Transcriber's Notes:
Punctuation and spelling errors repaired.
P. xvi, "transcendental and the empiric" original reads "empyric."
P. 6, "Abbe St. Cyran" original reads "Abbie."
P. 85-86, original shows block quote as one continuing paragraph, not breaking for each article; retained.
P. 116, "Pius VII. embarked" original reads "Pius VI. embarked."
P. 148, "J. ARCHEVEQUE de CORINTHE," original reads "d CORINTHE."
P. 269-270, No "Art. 4" in the original.
P. 363 "three months relay" changed to "three months delay."
Five cases of Buonaparte (p. vi, 106, 114[2], 120) changed to more frequent Bonaparte (50).