ever, affure the public, that it is not the lefs genuine and authentic for that; and we can further affure them, that we have never prefumed to differ from the common and official accounts, but where our information proceeded from fo fuperior an authority as to leave not a doubt but that it was right. Some explanation will alfo be found in this volume, of certain political tranfactions, which have appeared in a mysterious light to most perfons; but these affairs will be still more amply elucidated in our next volume.
On the literary parts of this volume, the usual attention has been bestowed; and we trust they will pot be found inferior to our former endeavours in these de partments.