ea4 
Jition) ; the fecond, of numbers (des nom- 
éres); and the third, of fyntax. Thefe 
three parts comprehend the whole art of 
depicting fpeech, and of giving exiftence 
to-our conceptions. Among other terms 
created by the author, is the diftin&ticn 
which he eftablifhes between adjeftives of 
circumftance, and adjectives of qualifica- 
tion (les adjectifs circonfiances, et les 
adjeciifs qualificatifs). The third part, 
which is entirely new, is the refult and 
fumming-up of the whole work. It can 
only be underftood by fuch pupils as have 
mattered the two former, and have been 
properly initiated and grounded in analyfis. 
The two laft chapters are models of this 
analyfis: the firft is taken from the Fune- 
yal Elogium upon Henrietta Maria of 
France, by Boffuet ; and the fecond, from 
the firft Catilinarian Oration of Cicero. 
By applying the analytical method to the 
above two paflages, replete with eloquence, 
and fo interefting in their career or pro- 
grefs, M. De Sacy makes it his bufinefs 
to fhew how far the orator is indebted to 
logic for furnifhing him with thoughts, 
and how far-he is indebted to the art of 
oratory for putting them into ufage and 
practice ; this application of principles 
10 examples, combining ali the refults con- 
tained in the two former parts of this 
work. —‘* Chapters fo new, fo ufeful, 
and inftrutive, are not to be found, (fay 
the French journalifts) either in our belt 
grammars, or in the grammars of cther 
nations.” The fame journalilts add—** It 
may be affirmed, that in a volume of not 
more than 336 p2ges, are contained all the 
elements of a fcience which has been the 
object of the meditations of the greateft 
philofophers, and of the moft enlightened 
grammarians.”” 
The Baron D’AreETin, librarian of the 
Ele&tor of Bavaria, at Munich, has made 
a curious difcovery in the library of that 
city. An ancient Latin manufcript of the 
thirteenth century has furnifhed him with 
a Treatife on the Greek Fire. It not only 
gives the receipt for it, which fcientific 
men fuppofed to be loft, but likewife con- 
tains a procefs for the making of gun- 
powder, conformable to that employed 
at prefent. M. d’Aretin has. pubiifhed 
this Treatife, with an Hiftorical Intro- 
duction, in his Journal. 
The Imperial Academy of Sciences, at 
Peterfburgh, have publifhed the firft part 
of a Technological Journal: one volume, 
comprehending two parts, is to be publifh- 
€d yearly. The object of this work is to 
yaake ‘known, by a ready channel, the 
lateft difcoveries in the arts, and their ules. 
Literary and Philofaphical Intelligence. 
[OS 15 
On the 14th of January, Profeffor Dan- 
ZEL made, at Hamburg, the fecond ex- 
periment of the mechanifm he has invent- 
ed for direCting air-balloons. He is faid 
to have obtained a velocity of twelve feet 
each fecond, in aright line, which is equal 
to three leagues an hour, though he 
brought only half his means into aétion. 
The fame day, he made trial of another 
machine for the fame purpofe, and the re- 
fult was equally favourable. The author 
of the difcovery has publifhed its prin- 
ciples in a pamphlet of fourteen pages, 
entitled, ‘* Bafes of the Mechanifm for 
directing Air-Balloons,”” 
A Society of Engineers, at Madrid, 
with Don SaLvaDOR DE XKiMENES at 
their head, has been commiffioned by the 
State-chancery to prepare plans of the prin- 
cipal towns of Spain, and at the fame time 
to execute a general map of the whole 
kingdom. The fociety have for the geo- 
“metrical and afironomical operations chofen 
two of the members, who have under their 
dire&tion feveral pupils, employed in vi- 
fiting the places themfelves, 
The Academy of Belles-Lettres and An-= 
tiquities of Stockholm has propofed a me- 
dal of the value of 26 ducats, asa prize 
for the beft difcourfe on the following 
fubjeét :—** To compare philofophically 
the tragedy and comedy of the Greeks and 
Romans with thofe of modern nations, 
to explain their refpeCtive advantages, and 
to fhew what improvement may ftill be 
made in the dramatic art. 
The ELEcTor of BapeN has eftablith- 
ed a Literary Cenforthip, confifting of twe 
perfons of the Catholic and two of the 
Reformed Church. The Profefiors of the 
Univerfity of Heidelberg are permitted to 
publifth any works, with their names, 
without being fubject to the Cenforthip. 
The fale of VoLTarRE’s and Rous- 
seau’s Works has been prchibited at 
Vienna. They cannot be procured with- 
out the permiffion of the Cenfor. 
A literary mufeum, under tie title of 
Mufcum Alexandrinum, has been lately 
cpened at St. Peterfburgh. 
Two periodical publications have Jate- 
ly been fupprefied in, what is called, the 
Batavian Republic. 
The Archduke Charles, as minifter 
of war, has given permiffion to PauL 
WEINDL, engraver to the Medical Aca- | 
demy, to take drawings of the anatomical. 
war preparations, in the Mufeum of the 
Military Academy, and to publith them 
in coloured engravings. 
All the circulating libraries at Salzburg 
have been fupprefled, except three public © 
; Ones 
