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for November, and it naturally excites 
surprise and indignation, that our army 
in Spain was not in possession of a spe= 
cies of ammunition which ensured de- 
struction to any army, however name- 
rous, which might be opposed to it. We 
have the authority of the first military 
commanders for this opinion. We are 
told, indeed, that General Beresford took 
Buenos Ayres with a single regiment by 
means of it; that Sir David Baird took 
the Cape by the same aid; and that Sir 
Arthur Wellesley found it equally effica- 
cious at Vimiera, where an entire French 
regiment was swept away by it. The 
reason why the army of General Moore 
was not supplied with it at a time when 
it might have decided tlie fate of Europe, 
Femains to be explained: but we fear 
“* there is something rotlen in the state of 
Denmark.” This invention of Lieute- 
nant-Colonel Shrapnell, of the artillery, 
fulals a prophecy cf Frederic the Great, 
that the time would come when batties 
would cease to be decided by the musket 
or bayonet, but would depend in their 
issue solely on the artillery. 
Dr. StancyiFre will commence, on the 
2d of February, a course ot eight Lec- 
tures on Chemistry, its principles and 
applications, at the King’s Arms Room, 
7Change Alley. 
The Rev. Dr. VINcENT is preparing to 
pubiush the Greek text of Arrian’s Iudica 
and the Peripius, with a translation, to 
accompany his comments on those works, 
The History of the Dissenters, by 
Messrs. Bocte and Benner, is in such 
forwardness, that the two first volumes 
may be very soon expected. 
Mr. Wirtram Ricwarps. has issued 
proposals for publishing by subscription, 
a History of Lynn, civil, ecclesiastical, 
commercial, biographical, political, and 
military, from its foundation, about the 
first age of the christian era, to the pre- 
sent time; interspersed with occasional 
remarks on such national occurrences as 
may serve to elucidate the real state of 
the town, and the manners, character, 
and condition, of the inhabitants at dif- 
ferent periods; and prefaced by an ac- 
count of its situation, harbour, rivers, 1n- 
land navigation, the ancient and sa pee 
state of marsh land, Wisbeach, and the 
Fens, and whatever is mgst remark- 
able in other parts of the adjacent 
country. 
Mr. Sournry has in preparation a 
Romance in rhyme, founded on the my- 
thology of the Hindoos, to be intitled, 
Fhe Cusse of Kehama, 
Literary and Philosophical Intelligence. 
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fFeb. 4, 
The Rev. Mr. BELoE is proceeding 
with the fourth and fifth volumes of Anec- 
dotes of Literature and Scarce Books. 
At the end of the fifth will be given a 
ceneral Index to the work. 
A Life of the late Dr. Beppors has 
been undertaken, with the approbation 
of his family and friends, by Dr. Srock,. 
of Bristol. 
The long-expected Reports of the Pre- 
ventive- Medical Institution at Bristol, 
have been left by Dr. Beddoes in some 
degree of forwardness. They will be 
completed and published as soon as pos- 
sible by Mr. Kenic and Dr. Stock. The 
former of these gentlemen has been sur- 
geon to the institution since its com- 
mencement ; and the latter has been con- 
nected with it since March, 1804. 
Messrs. LercuH and SorHexsy will sell 
by auction, during. this winter and suc- 
ceeding soring, . ‘the following libraries 
and collections; of the time of each sale 
due notice will be given. 1. A very rare 
and curious collection of prints and books 
of prints, the property of a gentleman, 
well known asa literary amateur, cou- 
taining some rare portraits, fine specimens 
of ear! y masters, and a iarge collection of 
the works of Hieronymus Wierx, &c. 
2. The large collection of botanical 
prints, drawings, and bouks of drawings, 
the property of the late Earl of Bute; 
comprising many. hundred capital bota- 
nical drawings on paper and vellum; 
likewise all the plates, coloured and 
plain, of the botanical works then ex~- 
tant,forming a completejillustration of the 
Species Plantarum. $8. A select collec- 
tion of books, in Greek, Latin, English, 
Tralian, and Spanish, being a considera- 
ble part of the hbrary of the Rev. Mr. 
Dutens. 4. The library of ee James 
Sims, of Finshury-square. The en- 
tire library of the late Earl Nog Cianri- 
carde. 6. Part of the library of the 
late Lord Penrhyn. 7. The library of 
Sir Wm. Smyth, Bart. containing a very 
fine collection of classics, county histo- 
ries, &c. many on large paper. 8. Dr. 
Kitchener's niusical library, consisting of 
the complete works of the best compo- 
sers; to which is added a small miscella- 
neous selection from his library. 9. The 
library of James Stevens, Esq. of Ca- 
merton, containing a very capital collec- 
tion of boeks on natural history, &c. 
The following is an extract of the report 
of the committee to the court of directors 
of the East India Company, dated 21st 
December, 1808, on the subject of the 
committee’s visit to the college at Hert- 
ford, 
