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