authenticity of this performance; the internal evidence will fatisfy moft readers. It was first published at Weimar in 1809, and afterwards reprinted in different forms at Paris, where it underwent various alterations, and fuffered many defalcations, probably from the fevere rigour to which the prefs is expofed in that oppreffed country. In this English verfion the means are related by which the manufcript was obtained and published. The foilowing extract is characteristic of the whole, and may fuperfede the neceffity of further comment.

"1688.

"A colonel at twenty, a major-general at twenty-one. I was made a lieutenant-general at twenty-five: I conducted a reinforcement to the Prince of Baden in Sclavonia, and returned quickly, becaufe there was a talk of befieging, or, to fpeak more" properly, of feizing Belgrade.

"The command of the five points of affault was given on the 6th September to other generals. I complained of this. The Elector faid to me: "You fhall remain with me in the referve; and I do not think that in fo doing, I either give you or take upon myself a bad commiffion. God knows what may happen to us." He had juftly anticipated the matter, the attack was repulfed on every fide. This brave prince and myself (our fwords in our hands) rallied them, and animated them to advance. I mounted the breach. A janiffary cleft my helmet with a blow of his fabre; I ran him through the body, and the Elector who had received a mufquet-ball in his hand the preceding campaign, was alfo wounded by an arrow in the right cheek. Nothing could be more glorious or more bloody. How we fometimes, find by the fide of the most herrible events fomething that amufes us! I did fo in the looks and geftures of the Jews, whom we com pelled to throw into the Danube the twelve thousand men killed on both fides, to fave the trouble and expence of burying them.

"I fet off for Vienna."

Such are the amusements of warriors by profeffion.

ART. 41. Travels of a Britif Druid; or the Journal of Elynd. Illuftrative of the Manners and Customs of ancient Nations. With appropriate Reflections for Youth. To which is added, a Hiftory of the Doctrines of the Druids, and of their final Extirpation in Caledonia. 12mo. z Vols. 9s. Hatchard. 1811.

Thefe are two very elegant and very instructive little volumes, formed much on the plan of the Voyage de Jeune Anacharfis, though more partial and confined in their object. Elynd, an orphan, educated by the Arch Druid of Britain, and destined for the facred order, is fent to acquire the knowledge of other countries, and foreign manners, in order to be qualified on return to his native Britain, to remove from his countrymen the darkness

under

under which they laboured; and, above all, the abominable and difgufting ceremonies which difgraced their religious worship. He accordingly vifits France, Italy, Greece, and Egypt; from each of which places he fends the journal of his obfervations and adventures to his adopted father, the Arch-Druid. It does not exactly appear to us, why it fhould be thought neceffary to make this amiable youth die in Egypt; but the tale is fo conftituted.

There can be no referve in recommending these volumes to young perfons, and to those who have to fuftain the anxious and important burden of education. They are replete with admirable precepts, and much useful information is conveyed in a pleasing and highly interefting narrative.

ART. 42.
An Account of the Past and Prefent State of the Isle of
Man; including a Topographical Defcription, a Sketch of its
Mineralogy, an Outline of its Laws, with the Privileges en-
joyed by Strangers, and a Hiftory of the Ifland. By George
Woods. 8vo. P. 10s. 6d. Baldwin. 1810.

We have not long fince made mention of a small volume describing the Isle of Man, by Mr. Jefferys, late member for Coventry and now deceased, which notwithstanding the infinuations conveyed. in this author's preface was far from a contemptible performance. This before us is certainly more elaborate, and better entitled to attention, and more particularly in the portion which treats of the mineralogy of the ifland, a fubject now for the first time difcuffed.

This author divides his work into three parts. The firft divifion contains a general and particular account of the State of the Ifland; the fecond defcribes its conftitution, laws, and privileges, and more particularly as they concern ftrangers; the third gives the history of Man from the earliest traditions to the prefent period. There appears fomething extremely defective even now in the administration of the laws in this ifland, as frequent inftances occur (fee p. 300, &c.) of individuals being feized by force and carried away on board veffels waiting to receive them.

A neat map of the Ifland is prefixed, and perhaps it becomes us in justice to add, that this is the best defcription of the Island of Man that has hitherto been printed.

ART. 43. A Tour in Quest of Genealogy through feveral Parts of Wales, Somerfetfbire, and Wiltshire, in a Series of Letters to a Friend in Dublin, interspersed with a Defcription of Stourhead and Stonehenge, together with various Anecdotes, and cu rious Fragments from a Manuscript Collection ascribed to Shakspeare. By a Barrister. 8vo. P. 12s. Sherwood.

1811.

The affigned occafion of making this Tour was as follows:A perfon

A perfon of wealth dying inteftate, much genealogical enquiry was excited among his real or fuppofed relations, and the sprightly writer of these letters conceiving himself not a little interested, proceeded to make his perfonal examinations in the places which the volume feverally defcribes. The book is entertaining enough and fome pleafing pieces of poetry are interfperfed. They may believe that will, that in a fale of books by public auction at Carmarthen, a volume in manufcript was purchafed containing verfes and letters between Shakspeare and his mistress Anne Hatheway. Some of thefe verfes have merit, and in particular the lines addreffed by the lady to her lover. They who shall hereafter make the fame excurfion will do well to take this volume with them, as they will find it both agreeable and use. ful.

We cannot give our approbation to the contemptuous mention which is made in this book, of one of the most distinguished literary characters of the prefent time, and whom we are proud to acknowledge as our friend; it is full of abfurdity and mif reprefentation. Neither are the plates which are introduced, at all worthy of commendation.

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