stract of Fenelon's mystical doctrines, 424-remarks thereon, 424-
426-uncandid conduct of Bossuet towards him, 426.
Fir-timber, benefit of, in ship-building, 16.
Flavel (John) anecdotes of, 117, 118.
For (George) the founder of the Quakers, anecdotes of, 106.
Fraternal affection, remarkable instance of in a Hindoo girl, 330.
Gall's system of craniology, remarks on, 399, 400.
Gaunt (Mrs.) heroic death of, 122.
George II, (King) character of, 40.
German family of languages, and their dialects, remarks on, £71, 272.
German Literature and Germany, observations on. See Staël.
Gibbon, anecdote of, and the Abbé Mably, 66.
Glas (George) the founder of the Sandemanians, 128-his resignation
on the murder of his son, 129.
Goethe, character of the writings of, 389, 390-on the doctrine of
colours, 427-his division of colours into physiological and physical,
428-colours, the effect of modification of light, 429-opposes the
Newtonian theory, 429-confession relative to his discoveries, 430
Greeks (Modern), treatment of, by the different powers of Europe, 451,
452-their degradation considered, 196, 197-their capability to be
come a body politic, examined, 455-457-their deliverance at pre-
sent hopeless, and why, 457, 458-probable designs of Buonaparte
in them, had his Russian campaign been successful, 459-a prepon-
derance in the Greek isles why necessary to England, 460-its pro-
bable benefits, 461, 462.
Greek language, remarks on, 269, 270-Modern Greek asserted to be
the ancient dialect, 445-causes of its degradation considered, 446—
variation in the declension of its nouns, ib.-innovations in its verbs,
447, 448-specimens of, 449, 450-pronunciation of it, 450, 451.
Grimm (Baron de), Correspondance Littéraire, 57-remarks on the
rapid sale of the former part of this work, 57, 58-the work rather a
literary journal, of which Grimm was the editor, 59-anecdotes of
the Comte du Nord, (the Emperor Paul) 60-comparative remarks on
the English and French stage, 61, 62-letter of Voltaire, 62, 63—
anecdote of him, 63-French actors obliged to replace his statue, 63
-his coffin demanded to be conveyed to Paris, 64-anecdote of Vol-
taire and the Abbé Mably, 65-of Mably and Gibbon, 66—of Grimm
and M. le Roi, 66-68-letter of Madame d'Epinay, 68, 69-anec-
dote of Montesquieu, 69, 70-character of Madame d'Epinay, 70, 71
-character of Rousseau's confessions, 71, 72-74-anecdotes of
Rousseau, 72, 73-letter of his, to his nurse, 74-portrait of the
Baron d'Holbach, 75, 76-state of manners in Paris previously to the
revolution, 77-measures adopted by M. Bertin, for making the
French Chinese, 77-death and character of D'Alembert, 78, 79-
his conduct towards Madame de Tencin, 81-character and anecdotes
of Mademoiselle de l'Espinasse, 81, 82-anecdotes of Diderot, 82, 83—
of the Abbé de St. Pierre, 83-of Delille, 84, 85-of La Harpe, 85, 86
-of Lemierre, 86-of Barthe, 86, 87-of Alfieri, 88-letter of the
Prince de Ligne, relative to Russia, 88, 89-just views of Baron
Grimm relative to the French revolution, 89, 90.
Harrowby (Earl), speech of, on the Curates Bill, 41-remarks on the
bishops' opposition to his bill, ib. 42-legislative interferences, fixing
the salaries of curates, 42, 43-returns from different dioceses of non-
residents, 44-number of curacies above 10l. and under 70l. per
annum, 44, 45-under 150l. 45-remarks on the very low stipends
of curates, 46, 47-different maximums fixed by the Act of Queen
Anne, and that of 1797, 47, 48-parliamentary proceedings relative
to enforcing the residence of the clergy, 48, 49-remarks on the
circumstances that influence the stipends of curates, 49, 50-outline
of Lord Harrowby's bill, 51, 52-remarks on its principle, 52-
proof, that it will not diminish the value of small livings, 53-con-
siderations on the smallness and paucity of churches, 54-56.
Health of seamen, injured by their being on board unseasoned ships, 23.
Henry VIII. persecuted both Papists and Protestants, 104, 105.
Hermes-State of the modern Greeks, 442-plan of this Journal, 442,
443-Lyceum at Boucorest, 443-address to the students there, 444
—the modern Greek asserted to be the ancient dialect, 445-causes
of the degradation of the modern Greek, 446-variations in the de-
clension of its nouns, ib.—extract from the Grecian Telegraph, 447
-innovations in the verbs, 447, 448-specimens of different styles
of modern Greek, 449, 450-pronunciation of the modern Greeks,
450, 451-their treatment by the different powers of Europe, 451,
452-impudence of the French vice-consuls, 452-the durability of
the Mahometan empire in Europe accounted for, 453, 454-natural
means of defence of European Turkey, 454-the capability of the
Greeks to become an independent body politic, examined, 455-457
-their deliverance at present hopeless, and why, 457, 458-pro-
bable designs of Buonaparte had his invasion of Russia been successful,
459-reasons why England should have a preponderating influence
in the Greek isles, 460-probable benefit resulting therefrom, 461,
Hobhouse (J. C.), journey through Albania, 175-variety and extent of
amusement to be derived from the work, 176, 177-defects in its
style, 203-boundaries of Albania, 178-general face of the country,
ib.-and produce, ib. 179-description of Joannina, 179, 180-its
commerce, 181-character and manners of the upper and lower
Albanians, 182-184-the court of the Vizir at Tepellené, 185-
description of the Vizir Ali, 185, 186-anecdotes of his early life and
gradual acquisition of power, 187, 188-his revenue, 188-security
of his dominions, 189-persons and dress of the Albanians, 190-
their dwellings and food, 191-their pursuits, 191, 192-distin-
guished for their nationality, 192-population and commercial inter-
course of Albania, 192, 193-entrance into the Morea, 193—singular
cavern in the side of Mount Paoné, 194, 195-condition and cha-
racter of the Derveniotes, 195, 196--the degradation of the modern
Greeks considered, 196, 197-the real value of the Romaic language,
198, 199-Mr. Hobhouse's opinion relative to the Troad, 200, 201.
Holbach (Baron d'), character of, 75, 76.
Howe (John), excellent character of, 114-interesting anecdotes of,
114, 115.
Hungarian language, remarks on, 2.
Ignatius (Bishop of Moldavia), address of, to the students at Boucorest, 444.
Illuminati, notice of, 406.
Inchinquen's Favourable View of the United States, 494-libel of
Congress on Great Britain, ib.-magnanimous declaration of H. R. H.
the Prince Regent, ib.-pretended origin of the present work, 496-
libel on General Washington, ib.-his character, 496, 497-acces-
sion of Jefferson to the Presidency, 497-statement of his conduct,
498, 499-Gallic mania of the Americans during the French Revo-
lution, 500-defects of the American legislature, 501, et seq.-cha-
racter of its representatives, 501-turbulence of members of the
House of Representatives, 502-disgraceful language of General
Wilkinson, 503, 504-boxing match between a judge and a mer-
chant, 504-American courts of judicature, 505-perversions of
justice, 505, 506- vile character of justices of peace, 506-boxing
and pilfering judges, 507-account of General Miranda's expedition,
507, 508-duplicity of Jefferson, 508-the people voluntary judges
and executioners, 509-numerous sects in America, 509-camp-
meetings of the American Methodists, 510, 511-national virtues of
the Americans, 511, 512-state of society, 512-character of the
Virginian planter, 513-of the American merchants, 513-land-
jobbers, 514-treatment of travellers in America, 515, 516-bundling
and tarrying, 516, 517-jumble of characters in one person, 517-
elopements and divorces, 518-treatment of slaves, 519-redemp-
tioners, condition of, 519, 520-dram-drinking in America, different
stages of, and its evils, 521, 522-remarks on, and specimens of,
American poetry, 523, 524-American philosophy, 524, 525-pre-
sent state of the city of Washington, 525, 526-tirade of the Ameri-
cans, 527, 528-American literature, book-stealing, 528-vaunted
improvements of the English language, 528, 529-American vera-
city, 529, 530-antipathy of the Americans to Great Britain, 531-
their cowardice, 531-rewards offered by them for scalping Indians,
532, 533-the perverseness and presumptuousness of the American
government, considered, 533, 534-538-notice of sparking, an
innocent amusement, 539, note.
Independents, account of, 113-anecdotes of leading men among them,
India-built ships, papers on, 1 et seq.-resolution of the House of Com-
mons relative to them, 1-effect thereof on private trade, 1, 2—
remarks on the conduct and situation of the Directors of the East
India Company, 2, 4-India-built ships entitled to every benefit of
the navigation acts, 468-and of the register act, 469-resolutions of
the ship-builders and owners of the port of London, examined, 469,
et seq.-number of India-built ships admitted to registry between
1794 and 1813, 469-returns of ships launched in the Thames, not
being Indiamen, 470-and of those launched for India service, ib.—
of prize-ships admitted to registry, 470, 471-superiority of India-
built shipping, for durability, proved, 472, 473-reasons for encou-
raging India-built shipping, 474, 475-number of ships built at
Bombay, in 30 years, 475-Bengal-built ships, why inferior to those
of Bombay, 476--India-built ships not exempt from duties, 477,478
-other objections against India-built shipping examined and refuted,
479, 481.
Indians, rewards offered by the Americans for scalping them, 532,
Inquisition, useless to the Church, 204-contrary to the Spanish con-
stitution, 205, 206-cruelty of its punishments, 206-low policy of
the Inquisitors, 207-the inquisition prejudicial to the state, 207.
Intercepted Correspondence with Buonaparte, 481, 482-extracts from the
papers relating to the Napoleon family, 483, 486-from the diplo-
matic papers, 486, 487-from those relative to military service, 487
—and the ministry of the interior, 487, et seq.-instances of the sys-
tem of espionage established in France, 490, 492-desire of the
French for peace, 493-character of the translation, 494.
Iron, may be beneficially substituted for oak timber, for various pur-
poses, 30.
Italy, travels through. See Eustace.
Italians, character of, 248-libertinism of the Italian nobility, 244.
Jacob (Joseph), an independent teacher, curious anecdotes of, 118.
James II. adulatory address to, 120-anecdotes of his hard-hearted-
ness, 121, 122.
Jefferson (Mr.) elected president, 497-remarks on his conduct, and
that of his government, 498, 499-508-533-538.
Jenkyn, a presbyterian, cruel treatment of by James II. 121.
Jerome Napoleon, intercepted letter of, 483.
Joannina, description and commerce of, 179-181.
Jovellanos (Don Gaspar), Bread and Bulls, an apologetical oration, 203
-extracts from his satirical view of Spain, 208, 209-remarks on
bull feasts, 210, 211.
Judicature (American courts of), account of, 504—507.
Kant's (Professor), metaphysical and moral system of philosophy, ex-
amined, 394-398.
Keach (Benjamin), a baptist teacher, anecdotes of, 123, 124.
Klopstock's works, character of, 378, 379.
La Harpe, anecdotes of, 85, 86.
Land-jobbing in America, account of, 514.
Languages, history of. See Adelung.
Larch timber, rapid growth and durability of, 16, 17-calculation of
the Bishop of Landaff respecting it, 17.
Latin family of languages, and its dialects, remarks on, 278-281.
Laud (Archbishop), conduct of, examined, 98-99-account of his ex-
ecution, 100-102-remarks on his character, 101, 102.
Laurence (Sir John), civic heroism of, during the plague of 1665, 117.
Lay of the Scottish Fiddle, 463-character of, 464-extracts from, with
remarks, 465-467.
Legislature (American), account of, 501-504.
Lemierre, anecdotes of, 86.
Le Roi (M.) anecdotes of, 66-68.
Ligne (Prince de), letter of, relative to Russia, 88, 89.
Lilburne (Colonel), anecdotes of, 107.
Literature of Germany, when introduced into England, 358-why un-
popular here, 359-impotency of restraint on, at Vienna, 369, 370-
division of literary labour in Germany considered, 400, 401-of the
Americans, remarks on, and specimens of, 528, 529.
Livings, value of small ones, will not be deteriorated by Lord Har-
rowby's bill, 53.
Lyceum at Boucorest, plan of, 443, 444.
Lyttleton (Lord), letter of, on the death of George II. 39, 40.
Mably (Abbé), anecdotes of, 67, 68.
Maha-Rajah, character and amusements of the, 327.
Mahrattas, character, customs, and manners of, 329, 330-sketch of
their camp, 323, 324-and of their army, 324, 325-their mode
of conducting a siege, 325, 326-remarkable instance of fraternal
affection in one, 330.
Manners, state of, at Paris, prior to the French revolution, 77.
Mather (Cotton), character of his history of New England, 113.
Median family of languages, and their derivative dialects, remarks on,
266.
Methodists (American), camp-meetings of, 510, 511.
Meyer (Mr.) history of colouring in painting, extract from, 433-438.
Miranda's expedition, account of, 507, 508.
Montagu (Mrs.) Letters of, 31-remarks on the influence of literature
on the character of women, 31-33-beneficial effects of increased
knowledge on both sexes, 34, 35-character of Mrs. Montagu's
epistles, 35, 36-instances of bad taste, 36, 37-difference between
her and Lady M. W. Montagu, 37-character of the letters, 38-her
just character of Lord Bolingbroke, 38, 39—of Edmund Burke, 39—
and of King George II. 40.
Moravians, mysticism of, 404.
Morea, reflexions of a traveller on entering, 193.
Murat (Madame), intercepted Letters of, 483, 484, 485.
Music, partiality of the Germans for, 365.
Mysticism of the Moravians and Pietists, in Germany, 404-effects of,
405-of Fenelon, remarks on, 424-426.
Naples, beautiful bay of, described, 234, 235.
Naval timber, papers on, 1, et seq.-extract from the petition of the
ship-builders of the Port of London, on the scarcity of oak timber, 5
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