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ef Germasy; tl in the reign of Henry 
FY. 1562, it once more became French 
property, and was guaranteed te France 
by the treaty of ‘Munfler in 1648. Its 
ancient cathedral was orizinally founded 
in the fourth century; but hes often been 
repaired and rebuilt. The remains of its 
ancient fortrefs are few. ‘The prefent fer- 
tifcations, began in the former century, 
were completed in1627. Before the re- 
volution it contained eighteen convents 
and nunnertes, and feven parifh-churches, 
the former of which are entirely fup- 
. prelfed, and the latter reduced -to three ; 
nor is 1t any longeran epifcopal fee.” Mr. 
Forbes’s liberation, on the 13th of June 
1$04, through the interference of Sir Jo- 
feph Banks, will be readily remember<d. 
Re left Verdun, by. way of Normandy 
and Bretagne, for Morlaix; and quitted 
Fiance as icon as poffible. From the out- 
line we have exhibited, our readers may 
eafily ditcover how far the work itfelf may 
be worthy of their notice; we fhall only 
add that it is well written. 
Mr. Burcuer’s ** Excurfion from 
Sidmouth to Cheffer, in the Summer of 
1803,” deferves our approbation; though 
we have not room either for extiaéts or 
abridgment. Itis contained ina feries of 
Jetters to a lady ; and is interfperied with 
biographical anecdotes. 
“< The Traveller's Guide,” with a few 
alterations, might be made an agreeable 
companion for a poft-chaife. In its pre- 
fent form it is too bulky. The Introduc- 
tion fhould be omitted, and the two vo- 
umes divided into three. We fearcely 
know the utility of the plates. 
The firft part of Captain Burwney’s 
*“ Chronological Hiftory,”? pubiifhed in 
x803, brought the Hittory of the Difco- 
verics in the South Sea, down to 1570. 
A tecond volume has juft made its appear- 
ance, and continues them to 1620; and 
a third ts premifed, which will contain 
the fubfequent difccveries to the begin- 
ning of the prefent reign. The work is 
very curious, and as tar as we have hi- 
therto feen, is executed with fidelity. 
The third volume of ** Modern and 
Coatemporary Voyages and Travels’ is 
ecuady ioteretting with thofe which went 
bef re it. Pouqueville’s Travels in Eu- 
ropean Turkey contain, in particular, the 
befi account of tho’ countries which is’ 
to be met with in the work of any modern 
traveller. Ficher’s Traveis in the South 
of France abound i» valuable information, 
and the original Tourney of an Enghith 
Geatieman through Spain exhibits ‘the 
belt account that fas appeared of that 
i 
Retrofpect of Domeftic Diterature.—Fine Arts. 
country. Ina word, this work promifes 
to rank among the moft original and va- 
luable of all our periodical publications. 
“© The Titnerary of Archbifhop Baldwin 
through Wales, A.D. 31188,” tranflated 
by Sir KR. C. Hoare, is a work fo inte- 
refting, particularly to the Welth anti- 
quary, that we intend referving it for fu- 
ture notice. It is accompanied by anno- 
tations, a great number of plates, and a 
Life of Giraldus 5 and does great credit 
both to the tae and judgment of Sir 
Richard. 
Mr. Carr's “ Straager im Ireland” 
has but juft appeared, and we have not 
room inthis Retrofpect to fay more of it. 
than thatit poffefles the fame claims to the 
attention and favour of the public which 
recomm:-nded his ** Tour round the Baltic” 
to fo much envied diftizétien. 
“* Notes on the Weft Indies, written dur- 
ing the Expedition under the Command of 
‘Sir Ralph Abercromby : including Obfer- 
vations on the Ifland of Barbadoes, and 
the Settlements captured by the Britifh 
Troops upon the Coaft of Guiana : likezwife 
Remarks relating to the Creoles and Slaves 
of the Weftern Colonies, and the Indians of 
South America; with occafional Hinis re- 
garding the Seafoning, or yellow Fever of 
hot Climates.’ By GeorGE PINCKARD, 
M.D. of tie Royal College of Phyficis 
ans, Deputy Infpeétor-General of Hof- 
pitals to his Majetty’s forces, and Phyfi- 
can to the Bloomfbury Difpenfaty. In 
3 vols. 8vo. ; 
Theic notes, which, from the title page, 
might feem to indicate only deful:ory and 
running obfervations, enter fuily into a 
great variety of topics equally infiractive 
and agreeable. 
The literary talents of Dr. P. were, we 
believe, firft pretented to the public in 
fome obfervations ref{pecting the ftate of 
politics and the poor of Ireland. They 
appeared in one of the early volumes of 
Mr. Pratt's Gleanings, and were con 
filered as a valuable costribution to the 
{heaves of that excellent writer. 
FINE ARTS. 
‘¢ An Inquiry into the requifite Cultiva- 
tion and prefent State of the Arts of De- 
Sign in England.’ By Paince Hoare. 
In this Inquiry Mr. Hoare has taken a 
view of the general powers and jaft pur- 
pofes of the arts of defign ; he has cont 
fidered their probable influence cn the 
fame and morals of a people; and ex- 
amined in what degree of eftimation they — 
may be expected to rife in England, as 
weil as to what ufts they might and ought 
to be applied by a great, powerful, and 
honourably 
