The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-05-28
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The Wits of His Holincfs in p,,;s
,erve to explain the conitant HOMAGE n,id ny ~,
Ty 'ne French in that fea of the arts. but. hv
.ne eeHh'oit,on, to explain the progrefs of ,hs
ulsini arts IN that Great Nation. On ,hs s.a
OF reoruary, His Holinefs vifited the Jnnsr;,,
Pre,s. AS ne Palied along the Galleries ~
Prenes fnrnIhed him as he pafIed, a meet ,,,'
on ,.. which was given the Lords Prayer;n c,
., language or dialect. We recite tbe
names AS they are mentioned. Tn Urbrs, G.
marian, Chaldee, ancient Syriac. r ,h;,;s Cd
ancient and vulgar Arabic, Armenian p..c.'
aha 10 u, me languages and letters of H. r.:
, nn' OF me Malay, of Java, of Indoa,n &c
T'oeui' OF Chlna, ard in the Tartar Nj,
IA al 40 dialects of AEa. We cannot 80. ~;
.'e european languages and dialects. hnt tr..
.. 10 70. AFRICA furniihed twelvt al
Er.noL d. ."c ie'h"'i,cer. The reputation Of tbr
rrench Preis is well known. and H.. ... W. VIC
10 every thing Curious in the art of
peg inc French 10 pafs before the rv.s &c '. Nv.
10y r"'her' whatever had been enDIova, ~
IMPROVE or enrich the mott uTefuI ART - -
49, uWe oelore our eyes curious COLI 9;o, IS
s'e ancient aiPhabets made in Crm,n, -. v,
y rn age, upon which the Doror ,y.;.na
e S 10 icarce print, from Protection .prl.ns.
CITY oi Gottihgen, now at Jena, and in bis
trr,i I;a. ms itndious man. learned in ma
'uiai h''tory, and ofan exten6ve acon,;r..
WIN languages in general has been rn.,,;,,..'
iee1ons for altnoft fifty years. In indufrS, 49,,
.e, ne ra'ias, and yonr Barton, bn, he il
TOO modeit, ftrange as it is, to nnbI;n ~ !"
ponrs' We are not to fuppofe that tbeC. ID
opufS are confined to the Continent. Tn r..
-. s,anu among many works highly honorab,e -
.ie "s''o'ai character and beneficial to IT,,
ia ,ne a'tS' Is announced collection, emf.
''eu' Heiechon or Modern ClaGicks. II ;s -
contain tranflations IF the becf falls, - ~ 20
German authors, with obieryations IN ,bs;nI;..
ana Writings. In that part of the WORT ii.
l,!ii'ed IN whole or in part are to he c,,i
Zimmerman, Bernardin de ST. Pierre. Gr,,nsr
,s'aoa.he de Genis, Marmontel, AuonIfn. -
rontalne, Goethe, KIopttock, I,avater' pI,c
1"h' Gehert, HaIler, Rollin, Forian, Feprion
l sr f TtI! Ronfeau, Storm, Sch-I
- .Ne: "ie'and' Barthelemy, Voltaire. II
Is printing III numbers at niilinr each ''
r,. Sal r.:
ne Preient emperor of Ruiiia is pnrf,rs,
po"cy very different from that which cb,r,SS.
ried Peter the Great, when he iire4ed h;s NC
n''l"h TO enrich Peteribure. re has given ~.
oe,s AT the Public expence, to clear the cbanna,
% 'he Dw'na, and to conffruct new canals IN
eme nelgnooufnood OF Archangel. The Dwina
emptes into the white fea II is called Ill"
becante it is formed from union oftbe Srchon v,
and fug. 1t is navigable TO A great d;ra1oa
ana furn'ihes Archangel, which is on ;ts hsnis
Tx miles from the white fea. fArchangeI rnS'
from cattle built by Baii!owits H. TO nroteH
the trade' and after the EngliAh ufed the trade
IT became known to all European nations. Thi.
iorelgn trade was prohibited by Peter the Great,
IN ORDER TO enrich Petersburg and Archancel'
C Gas oon,,nea to nelehbourng provinces.
ges from that enlightened policy, which cont
kind. ID. D'e-' mall