The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-01-07

literature Will gladly tnrn aside to aaniei,-
plate the success os the la5ors of Mr.. Hay
ter, who it win be recollected, was sent sew
eral years ago to Naples, by the Prince of
Wales, for the purpose OF unfolding the all
Gent manuscripts preserved in the ruins Of
Herculaneum. To aid this worthy design
parliament made'a grant of seyera thou
sand,pounds winch was placed at the dispo-
sal OF the British minister ut the Ncapolitan
court, and all Europe has since become
witness TO the interchangeable zeal Gt the lea Mt
cd agent vi the Prince of Wales.
With a view 20 crafty public curiosity in
the mos, ample manner, Mr. Hayter lately
received the commands of his royal master
60 prepare report of his transactions at
!. Naples, and an account CT the numerous
8 manuscripts unrolied under his supcri,tcn-
esence, & 5rnusht by him 10 Eagl,,ni. This
tash M:. Halter has just completed and
having has, ths honor to prese;.t Il copy to the
srince Regent at a late levee, this interesting
work is now on public sale.
We shall not attempt to anticipate the
qualification whicht the perusal of this sp.eh-
did volume W.. afford 70 every scholar, an
1sluariaa, and lover Of literature ; bus re-
-ttrring our readers to the work ITSELF we
shall content ourselves with observing, that
1t contains an account, with specimens ana
extracts, OF ninety-four manuscripts or fac
SMILES OF Greek ana Latin manuscripts.
presented By the regent to the University
OF OXFORD, and which are ;ib 1ut to be given
60 the world under the supervision of Mr..
.Aayter, and the lnunihccn, patronage of the
regent, and the erathte chancellor OF that
university
In order to confer the requisite complete
ness on the report, its publish"r, Sir Richard
Philips, has enriched it with an engraved
portrait oil one of the manuscripts, and with
five spenditily colored engravings of the Pa
pyrus plant, in different stages of its growth,
che curious drawings of which have likewise
been deposited by Lord Greenville, with the
ninety-four fac Smiles at Oxford.
For public information we shall add THAT
1t appears by this curious work, that when
the French entered Naples, considerable
part OF the Papym were removed to Paler-
mo, at the repeated and earnest solicitations
OF Mr.. ltayter but SO supine or so corrupt
were the agents employed, that the greater
Prop ortion OK the manuscripts were left be-
Find together with many other Of the curl
-osties ot Portici. The French irruption and
fhe consequent confusion of the manuscripts, 81
oftheNeapolitan court self,necessarily inter
rupted the peaceful labors of Mr.. Hayter; &
having shipped for England the ninety four
fac-siiniies which lie had copied & fortu-
nately secured he returned, as is we'll known,
from his mission early in the last winter
Since that time, he has been employed in
Tic account OF MS
mission and labors, which we have now
the Satisfactionto announce.
ESS!ract Of q letter received by the Susan.
nah, az Ph!!adeihhia.
"LIsBoN, Nov.
&c The nequs Of Gen. HIS victory has
b caused much salts faction here, and the more
80, as IL is rehorted that the rahidity Of
Gen. RHi's Advance saued Castanos, zuho
had got in some Mobile.
6 Tie names IF the French generals ia
ken are Prince d'Hremberg * gen. Bruno.
Gen. Girard eScated TO the mountains, 4vith
r6o~f 500 men, is 6eset 6y pery strong
Body IF he GaerAas, Gna cannot zveue-
ecahe. In the mean time Gen. Hi has
rushed on. far Merida, zyhere The enenay has
.his magazines, svith the intention of Destroy
ing tAensei and as sve haze !got he artuie-
~, mach resistance is not erfected.
:" Cot. HI SvaSat hibugnergue on the 18Th
at. on his 4vay TO Lard W'eNington's heed
quarters, (which 7vere az Frenida, near NJ
1ne!da, The whole # his dipision being gone
INTO cunt9nnrent in that ncighborhood as
.2eN asfhe French dipiSion under General
G9armomf, in The vicinitg If Piacencia, Sd
iamanca, and Toledo. Ciudad Rodrigo
sill continued in tie Possession Of me
French"