Gold and Silver, amount of produced in Chili, 299.
Grammar, Chilian, 291-Garcilasso's, 292 of the New Zealand language, 35.
Grammars, Greek, deficiencies of those in common use, 99-Herrmann's Greek Grammar, 100-Matthiae's, ib.-Thiersch's, 101-Buttmann's, ib.-in what manner it should be taught, 103.
Greek language, how it should be taught, 103.
Greek Reader, Jacobs', translated from the German, reviewed, 280—its characteristics and value, 281. Greek Revolution, resistance of Ali Pacha to the Ottoman Porte among its first causes, 140.
Greeks, early condition of, 395-sour- ces of the culture of the Greeks, 396 -Grecian mysteries,ib.-heroic age of Greece and the Trojan war, 397 -argument in favor of the reality of the heroic age, ib.-analogy in our North American Indians illus- trating the heroic age of Greece, in addition to the analogy of chivalry in former times in Europe, 398- republican forms of government in Greece, 399-Amphictyonic coun- cils and Persian wars, 401-con- stitutions of the Grecian states, 402 -judicial institutions, army and navy, 403-orators; character of Demosthenes, ib.-sciences arts, 406. See Heeren. Griscom, Professor, his travels in Eu- rope reviewed, 178-his work con- tains many practical details, 179- his notice of Mrs Fry, 180-visits Newgate prison with her, 181-his account of the High School of Edin- burgh, 185-notice of lithography, 188-his remarks on Lasteyrie's method of lithographic engraving, 190-on hospitals, 191-Pestaloz- zi's school, ib.-character of his work, 192.
Harper, Mr, his remarks on the utility of the plan of colonizing the free people of color in Africa, 59-on their condition in this country, 62. Heeren's Politics of Ancient Greece reviewed, 390-high character of his writings, 391-his remarks on the superiority of the European
over every other race of men, ascribes political and military su- periority to the Europeans, 392- hints at the causes, 394, 395-on the religion of the Greeks, 396-on the analogy between the heroic age of Greece and of modern Europe, 397 on the republican forms of government in Greece, 399-on the authenticity of the Poems of Ho- mer, ib. 400-Persian wars and their consequences, 401-constitutions of the Grecian states, and political economy of the Greeks, 402-judi- cial institutions, army and navy, 403-character of Demosthenes, ib. -the author's work calculated to elevate the standard of knowledge on the government and character of Greece, 406.
Heraclitus, the weeping philosopher, surnamed obscure, 242. Herodotus, his history among the first books to be read by the student in Greek, 105.
Heroic age in Greece, 397-analogous to the age of chivalry in modern Europe, ib.-and to the character and manners of the North American Indians, 398.
Herrmann, his Greek Grammar, 100 -work on the metres, ib.-edition of Vigerus on the Greek idioms, ib. -his character as a critic, ib. High School of Edinburgh, monitorial system of education in, 185-de- scribed by Professor Griscom, 186. Hippah, a fortification in New Zea- land, 338.
Hippocrates, the physician, distin-
guished as a philosopher, 242. Hitchcock, Rev. Edward, his discourse on the utility of natural history, 213. Hodgson, Mr, his journey in America reviewed, 221-topics discussed by him, 222-his remarks on emigra- tion, ib.-representations of the difficulties to be encountered by emigrants in Canada, 223-his loose mode of narrating his adven- tures, ib.-his tour through the sou- thern states, 224-describes a sou- thern inn,225-his account of the im- mense numbers of turkeys in Norfolk 226-remarks on the patrician fami- lies in South Carolina, ib.-patrician young ladies, 227-his adventures
from Charleston to New Orleans, 228 -goes up the Mississippi in a steam boat to Natchez, 229-sees the go- vernor of Mississippi, and makes reflections on the manners of our republican governors, ib.-tells frightful stories about the cruelty of masters to slaves, 230-his creduli- ty, ib.-his adventures from Port- land to Portsmouth, 231-describes the court of justice at Portsmouth, ib.-his ingenious mode of classi- fying the inhabitants of the United States, ib.-characteristics of the classes, 232-his amiable temper and honest intentions, 233. Homer, the question of the authenti- city of his poems discussed, 399- Odyssey to be read in the early stages of the study of the Greek language, 104-remarks on poems, ib.
Hornemann, the African traveller, 89. Hughes, Mr, his travels in Greece,
and account of Ali Pacha, 108. Humboldt, on the gold and silver of Chili, 298-quoted on the potato,
Humphrey, Rev. president, his address before the Amherst Institution, 407.
Ideas, innate, doctrine of, refuted by Aristotle, 251.
Indians, their singular appearance in the army of southern Chili, 312.— North American, have some resem- blance in their manners and cha- racter to the heroes of Grecian An- tiquity, 398.
pects of the American church, 172 -number of congregations in the leading sects, 173-curious particu- lars of the Catholic church in the United States, 174-Jesuits, ib. et seq. parallels belween this country and England sometimes run too far, 177. Instruction, monitorial system of, as practised by Bell and Lancaster, 184 -its principal features, ib.-employ- ed with great success at Edinburgh, by Dr Pillans, 185-reflections on its utility, 187.
Italy, scenes in, remarks on, 192.
Jacobs' Greek Reader reviewed, 280 et seq.
Jenkins cited, on elementary books of law, 376.
Jefferson, Mr, his correspondence re- specting the colonization of free people of color at Sierra Leone, 41 -his memorial to Congress con- cerning the duty on books, 166. Johnson, Mrs, narrative of her captiv- ity by the Indians, 36. Johnson, W. Esq. his reports of cases in New York reviewed, 371.
Kamco, mother of Ali Pacha, her ill treatment by Cardikiotes, 111-her death, 115.
Kant, his theory in close resemblance with that of Plato, 252.
Kaunitz, prince, his ability as a states- man, 5.
Keill, his indignation at Descartes, 207. Kepler, his notion of the vital power of the earth, 275.
Kiddeekiddee, missionary establish- ment at, in New Zealand, 337, 341. Knowledge, origin of, a preliminary topic in the study of philosophy, 237.
Ingersoll, Mr, his discourse reviewed, 157-general character of his work, 158-his remarks on education in the United States, 159-opinion on the study of the ancient languages, 160-progress of literature in the United States, 161-curious state- ments of the number of books pub- lished in the United States, 162-on the encouragement of the arts and sciences in this country, 167—on the principles of legislation and ju- risprudence in this country compa- red with those of Europe, 168- number of lawyers in the United States, 170-jurisdiction of the courts, 171-medical science and physicians, ib.-condition and pros- Languages, ancient, particular reasons
Kong Couber, a head man in the Sher- bro islands, 46.
Lambert, Jonathan, 143. See Tristan d'Acuna.
Lancaster, Joseph, improved on Bell's method of monitorial instruction, 184.
why they should be studied in our schools, 160-advantages to the young mind from the discipline of studying Latin and Greek, ib.- principles inculcated, and feelings inspired, by reading the ancient au- thors, highly propitious in a free government, 161.
Language of New Zealand, its gram- matical peculiarities, 354-resem- bles in this respect the Tonga and Malayan, ib.
Lasteyrie, Count, introduced the art of lithography into Paris, 189-his me- thod of operating, 190.
Law Reports, their rapid increase, 375 -numerous at the time of Charles II, 376-number of law treatises and reports in England since the second Edward, 377-States of the Union in which reports are made by public au- thority, ib.-evil of the multiplication of reports, 373-a plan for lessen- ing the evil suggested, ib.-abridg- ments on certain principles recom- mended, 381.
Ledyard, John, the American travel-
ler, and first person employed by the London African Association to ex- plore the interior of Africa, 89—his journal of a voyage round the world with Cook, 332, 334, note-contains facts not found in any other ac- count, 333-was near Cook's per- son when he was killed, ib.-re- marks on his singular and eventful life, ib.-his observation on the na- ture of government among barba- rous people, 336-cited, 344-his vocabulary of New Zealand and Otaheitan words, 354.
Leibnitz, his notion of the origin of the earth, 275.
Le Poivre, his work on Cochin China, 141.
Leucippus, founder of the atomic doc- trine, 268.
Leyden, Dr, quoted on the climate of western Africa, 85.
Literary Societies, benefit of annual discourses in, 178.
Literature in the United States, 161- reasons why it runs in particular channels, ib.-it grows with the other improvements of the country, 162.
Lithography, its origin and history,
188 et seq.-invented by Sennefelder
at Munich, ib.-mode of operating, 189-the art introduced into Paris by Count Lasteyrie, ib.-adopted by Westall in England, 190-Las- teyrie's method as described by Pro- fessor Griscom, ib.-objects which can be best represented by it, ib.- much cheaper than the old mode on copper, 191.
Locke, his refutation of the doctrine of innate ideas nearly the same as that of Aristotle, 252.
London, approach to it described, 179. Louis XVI, king of France, portrait of his character by Madame Campan, 11-his love for the mechanical arts, especially for working in iron and hammering out locks and keys, ih. -a rigid observer of the rules of the church, ib.-anecdote of his convey- ing anvils and iron tools into his private library, and working there with a locksmith, 12-his dialogue with Cardinal de Rohan concerning the famous diamond necklace, 14 -queen's character of him, 25- remarkable instance of his inefficien- cy, 26—his timid and wavering con- duct, when attacked in his palace on the 10th of August, 30 et seq. Louis XVIII, king of France, portrait of his character as drawn by Ma- dame Campan, 12.
Lovewell, his celebrated fight with the Indians in New Hampshire, 35. Lucas's Cabinet Atlas, contains maps embracing the surface of the whole world, 388-maps showing the com- parative heights of mountains and length of rivers, ib.-maps of the United States and the West Indies, drawn chiefly by Mr Lucas, 389- his maps of South America remark- ably well drawn, ib.-beautiful ex- ecution of his atlas, 390.
Lucretius, his poem De Rerum Natu- ra, 270-extraordinary for its beau- ty and power, ib.-Dryden's criti- cism on it, ib.-Casaubon on the pu- rity of its latinity, 271-Cicero its first editor, ib. Ludlow, governor, quoted on African
Lully, Raymond, 264-De Gerando's memoirs respecting him, 265.
Mahometanism, embraced by many of
the negroes in the central and wes- tern parts of Africa, 81. Mail, transportation of the, how the laws concerning it are evaded, 224. Mal'aria of Rome, remarks on, 195 et seq.-season when it prevails, ib.- places in which it occurs, ib.—once thought to have been a dense exha- lation from the Pontine marshes, 196-number of patients suffering under the disease produced by the mal'aria, received in the hospital at Rome in 1818, and the year follow- ing, ib. note-Pope Pius VI under- took to drain the Pontine marshes with the view of stopping the mal'a- ria, 197-cause not to be sought in the marshes, but in the soil around Rome, 198-decline of Rome in the. middle ages not to be ascribed to the mal'aria, 199-Gregory XII did not establish himself at the Lateran on account of the mal'aria, 200-the site of ancient Rome described by reason of this pestilence, 201-its invasions on the modern city, ib.— melancholy result anticipated from the ravages already made, 202-no chemical difference has been detect- ed between the mal'aria and the common air, ib.-it is known only in its effects, 203-desolating ap- pearance of the country where the mal'aria prevails, ib. 204. Malay, description of a, 95. Malte-Brun, his political and histori-
cal account of Ali Pacha reviewed, 106-his character as a writer, 109. Mariner, Mr, a resident in the Tonga Islands, cited, 349, 351. Marshall, Chief Justice, president of
the Richmond Auxiliary Coloniza- tion Society, 90.
Marsden, Rev. Mr, his visits to New Zealand, 330-his journal, 332— carried horses and cattle to the isl- and, 334-purchased a tract of land for a missionary establishment, 337-describes the customs of the natives in regard to the heads of their chiefs killed in battle, 340-his amusing description of the speeches of three warriors urging their party to take up arms against a neighbor- ing tribe, 342.
Maryland, reports of canal commis- sioners in, 217.
Matthiae, his Greek Grammar, 100.
Medical colleges and schools in the United States, 171.
Mercer, Hon. Charles F. his address at the first meeting of the Coloniza- tion Society, 42-extract from his letter, 49.
Mesurado, Cape, on the west coast of Africa, 52-territory purchased there by Lieutenant Stockton, and Dr Ayres for the American Colo- nization Society, 53-troubles with the neighboring chiefs after the con- tract was made, and the colonists had arrived, 56-houses erected and colonists established, ib.-hostilities of the natives, ib.-fortification erected by captain Spence, 57-re- gular sailing packet between Balti- more and Mesurado, ib.-local sit- uation favorable, 85-testimony of several writers to its general heal- thiness, ib. et seq.
Methodists in America, 173. Miller's address for the benefit of the Greeks, 411.
Missionary establishments in New Zea- land, 330, 332-lands purchased of the natives by the missionaries, 337 -their exertions and perils, 354. Missionary Register, cited, 347. Molina, his history of Chili, 292-its accuracy and value, ib.-translated into English by an American, 293— Molina's account of unpublished manuscripts concerning Chili, ib.— describes the mines and mining, 298, 299-on the commerce of Chi- li, 302.
Montague, lady M. W. her saying in regard to the religion of the Alba- nians, 109.
Moore, Mr, his annals of the town of Concord, 407.
Muctar, son of Ali Pacha, 116.
Natural History, utility of, 203. New Hampshire, historical collections relating to, 33–Dr Belknap's His- tory of, 34-early Indian wars in, 35-Historical Society of, 38. Newspapers, influence of, in the Uni- ted States, compared with that of England, 167.
New York, schools in, 288-extract from a report of the superintendent of schools, 285-number of students in the colleges, 286-numbers at-
tending common schools compared with those of the states, ib.-school funds, their sources and amount, 287-Supreme Court of, 204- modes of practice in, 206 et seq.— laws of, 207.
New Zealand, when first discovered by Tasman, 329-Cooke's first visit to it, ib.-very little known of it before that period, ib.-Mr Mars- den's visit to, 330, 332-customs of the people on meeting their friends after a long absence, 331-produ- ces the cowry tree, valuable for masts of large vessels, 330, 332- Ledyard's account of, 332-cha- racteristics of the people, 334- their food and clothing, 335-houses and modes of taking rest, ib.- government, 336-their insatiable thirst for war, 337-remarkable in- stance in a chief who had been in England, 338-their fortifications and implements of warfare, ib.— eagerness to procure muskets and powder, 339-causes of war innu- merable, 340-practices of war re- specting the heads of their chiefs, ib.-war dance, 342-orators in- cite the people to arms, ib.-speech of an old warrior, 343-war canoes, 344-devour prisoners taken war, ib.-shocking scene of canni- balism after one of the great chief Shungie's expeditions, 346-con- trasts of their character, 347- strength of their natural affec- tions, ib.-kindness to the missio- naries, 348-anecdotes illustrating these traits, ib.-custom of tattoo- ing, ib.-how performed, 349-its origin and utility, ib.-tabooing, how performed, 350-its various purposes, 351-penalty for break- ing a taboo, ib.-story of Palavali illustrating the power of the taboo over the mind, 352-this custom answers the same ends as laws in other countries, 353-religion of the New Zealanders, ib.-language, ib. grammar and vocabulary of the, 354-labors and prospects of the missionaries, 355.
Nominalists of the middle ages, their
theories and controversies, 260- Roselinus founder of the sect, ib. Noncontagion, doctrine of, 172. Nova Scotia, negroes from, first set- tled the colony at Sierra Leone, 82. New Series, No. 18.
Palavali, a chief of the Tonga Islands, anecdote of, 352.
Parga unsuccessfully attacked by Ali Pacha, 127-soon after occupied by the English, ib.-passed into the hands of the French at the treaty of Tilsit, 128-was again possessed by the English, ib.-obtained by Ali Pacha, 129.
Park, testimony of, concerning the mild character of the Africans, 76 -quoted, 85, note. Parliament, British, its mode of doing
business, 169-its imperfections, ib, -commands admiration for its dig- nity and brilliant political perfor- mances, 170.
Patton, Professor, his address at Mid- dlebury, 230.
Paugus, the celebrated Indian chief, who fought with Lovewell at Pe- quachett, 35.
Philosophy, history of, 234 et seq.- three great objects of all philoso- phy, 237-five periods of philoso- phical advancement, 239-philoso- phy of Pythagoras, 241-of Demo- critus, ib.—of Anexagoras, 242—of the Sophists, 244-of Plato, 247, 251-of Aristotle, 249-of the Alex- andrian Platonists, 255-of the Ara- bians, 253-auspicious change in the department of philosophy, 265. Philosophical Society, American, 157. Plato, his philosophy the foundation
of the opinions of the modern idea- lists, 245-parallel between him and Aristotle, 246-portrait of his character, 247-his opinions, 250— indebted for his doctrine of ideas in some degree to Pythagoras, 252 -his cosmogony, 268.
Pilot, a Tale of the Sea, reviewed, 314 -criticisms on, 315-analysis of
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