S74 = Retrofpe of Domeftic Literature. —Political E. conomiy, Efe, 
on any terms, if you engaged to keep him 
tirere, or to fend him to Botany Bay.. Ra- 
ther than take Benaparte back, the French 
would confent to evacuate Holland, Bra- 
bant, and Italy ; aad they would give 
Coriica to the Dey of Algiers. This, Sir, 
is not plaifanterie ; you may believe me, 
#t is a ferious fa&. Should he give the 
command of the expedition to any one of 
his Generals, that would be to reinforce 
his. enemies with his own ftrengrh ; or 
fuppofe, what is not very likcly, that his 
Aid-de-Camp fucceeded, would le Vain- 
gueur del Angleterre ever again reccive a 
parole d’ordre from Bonaparte ?”” 
Arother political volume has recently 
appeared under the title of “* Boxaparte, 
and the French People under his Confulate,” 
which excites much intereft. It is wran{- 
lated from. the German. The work is 
as endeavouring, fy{tematically endeavour- 
ing, todeprefs all the energies of the minds 
to poifon the education of the rifing race, 
and befit them for bearing patiermy a 
yoke of the moft galling and ignominious* 
fervitude. ‘ 
Several pamphlets have appeared rela- 
tive to the fituatton of ovr navy at ‘he pe- 
riod of Lord St..Vincent’s refignation.— 
The more we fee of this controverfy the 
more thoroughly are we convineed that the 
attack by Mr. Pitt upon the late Firlt 
Lord of the Admiralty was unfounded and 
injurious. 
only ere loud and clamorous in their apule 
of the economical reforms introduced by 
that patriotic Nobl<inan, whole peculations 
on the public were detected by his vigi- 
lance. 
The ‘* Curfory Remarks of a near Ob- 
evidently the produ&ion of a man whole ferver,”’ and. the ;** Plain Anfwer” te 
information on the paffing politics of the. 
day is confiderable, whofe observation is 
always on the alert, and whole judgment 
is calm and difcrimmative. The author 
feems to have had much perfonal opportu- 
nity of inveltigating the character of Bo- 
naparte, and his inveftigation has not been 
fruitiefs. He is alike temperate in his 
aoprobation and his cenfure. Numerous 
other writers have lavithed with the fame 
wantof difcrimination the moft fcurrijous 
obloguies or fullome panegyrics, accord- 
mg to their prejudices. Here the reader 
is left to draw his-own conclufions from 
facts which are-exhibited, not indeed alto- 
gether naked and without commentary, 
Dut with fuch an expofition of their natu- 
ral ard neceflary tendency as is piain and 
convincing. Ample and juft credit 1s 
given to Bonaparte for high military ta- 
dents, for well-directed and conftant acti- 
vity in profecuting his fchemes, and for 
the many obligations which France owes 
to his geniusor his policy. On the other 
hand, itis the palpable objeét of this book 
fo exhibit him in his true chara€ter, as a 
de!pot intent on perfona] aggrandifement, 
ready to facrifice every thing to his ambi- 
tion, cruel where cruelty. 1s a favourable 
inftrument, myiterious, cunning, treache- 
rous. The author has endeavoured to - 
fhew, not vy virulent inve&tive, by coarte 
aoule, and flanderous accufations, but by 
a development of plans, an expoltion of 
fa&s, that Bonap:rte is deliverately and 
fyftematically engaged in a fcheme to 
excinzuifh every {park of republicanifm in 
the empire. Ali his fétes, ail his public 
amufements, every thing is now affidu- 
oufly calculated torecal the feelings and ~ 
habits ofthe monarchy. He is reprefeuted 
them, were the meft able produStions on 
the fide of the prefent and late Adminif- 
tration refpectively. Thefe have ‘called 
forth a number of pamphleis, the titles of 
which areto be fonnd inour Montbiy Ca- 
talogue. ig 
The author of a traé& intitled ** Thoughts 
recommendatory af a Coalition between the 
great Parliameniury Leaders,’ &c. writes 
with great elegance and ability ; but it 
may be queftion¢d whether fuch hetero-_ 
geneous Ingredients as the Foxes and the 
Pitts could pofizhly have eoaletced. 
A Nationa! Opferver has addrefled 
fome “* Remarks ta the Country, not io Par- 
ties,’ which arg worthy of perufal. The 
faults of the lace Adminiftration arecaim- 
ly and clearly pointed out. ‘ 
Mr. Boasé has addrefled a ** Letter’” 
to Lord King, jn defence of the conduG of » 
the Directors of the Bank of England and 
Ireland, whom his Lordthip, in his mat 
terly pubsication intitled Thoughts on the 
Refiriéti in of Paymeats in Specie, &c. 
had accufed gf abufe of their privilege. — 
The fubje&t Js of too intricate a nature to 
be entered jupon here.’ This pamphlet, 
although we are far from acceding to its 
dotrines, adits vindication ofthe Bank 
refiriction, is fo ably and perfpicuoufly 
written as to merit a careful, perulal. 
Mr. Macen has infituted an “‘ Inquiry 
into the real Difference between adluai Mo- 
ney, confifiing of Gold and Silver, and Pa- 
per Monty of various Defcriptions.”” 
There is very little hope, we appre- 
hend, that his advice willhe taken of dif 
folving the too intimate couneétion which — 
fubfilts between the Bank and the Exche.- 
quer. res ite 
Mr. WYVILL’s ‘* Confiderations on the 
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