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I have got half a dozen books from a Catalogue of which Wynn sent me a frank full containing all the Sp. & P.
articles. Ordenanzas de Marina para los Navios de las Philipinas que hacen viages al R. de la N España in otro destino – a book with no
date of place but apparently printed at Manilla, & with two chartst fe. 1642.
A larger cargo from a Bristol catalogue is on the road.
Longman has sent me a Political Essay on the Kingdom of Peru (so entitled in
imitation of Humboldt)most valuable volume’.
I had a letter the other day from Longman telling me (in perfect
confidence was his phrase) that “some perfectly independent country gentlemen of good political information & whose views were in
every respect pure & free from party” were about to undertake a new review,gratuitous
writers would render essential the support of a sterling literary character” – & he should prefer me to any other man, – if I would
regularly or occasionally assist him, at the ten guineas per sheet price. – I told him that I did not think a neutral review (supposing
un-party profession were to be believed) – would succeed; – that both the Edinburgh & the Quarterly found it necessary to set out
with excluding all gratuitous matter, – & necessarily paid 20 guineas per sheet, – which price I had received for the reviewal of
the life of Nelson;xxxxxxx <point> of standing by the
Spaniards, & carrying on the war with Buonaparte xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxx; there is nothing else which is worth a thought now
or can excite any interest hereafter.
You will see an Article of mine upon Methodism in the next Quarterly, in which I have hinted at the propriety of
borrowing some parts of the Methodist system, in a manner that might easily & unexceptionably be done.
If you wish to give away any copies of Kehama
Many happy returns of the season to you & my Aunt.