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Moreover, as no one is excepted from man fights under great disadvansubjection to the mediatorial Son, but he

tages with a child in his arms. who did put all things under him, which

We have been thus copious in is the Father from whom the Son receive ed the kingdom, and to whom he delivers our account of this book, on acit up, it is plain, that the Holy Ghost is count of the novelty, the boldness, not excepted, and must be one who is and the force of the attack which subjected to the Son. And as the Son is it makes on a doctrine, which is at to give all that government which he least professedly believed by a received into the hands of the Father, he must give the government over the large majority of the clergy of Holy Ghost into his hands, so that at the New-England. If they read this conclusion of the economy of redemption book, they will be sensible that it the Holy Ghost will still be under the must either be answered, or thrown rule of the Father : Contrary to their by with affected contempt; for doctrine on this subject.

Finally, If the Son is to deliver up the though it contains not an argukingdom to the three persons jointly ment against the doctrine of the considered, then he must deliver up the trinity which has not been often kingdom to himself, he being one of repeated, still it offers a kind of these persons. P. 168.

challenge to the orthodox, and is We wish that we had room to written,

we believe, with the most extract the remarks on the form undissembled conviction. Let the used in baptism, and on the term inexperienced reader however keep Holy Spirit. But we can only say in mind, “ that one great advanof the last section, that, in our o- tage possessed by the Unitarians pinion, it is the most ingenious, in their warfare with the orthodox plausible, and impressive in the results from the very circumstance whole volume. We do not say of their being the assailants. If conclusive, for this reason, aniong the Unitarians or even the Deists others, that we might be thought were considered in their turn as

masters of the field, and were in The style of Mr. S. though not their turn attacked, both by arguflowing and polite, is . generally ments tending to disprove their correct, and sufficiently elegant for system directly and to disprove it polemick writings. We think indirectly, it is likely they would that he is sometimes too familiar, soon appear wholly unable to keep and sometimes too dogmatical. their ground."* His mode of attacking his adver- * Wilberforce. saries resembles more the untutored and natural dexterity of a rustick boxer, than the graceful

ART. 20. flourishes of a practised fencing Familiar Letters to the Reverend master. By declining to establish John Sherman, once frastor of a any scheme of his own, relating to church in Mansfield, in particthe person of Christ, it is evident,

ular reference to his late Antitliat Mr. S. combats the trinita

trinitarian trcutise. By Daniel rians with much advantage. Other Dow, pastor of a church in controversialists have commonly Thompson, (Con.) Hartford. wasted their strength in defending 1806. 8vo. 108.51. some heretical offspring of their own brain, and by this incum- From this familiar letter writer brance have exposed themselves the person of Mr. Sherman is in to more formidable attacks, as a much greater danger than his ar

to intend a pun.

guments. Our readers perhaps would be exceedingly important. will esteem us partial, uncandid, Such institutions would at least and heretical for such an appar- provide instruction for those grave ently contumelious remark; but and sober-minded readers who we confidently rest our justifica- look after facts, instead of seeking tion on their unbiassed judgment, for amusement in fabulous stoif they should ever happen to read ries. these letters, which discover the Individuals have done this autmost contempt of scriptural crit mong ourselves. The fathers of icism, ignorance of theological New England, though in some opinions, impudence of style, and things too superstitious, were carebigotry of doctrine.

ful to note down, not only what was extraordinary or marvellous, but also common events, the oc

currences of the year, the names ART. 21.

of persons who were raised to American Annals ; or a chronolog- honour, together with many par

ical history of America from its ticular circumstances by which discovery in 1492 10 1806. In posterity might judge of their two volumes. By Abiel Holmes,' characters. Winthron, Johnson, D. D. A.A.S. minister of the and Prince enabled Hubbard, Neal first church in Cambridge. Vol. and Hutchinson to give very cor1. comprising a period of two rect information of the , affairs of hundred years. Cambridge. W. Massachusetts. Hilliard. 8vo.

We say nothing of the Magno

lia, that compages rerum, where IN Rome the people were care facts, fables, biography, &c. &c. are ful to mark down the occurrences mingled in such a strange manner, of every year. Hence the name of as to be a chaos of remarks, rather Annals. This register was safely than of materials ; and where the preserved, but at the same time ex. writer, whenever he tells what he posed to publick inspection, that ev- himself believes, is sure to stagger ery one might read it, and every er- the faith of others. ror be corrected by those who could Dr. Holmes has extended the give the most accurate information. plan of his work and calls it AmeriThe affairs of that city and empire can Annals. 6 While local histoare therefore better known, than ries of particular portions of A. the rise and progress of other na- merica have been written, no at. tions. We know not only what tempt, he says, has been made to was done by their consuls, but give even the outline of its entire even the names of the con- history.” We think him very casuls, from Brutus and Collatinus to pable of doing this, and that the the destruction of the empire. If American Annals contain a great similar records had been kept and deal of information ; many hispreserved in other nations, or if torical documents; and a variety of historical societies were formed in knowledge, for which the laborious every community, who should author deserves the thanks of the make it their business to note friends of literature. Dr. H. is transactions rather than to write well known as an author, many upon the tiines, the advantages of his compositions are before the resuiting to the cause of truth publick, and very few works of

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biography, written in this country, which men of taste and sentiment
can be compared with his life of can scatter over the driest parts of
Dr. Stiles, The Annals, in our learning.
opinion, must add to his reputation The first volume comprises the
as an author, and the work will history of two centuries, i. e. from
certainly be more generally useful. the voyage of Columbus, 1492, to

It has been uniformly his aim: the year 1562. “ to-trace facts, as much as possi- The annals of 1691 are conbie, to their source.” Original fined to New-York, and Virginia, authors have the preference ; and and to a few facts. The province was this is an apology “ for the occa- divided into ten, counties. Major sional introduction of passages, that Schuyler with a party of Mohawks will not be generally understood." went over Lake Champlain and atThese are put into marginal notes, tacked the French settlements, and may gratify a number of his There were some events, howreaders. We are likewise please ever, very important to Massachued with his retaining the obsolete setts, which took place that year. style and-orthography of certain The cruelty of the Indians was writers; for by this we may know excessive upon our frontiers; and more of theny, and their works. the famousCharter of William and Marry think this useless, and that Mary was granted. :Perhaps Dr. it only incumbers the pages ; but II. reserves the notice of this to certainly we want « the marks of the succeeding year, when it arrivauthentick documents”; and why. ed and was accepted by the peoshould not the antiquary be grati- ple. As it is one of the very imfied with his dry morsel, as well portant events in the history of others who 'relish the laxury of New England, we hope he will sentiment, and sometimes give some account of the strug. very fastidious in their taste? gles of our agents in England,

We know not a better plan of and the very important change writing annals, than the Dr. has that was made in the government. chosen; especially if the book be The old patriots never liked it. designed for a library; instead of The more moderate, as well as the being once read and thrown aside. loyal party, always thought it was His

-accuracy of research better than the old one ; as it put would have been unnecessary, if some check upon the phrensy of it were not to be considered as a democracy, at the same time that book of reference, to which we it secured all our essential rights. resort when our attention is dis- We would recommend to the consipated, and which will be useful sideration of this respectable into some who have time to read quirer a curious extract in the but little, and who can here gather 9th volume of Historical Collec. facts, that before were scattered tions—the conversation between over many volumes.

King William and Dr. Increase We have read with pleasure Mather. many observations and lively re- It is the earnest wish of all marks in the American Annals, who have read this first volume especially in the Notes, which an of American Annals, that the ordinary writer would never make, second may soon appear, and even in a book designed for enter that Dr. Holmes may

meet taiment more than use-; but with every encouragement in car.

are

Mr.

not by Spaniards only. Otto wrote a paper upon this subject in the second volume of the Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, which has been reprinted in more than one country of Europe; and endeavours to prove by Robertson's concessions, as well as additional evidences, that Columbus was assisted very much by Martin Behem, who sailed in 1484 from Portugal, and discovered Brazil, and other parts of S. America.

rying on a work of such a considerable magnitude among our literary productions.

The first hundred pages relate to the voyages which were made by the Spaniards, or other nations of Europe,before the English adventurers took any distinguished part. Another hundred pages describe events previously to the settlement of New Plymouth.

Though modern writers are quoted, and references are made to the pages where events are recorded, it is evident, that the author has read the original writers; and he also quotes from them both in the original and the translation. Herrera, Peter Mutza, Diaz, Casas, &c. as well asRub-piece for the time, and which is ertson and Clavigero.

Robertson, so much celebrated among the historians of modern Europe on account of his manly and beautiful style, is not so much to be depended upon for facts, as many who appear in a more plain dress. He is accused by Clavigero and others of great.partiality; and his mind might be above that very minute attention to things, which an Annalist should make the object of his care. Dr. H. says, in a note upon the discovery of America, "Some Spanish authors have ungenerously insinuated that Columbus was led to this great enterprise by information of a country to the West, with the additional advantage of a journal," &c. He refers to Hackluyt and Robertson, Appendix, No. 17. for a confirmation of this. There was no necessity of touching upon this controversy in his Annals. He had only to mention the voyage of Columbus. But if he said any thing, he ought to have said more. Since the discussion of Robertson, the matter has been more disputed than ever, and

"In 1492 the Chevalier Behem undertook a journey to visit Nuremberg, his native country. He there made a, terrestrial globe, which is looked upon as a master

still preserved in the library of that city. The outlines of his discoveries may there be seen under the name of Western Lands, and from their situation it cannot be doubted they are the present coasts of Brazil," &c.

"This globe was made the same year Columbus sat out on his voyage. Therefore it is impossible that Behem could be profited by the discoveries of this navigator, who went a more northeriy course."

Though Dr. Robertson treats the history of Behem as the fiction of some German authors; yet he acknowledges that " Behem had settled at Fayal; that he was the intimate friend of Christopher Columbus; and that Magellan had a globe made by Belem, by the help of which he undertook his voyage to the South Sea," &c.

He relates also that in 1492 he paid a visit to his family at Nuremberg, and left there map, drawn by himself, of which Dr. Forster procured a copy, and which in his opinion partakes of the imperfection of cosmographi

cal knowledge in the fifteenth have been concealed.

. For this century.

purpose, time must be employed To be continued.

in careful and faithful observations by those whose situation permits.

To us opportunities for such ob. ART. 22.

servations are rare, and we pray Facts and observations relative to

Heaven they may continue so. the nature and origin of the pes.

It is well known, that the Coltilentiel fever, which prevailed in lege of Physicians of Philadelphia this city, in 1793, 1797, and have from the year 1793 profess1798. By the College of Physie ed their belief,that the yellow fever cians of Philadelphia. Philadel

was an imported and contagious

disease. Deference should be phia. Thomas Dobson. 1798.

paid to the opinion of so respecta8vo. pp. 52. Additional facts and observations ble a body; but it is the motto of relative to the nature and origin

modern days “ nullius in vertâ of the pestilential fever. By the magistri ;” and those who seek College of Physicians of Philadel- for truth will investigate facts, phia. Philadelphia. T.Dobson.

rather than ask for opinions.

In the first part of this work we 1806. 8vo. pp. 99.

have an account of the introducThe first part of this work was tion of the pestilential fever into published in 1798 ;-the second Philadelphia in 1798 by the ship within the present year. The two Deborah. From the details given are now included under one cover, in the notes, and particularly in a and we shall briefly notice the con letter from Dr. Daniel De Bennetents of each. It is the design of ville, it appears very clearly, that these públications to prove, that in many instances the disease could the yellow fever is a contagious be traced to a connection with the disease, and that it is introduced ship Deborah ; and likewise that in into our country by importation. other instances the persons, who In our last number we gave a re- had such connection, appeared to view of an account of the yellow communicate the disease to their fever at New York the last season; friends and attendants. It is how. and we then said, that this account ever to be remarked, that this ves, rendered the opinion of its do- sel emitted a “ disagreeable and mestick origin, in that instance, the very offensive stench" to a consid, most probable. We purposely erable distance ; and that several avoided giving a general opinion among the persons who were sup: on this subjeci, and we shall not posed to derive their diseases from think ourselves inconsistent, if we this ship, of whom Dr. De Bennedeclare that other accounts of the ville himself was one, did not go same disease at other times, or in even upon the wharf at which she other places, support an opinion laid, but were only opposite the which may appear contradictory. wharf, &c. On the other side, We presume not to determine the however, it would seem by the accharacter of witnesses, but we can count that the disease, with which declare the result of the evidence those persons were seized, was inwhich is offered. Time may re- fectious. concile apparent inconsistencies, In the second part of this work or may bring to light truths which the College declare their adher

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