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1779. 30 LETTERS of Papinian; in which the conduct, present state, and prospects of the American Congress are examined.

8vo.
New York.
Reprinted in London. According to the account of this writer, the conduct
of the Congress has been altogether Machiavelian, tyrannical, and wicked;
their present state is desperate, and their prospects present them only with
scenes of wretchedness and irretrievable ruin.

31 OBSERVATIONS on American independency.

8vo.

Edinburgh.

"A North British publication in favour of American independency; which
the writer supposes, on commercial principles, to be the most advan-
tageous ground on which we can settle our differences with the revolted
colonies." M.R.

32 REMARKS On the rescript of the court of Madrid, and the
manifesto of the court of Versailles. In a letter to the people
of Great Britain. To which is added, an appendix, contain-
ing the rescript, the manifesto, and a memorial of Dr.
Franklyn to the court of Versailles.
Cadell,

8vo. pp. 91.

"The very ingenious and spirited author of these remarks observes, in his
preface, that the rescript and manifesto, above mentioned, are intended to
work upon the understandings and affections of four distinct classes of
men: the rulers of other states, the subjects of their own dominions, his
Majesty's rebellious subjects in America, and his loyal subjects in every
part of his dominions. In pointing out to his countrymen the insolence
of style, the fallacy of argument, and the grossness of misrepresentation,
which strongly mark both these papers, the remarker employs the united
force of reason and ridicule, aided by the powers and embellishments of
oratory." M.R.

33 A FULL ANSWER to the King of Spain's last manifesto, respect-
ing the Bay of Honduras and the Mosquito Shore; in which
all the accusations brought against the subjects of Great
Britain settled in the bay of Honduras, and against the
ancient British settlements in the free and independent do-
minions of the Mosquito Shore, are candidly stated and
refuted; and the importance of the Mosquito Shore to Great
Britain delineated and ascertained.
Cadell,

8vo.

A very sensible and spirited refutation of the king of Spain's manifesto, as far as regards the subjects mentioned in the title-page. The author, however, zealously presses our perseverance in carrying on the ruinous

and (in the opinion of many well-informed people) hopeless war in 1779. America.

34 OBSERVATIONS on the answer of the King of Great Britain to the Manifesto, &c. of the court of Versailles. By an Independent Whig.

Quarto.

Fielding

"The Independent Whig is a vehement advocate for the cause of the revolted colonies; whose independency he treats as a matter of establishment as just as it is certain." M.R.

35 GENUINE ABSTRACTS from two speeches of the late Earl of Chatham; and his reply to the Earl of Suffolk. With some introductory observations and notes. Dodsley,

8vo.

36 THE REPORT OF A CONSTITUTION or form of government for
the commonwealth of Massachusetts. Agreed upon by the
committee, to be laid before the convention of delegates,
assembled at Cambridge, on the first day of September, A.D.
1779; and continued by adjournment to the 28th day of
October following.
Boston,

Quarto, pp. 50.

37 THE GREEN BOX of Monsieur de Sartine, found at Mademoi-
selle Du The's lodgings. From the French of the Hague
edition; revised and corrected by those of Leipsic and
Amsterdam.
Becket,

8vo.

A satirical work from the ludicrous pen of Mr. Tickell, author of Anticipa-
tion. The following is the supposed original of this pamphlet.

38 LA CASSETTE VERTE de Monsieur de Sartine, trouvée chez
Mademoiselle du Thé. Sixième edition, revue & corrigée sur
celles de Leipsic et d'Amsterdam.

8vo. pp. 76.

A la Haye.

39 LETTRES d'un membre du Congrès Amériquain, à divers membres du Parlement d'Angleterre.

8vo. pp. 108.

A Philadelphia.

“Se trouve à Paris chez l'auteur, maison de M. Bertin." By M. Vincent,
of Rouen. Barbier.

40 MEMOIRE SUR LA NAVIGATION dans la Mer du Nord depuis le
63° degré de latitude vers le Pôle, & depuis le 10 au 100 degré

1779.

de longitude. Avec une nouvelle carte sur cette étendue. Par M. le B. E.

Quarto, pp. 29, and map.

By the Bailly d'Engel.

A Berne.

41 HISTORIA CORO-GRAPHICA, natural y evangelica de la Nueva
Andalucia, provincias de Cumana, Guayana, y vertientes del
Rio Orinoco. Por el M. R. P. Fr. Antonio Caulin, etc.
Folio; map, and 3 plates.

(Madrid.)

The author was several years a missionary in the countries which he
describes. There are copies of this work on large paper.

42 DE PRIMORDÏIS CIVITATUM ORATIO. In qua agitur de bello
civili inter M. Britanniam & Colonias nunc flagranti, &c. i.e.
An oration concerning the origin of states, in which the author
treats of the civil war between Great Britain and her colonies.
By James Dunbar, professor of philosophy in the King's
College, Aberdeen.
Cadell,

Quarto.

Monthly Review, July 1779.

MDCCLXXX.

1 POLITICAL ANNALS of the present united colonies, from their
settlement to the peace of 1763.

Compiled chiefly from
records, and authorised often by the insertion of state papers.
By George Chalmers, esq. Book I.
Quarto.

London.

"This work is so valuable on account of the distinctness of its detail, the authenticity of its documents, and the elegant manner in which it is written, that it is with concern we remark, throughout the narrative, the most studied application of every fact, which will admit of it, to the vindication of a principle, as warmly contradicted by one party, as it is strenuously asserted by another, the right of the British parliament to tax America. Taking for granted principles which many will be disposed to contest,―that a series of precedents is of itself a sufficient foundation of legality, and that it is conclusive to argue from the manner in which the colonies were treated in their infancy, to that in which they ought to be treated in their maturity, he takes every occasion which the history affords him of maintaining this right; and thus, in indulging the warmth of political disputation, he loses the dignity of history.” M.R.

2 AN IMPARTIAL HISTORY of the war in America, between Great Britain and her colonies, from its commencement to the end

of the year 1779; exhibiting a circumstantial, connected, and 1780.
complete account of the causes, rise, and progress of the war,
interspersed with anecdotes and characters of the different
commanders; and accounts of such personages in congress
as have distinguished themselves during the contest. With
an appendix, containing a collection of interesting and au-
thentic papers, tending to elucidate the history. Illustrated
by a variety of copper-plates.
Faulder,

8vo.

"A work, far from being an impartial history, collected from the most common sources of information, and put together without any traces of the hand of an eminent master." M.R.

3 THE HISTORY of the civil war in America, Vol. I. Comprehending the campaigns of 1775, 1776, and 1777. By an officer of the army.

8vo.

Sewell,

The author said to be Capt. Hall, of General Howe's regiment. It is
rather a vindication of the measures of the mother-country, and conse-
quently an utter condemnation of the Americans, than a fair and equal
representation. No more than this volume was published.

4 THE POLITICAL MAGAZINE, and parliamentary, naval, military,
and literary journal, for the year MDCCLXXX.
Bew,
8vo.

This work appears to have been published in the tory interest, in opposi.
tion to Almon's Remembrancer. It was continued down to the year
1790. "Contains many documents, anecdotes, &c. connected with the
revolutionary war, not to be found elsewhere." Col. Aspinwall's
catalogue.

5 THE COMPLEAT PILOT for the Windward passage, or directions
for sailing through the several passages to the eastward of
Jamaica. By Captain Hester, Mr. Bishop &c. To which
are added, the reports and descriptive instructions of the
commanders sent by the French government to explore the
Windward passages in 1753 and 1755; now first translated
into English.
R. Sayer,

8vo. pp. 82.

6 AN HISTORICAL ACCOUNT of the Virgin Islands in the West Indies, from their being settled by the English near a century past, to their obtaining a legislature of their own, in the year

1780.

1773; and the lawless state in which his Majesty's subjects in those islands have remained since that time to the present. By George Suckling, esq.

8vo.

White,

The descriptive part of this performance is very brief, the historical detail
is more ample; but the main design of the publication bears reference
immediately to the affairs of the author, who was chief justice of the
islands in question.

7 A MEMORIAL most humbly addressed to the Sovereigns of
Europe, on the present state of affairs between the Old and
New World.
8vo.

Almon,

This pamphlet, (by Gov. Pownal,) which presupposes the independence of America, the editor says, was written by a gentleman lately deceased, who, from some misfortune in his personal relations, left England, and took up his residence in the Azores. It is, according to the Monthly Review, written with so much clearness of information and strength of argument, that it is probably the work of some eminent master, who chooses to conceal himself behind a peculiar style, and a fictitious tale. 8 A STATE OF THE EXPEDITION from Canada, as laid before the House of Commons by Lieutenant General Burgoyne, and verified by evidence; with a collection of authentic documents, and an addition of many circumstances which were prevented from appearing before the House by the prorogation of Parliament. Written and collected by himself, and dedicated to the officers of the army he commanded. Quarto, pp. 140 and 63, 6 maps.

"General Burgoyne writes well: his very interesting story is told in a masterly manner, and the materials of which it is composed will be held in great estimation by the historians who shall record the events of the unhappy war to which they owe their birth." M.R.

9 REMARKS on General Burgoyne's State of the expedition from Canuda.

8vo.

Wilkie,

A criticism of the foregoing in defence of the ministry.

10 A LETTER to Lieutenant General Burgoyne, occasioned by a
second edition of his State of the expedition from Canada.
8vo.

Kearsley,

The great object of this letter is to defend Lord G. Germaine, and government in general, from the charges brought against them, in the Prefatory

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