introduced, which may appear to fome defcriptive of fcenes ra ther nearer bome. • Nor here alone commotion's hoftile hand With rage, and rapine waftes a trembling land, Mount the high waves, and dare the threat'ning storm } And every crime that calls the wrath of heav'n. Such were the bands that held our happy state, Ere luft of power to deeds oppreffive led, Ere Europe's crimes with Europe's commerce spread." This poem is decorated with an elegant vignette, defigned by Hamilton; and engraved by If. Taylor. MONTHLY CATALOGUE. POLITICA L. Genuine Abftracts from Two Speeches of the late Earl of Chatham and bis Reply to the Earl of Suffolk. 8vo. s. 6d. Dodsley. HE Speeches which furnish thefe Abftracts, are thofe de Tlivered in the houfe of lords on the 20th of January, 1775. and the zoth of November, 1777; each of them relative to America, and remarkable for that figurative and vehement oratory which distinguished the noble lord. A Vindication of the Lords of the Admiralty, on their Conduct towards Admiral Keppel. 8vo. 15. Bowen. This pamphlet relates to the conduct of the board of admiralty, in giving orders for the trial of admiral Keppel upon the charge preferred against him by fir Hugh Pallifer. Though a legal trial has clearly afcertained this charge to have been void of foundation, we cannot confider the board of admiralty as blameable for liftening to an impeachment which nothing lefs could seem to frustrate than an infatuation of the accuser, and the attention to which afforded not only an opportunity of doing juftice to private character, but to vindicate that of the nation from a supposed disgrace. Re Remarks on the Proceedings of the Court Martial at Portsmouth on the Hon. Auguftus Keppel. 12mo. Is. 6d. W. Brown. This is rather an abstract of the trial than remarks upon it, and contains little more than what was published in the newspapers. The Indi&ment, Trial, and Condemnation of Admiral Keppel, &c. 8. 1. Johnson. 800. A burlesque performance, not void of humour; in which the admiral is indicted for wearing his natural countenance,' and for other equally atrocious behaviour during his trial. A Memorial to the Public, in Behalf of the Roman Catholics of Edinburgh and Glasgow, &c. 8vo. 1. Coghlan. All men of liberal minds must look with abhorrence upon the outrages lately committed at Edinburgh and Glasgow against the inoffenfive Roman catholic inhabitants of those cities. An intolerant and perfecuting spirit muft ever reflect reproach on those who are influenced by its furious and inhuman dictates; and though the zeal of the first reformers was ftained with exceffes of this kind, a greater degree of moderation might be expected in times more enlightened and lefs fanatic. It appears that the oftenfible inftigators to these riots were principally fome obfcure perfons, who formed themselves into a fociety for exciting commotions among the populace; but we are forry to find, that in fome parts of the country, even the pulpit was profituted to the fame irreligious and fhameful purpose. The great intrepidity fhewn by the duke of Buccleugh in endeavouring to fupprefs the riot at Edinburgh, deferves the warmest encomiums; and if his generous ardour was not feconded by the lord provost of the city, there is reafon for afcribing the conduct of this ma giftrate rather to caution, and the danger of exafperating the mob, than to the want of indignation at their tumultuous proceedings. The magiftrates, we are glad to be informed, have voluntarily offered to indemnify thofe who have fuffered on this occafion, the loffes of whom, it is faid, amount to upwards of two thousand pounds. Confiderations on the State of the Roman Catholics in Scotland. 8vo. 6d. Coghlan. When it is known that the penal laws against the Roman Catholics in Scotland were enacted almofl two hundred years ago, their severity may eafily be imagined. It feems to be repugnant to the enlarged ideas of a civilized legislature, that they should have fubfifted fo long; and yet more repugnant to the humanity of the nation that the repeal of them should now be obstructed. It is however to be hoped, that this odious fpirit of perfecution. will in a fhort time fubfide; and that a quiet people will be restored to the rights of humanity. A Seajonable Letter to the King. 410. Is. Robertion. A fhort, weak letter from an intrufive perfon, whofe impadence might entitle him to the notice of parliament, were he not protected by his own extreme infignificance. A full A full Vindication of the right bon. General's Conduct against the Attacks of an anonymous Libeller, &c. 8vo. IS. Bew. An ironical panegyric, but too vague to imply particulas cenfure. Recantation; or, a Second Letter to the Dean of Guild and the Merchants and Manufacturers of the City of Glasgow. Small Sve. 15. Fielding and Walker. Satire and ridicule again exerted, as in the former letter on the fubject of extending the Irish commerce, to the detriment of the trade of Great Britain. POETRY. Momus, or the Fall of Britain. A Poem. 4to. IS. Cadell. The ingenious author of this piece reprefents the Stygian powers as plotting, from a fpirit of envy, the deftruction of Britain; which they determine to effectuate by extinguishing virtue in the nation, and fcattering the feeds of internal difcord, We find the poetry much more correct than is ufual among fugitive productions. The Keppeliad; or, Injur'd Virtue Triumphant. A Poem. 420. 15. 6d. Harrifon and Co. This poem is otherwife, and very properly, named, Injur❜d Virtue Triumphant; but we with that the author, as fuch, had alfo fome caufe for triumph, of which, on the present occafion, he feems to be totally deftitute. An Heroic Congratulation addreffed to the Hon. Auguftus Keppel &c. 410. is. 61. DodЛley. A fpecimen : Since in each hour, their log-books have explain'd, Can any reader after this conclude, Sir Hugh cou'd wish to fee the fight renew'd? The log-books were produc'd, when all, furpriz'd! The Formidable's, to enhance its worth, Under the fanction of fir Hugh came forth! Three leaves were from their proper places rent, This incomparable poet is not only qualified to fing the achievements of the British fleet on the memorable 27th of July, but to verfify-their log-books. The Scotch Hut, a Poem. 4to. 15. Almon. The author, in a note, gives the following account of the shed, which is the object of his animadverfion. 6 It is a low wooden building, built by the earl of C-n, at his feat [at Grove ] in Hertfordthire, of an oolong form, covered with thatch, and oven at one fide; it is called the Scotch Hut. Within, on the top, it bears the infignia of Scotland, dirk and broad-fword, * Crit. Rev. vol. xiv. p. 393. piftol and target, bonnet and bagpipes. Beneath these are folded curtains of plaid. Plaid alfo is painted, and glares on the fide of this ftructure (for it has but one) and at each end. This monument of his lordship's tafte ftands on a quiet green fpot by a pleasant wood.' In the dedication he infinuates, that it is a temple of political flattery to the earl of B.' This publication is a fhort, fatirical piece, containing a defcription of the Hut and its decorations, the emblems of Scotland; an expostulation with his lordship on the introduction of The ftarv'ling fiend, with hydra-head, * In Scotia's rocky caverns bred; Of tony heart, and ruthlefs hand, That ftalks in ruin o'er the land." And a requeft, that he would remove, Far from the tread of every foot, This fcurvy, loufy, tawdry hut, That looks more defolate and bare, Than hall of Famine and Defpair.' It is, fays the author, a place defpifed of all, Where fails of fpirit fcorn to crawl; As we have never feen this curious edifice, we can only give this writer's account of it, without any remarks on the propriety or the impropriety of his animadverfions. - Bath, A Simile. Bath,-a Converfation-piece. Bath,-a Medley. Preceded by a Prologue to the Critics; fucceeded by a Rhapsody, on the Death of Mr. Garrick. 410. 25. 6d. Whieldon and Co. This writer feems unable to determine, whether he should call his performance a Simile, a Converfation-Piece, or a Medley. It is, indeed, a point of fome difficulty to give it a proper appellation. It is a mixture (the author has taught us to make fimiles) refembling a dith that is made of chicken, veal, eggs, parfley, herring, anchovies, beet-root, and red-cabbage; and is ufually called a falmagundi. There is humour in the fimile, in which the author compares Bath and its environs to a huge tea-equipage. Yon rim of hills, with fields inclos'd, That landscape which afford, For the first inftance be fuppos'd An emblem of the board. The furniture the board contains, The baths where all together dash'd Where many dirty things are wafh'd, The refemblance is carried on through a variety of other circumstances. The Noble Cricketers: A poetical and familiar Epiftle addressed to two of the idleft Lards in bis Majefly's Three Kingdoms. 480. 15. Bew. The two perfonages to whom this epiftle is addressed, are much obliged to the author for the great zeal which he discovers in favour of their reputation; but if he meant to rally with fuccefs their attachment to cricket, he ought to have abftained, in our opinion, from the use of fcurrility, which tends only to blunt the edge of fatire. An Epifle from Edward, an American Prifoner in England, to Harriet, in America. 4to. 6d. Fielding and Walker. There is no paffion fo writative as love. Almost every whining fwain, who is under an amorous influenza, pours out all his foul, his wit, and understanding, in billet doux, elegies, or madrigals; and then perhaps imagines, that every gentle reader must be interested in his complaints, The author of the prefent Epifle is one of thofe rhiming lovers; but a tolerable poet. He defcribes his parting from the favourite object of his affections with fenfibility. • Ev'n now I hear the well-remember'd figh, It must however be observed, that the idea of hearing and membering the fame figh, at the fame time, is abfurd; and that the fecond line is borrowed from Mr. Pope's tranflation of the episode of Hector and Andromache, in the Iliad. Il. vi. 508. • Her bofom labour'd with a boding figh, And the big tear ftood trembling in her eye.' The author has deftroyed the uniformity, and the merit of his Epiftle, by changing the pathetical language of the heart into a fatirical reprefentation of what he thinks the prefent contemptible state of Great Britain. The Patriot Divine to the Female Hiflorian; an Elegiac Epistle. 410: 25. Fielding and Walker. Ovid has given us an Epiftle from Oenone to Paris, in which that nymph pathetically complains of his inconftancy in deferting her, and fetching Helen to Troy. The author of this Elegiac Epiltle has imitated the tender touches of the Roman poet with delicacy and humour. • Nondum tantus eras, cum, te contenta marito, - Sæpe |