Mr. Daggett's argument before the general affembly of Connecticut, Oct, 4, 1804, in the cafe of certain juftices of the peace; to which is prefixed a brief history of the proceedings of the aflembly. Hartford. Hudfon & Good win. A poem on the death of Gen. Alexander Hamilton, by a young lady of Baltimore. The Changery, an allegorick memoir of the Boston exchange office; or the pernicious progrefs of bank fpeculation aaveiled. By Perspective. Boston. Collection of facts and documents relative to the project of a bridge from South-street in Bofton to Dorchefterneck, and the annexation of that peninfula to the town of Boston. E.Lincoln. The Philadelphia medical and phyfi cal Journal, collected and arranged by Benjamin S. Barton, M. D. profeffor of. materia medica, natural history and botany in the university of Pennsylvania. The Rainbow, feries the firft, à periodical paper, originally published in the Richmond Enquirer. Richmond. Ritchie & Worfely. The second and concluding number of the life of Tom Gardner, to which is annexed an authentick copy of his last: will and teftament. N. York. Hopkins. The life and military atchievements of Touffaint Louverture. Baltimore. Juftification of Gen. Moreau from a, charge of confpiracy exhibited against him by the imperial republick of France, tranflated by G. L. Gray. Norfolk. NEW EDITIONS. Le Tuteur Anglais, ou grammaire reguliere de la langue Anglais; en deux parties; ; par William Cobbet. Seconde edit. Chez Jean Bonalds, N. York. Dilworth's Schoolmaster's Afliftant, improved and adapted to the ufe of the citizens of the U.S. N. York, B. Janfeti, publisher. Wettenball's Greek grammar, tranflated into English, with additional notes, &c. by W. P. Farrand. Philadelphia. The Nurfe's Guide, or friendly cautions to the heads of families and others very neceffary to be observed in order to preferve health and long life, with ample direction to nurfes who attend the fick and women in child-bed. The first American edition, with notes and additions. A critical pronouncing dictionary and expofitor of the English language; in which the meaning of every word is explained, the found of every fyllable diftinctly shown; and where words are fubject to different pronunciations, the preferable one is pointed out by being placed firft; with directions to foreigners for acquiring a ufe of this dictionary. By John Walker. Abridged and adapted to the ufe of the citizens WORKS IN Wanoftrocht's Recueil de traits hiftoriques et contes moraux. Boston. Weft & Greenleaf. Mair's Cæfar. Philadelphia. Wm. P. Farrand & Co. of the United States, in the form of Perry's pocket dictionary. New York. Daniel D. Smith. Travels in China, containing defcriptions, obfervations, and comparifons made and collected in the course of a fhort refidence at the imperial palace of Yeun-Min-Yuen, and on a subsequent journey through the country from Pekin to Canton. By John Barrow, Efq. late private fecretary to the Earl of Macartney. The plays of William Shakespeare, with the corrections and illustrations of various commentators. To which are added, notes by Samuel Johnfon and George Stevens, from the 5th and latest London edition published in 1809. Revifed and augmented by Haac Reed, with a gloffarial index. New York. Pamphlets. A difcourse to a fociety of young men in London, from Jude, verfe 3d, preach ed in the year 1719. By Rev, John Cumming, minister of the Scots church in London. Bofton. Manning & Loring. Report of the trial of Lord Headfort Philadelphia. THE PRESS. The hiftory of the late grand infur rection or ftruggle for liberty in Ireland,impartially collected from Stephens, Hay, Jones, Gordon, &c. Philadelphia. Wanoftroght's Fr. grammar. Befton. WORKS TO BE PUBLISHED BY SUBSCRIPTION. The works of Dr. Doddridge in 10 vols. Philadelphia. Farrand & Co. Faith no fancy, or a treatise of mental images, by the Rev. Ralph Erskine, A. M. late minifter of the gofpel at Dunfernline. Philadelphia. Valerian, a narrative poem, founded on fome events in early chriftian history, and defigned in part to illuftrate the effects of religion on the manners of barbarous nations. By the Rev. John Blair Linn, late paftor of the first Prefbyterian church in Philadelphia. To which will be prefixed, fome account of the life and character of the author. Philadelphia. Conrad & Co. Sermons on several subjects, by bishop Porteus. The life of God in the foul of man, or the nature and excellence of the chriftian religion, by Henry Scougal. Modern Geography abridged, by John Pinkerton. Kett's Elements of general knowledge. [The four laft works to be published by F. Nichols & J.A.Cummings and others, Boston.] Lectures on the elements of chemif try by Jofeph Black, M. D. profeffor of chemistry in the univerfity of Edinburgh. 2 vols. 8vo. William Duane and B. Graves, Philadelphia. Adaras's lectures on natural and experimental philofophy, corrected and confiderably enlarged, by Robert Patterion, profeffor of mathematicks in the university of Pennsylvania. Phitadelphia. Woodward. A hiftory of the rife, progrefs, anď termination of the revolutionary war between Great Britain and the United States of America, interfperfed with biographical, political, and moral obfervations. By Mrs. Warren, of Plymouth. Boston. E. Larkin, publisher. Ariftotle's ethicks and politicks, com prifing his practical philofophy, tranflated by John Gillies, LID. Norfolk. George L. Gray. Burke on the fublime and beautiful. Portland. Daniel Johnfon, Cruden's concordance, by Thimber. Conrad & Co. A new felection of fongs, entitled, The Union fong-book. William T.Clap, publisher. Bofton. INTELLIGENCE. Mir. Madison, prefident of William and Mary College, is preparing a map of Virginia, laid down from actual furvey and the latest as well as most aceurate obfervation. Every county, and moft of the publick roads, &c. will be accurately delineated. Richard Orchard, of this town, propofes publishing by subscription a correct likeness of Gov. Strong, to be taken from a painting made from the life by an eminent artift, to be of the fize of ten by fourteen inches, handfomely engraved and printed on fine thick paper. Marthall's life of Wafhington is printing in an elegant 4to. and 8vo. form in London. It is decorated with a fine print of the General, from the famous painting by Stuart, in the collection of the marquis of Lanfdown, and is dedicated to that celebrated nobleman. Johnfon, the proprietor and publisher, promifes to infert at the conclusion of the work a new and original communi cation from high authority respecting the treaty of 1783, probably from the marquis of Lanfdown, who was then prime minister of Great Britain. Dr. Benjamin Smith Barton has pub lifhed part 1ft, vol. 1ft, of the medical and phyfical journal, dedicated to Sir Jofeph Bank. The general plan of this work will be that of the " medical and phyfical journal," the "medical annals," the annals of botany, and other fimilar works that are published in Europe, and will regularly appear every fix months, each number to contain at leaft two hundred pages. This publication will contain, 1. original communications rela ative to all the branches of medicine, natural hiftory, and phyfical geography; 2. biographical sketches of the lives of eminent phyficians and naturalists, especially thofe of the last half of the eighteenth century and of the prefent time; S. reviews of and extracts from new publications in medicine, natural hiftory, and geography, especially those which have been publifhed in the United States, or which have a particular reference to this tract of country, &c. 4 miscellaneous facts of various kinds, all however relating to the expreffed objects of the work. Several interesting sketches of the life of Dr. Priestley who died at North umberland in Pennfylvania, on the 6th of February, have already been publish ed by Dr. Aiken, Mr. Belsham, and Mr. Toulmin, all of England. Dr. Barton of Philadelphia has delivered an eulogium on Dr. Priestley before the Philofophical Society, which we understand is to be published. MONTHLY POLITICAL REPORT. Auftria is faid to increafe its power continually to fuch a degree, that a diffolution of the German empire is apprehended. According to a ftatistical account lately published in the Journal de Commerce Auftria may be regarded, after France, as the first power in Europe, as well from the extent of her territory as of her population. The extent of her territory is estimated at 158,840 geographical miles, and her population at between 25 and 26 millions of inhabitants. Her army in the time of peace is fixed by a regulation of last year, at 270,000 men, and in time of war it a mounts to 365,000. The revenues of Auftria amount to about 10 millions a year; but during the late war she made confiderable loans, and her publick debt now amounts to about 40,000,0001. The principal cities are Vienna, which contains 254,000 inhabitants, Venice 180,000, Prague 80,000, Gratz 35,000, Prefburgh 30,000, Buda 38,000, Cracovia 24,000, Lemberg 20,000, Saltzburgh 20,000, Trieste 18,000. The publick edifices at Vienna, Buda, and above all, Venice, merit the attention of travellers. The noble Hungarians have aftles which correfpond with their Vol. II. No. 1. H riches, but not always with our manners. In the caftle of Efterhazy, a few miles from Presburgh, and which the Germans compare with the castle of Versailles, there were, when Fortin visited it in 1792, 400 clocks, and not one book. Sweden. The frequent collifions between Buonaparte and the king of this country seem ready to kindle between them the flames of war. The latter, counting perhaps on the aid of Ruffia, affumes a lofty tone in conference with the former, who is faid to be preparing measures for a revolution among the Swedes. councils: Congrefs is in feflion, and the molt interesting affair which it has ag itated the past month is the impeachment of Judge Chafe. The legislature. of Malachufetts aflembled on the 17th of January, and on the 18th his Excellency the Governour delivered the following fpeech before both branches of the Court, Gentlemen of the Senate, and Gentlemen of the House of Reprefentatives, I MEET you with much fatisfaction at this time, as I am perfuaded, that from a continuance of harmony in the feveral branches of government, the bufinefs of it will be conducted with advantage to the publick, and with ease and convenience to thofe who are employed in its administration. In the course of the fellion, you will have leifure maturely to confider thofe fabjects which were poftponed at the clofe of your firft meeting. Permit me again to recommend to your revifion the arrangement of the terms of the Suprerae Judicial Court, cftablished by the late act making further provifion in the judicial department. If that arrangement is found to be impracticable or inconvenient, you will undoubtedly make the neceflary amendments. The fecretary will lay before you the return of the Militia of the Commonwealth, which I have received from the adjutant-general, with a letter from him, ftating fome local inconveniences which have arifen under the exifting militia laws. He will alfo deliver to you the quarter-mafter-general's return of the ordnance and military ftores belonging to the state. The major-generals of feveral divif ions of the militia have informed me, that in the late reviews it appeared, that the regiments and corps compofing the feveral brigades, had improved in all the points which conftitute a well-reg. ulated militia ;-that their arms and equipments were in better order than at any former period, and that with few exceptions they had good cloth uniforms;-this latter circumftance being voluntary and not required by law, is peculiarly meritorious. There can be no neceflity, Gentlemen, of recommending to you the advancement of the various interefts of the com monwealth; your time will be devoted to this object, in attending to the requefts of individuals, and removing any just grounds of complaint; in affording fuitable encouragement to every fpeciesof useful induftry, and in fupplying, as far as you are able, whatever is deficient in our prefent fyftem of legislation.→→ While you thus confider yourselves as deputed to watch over the publick intereft; while you fupport the juft claims, of our fellow-citizens, and gratify their reafonable expectations, you will merit, and probably retain their respect. But in whatever manner your services shall be estimated by others, you will have the fatisfaction which' arifes from the confcioufnefs of doing good. We have allociated wah our fellow citizens to preferve our rights, by sup- But, The conftitution of this State unites us fill more closely for our commonfafety and happiness. It is founded or the bafis of equal liberty, and its value does not appear to be leffened in the ef-timation of the people, by the experience of more than twenty years; our' country flourishes in peace and wealth, and we may be thought, from these favourable circumftances, to be out of the reach of danger. But when we fee other republicks difgracefully renounc→ ing the fruit of their fufferings and exploits, and tamely fubmitting to the control of mafters, we ought at least to reflect on the causes of their fall, and confider of the means by which we may be guarded against a like degradation. and fo long as we preferve unimpaired the inftitutions which have been tranfmitted to us by the wifdom of our ancestors, and retain their purity of manners and the lessons which they inculcated, we may hope to be exempt from the viciffitudes to which other nations have been exposed. Religious principles and inftitutions are neceflary to all governments, and efpecially to republicks. The teachers of religion, of whatever denomination they are, by their moral inftructions, may have much influence in upholding the order of fociety, and regulating the conduct of the people; their offices would therefore be of great importance, even if they had no higher objects in view. But all nations have Expreffed a reverence for the Deity, and have united in the belief that fome mele of worship is neceffary to obtain his favour. Within a few years, indeed, an experiment has been made by the people of France of renouncing religion; but we have now feen the tendency and termination of their fyhem. To enumerate the institutions estabfifhed by our ancestors might be thought fuperfluous; many of them, and particularly thofe which related to education, are still maintained, and we every day experience their beneficial effects. May their pofterity not only preferve their inftitutions, but practice their manners and virtues ! It is often faid, that most of the republicks which I have referred to, were conquered by their powerful neighbours, and that our remote fituation from Europe enfures the fafety of our governments. Perhaps thefe obfervations are not fo correct, as we are inclined to believe. Free ftates are in much greater danger from their own depravity, than from external enemies. The vices, diforders, and divifions in former republicks have in all cafes occafioned their ruin. It will be difficult to find an inftance, where a free and civilized people have been conquered,who had not degenerated from that virtue by which their liberty was established. When they are furrounded by other nations, they confider them as watching to take advantage of their folly and weakness; this reflection operates as a conftant check upon their diforderly paflions. If an invafion is threatened, and any publick spirit remains in the people, they lay afide private animofities, and uniter for their common defence : In this manner the apprehenfion of danger from abroad has in numberlefs inftances prevented contention at home. Our distance from Europe will be a fortunate circumstance if we can be at peace among ourselves; it leffens the probability of foreign invafion, though it may increase the danger from internal feuds In the republicks which I have just” mentioned, the people had not fufficient virtue and publick spirit to unite their efforts against the common enemyTheir numbers and wealth were as great, as when they refifted the most powerful princes; and if they had ac ted with unanimity and vigour, their defenfive attitude might have faved them from an attack. But they were divided and weakened by factions; their falfe patriots co-operated with their invaders, and their governments fell, not fo much by the arms of a conqueror, as by the weight of their own vices. Such are the effects of violent disorders or implacable discord in all free states ;→→→ they lead to anarchy, and end in defpotifm. There may be much diversity in the procefs, but the refult is nearly the fame; the chief difference is, that fmall States generally call in a master from abroad, and great nations make a ty rant for themselves. But When political difputes are conducted with moderation and candour, they are innocent and may be useful. when parties become eager and vehement ;-when in the heat of contention they lofe fight of the publick interest, and endeavour to mislead the citizens by false representations, they corrupt the publick morals, and tend directly to licentioufnefs and confufion. In fuck cafes there would be danger that the moft unprincipled would be the most fuccefsful ;-they might refort to mea fures which their opponents might be unwilling to adopt ;-for honest men would difdain to deceive the people, and would never deviate from right conduct to promote any caufe, or produce any change in opinions or measures. But if men of corrupt principles should |