702. 
count of several celebrated men, but also 
a variety-of literary estracts, all of which 
are edited by Fr. Horn. 
“ Historische Gemelde, &c.”  Histo- 
rical Portraits, or Characteristic Traits 
and Events, extracted from the Lives of 
several celebrated Persons. 
There are already no fewer than 
eighteen volumes of this work, all of 
which have been published at -Leipsic. 
The following heads.of the last volume, 
which is just published, will convey 
Some idea, if net of the manner in which 
they are treated, at least of the subjects 
selected by the author. First, we have 
un account of Aloys Reding, or the situa- 
tion. of Lubeck in November 1806; 
next, a hterary portrait of Marshal Ber- 
nadotte.;. and then the miscarriage of an 
attack on Ostend, or Spintelet and Ma- 
garin, Aiter these follows a description 
ot Antoinette, Bourignon; an account 
of the famous Patkul, and of Lawrence 
and Julia de Medici; next we have 
haw Ayez, grand tweasurer of the. In- 
dies, &c. &c. 
“ Monailiche Correspondenz.” _Geo- 
graphical! and Astronomical Corres- 
pondence, published by M.de Zach. 
igo08. Gotha. M. Zach, the celebrated 
astronomer ot Gotha, is too weil known 
throughout Europe, to require any fur- 
ther illustration, after having so long 
and so successfully superintended the 
famous observatory erected in that city. 
‘The follawing is a list of the. subjects 
treated of in the little volume now be- 
tore-us: . 
1. Cbservations on the “Route of the 
Caravans from Damascus to’ Bagdad. 
2. An Essay to determine tae hori- 
zontal Refraction at the Island of St. 
Helena, according to the Observations 
made by Maskelyne in 1761. 
8. An easy Method of calculating the 
Occultations of the Stars by_means of 
-the Neen; by Fr. Carlini.” 
4. The Geographical Longitude of the 
Terra Santa, at Jerusalem, calculated 
from Observations made on the Spot, 
‘by Seetzen. Pyne: . 
5. Arithmetical Exposition of the 
Elements of the newly discovered Pla- 
nets, by Doctor Schubert. nik 
6. A Memoir, containing an Histo- 
exicah Aceount of the frst Kalendars, ac- 
companied with a remarkable Kalendar, 
published towards the middle of the 
fitteenth century. - nas 
7. An Extract of a Letter from M. 
Delambre., 
“ Spaziersang wech Syrgcus, Fc.” A 
Retrospect of French Literature—Miscellaneous. 
Walk to Syracuse in 1802; by J.G. 
Seume. 1 vol. 8vo. 2d edit. Bruns- 
wick, 1807. i 
‘M. Seume, the author of this work, 
actually walked on foot from Dresden, 
by Prague, Vienna, Graez, Trieste, Ve- 
nice, Bologna, and Ancena, to Rome, 
whence he set out for Naples and Paler- 
mo. This last city, and several other 
places in Sicily, have furnished him with 
subjects for a variety of useful reflec- 
tions. At Palermo he found the library 
still in good order and condition, under 
the inspection of Father Sterzinger. It 
1s more rich in classic authors than that 
of St. Mark at Venice, and among other 
rare productions, isa Chinese Confu- 
cius, with a Latin translation imterlined, 
by the missionaries, On his arrival at 
Syracuse, the author visited the anti- 
quities of that place, under the inspec- 
tion of the celebrated Chevalier Lando- 
lina. The modern city falls far short of 
the splendour of the ancient one. Its 
port, too, one of the finest in Europe, is 
almost abandoned, so that the cruizers 
belonging to the Barbary. powers ap- 
proach within a cannon shot. 
At Catania the author visited the 
university, and fine church of the Bene- 
dictines, the latter of which enjoys an 
anuual revenue of 80,000 scudi. The 
library and museum are of considerable 
extent, and the latter possesses several 
fine pictures of Guido, Reni, and Ra- 
phael. ‘The coilege of Jesuits has been 
converted into a manufactory! 
From Catania, M.Seume undertook 
a journey to Mount Etna, accompanied 
by five English officers. On his retura 
from Sicily, he remained some time at 
Naples, whence he set out on an excur- 
sion to visit Mount Vesuvius. After 
viewing its. wonders, he repaired through 
Rome, Florence, Bologna, &c. to Mi- 
lan, and then crossing the St. Gothard, 
reached his own home, first traversing” 
Switzerland and Suabia, which conclud- 
ed his journey ix Saxony. ; 
“ Der Sammlcr’ sur Geschicte und 
Stalisk von Tirol.” The Conservator; 
or Memuirs for the History of the Ty- 
-rol. 3 vols. 8yo. plates. Inspruck, 1809. 
The Tyrol, both during, and subse- 
quently to the late contest between 
Austria and France, has been unhappily 
_the scene of many bloody engagements, 
Its history therefore becomes an object 
of curiosity, more especially to those 
who have conceived a high opinion ot 
the natives, in consequence of their re- 
cent exploits, 
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