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SOUTH AMERICA.

NARRATIVE of an EXPEDITION across the ANDES and DOWN the River AMAZON from LIMA to PARA. By Lieutenant WILLIAM SMYTH. 8vo., with 11 Plates and 3 Maps. 12s.

JOURNAL of a PASSAGE from the PACIFIC to the ATLANTIC, crossing the ANDES in the Northern Provinces of PERU, and descending the great River MARANON or AMAZON. By HENRY LISTER MAW, R. N. 8vo. 12s.

ROUGH NOTES taken during some rapid Journeys across the PAMPAS and among the ANDES. ByMajor Sir FRANCIS B. HEAD, Bart. Author of "Bubbles from the Brunnen." Third Edition. Post 8vo. 9s. 6d.

ASIA.

A NARRATIVE of a JOURNEY through the Upper Provinces of CALCUTTA. By the Right Rev. REGINALD HEBER, late Lord Bishop of Calcutta. Fourth Edition. 3 vols. 8vo. 17. 16s.

PEN and PENCIL SKETCHES of INDIA. Being a Journal of a Tour in that Country. With numerous Engravings by LANDSEER; and Woodcuts, chiefly illustrative of Field Sports of India, from the Author's own Sketches. By CAPTAIN MUNDY, late Aide-de-Camp to Lord Combermere. Second Edition. In 2 vols. 8vo. 30s.

NARRATIVE of a JOURNEY from CALCUTTA to EUROPE, by Way of EGYPT, in the Years 1827 and 1828. By Mrs. CHARLES LUSHINGTON. Second Edition. Post 8vo. 8s. 6d.

"We have no hesitation in recommending Mrs. Lushington's Journal to our readers as a pleasing and interesting little volume. The shape in which it has been brought out, combining cheapness with elegance, is also worthy of approbation."- Oriental Herald.

TRAVELS to BOKHARA and VOYAGE up the INDUS. By Capt. BURNES. Second Edition. With a Map and Plates. 3 vols. f.c. 8vo., 18s.

NARRATIVE OF THREE VOYAGES in the BLACK SEA, to the COAST of CIRCASSIA, including Descriptions of the Ports, and the Importance of their Trade. With Sketches of the Manners, Customs, By the Religions, &c. of the Circassians. Chevalier TAITBOUT DE MARIGNY, Consul to H. M. the King of the Netherlands at Odessa. With Plates and a Map.

8vo. 10s. 6d.

***This Edition contains the Passages from the Original Work which were suppressed in Russia.

A JOURNEY through ARABIA
PETREA to MOUNT SINAI and the
EXCAVATED CITY of PETRA - the

EDOM of the PROPHECIES. ByM. LEON
DE LABORDE. With 64 Plates and Maps.
New Edition. 8vo. 18s.

A GEOGRAPHICAL, STATISTICAL, and HISTORICAL DESCRIPTION of HINDOSTAN, and the adjacent Countries. By WALTER HAMILTON, Esq. With Maps. 2 vols. 4to. 47. 14s. 6d.

BURCKHARDT'S TRAVELS in SYR A and MOUNT SINAI. With Maps. 4to. 21. 8s.

JOURNAL of a TOUR in ASIA MINOR, with comparative Remarks on the Ancient and Modern Geography of that Country. By WILLIAM MARTIN LEAKE, F.R.S., &c. With a Map. 8vo. 18s.

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JOURNAL of an EXPEDITION to EXPLORE the COURSE and TERMINATION of the NIGER. By RICHARD and JOHN LANDER. Authors, and other illustrative Engravings; With Portraits of the and a Map of the Route, showing the Course of the Niger, to the Sea. 3 vols. small 8vo. 15s.

TRAVELS in the HIMALAYAN PROVINCES of HINDOSTAN and the "These volumes record perhaps the most PANJAB, in the LADAKH and KASH- important geographical discovery of the preMIR, in PESHAWAR, KABAL, KUN- sent age. In consequence of the attraction DUZ, and BOKHARA. By Mr.WILLIAM possessed by them, and the very accessible MOORCROFT and Mr. GEORGE TRE- form under which, in preference to the costly BECK. Prepared for the Press from Orignal and ponderous quarto, their enterprising pubJOURNALS and CORRESPONDENCE, by HO-lisher has presented them, there will perhaps RACE HAYMAN WILSON, M.A., F.R.S. Professor of Sanscrit in the University of Oxford. With Illustrations, and a Map, by John Arrowsmith. 2 vols. 8vo. In the Press.

be very few of our readers to whom the incidents of this remarkable voyage will not be familiar. The narrative never ceases to be very interesting."— Edinburgh Rev.

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AN EXPEDITION of DISCOVERY in the INTERIOR of AFRICA, from Badagry to Soccatoo, by the route of Bousa on the Niger. By the late Captain CLAPPERTON, R. N.: with the JOURNAL of RICHARD LANDER; and a MEMOIR of the LIFE of CLAPPERTON. 4to. Map and Portrait. 21. 2s.

THE TRAVELS and DISCOVERIES in NORTHERN and CENTRAL AFRICA. By the late Lieut.-Col. DENHAM, Captain CLAPPERTON, and Dr. OUDNEY. Fourth Edition, with Plates, in Four Pocket Volumes, 20s. Printed uniformly with the small Edition of PARRY'S and FRANKLIN'S Voyages and Discoveries.

TRAVELS in the INTERIOR DISTRICTS of AFRICA. By MUNGO PARK. With a Portrait and Map. A new Edition. 2 vols. 4to. 31. 13s. 6d.

ACCOUNT of the PRIVATE LIFE, MANNERS and CUSTOMS, RELIGION, GOVERNMENT, ARTS, LAWS, and EARLY HISTORY of the ANCIENT EGYPTIANS; derived from the Study of the Hieroglyphics, Sculpture, Paintings, and other Works of Art, still existing, compared with the Accounts of Ancient Authors. By J. G. WILKINSON, Author of " Egypt and Thebes." With 250 Engravings from original Drawings made from the Tombs. 3 vols. 8vo. In the Press.

EUROPE.

GUIDE BOOKS FOR THE
CONTINENT, ETC.

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TRAVELS IN CRETE. By ROBERT PASHLEY, A.M., Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge. With Maps and Plates. 2 vols. 8vo. 27. 2s.

A VISIT to the IONIAN ISLANDS, ATHENS, and the MOREA. ByEDWARD GIFFARD, Esq. Illustrated with Views from Sketches taken on the spot. Post 8vo. 12s.

AN ARCHITECTURAL TOUR in NORMANDY, with some Remarks on NORMAN ARCHITECTURE. By HENRY GALLY KNIGHT, Esq. M. P. Post 8vo. With several Views. 9s. 6d.

THE NORMANS IN SICILY; or, NOTES of a JOURNEY made in SICILY in the Autumn of 1836, chiefly illustrative of the Architecture and History of the Normans in that Island. By HENRY GALLY KNIGHT, Esq., M.P., Author of "Notes of a Tour in Normandy." With Illustrations. Post 8vo. In the Press.

ILLUSTRATIONS of the NORMANS in SICILY; being a Series of Draw ings of the Saracenic and Norman Remains in that Country. Folio. To be published in Numbers.

PORTUGAL AND GALLICIA, described from Notes of a Journey in those Countries. By the Earl of CARNARVON. new Edition. 2 vols. post 8vo. 21s.

A YEAR IN SPAIN. By a YOUNG
AMERICAN. 2 vols. post 8vo. 16s,

EUROPE, through Parts of RUSSIA, FIN-
EXCURSIONS in the NORTH of
WAY. By JOHN BARROW, Esq. Second
LAND, SWEDEN, DENMARK, and NOR-
Edition. With a few characteristic Sketches,
and two Maps. Post 8vo. 12s.

.NEW CONTINENTAL GUIDE. The HANDBOOK for TRAVEL-A LERS upon the CONTINENT. PART I. -being a GUIDE to HOLLAND and BELGIUM-the RHINE from HOLLAND to SWITZERLAND -to PRUSSIA and NORTHERN GERMANY. Containing Descriptions of the principal Cities, their Museums, Picture Galleries, &c. ; the great High Roads, the most interesting and picfuresque Districts, and the most frequented Watering Places; with Directions for Travellers, and Hints for Tours. Second Edition. Post 8vo., with a Map, stoutly bound, 10s. The HANDBOOK for TRAVELLERS upon the CONTINENT. PART II.-being a GUIDE in SOUTHERN GERMANY. BAVARIA AUSTRIA - TYROL SALZBURG the AUSTRIAN and BAVARIAN ALPS, and the DESCENT of the DANUBE from ULM to the BLACK SEA. Post 8vo. 9s. 6d.

MRS. STARKE'S TRAVELS IN EUROPE, for the Use of Travellers on the Continent, and complete GUIDE for ITALY and SICILY. Ninth Edition, thothe course of several Journeys made by the roughly revised, augmented, and corrected in Authoress in person. With many new Routes, bound, 15s. and an entirely new Map. Post 8vo., stoutly

BELGIUM and WESTERN GERMANY; with Excursions to the EIFEL, HANOVER, the HARTZ MOUNTAINS, WISBADEN, BADEN-BADEN,CASSEL,

The HANDBOOK for TRAVELLERS, PART III.-being a GUIDE to &c. By Mrs. TROLLOPE, Authoress of SWITZERLAND. 1 vol. Post 8vo. In" The Domestic Manners of the Americans." the Press. Second Edition. 2 vols. post 8vo. 18s.

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BUBBLES from the

BRUNNEN

of NASSAU. Fourth Edition, with 11 Plates. 1.c. 8vo. 7s. 6d.

DATES and DISTANCES; showing what may be done in a Tour of Sixteen Months. Post 8vo. 8s. 6d.

SWITZERLAND; or, A JOURNAL of a TOUR and RESIDENCE in that

COUNTRY. Followed by a General View of its History, brought down to the present Time, and principally directed to the Manner and Mode of Life of the People in ancient and modern Times. By S. SIMOND. Second Edition. 2 vols. 8vo. 24s.

A VISIT to ICELAND, by way of TRONYEM, in the Summer of 1834. By JOHN BARROW, Esq. With numerous Engravings. Post 8vo. 12s.

THE DIARY of an INVALID in PURSUIT of HEALTH; being the Journal of a Tour in Portugal, Italy, Switzerland, and France. By the late HENRY MATHEWS, A.M. Fifth Edition, in 1 vol. f. c. 8vo. 7s. 6d.

ANTIQUITIES, ARTS, and LITERATURE of ITALY. By JOS. FORSYTH, Esq. Fourth Edition. f.c. 8vo.

7s. 6d.

GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND.

A HOME TOUR in the MANUFACTURING DISTRICTS of ENG. LAND, in the Summer of 1835. By Sir GEORGE HEAD. Second Edition. Post 8vo. 9s. 6d.

A CONTINUATION of the HOME TOUR through various parts of ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, and IRELAND, including the CHANNEL ISLANDS and ISLE of MAN. By Sir GEORGE HEAD. Vol. II. Post 8vo. 9s. 6d. GUIDE to the HIGHLANDS and ISLANDS of SCOTLAND, including ORKNEY and ZETLAND; descriptive of their Scenery, Statistics, Antiquities, and Natural History, with numerous Historical Notices. By GEORGE and PETER ANDERSON, of Inverness. With a most complete Travelling Map, by ARROWSMITH. In one pocket volume, f.c. 8vo. 16s.

A TOUR ROUND IRELAND (through the Counties on the Sea Coast). In a Series of Letters to his Family. ByJOHN BARROW, Esq. With a Map, Illustrative Engravings, and numerous Wood-cuts. Post

8vo. 14s.

A DESCRIPTION of the BORDERS of the TAMAR and TAVY; their Natural History, Manners and Customs, Superstitions, Scenery, Antiquities, Biography of Eminent Persons, &c. &c. By Mrs. BRAY, Author of "Travels in Normandy," with Illustrations, 3 vols. post 8vo. 24s.

THE

HISTORY.

CONSTITUTIONAL HIS

TORY of ENGLAND, from the Accession of Henry VII. to the Death of George_II. By HENRY HALLAM, Esq. Third Edition. 3 vols. 8vo. 36s.

MIDDLE AGES. By HENRY HALLAM, HISTORY of EUROPE during the Esq. Sixth Edition. 3 vols. 36s.

AN INTRODUCTION to the LITERARY HISTORY of the XVth, XVIth, and XVIIth CENTURIES. By HENRY HALLAM, Esq. Vol. I. 8vo., 15s. To be completed in 3 vols.

The BOOK of the CHURCH. By ROBERT SOUTHEY, Esq. Fourth Edition. Carefully revised, with a copious Index of References to all the Authorities. In 1 Vol. 8vo. 12s.

THE DUKE of WELLINGTON'S DESPATCHES during his various CAMPAIGNS, from 1799 to 1818. Compiled from Authentic Documents. By Lieut.-Col. GUR WOOD. Vols. I. to IX. 8vo. 20s. each vol.

THE DESPATCHES, MINUTES, and CORRESPONDENCE of the Most Noble the MARQUESS WELLESLEY, K. G. Now first collected, arranged, and revised by his Lordship. Vol. I. 8vo., with a Portrait, Map, &c. 30s.

HISTORY of ENGLAND, from the PEACE of UTRECHT to the PEACE of AIX-LA-CHAPELLE. (1712-1748.) By Lord MAHON. 8vo. Vol. I. and II. 168. each. To be completed in 3 vols. Vol. III. is in the press.

LORD MAHON'S HISTORY of the WAR of the SUCCESSION in SPAIN. Second Edition. 8vo. 15s.

THE HIGHLANDERS of SCOT LAND, their Origin, History and Antiquities, Manners and Customs, Clans, State of Society. By WILLIAM F. SKENE. 2 vols. post 8vo. 18s.

HISTORY of the DECLINE and FALL of the ROMAN EMPIRE. By EDWARD GIBBON. written by Himself; and NOTES by the Rev. Including his LIFE, H. H. MILMAN, Prebendary of St. Peter's, Westminster, and Vicar of St. Margaret's, with a Translation of those by M. GUIZOT.

To be published monthly. 8vo. 12 vols.

The Design of the work is to furnish the ORIGINAL, UNMUTILATED TEXT of GIBBON, revised throughout, particularly in the Quotations; and to subjoin a CANDID and DISPASSIONATE EXAMINATION of his MISSTATEMENTS on the SUBJECT of CHRISTIANITY, with such additional Correction and Information as have been brought to light by the Inquiries or Discoveries of later Historians, Foreign as well as British, who have suc cessively treated the different Periods compre hended in the History of Gibbon.

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VON RAUMUR'S

ILLUSTRA

TIONS of the HISTORY of the SIX-
TEENTH and SEVENTEENTH CEN-
TURIES. Translated from the German by
Lord FRANCIS EGERTON, M.P. 2 vols.
post 8vo. 21s.

THE COURT of ENGLAND in the REIGN of CHARLES I.; being a Translation of Marshal Bassompiere's Account of his Embassy to London. With Notes and Commentaries. 8vo. 9s. 6d.

Published by the Authority of His Majesty's Government.

STATE PAPERS of the REIGN of HENRY VIII. 4to. Vol. I., ENGLAND; Vols. II. and III., IRELAND; Vol. IV. SCOTLAND and the BORDERS, 1513 1534. 4to. 27. 2s. each Vol., and large paper 31. 3s.

The PASTON LETTERS. Original Letters, written during the Reigns of Henry VI., Edward IV., and Richard III. By various Persons of Rank and Consequence; containing many curious Anecdotes, relative to that turbulent and bloody, but hitherto dark Period of our History; and elucidating not only Public Matters of State, but likewise the Private Manners of the Age. Digested in Chronological Order; Notes, Historical and Explanatory. By the with late JOHN FENN, M.A. and F.R.S. A New Edition, printed uniformly with ELLIS's Original Letters on English History. The "legible modern form only. In 2 vols. post 8vo. In the Press.

BIOGRAPHY.

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THE LIFE of SIR WALTER SCOTT,
Bart. By J. G. LOCKHART, Esq., his
each, published monthly.
Literary Executor. 6 vols. post 8vo. 10s. 6d.

BOSWELL'S LIFE OF JOHNSON. A New Edition; having for its ground-work Mr. CROKER'S EDITION, with all his Elucidations and Improvements, calculated to throw light upon obsolete facts and allusions hitherto obscure, to supply omissions, and to render BOSWELL perfectly intelligible also all the BEST NOTES of other EDITORS, to readers of the present day. Containing illustrative of the actual Localities of DR. &c. With many original Portraits, and Views JOHNSON'S LIFE, from Drawings made by C. STANFIELD, R.A. Now completed in Ten Volumes. Price 5s. each volume, bound.

Boswell; being Anecdotes and Sayings of DR. JOHNSONIANA; or, Supplement to JOHNSON, gathered from nearly a Hundred different Publications, which could not have been produced as Notes to Boswell without overloading and perplexing his pages, but which are essential to the completion of the intellectual Portrait of Johnson. original Illustrations, consisting of Portraits With 45 uniformly with the 8vo. Editions of Boswell's and Views, never before engraved. Printed Life of Johnson and of Johnson's Works. 8vo. 1. 4s.

*** A few Copies are printed in 4to., with proof impressions of the Plates.

The LIFE and PROSE WORKS of LORD BYRON, including his LETTERS and JOURNALS, with Notices of his Life. By THOMAS MOORE, Esq. In One Volume Royal 8vo., printed uniformly with the New Edition of Byron's Poems. Press.

In the

"This collection is in Five Quarto Volumes, and has become (exceedingly) scarce. The length has been doubled by an injudicious proceeding of the Editor, in printing the original orthography and abbreviations of the Letters on each left-hand page, and a more legible modern form on the right. As orthography is of little importance, and the abbreviations of none at all, it would have moirs and Anecdotes of the several distinBYRONIANA. Containing Mebeen sufficient to have given a single speci-guished Members of the Byron Family, from men.' ." HALLAM's "Literature of Europe," the Period of the Conquest, when they acvol. i. p. 228.

THE CAMPAIGNS of WASHINGTON and NEW ORLEANS. By the Rev. G. R. GLEIG, Author of "The Subaltern." Printed uniformly with it. Fourth Edition.

f.c. 8vo. 7s.

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companied King William, down to the Birth
of the Poet in 1788, now first collected from
Authentic Documents; and a body of Mis-
Conversations, &c. of LORD BYRON, not
cellaneous Anecdotes, Letters, Opinions,
included in Mr. Moore's "Life, Letters, and
Journals of Lord Byron," to which work
this will form the Supplement. With Par-
traits, Views, Autographs, &c. In 3 vols. f.c.
8vo. In the Press.

CRABBE, with his LETTERS and JOUR-
The LIFE of the REV. GEORGE
NALS. By his SON. 1 vol. small 18mo. 5s.

The LIFE of NELSON. By ROBERT
SOUTHEY, Esq., LL.D., Poet Laureate.
Third Edition. 12mo. 5s.

The LIFE of BELISARIUS. By the Right Hon. LORD MAHON. 8vo. with a Map, 12s.

THE LIFE of NAPOLEON BUONA19-.0 108.

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LIFE of GOLDSMITH, from Original Sources, and comprising numerous unpublished Letters, &c. &c. By JAMES PRIOR, Esq., Author of the "Life of Burke. 2 vols. 8vo. 30s.

MEMORIALS of HAMPDEN, HIS PARTY, and HIS TIMES. By LORD NUGENT. Dedicated to the King, by his Majesty's most gracious permission. Second Edition. With Portraits, &c. 2 vols. 8vo. 30s.

The LIFE of GENERAL SIR JOHN MOORE, including his Letters and Journals. Edited by his Brother, JAMES CARRICK MOORE. With a Portrait, after the Picture by Sir Thomas Lawrence. 2 vols. 8vo. 21s. THE LIFE OF ROBERT LORD CLIVE. Collected from the Family Papers communicated by the Earl of Powis. By Major-General SIR JOHN MALCOLM, K.C.B., F.R.S. 3 vols. 8vo., with a Portrait, Map, &c. 21. 2s.

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THE COMPLETE WORKS OF
LORD BYRON; comprising his POETRY,
LETTERS, and JOURNALS, and his
LIFE by THOMAS MOORE, Esq.
Now first collected and arranged, and illus-
Sir Walter Scott,
trated with Notes by
Francis Jeffrey,
Professor Wilson,
Sir Egerton Brydges,
Bishop Heber,
J. G. Lockhart,
Ugo Foscolo,

Rev. George Croly,
Mrs. Shelley,
George Ellis,
Thomas Campbell,
Rev. H. Milman,
Thomas Moore,

&c. &c.

uniform with the

The LIFE of BISHOP HEBER. With SELECTIONS from his CORRE- In Seventeen Volumes, SPONDENCE, and from his UNPUB-Works of Scott and Crabbe. Price 5s. each. LISHED WORKS. By his WIDOW. With a Portrait engraved by Cousins. Plates, and a Map. 2 vols. 4to. 31. 13s. 6d.

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These Memoirs are drawn from a Journal in which, during a period of fifty years, Mr. Wilberforce was accustomed to record his private sentiments and his remarks on the incidents of the day -from his correspondence with his distinguished contemporaries, Mr. Pitt, Lord Grenville, Lord Melville, Mr. Windham, Mr. Canning, Lord Liverpool, Lord Muncaster, the Emperor Alexander, Prince Talleyrand, La Fayette, Jeremy Bentham, Dr. Cairn, Dr. Burgh, Bishop Porteus, the Rev. William Mason, Dean Milner, the Rev. John Newton, the Rev. John Wesley, John Thornton, Esq., Henry Thornton, Esq., James Stephen, Esq., William Hay, Esq., Lady Waldegrave, Mrs. Hannah More, and many eminent Persons still living.

THE POCKET EDITION OF BYRON. Complete in Ten Vols. with Frontispieces, 3s. 6d. each, neatly bound and gilt.

VOLS.
I.

II. and III.
IV. and V.
VI., VII., VIII.,
IX. and X.

CHILDE HAROLD.
TALES.

DRAMAS.
MISCELLANIES.
DON JUAN.
Any Volume may be had separately.
BYRON'S WORKS, COMPLETE IN ONE
VOLUME, with all the Notes contained in the
Seventeen Vols. Edition. A beautiful Por-
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FINDEN. Handsomely printed in a new type.
Royal 8vo. bound. Twenty Shillings.

The POETICAL WORKS of the Rev. GEORGE CRABBE; with his LETTERS and JOURNALS, and his LIFE by his SON. In 8 vols. fc. 8vo., 5s. each, similar to Scott and Byron.

POEMS by the Rev. H. H. MILMAN.

SAMOR. 8vo.

The FALL of JERUSALEM. 8vo. 8s. 6d.
BELSHAZZAR. 8vo. 8s. 6d.

The MARTYR of ANTIOCH. 8vo.
ANN BOLEYN. 8vo. 8s. 6d.

The WORKS of OLIVER GOLD-
SMITH. Now first collected, with many
Original Pieces and others hitherto unknown
to be Goldsmith's, with Notes. By JAMES
PRIOR, Esq., Author of the "Life of Gold-
smith." With Landscape Illustrations of the
Scenery of Goldsmith's Life and Works.
Printed uniformly with Prior's Life of
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The LIFE of ADMIRAL the EARL HOWE, K.G. From Authentic Manuscripts never before Published. Consisting of between Four and Five Hundred Letters in the Earl's own handwriting; his Private Journal SPECIMENS OF THE BRITISH while at Sea with his Flag; several Letters of POETS; with Biographical and Critical Nohis late Majesty George III. to his Family,tices, and an Essay on English Poetry. By and various communications from living Flag THOMAS CAMPBELL, Esq., Author of Officers who served under the Admiral's the "Pleasures of Hope." Second Edition. command. By Sir JOHN RAD neutu ill tau fistory 8vo. In the Pr

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