this information has, indeed, been difputed; and we can further inform the reader, that the learned Profeffor Buttner of Gottingen, who has been fome years employed in forming comparifons between all the known languages, both antient and modern, declares against the fuppofed affinity, affirming there are hardly any two languages that differ more, either in orthography-or idiom, than thofe of the Bifcainers and the Irifh.

Ufus Opii falubris & noxius in morborum medelâ, folidis et certis principiis fuperftructus, a D.Balthafare Ludovico Tralles, M.D. & Acad. Caf. Nat. Cur. Socio. Sectio prima. That is, The Ufe of Opium in the cure of Difeafes, established on experimental principles, by Mr. Tralles. 4to. at Breflau, for Meyer.

This volume contains only the firft part of Mr. Tralles's ingenious work; of which we intend hereafter to give our Readers a more particular account.

That is,

Mifcellanea Edita, a Johanne Martino Sommer. Mifcellanies, publifhed by Mr. Sommer. 8vo. at Copenhagen and Leipzig, for Petit. 1758.

Mr. Sommer is already known as an author, by his treatife on the general contempt for true and folid erudition; a work that has been well received by the learned. There is little, however, in thefe mifcellanies, to intereft the public in their favour.

Raccolta di Trattati di diverfi autori concernenti alla religione naturali, e alla Morale filofofia de Chriftiani, e degli Stoici. That is,

A Collection of Differtations, compofed by feveral authors, on natural religion, and the moral philofophy of Christians and Stoics. 2 volumes 4to. at Venice, for Valvacente. 1757. The difquifitions here collected, are, for the moft part, well wrote; their respective subjects are judicioufly treated; and, though the argumentation is not always convincing, they afford a very confiderable fund of fpeculative entertainment.

Queflions fur la Tolerance, ou l'on examine fi les maximes de la perfécution ne font pas contraires au droit des gens, à la religion, à la morale, à l'interêt des fouverains et du clergé. That is, An Enquiry concerning Toleration, wherein is examined, whether perfecution is not contrary to the law of nations, to the

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cause of religion and morality, to the true intereft of Princes, and to that of the clergy. 8vo. at Geneva, for Goffe. 1758.

However unneceffary a difquifition of this kind may appear to a protestant people, who look upon toleration as their birthright, it may perhaps have its ufe in a nation where fubjects are born flaves, and are accuftomed to think only as they are directed; for we conceive this work, though printed at Geneva, is intended to be difperfed in France; where has lately appeared, though from what quarter is uncertain, an apology for, and juftification of, Louis XIV. as to his revocation of the edict of Nantes. How loft to a fenfe of the common privileges of mankind, and unworthy to breathe in a land of liberty, must be the wretch who could publifh an apology of this nature!-No more need be faid of the work before us, than that its author appears, throughout the whole, to be a man of candour, moderation, and charity, and to have the interefts of religion and humanity nearly at heart.

Hiftoire de Dannemarc. Tom. I. Contenant ce qui s'ft paffé depuis l'etabliffement de la monarchie jufqu'à l'avènement de la maifon d'Oldenbourg au Trône. Par Mr. Mallet, Profeffeur Royal de Belles Lettres Francoifes, & Membre des Academies de Lyon et d'Upfal. That is,

The History of Denmark, &c. by Mr. Mallet. 4to. at Copenhagen, for Philibert. 1758.

The specimen Mr. Mallet gave the public of his abilities for this work, in an excellent introduction publifhed fome time ago, having excited a general curiosity to fee the execution of his plan, we take the earlieft opportunity to mention its publication, though the volume not being as yet come to hand, we cannot determine how far it merits the advantageous character we have received of it.

MONTHLY CATALOGUE, For MARCH, 1759.

POLITICAL.

Art. 1. Obfervations on the Landing of Forces, defigned for Invafion of a Country. With arguments on the fafest and most expeditious courfes to be taken on that occafion. By Sir Clement Edmonds, Knt. Whereupon are added, fome animadverfions,

with feveral examples and arguments, to manifeft the great advantages of a good fleet in war, between nations divided by fea; and prove, that an army may be landed in an enemy's country, unless they have a naval power to oppofe it. By Sir Walter Raleigh, Knt. 8vo. 1 s. Pridden.

Tleges in his Introduction, is reprinted from Edmond's Obfer

HE first of thefe difcourfes, as the prefent Editor acknow

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vations on Cæfar's Commentaries.. The fecond is taken from Raleigh's Digreffion of Hiftorical Examples, and arguments occafioned by the fame, at the beginning of the fifth book of his Hiftory of the World. Wherein,' fays the Editor, his allufions to, and animadverfions upon the faid arguments of St. Clement, in thofe Obfervations, render this connection more neceffary, as it was never made before in print, for the readier and more commodious confultation of both, or either of them.'

Art. 2. Confiderations on the Bill for obliging all Parishes in this kingdom, to keep proper Registers of Births, Deaths, and Marriages and for raising therefrom a fund towards the fupport of the Hofpital for the maintenance and education of exposed and deferted young Children. In a Letter to a Member of Parliament. 8vo. 6d. Cooper.

Against the Bill.

Art. 3. A plain Difquifition on the indifpenfible Neceffity of fortifying and improving Milford-Haven. Containing likewife an attempt to demonftrate the advantages that will arife from it to this nation. To which is annexed, an exact Map of the Harbour. Addreed to a Member of Parliament. 8vo. Is. Davy and Law.

Relates to an affair of very great confequence to the nation; and therefore highly worthy of the public attention.

Art. 4. The Honeft Grief of a Tory, expressed in a genuine letter to the Monitor. 8vo. Is. Angel.

The Writer of this Letter, who pretends to be a burgess of in Wiltshire, refents the Monitor's praises of Mr. Pitt, occafioned by the famous Simile: fee Monitor, Feb. 17, 1759. This Letter-writer feems very angry that the Minifter fhould run away with the honour of all the great things done by a Keppel, a Bofcawen, an Amherst, and a Wolf; and thinks, that we have unhappily fallen into a dangerous ftate of implicit confidence in a man, who may yet fail of anfwering all our juft expectations. The Monitor has given a smart reply to this pamphlet, in which he roafts his antagonist for affuming the name of Tory.

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Art. 5. Calculations and Obfervations relating to an additional Duty of 12s. on every 112 lb. of brown or Mufcovado Sugar, and proportionable higher duties on Sugar refined before imported. By Mr. Maffic. 4to. 1 s. Henderson, &c.

Having already brought our Readers acquainted with Mr. Maffie's talents as a political Writer, and this being a fubject of little curiofity to literary people, we fhall fay no more of the present tract; which, however, feems to contain fome obfervations worthy the atention of the commercial part of the public.

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See particularly a large article relating to one of this gentleman's produc tions, in our Review for December laft, p. 597.

Art. 6. The Herald; or, Patriot Proclaimer. Being a collection of periodical effays on government, commerce, public credit, public debts, public virtue, public honour, on our national difpofition and dangers, on theatrical management, and other interesting fubjects. By Stentor Tell-truth, Efq; 12mo. 2 vols. 6 s. Wilkie.

These papers were fet on foot in Sept. 1757, and difcontinued in April 1758. Many of those on public credit, and on commerce, are judicious, animated, and not ill written; thofe on theatrical fubjects confift chiefly of violent declamation against the British Rofcius, and probably fprung from fome theatrical difappointment. An Author, whofe play has been refufed by a manager, very feldom forgives him: for he does not conceive the fault to lie in his performance, but in the want of difcernment, or fome worfe defect, in the faid Manager.

Art. 7. Obfervations from the Law of Nature and Nations, and the Civil Law; fhewing, that the British nation have an undoubted right, during the prefent War, to feize on all French property in neutral bottoms, and particularly every thing brought from the French fettlements in America, or carried to them; as likewife to feize all fuch goods carrying to France, that might enable them to carry on the war against Great Britain, or to refufe or delay doing justice to the British nation. And fhewing, that the treaty made between England and Holland in 1674, does not entitle the Dutch to any right to trade to the French jettlements in America.

Dedicated to thofe Minifters, who have protected and enlarged the commerce of Great Britain, who have made its fleets masters of the fea, and deftroyed the naval power of France; who have fecured to Great Britain the poffeffion of North America, on which its very being, as a maritime power, depends. 4to, 6d. Dodley.

From the exuberance of zeal which appears in the above dedication, the Reader, perhaps, will not entertain the molt favourable opinion

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of the Writer's judgment. That our minifters have fuccefsfully exerted their abilities for the honour and intereft of their King and Country, every impartial eye can perceive, and every grateful mind will acknowlege. Nevertheless our Dedicator is extravagant in his panegyric, and fomewhat premature, when he compliments them on having fecured to Great Britain the poffeffion of North America. This is to boaft of conqueft by anticipation. We may hope that they will fecure to us this valuable acquifition: but that they have, the Gazette has not hitherto informed us: and were we to ask the Writer to what minifters he addreffes himself, we apprehend he would be at a loss to, point out the perfons who answer his defcription.

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In the outfet of his treatise, he tells us, that his obfervations only a sketch of what may be faid to justify the captures made by British hips of war.' But as it does not appear that he was under any neceffity of publishing imperfect obfervations, we think it would have been paying proper refpect both to the Public and his fubject, to have deferred the publication, till he made his work as compleat as his capacity could form it; for difputes of this important nature, are not to be debated in sketches. The Writer's confeffion, however, is extreamly juft and ingenuous. He has, indeed, only drawn the outlines of his fubject, and they are too irregular and imperfect to ferve for the foundation of a finished piece. He undertakes to prove these three points.

ift. That by the law of nature and nations, Great Britain is entitled to feize on all French property, found on board neutral ships.

zdly. That Great Britain is entitled to feize fuch goods carrying in reutral bottoms to France, or to or from French fettlements, which might enable them to carry on the war against Great Britain.' This fecond propofition, we apprehend, is included in the first.

3dly. That the treaty between England and Holland, in 1674, does not entitle the Dutch to plead any exemption from what is eftablished by the faid principles of the law of nature and nations, and particularly that they are not entitled by the faid treaty, to carry any thing for the fupport of the French fettlements in America, or to bring home to Europe the produce of thefe colonies for the benefit of France.'

In fupport of these propofitions, he lays down fome principles of law, acknowleged, as he fays, by all Writers on the law of nature and nations, and the civil law; and then cites fome pofitions contained in Monf. Vattel's treatise, called Le Droit des Gens, ou Principes de la Lay naturelle appliqués, a la Conduite des Nations, & des Souveraigns: which book the Dutch themfelves, he tells us, acknowlege to be of authority.

He then confiders the prefent fituation of Great Britain with regard to neutral powers; particularly with respect to Holland: and in the next place proceeds to fhew, that Great Britain was forced into this war by France.

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