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the populace, could only accede to, on 
condition that it fhould for fome time be 
kept clofely fecret. It was accordingly 
agreed, that a boy of the age, appearance, 
&c. of the real Dauphin fhould be con- 
veyed to the Temple in a cart of clean 
Jinen, and fubftituted for him, whilft the 
young Prince himfelf was conveyed away, 
like another Falitaff, among the foul 
clothes which the fame cart returned with. 
He then fafely efzaped, and went to the 
head-quarters of the army of La Vendée, 
and, according to his own tale, would 
doubtlefs have been replaced on the throne 
of his anceftors, had not the negotiations 
between the Vendeans and the Republican 
party been abruptly broken off by the 
infamous and acknowledged treachery of 
the latter. The Vendeans were at length 
fubdued ; the haplefs Dauphin now be- 
came a fugitive ; was welcomed at every 
different Court in Europe, England not 
excepted ; but returning to his country in 
the difguile of a female, was fufpected, 
arrefted, &c. &c. The ftory, though 
abounding with lies, which are ealily de- 
tected, fhews cenliderable ingenuity as 
well as impudence in feveral of its parts. 
Kotzebue affures us, that very many per- 
fons in France.are yet perfectly convinced 
that the Dauphinis in exiftence. 
“© The Scenery, Antiquities, and Bio- 
graphy, of South Wales ; from the mate- 
rials collected during two excurfonrs in 
the year 1803. By Benjamin Hearu 
Makin, Efg. M.A. F.R.S. Embel- 
hifhed with views drawn on the {pot oy 
Laporte, and a map of the couniry. 
We have only room to fay of this work, 
that the materials are not only intrinfically 
valuable, burt well arranged. Mr. Mai- 
kin has compofed not only a very enter- 
taining but a very inftruétive volume. 
The flattering reception of Mr. 
Evans’s Tour through North Wales has 
induced him to publifh a volume ot ** Let. 
ters” written during his excurfion in tne 
year #803, and other times, to South 
Wales. 
Mr. Lipscome has alfo publifhed the 
narrative of his ‘* Fourney into South 
Wales.’ It is entitled ro very lide com- 
mendation. 
Mr. Hutron, who, at the age of 78, 
made a journey of fix hundred m-les to vi- 
fit, and actually travelled over the whole 
of the Roman wali which crofics the 
ifland of Britain from the German Ocean 
to the Irifh Sea, has fince made a “ Tour’ 
to Scarborough, the narrative of which 
forms a very entertaining and inftru&tive 
volume. We heartily congratulate this 
Retrofpedt of Domeltic Literature.—Fine Arts. 
cheerful veteran on preferving to fo ad- 
vanced an age the powers of his body and 
mind. May he long ccntinue in the en- 
joyment of both ! 
FINE ARTS. 
“© The Letters of GESNER and his Fa- 
amily.” 
This is an interefting collection of let- 
ters from Solomon Gefner to his fon 
Conrad, who left his. father’s houfe at 
Zurich in order to ttudy painting. Con- 
rad refided a confiderable time at Drefden, 
and afterwards at Rome. The correfpon- 
dence which is now publifhed was that 
which tock place during the yourg 
man’s ftudies at thefe places. It is entire- 
ly on the fubject of painting, and contains 
the judicious and mature advice of a father 
on the fubject of a favourite art, to his 
fon, who has imbibed ail his enthvfiafm, 
and enjoys a large portion of his genius 
and talents. This little work, vaiuable 
as it is for the eriticifm on different ityles 
of painting, muft alfo be read with inte- 
reft and advantage by every one whofe 
feelings are to be excited by a picture of 
domettic happinefs and love. A more in- 
terefting group could never have bcen re- 
prefented on canva{s by the pencil of either 
of the artifts, than their pen has unconfei- 
oufly exhibited in thefe letters. 
“¢ Views in Egypt ;° from the original 
draw ings in the poffcilion of Sir RosERT 
AtnsLig, taken during his embafly to 
Conftantinople, by Luic1 Maver ; en- 
graved by and under the direétion of 
THomMas Mixrtron; with hiftorical ob- 
fervations and incidental iljuftrations of 
the manners and cuitoms of the natives of 
that country. 
“¢ Views in Paleftine ;" from the origi 
nal drawings of Luicr Mayer, &c, 
&c. 
‘“¢ Views in the Ottoman Empire ;’’ 
chicfly in Caramania, a part of Alia Mi. 
nor, hithe:to unexplored ; with fome cu- 
rious {elections from the iflands of Rhodes 
and Cyprus, and the celebrated cities of 
Corinth, Carthage, and Tripoli; by 
Luicr Mayer, &c. &c. 
Thefe three fplesdid volumes contain 
al:ogetner ninety-fix coloured piates: they 
are executed in a fiyle of uncommon beau- 
ty, and will be treafured in the colle€tion 
ot the opulent conno:fieur. . 
“<< Gums [elected from the Antique; with 
Illuftrations.” 
As the originals are confined to the ca-= 
binets of a few, and as a colleGtionof ca- 
pics from them would be attended with 
confiderable expence, we were happy ta 
fee announced a feries of engravings from 
fuck 
