Portugueze emigration, little interest excited by, 246-character of
the two publications (those of Mr Rylance and Mr Lingham)
concerning it compared, 247-British government denied by both
to have had any share in it, ib.-escape of the Prince Regent, ac-
cording to Mr Rylance, connived at by Bonaparte, 249-his rea-
sons for thinking so, 250-effected, on the other hand, according
to Mr Lingham, by the wisdom and deep policy of the Prince,
and the magnanimity of his people, 252-absurdity of the high
language that has been held concerning the grandeur, &c. of the
spectacle exhibited by the, emigration of a people, 253-inquiry
whether the establishment of an independent government in Bra
zil will be of advantage to Britain, 254.
Potatoes, rapid increase of the population of Ireland ascribed to the
general use of, 339.
Printing-press established at Scutari by the late Sultan Selim III.
335.
Protestants, wretched policy of, during the reign of Maximilian II.
&c. 192.
Puce, La, description of the fall of, in Canada, 218.
Quakers have always distinguished themselves by their opposition to
the slave trade, 360.
Quarterly list of new publications, 262. 518.
Ramiseram, or the holy island of Rama, in Ceylon, description of,
Religion, Hindu, account of, 37.
Scotch college at Paris, fate of the manuscripts deposited in, relative
to the reigns of Charles II. and his successor, 280.
Scott's Marmion, introductory remarks on, 1-abstract of the story
of, 3-objected to as unsuitable to a poem of such length, 8—
opening stanzas, 13-first presentiment of the mysterious pal-
mer, 14-voyage of the lady abbess and her nuns, ib.-picture
of Constance before her judges, 15-view of the Scottish camp
and city of Edinburgh from Blackford-hill, 17-picture of the
Scottish court and of the person of King James, 18-description of
Lady Heron and ballad she sings before the king, 19-sketch of an
antient Scottish baron, 21-passage of the English army through
the vale of the Till, 22-commencement of the battle of Flodden
Field, ib.--dying scene of Lord Marmion, 24-close of the bat
tle, 25-defects in the execution of the work pointed out, 28.
Scutari, printing press established at by Selim III., 335.
Selim III. improvements introduced into the Turkish empire by, 334.
Selkirk, Lord, plan of, for raising a local militia in Britain in case
of invasion, 423-manner in which he proposes to employ them,
424-cfficiency of such a force inquired into, 426-as also his
plan of military operations, 429-measures to be adopted with
regard to Ireland, 431,
Shakspeare, remarks on the writings of, 65.
Slave-trade. See Clarkson.
Smeaton, Mr, his opinions concerning the two measures of force of
moving bodies examined, 123.
Smyrna, account of the city of, 324.
Spain. See Whitbread.
Spencer, poetical character of, 63.
Stockdale's Lectures on eminent English Poets, 62-remarks on the
writings of Spenser, 63-Shakespeare, 65-Milton, 67-Dryden,
71-Pope, 75-Young, 79-Thomson, 80-Chatterton, 81.
Storks, great favourites with the Turks from their usefulness in de-
stroying locusts, 327.
Taganrock, town of, on the Black Sea, described, 332,
Talleyrand, saying of, relative to America, 245.
Thomson, poetical character of, 80.
Trincomalee in Ceylon described, 94.
Vedas, or facred writings of the Hindus, account of, 47.
Vellore, maffacre at, 151-what the principal caufe of, 153.
Venice, remarks on the revolution of, 320-some characteristics of the
city described, 322.
Venice, hiftory of the fubverfion of, 379-refuses to join in an alliance
with the other ftates of Italy to fecure themselves against danger from
the French revolution, 380-residence of the Count de Provence at
Verona excites the jealoufy of the French, 381-which is increased
by the Austrians being permitted, according to treaty, to march
through the Venetian territory, 382-Bonaparte takes poffeffion of
Verona, and levies the moft oppreffive contributions on the inhabi-
tants, ib.-Venetians at laft alarmed, make preparations to defend
the capital, 383-have propofals of alliance made them by both the
belligerents, but refufe them, ib.-most of their territory seized by
the French, 384-whofe armies draw clofe round the capital, 386-
Bonaparte formally declares war againft Venice, 387-and completes
the revolution there, 388-government of would probably have been
foon overthrown by its own corruptions, even had the French not in-
terfered, ib.-view of the abuses of, from the editor of the Rac-
colta, 390-curious overture made by a member of the French Di-
rectory to Querini the Venetian ambaffador at Paris, 393.
Waldstein, Count, remarks on the character of, 193.
Whitbread's, Mr, Letter on Spain, 433-prefent, according to him, a
a favourable opportunity of making proposals of peace to France,
435-circumftances on the prefent conteft, and in the fituation of
Spain, favourable to the cause in which that country is engaged, 437
-unfortunately counterbalanced, in a great measure, by the immenfe
military force of France, and the energy of her government, 439-
inquiry how far fuccefs may reasonably be expected to attend the
Spaniards, 441-propriety of the Northern powers breaking with
France at this time examined, 444.
Woolaston's Bakerian Lecture, 120-experiment for afcertaining the
measures of force, 121-remark of the author on the ufe made of the
two different measures of force in fcience and art, 122-his opinion
and that of Mr Smeaton investigated, ib.-terms recommended for
expreffing the different modifications of power concerned in the pro-
duction of mechanical effects, 130.
Ximenes, Cardinal, rejects a propofal to import flaves from Africa to the
Spanish colonies in South America, 358.
No. XXV. will be published in October,
D. WILLISON, PRINTER, EDINBURGH.
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