Cryolite, obs. on, 56. Cupid and Psyche, the loves of, poetically related, 140-152. Cyclical poets, obs. on the system of chronology deduced from, 450.
Cypraapediculus, remarks on that shell-fish, 245.
Daniel's Seventy Weeks, chap. ix. 24. &c. new version of, 161. Darwin, Dr., obs. on his Loves of the Plants, by Miss Seward,
Debtors, privileges of, in the Isle of Man, 68.
Despotism, its real imbecility, 351. Directory, French, account of, 483. 495.
Discretion, account of that virtue, 421.
Dissenters, obs. on Lord Sid- mouth's late bill for regulating the licensing of preachers, 439 Domingo. See St. Domingo. Dragonet, account of that fish, 58 Dryden's translation of Ovid, re- marks on, 433. Dublin, description of, 165. Duguay-Trouin, biog. sketch of, 516.
Dupont de Nemours, M., his report
on the Bank of France, 8c. Dye, purple, like the Tyrian dye,
obtained from the Buccinum Capillus, 245- Also from the Turbo Clathrus, 249. Economy, Scotch, remarkable in- stance of, 388. Compared with that of Dr. Johnson, ib. Editions, true, explanation of that term among Bibliomaniacs, 274 Edmonston, Dr., ou the Zetland sheep, 50.
Essays, periodical See Papers. Evangelicals. See Calvinists. Exchange, table of the intrinsic par of, between London and other cities, 267.
Exchanges. See Bullion. Ezekiel, obs. on the prophecies of, 16c.
Fair in Ireland, at Palmerston, description of, 167. At Beau- caire, in the south of France, 492.
Farmers, English, eligibility of their settling in France dis cussed, 10. Fellowes, Mr., letter to, from
Miss Seward, 232.
Felspar, compact, analysis of, 60 Females, proper qualities of, finely
displayed in a character of Ruth, 314 315 Ferrand, General, his conciliating conduct, when commanding in St. Domingo, 530. His defeat and suicide, 531. Fin-whale, account of, 49. Fishes, British, account of five rare species, 44.
Fistula lachrymalis, obs. on the various modes of treating that complaint, 442.
Fleming, Mr., on a Small-beaded Narwal, 47. On one of the Zetland islands, ib. Floetz trap, See Ogilby. Fluor spar, analysis of, 43. Folly, frailty, and vice, discrimi nated, 420.
Fortification, instructions in, for young officers, 486. Fox, Mr., his death poetically lamented, 253-
his retirement at St. Anne's Hill described, 295, Anecdotes of, while at Paris. 296, 297. His interview with Bonaparte, 297. France, statistical particulars re- lative to, 1-21. Description of the Southern Departments, 486-498.
Bank of, account of, 81. Freret, M., obs. on his system with regard to Grecian chrono-
Gallipoli, description of that town, its splendid shops, and fine fountain, 461. Galvanism, remarks on, 34. Gannet, obs. on the structure of that bird, 48.
Gapes, in Poultry, obs. on and cure for, 49.
George III., his completion of a reign of 50 years made the sub- ject of a prize-poem, 110. Gillius, Peter, his account of the Cistern of a thousand columns con- firmed and extended, 465. Gout, Husson's remedy for, 97. The Hop a safer prescription, 98. Graminea, obs. on the germina- tion of, 60.
Greece, Antient, obs. on the chro- nology of, 451.
"" modern, parts of described, 461. Greeks, their practice of the art
of war, 500- 504. Greenstone, transition, of Fassney, remarks on, 46. Gunpowder, its introduction and effects in the art of war, 506.
H Hardinge, Mr., letters to, from
Miss Seward, 228 — 230. Hatheway, Ann, supposed verses of to Shakspeare, and from him to her, 188-190. Hauy, M., obs. on his system of mineralogical arrangement, 256. Hawkesworth, Dr., obs. on his literary life, 371. Hebrew text, in the Pentateuch, remarks on, and on the use of points, 28. Hebrews, poetry of, remarks on its metrical arrangement, 25. -, on their antient laws and system of warfare, 38, 39. Henry IV. of France, his im- provements in military arrange- ments and warfare, 508.
Herring, obs. on the food of that fish, 59.
-fishery, in the Isle of Man, account of, 65. Highlands of Scotland, obs. on the mineralogy of, 51. Hoghton, General, his fall at the Battle of Albuera poetically lamented; 323.
Hop, cases of the efficacy of that Plant in Gout and Rheuma- tism, 98.
Horace, Ode vii Book iv. newly translated, 91.
Hospitals, military, first estab- lished by Henry IV. of France, 508. Obs. on British and French hospitals, ib. House-keeping, See Living. Hydrogen, account of, 36.
and Carbon, on the gaseous combinations of, 57.
Inoculation for the small-pox, re- marks on the opposition to its introduction, 368. Inscription, supposed antient, found in Wales, account of, 183. Insect, non-descript, a resident in
the skin, of the Gannet, 48. Insects, list of, near Edinburgh, 59.
John, Pope, his insubordination to Theodoric, King of the Goths, and punishment by him, 472. Johnson, Dr., obs. on his death and character, by Miss Seward, with his conversation with Mrs. Knowles, the quaker, 118. 119
land, 10. In the Isle of Man, 62.
Langollen Vale, description of,
La Reveillère, one of the French Directory, character of, 482. Large-paper copies, of books, the lovers of, satirically described, 284.
Laskey, Capt., on the Pinna ingens of Pennant, 46. On North British Testacea, 53.
Law, criminal, of England, obs. on the necessity of a revision of that code, 374, &c.
Lay Monastery, a periodical paper, account of, 367. Lead. See Jameson.
Leibnitz, character of, and of his writings, 514.
Letourneur, member of the Direc
tory, account of, 484.
Licenses to trade with the Northern Powers, obs. on, and on their consequences, 409-412. Literature, of our own times, eu-
logized by a specification of a number of celebrated writers, 226.
Liverpool, remarks on, 164. Living, price of, in France, 2,
11, 12. In the Isle of Man, 66. Logic, elementary remarks on, 318. Loire, beauties of that river and its neighbourhood, 6, 496. London, poetically described, 215.
-, port of, general descrip- tion of, and of its markets, &c. 310.
Louis XIV., view of the military history of his reign, 509–510. Louvois, that minister charac terized, 510.
Lycidas, Milton's monody on, its beauties warmly maintained, 227.
Maughan, Mr., on rare plants near Edinburgh, 49. Measures, various, in different
countries, comparison of, 258. Mercantile terms, explanation of, 269. Meteorological journals, 50, 60. Metre, of Hebrew poetry, re- marks on, 25.
Mexico, obs. on its position, po- pulation, agriculture, mines, &c 357-360. See Indians. Militia, of Great Britain, obs. on the system of, and proposals for altering, 74-
in France, the com mencement of, 507. Mineralogy. See Jameson, Head- rick, Chenevix, Fleming, Mack. night, &c.
Mines of Mexico, some account
of, 359. Mirror, authors of that periodical work, 373. Missionary, among the Cochin Chinese, letter from, 133. See also Jeffrison. Montagu, Mr., on rare British fishes, 44. On the gannet, 48. On the gapes in poultry, 49. Moses, obs. on the laws of, 38. Moulins, account of, 17. Muscles, human, new description and nomenclature of, 538. Properties of, 539. Theory of the action of, 540.
Navy, British, obs. on the admi. nistration of, and on the quali- fications of a naval commander, 193-198.
Neill, Mr., on a fin-whale, 49. On fishes found near Edin- burgh, 58.
Nevers, description of, 10. North of Europe, obs. on our political situation with the powers of, and on the state of commerce with, 407–412.
Observer, by Mr. Cumberland, character of, 374-
Officers, military, ohs. on the edu-
cation of, 70. Proposed regu- lations respecting commissions, 73.202.
Ogilby, Dr., on transition Green- stone, 46. On Veins of Floetz- trap formation, 56. Oleron, laws of, the prevailing idea refuted that they were the production of Richard I., 430. Ophthalmia, obs. on, 79. Orleans, situation and description of, 9.
Osteology, new treatise on, 537- Otoo, king of Uliteeah, unpropi- tious attempt to convert him to Christianity, 305.
Papa-Stour, in Zetland, account of, 47. Papers, periodical, of the 18th century, various particulars re- specting, 367-374- Paris, in the year 1762, de- scribed, 251.
Park, Mungo, his fate poetically deplored, 252.
Parr, Dr., character of, by Miss Seward, 123. Pay, military, among the Greeks and Romans. 501. Peasantry, in France, their situa.
tion described, 14. Philip the Fair, that monarch the first imposer of taxes on a large scale, 505.
Pinna ingens, remarks on that shell, 46.
Pity, obs. on that affection of
Plain Dealer, a periodical paper, observations on, 368. Plants, rare, near Edinburgh, cata- logue of, 49.
See Brown. Population, of the Isle of Man, 62. -, of England and Wales,
308. Poverty, the evils of, surmounted by literary industry and econo- my, 328. Poultry, diseases of. See Gapes. Provisions, in France. prices of,
2, 11. In the Isle of Man, 66. Prudence, and imprudence, well dee fined and contrasted, 418 419. Psalm xlix., new translation of, proposed, 221. Pudding-rock. See Imrie, Punishment, corporeal, in the Bri- tish army, obs. on, 200. Punishments, in a national code of laws, general principles of, and discussion of the various pro- visions, 380-386.
Rousseau, Jean Jaques, antitheti cal character of,, 26. Roxburgh, Duke of,
his pur- chase of the first edition of Shakspeare, 282,
Ruth, character of, displayed, 314,
Sabella, ought to be excluded from the Testacea, 248. Saint Domingo, account of, and of the war in, between the French and the Blacks, 528-536. Starvation of the French, 533. Pernicious influence of the Monks, 534
Samana, a fertile district of St. Domingo, capable of great improvement, 533.
Sands, Pactolean, in the south of France, ludicrous anecdote respecting, 489.
Saumur, price of living at, 12. Saxe, Marshal, biog.sketch of, 516. Scoresby, Mr., his Meteorological Journals, 50. 60. On the Greenland Whale, 59. Scott, Mr. Walter, account of, by Miss Seward, 239. Seventy-Weeks, Daniel, ix. 24. newly translated, 161. Shakspeare, supposed MSS. of, 187-191.
first edition of, being bought by the Duke of Rox burgh, 282.
-, character of his plays, by a French Writer, 544. Sheep, of Zetland, obs. on, 50.
-, in the Isle of Man, wool! and diseases of, 63.
Shells, account of, and of their inhabitants, 241–249. Shiloh, remarks on the interpret ation of that word, 32. Slave-trade, still carried on by British merchants, 446. Song of the Desert, Isaiah, xxxv. 2. new translation of, 156. Star, Evening, address to, in Shetland, 452.
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