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SUPPLEMENT of fuch ENGLISH BOOKS and PAMPHLETS, as in the Course of the REVIEW have been deferred.

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Occafional Letters on Taxation; on the Means of raising the Supplies within the Year, to answer the expences of a neceffary War; and on fuch Means as would probably tend to fecure Great Britan and its natural Dependencies, the Bieffings of Peace, on a durable Syftem. By an independent Man. 8vo. Is. 6d. Dodfley.

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The letters originally appeared in a News Paper, from whence they are collected, and reprinted in the prefent pamphlet. The author urges a peace with America, and throws out, in the course of hi letters, which are twenty-eight in number, many ingenious hints on taxation."

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The Affociators vindicated, and the Proteflors anfwered. 8vo. Johnfon.

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A warm defence of affociators, and a vehement answer to protestors.

Letters of Papinian; in which the Conduct, prefent State and Profpects of the American Congrefs are examined. 8vo. 13 6d. New York printed: London reprinted. Wilkie. **

Wherein the conduct of the Congress is reprobated in moft fevere terms, and their prefent ftate and future prospects represented as desperate and deplorable.

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Obfervations on an Address to the Freeholders of Middlefex, afJembled at Free Mafon's Tavern; delivered to the Chairman, and read at that Affembly, December 20, 1779. With a clear Expofition of the Defign and Plan, therein propofed, of a Republican Congrefs, for new modelling the Conftitution. 8vo. 6d. Bowers.

After having made fo copious an extract from the addrefs itself (page 345) our author may naturally claim the like attention to be paid his observations: this is at present out of our power; however, if he thinks our recommending the perufal of his whole pamphlet to thofe readers, whofe curiofity may turn that way, worth his acceptance in lieu thereof, fuch a recommendation is at his fervice.

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Thoughts on the prefent County Petitions. Addressed to the Gentlemen, Clergy and Freeholders throughout England. By an Old-fashioned Independent Whig. 8vo. IS. L. Davis.

So very ftrenuous a writer is this "Old-fashioned Whig," against the petitions of the different counties, that he will not admit that the petitioners ever wifhed to have their prayers complied with.

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Mr. E—————— B———'s Aufwer to his own Speech of the 11th of February, with Mr. Fox's Animadverfions thereon. Taken in Short-hand at the C- Tavern, in the Strand, February 2d. and now firft published by Lovel Tomlinson. Svo. Is White,

Were there as thin a partition between the apartments of the Reviewer, and that of our fhort-hand writer, as is reprefented to have been between the rooms in the above tavern; the old adage might very likely be verified that "lifteners never hear any good of themselves."

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Cool Thoughts on the Confequences to Great Britain of American Independence; on the Expence of Great Britain in the Settlement and Defence of the American Colonies; and on the Value and Inportance of the American Colonies, and the Weft Indies to the British Empire. 8vo.

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Rational and difpaffionate.

Wilkie.

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Two Letters from D. Hartley, Efq. M. P. addreffed to the Committee of the County of York. 8vo. 6d. Almon.

Mr. Hartley in his firft Letter ftrongly recommends the committee to prosecute their petition with firmness and refolution. in the fecond he urges the neceffity of a peace with America.

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Copies of the Proceeding of the General Meetings of the Gounty of Wilts; and likewife Copies of the Proceedings and Correspon dence of the Committee appointed at the General Meeting of the ·County, held January 26, 1780. Published by order of the Committee. 8vo. IS. Baldwin.

Sufficiently authenticated in the title page.

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The Yorkshire Queftion, or Petition, or Addrefs: Being a fhort and fair State of the Cafe, on the Principles, the Views, the Means and the Objects of both Parties, as confeffed by themfelves. Moft carnestly and seriously addreffed to the Confideration of the People of England, affembled in their feveral County, City, and other Meetings. 8vo. 2d. Almon.

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An account of the York Meeting. In this pamphlet is alfo given a speech, faid to have been spoken by Mr. Smelt, at York. Many fpeeches having been attributed to Mr. S.

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he was accordingly obliged at laft in juftice to himself to print the one he really fpoke, for our opinion of which see Review for May. Page 310.

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Obfervations on American Independency. 8vo. 6d. Edinburgh. Containing fome fenfible and ingenious arguments in favour of American independency.

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The Detail and Conduct of the American War, under Generals Gage, Howe, Burgoyne, and Vice Admiral Howe: with a very full and correct State of the Whole of the Evidence, as given before a Committee of the Houfe of Commons; and the celebrated Fugitive Pieces, which are faid to have given rife to that important Enquiry. The Whole exhibiting a circumftantial, connected, and complete Hiftory of the real Caufes, Rife, Progrefs, and prefent State of the American Rebellion. 8vo. 8s. Richardfon and Urqhuart.

A circumftantial account of the rife and progrefs of the American war. Yet we cannot help thinking the author rather too violent.

Subftance of the Speeches made in the House of Commons, on December 15, 1779, on Mr. Burke's giving notice of his Intention to bring in a Bill after the Christmas Recefs, for the Retrenchment of Public Expences, and for the better fecuring the Independence of Parliament. 8vo. 6d. Almon.

Apparently correct.

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A Letter from a Gentleman in the English House of Commons, in Vindication of his Conduct, with regard to the Affairs of Ireland. Addreffed to a Member of the Irish Parliament. 8vo. Is. 6d. Bew.

A fpirited defence of Mr. Burke's conduct, with regard to the affairs of Ireland.

A Letter to the Right Honourable the Earl of Sandwich, on the prefent Situation of Affairs. By a Sailor. 8vo. 1s. Wilkie.

A defence of the government against the cavils of oppofition. Of our honeft tar's abilities as a failor we can fay nothing, but as a writer we would advise him never to ftand forth again.

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An Enquiry into, and Remarks upon the Conduct of Lieutenant General Burgoyne. The Plan of Operation for the Campaign, 1777. The Inftructions from the Secretary of State." And the Circumfiances that led to the Lofs of the Northern Army. 8vo. IS. Matthews.

Were we to draw an inference from the fcrutinizing man-. ner in which this writer makes his enquiry, we should conclude him to be no friend to the unfortunate general in question.

Remarks on General Burgoyne's State of the Expedition from Canada. 8vo. is. Wilkie.

Another enquiry into General Burgoyne's conduct in America. However a man may have been to blame, we cannot concur in fuch criminofe eexaminations.

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