cks and fortreffes by dogs, like fo many wild beafts. Thefe volumes, as far as they relate the circumftances of this extraordinary war, and the hiftory of this ftill more extraordinary people, are entertaining and fatisfactory, and we doubt not alfo authentic. The latter part, which difcuffes private discontents and local animofities, may be equally interefling to the individuals concerned; but appears to convey no very important information to the public, and will not probably tend to increafe the number of readers. The account of the Chaffeurs, and their wonderful dogs, is well related; and we regret that we have not room to infert an extract defcribing them. There are two maps. to elucidare, and two engravings to ornament, thefe volumes; the first are entitled to commendation, the latter are of no great value.

ART. 45.

The Rambler of Fortune; or Sketches of the early Part of a Military Life. By Captain Thomas McCormick. 12mo. 29. 6d. Hatchard. 1803.

This is a rapid fketch by, we doubt not, a brave and gallant foldier, of what may be expected in the earlier part of a military life. It has every appearance of being authentic; and we tranfcribe the following paffage, as a fpecimen of the entertainment to be expected, and as a confirmation of what we have often heard from officers of expe. rience.

"CHAPTER XVI.

"Popular miftakes have too generally prevailed concerning the true caufe of the fpirit of the French army. But what is the fact? Whenever they expected an attack, or were themfelves going to engage, they always placed their whole reliance on their numbers being commonly ten to one, and on the afitance of a quart of brandy for each to raife that falfe courage, which thould never be compared to the cool determined firmnefs of British troops. Our foldiers do not require any fuch ftimulus, their natural bravery is its own defence; and were it not for the immenfe fuperiority of forces brought again't [with] them, the army of France would always have incurred the fame difgrace as her boafted Invincibles.

"For the ftrict truth and impartiality of these remarks, I appeal not only to my brother officers, but to all our privates who have ferved on the continent.

"Have we ever been engaged in any action with the French, where the prifoners we made were not brought in drunk? Was it not eafy to fee that brandy alone had rendered them impetuous, though the numbers rushing on in rapid fucceffion, might fometimes decide the conteft in their favour? Is fuch frantic impetuofity to be called true courage? As well might wild-fire be compared to a well-appointed train of artillery.

"I must beg leave to state another point that often ftruck me. Are not the French officers frequently obliged, when the fupplies of brandy fail, to advance feveral yards before their men, and at the risk of their own lives thus expofed, to keep conftantly crying out march! march!. It does the officers honor, but what must we think of their tardy followers? I have never met with a British foldier who would not, in

the

the very face of death, stick close to the officer at his head, and ftrive to rival his ardor and intrepidity.

"What then have we to fear from fuch enemies? Should they even effect a landing in this country, let us only remove out of their way, and out of their poffeffion, the cordial fo neceffary to make them act in the field, and I fhall feel no fmall confidence in gaining a fpeedy and decifive victory, even where they to come with their old fuperiority of

ten to one.

"I hope I fhall be pardoned for thefe fallies; but whether I am or not, I could not fupprefs them."

ART. 46. A Non-Military Journal, or Obfervations made in Egypt, by an Officer upon the Staff of the British Army, defcribing the Country, its Inhabitants, their Manners and Cuftoms, with Anecdotes illuf trative of them. In a Series of Letters. Embellished with Engrav ings. Small 4to. l. 1s. Egerton. 1803.

This title-page promifes fomewhat too much, for a tale that is told in about 120 pages. It is, however, told with pleafantry and good humour, and will amufe the paffing hour agreeably enough. When we fay hour, we perhaps are accurate to the greatest degree poffible. Much information can hardly be expected in fo fmall a compa's; but the book is evidently the production of an intelligent mind, and communicated without doubt, in the original form of Letters, very great gratification to the individual to whom it was immediately addreffed. We pretume the fatisfaction was mutual; for the correspondents, it fcems, have agreed to take each other, as the purchaser must do thẻ book, for better for worse.

ART. 47. A Review of the Anti-Jacobin, Critical, and Monthly Reviews; with fame preliminary Remarks on the Origin, Advantages, Difadvantages, and Importance of Literary Journals; extracted from the Chriftian Oberver, with a few Additions and Alterations. 8vo. .39 FP.. 1S. Hatchard. 1803.

The preliminary Remarks here mentioned are fenfible and well written. They contain a sketch of the hiftory of literary journals; and fome very found remarks on the general advantages and difadvantages of Reviews, in their prefent ftate of circulation. Their adaptation to the circumstances of modern fociety is well expreffed.

Compared with our ancestors, we are a new race. Learning is no longer confined within the retreats of academies, but is diffufed among all ranks and claffes of men. All can read; all, therefore, are prepared to talk. All affect to think and judge for themselves on every fubject of importance; all, therefore, defire a certain degree of information on fuch fubjects. But the bulk of readers, whether of the higher or lower orders in fociety, are debarred, by their business, their pleasures, or their indolence, from the perufal of large and abftrufe difquifitions. A Newspaper, a Magazine, or Review, is therefore exactly the publication fuited to their cafe.

"There are, too, in the nature of Reviews, many things adapted to render them popular. They charm by their variety, their brevity,

and

and their aptitude to furnish matter for general converfation. They create, by their regular and periodical returns, an appetite for their pe rufal. They are refpected by authors from motives of felfishness. They impofe by their high pretention and authoritative decifions. They imprefs by reiteration; the tale told every day is at length credited. Perfons, therefore, who read little elfe on the fubjects in queftion, naturally imbibe whatever principles are propagated in these Reviews." P. 5.

With refpect to the fentiments delivered on three English Reviews out of four, we shall fay nothing, except that, in his account of the two latter, the writer feems to have stated fome of the specific proofs of what we generally afferted in our original profpectus.

ART. 48. Gradus ad Cantabrigiam; or a Dictionary of Terms, academical and colloquial, or cant, which are used in the University of Cambridge; with a Variety of curious and entertaining Illustrations. 12mo. 139 pp. 35. Richardfon. 1803.

They who are not acquainted with the whimsical practice of Oxford and Cambridge, with refpect to the fabrication of cant terms, will be furprised, as well as amufed, by this humorous recapitulation of thofe in ufe at Cambridge. How far the gentlemen of that Univerfity will feel themfelves obliged to the author, for thus giving publicity to their colloquial merriment among themfelves, is a doubtful queftion. The book, however, will be found amufing, and is enlivened by fome humorous effufions of academic poetry.

ART. 49. The Detector of Quackery; or Analyfis of medical, philafa phical, political, dramatic, and literary Impofture. By John Corry, Author of a Satirical View of London at the Commencement of the nineteenth Century. 12mo. 147 pp. 4s. Hurit, &c. 1802.

Though Mr. C. enumerates book-making among the fpecies of quackery, we cannot think that he seems very averse to the practice of it. His View of London, mentioned in the title-page, had in it a good deal of that character; and the prefent publication, though it contains fome curious particulars refpecting medical quacks, cannot well be affigned to a better clafs. It is altogether a flight and fuperficial performance; and the author feems alfo defirous occafionally to infinuate political notions of no beneficial teftimony: and he celebrates, in p. 123, with high encomium, the moft remarkable political quack that modern times have produced. The publication bears, in general, the marks of great hafte; nor are any of the topics of it handled with any degree of care, except the first.

PATRIOTIC

PATRIOTIC PAPERS.

As the Pofting-Bills, and other cheap Papers, difperfed in the prefent Crifs have affiled very powerfully in exciting the Patriotic Spirit of Britons, we have collected as many of them as ave could, of which we here give a Lift; both with a defire to promote their further Circulation, and to preferve the Memory of thefe laudable and uf ful Efforts.We place them under the Head of the Bookfeller or Printer's Name, by whom they are chiefly fold. The most ujual Price is a Halfpenny Penny.

T. ASPERNE, Succeffor to Mr. Sewell, Cornbill.

Broad Sheets.

or a

1. "Theatre-Royal, England," Advertisement of a Farce, in one Aa, called the Invasion of England.

2. "The tender Mercies of Bonapare in Egypt," extracted from Sir Robert Willon's Hiftory. See No. 10.

3. "The Declaration of the Merchants, Bankers, &c. of London," printed large.

4.

66

Shakespeare's Ghoft." A cento of patriotic paffages, felected from our great dramatic poet.

5. Bonaparte's Confeflion of the Maffacre at Jaffa.

Small Sheets.

6. Who is Bonaparte?" A brief history of him.

7.

"Sheridan's Addreis to the People," taken from Pizarro.

8. "Addrefs to the People of England, by W. J. Denifon, Efq.". Petical.

9. Bob Roufem's Epifle to Bonypart.

10. Axather Confirmation of the tender Mercies of Bonaparte." Extracted from Wittman's Travels. See No. z. 11. Proclamation of Britannia to every Man in this United Kingdom. 12. The Duke of Shoreditch, or Barlow's Ghoft." N. B. Barlow was a patriotic fhop-keeper in the reign of Henry VIII. 33. "Subftance of Mr. Bolanquet's Speech," printed large.

14.

Friends, Britons, Countrymen." Signed CARACTACUS. 15. Edward English's Addrefs to Victorious Englishmen.

16. Bishop of Llandaffs Thoughts on Invasion.

17. Britons never will be Slaves! A Poetical Addrefs. By W.T. Fitzgerald, Efq.

18. The Genius of Britain. A Song.

19. The French in a Fog. A Song.

20. Valerius's Addrefs to the People of England.

21. Refolutions of the Parish of St. Mary, Lambeth, July 26,803.

22. An Addrefs to thofe Brave, Gallant, and Loyal Heroes, the Commanders, Officers, Seamen, and Marines of the British Navy.

23. Two Songs; Tune, Hearts of Oak: viz. The Voice of the British ifles, and the True Briton.

24. Song to the Tune of Mother Cafey.

25.

Britons

25.

Britons to Arms! Lines written by W. T. Fitzgerald, Efq. and recited by him at the Meeting of the Literary Fund, July 14, 1803.

Small Tra&.

26." Important Confiderations for the People of this Kingdom," Printed alfo on a Broad Sheet, and fold alfo by Downes, Spragg, Hatchard, &c. From this we gave an extract laft month. "Addrefs to the People of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland." Printed alfo on a Broad Sheet, and fold by the fame bookfellers.

27.

GINGER, 169, Piccadilly.

Small Sheets.

28. Subftance of the Corfican Bonaparte's Hand-bills.

29.

30.

"To the Infamous Wretch," &c. Cruelties of Bonaparte, extracted from his own hiftorian, Denon.

"Fellow Citizens!" &c. An Addrefs, figned A SHOPKEEPER. 31. John Bull turned into a Galley Slave.

32." A Peep into Hanover!" An account of fome enormities of the French committed there.

33. "Britons the Period is now arrived, when it is to be difcovered whether you are to be Freemen or Slaves!" Signed TAURUS. Small Tracts.

34. "An Address to the Mechanics, Artificers, Manufacturers, and Labourers of England, on the Subject of the threatened Inva fion." Signed AN ENGLISHMAN.

35. "PUBLICOLA's Addreffes to the People of England, to the Soldiers, and to the Sailors. To which is added, his Poftfcript to the People of England." N. B. These were printed also on Broad Sheets; and were, we believe, the first papers of the kind that appeared.

36. An Englith Taylor equal to Two French Grenadiers; or, Eternal Shame and Infamy on the daftardly Coward who would not shed the last Drop of his Blood in Defence of his King and Country.

37. A Volunteer's Addrefs to the People of the British Isles. 38. Horrors upon Horrors. A true Narrative of the Sufferings of a Hanoverian Blacksmith, who died raving mad, in Confequence of the dreadful Scenes of Barbarity, of which he had been late an Eye-witness, in his own Country.

39. Account of Bonaparte's Preparation for Invafion.

40. Parody, by an Honeft Englishman; a Poetical Address.

41 John Bull turned into a Galley Slave; or, the Corfican Bonaparte (the Grand Subjugator's) New Plan for raifing an Army of British Volunteers: by which he means first to give Liberty to Poland, and then conquer Pruffia, Auftria, and Ruffia.

42. The Eve of Invafion. A Song.

43. The Minor's Soliloquy, in Verfe.

44. Song for all True Britons.

45. English Maftiffs. A Patriotic Refolution.

46. The Briton's Prayer. An Addrefs to the Volunteers.

J. STOCKDALE,