Critical Review, or Annals of Literature, Extended and Improved, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Critical Review, or Annals of Literature, Extended and Improved, Vol. 2M Le¿eps was interpreter to countla Peroufe, the celebrated French circumnavigator, who will, we fear, be no, more heard of. After exploring the coali of California, the Sand wich I¿ands', &c., He returned to India and incur vth volume we gave the fullei't account that has hitherto appeared in England of his difcoveries. The voyagers returned to the North inthe beginning of the year 1787 they departed from Manilla in April, and we find them on the coa¿: of. Kamtf chatka in September, where they left m., le¿'eps to proceed with the difpatches to Europe. Since that time no accounts have been received from them, and we have reafon to fear, that they have been entangled in the Arétic ice, andrperifhed without leaving the leali: trace behind. Our author fhared a a better fate, but he purchafed his fafety dear, by palling, in the depth of winter, from the fouth-wef't extremity almof't to the north-call angle of Kamtfchatka, from thence, doubling the gulf of Pengina, the extremity of the fea of Ochotz, and pafiing down the wefiern fhore of the gulf, and of the fea, to Ochotz, and from that town to Jakutz, Mofcow, and Peterf burgz The travels of M. Leffeps are written with all the eagernefs of youth, with all the zeal and enthufiafm peculiar: to his country, but his defcriptions, though highly coloured, do not, we believe, go beyond the truth. Thofe, who feel with fenfibility willdefcribe with the fame energy and animal-p tron.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.