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.
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,
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.
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.
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.
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.
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'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.
« ПретходнаНастави » |