ciety for the conversion of negro slaves, | Patronage of the church of England, tabu- 506-proofs of the increase of religious lar view of, 554, 555.
Peasants of the Crimea, present state of, 128-and of those in Central India, 401, 402-condition of the English peasantry before and after the Norman conquest, 498, 499.
feeling among them, 507-oppressed Patzinacæ, irruption of, into Europe, 119. condition of the negroes and people of colour in the United States, particularly at Charleston, 343, 344 - Washington by ladies, 354. Niger, river, observations on the probable course of, 522.
Nuttall (Thomas), Travels in the Arkansa Territory, 1-character of the work, and course pursued by the author, 2.
Oates (Titus), person of described, 202- credulity of the English nation respect- ing his plot, 199, 200.
Ogurs, or Onogurs, ravages of Europe by,
Ohio river, confluence of, with the Missis- sippi, 4-remarks on its course and navi- gation, 5.
Oojein (city), notice of, 386. Opera (French), remarks on, 414. Orators (legal) of ancient Greece, remarks on, 314-particularly of Lycurgus's ora- tion against Leocrates, 319-322-of Lysias's oration against Andocides, and the reply of the latter, 324-326-Ly- sias and Isæus, compared, 328-charac- ter of Lysias, 327. 329-analysis of, and remarks on his oration against Eratos- thenes, 330-333-and on Hyperides's oration against Aristogeiton, 334–337. Otway's Tragedy of Don Carlos, remarks on, 372, 373.
Oudney (Dr.), Denham (Maj.), and others, exploratory researches of in the interior of Africa, 510-their reception at Mour- zouk, ib.-journey thence to Kouka, 511, 512-their reception, 513-account of the sheik, 513, 514-of the Sultan of Birnie, 514-and of the Sheik's expedi- tion, under Boo Khaloom, against the Fellatas, 515, 516-dangerous situation and providential escape of Major Den- ham, 517, 518-the river Shary exa- mined by Dr. Oudney and Lieut. Clap- perton, 519, 520-remarks on their dis- coveries, 521, 522-population of Bor- nou, 520, 521-temperature and produc- tions of that country, 521.
Palafox (Don), biographical notice of, 75 -his noble defence of Zaragoza, 75— 78.
Paley's Sermons, style of, 303. Pamplona, fortress of, acquired by the French, by treachery, 61.
Peele's Tragedy of David and Bethsabe, remarks on, 36, 37.
Phantasmagoria, early known, 459. Physic (astrological), prevalence of, 462,
Piccatrix's (King) work on magic, notice of, 453. Pittsburgh and its coal-formation, de- scribed, 2, 3-state of the country be- tween it and Cincinnati, 3, 4. Platte river, course of, 18, 19. Poinsinet, anecdote of, 433 note t-plan of his Cercle, ou la Soirée à la mode,' 434.
Popular preaching, remarks on, 283. Porteus's (Bishop) Sermons, style of, 303. Portugal, perfidious measures of Buona- parte to obtain possession of, 55, 56— emigration of the royal family to the Brazils, 57, 58-atrocities committed in Portugal by the French, under Junot, 79, 80-who is defeated at the battle of Vimeira by Sir Arthur Wellesley, 80- 82 and compelled to evacuate the country, by a convention, 82, 83. Prairie-dogs, habits of, 17, 18. Prices, high or low, of commodities, in- fluenced by supply and demand, 216— 218. See Tooke.
Profits, effects of deficient or abundant
supply of commodities on, when com- pared with the demand, 223-232. Profligacy of Charles II. and his court, in- fluence of on the drama, 206-209- how counteracted, 209-213. Protestants, why hated by the Spaniards, 257-the superiority of Protestant states over Popish ones, accounted for, 261, 262-sketch of the history of protes- tantism in Spain, 246–256. Publications (New), lists of, 277. Pulpit Eloquence, importance of, 283- 286-causes of the points of difference between the French and English preach- ers;-first, the greater frequency with which the duty devolves on the English, than on the French preacher, 289 which enabled the latter to polish and elaborate their discourses, 290 fine opening of Massillon's funeral oration on Louis XIV., 291-English preachers in a continued course of exertion, 292.- Secondly, the greater authority assumed
by the priestly character in Roman Ca-| tholic countries, 293, 294. Thirdly, in Roman Catholic countries, the sermon is almost a distinct service, 295-causes of the popularity of the Methodist preachers, 295-297-the character of the pulpit eloquence of the church of England formed by circumstances, 297 -remarks on the style of Latimer, 298 -of the homilies, ib.—of Andrewes and Donne, 299-of Bishops Hall and Tay- lor, 300-state of pulpit eloquence after the restoration, 301-character of Bar- row, 301-of Tillotson, ib.-of Sher- lock, Clarke, and other divines of the 18th century, 302-of Bishops Horne, Horsley and Porteus, 303-of Drs. Pa- ley and Blair, ib.-of Mr. Irving, 307 -313-delineation of the qualities re- quisite for a preacher, 304-306-spe- cimens of American pulpit eloquence,
Quin (M. J.) Visit to Spain, 240-charac- ter of his work, ibid. 241.
Racine's Tragedies, remarks on, 44, 45. Rajpoots or native Hindoo princes, notice of, 386, 387-their number, 388-man- ners, 391, 392-priests, 392-belief in witchcraft prevalent among them, 403. Reformation in Spain, sketch of the history of, 246-251. finally extinguished there, by the inquisition, 252-256. Regiomantanus, anecdote of, 458. Regnard's Légataire Universel, plan of, 431-extracts from it, 432-its indeli- cacy, ib.
Regulators, a new class of American citi- zens, notice of, 357, 358. Restoration of king Charles II. described, 172, 173.
Revenues (Ecclesiastical). See Clergy. Rocky Mountains, described, 20, 21. Routh (Rev. Dr.) judicious observations of,
on Burnet's history of his own time, 170-172.
Rowdies, a new class of American citizens, notice of, 357.
Russell (Lord John), Don Carlos, a tragedy, 370-analysis of it, with extracts and remarks, 375-382.
Savary (M. Duc de Rovigo), Extrait des Memoires concernant la Catastrophe de M. le Duc d'Enghien, 561-remarks on the total failure of the object of his pub- lication, 561-refutation of his attempts to charge M. de Talleyrand with the
chief guilt of the murder of the duke d'Enghien, 562-567-and to excol- pate Buonaparte from it, 567–572— circumstances of the duke's mock trial, 572-576-remarks thereon, 576-580 -examination of Savary's attempted vindication of himself, 580-585-his guilt established, 585.
Schiller's tragedies, remarks on, 427, 428— particularly on his tragedy of Don Car- los, 373, 374.
Schoolcraft (H. R.) Travels to the Sources of the Mississippi River, 1-character of the work, and course pursued by the author, 2-his account of the course of the Mississippi, 6-9-remarks thereon, 9-11-Mistake in his calculations of its elevation, corrected, 11, 12. Scotland, remarks on the income of the clergy of, 558-560.
Scriptures, versions of, in the languages of India, remarks on, 411.
Sermons, difference between French and English accounted for, 292-299—re- marks on the style of the principal wri-, ters of sermons in the sixteenth, seven- teenth, and eighteenth centuries, 298— 303-character of Mr. Irving's sermons, 307-313.
Shadwell, self-conceit of, exposed, 207, 208.
Shakspeare, why not fairly appreciated in France, 45-remarks on the French im- mitations of his Hamlet, and Romeo and Juliet, by Ducis, 46-48—in what the excellency of his character consists, 416 418-great distance between Shakspeare and Schiller, 427, 428-admirable scenes in his Macbeth and Hamlet, 429—noble testimony to his works by a French critic, 437.
Shary river, notice of, 519, 520, Sherlock's sermons, style of, 302. Slavery, origin and progress of, 497-its gradual decline and disappearance in England, 499-and in other countries, 499, 500.-See Negro Slavery. Sondies, a tribe in Central India, notice of, 393, 394.
Southey (Robert), History of the Peninsu lar War, 53-his qualifications for the undertaking, 54-plan of the work, 55— perfidious manoeuvres of Buonaparte, to obtain military possession of Portugal, 55, 56-emigration of the royal family of Portugal to the Brazils, 57, 58-po- pular character of Prince Ferdinand, 58, 59-his letter to Buonaparte, 59- charged by his father with conspiring against him, ib.-entrance of the French troops into Spain, 60-they get posses-
the only measure that will tranquillize that country, 276-history of the inva- sion of Spain by Buonaparte, 60-79— evil influence of French symmetries on the Spanish stage, 424, 426-remarks on the magical colleges of Spain, 452,
Stage, profligate state of, in the reign of Charles II. 206–209.
Superstitions of the Crim-Tartars, notice of, 136-account of the superstitious philo- sophy of the middle ages, 464-468-of the seventeenth century, 469-471. Supply and Demand, influence of, on the prices of commodities, 216-218-effects of variations in the seasons on the supply, as compared with the demand, 219- 223-effects of deficient or abundant supply, when compared with the de- mand, on profits and commercial specu- lations, 223-232-and of long periods of abundant or deficient supply, on the fall or rise in value of the precious me- tals, 233-238.
Swift (Dean), remarks of, on Burnet's His- tory of his own Time, 166-168.
Talismans, magical, of the middle ages, re- marks on, 454.
sion of Pamplona by treachery, 61- situation of the Spanish court, 61, 62– account of the insurrection at Aranjuez, 63-resignation of Charles IV. and ac- cession of Ferdinand VII., 64-perplexi- ty of his situation, 65-he falls into the toils of Buonaparte, and is sent prisoner into France, 66, 67-Murat occupies Madrid, 68-he massacres the Spaniards there, 69 singular fidelity of Mr. Southey's narration, ib.-Joseph Buona- parte intruded into the throne of Spain, 70-simultaneous rising of the Spaniards in the provinces, 71, 72-difficult situa- tion of the French in Catalonia, 73— gallant defence of Valencia, 74-account of the siege of_Zaragoza, 75—77-sur- render of the French General Dupont, 78-the Spanish patriots re-enter Ma- drid, 79-detestable conduct of the French under Junot, in Portugal, 79, 80 -defeat of them at the battle of Vimiero, by the British forces under Sir Arthur Wellesley, 80-82-remarks on his con- vention with Junot, 82, 83-and on some blemishes in Mr. Southey's work, 84, 85. Spain, conduct of towards the conquered Moors, 242, 243-introduction of the Inquisition in that country, 244-its an- tipathy to printed books, particularly Hebrew and Arabic, 245-the reforma- tion in Spain first commenced by Ro- drigo de Valer, 246-account of his la- bours, 246--248-notice of the Protestant church at Valladolid, 249-progress of Protestantism in Spain, 250, 251-ac- count of the first Auto da Fe, at Valla- dolid, 252, 253-and of the second, 254, 255-fortitude of Gonzalez and his sisters, 255, 256-and of the sisters and nieces Gomez, 256-the source of the hatred of Protestants by the Spaniards, Tillotson's Sermons, character of, 301, 302. 257-the establishment of the Inquisi-Tithes, proved to originate in grant, or by tion fatal to literature in Spain, 258- 260-real cause of the superiority of Protestant states over Popish ones, 261, 262-effect of the accession of the House of Bourbon to the throne of Spain, 263 -the Inquisition encouraged by Philip V. 264-efforts of the ministers of Fer- dinand VI. and of Charles III. to check the influence of the church, 265-intro- duction of liberal principles into Spain, 266, 267-persecution by the Inquisi- tion of every one suspected of republican principles, as heretical, 268-remarks on the two parties into which Spain is di- vided, 269-and on the constitution of that country, 270-274-picture of Spain, in consequence of it, 274, 275-
Talleyrand (M. de), exculpated from the charge of M. Savary, of being guilty of the murder of the Duke d'Enghien, 562 -567.
Tartars, irruption of, into Russia, in the thirteenth century, 121-description of their persons, ib.-defeat the Russians, 122-are finally subdued, ib. See Crim- Tartars.
Taylor's (Bishop), Sermons, style of, 300. Thackeray (Rev. Francis), Defence of the
Clergy of the Church of England, 524, See Clergy.
prescription, 527, 528. 533-537-vin- dication of the authorities on which that proof rests, 538, 539-the assertion that they originated in a parliamentary grant considered, 540, 541-and the right of the clergy to them established, 541- 543-proof that tithes do not add to the exchangeable or money value of land, 528-532-and that the common clas mour about the burthen of an ecclesiasti- cal establishment is utterly unfounded, 543, 544-the right of the clergy to a full tenth of the gross produce, establish ed, 544-546-the abolition of them would not permanently increase the ave rage profits of capital employed in agri- culture, 547.
Tooke (Thomas), Thoughts and Details on | Vimeiro, battle of, 80-82.
War, influence of, on the price of corn, 222 -224-effects of the late war on home consumption, as well as on British ex- ports, 227-229.
High and Low Prices, 214-character Vines, exuberant, in the valley of the Arkan- and plan of his work, ib.-remarks on his definitions of the depreciation of money' and 'depreciation of currency,' 214, 215-propositions established by Mr. Tooke's work; First, that the prices of commodities depend entirely on sup- ply and demand, 216-218-Secondly, Warwick (Sir Philip), reflections of, on the that the supply of commodities, as com- murder of Charles, 177, 178-his ac- pared with the demand, is much more count of the condition of the English affected, and for a much longer period, people before the civil war, 179. by variations in the seasons, than has Washington, present state of, 344, 345- hitherto been supposed, 219-223- slave flogging there, by ladies, 354. Thirdly, that when the supply of commo-Webb (Captain W. S.), notice of antedilu- dities is in some degree deficient com- pared with the demand, profits are high, and mercantile speculations greatly en- couraged; and vice versâ when the sup- ply is abundant compared with the de- mand, 223-232-and Fourthly, that when periods of abundant or deficient supply are of considerable duration, they | are necessarily accompanied with a fall or rise in the value of the precious metals on the country where they take place, according to any mode of estimating their value which has ever been consi- dered as approximating to the truth, 233
-238-concluding remarks, 259. Tragedy (French), state of during and sub- sequently to the Revolution, 26, 27— passionate attachment of the French to the drama, since the restoration of the Bourbons, 28-the French theatre de- scended from the Greek stage, 29-32- specimen of the tragedies of Garnier, 53, 34 of Hardy, 34, 33-remarks on the tragedies of Corneille, 39, 40-particu- larly of his Cid,' 40-43—on the tra- gedies of Racine, 44, 45-and on the imitations of Shakspeare's tragedies by Ducis, 46-49-on the tragedies of Ar- nault, 49, 50-Le Mercier, 50, 51— Legouvé, 51-on the later French trage- dies, 52-influence of the French na- tional taste upon the theatre, 52, 53. Tsaad (Lake), notice of, 511, 512. 520, 521.
Tumuli, a the confluence of the rivers Mis-
sissippi and Missouri, notice of, 12, 13.
Valencia, gallant defence of, by the Spani- ards, 74. Valér (Rodrigo de), the Apostle of the Re- formation in Spain, 246-248.
Valley of the Mississippi described, 1—24 -general remarks thereon, 25.
vian remains discovered by, in the Hi- malayan mountains, 155, 156.
Wellesley (Sir Arthur), defeats the French at the battle of Vimeiro, 80-82-re- marks on the wisdom of his convention with Junot, 82, 83. Wheeling, town, present state of, 3. Wilberforce (William, Esq.), Appeal in Be. half of Negro Slaves, 475-remarks thereon, 479. See Negro-Slavery. Witchcraft, tracts on, 440-belief of, pre- valent in Central India, 403-arguments used against it, in the fifteenth century, 441-witchcraft, how punished by the old common law of England, 442-notice of different acts of parliament, ib. 443— particularly of the statute 1 Jac. J. c. 12, 443-extract from King James I.'s dia- logue, on the temper with which he wished that act to be put in execution, ib. 444-prosecution of William Coke and Alison Dick, in Scotland, for witch- craft, 444, 445-singular confession of Lillias Adie, 445-barbarous execution of a Scottish witch in 1722, 446—and of numerous other persons in New Eng- land, ib. repeal of the British laws concerning witchcraft, ib.-account of the horrid prosecutions for witchcraft, at Wurtzburgh, in 1627, 1628 and 1629, 447-and in the bishopric of Bamberg, 447, 448-remarks on the confessions extorted from witches by the rack, 449, 450-on the witchcraft of the Scandina- vians, 451, 452.
Women, condition and amusements of, among the Crim-Tartars, 131, 132-op- pressive condition of, in ancient Greece,
Y. Yaou (River), notice of, 512.
Villeinage, state of, in England, in the Zaragoza, account of the siege of, 75—77.
middle ages, 498-its decline, 499.
NOTE.-In Continuation of Intelligence respecting the Interior of Africa.
On the 21st October last, the Commander-in-Chief of the African station gave an order to the commander of H. M. S. Swinger, to convey to the British factory, at the mouth of Benin river, and there land, Mr. Belzoni, who made his appearance at Cape Coast Castle, with a view to penetrate into the interior, towards Timbuctoo. It so happened that, at this time, there was on board the Owen Glendower, a seaman known by the name of William Pasco, whose real name, however, was Abou Bouker, a native of Houssa, an intelligent and well-behaved man, about thirty-three years of age. This man left Kashna, or, as he calls it, Birnie-Kashna (the city of Kashna), about the year 1805, in company with a caravan of merchants; some intended to collect the Coola nuts in Gunja, and others with slaves for the coast. In four days' travelling (on asses' and mules, at the rate of twenty-five miles a day) from BirnieKashna, they reached a river as wide as the Gambia at St. Mary's, running to the right of the rising sun, and coming from the country of Gober. It is called the Quarra-luan-dadi, or River of fresh
Five days beyond this, still travelling to the southward, they arrived on the banks of another river, deeper and broader than the former, called Gulbi, which runs through the countries Guari and Nooffi; and he has been told, and believes, that these two streams unite into one at Zugum near Kaba, and that it then proceeds towards the rising sun to Birnie Bornou. The Gulbi has a strong saline taste, and abounds with hippopotami and alligators. Proceeding southerly for several days (he does not recollect how many) he came in sight of a range of high mountains, one part of which, named Waoony, much higher than the rest, had a white top like marble (snow), and in its appearance resembled Fogo, one of the Cape de Verd Islands.
In about a week after leaving these mountains, they discovered the sea from the summit of some high hills, which having descended, they had to cross a small river called Echoo (supposed to be Lagos). From hence they continued their route in the direction of the setting sun, having the sea in sight at intervals on the left hand, and in ten days arrived at Annamaboe on the coast.
Here Abou Bouker took the name of William Pasco, and entered on board the Lille-Belt, with the determination of following the sea, a trait of no small degree of boldness in a young man from the centre of Africa, who had beheld that element for the first time; and he has ever since remained in his Majesty's naval service.
A circumstance, however, occurred which made him desirous of being discharged from the Owen Glendower. In a Portugueze slave-vessel of about 100 tons, were found, when captured, 187
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