A.

Adams, President John, character of,
by Thomas Jefferson, 505-letter to
on the return of peace, 519.
Adams, Rev. John, notice of, 248.
Adams, John Quincy, anecdotes of,
477, 478.

Adams, Samuel, character of, by Tho
mas Jefferson, 505.
Alfarabius, Encyclopædia of, 332.
Algerines, depredations of, 401.
Alstedius, Frofessor, notice of, 332.
American Poetry, Specimens of, &c. by
Samuel Kettell, reviewed, 240, &c.
-Benjamin Thompson, 244-Cotton
Mather, 245-Roger Wolcott, 246—
Michael Wigglesworth, Benjamin
Coleman, Mrs. Turell, Rev. John
Adams, 247-John Hawkins, 248-
James Ralph, 249-Thomas Godfrey,
Nathaniel Evans, ib.-Dr. Byles, Dr.
Franklin, John Trumbull, 251—Mr.
Pierpont, 253-John S. C. Brainard,
Mr. Hillhouse, Dr. Dwight, Mrs. Si-
gourney, John Neal, 255-Dr. Perci-
val, 256-Mrs. Bleecker, Joseph
Hutton, Frederick S. Hill, George
Richards, Thomas Dawes, William
Ray, Enoch Lincoln, Mr. Gilman,
259-St. George Tucker, Joseph
Hopkinson, Francis Hopkinson, Phi-
lip Freneau, 260.

Arabian Tales, 283, &c.-Oriental li-
terature overrated, 284-translations
of, 285-literature of Arabia previous
to the reign of al Mansur, 286-im-
provements under him and succeed-
ing caliphs, ib.-causes which con-
tributed to form the character of the
Arabians, 286, 287-testimony of Sir
William Jones, 288-nature of the
poetry which preceded Mohammed,
ib.-literature of the Arabs after the
conquest of Persia and Syria, 289-
al Mansur gave the first impulse to
Saracen literature, 290—encouraged
by Haroun and al Mamon, ib.-Ara-
bic poetry, 291-Ode to Spring, by
Mesihi, translated by Sir William
Jones, 292-Anacreontic by Abd
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67

Absalam Ben Ragban, translated by
professor Carlyle, 293-To a Lady
Weeping,' by Ebn Alrami, ib.-inci-
dents of Sinbad the Sailor shown by
Mr. Hole to be drawn from Greek
writers, 295, 296-doctrines of Mo-
hammedanism, 297-superstitions,
299-301-Arabian Nights Entertain-
ments, with additional tales, translat-
ed by Jonathan Scott, LL. D. notice
of, 301-303.

Arago, M., his Notice Sur les Machines

à Vapeur, notice of, 408.
Arts and Sciences, notice of Dictionaries
of:-Barrow's, 334-Owen's, ib.-
Rev. Henry Croker, Dr. Thomas
Williams and Samuel Clark's, ib.

B.

Bakewell, Robert, his Introduction to
Geology, &c. reviewed, 73-103.
Barrow, his Universal History of Arts
and Sciences, notice of, 334.
Bell, Mr. a workman of Fulton's, the

first successful constructor of steam-
boats in Great Britain, 435.
Betterton, the comedian, his endeavours
to collect memorials of Shakspeare,

25.

Bleecker, Mrs. her poetry, notice of,
259.

Blumenbach, Professor, account of, 196.
Bolivar, his testimonials to the worth
of General Miller, 15-train of events
which placed him at the head of Co-
lombia, 15-22.

Boswell, James, his arrangement of the
last edition of Malone's Shakspeare,
31.

Brainard, John S. C., notice of, 255.

C.

Canterac, general, anecdote of, 8.
Carr, Mr. notice of, by Thomas Jeffer-
son, 504.
Chambers, Mr. his Cyclopædia, notice
of, 333, 334, &c.

Clark, Samuel, his Dictionary of Arts
and Sciences, notice of, 334.
Cochrane, Lord, anecdote of, 4.
Codification, 104-the science of the
law, 104, 105-a liberal view of the
whole science considered, in Eng-
land, incompatible with a profound
knowledge of its parts, 107-a spirit
of inquiry awakened, 108-proposi-
tions of Messrs. Hammond and Twiss,
109-Mr. Uniacke, ib.-Mr. Hum-
phreys, 110-Mr. Sugden, ib.-Dr.
Reddie, 111-Mr. Cooper, 112-Mr.
Park's Contre-Projet, ib.-his liberal
notice of Messrs. Duponceau, Inger-
soll, and other American jurists, 113,

114.

Colombia, retrospect of the changes in,
15-22-tranquillity in 1825, 16—Ge-
neral Paez placed in armed opposi-
tion to government, ib.-Bolivar se-
questers the constitutional liberty,
17-convention at Ocaña, 19-train
of events that placed Bolivar irre-
sponsibly at the head of affairs, 20-

22.

Cooper, C. P. Esq. his account of the
abuses of the English Chancery
Courts, notice of, 112.
Croker, Rev. Henry, his Dictionary of
Arts and Sciences, notice of, 334.

D.

D'Alembert, his connexion with the
French Encyclopédie, 339, &c.
Diderot, M. his connexion with the
French Encyclopédie, 338, &c.
Diplomacy of the United States, &c. by
Theodore Lyman, reviewed, 172, &c.
-hesitation of France towards this
government until the surrender of
Burgoyne, 173-John Jay's embar-
rassments in Spain, and refusal of
that government to accredit him,
174, 175-refusal of Germany and
Russia to receive our envoys, 175
-treatment of Arthur Lee at Berlin,
ib.-Treaty of Commerce with
France, 176-offer to guaranty the
Floridas to Spain, 177-Treaty of
Alliance with France, 178-difficul-
ties under it, 179-Congress declares
itself free from its stipulations, and
consequent rupture, ib.-Conven-
tion of 1800, 180-claims of citizens
for illegal captures on their own go-
vernment, ib.-compensation under
Jay's Treaty with England, 181-
under Convention of 1800 with

France, 182-Louisiana treaty, ib.—
Florida treaty, 183, 184-instruc-
tions to Monroe and Livingston, 186
-Congress at Panama, 187.
Domain (The Public) of the United

States, 263-causes which have led
to the rapid increase of the West-
ern states, 263-265-steam-boats,
266-the West destined to have a
majority in Congress, 267-title of
the United States to the public lands,
268-cessions made by individual
states to the United States, 268, 269
-right obtained from the Indians,
270-from foreign powers, ib.-rea-
sons for and against state claims, 271
-273-policy of the United States
in the disposal of the public do-
main, 273-283.

Drake, Nathan, his Memorials of Shak-
speare, reviewed, 22-55. See Shak-

Eichhorn, Professor, description of,
196-198.

Education, its estimation at Greece and
Rome, 145-146-objections to learn-
ing considered, 146-148-intole-
rance in colleges and schools of learn-
ing in England, 149-in the United
States, ib.-elementary education
under the administration of the
church, 150-improvements of the
eighteenth century, ib.-mutual in-
struction, 151-University of Paris,
151-153-plan of education adopted
in 1795 in France, 155-in 1808, ib.
-Royal University, and education
generally in France, 155-162-in the
United States, 163, &c.
Encyclopædias;-Encyclopædia Ame-
ricana, &c., reviewed, 331, &c.-
Pliny's Natural History the earliest
attempt at an Encyclopædia, 332-
Encyclopædia of Alfarabius, ib.—of
Alstedius, ib.-Lexicon Technicum
of Dr. Harris, ib.-Mr. Chambers's Cy-
clopædia, 333,334-Barrow's Univer-
sal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences;
Owen's Dictionary of Arts and Sci-
ences; Complete Dictionary of Arts
and Sciences, by the Rev. Henry Cro-
ker, Dr. Thomas Williams, and Mr.
Samuel Clark, 334-Mr. Chambers's
work translated into Italian; it was

the basis of the French Encyclopæ-
dia, ib.-curious history of the En-
cyclopédie, 335, &c.-notice of its
contributors, Diderot, 338-D'Alem-
bert, 339—L'Abbé de Prades, 340—
the Encyclopédie a vehicle for slan-
derous attacks, 341-the articles mu-
tilated by the publishers, 342-Prus-
sian Encyclopædia proposed by Pro-
fessor Formey, 346-Encyclopædia
Britannica 346, 347-republished in
Philadelphia, 347-New Edinburgh
Encyclopædia, 348-American edi-
tion of Dr. Rees's Cyclopædia, ib.-
Dictionary for Conversation, and Ga-
zettes, by Hubner, 349-different edi-
tions and improvements, 351, 352-
American edition, 351-commenda-
tions of Professors Ticknor and Eve-
rett, 353-extracts, with notice of
improvements, 354-360.

Erving, George Washington, Esq. his
letter descriptive of a visit to San
Marino, 456-467.

Evans, Oliver, his Steam Engineer's
Guide, notice of, 408-his steam-en-
gines, 426.

Everett, Professor, his commendation
of the Encyclopædia Americana, 353.

F.

Fico, Melchior Del, his history of the
Republic of San Marino, notice of,
455.

Fitch, Mr. his steam-boat the first on the
Delaware, 432.

Formey, Professor, his proposition for

a Prussian Encyclopædia, 346.
Franklin, Dr. Benjamin, notice of, 505-
apologue of, on the disposition of
men to divide into parties, 501.
Fredgold, T. his steam-engine, notice
of, 408.

Freneau, Philip, notice of, 260.
Fulton, Robert, reasons for considering,
at the head of those who have ap-
plied steam to the propelling of
boats, 431.

G.

Galland, M. his translation of the Ara-
bian Nights Entertainments, notice
of, 285.

Galloway, Elijah, his history of the
steam-engine, notice of, 408.
Garay, Blasco de, his application of
steam to propelling vessels, 416.

Genet, the French minister, his attempt
to urge the western citizens to the
invasion of the Spanish colonies, 395
-397.

Geology, An introduction to, &c., by
Robert Bakewell, edited by Professor
Silliman, reviewed, 73, &c.-import-
ance of geology, 73-80-analysis of,
and commentaries on Bakewell's
work, 80-103-Professor Silliman's
additions, 103, 104.

Germany, Travels in, &c. by Henry E.
Dwight, A. M., reviewed, 189, &c.
commendation of the work, 190—
riotous conduct of the students of
Gottingen and Berlin overrated, ib.-
Russel and de Stael's works on Ger-
many, 191-account of Professor
Thiebaut, 194-Voss, 195-Blumen-
bach, 196-Eichhorn, 196-198-
Tieck, (poet,) 199-Goethe, 199–
201-Professor Gesenius, ib.-
Spohn, 202-pursuit of letters fa-
vourable to longevity, 203-exam-
ples, 204-207-Professor Hermann,
208-209-Wolf, 209-211-political
aspect of Germany, 212-213-reli-
gious history of Germany, 214.
Gesenius, Professor, account of, 201,
202.

Gibraltar, description of, 225.

Godfrey, Thomas, notice of, with ex-

tract from his Prospect of Peace, 250.
Goethe, the German poet, some account
of, 199-201.

Gurney, his steam-carriage, notice of,
428.

H.

Hammond, Mr. his project of reform in
law, 109.

Hanmer, Sir Thomas, his annotations
on Shakspeare, 26.

Harris, Dr. his Lexicon Technicum,
notice of, 332.

Henry, Patrick, notice of, by Thomas
Jefferson, 504.

Hermann, Professor, description of,
208, 209.

Hill, F. S., notice of, 259.
Hillhouse, Mr. notice of, 255.
Hole, Mr. his remarks upon the story
of Sinbad the sailor, notice of, 295,
296.

Hopkinson, Joseph, notice of, 260.
Hulmer, his dictionary for conversations
and gazettes, notice of, 349.
Hulls, Jonathan, his attempt to propel
vessels by steam, 432.

Humphreys, James, esq. his outlines of
a reform in English Law, 110.
Hutton, Joseph, notice of, 259.

J.

Jackson, General, his reception of La-
fayette, 490.
Jay, John, his embarrassments as minis-
ter to Spain, &c. 174-refusal of that
government to accredit him, ib.-
seventh article of his treaty with
England, 181-reception and nego-
tiations at Madrid, 385, 386.
Jefferson, Thomas, Memoir of, &c. edit-

ed by Thomas Jefferson Randolph,
reviewed, 494-preliminary observa-
tions, 495, 496-his early part in po-
litics, 497-debate on the Declara-
tion of Independence, 498-altera-
tions in it merely verbal, 499-why
some were permitted to sign who
were not present on the 4th of July,
500-disposition of men to split into
parties, illustrated by Dr. Franklin in
an apologue, 501-bill introduced by
Jefferson to prevent the importation
of slaves, 502-his notice of George
Wythe, 503-of Messrs. Pendleton,
Henry, Carr, Madison, and Dr. Frank-
lin, 504-Samuel Adams and John
Adams, 505-Prince of Wales, 506
-anecdote of Lafayette and other
French patriots, 508-notice of La-
fayette, Count de Vergennes, Neck-
ar, Louis XVI, 511-his queen, 512
-fashionable life at Paris, 513-tri-
bute of grateful remembrance to
France, 514-formality and ceremony
introduced at the establishment of
the new American government, 517
-letter to John Adams on the re-
turn of Peace, 519-Jefferson's per-
sonal traits, 521-touching extract
of a letter on the death of one of his
children, 523.

Johnson, Dr. David, his general view

of the present system of public edu-
cation in France, &c. reviewed, 145,
&c. See Education.

Johnson, Dr. Samuel, his commenta-
ries on Shakspeare, and qualifica-
tions for the task, 26-29-connexion
with George Steevens, 29.
Jones, George, his sketches of Naval
Life, &c. reviewed, 216, &c.
Jones, Sir William, his testimony to the
character of the Arabians, 288-his
translation of an Ode to Spring, 292

-letter to Arthur Lee, extract
from, 454.

Jouffroy, Marquis de, his attempt to
propel vessels by steam, 432.

K.

Kettell, Samuel, his specimens of Ame-
rican Poetry, &c. reviewed, 240, &c.
See American Poetry.

L.

Lafayette in America, by A. Levasseur,
reviewed, 467-preliminary observa-
tions, 468, 469-arrival of the Cad-
mus at New-York, 470-reception of
the general, 471-route to Boston,
ib.-visit to John Adams, 472-re-
ception at Concord, Newburyport,
and Portsmouth, 473-at Hartford,
and on his return, at New-York, 474
-excursion up the North River,
ib.-New-York ladies, 475-route
through New-Jersey to Philadelphia,
476-anecdotes of John Q. Adams,
477, 478-Baltimore, 478-Wash-
ington, Norfolk, Monticello, Mont-
pellier, 479-Negro Slavery, 480-
election of John Q. Adams, 481, 482
-anecdote, 483-reception in North
and South Carolina, ib.—Savannah,
484-reception by the Creek In-
dians, 485, 486-at Mobile, 486-
New-Orleans, 487-incident at Nat-
chez, ib.-the Mississippi, St. Louis,
Kaskaskia, 488—interesting occur-
rence, Indian Mary, 489-reception
at Nashville, and visit to Gen. Jack-
son, 490-wreck of the steam-boat
on board which the general was, 491
-taken by another steam-boat to
Louisville, ib.-return to Boston, and
celebration of the battle of Bunker's
Hill, 492-sketch of his course
through America and back to Ha-
vre, 493-present of the midshipmen
of the Brandywine to Lafayette, ib.
Lafayette, Marquis de, notice of, by
Thomas Jefferson, 511.

La Harpe, his accounts of the French
Encyclopédie, reference to, 335, &c.
Lands, The Public. See Domain of the
United States, 263, &c.

Lardner, Dr. Dionysius, his lectures on

the steam-engine, notice of, 408.
Latin Studies:-importance of classi
cal studies, 303, 304-the science of