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INDEX

TO THE

FIRST VOLUME

OF THE

AMERICAN QUARTERLY REVIEW.

A.

Albategni, Arab prince, master of tri-
gonometrical knowledge of the
Greeks, 44.

Allen, William, A. M. his Biographical
and Historical Dictionary, notice of,
6.

Almack's; or Fashionable Life, re-
viewed, 222-reputation of the Wa-
verley novels has given a direction to
taste, ib.-analysis of Almack's, with
remarks, 224-234.

Al-Mamoun, Arab founder of a school
of Mathematics, 44.

Alvinzi, defeated by Napoleon at Ar-
cola, 589-592.

America; or, a General Survey of the
Political Situation of the several
Powers of the Western Continent,
with Conjectures on their Future
Prospects, by a Citizen of the Uni-
ted States, &c. reviewed, 494-ana-
lysis of the work, 495-520-au-
thor's review of the events of the
last five years, 496-498-remarks
on his eulogies on Canning, 498-
518-his view of the form and spirit
of our political institutions,499,500-
remarks on professor Cooper on the
Constitution of the United States,
500-502-Hopkinson's New Roof,
502, 503-internal situation and po-
licy, 503-510-protecting duties,
506-509-morals of manufactures,
509-causes of the struggle for In-
dependence in South America, its

history and present condition of go
vernment, 510-514-European co-
lonies in America, 514-on the fo-
reign policy of the two Americas,
514, 515-internal relations of them,
515, 516- death of Adams and Jef-
ferson, 517-prospects of Ameri-
ca, ib.-Mr. Owen, 517, 518-Au-
thor's idea respecting religion, 519,

520.

Amulet, The, reviewed, 297-Hour of
Prayer, 298-Lament, by Mrs. Opie,
with extract, ib.-Address to the
Evening Star, commended, with ex-
tract, 299-the Shipwreck, com-
mended, with extracts, 299, 300.
Australia, see Capt. King's Narrative,
&c. 473.

Auto-biography, remarks upon, 3.
Avrigney, M. D. notice of, 555.

B.

Barker, James N. his Marmion, and
Superstition, reviewed, 352–356.
Barras, brings Napoleon into notice,

581.

Bartlett, Josiah, notice of, 436.
Beaulieu, defeated by Napoleon at
Monte Notte, 585.

Biography (American), remarks upon,
1-6-Allen's Biographical Dictiona
ry, 6-Dr. Eliot's Biographical Dic-
tionary, ib.-Delaplaine's Reposito-
ry, ib.-Biography of the Signers of
the Declaration of Independence,
ib.-401-T. J. Rodgers's Dictionary,

7-Life of Josiah Quincy, ib.-409—
notice of Cotton Mather, 9-In-
crease Mather, ib.-Timothy Ed-
wards, 10-President Stiles, of Yale
College, 11-Samuel Johnson, ib.-
Samuel William Johnson, ib.-Ivory
Hovey, 12-Samuel Hopkins, ib.—
Solomon Stoddard, ib-President
Chauncey, of Harvard College, ib.
---John Eliot, apostle to the Indians,
ib.-Joseph Lathrop, 13-Stephen
West, ib-John Smalley, ib.-Na-
thaniel Emmons, ib.-James Dana,
14-Mathew Byles, 14-President
Dwight, of Yale, ib.-Jos. S. Buck-
minster, ib.-Ashbel Green, 15—
Jonathan Edwards, ib.-Aaron Burr,
ib-Samuel Davis, 16-John Wi-
therspoon, ib.-Samuel Stanhope
Smith, 17-John Ewing, notice and
anecdote of, 16, 17-William Smith,
18-John Blair Linn, 19-Arch-
bishop Carroll, biographical notice
of, 19-24-Jonathan Mayhew, no-
tice of, 25-Character of Washing-
ton, 26, 27-Charles Thomson, bio-
graphical notice of, 28-32-Ameri-
can worthies architects of their own
fortunes, 36, 37-biographical de-
tails acquiring more importance in
the United States, ib. -John Han-
cock, life of, reviewed, 402-anec-
dotes of, 405-Anecdote of Gen.
Thomas Nelson, ib-notice of, 435
--Franklin, life of, reviewed, 407—
John Dickinson, notice of, 409-417
-Francis Hopkinson, 417-419—
William Livingston, 419 Hugers,
Daniel, John, Francis, Benjamin
and Isaac, 420-Thomas Heyward,
421-Arthur Middleton, ib.—Tho-
mas Lynch, Junr. 421-423-Henry
Laurens, 423-John Laurens, 424-
426-Daniel Dulany, 427- Samuel
Chase, 427-429-Charles Carroll,
429-432-Thomas Stone, 429-
William Paca, ib.-Richard Henry
Lee, 433-Francis Lightfoot, ib.—
Thomas Ludwell Lee, ib.-Chan-
cellor Wythe, 434-George Read,
ib.-William Williams, ib.-Samuel
Huntington, ib.-William Floyd, ib.
-George Walton, ib.-George Cly-
mer, ib.-Benjamin Rusb, ib.-Mat-
thew Thornton, ib.-William Whip-
ple, ib.-Dr. John Witherspoon,
434-Robert Morris, ib.-Abraham
Clark, 435-Francis Lewis, ib.-
John Penn, ib.-James Wilson, ib.

-Carter Braxton, ib.-John Mor-
ton, ib.-Stephen Hopkins, ib.-
Thomas McKean, ib.-James Smith,
ib.-Joseph Hewes, ib.-George
Taylor, ib.-John Hart, ib.-Lewis
Morris, ib. -William Ellery, 436—
Lyman Hall, ib.-Oliver Wolcott,
ib.-Richard Stockton, ib.-Button
Gwinnett, ib.-Josiah Bartlett, ib.—
Philip Livingston, ib.-Roger Sher-
man, ib.

Bonaparte, Napoleon, Life of, by the
Author of Waverley; the two vo-
lumes tracing him from his birth
to his triumph at Marengo, review-
ed, 578-his birth and early educa-
tion, 578, 579-bis first military ex-
ploit, an attempt to surprise his na-
tive town, 580-siege of Toulon, ib.
-he relieves the army hemmed in
at Nice, ib.-in 1795 he visits Paris,
and is assisted by Talma and others;
and is named to command a brigade
of artillery in Holland, 581-Gene-
ral Ménou's irresolution gives to Na.
poleon the command of the Conven-
tional forces, ib.-he is advanced to
second in command of the army of
the interior, 582--his acquaintance
and marriage with the empress Jo-
sephine, 382, 383-his military tac-
tics, 384-Italian campaigns, 585-
he makes the Fine Arts subject to
military spoliations, 385-387-he
defeats Wurmser at Roveredo and
Bassano, 587---origin of the Imperial
Guards, 588--disorder and confusion
of the Austrian division at Lonato,
588, 589-battle of Arcola, 589–592
--he dictates the treaty of Leoben,
593-his disagreement with Madame
de Stael, 594-expedition to Egypt,
595-597 he receives the oriental
appellation of Sultan Kebir, or King
of Fire, 597-letter to him from ci-
tizens Treilhard, Lareveillere, Le-
paux and Barras, 599—-his reception
on his return from Egypt, 599, 600
-he is made consul, 600-602--cha-
racters of Fouché and Talleyrand,
601, 602--General Clark's Report,
603-605.

Braxton, Carter, notice of, 435.
Buckminster, Jos. S. notice of, 14.
Bufflers, M., notice of, 556.
Burr, Aaron, President of Princeton
College, notice of, 15.
Byles, Matthew, notice of, 14.

C.

Catharine II.'s journey to Crimea, 532
-540-anecdote of her and Mono-
noff, 534, 535-meeting of her and
Poniatowski, 535, 536-her familiar-
ity, 537-remarks on her, 542-550.
Carroll, Charles, of Carrollton, notice
of, 59-429-432.

Carroll, John, first Catholic bishop in
America, biographical notice of, 19
-24.

Carus, Titus Lucretius, notice of, 357
-359.

Champollion, M.,his Précis du Système
Hieroglyphique des Anciens Egyp-
tiens, ou Recherches sur les Elé-
mens premiers de cette Ecriture
Sacrée, &c. reviewed, 438-458.
See Egyptian Hieroglyphics.
Chase, Samuel, notice of, 427-429.
Chateaubriand, M., notice of, 572.
Chauncey, President of Harvard Col-
lege, notice of, 12.

Chenier, Marie Joseph, his historical
View of the State and Progress of
French Literature since 1789, 550.
See French Literature.
Clark, Abraham, notice of, 435.
Clark, General, his report on the con-

duct of General Bonaparte, 603-605.
Clymer, George, notice of, 434.
Constant, M. Benjamin, notice of, 574.
Cooper, Thomas, M. D., his Lectures

on Political Economy, reviewed, 309
-doctrinal superiority of the pre-
sent work over Ray mond's, ib.-po-
litical economy progressive, 310,
311-measure of value, 312-neces-
sity the criterion of value, 313-ef-
fect of competition, 314-Ricardo's
theory of Rents with remarks, 317
-320-absentee landlords of Ire-
land, with its redundant population,
the causes of distress there, 324, 325
-value of slaves and their increase,
328-331-Cooper on the constitu-
tion of the U. S., 500-502
Cooper, Mr., author of the Pioneers,
notice of, 341.

Cottin, Madame, notice of, 558.

D.

Dana, James, D. D., notice of, 14.
Dunton, the revolutionist, described,
207.

Durrah, Lydia, anecdote of, 32, 33.
Davidowich, the Austrian comman-
der, intercepted by Bonaparte, 589.

Davies, Samuel, President of Prince-
ton College, notice of, 16.
Delaplaine's Repository, notice of, 6-
408.

Delille, M., notice of, 555, 556.
Dickinson John, first decisions against
British authorities, 166-notice of,
and tribute to, 409-412.
Doctrine of Contracts, Essay on, re-
viewed, 106-treatises on jurispru-
dence rare with us, ib.-beneficial
alterations made in this country, ib.
-spirit of innovation in law dan-
gerous, ib.-no law exactly applica-
ble to every case, 107-case of Laid-
law 7.
Organ, with remarks on the
judgment of the chief justice, 108
-110-limitation of right of conceal-
ment adopted by English Courts,
114-Cicero's opinion with respect
to a case of knowledge in the seller,
117-confusion that would ensue if
his principle was acted on, ib.-com-
mon law plain, practical, and fitted
to a trading community, 122-case
of Seixas v. Wood, and Judge
Thompson's opinion, with remarks,
123, 124-Lord Ellenborough's de-
cisions in the cases of Gardiner v.
Gray, and of Duncan, in Ricketts,
Evans & Co. v. Hare, 124-provi-
sions of civil law, 125-Roman law,
and objections to it, 126-civil law
struggling for a footing in English
courts during Mansfield's adminis-
tration, 127.

Drama (American) but little known,
331-usefulness of the stage, 332-
its agency in humanizing and refi-
ning mankind, 333- cause of its
abuse, ib no small portion of the
bad taste referable to the managers,
334, 335-stars the malignant pla-
nets of the stage, 336-want of a
national drama to incite national
character, 339-this country full of
materials for the drama, 341-Xerx-
es the Great, an American play, no-
tice of, 342-Alfred the Great, 343
-Wreck of Honour, by Lemuel
Sawyer, ib.-Mountain Torrent, 341
-Odofriede, or the Outcast, 345-
348-Rosa, 349-Prince of Parthia,
by Thomas Godfrey, 350-William
Dunlap, notice of, ib.-Father of
an Only Child, 350-352-James N.
Barker's Marmion, 352, 353-Su-
perstition, 354-356.

Ducis, notice of, 555.

Duer, M. his Eulogium on John Adams

and Thomas Jefferson, remarks and
extracts, 69, 70.
Dugommier, recommends Napoleon's
promotion, 580.

Duluny, Daniel, notice of, 427.
Dunlap, William, Father of an Only
Child reviewed, 350–352.

Dwight, Timothy, D. D. notice of, 14.

E.

Edwards, Jonathan, notice of, 10.
Edwards, Timothy, notice of, 10.
Egyptian Hieroglyphics, 438-key to
them discovered, ib.-hieroglyphic
writing alphabet, 439-characters
of ancient Egyptian, ib.-different
orders of symbols, 440-arrange-
ment of hieroglyphics, 443-three
species of writing among ancient
Egyptians, 443-450-three classes
of hieroglyphic characters, 444-
origin of alphabetic writing in
Egypt, 446-present knowledge of
the ancient Egyptian language de-
rived from the Coptic, ib.-summa-
ry of Champollion's discovery, 448
-writers upon hieroglyphics, 448-
450-Roman emperors' names in-
scribed on the temples of Esné and
Dendera, 453-historical truths de-
rived from the discovery, 453-458.
Ellery, William, notice of, 436.
Eliot, John, D. D. his Biographical
Dictionary, notice of, 6.
Emmons, Nathaniel, D. D. notice of,
13.

Esménard, M., notice of, 555.
Eulogies, A Selection of, in honour of
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson,
54-77-Mr. Sergeant, 57-60-Mr.
Webster, 63-69-Mr. Duer, 69, 70
-Mr. Peleg Sprague, 71, 72-Mr.
Everett, 73, 74-general observa-
tions, 76, 77.

Everett, Edward, his Eulogium on John

Adams and Thomas Jefferson, re-
marks upon and extract from, 73,
74.

Ewing, Dr. John, notice of, 17-anec-
dote of, 18.

F.

Farmer's Letters, notice of, 412.
Fayette, De la, anecdote of, 538.
Floyd, William, notice of, 434.
Fontenelle, notice of, 556.
Forget Me not, reviewed, 288-House-
hold Spaniel, commended, ib.-Am-
ba, the Witch's Daughter, com-

mended, with extract, 288, 289-
Forget Me not, with extract, 290,
291-Maria de Torquemada, com-
mended and given entire, 291-
Song, 292-Ordeal of the Heart,
292-294-Red nosed Lieutenant,
commended, 294-Mother's Grave,
commended, with extract, ib.-
Haunted Manor House, no ex-
traordinary merit, ib.-Dream of
Youth, commended, with ex-
tract, 295-The Lover to his
Faithless Mistress, commended,
with specimen, 296-Greek and the
Turkman, commended, with ex-
tract, ib.-Night-blooming Flowers,
commended, with extract, ib.-
Comet, praised, 297-Il faut Partir,
praised and copied, ib.-Garden
Rhymes, commended, ib.

Fossil remains, the destruction of Ele-
phants and other beasts in the wars
in Mongol the cause of fossil re-
mains there, 88-fossil remains in
England found near Roman Stations,
94-fossil remains of a Tapir found
in France, 98-of a Rhinoceros in
Siberia, 99-head of a two-horned
Rhinoceros at Mount Pulgnasco, ib.
-three species of fossil Hippopota-
mus in Europe, ib.-fossil bones in
the caverns of Gailenreuth, 100—
North and South American fossil
quadrupeds, 101-ornithocephalus
antiquus, fossil remains of, ib.—
no change of place or climate pro-
duce change of generic or specific
structure, 104.-See Mongol.
Fouché, character of, 601, 602.
Foy, General's, definition of aristocra
cy, 560.

Franklin, Dr., Life of, reviewed, 407.
French Literature, St. Lambert and

Pallissot, 550-Laharpe's works,
551-Lebrun, ib.-address of a wit
to Lebrun and his reply, 552-Che-
nier, with observations on his works,
552-554-works of Ducis, of Luce
de Lancival, Collin d'Harleville, M.
D'Avrigny, and Esménard, 555-
Delille, 555, 556-Boufflers and Par-
ny, 556-remark of Fontenelle, ib.
-Fontanes, Abbé Maury, and Ber-
nardin de St. Pierre, 557-Mes-
dames Cottin and de Staël, 558-
Madame Dufresnay's elegies, ib.-
Lantier, 1b.-Boissy d'Anglas, Gin-
guené, Lacretelle, Aignan, Chaus-
sard, Marchangy, and General Foy,
559-General Foy's definition of
Aristocracy, 560-François de Neuf-

chateau, Andrieux, Lamercier, ib.-
M Fauriel, M. Stanislas Julien, A.
V. Arnault, 561-Raynouard, 562-
Delricu, Briffaut, M. Jouy, M.
Soumet, Parseval Grandmaison, M.
Chênedollé, M. Castel, M Molle-
vault, M. Dorion, M. Duquiron, St.
Aignan, M. Norvins, M. Augustin
Fabre, Rambaud, 563—M. d'Arlin-
court, Liron, M. P. Lebrun, 564—
Duval, Picard, Etienne, Baour Lor-
main, Casimir Delavigne, 565-An-
celot, 566, 567-M. M. Guirard,
Liadières, St. Bis, Léon, Thiessé,
Chauvet, M. Garri, M. Viennet, M.
Merville, M. Despagny, M. Casimer
Bonjour, M. Delaville, M. Gosse, M.
Hoffman, Dupaty, Scribe, M. Bé-
ranger, 567-Désaugiers, Armand
Gouffé, M. Bailly, M. Levol, M. Big-
nan, M. Berchoux, 568-Madame
Desbordes Valmore, Princess de
Salm, Mademoiselle Delphine Gay,
Madame Amable Castu, M. Al-
phonse De Lamartine, 569-Victor
Hugo, Alfred de Vigny, Jules Le-
fèvre, 571-Pongerville, M. de
Saint Ange, M. Tissot, M. Chateau-
briand, 572-M. Lamenais, M. Ben-
jamin Constant, L'Abbe de Pradt,
M. M. Compte, Dunoyer, M. de Bo-
nald, M. Villemain, 573-character
of modern eloquence, 574-M. M.
Guiret, Buchon, Petitot, Bavante,
Augustin Thiery, Simon de Sismon-
di, Le Conte, de Segur, Michaud,
Lacretelle, Dulaure, Guizot, Daru,
Mignet, Thier, Bodin, Fauqueville,
Danou, Destutt Tracy, Lavomi-
guere, Collard, Maine-Biran, 575—
Azaïs, le Baron Massais, Droz, Dê-
gérando, Keratry, Buchon, 576-
Pigault le Brun and Madame Genlis,
577-Nodier, Rougemont, Charles
Pougens, ib.

French Revolution, Preliminary View
of, reviewed, 189-Edmund Burke's
reflections, 191-voluptuous and
seducing immorality of French wri-
ters, 194-return of the French ar-
my from America brought a strong
body of auxiliaries to the revolu-
tionary opinions, 195-influence of
Marie-Antoinette over Louis, 196-
her execution, 197-military feast
at Versailles, 198-proceedings of
the populace at Versailles, 200-205
-they escort the royal family to

Paris, 205, 206—national assembly
recognise the freedom of the press,
ib.-Robespierre, Danton, and Mu-
rat, described, 207-209-execution
of Robespierre, 212-Vendean in-
surgents, 213-218-La Fayette's ar-
rest and imprisonment stigmatized,
221.

Friendship's Offering, notice of, 303.

G.

Genlis, Madame de, notice of, 577.
Godfrey, Thomas, his Prince of Par-
thia, reviewed, 350.

Good, John Mason, his translation of
the Nature of Things, a Didactic
Poem, from the Latin of Titus Lu-
cretius Carus, reviewed, 357-no-
tice of Carus, 357-359-Epicurus
and Epicurean Philosophy, 362-367
-Good and Creech's translations
compared, 368-catalogue of trans-
lations of Lucretius into different
languages, 371.

Greek Controversy, reviewed, 254-
duplicity of Catharine of Russia
towards Greece, 255, 256-respec-
tive interests and probable course of
conduct towards Greece, of Austria,
Prussia, Great Britain and France,
257-260-Constitution of the U. S.
precludes them from giving aid, 261
-narrative of facts connected with
the controversy, 262-272-claims
urged by Le Roy, Bayard & Co. and
G. G. & S. Howland, against the
Greeks; the objections to those
claims; the conduct of the arbitra-
tors, and the merits of the award,
considered, 272-283-estimate of
the cost of a frigate of the first class,
284.

Green, Dr. Ashbel, notice of, 15.
Gwinnett, Button, notice of, 436.

H.

Hall, Lyman, notice of, 436.
Hancock, John, notice of, 402.
Harleville, Collin d', notice of, 555.
Hart, John, notice of, 435.
Hassler, F. R., his Elements of Tri-
gonometry, reviewed, 38-54-See
Trigonometry.

Hemans, Mrs., her Poems, reviewed,
153-Siege of Valencia and Forest
Sanctuary, 157, 158-specimens of

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