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1787. 17 THE ADVENTURES of Jonathan Corncob, Loyal American Refugee. Written by himself.

12mo.

Robinsons,

The prototype of the Halls and the Trollopes, who, as the Monthly Reviewer "thought that his ridicule of the Jonathans would render his work the more acceptable in England."

says,

18 THE COLUMBIAN MAGAZINE, or Monthly Miscellany; containing a view of the history, literature, manners and characters of the year 1787. "Emollit mores." Philadelphia.

8vo.

The publication of this monthly periodical commenced in September, 1786, and was continued to the year 1792, forming altogether twelve volumes. It is ornamented with numerous portraits and other engravings, principally by Trenchard, who was one of the proprietors of the work. The others were, T. Seddon, Charles Cist, C. Talbot, W. Spotswood, and Mathew Carey. The latter, however, from "the discomfort arising from the discordant views of the different partners, the utter improbability of such a work producing any profit worth the attention of five persons, and other considerations," was induced to withdraw from the concern, and in January, 1787, commenced on his own account the following work: 19 THE AMERICAN MUSEUM, or repository of ancient and modern fugitive pieces, &c. prose and poetical. Philadelphia.

8vo.

This work was printed and edited by Mathew Carey. It was continued to
the year 1792, the collection forming twelve volumes. "I was much
attached to this work, and had great reluctance to abandon it, unproductive
and vexatious as was the management of it; but at length I sang its
requiem, at the close of the year 1792. That it had considerable merit
is universally acknowledged ;—and there is no vanity in the declaration,
as the work did not contain a single essay of my own.
The whole of my
labour consisted in the selection of its contents from newspapers, and the
addition occasionally of a few notes, of little importance." M. Carey's
Autobiography, in New Eng. Mag.—Washington said that a more useful
literary plan had never been undertaken in America, or one more deserving
of public encouragement.

20 HISTOIRE des troubles de l'Amérique Anglaise, écrite sur les
mémoires les plus authentiques; dédiée à sa Majesté très
Chrétienne; par François Soulés. Avec des cartes. Paris.

8vo. 4 vols.

See No. 15, 1785.

21 HISTOIRE de la Révolution d'Amérique, par rapport à la Caroline Meridionale. Par M. David Ramsay; Membre du

Congrés Américain; traduit de l'Anglois; ornées de cartes et 1787.
Londres (Paris.)

de plans.

8vo. 2 vols.

See No. 3, 1785.

22 HISTOIRE DE LA DERNIÈRE GUERRE entre la Grande-Bretagne
et les Etats-Unis de l'Amérique, la France, l'Espagne et la
Hollande, depuis son commencement en 1775, jusqu'à sa fin
en 1783. Ornée de cartes géographiques et marines.
Quarto pp. 357. six maps.

A Paris.

By M. Boucher. Reprinted the following year, in two volumes, 8vo.
23 ETATS-UNIS de l'Amérique Septentrionale comparés avec les
Ligues Achéenne, Suisse et Hollandoise. Par M. de Mayer.
Tome second.
Geneve (Paris.)

12mo.

The title of the first volume is, Les Ligues Achéenne, Suisse et Hollandoise; et Révolution des Etats Unis de l'Amérique, comparées ensemble, &c.

24 DE LA FRANCE et des Etats-Unis, ou de l'importance de la révolution de l'Amérique, pour le bonheur de la France, des rapports de ce royaume et des Etats-Unis, des avantages réciproques qu'ils peuvent retirer de leurs liaisons de commerce, et enfin de la situation actuelle des Etats-Unis. Par Brissot de Warville et Etienne Claviêre. Londres et Paris.

8vo.

Published in English in 1788.

25 LETTRES d'un cultivateur Américain, adressées à Wm. Son, Esq., depuis l'année 1770 jusqu'en 1786. Par M. Traduites de l'Anglois." Keen

St. John de Crevecœur.

feelings inspire resistless thoughts.'

8vo. 3 vols. 8 maps and plates.

Paris.

This edition contains nearly double the matter of the first, printed in 1784.
The whole of the third volume is now published for the first time.

26 RÉFLEXIONS sur le commerce, la navigation, et les colonies.
4to. pp. 64.

Paris?

Privately printed, being without place or printer's name; with the date at the end.

27 DÉTAIL SUR LA NAVIGATION aux côtes de Saint-Domingue et

dans ses débouquemens.

A Paris.

4to. pp. 81.

By M. de Chastenet-Puységur.

1787. 28 DISCOURS sur les avantages ou les désavantages qui résultent pour l'Europe de la découverte de l'Amérique. Par M. Londres (Paris.)

P*** Vice Consulà E

8vo. pp. 68.

This discourse is attributed to the Marquis de Chastellux, and is, according to Labarpe, the best of his works; well conceived, tolerably well written, full of luminous conclusions and of useful truths. He decides the question in favour of the "advantages." Biog. Univ.

29 L'INFLUENCE de la découverte de l'Amérique sur le bonheur du genre-humain. Par M. l'Abbé Genty, Censeur-royal, Correspondent de l'Academie Royale des Sciences de Paris, &c.

8vo.

Orleans.

"That the discovery in question was neither advantageous to America
nor to Europe, is a proposition that many believe; and this author illus-
trates it, and renders it striking; but that it might have been, and may
even yet be made useful to both, is equally credible. The principal
object of this judicious writer is to point out the manner of diminishing
the evils occasioned by the discovery of the New World, and of multiply-
ing the advantages that may result from it. The work breathes a liberal
spirit, and is worthy of attention." M. R.
Some copies of this work have a title-page with the year 1788 upon it, and
Paris instead of Orleans.

30 MEMOIRES PHILOSOPHIQUES, historiques, physiques, concer-
nant la découverte de l'Amérique, ses anciens habitans, leurs
mœurs, leurs usages, leur connexion avec les nouveaux habi-
tans, leur religion ancienne et moderne, les produits des trois
règnes de la nature, et en particulier les mines, leur exploi-
ration, leur immense produit ignoré jusque'ici; par Don Ulloa,
lieut.-gen. des armées navales de l'Espagne, commandant
au Pérou, &c. Avec des observations et additions sur toutes
les matières dont il est parlé dans l'ouvrage. Traduite par
M. ***
Paris.

8vo. 2 vols.

A translation of Ulloa's Noticias Americanas (1772), with considerable additions by the translator, M. Lefebure de Villebrune, taken principally from a German translation by professor Diez, with notes by M. Schneider. M. Lefebure asserts that the work of De Pauw (No. 22, 1768,) is a tissue of errors and falsehoods.

31 TRAITÉ DE LA CULTURE DU NOPAL et de l'éducation de la

cochenille dans les colonies Francaises de l'Amérique; 1787.
precédé d'un voyage à Guaxaca, par M. Thiery de Menon-
ville, auquel ou ajouté une préface, des notes et des observa-
tions relatives à la culture de la cochenille, avec des figures
coloriées. Le tout recueille et publié par le cercle des
Philadelphes, etabli au Cap-Français, isle et côte de St.
Au Cap. Français (Paris.)

Domingue. 8vo. 2 vols.

32 RELACION HISTORICA de la vida y apostolicas tareas del venerable Padre Fray Junipero Serra, y de las Misiones que fundó en la California Septentrional y nuevos establecimentos de Monterey. Escrita por el R. P. L. Fr. Francisco Palou, guardian actual del Colegio Apostolico de S. Fernando de Mexico y discipulo del venerable fundador, &c. Mexico. Quarto.

A very curious work, containing much information respecting California, with a map of the country described.

33 La Perla DE LA AMERICA, provincia de Santa Marta, reconocida observada y expuesta en discursos historicos por el Sacerdote Don Antonio Julian, à mayor bien de la Católica Monarquia, fomento del Comercio de España y de todo el Nuevo Reyno de Granada, é incremento de la Christiana religion entre las naciones barbaras, que subsisten todavia rebeldes en la provincia.

4to. pp. 280.

Madrid.

34 DESCRIPCION de diferentes piezas de historia natural, las mas del ramo maritimo, representadas en 75 laminas. Por Don Antonio Parra.

Small 4to. 75 plates.

Havana.

The plates were etched by the author, and some copies were coloured by
him, but they are very rare.

35 LA AMERICA LLORANDO por la temprana muerte de su amado,
su padre, su bien y sus delicias el E. S. D. Bernardo de
Galvez, Conde de Galvez, &c. Capitan Genl. de la Luisiana
y dos Floridas, &c. Humilde rasgo del Lic°. D. Agustin
Pomposo Fernandez de San Salvador, Abogado, &c.
Small 4to. pp. 25 and 6.

Mexico.

36 ANTIGUEDAD DE LAS BUBAS. Extracto de un discurso del

1787.

R. P. M. F. Martin Sarmiento, Benedictino de Madrid. 8vo. pp. 32.

Madrid.

The author maintains that the lues venerea was known in Europe before the discovery of America.

37 MEMORIAS de la Colonia Francesa de Santo Domingo, con algunas reflexiones relativas à la Isla de Cuba, por un viagero Español. Publicalas Don Ignacio Gala.

8vo.

Madrid.

38 SAGGIO Sulla storia civile del Chili del Signor Abate Giovanni Ignazio Molina.

8vo.

Translated into English in 1809.

39 ELOGIO di Amerigo Vespucci del P. M. Lastri.

Quarto.

40 BEYTRAG

Only 100 copies of this work were printed.

Bologna.

Firenze.

zur teutschen holtzgetchten Forstwissenschaft, die anpflanzung Nordamericanischer holzarten, mit anwendung auf teutsche Forste, betreffend von Friederich Adam Julius von Wangenheim. Mit original Zeichnungen. Folio, pp. 45, 124. pl. 31.

Gottingen.

41 BEYTRAGE zur mineralogischen kenntniss des ostlichen Theils von Nordamerika und seiner Geburge von D. Johann David Schopf.

8vo. pp. 194.

Erlangen.

42 MATERIA MEDICA AMERICANA potissimum regni vegetabilis, D. Jo. Davidis Schoepf.

8vo. pp. 170.

Erlanga.

MDCCLXXXVIII.

1 THE HISTORY of the rise, progress and establishment of the independence of the United States of America: including an account of the late war, and of the thirteen colonies, from their origin to that period. By William Gordon, D.D. In four volumes.

8vo. 4 vols.

London.

Dr. Gordon went to America in 1770, and remained there until 1786: and wrote a considerable part of his work on the spot. "The language of

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