Lindeneau, B. de, his Tables, 309 and 342.
Literature, influence of, the novel po- litical organisation of the United States on the, 429-has generally been the fruit of monarchies and despotisms, 435.
Litigation does not grow out of the uncertainty of the law, 415. Liverpool, its increase compared with American cities, 100, 101. Longitude of the moon, equation of the, 335 et seqq. Lunar orbit, difficulties attending its investigation, 330 et seqq.-their solution by Clairaut, 331 et seqq.- tables of Halley, 331-Mayer, 332 -Burg, ib.-and Burckhardt, 333— lunar motion, its acceleration, 333— explained by La Place, ib. et seqq. -longitude, equation of, explained by La Place, 336 et seqq.-time of revolution has suffered no change, 355.
Maritime law. See Commercial Law. Marius, his advice concerning bills of exchange, 50.
Marlborough, Duke of, 395. Marshall, Chief Justice, his opinion of Garnett's lectures on female educa- tion, 444-of the influence of the female character in society, 445. Maryland, its first settlement, 101– early act of toleration, 101, 102— amount of its crop of tobacco, 104. Maskelyne, astronomer royal in 1765, 323-his valuable observations, ib. -compliment from the French Board of Longitude, 323—their let- ter, 324, note-his catalogue of the fundamental stars, 324.
Massachusetts Peace Society, Dr Ware's address before the, 455. Maupertuis, anecdote of, 355, note. Mayer, Tobias, pursues the study of astronomy at Gottingen, 314--his lunar tables, 315.
Meli, a Sicilian chemist, a song of his inserted, 146, 147.
Metcalf, Theron, his Digest of cases de-
cided in the SupremeJudicial Court of Massachusetts noticed, 458. Mexicans, a fierce and warlike people, 283 their emperor elective, ib. Mexico, its present favorable political prospects, 77-its federal system only an experiment of uncertain success, 78-state of education, 93, -its conquest by Spain more ar- duous than that of Peru, 283—an elective empire, ib. See Poinsett. Mexico, city of, visited by Mr Poin- sett, 88-account of the city at its conquest; its extent, splendor, &c. 88, 89-Thomas Gage's, a friar, account of it quoted, 89, 90—its present state described by Mr Poin- sett, 90, 93.
Mezerai, the historian, anecdote of, 141.
Molloy, de Jure Maritimo et Navali,
Monarchs, influence of their opinions, 424-instanced in James I, ib. Moon. See Lunar Orbit. Moore, Thomas, one of his Irish me- lodies inserted, 22.
Napoleon Bonaparte, his overtures to Lafayette, 172-treatment of him and family, ib.-seeks his support on his return from Elba, ih.-offers to the French his Acte Additionel, 173 -returns from Waterloo, 174-de- feated by Lafayette in his intention to become Dictator, ib.-his abdi- cation, 176--difficulty of doing justice to his character, 393-his title to the throne, 394-not a mere military chieftain, ib.-prided him- self on his code of law, 395-his agency in its formation, 396-as- sists at the discussions, &c. 400. Netherlands, confederacy of the, the nature of the union, 424.
New Hampshire Historical Society's collections, 448.
Newton, laborious corrections of his compositions, 281-his discovery of gravity, his Principia, 309-the first inventor of instruments of re- flection, 318-his theory of gravity unimproved till the time of Euler, &c. 329-his problem of the three bodies, 329-conjecture of the form of the earth, 350-discovery of the cause of the precession of the equi- noxes, 356-first explains the the- ory of the tides, 357.
North American Indians, a barren
theme for poetry, 210-Westall's representation of one, ib.-poems founded on the Indian character, noticed, 211-defects of, as a sub- ject for poetry, ib.
Novels, their subjects found in almost
every country under all circum- stances, 249. See Romance.
Odessa, causes of its rapid growth, 100.
Olbers, Dr, his success in discovery of comets, 328-superiority of his me- thed of calculating the orbit of a co- met, 348-hypothesis of the com- mon origin of comets and the four new planets, 349-estimate of the number that pass within the earth's orbit, ib.
Olmuts, place of the imprisonment of Lafayette by the emperor of Aus- tria, 164.
Ontwa, a poem, descriptive of Indian character and scenery, 211. Oruro, a city of Peru, scene of tra- gical events, 294-excesses of the insurgent Peruvians, 294, 295. Otis, James, his remark on the value of Blackstone's Commentaries, 415. Outline general, of the United States noticed, 446 and condemned, ib.
Park, Mr, quoted, 58. Peace Society of Massachusetts, Dr Ware's address before, 455-influ- ence of such societies limited, ib. Penn, Wm. his interview with the Indians on the banks of the Dela- ware, 215-his account of Phila- delphia, 217
Peru, governed by the hereditary race of Incas, 283-Rio de la Pla- ta, or Buenos Ayres separated from it 1778, 284-of the insurrection of Tupac Amaru, 285-Upper Peru, its principal seat, its subdivision in- to provinces and governments, ib.
-its population, note, ib.-its geo- graphical features, ib.-history of the ancient empire by Dr Robert- son, 286-origin and progress of the insurrection of Tupac Amaru, 287, et seqq.-its termination, 306, 307-losses sustained, 307-pre- sent state, 308.
Peruvians, not a warlike people, 283 -mild and submissive, 284-their insurrection in 1780, ib.-oppres- sions to which they were subjected,
Phi Beta Kappa, Society of, Mr Ev- erett's oration before the, 417. Philadelphia, quantity of flour in- spected, 123-a brief account of, noticed, 215-sketches of its first settlement and subsequent progress, 216 et seqq-its commerce, 219— its learned societies, 219, 221. Phillips, Willard, his treatise on the law of insurance reviewed,47-plan of the work, 74-its character, ib. -extract from his preface, ib -- hints for its improvement, 75, 76. Piazzi, his catalogue of stars at Paler- mo, 326-discovery of the planet Ceres, 344.
Pickering, O, his Massachusetts Re- ports reviewed, 180-their merits, 186, 188-free from repetitions, 187 -his index, 189-notes 190, 191. Pitt compared with Fox, 278, 279. Planetary motions, 338, 339-La-
place's theorem, 340-periodical equations of Jupiter and Saturn, 341 et seqq. Planets, discovery of four small, 343 -difficulties in calculations relating to them, ib. et seqq.-supposed to have the power of self-illumination, 349.
Plymouth, Mr Everett's oration at,
Poetry, its mutable nature, 13-its
advancement and decline, 13, 14— 'selections from Byron, 15 et seqq. Poels, causes of regret for their death, 1 et seqq.
Poinsett's Notes on Mexico reviewed,
77-his qualifications for the work, ib.---composed during a rapid journey through the country, 80- his travelling equipages, 81, 83- arrival at and account of Jalapa, ib. at Puebla, 83-at Cholula, 85-at Mexico, 88-his account of that city, 90 et seqq.-his inter- view with Iturbide, 94-visits Que- retaro, 96-and the mines of Gua- naxuato, 97--character of the work, 98, 99.
Poland, its dismemberment, 375-its government, ib. et seqq.-partition by Russia, Austria, and Prussia, 376-consequent wars, ib. et seqq. Pond, astronomer royal in 1811,325. Pope, his station in the history of English poetry, 12.
Problem of the three bodies of New- ton, 329-principle adopted in its solution, ib.-method of calcula- tion, 330.
Puebla, a city of Mexico, visited by Mr
Poinsett, its size and splendor, 84- its magnificent cathedral, ib. Pulaski, 377-vindication from the charges of Judge Johnson, by an officer of his legion, 378-account of his exertions in Poland quoted, 378 et seqq.-his attempt to seize Stanislaus, 379, 380-his property confiscated, 381-enters the Ameri- can service, ib.-his exertions at Brandywine, ib. et seqq.-his sub- sequent services, 382 et seqq.-is ordered to Charleston and saves the city from surrender, 385- marches to Georgia and cooper- ates with Count D'Estaing, 386— siege and assault of Savannah, ib. -death of Pulaski, 387-subse- quent history of his legion, 359 et seqq.-his character as a soldier, 390 et seqq.-hostility of Judge Johnson's charge, ib. Puno, city of, unsuccessful attempt of the insurgent Peruvians against it, 291-attempt of Diego Cristobal Tupac Amaru, 299-invested by
Tupa Catari, 300-evacuated by Orillana, ib.
Ramsden, his celebrity as a maker of as- tronomical instruments, 316 et seqq. Redwood, a Tale, reviewed, 245-its domestic character, ib.-difficulties of such a work compared with his- torical romance, 246, 247-proof of the resources afforded in America for works of fiction in domestic life, 248-the author has availed herself of these, 256-her delinea- tions of character, ib.-merits of the work, 257-the story related, ib.-quotations, 258, 260, 262, 265, 267, 269-faults in the manage- ment of the catastrophe, 269- moral of the work, 270-not offi- ciously presented, ib.—the charac- ters, 271-style, ib.
Religion, its influence on character, 253, 254.
Repartimiento in Peru, 287-explana- tion of the term, note, ib. Reseguin, Don Jose de, relieves -the siege of La Paz, 304-defeats the Indians, ib.-receives the submis- sion of their chiefs, 304, 305—his sickness, ib.-takes prisoner and executes Tupa Catari, ib.-finishes the war, 304 to 307. Restrictions on commerce, 110. Rist, a song of his quoted, 145. Rittenhouse, computes the elements of the comet of 1770, 348. Robertson, his history of the Peruvian empire, 286-his accuracy ques- tioned, ib.-source of popular in- formation, ib.
Roemer, his discovery of the succes- sive propagation of light, 345. Romance, strong love of, inherent in the human mind, 246-sources of its interest, 246, 247-fertility of America in the materials of, 248- can only be employed by a native writer, 250--objections to this view, 251-refuted, ib. 252-dis- tinctions of rank, &c. not necessary to create interest in a work of fic- tion, ib.-the necessary ingredients found in the character of Ameri- cans, 253-varieties of character produced by religion, geographical
situation, &c. 253, 254-other rea- sons, 255.
Russell, Wm. Oldnall, Davis' Ameri- can edition of his treatise on crimes and misdemeanors, noticed, 224— value of this work, and Mr Davis' improvements, 224, 225.
Santini, his Elements of Astronomy,
Schubert, his works on Astronomy, 360.
Scott, Sir W. See Stowell.
Seneca, his vigilance in the employ-
ment of time, 273-his counsel on diversity of study, 274.
Sirey, M. his edition of the Code Na- poleon, 413.
Slave trade can only be suppressed in Africa, 192.
Solar system, stability of, 339-causes which tend to its destruction, ib. et seqq.-probable changes in it, 339 et seqq.
Sorala beleagured, taken and sacked, by Andres Tupac Amaru, 303. Southey, poet laureate, his portentous forebodings about America, 422— his proposed changes in the con- stitution of the United States, ib.— Spain, jealous mystery in which she wraps the affairs of her American possessions, 284.
Spanish Grammar, by Mariano Cubi y Soler, noticed, 450. Stael, Madam de, on the events of the 5th October,157, 158-on the fami- ly of Lafayette, 169-her reasons for the devotion of the Athenians to the polite arts, 435. Stanislaus, king of Poland, attempt of
Pulaski to seize him, 379 et seqq. Stowell, Lord, an example of the importance of the study of foreign law, 65-his character as a judge, 65, 67-his excellence attributed to the cultivation of universal juris- prudence.
Telescope, achromatic of Dollond, 317-Ramsden's meridian, ib.- achromatic by Fraunhofer, at Dor- pat, 318-reflecting of Herschel, 419-of Short, ib. Teocalli at Cholula, description of the, 85, 86-compared with the Egyp- tian pyramids, 86, 87.
Thurlow, Lord, his celebrated reply to the Duke of Grafton, 280-its ef- fect, ib.
Ticknor, Professor, his lectures on Spanish literature, character of, by Mr Cubi, 451-Syllabus of, ib. Tides, theory of, 357.
Traits of the Aborigines of America,
Tupac Amaru, Jose Gabriel Candor Canqui, his insurrection, 283—im- plicated the Vice-royalties of Peru and Buenos Ayres, 285-Upper Peru, principal seat of the war, ib. -assumes the name of Inca, 287- his character and education, ib.— attempts to mitigate the burdens of his countrymen, 288-courts po- pularity, ib.-increased oppression, ib.-executes the Corrigedor of Tinta, 289-commences a civil war in the name of the king, ib.-rouses the spirit of his countrymen, 290— encounters a body of royal troops, ib.-destroys them, 291-assumes the grandeur and state of the In- cas, ib.-returns to Tinta, ib.- marches for Cuzco, 296-hesitation of his friends, ib.-is defeated and falls back upon Tinta, ib.-again totally defeated and made prisoner, 298, 299-trial and execution, 302. Tupac Amaru, Diego Cristobal, half brother to the former, prosecutes the war after his capture, 299---at- tempt on Puno, 299-claims the benefit of the amnesty, 304-re- news the war, 305-takes the oath of allegiance, 306-is perfidiously taken and executed, 307. Tupac Amaru, Andres, nephew of Jose Gabriel, 302-raises an army and beleaguers Sorata, 303-takes it, ib.-marches to La Paz, ib.- claims the mercy of government, and swears allegiance to the king, 304, 305-is imprisoned, 305.
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