hot fay what has happened, but we will what may happen. Aa English Writer, who happens to be under the influence of an offend. ing and degraded General, or, perhaps, under the temptation of avarice, may (for what reafon it matters not) in the face of the pub lic, iffue confufed and contradictory Apologies in the General's defence; which, without an explanation, no body can comprehend. In attempting the juftification of this delinquent General, he may expofe himself to contempt; and, by fuppofing his Sovereign capable of having difmiffed fuch General from his fervice, without hearing his accufation or defence, may endeavour, as far as in him lies, to render his Majesty the fcorn of his fubjects. If this fhould ever happen to be the cafe, would you not think it an act of folly and impudence? Anfwer us, O ye Englishmen!

Art. 28. The Truth, and nothing but the Truth.

God. 4to. Is. Hall.

So help me

This Famphleteer muft certainly be much addicted to swearing, as we conclude from his having chosen an Oath for his Title-page. He has wantonly taken God's name in vain; fince he has not ventured to advance one fact, or even hazard a fingle affertion, which might require a folemn adjuration. His fole intention, if any he has, is to perfuade his Readers, that the Letter lately published, and fubfcribed with Lord George's name, is not genuine. In his Preface to the Duke of Dorfet, he fays, It was with the utmoft indignation I faw the name of one of your illuftrious family, figned by a prefumptuous Publisher, &c. This prefumption,' he continues, induced me to make the fiructures, I here prefent your Lordship with, upon a pamphlet, the Editor of which deferves the fevereft cenfure.' We are forry to acquaint him, that the fructures he has raifed, are built on the foundation of ignorance, and have no more strength and ftability, than a card-houfe reared by the hand of an infant. In fhort, the whole is Nonfenfe, and nothing but Nonfenfe, fo help us Common Senfe.

Art. 29. A modeft Apology for a late Noble Commander of the British Forces in Germany. In a Letter to a Friend.

Dublin Printed for Wilfon.

8vo.

This Apologift, like the rest of Lord George's numerous Advocates, pleads the contrariety of the Orders received, in defence of his Lordhip's conduct. In point of argument, this little Apology claims the foremost rank among the many Vindications which have appeared in the late noble Commander's behalf. With refpect to the merits of the caufe-Non noftrum eft, &c.

Art. 30. The Sentiments of an Englishman, on Lord George Sackville's Addrefs to the Public, fome other Publications, and on the Talk of the Town, 8vo. 1s. Cooper.

This pamphlet is nothing more than an analysis of Lord George's Addrefs, his Letter to Col. Fitzroy, the Colonel's Anfwer, and Capt.

Smith's

Smith's Declaration, with fome trivial Remarks on each; This Writer boldly demands justice for. Lord George, and, like others of his Lordihip's Advocates, requires a Court Martial as the right of a Bri tifh Soldier, who cannot, fay they, be condemned and punished with. out a legal trial. True. He cannot be condemned, or confequendly 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, inftead 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 our Author may be a well meaning man, he is but an indifferent Writer.

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 Plytarch. But as our Author is probably jocular, in profeffing to imi, tate 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 Lord. thip'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 He has, however, wit more brilliant, his ill-nature would eclipfe it. no contemptible turn towards farcaftic irony; and, if we may judge from his many claffical citations, he has likewife no inconfiderable fhare of Literature.

Art, 32. A Second Letter to a late Noble Commander of the Brie tif 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, 1 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 fir Letter, in the Review of last Month.

not

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.

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 just one. The Writer blames his Lordfhip for appealing to the people, and compares his cafe with that af 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.

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. 6 d. Reeve.

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,' fays this pretended Quaker, with want of Spirit; but is by those 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 Calmness, 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.

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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 refpect to the behaviour of the English 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 honest Zomerzetzhire mon, full of his country, railing at Vartinband and the Farmans; and protefting, 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.':

Art.

365

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 disguised language, which is neither an imitation of the Eastern ftile, 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 Lmet with in his father's family, on his return from Germany.

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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 difh with that wit or humour which was neceffary to make it palatable.

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

I S.

Hall.

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

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

Gives a fort of Review-account of as many of the pamphlets relat-
ing 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 Sep-
tember.

Art. 40. A Reply to an Answer to a Letter to a late Noble Com-
mander of the British Forces in Germany. 8vo. 6d. Thrush,
The production of one of thofe forward Sons of Grub-ftreet, who
read without attention, and write without thinking.

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

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 moft agreeable to reafon, must be fubmitted to the public.

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

Low impertinence, and nonsense.

Act.

Art. 43. Female Banishment: or, The Woman Hater. Oria ginally wrote in French, by the Chevalier de Muchy, Author of the Fortunate Country Maid. 12mo. 2 vols. 65. Lownds.

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

The great difcontent of his people, however, joined to the remon frances of his firft Minifter, prevailed on him at length to confent to their releafe, on condition of finding one among them, who should be truly fincere and chate. The trial was made, by deceiving them into confeffion; and, after many difappointments, the daughter of the first 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 Minister, and feveral others, being occafionally introduced, as ufual, to diverfify and prolong the tale.

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, à poem, already noticed: vid. p. 37. It contains feveral articles of good advice to the young Student; 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 Univerfity.

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

The deteftable villain above-named, was convicted at York Affizes, August 3, 1759, and foon after executed, for a murder committed in February, 744-5. 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 rond of them are contemptible.-Strange, that a man with such taTents should have been guilty of fuch a crime! perpetrated too, on the common principles of the inoft profligate Newgate-cut-throats: for it appears, that the horrid fact was committed for the fake of plunduring a brother rogue of an ill-gotten booty.

Art,