Retrofpect of Domeftic Literature.—Vayages, Travels, 9c, 
great number of artificial mounds or tu- 
muli are formed throughout the whole fet- 
tlement. In all parts where new planta- 
tions, are opened, broken India earthen 
ware is to be met with: fome of thefe 
pieces are in tolerable prefervation, and 
retain diitin&tly the original ornaments, 
but none of it appears to have been glazed. 
“* The {taple commodity of the fettlement 
of Natchez is cotton, which the country 
produces in great abundance, and of a 
good quality. The making of Indigo, 
and raifing tobacco, were carried on with 
fpirit fome years ago, but they have both 
given way to the cultivation of cotton. 
The country produces maize, or Indian 
corn, equal, if not fuperior to any part of . 
the Uniced States. The time of planting 
it is from the beginning of March until 
the beginning of July. The cotton is ge- 
nerally planted in the; latter end of Febru- 
ary, and the beginning of March, Rye 
has been attempted in fome places, and 
raifed with fuecefs; but wheat has not 
yet {ucceeded. Apples and cherries are 
fearce; but 
are very abundant. The vegetables of 
the middle ftates generally fucceeded 
there. The fugar cane has heen attempted 
near the fouthern partof the diftri@, near. 
the boundary ; I have not yet heard with 
what fuccefs ; but from Point Coupée, 
.down to the Gulf of Mexico, it anfwers 
at prefent, better than anyother article; 
and fugar has, within a few years paft, 
become the #aple commodity of that part 
of the Miffiffippi. A variety of oranges, 
both {weet and four, with lemons, are in 
great plenty on that part of thé river.” 
* Travels to the Weftward of the Alle- 
ghany Mountains, in the State of the Obia, 
Kentucky, and Tenneffe;” by F. A. Mr- 
CHaux, M.D. Tranflated from the Osi. 
ginal French; by B. Lampert,” 
The: obje&t of M. Michaux’s vifit to 
America appears to have been the renewal 
of a botanical intercourfe between the old 
and new Continents, which had been ef- 
tablifhed by his father, who for that pur- 
pote had formed a botanic garden in the 
vicinity of Charlefiown. After the father’s 
yeturn to Europe, it had been much nes 
gle&ted, but as it is now in pofleflion of 
the Agricultural Society of Carolina, they 
propoie to continue and to cultivate thofe 
ufeful vegetables of the Old Continent, 
which, from refemblance of climate pro- 
mile a fair chance of fuccefs. In exchange 
for thefe advantages, on the fide of Ame-’ 
Jica, M. Michaux fpent the autumn and 
winter of 1801-2,in the colleGion of feeds 
in different parts of Carolina, which he ~ 
eaches,- plums, and figs,: 
635 » 
fent to Europe. M. Michaux is a mate 
of general obfervation ; his book is preg- 
nant with interefting information on varie’ 
cus fubjeéts; and he writes in a very 
plain and: unaffeGed ttyle: The tranfla. 
tion is refpectable. ; 
“A Walk through Leicester,” &c. 
This amufing litrie volume is the pro-~ 
duction of Mif Warts, a lady known: 
as the author of an elegant colleQion of 
milcellaneous poetry ; the prefent’ work 
is topographic«|] and antiguarian, and is’ 
well caiculated’ to dire&t and inform the 
traveller, relating to te principal objets 
of curiofity and hiftory, in Leicefter and’ 
its Vicinity. , 
** A Tour from Alfion Moor to Harroaya’ 
£at2 and Brimham Craggs 3 by Tuomas 
PENNANT, Efq. | 8 
In an advertifement to this Tour, we 
are told that it ** was left by Mr. Pen- 
nant among his manufcripts, prepared for 
the prefs; and the editor in prefenting it 
to the public, trufls it will be found 
equally interefting with the former works 
of this efeemed author,’’ he editor of 
this work is axonymous, and every page of 
it bears: trong internal evidence that: it 
was not written by the author, to whom it’ 
is attributed, but that it is a profanation 
of his fame. ee : 
“© North Wales; including its Scenery, 
Antiquities, Cufioms, and fome Sketches of 
its Natural Hiftory;? delineated from two 
Excurfions through all the Interefting 
Parts of that Country, during the Sum’ 
mers of 1798 and 1801; by the Rev. 
W. Bincrey, Ay M. Fellow of the Lin- 
nean Society, and late of Peter’s Houle, 
Cambridge. Illuftrated with a Map, 
Frontifpieces, and Mufic. 
Mr. Bingley has not. ferupled to lay 
various touritts, though not without a gen 
neral acknowledgement, under contrisuz’ 
tion; he has colleéted a great dealof mat- 
ter from others, and his own obfervations, 
the obfervations of an excellent naturalitt, 
could not fail to furnifh him with a great 
deal more. : 
“| Mr. Witurams has publifhed Part 
L of Pidure/que Excurfimns in Devonfbire 
and Cornwall.” N ¢ 
A portion of this work made its ap- 
pearance in 1801; the defcriptive parts’ 
were executed by Mr. T. H. Johns, and 
the fketches by Mr. Williams. Plates. 
were engraven from the latter by Mr, 
Anker Smith, but fo badly that the 
authors were afhamed of them. Mr,° 
Williams, anxiousto make good his claims 
to public patronage, and avoid’a fimilar’ 
impofition from another engraver, deter- 
. mined 
