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The law of Jehovah is perfect, reftoring the foul:

even false idea of the real character of the author, as a writer; of the

The testimony of Jehovah is sure, making general nature and of the peculiar

wise the fimple,' &c.

Pf. xix. 7. A found of a multitude in the mountains, as of many people;

A found of the tumult of kingdoms, of nations gathered together, Ifa. xiii. 4. The learned prelate having established, on the grounds we have already mentioned, his opinion concerning the composition of the prophetical writings, proceeds to point out the very important advantages which are to be derived from this source, both to the tranflator and interpreter of the scriptures.

Flatness, he observes, and infipidity, will generally be the consequences of a deviation from the native manner of an original, which has a real merit and a peculiar force of its own. To express therefore the form and fashion of the compofition becomes as necefsary in a translation, as to give the author's sense with fidelity and exactness: but with what success can this be attempted, when the tranflator himself has an inadequate or

form of the composition ?

He next proves, in a number of examples, that this attention to the peculiar turn and caft of the original, may be of ftill greater use to the interpreter, by leading him into the meaning of obscure words and phrases, and by fuggefting the true reading where the text is corrupted.

With regard to the fidelity of the transflation now offered to the public, the excellent author has entered very largely into the principles of criticism, and the method of interpretation, on which he has proceeded. It would be impoffible to do justice to this part of his difsertation without transcribing the whole; we shall therefore content ourselves with saying, that the princit objects of his invaluable ons are, the Maforetic ion, the state of the He✓ text, and the ancient verfions of the Old Testament.

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*** The article from our very respetable correspondent at Liverpool, was, by fome accident, mislaid; but shall be inserted in the next volume.

VOL. XXII.

THE

by the commissioners. Cautionary measures recommended by the Congress
to the people; followed by a counter manifesto, threatening retaliation.
Singular letter from the Marquis de la Fayette, to the Earl of Carlisle.
American expedition for the reduction of the British fettlements in the country
of the Natches, on the borders of the Misisippi. Expedition from New.
York, under the conduct of Commodore Parker and Colonel Campbell, for
the reduction of the province of Georgia. Landing made good, and the
rebels defeated. Town of Savannah taken, and the province in general
reduced. Major-General Prevost arrives from the southward; takes the
town and fort of Sunbury, and affumes the principal command.

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Island of Dominica taken by the Marquis de Bouille, governor of Martinico.
State of the French fleet at Boston. Riot between the French and inhabi-
tants. Desperate riot between the French and American failors, in the city
and port of Charlestown. M. D'Eftaing fails from Boston for the West-
Indies: having first issued a declaration addressed to the French Canadians.
Admiral Byron's fleet driven off from the coast of New-England by a vio-
lent hurricane, which afforded an opportunity for the departure of the
French Squadron. British fleet detained at Rhode-Island, to repair the da-
mages justained in the tempest. Reinforcement fent from New-York to the
West-Indies, under the conduct of Commodore Hotham, and Major-General
Grant: narrowly miss falling in with the French fleet: join Admiral
Barrington at Barbadoes, and proceed together to the reduction of the island
of St. Lucia: troops land, take the French posts in the neighbourhood of
the Grand Cul de Sac: proceed to Morne Fortune and the Viergie. м.
D'Estaing appears in fight, with a vast fuperiority both of land and marine
force: attacks the British Squadron in the Grand Cul de Sac; and is
bravely repulfed by Admiral Barrington, twice in the same day. French land
their troops in Choc Bay: attack General Meadows three times in the Vier-
gie; are repulfed every time, and at length defeated with great loss. Great
glory obtained by the British forces, both by fea and land, in these several en-
counters. M. D'Estaing, after ten days longer stay, abandons the island of
St. Lucia, without any farther attempt for its recovery. The Chevalier de
Micoud, with the principal inhabitants, capitulate before the French fleet is
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out of fight.

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State of public affairs during the recess of parliament. Address and petition
from the city of London. Militia embodied. Camps formed. Admiral
Keppel appointed to the command of the grand fleet for the home service.
Peculiar fituation of that commander. Fleet fails from St. Hellens.
Licorne, French frigate, flopt and detained. Blameable condu& of the
Captain, in firing unexpectedly into the America man of war. Desperate
engagement

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officers. Sir P. J. Clerke brings in a bill against the contraltors:
first question carried upon a divifion; but the bill rejected upon another.
Affairs of Ire-
Bill in favour of Diffenters brought
land. Various attempts and proposals for affording commercial relief to
that country, prove at length ineffectual.

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Debates on the army extraordinaries. Motion for printing the estimates re-
jected upon a divifion. Committee on East India affairs. Rejolutions
moved for and carried, relative to the violence committed on the late Lord
Pigot in his government. Motion for profecuting certain members of the
late council Madrass, agreed to. Mr. Fox's motion, for the removal
of the first lord of the admiralty from that department, is, after long
debates, rejected upon a division. Committee of enquiry into the conduct
of the American war. Amendment moved to the motion for the examina
tion of Earl Cornwallis, by the minifter, and carried upon a division in
the committee. Amended motion then put, and rejected upon a divifions
Third motion rejected. Transactions in the committee, difcuffed in the
House, and refcinded. Committee revived. Earl Cornwallis, and other
witnesses examined, in behalf of Lord and Sir William Howe. Counter
evidence proposed, and agreed to. In the interim, General Burgoyne's
evidence brought forward and examined. Counter evidence examined.
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Committee Suddenly dissolved.

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Two enquiries in the House of Lords, tending to the fame objet, and carried
on through the greater part of the feffion. Enquiry into the state of the
navy, and the conduct of the admiralty, inftituted by the Earl of Bristol.
Motions for naval papers, bring out much debate, and are rejected upon a
division. Motion by the Earl of Bristol, for the removal of the first Lord
of the admiralty from his employment. Great debates. Motion rejected
upon a divifion. Protests. Enquiry into the government and management
of Greenwich Hospital, conducted by the Duke of Richmond. Moves for
a compenjation to Captain Baillie, late Lieutenant-Governor of Greenwich
Hospital. Motion rejected upon a divifion. Minority Lords quit the Houfe
Resolutions in vindication of the Earl of Sandwich. Hard case of Captain
Baillie. Marquis of Rockingham endeavours to bring forward an enquiry
into the affairs of Ireland. After several ineffectual attempts, a kind of
compromije takes place, referring the business of that country to the ensuing
Session. Mr. Townshend's motion to defer the prorogation of parliament,
rejected upon a divifion. Spanish manifesto. Address from the Commons.
Second address moved by Lord John Cavendish. Motun of adjournment
carried upon a divifion. Amendment to the address of the Lords, moved by

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