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The Analectic Magazine by Moses Thomas offers a densely packed issue (Part 2 of 4) that interweaves critical reviews, biographical sketches, and miscellany across science, economics, travel writing, and literature. The issue surveys early 19th-century debates on technological progress and national credit, notably through Robert Fulton’s life and work, canal propulsion, and the birth of steam navigation, including debates over high-pressure versus condensing engines and safety, framed as a defense of American ingenuity. It also includes a philosophical-economic piece on Bentham’s Defence of Usury, offering summary and critique of liberalizing money lending and the drawbacks of usury laws. Across the Atlantic, a wary English traveler’s voyage to Boston provides observations on American society, commerce, and institutions, contrasted with English norms. The magazine assembles literary and cultural criticism—reviews of Adolphe, Tales of My Landlord, Chinese drama—plus discussions of landscape gardening theory, Napoleon on St. Helena, and contemporary scientific writings such as American Entomology. International affairs and exploration material discuss China–England embassy discussions (Macartney/Ambassador Amherst) in a transatlantic frame.
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