discipline, and prosperity of the colony,
443, 444-account of the expedition of
General Le Clerc, 444, 445-pacification
between the negroes and the French, 446
-Toussaint treacherously seized, carried
to France, and clandestinely put to death
by order of Buonaparte, 447-the war
renewed, with increased atrocities be-
tween the negroes and French, 448-who
are finally expelled from the island, 449|
-independence of St. Domingo, declared
by Dessalines, 449-his sanguinary_con-
duct, 450--is crowned emperor of Hayti,
450. See Hayti.
Duppa, (Richard), Address to Parliament
on Copyright, 196. See Copyright.
Earthquake at Caraccas, described, 321-
Ecclesiastical History, remarks on the study
of, 115.
Education, defects of, in America, 8-state
of, at Athens, 277-286-its influence
upon manners, 286, 287-and the morals
of the times, 288-292-state of, at
Hayti, 458, 459.
Elections in America, how conducted, 144.
Electrical Eel, experiments with, described,
337,338.
Embalming, Circassian mode of, 376-pro-
bable origin of, ib.
Emigration, miseries of, 147, 148. 152-
what persons may or may not be bene-
fited by emigration to America, 134.
161-163.
England, popular fictions of, of Teutonic
origin, 97, 98-notices of several English
Nursery Tales, 101.
Eskimaux, interviews with, described, 221
-224-obtained their iron from aërolites,
224, 225-description of their manners,
pursuits, and mode of living, 227, 228.
Exportation and importation laws, increase
of, a cause of the great bulk of our sta-
tute law, 410--remarks on the inexpe-
diency of many of them, 411.
Fairy Tales, or the Lilliputian Cabinet,
character of, 91. See Nursery Litera-
Fanaticism, specimen of in America, 145,
Fearon (Henry Bradshaw), Sketches of
-degrading effects of slavery on the
minds of the Americans, 130-advertise-
ments for slaves, 130, 131. 154, 155–
on the state of religion in America, 132
-enormous rents of houses at New York,
133, 134-Mr. Fearon's ignorance and
hatred of his native country exposed, 135
and on the conduct of Cobbett, ib.-
notices of some of his defrauded credi-
tors, 136, note-and on his abuse of Mr.
Fearon, 136, 137-notices of Mr. Fea-
ron's progress through the United States,
137-140-remarks on his calumnies on
the king, 141-state of society at Boston,
ib.-rude inquisitiveness of the Ameri
cans, 141, 142-manners and fashions at
Philadelphia, 143-specimen of Ameri-
can Elections, 144-description of the
worship of some American fanatics, 145,
146-low state of religion at Philadel-
phia, 146, 147-miseries of emigration,
147, 148. 152-state of Pittsburgh, 151
gain, every thing to the Americans, ib.
slavery perpetuated in the state of Ohio
in defiance of law, 153-state of society
at Kentucky, 154-cruel treatment of a
negro boy there, ib.-character of the
Kentuckians, 155-specimen of Ken-
tuckian morality, 156-profanation of
the sabbath at New Orleans, 157, 158
-state of society there, 159-notice of
an English emigrant, ib. note ‡.-remarks
on his description of persons who might
be benefited by emigration, 134. 161,
162, 163-and on his account of the
cheapness of the American government,
163-165-concluding strictures on Mr.
Fearon's qualifications as a writer, 166,
Fictions, popular, of the Teutons, remarks
on, 93-and of the Welsh, 94-and of
the Celts and Italians, ib.-of Spain, 95
-the popular fictions of England and of
the Scottish lowlands probably of Teu-
tonic origin, 97-account of various
early English Nursery Fictions, 101–
108-observations on the fictions of the
romantic poems of the Italians, 514-
516.
Forteguerri's Ricciardetto, a mock poem,
design and character of, 503, 504-and
of his Burlesque Poems on the eremitic
character, 505.
Fossil remains, observations of M. Cuvier on,
45-47.
America, 124-notice of the object of Funerals (royal) at Sarendib, notice of, 376.
his visit to that country, 125-and of
his prepossessions in its favour, 125, 126
-his observations on the state of society
and manners at New York, 127, 128—
treatment of people of colour there, 129
Gisborne (Thomas), the Testimony of Na-
tural Theology to Christianity, 41-tri-
bute to the author's character and pre-
vious labours, ib.-examination of his
position, that the present disordered state
of the earth originates in some moral
cause, 42-47-remarks thereon, 47-
55-and on his attempt to prove, from
physical phenomena, the fall of man, 55
-60-and on his unfair view of the
operation of present happiness, 60-
strictures on his observations on war, 61
--and on death, 63-concluding remarks,
63-66.
God, just sentiments on the love of, 120.
Government of America, remarks on the
pretended cheapness of, 163-165.
Gratitude, noble instances of, in certain
Chinese, 77, 78.
Greece, remarks on the progress of Arts and
Sciences in, 25, 26.
Gunpowder, the use of, when first known,
193, 194.
Gymnotus Electricus, experiments with,
337, 338.
Harrington's (Sir John) Apology for his
translation of certain parts of Ariosto,
482-specimen of his version, ib. 490.
Hawkins, (E.) Dissertation on Tradition,
352-character of it, 358, 359-actual
benefit conferred by the reformation, ib.
-the importance of unauthoritative tra-
dition illustrated, 353-357.
Hayti, independence of, declared, 449-
horrid massacres of the whites, ib. 450-
Dessalines, crowned emperor, 450-cha-
racter of him and of his government, ib.
451-his assassination, 451-succeeded
by Christophe, ib.-Hayti divided into
two parts, the republican and the royal,
ib. character of Petion, president of the
republic, ib. 452-and of Christophe, the
king of the other part, 453-internal ad-
ministration of the two divisions, 454-
their military force, 455-population,
456-Boyer the present president of the
country, 324-humane treatment of ne-
groes in the valley of the Tuy, 325-
longevity of some, 326, 327-notice of
its supposed gold mine, 326—and of the
village of Vittoria, 327-anecdote of a
Mestizo, 328-and of Lopez de Aguirre,
329-description of the cow-tree, ib. 330
-negro insurrection, 330, 331-descrip-
tion of the basin of the llanos, 331, 332,
333-geographical outline of South
America, 333, 334-immense number of
wild cattle found there, 335-description
of the sago-tree, ib.—and of experiments
with the Gymnotus Electicus, or Electri-
cal Eel, 337, 338-notices of the croco-
diles and their ravages, 339, 340. 342—
account of a tiger hunter, 343-devasta-
tions of the caribe, a species of fish, ib.—
perilous situation of M. Humboldt, 344
-description of the junction of the rivers
A pure and Oroonoko, 344, 345-descrip-
tion of the Caribbees of Parapana, 345,
346-tradition of the Deluge, 346-ac-
count of the turtle fishery, or harvest of
eggs, 337, 348, 349-avidity of the In-
dians for pigments, 349-Fortress of the
Jesuits, 350-probable cause of the mu-
sical sounds, supposed to be uttered by
the statue of Memnon, 351-remarks on
the political situation of South America,
351, 352.
Icelandic Fiction, vestiges of, in an English
Nursery Tale, 104-107.
Immorality of the revenue laws, 408, 409.
Infanticide, prevalent in China, 77.
Insolvents, number of, at New York, 5,
note-state of the American insolvent
laws, ib.
Italians, remarks on the popular fictions of,
94 and on their narrative poems, 487
-498.503-509-and Romantic Poems,
republic, suspected of a design to betray Jack the Giant Killer, origin of the story
it to the French, 457-progress of edu- of, 103-parallels between it and an
cation and the arts among Haytians, 458 Icelandic fiction, 104-107.
—of religion, 459-future prospects of Javanese, character of, 68, 69.
Hayti, ib. 460.
Judges in the United States, levity of, con-
trasted with the dignity of those in Eng-
land, 5.
Heroic and Romantic Poetry of the Italians,
comparison between, 544-548.
Hickathrift (Mr. Thomas), notice of the
popular tradition respecting, 102-pre-
sent state of his supposed sepulchre, 103
note*.
Humboldt and Bonpland (MM.), Personal
Travels of, in South America, Vol. IV.,
320-defects of this volume, ib. 321-
description of the earthquake, which de-
stroyed the city of Caraccas, 321-323-
progress of the travellers through the
Judicial system of the United States of
America, defects of, 4.
Kentucky (State), condition of society in,
154 cruel treatment of a negro boy at
Natchez, in that state, ib.-character of
the Kentuckians, 155-specimen of their
morality, 156.
Kia-King (Emperor of China), capricious
character
character of, 75-translation of his letter
to the Prince Regent, 84-86.
Knowles (Herbert), notice of, 396-beau-
tiful lines written by him in the church-
yard of Richmond, Yorkshire, 397, 398.
Lancaster Sound, examination of Capt.
Ross's inconsistent account of, 237-244
-extract and sketch of it, from Lieut.
Parry's private Journal, 244, 245, notes.
-notice of the country, at its westerly
point, 253.
mariners in the thirteenth century, 192,
193.
Manilla, manufacture of cigars in the is-
land of, described, 88-description of a
visit to a convent in, 89.
Manners, state of, at New-York, 127, 128
-at Boston, 141-at Philadelphia, 146,
147-in Kentucky, 154-156-and. at
New-York, 157-159.
Mansfield, (Lord) opinion of, on the Copy-
right law, 211, note.
Marmer's Compass, by whom invented,
Marsden, (William, Esq.) Travels of Marco
Polo, 177-plan of his work, 178, 179—
character of its execution, 179, 180.
See Polo.
Language, inaccurate, of Acts of Parlia-
ment, remarks on, 417-419.
Law-Reports, importance of, 401, 402-
remarks on the increase of, 402, 403, 404
and on the consequences of that in-Mausoleums, (Turkish) notice of, 377...
/crease, 404, 405.
Members of Parliament, inattention of, to
certain legislative measures, 416.
Memnon's Statue, probable cause of the
musical sounds said to have been emitted
by, 355.
Laws, originally simple, 398—causes of
their subsequent complexity, 399-re-
view of the causes of the increase and
imperfection of the English statute laws,
405-430.
Le Clerc, (General) expedition of, to St.
Domingo, 444, 445-concludes a treaty
of peace with Toussaint L'Ouverture,
446-causes him to be treacherously
seized, and carried to France, 447-his
death, 448.
Legal Profession, but little cherished in
America, 6.
Legislation, excessive love of, a cause of the
enormous increase of our Statute Laws,
419-considerations on this evil, 419-
Legislature of the United States of Ame-
rica, form of, 2.
Military Force of Hayti, state of, 454, 455.
Montagu, (Basil) inquiries concerning the
Copyright Acts, 196-strictures on his
conduct, in attempting to enforce the
claims of the University of Cambridge,
200.
Morality, (American) specimen of, 156—
and of the political morality of the Ame-
rican Government, 20.
Murray, (Mr.) harsh treatment of, by the
officers of a public library, under the
existing Copyright Act, 209.
Mythology of the middle
Libraries, (Public) the impolicy and injus- Narrative Poems of the Italians, classifica-
tice of their claiming a certain number of
copies of every book published, consi-
dered, 204-207-the oppressive con-
duct of certain public libraries exposed,
208-210.
Literature, injury sustained by, under the
existing Copyright Laws, 202-204. See
Copyright.
Llanos, a district of South America, de-
scription of, 331-333.
Local Acts of Parliament, evils of the in-
creased number of, considered, 413.
London, remarks on the cemeteries of, 380
-neglected in the reign of Charles II.
Longitude, (Board of) graduated premiums
offered by, 260.
Longman and Co. (Messrs.) losses sustained
by, under the existing Copyright Act,
M.
tion of, 487-account of the Animali
Parlanti of Casti, 487-498-the Ric-
ciardetto of Forteguerri, 503-505-the
Secchia Rapita of Tassoni, 506–509.
National Society, and its secretary, abuse
of, by Mr. Bentham, 171, 172.
Navy, (American) real state of, 13, 14—
local circumstances, that prevent the
formation of a powerful navy, 15-causes
of the temporary successes of the Ameri-
can navy, 17.
Negroes, faculties of, not inferior to those
of the whites, 433-specimen of Negro
eloquence, 454, 455.
Negro-insurrection in South America, no-
tice of, 330, 331.
New Orleans, profanation of the Sunday at,
157, 158-state of society there, 159.
New York, number of insolvents at, 5,
note.--extravagant rents of houses there,
133, 134-state of religion there, 132-
Magnetic Needle, known to and used by and of society and manners, 127, 128-
Philosophers, (Grecian) exposition of the
principles and practices of, 289-294-
ridiculed by Aristophanes, under the
degrading treatment there, of persons of Particular Acts of Parliament, alarming in-
colour, 129.
crease of, considered, 413-415.
Nobility of Hayti, account of, 454. Parties in America, political views of, 23.
Nursery Literature, antiquities of, 91-Peasantry, (Chinese) character of, 75.
changes in, ib. 92-remarks on the popu- Petion, president of the republic of Hayti,
lar fictions of the Teutons, 93-and of character of, 451, 452.
the Welsh, 94-and Celts, ib.-of the
Italians, ib.-of Spain, 95-important
additions made to Nursery Literature by
MM. Grimm, 95, 96-the popular fic-
tions of the English and lowland Scotch,
of Teutonic origin, 97-the tale of the
Frog-Lover, probably of Tartar origin,
99-account of the popular tradition_re-
specting Tom Thumb, 101-and Mr.
Thomas Hickathrift, 102-present state
of his supposed sepulchre, 103, note *—
origin of the story of Jack the Giant
Killer, 103-parallels between it and an
Icelandic fiction, 104-107-the His-
tory of Friar Rush' of Danish origin, 107
-notice of Howleglass' and Simple
Simon,' 108-and of the Academy of
Compliments,' 109-observations on cri-
tics and criticism, 110-112.
Odour of sanctity, probable origin of, 377.
Ogé, (Vincent) unsuccessful attempt of, in
behalf of his oppressed countrymen, in
St. Domingo, 445.
Ohio (State), slavery perpetuated in, in de-
fiance of law, 153.
Orlando Furioso of Ariosto, critical analysis
of, 529-541-specimen of Sir John
Harrington's translation of it, 490.
Orlando Innamorato of Berni, analysis of,
541-544.
Pagoda (Porcelain) at Nan-king, described,
80-82.
Paris, churchyard of the Innocents at, de-
scribed, 381, 382-account of its exhu-
mation, 384-and of the removal of the
remains of the deceased, to the quarries,
385-history and present state of the ca-
tacombs of Paris, 386-390-present
state of the new cemeteries there, 391-
observations on the taste displayed in
them, 393, 394.
Parnell (William), Maurice and Berghetta,
a Tale, 471-plan of it, with extracts,
472-478-strictures on the fulsomeness
of his dedication to the Irish Catholic
Clergy, 478-and on his representations
and suggestions relative to the Irish cha-
racter, 479-486.
Parry, (Lieut.) extract, with plan, from his
Journal, relative to Lancaster Sound,
244, 245, notes.
character of Socrates, 311-316.
Pittsburgh, state of, 151.
Plato, observations on, 318, 319.
Poetry, narrative, of the Italians, classifica-
tion of, 487-critical analysis of the
principal narrative poems, 487–498—
503-509-account of the material of
the Romantic poetry of the Italians, 510
-516-its peculiar form, 517-critical
analysis of the principal Romantic poems,
518-556.
Political morality of the Americans, 20.
Polo, (Marco) qualifications of, as a travel-
ler, 178-notices of works respecting
him, 177-180-account of the commer-
cial visits of the father and uncles of
Marco, into Tartary, 181-their return
to Europe, 182-revisit Asia, 183-their
contrivance to obtain leave to return to
Europe, 184-talents and skill of Marco
Polo in China, 183, 184-their arrival at
Venice, 185-and reception there, 186,
198-Marco, appointed to the command
of a gally, is taken prisoner by the Ge-
noese, 188-vindication of him from the
charges of ignorance, 190-195.
Poor-Laws, English system of, adopted in
America, 9.
Population of Hayti, 456.
President of the United States, how elected,
3, 4.
Promenade aux Cimetières de Paris, 359.
See Cemeteries.
Publications, (New) lists of, 263, 557.
Pulci's Morgante, analysis of, with remarks,
518-525.
Red Snow. See Snow.
Religion, baneful effects of the non-esta-
blishment, in America, 7-state at New
York, 132-at Philadelphia, 146, 147—
specimen of fanaticism there, 144, 145.
Reports of adjudged cases in law and
equity, importance of, 401, 402—remarks
on their enormous increase, 402-404-
and on its consequences, 404, 405.
Revenue-Laws, the number and intricacy
of, considered, 406–410.
Richmond, beautiful lines written in the
churchyard of, 397, 398.
Romantic Poems of the Italians, remarks
on the material of, 510-historical tradi-
tions, ib.-the mythology of the middle
ages, 511-fragments and reminiscences
of classical literature, 512-514-fictions
ment of the advantages resulting from the
voyage, 256-262.
Saving Banks' Act, remarks on the impo-
licy of, 422.
Schlegel (Frederick), Lectures on the His-
tery of Literature, 271-his character of
Aristophanes, 271-273-probable rea-
son why he selected Socrates as the ob-
ject of ridicule in his Clouds, 273.
Scottish Lowlands, popular fictions of, of
Teutonic origin, 97, 98.
Shelley, (P. B.) Laon and Cythua, cha-
racter of, 461-remarks on the tendency
of the poetical school to which he be-
longs, 460-character of his Revolt of
Islam, 461-beautiful stanzas from that
poem, 462-reasons why it never can
become popular, ib.-specimen of Mr.
Shelley's philosophical creed, 463-and
of his aversion to Christianity, 464—re-
marks on his political system and designs,
as displayed in his poein, 465-471.
Slave-holding system, in America, evils of,
10. 132. 146, 147.
Slavery, perpetuated in Kentucky, in defi-
ance of law, 153-barbarous treatment
of a negro slave there, 154-curious ad-
vertisements for slaves, 130, 131. 154,
155.
derived from the Saracens and Normans, Saccheous (John), an intelligent Eskimaux,
and arising from the feudal ages, 514— biographical notice of, 217-219.
fictions gradually added by the story-tel-Sago-tree, described, 335.
lers, 515-remarks on the peculiar form
of the Italian Romantic poetry, 517-
examination of the Morgante of Pulci,
518-525-and of the Morgante Mag-
giore of Bojardo, 526-comparison be-
tween him and Ariosto, 527-528-ana-
lysis of the Orlando Furioso of Ariosto,
with remarks on his genius, 529-541-
analysis of, and remarks on the Orlando
Innamorato of Berni, 541–544—cha-
racteristics of the heroic and romantic
poetry of the Italians, 544-548-the
Gerusalemme of Tasso, 550-his Aminta,
554-observations on the genius and
misfortunes of Tasso, 555, 556.
Rose, (Wm. Stewart) the Court of Beasts,
a poem, 486-design of the poem, 491
-493-specimens of it, 493-497-re-
marks on its execution, 497, 498.
Ross (Captain), Voyage of Discovery, 213
-observations on his failure and on his
qualifications, 214-progress of the ships
Isabella and Alexander, ib.-remarks ou
the author's description of an iceberg,
21.5 inaccuracy of his engravings, 216
-important observation made at Wygat
island, 217-biographical notice of John
Saccheous, an Eskimaux interpreter, who
accompanied Captain Ross, 217-219-
progress of the voyage, 220-perilous
situation of the ships, ib.-account of in-
terviews with Eskimaux, 221-224-
proof that they obtained their iron from
aërolites, 224, 225-description of their
manuers, pursuits, and mode of living,
227, 228-account of the red snow,
found by Captain Ross, 229-the co-
louring matter proved to be a vegetable
product, 230-and a species of moss, 231
-notices of red snow seen in various
countries, 232-remarks on Captain
Ross's accounts of Wolstenholme Sound,
Whale Sound, and Sir Thomas Smith's
Sound of Baffin, 233-236-examination
of Captain Ross's inconsistencies in his
account of Lancaster Sound in Baffin's
Bay, 237-244-extract and sketch of
it, from Lieut. Parry's private journal,
244, 245, notes-Captain Ross's justifica
tion of his conduct, 246, 247-examina-
tion of it, 247-253-description of the
country, on the westerly point of Lan-
caster Sound, 253-remarks on the con-
duct of Captain Ross, 254–256—state-
Snow (Red), found by Captain Ross, ac-
count of, 229-its colouring matter
proved to be a vegetable product, 230—
and a species of moss, 231-notices of
red snow, seen in various countries, 232.
Society, state of, at New York, 127-130
at Boston, 141-at Philadelphia, 146,
147-in Kentucky, 154-156-and at
New Orleans, 157-159.
Socrates, character of, by M. Schlegel, 271
-273-portrait of the philosopher as re-
presented by Aristophanes in the Clouds,
295-300-proofs that he did not write
to ridicule Socrates, but the sophists of
that time, 311-316-remarks on the
character of Socrates, 319, 320.
Sophists (Greek), principles and practices
of, exposed, 289-291-were ridiculed
by Aristophanes, 311-316.
Spain, remarks on the popular fictions of,
Statutes of the United Kingdom, 398-lawr
originally simple, ib.-causes of theis
subsequent complexity, 399-increasing
bulk of the English statute law, 405, 406
-remarks on its causes, the number of
revenue laws, 406-409-of laws grant-
ing
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