CATALOGUE

OF NEW PUBLICATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES.

FOR FEBRUARY, 1810.

Sunt bona, sunt quaedam mediocria, sunt mala plura. Mart.

NEW WORKS.

* A Sermon, preached Jan. 10, 1810, at the Dedication of the Church in Park Street, Boston, by Edward D. Griffin, D. D. stated preacher in said Church, and Bartlett Professor of Pulpit Eloquence in the Divinity College at Andover. Boston; Lincoln and Edmands.

A Digest of the Laws of Evidence in Civil and Criminal Cases; and a Treatise on Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes. By Zephaniah Swift, one of the Judges of the Supreme Court of the State of Connecticut. Hartford; Oliver D. Cook, octavo.

The Evangelical Primer, containing a Minor Doctrinal Catechism; and a Minor Historical Catechism; to which is added, the Westminster's Assembly's Shorter Catechism, with short Explanatory Notes and copious Scripture Proofs and Illustrations, for the use of families and schools. By Joseph Emerson, Pastor of a Church in Beverly.

A late Discovery extremely interesting to Planters and Farmers, relative to fertilizing poor and exhausted ground, upon a cheap and easy plan, with some remarks and observations on Orcharding and Gardening. By George Reed, Washington. Daniel Rapine. Price 50 cents.

*Trial of Daniel Lynn, Jabez Meigs, Elijah Barton, Prince Cain, Nathaniel Lynn, Ansel Meigs, and Adam Pitts, for the murder of Paul Chadwick, at Malta, in Maine, on September 8th, 1809; before the Hon. Theodore Sedgwick, Samuel Sewall, George Thacher, Isaac Parker, Justices of the Supreme Court; held at Augusta, by adjournment, Nov. 16, 1809. Taken in short hand by John Merrick, Esq; Hallowell. Ezekiel Goodale. 188 pages, 12mo.

*Speech of Samuel W. Dana, Representative in Congress, on a Resolution concerning Francis J. Jackson, minister plenipotentary from Great Britain to the United States. Washington. 8vo. 28 pages.

*Correspondence of the late President Adams, No. 7. Boston. Everett and Munroe.

An Index to the Notes of Mr. Story's edition of Chitty on Bills, prepared by J. Story, Esq; to which are added a few recent cases. Boston. Farrand, Mallory, and Co.

The American Magazine of Wonders, and Marvellous Chronicle. By Donald Fraser. New York. At the bookstores. Price 5 1-2 dollars. 2 vols. octavo.

* An Oration delivered June 11, 1809, on the day of the Author's Induction into the office of Bartlett Professor of Pulpit Eloquence, in the Divinity College, at Andover. By Edward Griffin, D. D. published by request of the Trustees. Boston. Belcher, printer.

Important case argued; in four Dialogues between Dr. Opium, Mr. Gallio, and Disciplus, designed to expose erroneous teachers, alarm secure sinners, and assist the disciples of Christ. Boston. Manning and Loring.

* Such books, pamphlets, etc. as are designated by this mark (*) may be found at the Boston Athenaeum.

* The New Crisis, by an Old Whig. New York. Printed for the author. 96 pages.

The Good Samaritan, a Sermon delivered, on the Sabbath evening, January 28, 1810. for the benefit of the New York Dispensary, by John B. Romayn, D. D. New York, Williams and Whiting.

Washington, or Liberty Restored, a Poem, in ten Books, by Thomas Northmore, Esq. Baltimore. John Vance and Co.

A Discourse at the Funeral of Mrs Emily Jewett, aged 27, who died of a consumption, 4th June, 1809, the consort of Mr. Moses Jewett, in Burlington, by Daniel C. Sanders, D. D. President of the University of Vermont. Burlington. (Vt.) Samuel Mills.

* The Practice and Jurisdiction of the Court of Admiralty; in three parts. 1. An Historical Examination of the Civil Jurisdiction of the Court of Admiralty. 2. A Translation of the Clerk's praxis, with Notes of the Jurisdiction and practice of the District Courts. 3. A Collection of Precedents. Paret Ratione Modoque.-Hor. By John E. Hall, Esq. Baltimore. Dobbin and Murphy. 211 pages octavo.

* Reply to Mr. Duponceau; pamphlet, 69 pages.

* A Discourse delivered at Plymouth, Dec. 22, 1809, at the celebration of the 188th. Anniversary of the landing of our Forefathers in that place. By Abiel Abbot, A. M. Pastor of the first Church in Beverly, Boston. Greenough and Stebbins.

A Sermon on the Character and Conduct of Zacheus: intended to promote the belief of Christianity. 1810.

A Journal of Travels in England, Holland, and Scotland, and two passages over the Atlantick, in the years 1805, and 1806. By B. Silliman, Professor of Chemistry and Natural History in Yale College. New York. Ezra Sargent. 2 vols. 8vo. Price $5.

Information respecting the Kine Pock Inoculation, extracted chiefly from a Treatise entitled "A Prospect of Exterminating the Small Pox." Written by Benjamin Waterhouse, M. D. At the Bookstores.

Fourth volume of Johnson's New York Reports. New York; J. Riley. Third volume of Hening and Mumford's Virginia Reports. York; J. Riley.

New

Rosa, or American Genius and Education. A Novel. New York; J. Kiley.

Kendall's Travels in the New England States. New York; J. Riley. Henry's Travels in Canada. New York; J. Riley.

Stroebel's Essay on the Lungs. New York; J. Riley.

Anthon's Analysis of Blackstone's Commentaries. New York; J. Riley.

NEW EDITIONS.

Letters on the subject of the Catholicks, to my brother Abraham, who lives in the country. By Peter Plymley. First American from the eleventh London edition. Baltimore.

A Treatise on Religious Experience, in which its nature, evidences, and advantages are considered. By Charles Buck, author of theological dictionary. Boston; Lincoln and Edmands. Price $ 1.

Don Sebastian, or the House of Braganza. By Miss Porter. Four volumes in two. Philadelphia; M. Carey. Price $ 2 and 50 cents. * A full length Portrait of Calvinism. By an old fashioned Churchman. The second edition, with additions and corrections. 12mo. pp. 55. New York; T. & J. Swords. Price 25 cents.

6th vol. Robinson's Admiralty Reports. New York : J. Riley.

Essays on the most important Subjects in Religion. By Thomas Scott, author of the commentary on the Bible. Boston; Lincoln and Edmands.

An Introduction to the Game of Pam-Lu; exhibiting the Laws, Calculations, Rules, and Practice as established by the best players. By Mr. Marville. To which are now added, the Games of Chess and Cricket. First American Edition, with large additions. New York; E. Sargent. Price 25 cents.

WORKS PROPOSED AND IN PRESS.

Wm. Wells, and T. B. Wait and Co. Boston, have in press, and will be published in ten days, 2d. Volume of A New Literal Translation from the original Greek, of all the Apostolical Epistles. With a Commentary, and Notes, Philological, Critical, Explanatory, and Practical. To which is added, a History of the Life of the Apostle Paul. By James Macknight, D. D. author of a Harmony of the Gospels, &c. The first American, from the second London edition. In 6 volumes. To which is prefixed, an account of the Life of the Author. Price to subscribers $250. After the publication of the third volume the price of subscription to be raised to $ 3.

Wm. Wells, No. 6, Court-street, Boston, has in the press and will be speedily published, "Excerpta Quædam e Scriptoribus Romanis, in usum Juventutis Academicæ." In one volume 8vo.

Thomas Dobson of Philadelphia proposes to publish by subscription, a course of Lectures on the Prophecies that remain to be fulfilled. By Elijah Winchester. In two large 8vo. volumes. Price $ 4.

Farrand, Mallory & Co. of Boston, are preparing for the press, to be published in one 8vo. volume, Modern Paris; or a Journey from London to Paris, through Holland; and a Survey of the Arts, Sciences, and Literature of the French metropolis in 1807--8, with remarks on the education, habits, and religion of the French people. By Frederick Hall, A. M. Professor of Mathematicks and Natural Philosophy in Middlebury College, Vermont, in Letters to a gentleman in New England. Coal and Thomas, of Baltimore, propose publishing by subscription, Poems, by the late John Shaw, M. D. to which will be prefixed, a Por trait of the Author, and a Sketch of his Life. Price $1.

Williams and Whiting, of New York, propose to publish by subscription, The Federalist, on the New Constitution, written in 1788, by Alex ander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay, together with an additional volume of selected and original matter from the writings of General Hamliton.

Munroe and Francis have in the press, No. 13 of the Christian Monitor, containing Advice to Servants. By Rev. Mr. Hanway.

Munroe and Francis have in the press, Celebs in search of a wife; the fifth edition. In 2 volumes 18mo.

Munroe and Francis have in the press, Shakespeare's Dramatick Works third edition with notes: printed verbatim from the text of the last London edition by Dr. Isaac Read. In nine volumes 12mo.

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Munroe and Francis have in the press, Fragments in prose and verse: by Miss Elizabeth Smith, lately deceased; with an account of her life and character, by H. M. Bowdler; embellished with a beautiful likeness of the deceased.

S. Etheredge, Charlestown, has in press, Newcome's Observations on the conduct of our Lord as a Divine Instructer, and on the Excellence of his Moral Character. 1 vol. 8vo. 550 pages.

THE

MONTHLY ANTHOLOGY,

FOR

MARCH, 1810.

FOR THE ANTHOLOGY.

WEBSTER'S GRAMMAR, DICTIONARY, &c. &c.

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BUT I must not occupy too much space with the exhibition of the contradictory projects and sentiments of Mr. Webster. A volume might easily be filled. A man whose multiplicity of dollars depends on the multiplicity of his projects, must be expected to be often pursuing those projects in opposite directions. Webster's voyages of discovery have indeed been directed toward every point of the compass; but in one thing he has been uniform, "as constant as the needle to its kindred pole." Every project has had in view to produce a pecuniary emolument; and every obstacle to the accomplishment of this desideratum has been assailed by all the engines which his ingenuity could bring into the attack. At one time he boldly plunges into the strong holds of his enemies, even when morally certain of an ignominious overthrow. At another time, like Iago, he aims his blow in the dark; and leaves no perfidy untried to accomplish his sinister purpose. His attack on the editors of the Anthology is an instance of the former; and before I close these remarks, I shall feel it my duty to bring to light an instance of the latter.

One memorable project, already slightly hinted at, forms too important an incident in the eventful life of our author to be passed over without further notice; and yet, to do this subject complete justice, it would be necessary to adduce entire, " An Essay on the necessity, advantages, and practicability of reforming the mode of spelling, and of rendering the orthography of words correspondent with the pronunciation," as contained in one of his octavo volumes of "Dissertations on the English

Language:" But my limits forbid the introduction of so long an article. The perusal of this essay must strike every reflecting mind with a sense of the mildness of the municipal regulations of this land of liberty, which permitted the writer to roam abroad, unrestrained by a strait waistcoat, and a keeper.

Manifold are the alleged advantages of this great reformation. Among so many, and all so extraordinary, I am at a loss which first to adduce. However, take the following:

"But a capital advantage of this reform in these states would be, that it would make a difference between the English orthography and the American. I am confident such an event is an object of VAST POLITICAL CONSEQUENCE; for the alteration, however small, would encourage the publication of books in this country. It would render it in some measure neces: sary that all books should be printed in America. The English would never copy our orthography for their own use; and consequently the same impression of books would not answer for both countries."

Could any mortal but one who derived his support from bookmaking, have ever invented such an argument. The following is a specimen of the spelling which is to be of such "vast political consequence :" laf, caf, haz, karacter, kee, hav, valu, tru, dets, du, eezily, skools, nabors, kolic, shaze, suthern, receev, wil, liv, blu, abuv, blud, masheen, &c. &c.

One further improvement was doubtless contemplated by the author of this grand innovation. This was probably an act of congress giving to Noah Webster, and his descendants, for ever, the exclusive privilege of writing, publishing, and printing, all the books which should hereafter be published in the "American English." Such a measure would have accomplished this important purpose. We should, perhaps,

have satisfied the cupidity of the great reformer. We should not continue to sustain the national disgrace of seeing Mr. Webster obliged to proclaim to his countrymen, that his works, which "are of far less consequence to him than his country," have grown so much on his hands, that the state of his own property will not justify their prosecution entirely at his own expense."

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Such an arrangement might, in part, remunerate him for his toil in the opposition which he has so long, and so manfully maintained against friends and foes, who have resisted this grand innovation. To pursue truth, when opposed only