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Galvano, Antonio, cited as to the disco- Howard, lord, a witness against Russell
very of the Azores, 36.

Gas lights, 372.

Geology, its connexion with agriculture,
378 et seq.

George III, letters from, to Pitt, 161,

175, 178, 179, 182, 186.
Germany, literature of, 276 et seq.-in-
tensity of the speculative principle in,
278 et seq.-inattentive to mechanical
invention, 419.

Gesenius, translation from the preface to
his Hebrew grammar, 52, 59.
Greece, sophists of, 286 et seq.-Greek
of the New Testament, 397 et seq.

H.

Haines, his collection of papers respecting
canals, 233.

Hale, Dr, his Boylston medical prize
dessertations reviewed, 251-venous
injection, 258-experiment upon him-
self, 259.

Hartley, the friend of Franklin, 165-
anecdote of, ib.

Hawley, Jesse, his calculations respecting
the great canal in New-York, 245.
Hebbe, his account of Fayal, 42.
Hebrew, remarks on the study of, 51 et
seq. 59.

Henry, Don, voyages of discovery under

his direction, 36-plants a colony at
the Azores, 36, 37.

Herculanean Manuscripts, 296 et seq.—
discovery and appearance of, 299 et
seq. Philodemus, 301 et seq.-Epi-
curus, 296, 301, 308-method of un-
rolling, 301-Mr Hayter's attempts
to unrol them, 303-Dr Sickler's me-
thod, 305 et seq.-Sir H. Davy's at-
tempts, 308-reflections on their pre-
servation, ib. et seq.
Herculaneum, account of, and of the dis-
coveries there, 297 et seq.
Home, Sir Everard, his experiments on
the course of fluids from the stomach to
the bladder, 253.
Homer, theories of the German school
respecting, 279-his comparative free-
dom from indelicacy, 291-singular
fate of his poems, 309.
Hoole, his aspersions of Fairfax, 88, 90
-remarks on his translation of Tasso,
89 et seq.

and Sydney, 79 et seq.

Huerter, the planter of the first colony in
Fayal, 35, 37.

Humboldt, baron W, his work on the

Basque language, 134, 143.
Humboldt, baron A. his remarks on a
canal across the isthmus of Panama,
424 et seq.-on the population of
Mexico, 427 et seq.-on the mines of
Mexico, 431 et seq.-his account of
the mine Valenciana, 432 et seq.-
Mr Black's translation of, 435-his
account of the establishments for science
and the fine arts at Mexico, ib.-stat-
istical statements respecting Mexico,
436.

Hungarian deputies, emperor of Austria's
speech to, 364 et seq.

I.

Idle Man reviewed, 334, 340 et seq.
Indians, languages of the North Ameri-

can, 135 et seq.-purchases from, 388.
Interpretation, Ernesti's Elements of,
395 et seq.-allegorical, 391-of Coc-
ceius, 393-Turretin, 394-Jon-
court, 394.

Italy, remarks on, by Algernon Sydney,
68 et seq.-
-a refuge for exiles, 70.
Iturbide, the leader in the revolution in
Mexico, 437 et seq.-makes a declar-
ation of independence, and a plan of a
constitution, 438 et seq.-treats with
O'Donoju, 441 et seq.-compared with
Washington, 444 et seq.—his unlimit-
ed authority, 445 et seq.

J.

Jahn on the study of the original lan-
guages of the Bible, 51 et seq.
Jameson, professor, his account of a large
diamond, 372.

Jeffries, his conduct at Sydney's trial, 80
et seq.

Johnson, 322-his Rambler, 327.
Joncourt, his quarrel with the Cocceians
about interpretation, 394.
Justinian, singular fate of his institutions
and digest, 309.

L.
Languages, importance of studying the
oriental, 51 et seq.-remarks on the
oriental, 54 et seq. -best mode of
studying, 52, 59-Adelung's survey

of, reviewed, 128 et seq.-number of
American, 129-comparative philolo-
gy, a new science, ib.-number and
general divisions of, in each quarter of
the globe, 133 et seq.-list of North
American, 135 et seq.-Humboldt on
the Basque language, 134-study of
American, recommended, 143-pro-
gress of the English language, 323 et
seq.-causes of the decline of, 329-
of the Bible, 396 et seq.
Linschoten, his description of an earth-
quake at the Azores, 41.

seq.-O'Donoju, 441 et seq.-unlim-
ited power of Iturbide, 445.
Michael, St, Dr Webster's description of,
reviewed, 34.

Mitchell, his translation of Aristophanes
reviewed, 273, 278-a follower of the
German school, 278-his opinion re-
specting Socrates, 281.

More, Miss, her merits as an author, 112.
Morris, Gouverneur, his predictions re-
specting New-York, 245.
Murr, his life of Behaim, 35.
N.

Locke, his constitution for South Caroli- Necker, Madame de, her biography of
na, 310.

Lusitano, Candido, cited respecting the
discovery of the Azores, 36-his life
of the infant Don Henry, ib.
Machinery, improvements in, 401 et seq.

-of ancient times, ib.-reasons for
the former slow progress in, 402 et
seq.-cotton, 403, 408 et seq. 415,
417-Arkwright, 403, 408-Watt,
404 et seq.-steam engines, ib. et seq.
Hornblower, ib.-Woolf,405-Evans,
ib. et seq.-Hargreaves, Kay, Cromp-
ton, 408-woollen, 410-flax and
hemp, 411-for manufacturing metals,
ib. et seq.-labor saved by, and forces
best for, 413 et seq.-of one nation a
benefit to others, 416-rival claims of
England, France and America, 417 et

Madame de Stael, 113.

New-York, public documents respecting
canals in, 233-great western canal,
234-legislative proceedings respect-
ing canals, 234 et seq.-great trade of
Hudson's river, 237-probable profits
of the canal, 238-present state of the
canal, 239 et seq.-natural advantages
of, 248-her salt springs, ib.-her
great improvements, 250-geological
and agricultural survey of Rensselaer
county, 378.

Niagara, description of the falls of, 19.
North, lord, his laconic note to Fox, 162
-his union with Fox, 163-his witty
retort upon Dundas respecting the co-
alition, 169.

33.

0.

seq.in Germany, Holland, Russia, Observatories, none in the United States,
419.-Brunel, Blanchard, 419.
Macneven, professor, his edition of
Brande's Manual of Chemistry, 370,

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Olbers, Dr, his comet, 27.

Old Batchelor, commended, 333.
Origen, his allegorical interpretation, 391,

393.

Otto, his mistakes respecting the discovery
of America and the Azores, 37.
P.

ney reviewed, 59 et seq.-commended, Paris, Dr, his geological remarks, 378

86.

Measures. See Weights.

Menander, Plutarch's judgment of, 293.
Meteoric stones, theories respecting, 374.
Mexico, account of, 423 et seq.-Robin-

son's map of, 430-mines of, 427,
431 et seq.-mine Valenciana, 432
et seq.-Obregon, count de la Valen-
ciana, 432 et seq.-establishments for
science and the fine arts, 435-revolu-
tion in, 436 et seq.-declaration of inde-
pendence, and new constitution, 438 et

et seq.

Parliament, unmeaning panegyrics in,
157-usage in, 171-dissolutions of,
in the middle of a session, ib.-jealous-
ies of the two houses, 178 et seq.-
number of members in the house of
commons, and by whom returned, 187
-remarks on the house of commons,
187 et seq. a profession, 190.
Penn, William, a supporter of Algernon
Sydney, 74-his character and conduct
respecting Pennsylvania, 386 et seq.

Pennsylvania, law of, for selling beer,
214-Du Ponceau's discourse on the
early history of, 386 et seq.
Percival, James G. his poems reviewed,
1-character of his poems, 7-extracts
from, 9 et seq.

Philodemus, writings of, discovered in
Herculaneum, 301 et seq.

Phoenia, steam boat, description of its
burning, 23.

Pitt, William, Tomline's memoirs of, re-
viewed, 144 et seq.-Gifford's life of,
146.

Planck, his treatise on allegorical inter-
pretation, 392.

Plato wrote poetry, 2, 391-introduced
allegorical interpretation, ib.
Plutarch, his judgment of Aristophanes,

274, 292 et seq.

Pompei, discoveries in, 298.

Pons discovers Encke's comet, 27 et

seq.

R.

Rembrandt, anecdote of, 101.
Rensselaer county, survey of, 378.
Review, Edinburgh, on Aristophanes,
273-extract from, respecting Socra-
tes, 281-review of Mitchell's Aristo-
phanes, 296-remarks on, 332.
Review, Quarterly, on Aristophanes, 273
-review of Mitchell's Aristophanes,
296-remarks on, 332.

Robertson, mistaken respecting the dis-
covery of the Azores, 36-328.
Rome, early history of, 384.
Royal Institution, 369.

Russel, lord, condemned for treason, 78, 79.
Russians, Madame de Stael's remarks on,
121-regardful of the improvements
of other nations, 419.

S.

Schlegel, A. W. 275, 283, 295.
Schlegel, F. his remarks on Aristophanes,

277, 295-commended, 283.
Shakspeare, remark on, 122.
Sidney, Philip, his Arcadia, 324.
Slavery in the United States, 18.
Socrates, opinions respecting his character,
281 et seq.-purity of his character
asserted, 294.

Stabice, discoveries in, 298.

Stael, Madame de, her reputation con-
stantly increased, 102-contrary criti-
cisms of the Germans and French, 102

-her reputation not owing to her rank
and wealth, 103-characteristic of her
style, 104-her posthumous works re-
viewed, 105 et seq.-her attempts at
poetry, ib. et seq.-her novels, 106-
Corinna, 106, 117-Germany, 107,
117-her Sappho 107-philosophy her
proper department, 108--inclined to
the system of Kant without examina-
tion, 108-her system of morals, 109
-character of her political writings,
111-her merits as a writer, and as a
female writer, 112-her Ten Years in
Exile, 113 et seq.-Bonaparte's aver-
sion to her explained, 114 et seq.-
her travels in Germany, 117-molest-
ed by Bonaparte, ib.-her interview
with and remarks upon the emperor
Alexander, 118 et seq.-comments on
her remarks, 119-her remarks on the
Russians, 121-her opinions of Bona-
parte distorted by personal feeling, 123
et seq.-quoted, 349.

Stuart, professor, his translation of Dis-

sertations of Jahn and others reviewed,
51 et seq.-his translation of Ernesti's
Elements of Interpretation reviewed,
391 et seq.-his remarks on interpre-
tation, 393.

Style, remarks on, 105-on English,

323 et seq. 347 et seq.
Sydney, Algernon, memoirs of, by Mead-
ley, reviewed, 59 et seq.-his remarks
on Italy, 68 et seq.-no evidence of
his having received a pension from
France, 73-his essays on government,
74, 86.

T.
Tasso, Fairfax and Hoole's translations
of, 87 et seq.-his style, 89-remarks
on his Jerusalem Delivered, 90.
Thermometer, of Fahrenheit, 405-of
Dalton, 406.

Thuanus, mistake of, respecting the dis-
covery of the Azores, 37.
Tomline, his memoirs of Pitt reviewed,
144 et seq.
Translations, inadequacy of, 53-remarks
on the proper mode of translating, 87
et seq.-De Lille's remarks on, 91.
Travellers liable to mistakes as to politics,

15.

Troup, Robert, his vindication of the

claim of Elkanah Watson, 230, 243.

V.

Valenciana, mine of, 432 et seq.-count
de la, ib. et seq.

Views of Society and Manners in Ameri-
ca, by an Englishwoman, reviewed, 15.
Virgil, his early poetry, 2.

Volcanos, the study of, 42-at the A-
zores, 46 et seq.-remarks on, 48 et

seq.

Voltaire, his remarks on style, 105.

W.

Walton, his Prolegomena quoted, 56.
Watson, Elkanah, his claims as author of
the canal policy in New-York, 241 et
seq.-his history of canals in New-
York, 242 et seq.

Watt, his improvements in the steam en-
gine, 404 et seq.

St Michael reviewed, 34-character of
his work, 49 et seq.

Weights and measures, Adams' report ons
reviewed, 190 et seq.
Whitney, his saw-gin, 409.
Wieland, 283-his essay on Socrates and
Aristophanes, 284 et seq. 288 et seq.
293 et seq.

Wilcocks, his account of the revolution in
Mexico, 436 et seq.

Withers, his charge to the jury in Syd-

ney's trial, 83-his insolence to Syd-
ney, 84.

Wolf, his theory respecting Homer, 279
et seq.

Wyttenback, on the mode of studying lan-
guages, 52, 59-commended, 276.

Y.

Webster, Dr John W. his description of Yousef, Ben, stanzas of, quoted, 58.

*

A review of the Spy' has been necessarily omitted in
this number of the North American Review, and will appear
in the next.

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