Excerpt from The Naval Chronicle, Vol. 3: From January to July, 1800T o conduct a periodical work in such a manner as shall offend no one, and to scrutinize its multifarious contents with that attentive delicacy, that may pre vent their injuring the professional reputation Of any individual, has often reminded us of the admirable fable of Esop, in which the good-natured Old man is at length obliged to destroy the object that caused such a complication of anxiety. Old (bolus, also.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.