- 
Retrospect of French Literaturc—Miscellaneous. TOL 
4, Denmark 3 
5. Sicily; 
6. Sardinia. 
The French Empire, including the 
Confederation of the Rhine, is estimated 
at an extent of 35,698,87 mules square, 
with a population of 84,948,000 inha- 
bitants. ‘he extent of the rest of Eu- 
rope is ‘calculated at 118,710,47 
square miles, includmg a population of 
94,927,000. Thus the whole of Kurope 
contains an extent of 154,409,34 miles 
Square, together with a population of 
179,875,000 inhabitants. 
“© D’Alembert uu Frederick, &c.” 
D’Alembert to Frederick, on the Dis- 
memberment of Poland: an accom- 
plished Prediction of a Contemporary, 
who was an Eye-witness of the Two 
First Saxon Governments in Poland. 
Cologne, and Leipsic. 8vo. pamphlet 
of 200 pages. 
The principal aim of the present 
pamphlet is to announce the publica- 
tion of certain memoirs lett by the 
author, relative to the affairs of Poland, 
during the epoch between 1770 and 
1776. The editor, wno is M. Fischer, 
of Gena, thinks he has discovered trom 
these, that the anonymous author was a 
Frenchmen of distinguished rank, who 
had lived more than forty years in Pos 
land, without any public employment. 
‘Notwithstanding this, he was intimately 
“connected with the grandees, and more 
especially with the family of Poniatow- 
~brated author. 
ski. The memoir which we now an- 
nounce, is an extract from these manu- 
scripts, to which is subjoined the French 
manuscript. 
“ Der Rheinische Bund, &c.” The 
Confederation of the Rhine, a periodical 
work, by Winkop. 8vo. Frankfort. 
This work contains a variety of poli- 
tical papers relative to the rights of so- 
vereienty. It also gives the particulars 
of the introduction of the Napolean 
-eode into the different states of the Con- 
federation. Sin 
“ Die Biene, &e.” The Bee, a Jour- 
nal published every quarter, by Kotze- 
bue. 8vo. This is a new periodical 
publication on the part of a very cele- 
The three first numbers 
being all hitherto published, contain 
papers on the following subjects: 
1. On the best Means of succouring 
Distress. 
2. On the Decorum of the Turks. 
3. Advice to his Biographers. 
4. Observations on the ‘Lheatre. 
5. On the Vaudois. 
Montutxy Mac. No. 194, 
6. The last Dauphin. 
7. Lhe Chapel on the Borders of the 
Adriatie Sea. 
8. Lamoignon Malesherbes. 
9. Pedro de la Gasca. 
10. Eloge on the Emperor Caligula’s 
Horse. 
11. The Grotto of Fairies. 
12. On Cyphers. 
18. Advice to such Authors as’ are 
fond of Disputation. 
14. Thomas Kouli Khan. | 
15. Fragments of the History of 
Etiquette. 
16. On the short Hair of Eastern 
Nations; and 
17. Fragments of the History of Spas 
nish Poetry: 
“ Journal sur Fabriquer.” A Jour- 
nal of Manufactures, Commerce, Arts, 
and Fashions. Leipsic. The five first 
numbers contain a. variety of subjects, 
analogous to the title page, among which, 
are the following-articles, viz: 
1. Description of avery simple ma- 
chine for raising Water. 
2. A Course of Chemistry for the 
Ladies, by Lampadius; ty 
3. A Description of an Instrument for 
cutting Paper with precision. . 
4, On Platina, and its Employment 
for the purposes of Cookery. 
5. On the manner of Dying Red at” 
Elberfeld.  - : 
6. Account of a new Lock. 
7. On the Commerce of Algiers, by 
Petri. - a 
8. On the Commerce of Odessa, by 
the same. 
9..An Account of the Method of 
manufacturing Vermilion in China, by 
Paysse. ‘ 
10. Experiments on the constituent 
Principles of Potatoes. 
11. The Properties of the Strawberry 
Plant. 
12. Description of the Lempyris dia- 
lica, by M. de Grotthus. Ae} : 
13. A Portable Barometer. ; 
14. On the Chinese Plumbago. “_ 
15. On the Coffee and Syrup oft Red 
Beet. Mic 
16. An Account of 
discovered in Platina. 
17. On Tea. 
418. Method of preparing various — 
Varnishes. | 
19. On the Nanquin Dye, &c. &c. ~ 
“Biographie de Ered. Gedike, &c.” 
The Biographical Works of the late 
Frederick Gedike, extracted from. his 
papers. This contains not only an “ac- 
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