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Smith's Declaration, with fome trivial Remarks on each: This Writer boldly demands juftice for Lord George, and, like others of his Lordship's Advocates, requires a Court Martial as the right of a Britifh Soldier, who cannot, fay they, be condemned and punished with out a legal trial. True. He cannot be condemned, or confequently undergo any punishment which the Law pronounces, till he has been tried by a Court Martial. But if the Sovereign judges a Soldier unfit for his fervice, may not he difmifs him from his employments, without the judgment of a Court Martial? May it not be lenity, in many cafes, to punish him by fuch difmiffion, instead of calling him to a Court Martial, where he may meet a feverer doom?

What a pity it is that Writers will pefter the public with the clamours about British Rights, before they are acquainted with their nature or limits; or can even diftinguish between the Rights of the Sovereign, and the Rights of the Subject. Upon the whole, though out Author may be a well meaning man, he is but an indifferent Writer. R-d

Art. 31. A Parallel (in the Manner of Plutarch) between the Cafe of the late Honourable Admiral John Byng, and that of the Right Hon. Lord George Sackville. By a Captain of a Man of War. 8vo. Is. Stevens.

We cannot fay that this Parallel is much after the manner of Plutarch. But as our Author is probably jocular, in profeffing to imitate the grave Grecian, we must acknowlege, that his Parallel is not altogether deftitute of merit. We here and there difcover ftrokes of Humour, which might entertain us more, were not their effects deftroyed by fome barbarous and unpardonable reflections on his Lordfhip's private character, which must be highly offenfive to every candid and humane difpofition. However exceptionable his Lordship's conduct may have been in his public capacity, the tranfactions of his private life ought, on this occafion, to be facred. Was the Writer's wit more brilliant, his ill-nature would eclipfe it. He has, however, no contemptible turn towards farcaftic irony; and, if we may judge from his many claffical citations, he has likewife no inconfiderable fhare of Literature.

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Art. 32. A Second Letter to a late Noble Commander of the British Forces in Germany. In which the Noble Commander's Addrefs to the Public, his Letter to Colonel Fitzroy, together with the Colonel's Anfwer, and Captain Smith's Declaration, are candidly and impartially confidered. By the Author of the firft Letter. 8vo. I s. Griffiths.

This Letter, which is evidently by the fame Author, feems to be dictated by the fame fpirit which directed the first *: and is equal, if

See our account of the first Letter, in the Review of laft Month.

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not fuperior, to the firft, in point of compofition. It bears all the appearance of candour and impartiality and admitting the authenticity of the papers referred to, the inferences drawn from them feem to be conclufive and irrefragable.

R-d Art. 33. An Epifle to a Noble Lord. By a Countryman. 8vo. 6d. Williams.

This is a fevere comment on the noble Lord's Addrefs to the Public, but we cannot think it a juft one. The Writer blames his Lordfhip for appealing to the people, and compares his cafe with that of the Publisher of The Right of the Subject to the Foot-path in Richmond Park to which it bears fo little refemblance, that he might as well have compared it to a cafe in Surgery. Upon the whole, the Author difcovers no great strength of argument, or power of expreffion.

R-d Art. 34. A Letter from John Bland to the Friends: In which the Conduct of G-e S――lle is defended, on the Principles of Religion. 8vo. 6d. Reeve.

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This humourous little piece, written in the affumed character of a Quaker, fuppofes a late Commander to be one of the Brotherhood, and defends his conduct on the principles of their religion, with a great deal of farcaftic irony. He hath been charged,' lays this pretended Quaker, with want of Spirit; but is by thofe who know not what the word Spirit meaneth, and therefore they have only made made known their own ignorance. He hath fhewn that he hath the Spirit abundantly, yea the SPIRIT OF MEEKNESS; for others were infpired with ardour, and intoxicated with a love of glory, he had the Spirit of Calmnefs, and of a fober Mind. This appeareth abundantly plain, as will be hereafter fhewn, from the account he himself hath given of his behaviour at the late battle, wherein he hath fully proved, that he is one of our brethren, and a friend of Peace.' As to the argumentative part of the pamphlet, friend Bland has borrowed it, almoft literally, from the Second Letter to a late noble Commander. R-d

Art. 35 A Letter from John Pateley, in the English Cavalry, in Hanover, to John Stubbs, his old Comrade, in England. Folio. 6 d. Taylor in Salisbury Court.

Calculated to vindicate L. G. Sackville, at the expence of Prince Ferdinand; by infinuating, that the Prince only was to blame, in respect to the behaviour of the Englifh cavalry, at the late battle of Minden. The Writer mentions no facts, but only repeats the common talk of the town; cloathing it in the western dialect, to make it pafs for the genuine report of an honeft Zomerzetzbire mon, full of his country, railing at Vartinband and the Farmans; and protesting, it is enuff to make a man zwear his zoul to the divil, to zee how the Inglish drow away their money upon voriners, and turn out bet⚫ter Ginerals of their own.'

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Art. 36. A Letter from an Officer in the Ottoman Army, to his Friend at Ifpahan. 4to. Is. Williams."

Tells the ftory of L. G. S. in a miferable kind of difguifed lan guage, which is neither an imitation of the Eastern stile, nor of any other. To what has been commonly reported, the Author has added, an abfurd fiction of his own, relating to the reception his L-P met with in his father's family, on his return from Germany.

Art. 37. The Proceedings of a Court Martial appointed to enquire into the Conduct of a certain Great Man. 8vo. I s. Hall.

The Author has thrown the fubftance of L. G's Apology, and Col Fitzroy's Letter, &c. into the form of a Trial; but has not feafoned this ftale dish with that wit or humour which was neceffary to make it palatable.

Art. 38. Much ado about nothing. To which is added, All's well that ends well. By the Ghoft of Shakefpear. 4to.

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Idle, and unmeaning stuff, about L. G. Sackville.

Art. 39. The Black-Book; or, a Compleat Key to the late Battle at Minden. By a Blacksmith. 4to. Is. Seymour.

Gives a fort of Review-account of as many of the pamphlets relating to L. G. Sackville's affair, as had been published at the time when this Black-book made its appearance, viz. the latter end of September.

Art. 40. A Reply to an Answer to a Letter to a late Noble Commander of the British Forces in Germany. 8vo. 6d. Thrush.

The production of one of thofe forward Sons of Grub-street, who fead without attention, and write without thinking. B-d

Art. 41. Colonel Fitzroy's Letter confidered. In a Letter to the Right Hon. the Earl of 8vo. 6d. Towers.

The Writer queftions the authenticity of the Colonel's Letter; yet, on the fuppofition of its being authentic, thinks it the effect of enmity againft Lord George. He likewife inveighs against the Author of the celebrated Letters to a late noble Commander, and charges him with mifconftruction of his Lordship's Letter: but whether our Author's, or the Letter Writer's conftruction, is most agreeable to reason, must be submitted to the public.

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Art. 42. Impartiality to the Public in General. 8vo. 6d.

Kearfley.

Low impertinence, and nonfenfe.

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Art. 43. Female Banishment: or, The Woman Hater. Ori ginally wrote in French, by the Chevalier de Muchy, Author of the Fortunate Country Maid. 12mo. 2 vols. 6s. Lownds.

Tanidan, King of the Gauls, taking an utter diflike to the con verfation of women, and, confidering them as destructive creatures, both to individuals and the ftate, built a large city, inclofed with High walls, and there locked them all up; at the fame time prohibiting any intercourfe or correspondence with them, on pain of death.

The great difcontent of his people, however, joined to the remonftrances of his first Minifter, prevailed on him at length to confent to their release, on condition of finding one among them, who should be truly fincere and chafte. The trial was made, by deceiving them into confeffion; and, after many difappointments, the daughter of the firft Minister, a paragon of beauty, was found the Nonpareil of virtue; for whofe fake Tanidan fet the fex at liberty; and after a variety of ftrange adventures, made the young Lady partner of his bed and throne.

This is the plan of this romance; the private hiftories of the King, the Minier, and feveral others, being occafionally introduced, as ufual, to diverfify and prolong the tale. K-n-k

Art. 44. A Letter to a young Student lately admitted of the Univerfity. 8vo. 6d. Cooper.

This Letter, fubfcribed Thomas Thompfon, appears to be written by the Author of the Great Day, a poem, already noticed: vid. p. 352. It contains feveral articles of good advice to the young Stu. dent; but none that are not very trite and common. They are, however, not the lefs to be regarded on that account: and, as they are delivered in a plain, unaffected manner, we heartily recommend the perufal of this Letter to every young Gentleman who enters the University. K-n-k

Art. 4 The genuine Account of the Life and Trial of Eugene 45 Aram, for the Murder of Daniel Clark, late of Knaresborough in the County of York. 8vo. Is. Bristow.

The deteftable villain above-named, was convicted at York Assizes, August 3, 1759, and foon after executed, for a murder committed in February, 1744-5. Aram was a school-mafter, and poffeffed fome genius, and confiderable learning. His defence is a very notable and much laboured piece of fophiftry. Some of his compofitions, in profe and verfe, are added to this account of the Trial, &c. and none of them are contemptible.-Strange, that a man with fuch ta-, Tents fhould have been guilty of fuch a crime! perpetrated too, on the common principles of the most profligate Newgate-cut-throats: for it appears, that the horrid fact was committed for the fake of plundering a brother rogue of an ill-gotten booty.

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Art. 46. An accurate and authentic Journal of the Siege of Quebec, 1759. By a Gentleman in an eminent Station on the Spot. 8vo. Is. Robinson.

This eminently ftationed Gentleman's Journal appears with an ill grace, after the publication of the two Gazettes Extraordinary, relating to the Quebec expedition; as they contain a much more fatiffactory account, both of the progress and issue of that great and glo

rious undertaking.

Art. 47. Genuine Letters from a Voluntier in the British Service at Quebec. 8vo. Is. Whitridge.

This differs little from the foregoing account, as to the informa tion it affords us; although it wears a different form. The Letters are as pompoully as the Journal is plainly written.-If the authenticity of either be called in queftion, a fufpicion may arife, in regard to thefe genuine Letters, from the laboured language of the Writer; whofe turgid phrafe, and high-wrought defcriptions, ill agree either with the critical time at which his laft Letter is dated, (at Quebec, Sept. 20.) but two days after the city furrendered; or with the di compofed fituation of a perfon writing in the midft of ruins,'

Art. 48. A true and impartial State of the Province of Pennfyl vania. Containing an exact Account of the Nature of its Government; the Power of the Proprietaries, and their Governors, &c. &c. Being a full Anfwer to the Pamphlets intitled, A Brief State, and A Brief View, &c. of the Conduct or Pennfylvania. Philadelphia printed; and fold in London by T. Field. 8vo. 2s.

Those who have peruled the Brief State, &c. and are defirous of hearing the other fide, will do well to look into this Reply; which feems to be written by fome perfon thoroughly acquainted with the merits of this famous controverfy: the particulars of which we must not, at this time, enter into, having fo lately afforded as much room to another performance on the fame fide of the queftion, as the fubject is entitled to, in a general Review of Literature,

Art. 49. The Merchant's Advocate, Part II. 8vo. 6d. Scott, See Review, Vol. XX. p. 605,

Art. 50. Recueil nouveau des Pieces chofies des plus celebres Au teurs François. Londres, 1759. 12mo. 3s. Wilton and Durham. That is,

A new Collection of choice Pieces, from the most celebrated' French Authors, &

The pieces are as follows: Fables d' Efope; Les Avan tures de Telemaque, livre cinquieme, dix haitieme, dix-neuvjcme; Lus

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