths is indefae 
tigable in his exertions to procure infor. 
tion on every fubjeét which is intereftiog 
or important. If this volume fhould meet 
with that-tucceis to which its merits ene 
titie it, we are‘led to hope that the author 
will lay before the public a full and de- 
tailed view of our Bait India Poffeffions. 
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