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Navarro, Don Martin, his communica-
tion to the King of Spain in regard
to the American colonies, 210.
Nicholson, Governor Francis, his part
in the colonial government of Mary-
land, 499, 500.

Nicot, John, tobacco introduced into
France by, 144.

Nicuesa, Diego de, his grant of territo-
ry and adventures in South America,
170, &c.

Niño, Pedro Alonzo, his adventure to
America, 168.

Nyssens, Abbot, his belief that the
devil first introduced tobacco into
Europe, 142.

0.

Ochotsk, town of, 72, 73.
Ojeda, Alonzo de, his Voyages of Dis-
covery, 165-175.
Olekma, town of, 78.

O'Reilly, Don Alexander, his arrival at
New-Orleans to take possession for
Spain, and his atrocities, 205-208.
Owen, Joseph, his translation of Von
Schmidt Phiseldek's Europe and
America, reviewed. See Europe and
America.

P.

Paper currency, government, 191, 192.
Peale, Rembrandt, his Notes on Italy,

reviewed, 512, &c. See Italy.
Penn, William, his difficulties in set-
tling the boundary line with Mary-
land, 486, 487.
Physical Geography, 82-density of
the earth, 83-polar and equito-
rial diameters, ib.—sources of heat,

84, 85-equilibrium of the particles
of the earth, 85, 86-heat at the cen-
tre, 86-consolidation of the surface
of the earth, 87-present appear-
ance of its surface, 88-chain of
mountains, 89-Malte Brun's ar-
rangement of mountains into con-
nected systems, 90-basins, rivers,
and streams, 91-traces of aqueous
action, 92-diluvial deposits, 93-
-stratified rocks, 94-third, fourth,
and fifth orders of rocks, 95-
organic remains, 96-102-different
level of the same rocks, 103-volca-
noes, 104-109-trap rocks, 105-
earthquakes, 107-109-M. E. De
Beaumont's researches into the age
of mountains, 109-112.
Physiology of the Passions, by J. L.
Alibert, notice of, 33.

Pinzon, Vincente Yañez, his voyages
of discovery, 168.

Pitt, Prime Minister, his followers and
opponents, 322-325.

Pizarro, Francisco, his early adven-
tures in America, 171, &c.
Poland, impending fate of, 457, 458-
constitution granted it by Alexan-
der, 458-its former importance,
459-early history, 560-Ladislaus
crowned king, 461-events in the
reign of Casimir the Great, ib.-
Lewis, king of Hungary; his daugh-
ter Hedwiga, weds Jagellon, whose
family filled the throne through
seven reigns, 462-increasing power
of the nobles, 463-with Sigismund
Augustus the reign of the Jagellons
ceased, and the succession became
elective, 464-Henry of Anjou elect-
ed king; succeeded by Stephen
Bathory, duke of Transylvania, 465
-Sigismund III. declared king, in
whose reign the dismemberment and
woes of Poland began, 466-suc-
ceeded by Ladislaus IV., ib.-fol-
lowed by John Casimir, who, after
predicting the fate of the empire,
resigned the crown, 467-Michael
Wisniowiecki chosen king; on his
death, John Sobieski succeeded,
468-reigns of Augustus II. and III.,
469-Stanislaus Poniatowski, the last
Polish king; events in his reign that
led to the dismemberment of Poland,
470-472-assembling of the revolu-
tionary diet at Warsaw, 473-alli-
ance with Prussia; second diet; con-
stitution promulgated, 474-Catha-
rine invades Poland, and shares with

Prussia a portion of its territory, 476
-final effort of the patriots under
Koskiusko, 477-battle of Praga, and
third division of Poland; abdication
of Stanislaus, 478-summary of
events in Polish history, 479-482.
Prussia, alliance of with Poland, 474-
share in its partition, 476.
Pyrrhus, an ennuyé, 47.

R.

Ralegh, Sir Walter, remarks on, 145–

147.

Rome, appearance of the inhabitants
of, &c. 516, 517.

Rousseau, Jean Jacques, a prey to
ennui, 42.

Rulhiere, M. his Histoire de l'Anarchie
de Pologne, notice of, 457, &c. See
Poland.
Rush, Dr. Benjamin, his observations
upon the influence of the habitual
use of tobacco, &c. 136, &c.
Russia, the part of, in the dismember-
ment of Poland, 457, &c. See Po-
land.

S.

San Carlo Borromeo, statue of, 524.
Santa Maria della Vita, catacombs of,
515.

Sartorius, George, his continuation of

Spittler's Polish revolution, notice
of, 457, &c.

Sheridan, R. B., notice of, 322-324.
Siamese Twins, The, a Satirical Tale

by the author of Pelham, reviewed,
385, &c. occasional remarks, 386-
391-outline of the poem, with re-
marks-392-397.
Siberia, Travels in, 52, etc. See Dobell,
Peter, his Travels.
Sigismund Augustus, the last of the
Jagellon family on the throne of
Poland, 464.

Sigismund III., woes to Poland in the
reign of, 466.
Sobieski, John, king of Poland, reign
of, 468.

Spanish Voyages of Discovery, by
Washington Irving, reviewed, 163,
&c. See Irving, Washington.
Sparks, Mr. in the Convention at New
York on the subject of an Univer-
sity, 286-288-309.

Spinoza, his resources against ennui,
43.

Spittler's Polish revolution, with a con-
tinuation by George Sartorius, notice
of, 457.
Stanislaus (Poniatowski) king of Po-
land, reign of, 470, &c. See Poland.
Steel, preparation of, &c. See Iron,
352-385.

Stone, Governor, his defeat in an insur-
rection in the colony of Maryland,

492.

Stuart, Isaac, his translation of Grep-

po's Hieroglyphic System of Cham-
pollion, Jr., reviewed, 339, &c. See
Hieroglyphic System.

Stuart, Professor, remarks of, on the
perishing of Pharaoh in the Red
Sea, 346.

Sugar-cane, introduction and culture
of in Louisiana, 197-201.
Sylvester, Joseph, his tobacco battered,
notice of, 140.

T.

Taddei, Rosa, celebrated improvisa-
trice, description of, 520, 521.
Talavera, Bernardo de, his adventure
to South America, 174.

Thieves, auto-biography of, 116, &c.
Thompson, Dr. A. T. his notices rela-
tive to tobacco, &c. 136, &c.
Thorius, Dr. Raphael, his Latin poem
in praise of tobacco, 137-anecdote
of, 138.

Tobacco, 136-whimsical subjects se-
lected by authors, ib.-Latin poem
in praise of tobacco, by Dr. Raphael
Thorius, 137-anecdote of him, 138
-Mr. Lambe's Farewell to Tobacco,
139 James I., his Counterblast to
Tobacco, 140-origin of, ib.-Joseph
Sylvester's tobacco battered, ib.-
Indian superstition respecting, 141—
different names of the weed, 141,
142-Abbot Nyssen's belief that the
devil first introduced it into Europe,
142-competitors for that honour,
143-Latin verses in its praise, with
English translation by M. de Mai-
zeaux, ib.-its introduction into
France by John Nicot, 144-disputes
respecting its origin, ib.-King
James's dinner for the devil, 145—
remarks on Sir Walter Ralegh, 145–
147-young women imported for
wives into Virginia, and paid for in
tobacco, 147-prohibitions of it in

Europe, ib.-King James's argu-
ments in his Counterblast, 148-com-
mendations of it by Acosta, Lord
Bacon and Howell, 149-unprofit-
ableness of its culture, 150-its pro-
duction and consumption in France,
151-opinion of Dr. Rush, Mr.
Chamberet, 152-Dr. Walsh, Hearne,
Willis, Dr. Cullen, and Dr. Fowler,
153 Dr. Murray, 154 anecdote
respecting it, related by Dr. Clarke,
155-its tendency to promote intem-
perance, 156-snuff-taking, 156-
159-smoking, 160-chewing, 161
-anecdote of Franklin, 163.
Tobolsk, town of, 81.
Tomsk, town of, 80.

Tooke, Horne, his claim to the author-
ship of Junius, 325.

U.

Ulloa, Don, his arrival at New Orleans
to take possession for Spain of Lou-
isiana, and withdrawal without exhi-
biting his powers, 205.

V.

Vaux, James Hardy, Memoirs of, 116,
&c. See Auto-biography of Thieves.
Vespucci, Amerigo, his participation in
the discoveries of South America,
165, &c.

Vidocq, principal agent of the French
police, memoirs of, 116, &c. See
Auto-biography of Thieves.
Von Schmidt-Phiseldek, Dr. C. F., his
Europe and America, &c. reviewed.
See Europe and America.

W.

Walsh, Dr. his testimony to the use of
tobacco, 152.

Ward, Thomas, (the American Trenck)

the law; advantages derived from
intercourse with Messrs. Thompson,
Gore, Judge Smith, Senator Mason,
423-424-elected to Congress in
1812-opinion upon a navy, 425-
opposition to paper-bank proposition
of 1814, 426-430-or receiving
depreciated currency for govern-
ment debts, 430, 431-his removal
from Portsmouth to Boston, 431-
counsel in the case of Dartmouth
college, 432-434-Gibson vs. Og-
den, 435, 436--Ogden vs. Saun-
ders, 436-one of the delegates to
revise the Constitution of Massa-
chusetts, 437-selected to deliver an
oration from the rock of Plymouth,
in celebration of the landing of the
pilgrim fathers, 438, 439-at Bunk-
er's Hill, on laying the foundation
stone of the monument, 440, 441—
on the deaths of Adams and Jeffer-
son, 441-his part in Congress in
favour of the Greeks, 442, 443-on
the tariff, 444-Crimes'-Act, 445—
internal improvements, 446-Panama
mission, 447-election to the United
States' Senate, ib.-his overthrow
of the doctrine of nullification, 447-
455.

Wilkinson, General, the foundation of
a commercial intercourse with the
United States and Louisiana laid by,
209-his proceedings in relation to
Burr's plot, 216-218.

Willis (as quoted by Mons. Merat,) his
commendation of tobacco, 153.
Wisniowiecki, Michael, chosen king of
Poland, 468.

Wolf, Dr. J. Leo, his part in the New-
York Convention for forming a Uni-
versity, 297-311.

Woodbridge, W. C., part taken by, in
the New-York Convention, for form-
ing a University, 286-297-311.

Y.

memoirs of, 116, &c. See Auto-biog- Yakutsk, town of, 76.
raphy of Thieves.

Webster, Daniel, his Speeches and

Forensic Arguments, reviewed, 420,
&c.-nationality of his addresses,
420-his birth, &c. 421-remarks
on the support of schools, 422-gra-
duates at Dartmouth college; studies
VOL. IX. NO. 18.

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Z.

Zielinski, M. his History of Poland,
notice of, 457. See Poland.

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