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Book of Nature, the, by John Mason
Good, referred to, 408.
Bounties, pecuniary, Hamilton's (Alex-
ander) opinion on, 616.

Bracton, the father of English Law, 77.

C.

Cæsar on the Banks of the Rubicon, 299
Caucasus, Mount, inhabited by fierce and
inhospitable tribes, 115-its inhabitants
remarkable for a singular traffic in
their females, ib.-the central chain of,
described, 115, 116-its boundaries,
116.

Caucasus, the, Russia has extended its
jurisdiction over the mountain tribes
of, 115-of the feuds of the inhabitants
of the vallies of, 121-the Russians en-
tered Georgia from the summits of, ib.
-the Chevalier Gamba's three jour-
nies around, noticed, 122.
Chancery System, in England, referred
to, 76.

Cherokees, the, talk of Meriwether and
Campbell with, referred to, 569.
Chivalry, origin of, 68, 69.

Christians, what they studied in Spain,41.
Chronicles of the Canongate, second se-
ries, reviewed, 216-extracts from,
220, 222-226, 228-245, 247-262. See
Fair Maid of Perth.

Cicero, has furnished the most complete
account of the Roman orators, 493-
unjustly reproached by Mark Anthony,
that he had never experienced the li-
berality of his countrymen, 503-when
about to be impeached by Clodius, the
whole Equestrian order went into
mourning with him, 507-spoke ex-
tempore with pre-eminent success, 509
sketch of his studies, 515-518-com-
pared with Demosthenes, 519-Plu-
tarch's remark on the character of
himself and Demosthenes, 523-had to
address a more patient audience than
Demosthenes, 531-did not generally
speak with an Attic severity of style,

539.

Cid, oldest Spanish Poetry, 44-46.
Circassians, the, an unquiet race, and
plunderers almost from necessity, 116
own the coast of the Euxine for about
two hundred miles, 117-an unsuccess-
ful attempt to civilize them by means
of commerce, 131.

Circassia, Temrouk and Taman, former-
ly belonged to, 127-contrast in the
taste of its inhabitants for the fine arts
about the time of Pericles, and at the
present day, ib.-its commerce trans-
ferred to Anapa, 128-the coast of pos-
sesses no good harbours, 131-the
south-western coast of, remarkable for
its fertility, ib.

Clark, Thomas, his Sketches of a Naval
History of the United States, referred
to, 349-the work limited in infor-
mation on the subject of the navy, 351.
Colchos,-some of their customs, 144-
formerly it had no written laws, tradi-
tion governing its jurisprudence, 150-
its money revenue inconsiderable, 151
-climate very damp, ib.

Columbus-born in the city of Genoa, 6
-his early education very limited, ib.
-his studies at Pavia, ib.-exhibited a
strong passion for geographical know-
ledge, 7-owed little to adventitious
aid, ib.-began a sea-faring life at four-
teen, ib.-accidentally led to Lisbon,
where he married and settled for a
time, 8-his opinion of the earth, 9-
offers his services to the king of Por-
tugal, 11-retires from Portugal, ib.-
visits the convent of Santa Maria de
Rabida, ib-receives from Fray Juan
Perez strong recommendations, on
which he proceeded to Cordova. ib.—
his appearance before the University
of Salamanca, 12-leaves the Court of
Spain in disgust, and is recalled by
Isabella. 13-sails on his first voyage
of discovery, ib.-discovers land, 14-
returns to Spain, 15-rejoicings at his
success, 16, 17-called before his So-
vereigns to give an account of his
voyage, and to describe the Islands be
had seen, 17, 18-departs on his second
voyage, attended by his sons, 19-mis-
fortunes of his declining years, 20.
Commentaries on American Law, by
James Kent, reviewed, 72-extracts
from, 105, 106.

Confederation, the thirteenth article of
the, quoted. 438-recommendation of
a general convention of the States for
amending the, 439-an act passed by
the General Assembly of Virginia for
amending the, ib.-New-Jersey, Penn-
sylvania, North-Carolina, Delaware,
and Georgia, passed, each, an act for a
similar purpose, 440-New-York ap-
points delegates for revising the arti-
cles of, 441-South-Carolina, Massa-
chusetts, Connecticut, and Maryland,
each appointed delegates for the same
purpose, 442--New-Hampshire ap-
pointed commissioners for the same pur-
pose, 443-by the, no alteration could
be made in the Constitution without
the consent of the United thirteen
States, 445-Confederation and Fede-
ral Constitution used as synonimous
terms, 447.
Consonant rhymes, 48.
Constitution, on the Federal, 432-454.
Constitution, the, formed by compro

mise, 432—the American experiment
in, eminently successful, 433-requires
incessant vigilance on the part of the
people, to uphold in its purity, ib-for a
series of years was in a state of promis-
ing experiment, 434-an inquiry into
the doctrine that it required not the
affirmance, and could not have been
negatived by the state governments,
436 --the amended, confirmed, 445-of
1778, required that amendments should
also be agreed to in Congress as well
as in the State Legislatures, 447.
Convention, the, Journal, Acts and Pro-
ceedings of, referred to, 432-supposed
they had reserved to the States the en-
tire control of their domestic arrange-
ments, 434-meeting of, 443-none can
be called but by the Legislatures of
the States, 452.

Cooper, Mr. has made a declaration of

his intention to write a naval history
of his country, 350.

Corporation, a, on the instituting of, 99.
Corinne, the death of, 300.

Cossacs of the Black Sea, their origin,
127-their character, 128.
Cotton Goods, the fall in the price of, no-
minal, 586-the Custom-House fur-
nished evidence of the greater cheap-
ness of British, 587-comparative wa-
ges of labour in the manufacture of,
588-comparative cost of production
of, between the United States and
Great-Britain, 589-the same views
applicable to other manufactures, ib.
Course of Time, the, by Robert Pollok,
reviewed, 454-extracts from, 459, 462
-the subject of, 462-extracts from,
465-469.

Courts, Admiralty, 106-110.
Crusades against Raymond, 6th & 7th-
the destroyers of Troubadour Litera-
ture, 72.

D.

Dartmouth college, vs. Woodward, the
case of, referred to, 88.
Declaration of Independence, the, not the
act of united America, but of the Unit-
ed States of America, 546
De Lisle, Rigaud, his opinion, that the
most offensive quarters of a city are
sometimes the most healthy, combat-
ted, 167-gives an instance that it is
after the subsidence of the sacred river
that Egypt suffers from Malaria, 171.
Demosthenes, excelled in extempore
speaking, 508-himself and Cicero
compared, 519-his peculiar privileges,
526 of his audience, 527-his first at-
tempt on the Bema, a total failure, 530
-the celebrated passage in the oration
for the crown, referred to, 534.

Denmark, the correspondence between
Mr. Hailes and the court of, referred
to, note, 283-attack on, by the Bri-
tish, commented on, 285.
Dictionaries rhyming, 32-48-indispen、
sable to Arabian poets, 33.
Dictionnaire, Nouveau, d'Histoire Natu-
relle, referred to, 408.
Distichs, chief form of Arabic poetry, 47.
Documents accompanying the President's
message to Congress, &c. referred to,
470.

Domestic Industry, Address of the com-

mittee assembled at Harrisburg, for
the encouragement of, referred to, 582.
Drayton, Mr. his motion to alter the title
of the tariff bill, referred to, 103.
Dunlop, John, his History of Roman
Literature, vol. ii. reviewed, 491-ex-
tracts from, 500, 501-a remark of his
on one of Cicero's treatises, 502-ex-
tracts from the work, 506–515. 518.
Duties, protecting, Hamilton's (Alexan.
der) opinion on, 616.

Duties on Importations, Report of a com-
mittee of the citizens of Boston and
vicinity, opposed to a further increase
of, referred to, 582.

Duties, statement of the amount of, paid
on foreign merchandize imported, 619.
Dwight, President, his experiment on the
pellicle or scum of stagnant water,
cited, 165.

E.
Elbourous, or Elbrus, higher than Mount
Blanc, 127.

Elichman, John, 38.
Ellsworth, Judge, his opinion on the im-
portance of preserving state rights,
quoted, 453.

Engineers, the Board of, cost of military
works projected by, 477-estimate of
the cost of the Ohio and Chesapeake
canal, 485.

English Lawyers, jealous of the corpus
juris civilis, 77.

Envoy, of Provençal poetry, 64-70.

F.

Fair Maid of Perth, the, scene laid at Perth

about the close of the 14th century,
218-epitome of the work, 218-262.
Federal Constitution, on the, 432-454.
Ferguson, Dr. his opinion respecting the
production of Malaria, referred to. 164.
Flint, Timothy, his Valley of the Missis-
sippi, reviewed, 192-a Presbyterian
minister of New-England, 194-perils
on the Ohio, 197-visits Gen. Putnam,
198-present at Vevay, in Indiana,
when the town-house, &c. were lo-
cated, 200-ascends the Mississippi to
St. Charles on the Missouri, 203–206—
cultivates a small farm at St. Charles,

206-removes from St. Charles, and
embarks on the Mississippi for the ter-
ritory of Arkansas, 207-sojourns as a
missionary at Cape Girardeau, 209-
departs for the Arkansas, dangers of
the voyage, ib.-his residence sickly,
determines to return to New-England,
210-arrives at Chickasaw bluff, and
experiences great distress, 210, 211-
arrives at New-Orleans, 212-accepts
of the Presidency of the Seminary of
Rapide, ib.-has a relapse, and leaves
his family to visit New England, 213.
Forum, the Roman, description of, 506.
France, Hist. de la Revol. de, quoted,
279-282.

French, a southern dialect, 54.

G.

Gaelaeth, the monastery of, situated two
leagues from Kotaïs, 148-has a curious
iron gate, said to be one of the Cas-
pian gates, ib.-the convent of, ac-
cording to report of the monks,possesses
a collection of Georgian and Armenian
MSS. ib.

Gamba, the Chevalier, his Travels in
the South of Russia, reviewed, 114-
made three journies in the country
around the Caucasus, 122-passed
through Colchos on his way to Tifflis,
to reside as Consul of France, ib.-
Government of Russia sends a vessel
to Odessa to convey him to Redoubt-
kale, 123-embarks in a Russian fri-
gate, 125-makes an excursion into the
country during his residence at Sou-
koum, 130-dangers of the country
from bands of robbers, 131-travels
through Mingrelia and Imerithia to
Georgia, 138-breakfasts and dines
with the Prince at Chichachi, 143-sets
out on a second expedition to visit the
districts of Kotaïs and Schorapana,
145-his remarks on the Imerithians,
146 the third excursion made by his
brother, 148-hospitality of a noble
Imerithian, 149.

Georgia, at the Declaration of Indepen-
dence, enjoyed the fee-simple in, and
jurisdiction over the vacant lands of the
state, 544-offered to cede a part of
her western lands to the United States,
548-possesses the power of disposing
of the unappropriated lands within ber
own limits, 550-deprived of the power
to treat with the Indians, and right of
exclusive power over them, first, by the
treaty-making power, 553-secondly,
from the power to regulate commerce
with the Indian tribes, 559-thirdly,
from the power to declare war, 560-
claims the right to extinguish the Indian
title within her limits, 570-an inquiry

how the question hetween her and the
United States is to be settled, 571.
Georgia Controversy, the, 541-582.
Georgia, invites Russia to assist her in
conjunction with Imerithia against the
Persians and Turks, 120-on the death
of Irakli became involved in civil war,
121-placed itself under the dominion
of Russia upwards of two centuries
ago, ib.
Goldsborough, C. W. his Naval Chronicle,
referred to, 349-Secretary of the
Board of Navy Commissioners, ib.-
furnishes no particular information of
the operations of the Navy during the
revolution, 355.

Good, John Mason, his Book of Nature,
referred to, 408.

Gouriel, the province of, governed by a
Prince subjected to Russia, 136-re-
markable for its fertility, but covered
with forests, ib.-its present Prince
anxious to introduce European industry
into his territory, ib.-indigo attempted
to be cultivated in the territory of, 137
-its population, 151.

Gracchi, the, history of Roman eloquence
begins with, 494-were radical reform-
ers, and perished by the violence of the
Patricians, 495-the Senators caused
them to become demagogues, 497-
between their time and that of Cicero,
four distinguished orators appeared,
498.

Great Britain, her improvements in ma-
chinery for manufacturing cotton
goods, 587-the price of manufactur-
ing labour in, 588-gives less protec
tion to her manufacturers than is given
by the United States, 593-has the
strongest motives to avoid a war with
the United States, 599-our commerce
with, constitutes nearly one-half of the
whole commerce of the United States,
603-her corn laws, referred to, 609.
Greek Books, what, studied by Arabians,
40.

Greek Poets, not studied by the Arabians,
41, note-54.
Gregory, de Bechada's metrical history
lost, 63.

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History, Natural, what is its great object,
413.

History of the Life and Voyages of Chris-
topher Columbus, by Washington Ir-
ving, reviewed, i-extracts from, 20,
27-31.
Hortensius, the competitor of Cicero,
born A. U. C 640; appeared in the
Forum at nineteen,499-his best speech
delivered in the sixty-third year of his
age, ib.-his luxurious style of living
described, 500-dress, his tact in ad-
justing it for display at the Forum, 501.
I. J.

Jefferson, Mr. one of his Kentucky reso-
lutions, quoted, 618.

Jesuits, missionaries of the society of,

sent to the Iroquois, Hurons, Illinois,
&c. 306-their documents possess in-
ternal evidences of their truth, 307.
Imerithians, might give instruction to
civilized nations in the location of
their villages and houses, 146-profess
the Greek religion, and follow the rites
of the Greek church, 150.
Imerithia, the, district of, healthy and
extremely fertile, 118-invites Russia,
in conjunction with Georgia, to assist
her in her struggle against the Persians
and Turks, 120-an ineffectual insur-
rection in, 121-its population, 151.
Imports, duties on, the late law imposing
them, believed to be unconstitutional,
566.

Incorporation, in England, the King
alone can grant a charter of, 99.
Indian Springs, the treaty of the, referred
to, 570.

Internal Improvements, national, 470—
sums expended on, 478-amount re-
quired to complete, 479-on the limits
to, 480-the amount appropriated to,
ought to be divided among the several
states proportionately, 481-Mr. Smith's
exposition of the partial distribution of
the national funds for, 482-on con-
necting Florence with Augusta, (Geo.)
485.

Jones, John Paul, his victory over the

Serapis, 356-his magnanimity towards
Captain Pearson, ib.-assists Ledyard,
393.

Jones, Sir W. Essay on the Law of Bail-
ments, referred to, 80.
Jongleur, 52.

Irving, Washington, bis History of the
Life and Voyages of Christopher Co-
lumbus, reviewed, 1-his earlier and
latter works compared, ib.-invited to
Italy in relation to documents respect-
ing Columbus, 3-instead of trans-
lations, determines on a new work, as
more acceptable to his country, ib.-

extracts from the history, &c. 6-20,
27-31.

Isis, the temple of, its sublime inscrip-
tion, 411.

Italians copied from the Troubadours,
56. n. 61, 71. n.
Jurisprudence, on the teaching of, by
lectures, 8
K.

Kent, Chancellor, his Commentaries on
American Law, reviewed, 72-his ex-
emplification of the equity of Roman
jurisconsults, 77--his opinion of the
case, United States vs. La Vengeance,
quoted, 105, 106-illiberality of the
State of New-York towards, 112, 113.
Kotars, the capital of Imerithia, the an-
cient Cyta, formerly the capital of all
Colchos, 141--its present population,
ib.-importance to Russia, ib.
L.

Language, Persian, 39, note—Arabian,
ib-copiousness of, ib.-Castilian æra
of, 44-Sicilian not affected by the
Arabs, 62.

Languedoc, Poets of, 64-derivation of
the name, 65.

Lebeid, passage from, 46.
Ledyard, John, the Life of, reviewed,
383-his eulogy on women, referred to,
ib.-born in Connecticut-the son of a
sea captain-left an orphan under the
charge of an estimable mother, ib.-
committed to the care of a paternal
grandfather, who sends him to Dart-
mouth College, 384-quits the college
without leave and wanders among the
Six Nations, ib.-on his return to col-
lege builds himself a canoe, in which
he ventures down the Connecticut,
385-enters as a sailor on board a ves-
sel bound to Gibraltar, ib.-his first
visit to England, 386-introduced to
Captain Cook, and made by him a
corporal of marines on board his ves-
sel, 387-published a short account of
his voyage on his return to Hartford,
ib.-a sketch of the expedition, 387-
392-his visit to his mother at Long
Island, 392-meets Mr. Jefferson in
Paris, and there becomes acquainted
with Paul Jones. who favours his pro-
jected expedition to the north-west,
393-is disappointed in his expectations
of receiving assistance from France,
394-meets Sir James Hall, ib.-on his
arrival in England, has the prospect of
a passage to the north-west, but again
disappointed, 395-goes over to Ham-
burgh, where he meets his countryman,
Langborn, 396-sets off for Stockholm,
and travels from thence to St. Peters-
burgh, 397, 398-obtains a passport

and sets off for Siberia with Dr. Brown,
399-resumes his journey to Kamt-
schatka, ib.-remarks on the resem-
blance between the Tartars and Abo-
rigines of America, ib.-arrives at Yak-
tusk, where he is detained on account
of the season, 401-where he writes
his eulogy on women, 402-his remarks
on the diversity of the humam com-
plexion, ib.-
-on the difficulty of making
correct vocabularies of rude tongues,
403-meets Captain Billings, who in-
vites him to accompany him to Irkutsk,
were they arrive, 404----arrested by an
order of the Empress of Russia, 405-
carried to Moscow, ib.--finds his way
to Konigsburgh, from thence to Lon-
don, 406---engages with the African
Association to explore the interior of
Africa, ib.proceeds to Paris and
Marseilles, where he embarks for Alex-
andria, ib -- his journey up the Nile to
Cairo, where he dies in his 38th year,
407-his portrait as drawn by Mr.
Beaufoy, ib.

Lettres Edifiantes et Curieuses, tomes vi.
to ix. inc. reviewed, 305-----extracts
from, 306--317, 320--335, 337-348.
Lipogrammatists, 33.

Literature, character of early Spanish,
41---Italian, 41--60----Sicilian, 64, 65---
Provençal, 63-72---Spanish, power and
language, progress of, 42-64.
Literature, the History of Roman, from
its earliest period to the Augustan age,
reviewed, 491-540.

Locke, his treatise on Government, re-
ferred to, 555.

Louise, the Lay of poor, 230, 231.
Louisiana, its early history, 192, 193.

M.

M'Culloch vs. the State of Maryland, case
of, in the Supreme Court, referred to,
97, 435, 562.

Madison, Mr. would preserve state rights
as he would trial by jury, 453----his
Virginia Resolutions, referred to, 618.
Malaria, an Italian term, 153-its cause,
ib.-no country totally exempt from it,
154, 155-diseases produced similar to,
156-marshes, the store-houses of, 157

-on drains and ditches in the pro-
duction of, 129--on the more lim-
ited sources of, 160-water the medium
of conveyance of, 162-threatens the
entire depopulation of Rome, 163–
putrefaction not absolutely necessary
to the production of, 164-President
Dwight is of opinion that it is produced
by animalcular putrefaction, 165-the
opinion combatted, that the crowded
and ill-ventilated parts of a city may
be the most healthy, 167-170-fevers

in the Southern States most rife and
deadly in the fall, 171-on the action
of the electric fluid, as a preventive
of this disease, 172-on the influence
of moderate winds in the propagation
of, 173 uncertainty of all the hypo-
theses in regard to the nature of, ib.-
on its influence on the average du-
ration of human life, 175-178-on its
influence on the fertility of our species,
178--on protection from, 181 183-on
various modes of causing a diminution
in the production of, 183 186--on the
question whether Rome suffers more
from this poison than formerly, 186. 187
-on the constitution becoming assimi-
lated to climates in which these dis-
eases prevail, 188, 189-on the irregu
larities of temperature, 190.

Mathurins, became agents of the United
States, in redeeming American cap
tives, 358-the French revolution sus-
pended their proceedings, 359.
McCulloch, Dr. bis Essay on Malaria, re-
viewed, 152-author of a work on the
Highlands of Scotland, ib.

Message from the President, relating to
Internal Improvements. referred to,
470.

Mingrelia, separated from Abazie by the
river Cador, 137-its population, 151.
Moállakat, 33.

Monkish Legends, 100 folios of, 40, n.
Moors, estimate of their influence on the,
Spanish Literature, 41, 49, 50-on the,
Spanish Language, 42 n-on Trouba-
dour Literature, 55, 66, 70.
Monorhyme, 33-49.
Monosyllables, 54.

Montgomery, Robert, his poem on the
Omnipresence of the Deity reviewed,
290-overrated when compared with
some of the best modern English poets,
292-extracts from his poem, 292–299.
Music and Poetry, natural to man, 53.
N.

National Assembly, of France, meeting
of, 279-282.

Nature, the history of,—of inorganic sub-
stances, 411-on the composition of
substances, 414-on structure, ib.-on
habit and instinct, 415-on qualities
and uses, ib.-on the impression that
is made on the mind, in the wide dif-
ference which exists between the earth
itself, and the forms which occupy its
surface, 417-of unorganized bodies,
418----of organized bodies, ib.----unor-
ganized matter enjoys an independent
existence, 421-organized bodies are
subordinate to other principles, 422----
an inquiry is organization life, 423.
Nature, Views of, 408-431.

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