The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-05-08
4Ilatareiianp.
Frca- tss fLaaSssj 1foz.tiy Afasasise.
VARIETIES,
LIrtRARy AND PHILOSOPHICAL.

LITERARY AND FHfLoSoPHICAt.
The life Of Wafhngson drawn mp from his own
papers by the chief Juiice Of the Usited States will
be completed early in the month hy the publication
of the fifth and Ian vourte variety Of plans of
battles. feyes, and other military operations drawn
by the General hirnfelf or under hi, immediate di-
reaior, will Be given with this Ian volume !; com
b,ning, with the other features Of the work TO render
il the mott perfect, well the mod important
risc- of rhetorical biography extant in any Ian
.uage.
MIR. Prat, i, about to rrefent the public with an
edition Of his poem on " Sympathy" in an elegant
pocket volume, ornamented with original engravings
iron, degns Of the mot eminent matters. 1t is in
tend-j to be accompanied by new modelled edition
of his" Cottage Pctures, eubcliilhed likewife with
intereAing fS.,clcs.
The Emperor Alexander has fupprened the Impe-
rial Seminary FOR the reception of young ladies' found
ed by the EmpreGs Elizabeth on the fame model as
the convent of St. Cyr in France. In the preamble
of his eda Re declares that thoe funds may be ured
to greater advantage, il applied the education Of
thoie Youths no intended TO fcrve their country
and thar the education OF female, being limited
TO donoitic management, fac will learn it looner in
her fathers houe, than in ura2;uous eftablihment,
where it is vain'y attempted teach the licences,
grhe Knowledge of which nature forbds them.
DIR. BuZZini, of Frankfort. has invented nitru-
reut, which he denominates the Egki Gbrca1tr. It
IS intended to afford n!petion of the interior of
wounds, OF TIE various parts OF the human body ,fuch
rs @fophagus, the vagina the uterus, &c. The in
veuter is preparing for the prefs drawings and de-
fcrptons OF this euriou. nftrument.
MIR. Pitcher, of Vienna, has dilcoverad new pro-
ce!s 20 when itraw. He dreIes in rnuriatic acid
iaturated with pot ar. The flrawthus prepared ne
yer turns yellow; sa mols filming white and &C.
Gu-es great hexibty.
The EATER catalogue at LEIPZIG contained so77
articles, among which there were a5' ofdvinity;-
2sl Of jurfprudence. including political economy
So of philofophy; III on education SO on natural
hNory; s3 on mathematics I; ard II on geography
and relations of travels--Ihe latt fichaenas fair
was les abundant the catalogue did not exceed 64i
: srts,es. The works contained in the ichseimas
catalogue Morality, 81; Education. 10; Belles-
Letters, %; The Fine Arts, Is {; ancient and Mo-
dern Languages So; Divinity and Sermons, SO -
I1w, SIS; PhyEc -nd Surgery, &c. % Maizena,
tics, SO; Natrra Hitery, SC. is Rural Economy,
&c. 10; Economy, Ufeul Arts, &c. SO; COM
mercr, IL Potca, Economy, FL; HiGory, 81 =;
Biography, 10; Literary Hiaory, 8 :; Geography &
Topography, %; Travels, Is StatRies, - Novels,
&c. 63; A!manacks, 81; Genealogy, aud Chroaol-
ny, ..
Protector Klapro,h has taken great pains TO invef-
tigate the component parts of c.,nabar; and
be finds, euits Of his experiments that Japan cl-
nabsr, executive of its forsisn parts, contains
Mercury $3.50
Sulphur 1915