Φιλοσοφιαν δε ου την Στωικην λεγω, ουδε την Πλατωνικην, και την Επικουρειν τα CLEM. Alex. Strom. Lib. 1. LONDON: PRINTED FOR GALE, CURTIS, AND FENNER, PATERNOSTER.ROW. EDINBURGH. CONTENTS OF VOL. X. Page. Baillie's Joanna, Series of Plays on the Passions 21 Bennet's Star of the West, being Memoirs of the Life of Risilon Darracott 186 Berzelius's View of the Progress and present State of Animal Chemistry ; translated by Dr. Bruunmark 456 442, 646 Blaquiere's Letters from the Mediterranean Bridal of Triermain, or the Vale of St. John Chateaubriand's Beauties of Christianity Cheyne's Cases of Apoplexy and Lethargy Clarkson's Memoirs of the Private and Public Life of William Penn Collections from the Greek Anthology, by Bland and others Cresswell's Elementary Treatise on the Geometrical and Algebraical Inves- Custance's Popular Survey of the Reformation and Fundamental Doctrines Ellis's Inqniry into the Changes induced on Atmospheric Air by the Germi. Ellis's Farther Inquiries into the Changes of the Atmospheric Air, &c. 479, 62% tions Finch's Essay on the Principles of Political Philosophy Forsyth's Remark's on Antiquities, Arts, and Letters, during an Excursion Gamble's View of the Society and Manuers of the North of Ireland in 1812 229 Grant's Sketch of the History of the East India Company Hall's Character of the Rev. Thomas Robinson. Historical Sketches of Politics and Public Men for the year 1812 Letters to the Rev. Herbert Marsh, in refutation of his opinion that the Dissenters aim to subvert the Religious Establishment of the Country Letter of Explanation by Dr. Marsh to a Dissenter and Layman List of Works recently published 109, 214, 318, 437, 542, 655 601 601 Mant's Sermons for Parochial and Domestic Use Solitude Sweetened Milner's Strictures on some of the Publications of the Rev. Herbert Marsh, intended as a Reply to his Objections against the British and Foreign 97 Nares on the Influence of Sectaries and the Stability of the Church. A Patrick's Death of Prince Bagration Protestant Layman's Letter in Reply to the Rev. Mr. Thorp's Speech on Saumarez's Oration before the Medical Society of London Sanderson's Appeal to the Imperial Parliament on the Claims of the Colony Selection from the Gentleman's Magazine Select Remains of Mr. James Meikle, Serle's Secret Thoughts of a Christian lately departed Shipwrecks and Disasters at Sea Sike's Discourse on Parochial Communion Smith on the Sacrifice of Christ, its Nature, Value, and Efficacy Stephens's Memoirs of John Horne Tooke Stoddard's Sketches, Historical and Descriptive of Louisiana Thorp's Catholic Emancipation ; an Inquiry into the Principles of the Supa ; porters of the Catholic Claims Thorp's Catholic Emancipation-Substance of an intended Speech Thurlow's, Lord, Poems on several occasions Tomline's Charge delivered to the Clergy of the Diocese of Lincoln Townsend's Character of Moses established for veracity as the Historian THE ECLECTIC REVIEW, FOR JULY, 1813. Art. I. An Appeal to the Imperial Parliament upon the Claims of the ceded Colony of Trinidad, to be governed by a Legislature and Judicature ; founded on Principles sanctioned by Colonial Prece. dents and long Usage, with Observations thereon, intimately connected with the Political and Civil Interests of all the British West India Colonies. By John Sanderson, Esq. Barrister at Law. 8vo. Richardson. 1813. THE Island of Trinidad is a spot which a painter might se lect as the scene of inexhaustible beauties, where a naturalist would find the subject of endless adıniration, and which a politician, ignorant of its history, might mark out as the probable centre of some future commercial empire. Whatever might be the surmises of a mere speculative philosopher, as to the future destiny of this great country, its present history tells of nothing but wretchedness, confusion, and bad government. In the year 1782, M. de Chacon, at that time the Spanish Governor of this colony, in order to supply the deficiency which then existed in the number of settlers, was induced to issue a proclamation, holding out a full indemnity and protection against the claims of their creditors, as a boon to all who would reside within the limits of his government. The object of those by whom this flagrant violation of the law of nations wis concerted, appears to have been fully answered. From all the neighbouring European settlements, crowds of insolvent debtors poured into this asylum, and there received grants of lands which could not, by any judicial process, he brought to sale for the satisfaction of the demands of their prior creditors. He must have been sanguine indeed, who could have expected the social virtues to flourish in a population so constituted. Even the West Indians (who have not the reputation of being more fastidious than the rest of mankind in the selection VOL. X. B |