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Literary Intelligence.

GERMANA.

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do not all contain an edition of a whole bible; for instance, that of the modern Greek, contains only the new testa

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The tranflation into the Croatian language was printed, partly in the univerfity of Tubingen, partly in the town of Urach, both of which are in the duchy of Wurtemberg; peculiar types were caft there for this purpofe. The imperial general Tilly, feized these types, (during the religious war between the papilts and proteftants, called the 30 years war,) and made a prefent of them to Rome; where they came into the poffeffion of the Propaganda. From thence they were taken, during the French Revolution, and carried to Paris, where they are now depofited.

PORTUGAL.

Eclectic Rev.

THE number of volumes in the Royal Library, is faid to amount to 70,000.

Our readers may form an idea of practical books in theology, lately pub.lithed in Portugal, from the titles of a few which follow. A diadem of five Stars, or religious exercifes for five days: The Myftical Mount of Lebanon: The af fiftance of the Faithful, at the cries of the boly Souls, (N. B. in purgatory.) Novena Myftica, or a treatise on the afcenfion to heaven of God's most immaculate mother; extracted from the Revelations of t. Brita and other important works; The inftructed Virgin, or the prayers of young Ladies to their Guardian Angels: Special prayers to bely Barbara; The Proteflant fummoned before the tribunal of God, &c. c.

GREAT BRITAIN.

THE most important and extenfive work in theology, which now engages the British prefs, is the edition of the feptuagint tranflation of the bible, conducted by Dr. Holmes. This laborious undertaking has been many years in preparation, and is indeed a natura! confequence of the Hebrew collations of Dr. Kennicott, who like Origen, well deferved the title of Adamantius. In the progrefs of his edition, Dr. Holmes has collated, and caufed to be collated a great number of MSS. of various ages and authorities; and the refult of the whole is fubmitted to the publick with

as much speed as is confiftent with correctnefs and integrity. Biblical fcholars may expect much affiftance from this, and other works of a like nature; and it is truly honourable to the British nation, that a portion of its wealth is directed into a channel, fo laudable, and fo beneficial. We commend also the care taken of the MS copy of this edition, which, after it has anfwered its purposes at the prefs, is carefully lodged in the Bodleian library, and referved for future inspection, whenever circumftances may require it. A complete volume containing the pentateuch, is published, and a fecond is advancing with fteady perseverance.

The late improvements, which have been made, in the invention of Stereotype, have rendered that mode of printing of fufficient confequence to engage the attention of the delegates of the prefs, at the university of Cambridge.

The fame occurrence has furnished an opportunity to that highly honourable inftitution, The Bible Society, to extend its benevolence to diftant regions; and they, no less than this country, may eventually rejoice, in the pious exertions of the prefent age. We believe this fociety has various foreign editions in contemplation; nor is even China forgotten.

The Rev. J. Pratt is publishing the whole of Bp. Hall's works, with his life, in ten vols. 8vo.

NEWSPAPERS.

ON an average, not lefs than 30,000 newspapers per day, or 80,000 weekly, are printed and published in London. For thefe the public pay about 750l. fterling per day, and for advertisements about 2000l. fterling. Thus newspaper intelligence alone colts the united kingdom about 800,000l. fterling annually. The tax levied upon this favourite article of luxury, fwallows up one half of the net amount here ftated; and the remaining 400,000l. is paid for the literary information of the newspapers.

A new and valuable work has lately appeared, defcriptive of the prefent ftate of the British metropolis, under the title of Modern Lendon." This work is illuftrated with fo great a number of copperplates, exquifitely drawn and engraved that it becomes a fac fimile of the metropolis, and conveys to every part of the world the most correct ideas of all thofe fcenes which appertain in a

peculiar manner to the most popular and wealthy city in the world. In a word, this fplendid and curious work may be said to transport London out of itself, and to convey to a distance, as correct and complete ideas of the Britifh metropolis as could be obtained by an actual vifit. Englife Paper.

A new edition of the travels of Mr. Bruce into Abyffinia, with great additions is now publishing in London, containing many papers which it was fupposed Mr. Bruce had destroyed. We expect to find in it, among others the complete feries of obfervations made by that celebrated traveller in Syria, and the Holy Land. They refer as well to natural hiftory, as to topography, and we hope they will contribute greatly to explain various paffages of Scripture, which are best understood in the country to which they refer. We learn that the plates amount to about 70; but whether there be a correct map of Palestine among them, we have not heard. It is very ftrange that this interefting country fhould hitherto want a map, whofe authenticity may be depended on.

Lately published; an Effay on the Spirit and Influence of the Reformation of Luther; from the French of C. Villars; with copious notes by the translator. This is the performance which gained the prize, on the question propofed by the National Inftitute of France.

"What has been the influence of the reformation of Luther on the political fituation of the different states of Europe, and on the progrefs of knowledge?" 1 vol. 8vo.

Some valuable manufcripts of Archbifhop Leighton have been lately dif covered, particularly a commentary upon the Acts of the Apoftles. It is in contemplation to publish in Scotland a new, uniform and complete edition of the works of that bright ornament of religion and of the christian priesthood.

RUSSIA.

A Geographical Dictionary of the Ruffian Empire, begun at Moscow, is proceeding. Defcriptions and maps of the various climates and provinces of this vaft empire, cannot fail of being extremely interesting, not to the geog rapher only, but alfo to the philofo pher and the statesman.

The progrefs that has already been made in the establishment of feminaries for education throughout Ruffia, in the few years of the prefent Emperor's reign, may be judged of by the last report to the minifter of publick instruction. From this it appears that the fchools amount to four hundred and ninety four, the teachers in thefe to one thoufand four hundred and twenty five, zad the pupils to thirty three thousand four hundred and eighty four. The maintenance of these feminaries cofts annually about 1,727,732 rubles, or 215,9661. fterling. These feminaries are exclufive of various civil and military academies, as well as all feminaries for the education of all females. A variety of institutions of a fimilar fort are at prefent establishing in the various provinces.

The fums difburfed in the year 1804, from the royal treasury of Ruflia, for the fupport of places of publick inftruction amounted to 268,650l. befide 8,3631. fterling, given by government to eftablish an univerfity at Charkow. Private individuals emulate the gov ernment in their benefactions for the promotion of publick inftruction. Counfellor Sudienkow has given 40,cco rubles for the erection of fchools in Little Ruffia. The nobility of Podalia have contributed 65,0co rubles to found a military fchool in that province. A number of fimiliar donations for the fame purpose have been made in variçus parts of the empire.

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At Gloucester, on Wednesday, Aug. 7th, the Rev. PEREZ LINCOLN, to the paftoral charge of the first parish in that town. The performances were affigned to the following gentlemen, viz. the introductory Prayer by the Rev. Jacob Flint, of Cohaffet; the Sermon by the Rev. Peter Whitney, of Quincy. Text Rev. ii. 10. "Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life." The Confecrating Prayer by the Rev. John Allyne of Duxbury: the Charge by the Rev. Dr. Cutler, of Hamilton; the Right Hand of Fel owship by the Rev. Abiel Abbot, of Beverly; and the concluding Prayer, by the Rev. N. B. Whitney, of Hingham.

The following was the order of performances at the ordination of the Rev. SAMUEL WALKER, at Danvers, Aug. 14. Introductory Prayer, by Rev. Dr. Morfe, of Charlestown; Sermon from Jer. xxiii. 28. The prophet that bath a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that hath my word, let him fpeak my word faithfully; what is the chaff to the rubeat? faith the Lord, by Rev. Mr. Spring, Newburyport; Ordaining Prayer by Rev. Dr. Cutler, Hami ton; Charge, by Rev. Mr. Hopkins, Salem; Fellowship of the Churches, by Rev. Mr. Wadiworth, Danvers; Concluding Prayer, by Rev. Mr. Worcester, Salem.

List of New Publications.

Sermons of John Baptift Maffillon, and Louis Bourdaloue, two celebrated French preachers. Also a spiritual paraphrafe of fome of the pfalms, in the form of devout meditations and prayers. By J. B. Maffillon. Tranflated by Rev. Abel Flint, Paftor of a church in Hartford. Published by Lincoln and Gleafon, Hartford, I vol. 8vo.

A Defer ption of the Geneffee country in the state of New York, in which the fituation, dimenfions, civil divifions, foil, minerals, produce, lakes and rivers, curiofities, climate, navigation, trade and manufactures, population, and other interefting matters relative to that coun

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try, are impartially defcribed. which is added an appendix, containing a defcription of the military lands. By Robert Munro. New York, 1805.

Nature Displayed in her mode of teaching language to man; or a new and infallible method of acquiring a language in the fhortest time poffible, deduced from the analysis of the human mind, and confequently fuited to every capacity. Adapted to the French. By N. G. Dufief, of Philadelphia. Thomas L. Plowman, Philadelphia. 1804.

An Oration, delivered at Byfield, July 4, 1805, before the first regiment in the fecond brigade of the fecond divi

hon of militia in the Commonwealth. By Elijah Parish, A. M. Joshua Cuthing, Salem. 1805.

An Oration, pronounced July 4, 1805, at the request of the federal republicans

of Charlestown; by Aaron Hall PutCharlestown. Etheridge.

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No. II. of the Monthly Register, and Review of the United States. Charleftown, S. C. C. M. Bounetheau.

Obituary.

At Sunderland, Eng. Dr. PALEY. This very refpectable pillar of the church, and ornament of literature, was archdeacon of Carlisle, fubdean of Linco`n, and rector of Bishop Wearmouth. His works on religion and morals are much admired for learning, precifion, and elegance.

In Scotland, Aug 1803, JAMES BEATTIE, L. L. D. Profeffor of Moral Philofophy and Logick, Aberdeen. The fol lowing sketch is abridged from Bower's Life of Dr. Beattie.

Dr. B. was born at Laurencekirk, county of Kincardine, in Scot and, on the 5th of November, 1735. His father was a farmer, a man of good sense, and poffeffing a talent for poetry. He died when Mr. B. was on y 7 years of age. Yet he found a fecond parent in an eder brother, who p id the utmost attention to his education. He had a good fchoolmaster in his native vi lage, whom he left in his fifteenth year to go to Aberdeen. He entered as a burfer in Marifcha co ege and after spending the ufua time of four years, took his degree of M. A. He then spent five years at the village of Jordoun, near his native place, as a teacher of a schoo'. He next became a teacher in the grammar school in Aberdeen for two years; and in the year 1760 was appointed profelor of Marifchal co lege in that city. This fituation he enjoyed til his death. In 1761, his first volume of poems appear

ed. In 1766, he married a lady who furvives him. By her he had two very amiable and promifing fons, whofe early deaths feemed to have haftened the fond parent to "the house appointed for all the living" In the year 1770, he received his degree of L.L.D. from King's college, Aberdeen. In 1771, he vifited London, and formed an acquaintance with the most eminent literary characters then in the metropo is. In 1773, he enjoyed the honour of publick and private audiences with their majefties, and obtained a pension from the king. Dr. B. ever after expreffed his admiration of the general knowledge, which their majefties difcovered of every topick upon which they conversed. And when Dr. B. was retiring and thanking the king for the honour conferred upon him, he replied, "I think I could do no efs for a man who has done fo much fervice to the nation in genera, and to the cause of truth. I fhall a ways be ad of an opportunity to fhew the good opinion I have of you." The matter and the manner of this inftance of literary patronage were certain y a'ike creditable to the donor and the recipient. During the latter part of his ife, Dr. B. withdrew from Society, and funk gradual y into a state of languor and infenfibi ity til Auguft 1803, when he expired.

At Gloucester, JOHN GIBAUT, Collector of that port, aged 38.

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He starts, and waking, finds himself undone,
Not so the man who on religion's base
His hope and virtue builds. Firm on the rock
Of ages his foundation laid, remains
Above the frowns of fortune or her smiles,
In every varying state of life, the same.
Nought fears he from the world, and nothing
hopes.

With unassuming courage, inward strength
Lada'd; resign'd to Heaven, he leads a life
Superior to the common herd of men,
Whose joys, connected with the changeful flood
Of fickle fortune, ebb and flow with it.
Nor is religion a chimera: Sure
'Tis something real. Virtue cannot live,
Divided from it. As a severed branch,

It withers, pines and dies. Who loves not GOD, That made him, and preserv'd, nay more redeem'd,

Is dangerous. Can ever gratitude

Bind him who spurns at these most sacred ties?
Say, can he, in the silent scenes of life
Be sociable? Can he be a friend?

At best, he must but feign. The worst of brutes
An atheist is; for beasts acknowledge GOD.
The lion, with the terrors of his mouth,
Pays homage to his Maker; the grim wolf,
At midnight, howling, seeks his meat from

GOD.

THE PRAYER OF JACOB.
A Hymn from LOGAN.

COD of Abraham! by whose hand
Thy people still are fed ;

Who, through this weary pilgrimage,
Hast all our fathers led.

Our rows, our prayers, we now present
Before thy throne of grace ;

GOD of our fathers, be the GOD
Of their succeeding race.
Through each perplexing path of life
Our wandering footsteps guide,
Give us by day our daily bread,
And raiment fit provide !

O spread thy covering wings around,

Till all our wanderings cease;

And at our Father's loy'd abode

Our feet arrive in peace!

Now with the humble voice of prayer, Thy mercy we implore;

with the grateful voice of praise Tay goodness we'll adore.

THE COMPLAINT OF NATURE. Abridg'd from LOGAN. FEW are thy days and full of woe, O man of woman born!

Thy doom is written, dust thou art,

And shalt to dust return.

All the little day of life

Is shorter than a span;

Yet alick with thousand hidden ills
To miserable man.

Gay is thy morning, flattering hope
Thy sprightly step attends;

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But soon the tempest howls behind,
And the dark night descends.
Before its splendid hour the cloud
Comes o'er the beam of light;
A pilgrim in a weary land,
Man tarries but a night.

Behold! sad emblem of thy state,

The flowers that paint the field;

Or trees that crown the mountain's brow, And boughs and blossoms yield.

When chill the blast of winter blows,

Away the summer flies,
The flowers resign their sunny robes,
And all their beauty dies.

Nipt by the year the forest fades;
And shaking to the wind,

The leaves toss to and fro, and streak
The wilderness behind.

The winter past, reviving flowers
Anew shall paint the plain,
The woods shall hear the voice of spring.
And flourish green again.

But man departs this earthly scene,

Ah! never to return!

No second spring shall e'er revive
The ashes of the urn.

Th' inexorable doors of death,

What hand can e'er unfold?
Who from the cearments of the tomb
Can raise the human mould?

The days, the years, the ages, dark
Descending down to night,

Can never, never be redeem'd

Back to the gates of light

So man departs the living scene,

To night's perpetual gloom;
The voice of morning ne'er shall break
The slumbers of the tomb.

Where are our fathers! whither gone

The mighty men of old?

"The patriarchs, prophets, princes, kings

"In sacred books enroll'd?

"Gone to the resting place of man

"The everlasting home,
"Where ages pist have gone before,
"Where future ages come."

Thus nature pour'd the wail of woe,
And urg'd her earnest cry;

Her voice in agony extreme
Ascended to the sky.

Th' Almighty heard: Then from his throne
In majesty He rose;

And from the Heaven, that open'd wide,

His voice in mercy flows.

"When mortal man resigns his breath,

"And falls a clod of clay,

"The soul immortal wings it's flight,
"To never setting day."
"Prepar'd of old for wicked men

"The bed of torment lies;
"The just shall enter into bliss
Immortal in the skies,"

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