666 Retrospect of French, &c. Likker obiene tis Addie 
firmation of the generalstatisticalaccount 
ofthe Austrian monarchy, comprehended. 
in four volumes; and such changes have 
since taken place, that this’ work may be 
-alreedy. considered in some measure obso- 
lete. The military frontier commences, 
orrather did lately commence, at the Adri- 
atic “sea, and extended along the boun- 
dary of Croatia, Sclavonia, the Bannat, 
and Transylvania, to the county of Ma- 
ramorosch, in Hungary. This line of 230 
miles was defended by a cordon of 4380 
men, formed out of the inhabitants of the - 
country, who are at once soldiers and 
cultivators. 
“ Pantheon der Russischen Literatur, &c. 
Pantheon of Russian Literature, by Jean 
de la Croix, 1 vol. 8vo. Riga, 1806— 
1809. This is the first volume of a work 
in which the author undertakes to refute 
the opinion commonly spread abroad, 
that Russia is entirely destitute of litera- 
ture. To controvert this, he has col- 
lected and inserted a variety of memoirs 
that have appeared in the various public 
journals of that immense empire. 
The first of these is entitled, “ Obser- 
vations on the Sciences, the Arts) and the 
Paes of Knowledge, originally in- 
serted in the Journal of the Ag! aid, 
published: by Karamsin. 
2. Letters extracted from Ismailofi’s 
‘aay through Southern Russia. 
. The Sierra Morena, a novel, ex- 
fai tec from the Aglaia. | 
4. The Chimney, a tale, written by a 
Russian lady. 
5. The Isle of Bornholm, a story, by 
Karamsin. 
6. Observations on Solitude, by the 
sane. 
. The Mode of living at Athens, by 
the same. 
8. My Confession, by the same. 
“ Von Herders Semtliche Worke Zur 
Philosophie, &c.” Thecomplete Works 
of the late M. Herder, philosophical and 
historical, 8 vols. large 8vo. Tubingen, 
1808. This editor has been at great 
pains to complete the collection of M: 
de Herder’s works. 
Vol. 1, The Ancient World, with 5 
lates, and 3 vignettes. 
Vol. 2, A Preface to the Philosophy 
of History, so far, as it respects the hu- 
man race. 
Vols. 3, 4, 5, and 6, contain i re- 
lating to the history of mankind. 
Vol. 8, of God and the Soul. The first 
portion of this last volume is devoted to 
the consideration of what is termed the 
perception, and the sentiment, of the. 
mind ; the second, entitled “ God,” con- 
tains dissertations relates to the system 
of Spinoza, with a hymn to Nature ; the. | 
third is occupied with reflectionson love 
and egotism; and there is also, a supple- 
ment to the letter of Hemsterhuis on. 
Desire; the fourth>is entitled “The 
Voice of Prometheus chained to Mount 
Caucasus. To complete this, which is 
the best edition, M. de Muller intends 
to add several more volumes. | 
< Dresden’s Verstorbene und Lebende, 
&c. ” Notices relative to the Authors and 
Artists of Dresden, both dead and liv- 
ing, classed methodically,. with a triple - 
table of contents, 8vo. Dresden, 1808. 
The authors here mentioned are classed. 
in the following order : 
Theologians. 
. Pedagogues. 
. Philosophers. - 
. Juris-consults. , 
.. Physicians. 
. Naturalists. 
. Econemists. 
. Financiers. 
Historians. 
10. Geographers. 
11. Men of Letters. 
. Mathematicians, 
. Tacticians. 
. Philologists. 
15. These attached to ,the 
Lettres. . 
16. Grammarians. 
. Translators. 
18. Journalists. 
19. Composers.. 
20. Artists. . ‘ 
_ The last of these classes is subdivided 
into painters, engravers, sculptors, ar- 
chitects, mechanicians, and makers ot 
instruments. The three tables contain 
the names of the authors of all these — 
classes; those of the living authors, with 
phe See 
Belles 
the. epochs of.their birth, as well as those 
of the artists. 
“ Mes Ecarts, &c.” My Wanderings, 
or the Fool who sells Wisdom, a manu- 
script. published by M. Coffin-Rony, 
formerly an Advocate of the Po 
of Paris, &c. 3 vols. 12mo. 
Dormenil, who _is the chief petadieae 
in this romance, is the- son of a re-" 
spectable magistrate. . His mother dies 
in consequence of his. birth, .and his © 
father determines never to marry again, 
in order that he might consecrate 
all his affections, and dedicate all his 
time, to rear and educate his only son. 
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