the inmates of the sacred mansion of their imminent danger. A protecting force soon (it may be said, instanta neously) bid defiance to the savage herd, who, indeed, made their appearance, but contented themselves with venting diabolical threats, and foul reproaches. While the military held their guard within the walls, it certainly was a pleasing sight to see the hall so nobly filled, at the hours of refreshment, by such patriotic guests; gratitude bestowed a hearty welcome, and good cheer their recompence; indeed they well deserved it. Royal Military Hospital, Chelsea. Nell Gwyn, the open-hearted, honest, and faithful Nell, the deserved favour ite of Charles II. who, although an "evil liver," certainly contained some good in her composition, or else the military defenders of their country, at this day, would not, perhaps, enjoy so noble an asylum, and we so fine a specimen of Sir C. Wren's professional abilities; it being, beyond all dispute, one of his most admirable and perfect works. Indeed, it was through the kind fair-one's unceasing appeals to the monarch's feelings of gratitude, to those who had fought (though unsuccessfully) in his Royal Father's cause, that this pile owes its foundation. Shrouding under the veil of momentary forgetfulness, all thought of our glorious mansions in the Pointed Style of Architecture, we shall hope to be forgiyen, while it is observed, Chelsea Hospital possesses a superior air of grandeur, more spacious arrangement of the principal parts, greater attention to the centrical points, for grace and effect, and a higher degree of chastity maintained in the whole structure, than any public design entered into by Sir Christopher, or his immediate successors. Plan.-Extreme length, East and West; breadth, North and South. Two introductory avenues, and three courts. In the introductory avenues, guard-houses, inferior offices, &c. First court (Eastward); South side, offices, North ditto, superior offices: West side; flank of the great wards of the third or centre court. Second, or centre court, South side, open to the garden and Thames; North side, colonnade, saloon (centrical), great hall, kitchens, and chapel. East side, wards, and Governor's apartments. West side, similar wards, and other superior apartments. In the centre of the court, a fine bronze statue of Charles II. in the Roman costume (unnaturally assigned): the attitude dignified, and the countenance of the King well preserved; as are indeed all the likenesses of him painted or sculptured during his reign. (It cannot but be regretted, that, when the sta tue of Charles II. in the quadrangle of the Royal Exchange was thought necessary to be re-sculptured, not the least sign of any of his features was retained: certain other reprehensible neglects and improprieties are also visible.) Third court (Westward), similar disposure of offices, superior and inferior to those in the first court. The great hall, according to the fashion of the time, makes a portion of the main or North elevation (not, as at Lambeth, and other old erections, a detached building), still bowever presenting the setting out of the tables right and left, and the cross table at the high pace. The lines of the Chapel are happily laid with due attention to the sacred situation of the altar (due East). The wards in some measure keep up the conveniences of the remote dormitories; in long and lofty chambers, airy, well-lighted, fire-places, and small cells, or inclosed sleeping cotts for each individual. Ready and spacious stair-cases to all the stories; in short, no want of grand arrangement on the one part, or cleanly and comfortable accommodation on the other, is discernible. It is possible a more minute and satis factory description of the plan might be gone into; but it is judged this comprehensive statement of the most prominent features of the establishment, will be adequate to answer the purpose of our Progress. A kind of out-arrangement of buildings are found Westward, of laundry, drying ground, stables, &c. ; and we are informed that in continuation an Infirmary is constructing Eastward; and contiguous to the introductory avenue is the Burying-ground. Although the practice of this reign in plotting out the approaches to, and gardens of great edifices, by ar, chitectural rule and order; the lines of which were either longitudinal, transverse, parallel, circular, or ir regular, regular, comprising rides, walks, ca- (The Elevations in our next.) LITERARY INTELLIGENCE. Cambridge, Feb. 5. The Rev. Dr. SMITH'S Prizes for the best proficients in Mathematicks and Natural Philosophy, amongst the Commencing Bachelors of Arts, are this year adjudged to Mr. J. W. F. HERCHELL, of St. John's College, and G. PEACOCK, of Trinity College, the first and second Wranglers. The following are the subjects of Sir William Browne's gold medals for the present year: For the Greek Ode, Victoria Salmanticæ parta; Latin Ode, Mosqua flammis tradita et Gallis erepta; Epigrams, Napoleon ab exercitu suo fugiens. The Prince Regent has annexed a salary of 1001. per annum to the of fice of Reader in Chemistry in the University of Oxford. Books nearly ready for Publication: Commentaries on the Affairs of the Christians before the time of Constantiné the Great or an enlarged View of the Ecclesiastical History of the first Three Centuries; accompanied with copious illustrative Notes and References. Translated from the Latin of J. L. MOSHEIM, D. D. late Chancellor of the University of Gottingen, by ROBERT STUDLEY VIDAL, esq. F. S. A.. A Thirteenth Number of the British Gallery of Contemporary Portraits; intended to form a series of Portraits of the most eminent persons now living, or lately deceased, in Great Britain and Ireland. [See Vol. LXXII, 1. p. 245.] The Fourteenth Number of a New Modern Atlas, by JOHN PINKERTON; the Maps engraved in the size called Colombier, so as to correspond with the works of D'ANVILLE, from Drawings executed under Mr. PINKERTON'S Direction. Number XXVII. of "The Architecture of England," by J. CARTER. The subjects exhibit the commencement of the architectural decorations of the reign of Edward III. General View of the Agriculture of Derbyshire; with observations on the means of its improvement. Drawn up for the consideration of the Board of Agriculture and Internal Improvement. By JOHN FAREY, sen. Mineral Surveyor. The result of Dr. THOMAS THOMSON'S Observations in a tour through Sweden, principally with a view to geological and other scientific researches, on the present political state of Sweden, its statistics, &c. Part I. (containing the Voyage from Copenhagen to the Brazils, the South Sea, Kamschatka, and Japan) of Voyages and Travels in various parts of the World, during the years 1803, 4, 5, 6, and 7. By G. H. LANGSDORFF, Aulic Counsellor to the Emperor of Russia: illustrated by numerous engravings. A Biographical List of the present House of Commons. A new and handsome octavo edition of a rare Work, entitled, "A Scriptural Account of the Faith and Practice of Christians: consisting of large and numerous Collections of pertinent Texts of Scripture, upon the sundry Articles of Revealed Religion. The cited Texts enlarged where necessary; with occasional expositions inserted in the body of the Work; and a brief Preface. The corrections, and supervisal of the press, by JOSEPH STRUTT. Gustavus Vasa, and other Poems, by Mr. W. S. WALKER, Student of Eton College. This Work is the production of a youth of 16; principally composed during the intervals of scholastic duties. Preparing for Publication: The magnificent Edition of the Sacred Scriptures, published by the late Mr. MACKLIN, will shortly be completed by the publication of the APOCRYPHA, forming a Volume similar to those of the OLD and NEW TESTAMENTS, illustrated with Historical Engravings by Messrs. C. HEATH, LANDSEER, BROMLEY, GOLDING, &c. and Head and Tail Pieces wholly by Mr. LANDSEER, from Pictures and Drawings which were the last work of the late Mr. de LOUTHERBOURG. A Third Volume of Dr. CLARKE'S Travels, forming the Second Section of the Travels in Greece, Egypt, and the Holy Land; completing the Second Part of the whole work, according to the plan originally proposed by the Author, and con containing his. Voyage up the Nile to Grand Cairo, his Observations upon the Pyramids of Djiza and Saccára; a description of the Remains of the City of Saïs, in the Delta; an account of the Antiquities of Alexandria, particularly of Pompey's Pillar and the Cryptæ of Ne cropolis his subsequent voyage and travels in Greece, Macedonia, Thrace, &c. Messrs. LYSONS's Magna Britannia; volume the Sixth, containing CORNWALL. Britannia Depicta, Part VI. containing twenty-four Views in CORNWALL. The First Part of the Rev. Mr. BANDINEL'S New Edition of DUGDALE'S MOnasticon Anglicanum. The succeeding Parts will be regularly published at Quarterly intervals. London and Westminster, Antient and Modern; being a general History and Survey of these Cities, founded principally upon STRYPE'S edition of Stow; with Introductions, Notes, and Supplements, bringing the whole down to the time of Publication. Royal 4to. The History of the City of Dublin, Ecclesiastical, Civil, and Military, from the earliest accounts to the present period. By JOHN WARBURTON, esq. Deputy Keeper of the Records in Birmingham Tower, and the Rev. JAMES WHITE LAW, M. R. I. A. Vicar of St. Catherine's in that city. A Series of Portraits of Illustrious Personages of Great Britain of former ages. -It is a singular fact, that the only collection of Illustrious English Portraits which can claim attention from the admirers of the Fine Arts (with the exception of the "British Gallery of Portraits" now publishing), should have been the produc tion of a Foreign Artist. Houbraken, the Engraver, resided in Holland, and, to use the words of Lord Orford, was so sr uninquisitive into the authenticity of what was transmitted to him, that he engraved whatever was sent*." In the Series now preparing for publication, every Portrait will be engraved from drawings of the original pictures, preserved in the public and private collections of the Country, when such can be traced. To each subject a biographical and historical memoir will be attached, forming two volumes folio, printed in the finest manner, and published in parts. The Ninth Number of Interesting Selections from Animated Nature, with Illustrative Scenery; designed and engraved by WILLIAM DANIEL, A. R. A. A Series of Views of Picturesque and Romantic Scenery in Madeira, the Cape of Good Hope, Timor, China, Prince of Wales's Island, Bombay, Mahratta Coun *Catalogue of Engravers. Life of Vertue. try, St. Helena, and Jamaica, from drawings made in those countries. By WILLIAM WESTALL, A. R. A. A View of the Mediterranean in the years 1810-11-12. By JOHN MITFORD, esq. containing an essay on Naval Punishment; a Voyage on the Barbary Coast with Lord Cochrane; Proceedings at Naples in 1799; Lady Hamilton's Conduct, Merit, and Speeches; Anecdotes, &c. of Lord Nelson, Chevalier Acton, and many eminent Naval men; and Notes on the Cause of Spain. Remarks on Antiquities, Arts, and Letters, during an excursion in Italy in the years 1802 and 1803. By Joseph FORSYTH, Esq. Supplement to the Ornithological Dictionary, containing the description and history of many new and rare British Birds, accompanied with plates; together with much elucidation on the habits of the more obscure species. Two Letters to a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, upon the subject of Gothic Architecture. By the Rev. JOHN HAGGITT, Rector of Ditton, near Cambridge. An Inquiry into the Origin and In-` fluence of Gothic Architecture, illustrated by plates. By the Rev. W. GUNN. A History of the Life of Martin Luther, with an account of the Reformation in Germany. By Mr. BOWER. A Second Portion of Letters of Mrs. ELIZabeth Montagu; with some of the Letters of her Correspondents. The Excursions of Vigilius. By the Rev. Mr. HoULT, of Little Baddow. "Historical Sketches of Politicks and Public Men, for the year 1812." To be continued annually. Mr. MONTGOMERY S new Poem of the World before the Flood, is now printing by the Ballantynes of Edinburgh. A Greek Delectus, by the Rev. Dr. VALPY; on the plan of his Latin Delectus. A Hebrew Grammar, with principal rules, suitable directions to learners, and new tables. By Mr. THOMAS YEATES, late of Oxford REVIEW OF NEW. PUBLICATIONS. 14. Fitzgwarine; Ballad of the Welsh Border; in three Cantos. With other Rhymes, legendary, incidental, and humorous. By J. T. M. Dovaston, A. M. small 8vo. pp. 286. Longman & Co. THE principal Poem in this Volume is a Ballad of the Welsh Border, intituled "Fitzgwarine;" the plot of which is formed from historical facts extracted from Leland's "Collectanea" and Phillips's "History of Shrewsbury." To these Works Mr. Dovasion has referred his Readers for any minute particulars they may require; and he has thus avoided burthening his Book with the researches of others,-a practice which has of late been too prevalent, and cannot too soon be abolished. Mr. Dovaston is particularly successful in the descriptive style; his thoughts are original, and his language both elegant and natural; as may appear from the following pas sages: "In antient days of high renown, Not always did yon Castle frown With ivy-crested brow; Nor were its walls with moss embrown'd, That fringe its ruins now. That flaunted there of old. Where now yon cattle graze." ********** "Ye know the Keep, my Readers fair, The Grainger's garden now is there, And plaster'd beehives, thatch'd with The woodbine in a crevice clings, As tho' to kiss the sister wreath, Reflected in the lake beneath." The following lines possess merit, both for the harmony of the verse, and the natural ideas which they contain: "Have ye not mark'd a chilly breeze, Just fret the leaves and flowers? That fall unfelt on ours. Tho' we as trifles eye them; Can any man deny them?" From the preceding extracts it may be seen that Mr. Dovaston is particularly happy in describing Nature in her most fanciful and delicate forms; and though perhaps no part of his Poem is remarkable for boldness or grandeur, many passages surprize and delight, as well for originality of idea as elegance of language. -The Songs interspersed throughout are very beautiful. The smaller Poems that occupy the rest of the volume are classed finder three titles,-Legendary, Inci dental, and Humorous. Of the first sort, "Llunc-Lys, a Ballad," is the best; and is written in the true style of ballad simplicity. Of the Incidental, the "Lines to Mrs. Reynolds with a Goose," and "Lines to Mr. Thomas Yates, with Shakspeare's Works," possess much spirit; but we give the preference to the "Ode" written for our immortal Bard's Birthday *; which has before appeared in our columns. The humorous Poems, for the most part, are written with wit and judgment. 15. An Account of the Gold Coast of Africa; with a brief History of the African Company. By Henry Meredith, Esq. Member of the Council and Governor of Winnebah Fort. 8vo. Longman and Co. A MAP prefixed shews at one view the settlements we hold on this coast, * See vol. LXXX, Part i. p. 565. and and how little progress we have made in exploring the mterior of the country; a circumstance arising not from our neglect and disregard of the interests of society, but from the uncultivated state of mind amongst the inhabitants, who cannot comprehend the motives of the adventurous Traveller in visiting their territory, and therefore eventually consign him to destruction. More fortunately situated, and beyond the reach of the dangers we have adverted to, Mr. Meredith was enabled to collect much information, with which he now favours the publick, accompanied by an Introduction, addressed "To the Members of the African Institution," and dated from Winnebah Fort, Nov. 1, 1811; in which he declares his primary view to be, an endeavour to call into public favour a part of the globe long considered as undeserving our attention, exclusive of the advantages it afforded of supplying the Colonies in the West Indies with slaves, and England with a certain quantity of gold and ivory collected along the coast of Africa. The observations and inquiries made by Mr. Meredith during a residence of some years have produced the various information contained in the Work; and he trusts that, "as it is the only description that has been drawn of this part of Africa since the days of Bosman, it will meet with public approbation." The Merchants of Great Britain, it seems, at present almost wholly reject any trade with the Gold Coast; notwithstanding which fact, our Author hopes for a favourable change through the auspices of the African Institution and the Legislature, whose united efforts, he thinks, will turn their attention to the place, and gradually increase its trade. As the Author appears to view the Coast in a particular instance before us merely in the light of a merchant, he gives both sides of the question as it relates to the probable effects of the abolition of the Slave-trade. Many, he supposes, may imagine that the luxuries we have hitherto obtained from the West Indies will be gradually reduced in antity; and through that circumstance will be so increased in price as to render them unattainable by the middle order of the community in the proportion they would use them were the fact otherwise. A different class hesitate not to pronounce that rum, sugar, &c. cannot be imported except on disadvantageous terms, unless the Slave-trade is restored; and there are those who, relying much upon their commercial knowledge and political sagacity, assert that there exists but one alternative, either to colonize part of Africa, or open the channel for supplying the Plantations with Slaves. "Let these opinions turn out as they may," says Mr. Meredith," there is very little doubt that if sugar can be procured as cheap and as palatable through the exertions and alacrity of a consciousness of freedom, as through the gloomy sullen indolence attendant on a consciousness of slavery, it will be more agreeable to the nation, and relished with more satisfaction." Those who are acquainted with the West Indies, and the soil and climate of the Gold Coast, will, Mr. Meredith thinks, agree in the opinion, that the latter is infinitely preferable to the former in these essential particulars as well as in the seasons. The soil of this part of Africa varies less in its properties, and has a greater proportion of clay in its composition, than that of the West Indies; and "it is not so intermixed with stone, and not so liable to be impoverished by gravelly and sandy particles washed from the hills in the wet season." The variety is also greater than it can be in places intersected as our Islands are by tracts of mountainous land. The climate of the Gold Coast is, according to our informant, equally temperate and salubrious and would be more so than that of the Islands, were it cultivated. ; "The Seasons here are as regular and as congenial to cultivation as they are in the West Indies; there is as much moisture throughout the year: the sea and land breezes are as regular; and it can boast of one most decided. advantage-it is not infested with those tremendous storms called hurricanes, which sometimes destroy the prosperity and check the industry of the planter : it is true we have tornadoes, but they are mild breezes compared to a West India hurricane." Hence Mr. Meredith infers, that a minute inquiry willat any time prove, that the West India plauter frequently sees |