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Furth, in his " Analecten Neur Beobachtungen, &c." "Collection of New Observations and Inquiries in Natural Science," has trodden, sed haud æquis passibus, in the path of Spalanzani: he has given, however, an account of another vibrio; and some not unimportant observations on the revivification of animals dried for six months. From the MSS. of the late profes. sor Hermann of Strasburg, a fascicle of "Zoological Observations," and another of " Apterologic Memoirs," have been published, containing many valuable notices. M. Ochsenmeimer has given a minute description of the " Schmet terlinge Sachsens," "Papillions of Saxony;" and M. Reubel, the votary of Schelling, a "Pflanzen und Thier-Physiologie," "Physiology of Animals and Plants "

The laws and structure of vege. tables have been investigated in a variety of excellent publications. The Illustrationes Plantarum imperfecte vel nondum cognitarum," by M. Pallas, is a work highly creditable to his industry. Wildenow has added several admirable opuscules to his former labours; the Hortus Berolinensis" is growing considerably under his hands he has written a most entertaining "Introduction to the Study of Botany without a Guide,"

An leitung zum selbstudium der Botanik," as well as a book entitled "Botanik für Frauersim. mer," "Botany for the Ladies." Professor Sprengel of Halle has published volume the third of his Anleitung zur Kenntniss der Gewächse,"" Introduction to the Knowledge of Plants;" which contains observations upon the cryptogamia. M. Kohlhause has given an extensive " Description of Poisonous Plants," and has success

fully employed the new invention of marble plates for his drawings.

M. Thomas has produced from the Paris press the first number of his "Histoire de Végétaux, &c.” “History of Vegetables collected in the Islands of Mauritius and Bourbon.” This number contains ten plants; and the author's object is to describe and delineate the figures of such only as constitute new ge nera, or render the genera of anterior authors more perfect. From the pen of M. Ventenat we have received a very choice and valuable work in his "Description of Plants either entirely new or hitherto but little known, cultivated in the Garden of J. M. Cels, with figured Plates." The proprietor and describer are both members of the national institute: the former has been engaged during the last thirty years in procuring exotics from every region at a vast expense, and he has been highly successful. The work consists of ten fascicles, each of which offers ten distinct plants: they are exquisitely designed by Redonté, and engraven as well by Sellier. We omitted to notice in our last Register that Dr. Barton, one of the professors in the university of Pennsylvania, had consented to compress and rearrange his lectures on the vege table kingdom, and to publish them under the title of " Elements of Botany," It is a work of considerable ability, and we have met with none that confers more credit on American literature. We have now to notice that it has since been re-edited in our own country, by a gentleman well qualified for the task, who has appended an addition of British examples, and occasional notes. But the most important work which has reached us upon this subject, either from the old or

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the new world, is M. Mirbell's
Traité d'Anatomie et de Physiolo-
gie Végétales. The new facts it
unfolds, and especially from the
unpublished observations of Hum-
boldt, are equally curious and im-
portant; and, though in itself but
a manual extending to not more
than two volumes in octavo, it sup-
plies, by its comprehensive survey,
the deficiences of Du Hamel and
Senebier. The first volume and
part of the second contain the ana-
tomy and physiology of vegetation.
A methodic vocabulary follows;
and the work closes with a satisfac-
tory explanation of the systems of
Tournefort, Linnéus, and Jussieu.
A third volume is promised, which
is to unfold a history of botanic
science, and offer various criticisms
on the different systems advanced.
In the department of mineralogy
the public is largely indebted to M.
de Launy, for his very excellent
"Minéralogie des Anciens;" lately
printed at Brussels, in two volumes
octavo. The author takes a wide
and elaborate retrospect of all the
knowledge of the antients, not
only on the subject of mineralogy,
but on every thing connected with
it. He steers a middle course, in
many of his opinions, between Buf-
fon and Gmelin. We have only
to wish that his arrangement had
been a little more perfect. Hauy's
Minéralogie," so highly entitled
to be naturalized in every lan-
guage of polished life, has been
rendered into German by M. Kar-
stem, member of the board of
mines at Berlin, and could not have
fallen into the hands of a more
able translator. Professor Ludwig,
of Leipsic, has published a " Hand-
buch de Mineralogie," "Com-
pendium of Mineralogy;" and
the "Anfangsgründe der Minera-
Logie" of the same philosopher, has

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reached a second edition, which is
augmented by the latest discove-
ries, and is hence rendered one
of the most useful books in the
science. M. Schwabe, of Jena, has
written a neat " Einleitung,"
1966 In-
troduction to the History of Mine-
ralogy," in which a variety of im-
portant questions are proposed and
perspicaciously solved. M. Ber-
trand, whose labours, often valua
ble but more frequently fanciful,
we have had numerous occasions of
adverting to, under the title of
"Nouveaux Principes de Géologie,
Mineralogie," &c. "New Principles
of Geology, Mineralogy, Physical
Geography, compared with, and
opposed to the Systems of Antient
and Modern Philosophers to the
Time of Delametherie," has at-
tempted to introduce a new general
theory, which is rather Neptunian
than Plutonic, or in other words,
rather inclines to that of aqueous
solution than vitreous fusion. It is
pleasantly composed, but bears the
common characteristics of his prior
works.

Agricultural chemistry is con
siderably indebted to M. Hermb
städt, of Berlin, for a collection he
has lately made of the best originat
German, or translated treatises
upon this subject. M. Leopold, in
his "Agricola," has also furnished
a work of considerable excellence,
comprising every branch of rural
economy: upon which department
M. Gaudich has likewise published
his fourth volume, entitled " Neber-
sicht der ganzer Landwisthschaft,"
"Entire Survey of Agriculture;"
and M. Pross, the sixth volume of
his Handbuch, or Manual of Prac-
tical Husbandry;" the progress of
which works it is now sufficient to
observe without criticizing their
merits. But it is impossible to pre-
sent even a catalogue of all the
Publications

publications of this description entitled to notice which have appeared on the continent as general sy stems, or as relating to distinct electorates or provinces. Suffice it to say, that we have met with few remarks that can afford much information to our own agriculturists, who appear to excel the different nations on the continent in nothing more than in their general tillage and husbandry. In Mecklenburg, Livonia, Bohemia, and many other domains, we are happy to perceive the establishment of agricultural societies, in some measure similar to the institution of our own board, and actuated by the same laudable and benevolent spirit.

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In the important science of inland navigation, we meet with no attempts equal to those in our own country; nor with many on that of external navigation entitled to very minute attention. S. Amoretti, the librarian of the Embrosian library at Milan, has touched upon the former in his Viaggio de Milano a tre Laghi, &c." "Journey from Milan to the three Lakes, Major, Lageno, and Como, and the surrounding Mountains." His maps are clear and well designed, and his description of the lakes and rivers appears to be accurate as well as entertaining. Upon the latter subject we ought not to suppress from our notice "The Journal of Andrew Ellicott, late Commissioner on behalf of the United States, during the Years 1796-1800, for determining the boundary between the United States and the Possessions of his Catholic Majesty in America." This work is replete with maritime observations of high interest and importance. The route pursued by Mr. Ellicott was from Philadel phia to Pittsburg, on the Ohio, the

extent of which river he coursed. till its junction with the Mississippi: thence to Nanchez, whose inhabitants are described at some length, and apparently with much fidelity; from Nanchez to New Orleans, the island and city of which, it seems, forms no part of the territory ceded by France and Spain to North America; and from New Orleans along the guide line on the Mobile, through Pensacola, to the Chattahocha. Our traveller lastly descended the river St. Mary, and returned home by the Carolinas. We have been particular in delineating this route, because it is little known to our English geographers; and a consultation of the book that contains it may furnish our chartists with much accuracy, as well as many valuable hints. Indeed we have seen no transatlantic maritime jour nal possessed of any thing like the merit of the present, since the publication of Mr. Mackenzie's Voyage and Discoveries. The following account of a symbolic intercourse between Mr. Nolan, who accompanied our author from New Madrid to Massao, and certain wild hordes of American Indians, whose oral language has never been studied by Europeans, is too curious to be prætermitted. Such a language by signs might in all probability be perfected by a little attention, and rendered highly useful to mankind at large. "While in our camp he observed a number of Indians who were from the west side of the Mississipi, and spoke to them in the several languages with which he was acquainted; but they could not understand him: he then. addressed them by signs, to which they immediately replied, and conversed some time with apparent case and satisfaction. This was

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pears to possess the merit of ac. curacy and great research.

the first time I had either seen or heard of this curious language; and, being led by curiosity to speak In the class of astronomy we ob to Mr. Nolan upon the subject, he in- serve that M. Burja has published formed me that it was used by many the fourth volume of his compre nations on the west side of the Mis- hensive and valuable "Course” of sissipi, who could only be under this science that M. Von Zach stood by each other in that way; has opened a " Monathliche Corre and that it was commonly made spondenz," for the purpose of cir use of in transacting their national culating the earliest intelligence of concerns. A vocabulary of part of all astronomic discoveries; which this curious language has been sent has the prospect of being ably con to the American Philosophical ducted, and amply enriched from Society, by William Dunbar, esq. many of the best sources; and that of the Mississipi territory and baron. Von Zach, director of the contains a much more particular royal and endowed observatory of account of it than I could give." Seeburg, near Gotha, has presented Before we quit the department of to the public a very able and ela: geography we will mention that borate work in his "Astronomische Mr. Pinkerton's valuable work der Sonne in Zeit, sur Verwand, upon this subject has been re-edited lung der Sternzeit in Mittlere Sonin Philadelphia, and with very con- . nerzeit," " Astronomic Tables of siderable additions and improve the mean and direct Ascension of ments in those articles that relate the Sun in Time, for the Purpose to the United States, and the Ame of changing Stellar into mean Sorican continent at large, through lar Time." To these solar tables the assistance of Dr. Barton, to are appended two supplements, and whose abilities we have already paid a catalogue of the fixed stars as a due tribute of respect that in completed in 1792, after minute Germany new and very amended attention to them for several years. editions, including the latest discoveries, have appeared of the geographies of Fabri and Gaspari: and that at Paris a good geographic and statistic atlas of France, divided into its hundred-and-eight departments, arranged alphabetically, has been published under the direction and superintendence of the Messieurs Brion, father and son; while M. Mentelle, of the national institute, continues his voluminous work entitled "The Mathematical, Physical, and Political Geography of every Part of the .World." This last is published in numbers, which have already completed not less than eighteen volumes, 8vo. independently of a supplementary atlas, which is in folio. It ap

The department of architecture and perspective do not appear to have been much enriched by any distinct labours directed to them during the period before us; yet we perceive many valuable hints communicated in the "Sammlung Nützlicher aufsätze und Nachrich ter die bankunst betreffend,” « Collection of useful Tracts and Intelligence relative to the Science of Architecture," published annually by the royal board of architecture at Berlin; the communications of which have now extended to a fifth volume.

Military tactics have been far more productive. We cannot stay to notice all the publications on this subject which have fallen with,

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in the range of our acquaintance. The following, however, we must not omit: The Memorial Topographique, et Militaire, &c." A Topographic and Military Memoir, published by the Dépôt de la Guerre." It is a periodical work, and the number before us, the first, contains various important contributions. A journal of this kind, properly conducted, might surely be successful at the present moment in our own country. Col. Von Gross has given us a treatise "Uber die Höhere Taktik, "On Superior Tactics," meaning the higher and more important branches of the science, in which, from an able survey of the military transactions of the last war, he points out a variety of changes which appear to have become ab

solutely necessary. M. Seume, formerly an officer in the Russian service, already known by the production of several useful treatises, has in some measure followed the example of M. Mongéz, of the national institute, with respect to na-val tactics, and in a dissertation,

Uber die Bewaffnung," recommended the reintroduction of many of the weapons of the antients. Count de Rocheaymont has written a useful elementary book, entitled

Introduction à l'Etude de l'Art de la Guerre :" and professor Helwig of Brunswick, a more scientific and elaborate performance, which he has denominated" Kriegspicl," or "The Game of War;" a performance which extends to the whole scale of its operations, as well defensive as offensive.

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CHAP. III.

MORAL AND POLITICAL,.

RIGINES Gauloises, celles des plus anciens Peuples de l'Europe puisée dans leur vraie Source," "" Origin of the Gaulois, the most antient of the European Tribes, drawn from unquestionable Authority, by Latour d'AuvergneCorret, chief Grenadier of the French Republic." This is a posthumous work; for the author, or pretended author, was killed in the battle of Eberkausen in 1800. The people to whom it refers are the Bas- Bretons, or inhabitants of Lower Bretagne, in the north-west corner of France, and were united to the French crown in 1532. There is no doubt that they were originally a branch of the common

family of the Cymri, who are generally supposed to have descended in a direct line from Gomer, whose name is easily convertible into this patronymic appellative. It is truly extraordinary, however, that the Lower Bretons constitute the onlyremain of a Cymric lineage on" the continent: and it is hence doubtful whether this part of France was first peopled from Wales or Ireland, or afforded migrations to the two latter countries as from a parent stock. There is much fancy in the book before us, and but little substantial fact; and what is of more consequence, there is much error and confusion of tongues and nations. The writer has read 4a4 about

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