Retrofped? of Domeftic Literature —Mailitary, Sc. 
with © An Inquiry into the State of the 
Nation at the commencement of the prefent 
Adminifiration: and we hatften to lay a 
general view of its contents before our 
readers. It details the hiftory of the late 
continental league witn energy, and ex- 
hibits in dircng language the capital errors 
committed by the allies. The fketch of 
the relative fituatien of France and Auftria 
at the breaking out of the war, isa fi- 
nifhed picture. The effects produced on 
the {tate of Europe by the laft campaign 
sre next confidered, as well as the actual 
changes of domi-ion operated by the peace 
of Prefourg, followed by a view of our 
peculiar interefts, as affected by the iffue 
of the conteft. A rapid fkeich is next 
taken of the aétual condition, not only of 
what are now called the foederal, but the 
independent ftares of Europe; finifhing 
with a frightful picture of the military em- 
pire of France, and a delineation of the 
{yltem which ought to be purfucd by this 
country both abroad and at home. 
The very title of the laft pamphlet al- 
moft precludes our mentioning ‘* The im- 
portant Declarations of Auffria and Ruffia. 
The change upon the continent has been 
at once fo rapid and fo melancholy, that 
all {peculations on the iffue of this contett 
are ended. 
An ‘ Effay on the Impolicy of a Bounty 
on the Exportation of Grain,” evinces 
the acquaintance of the writer with the 
foundeft principles of political economy. 
We recommend it ftrongly to peruial. 
The facts and documents which are in- 
troduced into Mr. BRown’s pamphlet on 
“* The Myjteries of Neutralization,” form 
a valuable fupplement to ** War in Di/- 
gue.” The arguments it adduces, and 
the redrefs it fceks, are fimilar. They 
both {cem tu_evince that the exifting re- 
gulations of our admiralty courts are in- 
competent to meet the arts and contriv- 
ances of neutrals. 
Mr. Cuarke's * Letter to Mr. Cob- 
dett’* on the flave-trade, is humane and 
temperate, and warmly advocates the caule 
of the Africans. - 
There is one pamphlet, however, which 
muft not be paffed by, as its contents are 
palpably holtile to the interefts of Great 
Brivain, [tis enticled ** The true Origin 
of the prefent War betaween France and ~ 
Enzland ;” pretends to have been printed 
at Leiphc, and is both in {pirit and ten- 
dency moit truly Gallican. 
Not iminediately political, perhaps, but 
intimately connetied wich civil economy, 
is Mr.Notan’s ‘* Treatife of the Laws 
Jor the Relief avd Setilement of the Poor;’” 
595 
a work which needs but little commenda- 
tion on our part, fince it has been fo uni- » 
verfally received and approved of by thofe 
who are in the profellion of the law. 
Juttices of the peace, and ail who are 
concerned in the management of the poor, 
or the adminiftration of the laws refpect- 
ing them, will find it a very ufeful pub- 
lication. | 
MILITARY. 
On military affairs, the principal works 
which have been lately written, have had 
fome reference or other to the propofed 
change in the fyltem of our national de- 
fence. General SrewarT has fhewn a 
ftriking accordance in his opinions and 
propolitions, with thofe which were flated 
in the Houfe of Commons by a right. ho- 
nourable fecretary : and, though others 
have diflented from them, we find the ge. 
nerality agree with Mr. Windham in his 
fundamental principles. 
Major Daxpiac’s ** Military Cate- 
chifm” has been publifhed, with the ap- 
piobation of the commander in chief. 
Mr. Le Mesurier’s ‘6 Two Letters 
on the Commiffariat,’’ relate to certain re- 
forms in the commiffariat department, 
which had been pointed out by his expe- 
rience. Death has fince removed him 
from the fervice of the public. 
Mr. WaLKER’s ‘* Elucidations of the 
Formations and Mancuvres of a Batal.- 
lion of Infantry,’ on feparate cards, are 
probably defigned for fuch commanding 
officers as have not the molt retentive me- 
mories. 
‘* Twenty-three Years Pradtice and Ob- 
fervations with Rifle-Gunas,’ by Mr. 
Baker, will be found a ufeful book, while 
fuch fhooting is allowable. 
THEOLOGY, MORAL, AND ECCLESI- 
ASTICAL AFFAIRS. 
‘© Memoir of the expediency of an Eccle- 
fiaftical Eftablifhment for Britifo india; 
both as the Means of perpetuating the 
Chrifiian Religion among our own Coun- 
trymen, and as a Foundation for the ulti- 
mate Civilization of the Natives. By the 
Reverend CLauvius Bucwanan.” 
From this curious. work, which is one 
of the moft important in its nature we have 
ever had occafion to record, much valuable 
intelligence may be.obtained. The pre- 
fent fate of the Englifh church in India 
feems deplorable. A fyitem, we are told, 
exilts not only of extreme irregularity in 
the difcipline of our church, but of pofi- 
tive offence again Chriftian inftirution. 
Marriages, burials, and fom-times bap- 
tifms, by the c.vil magutvate or by a mi- 
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