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166-preliminary measures, ib.
-its objects, 167-to secure
the independence of the states
against Spain, 168-against the
holy alliance, 169-against Bra-
zil, 170-to secure permanent
peace, 171-to guaranty the se-
curity of the governments, 172
-influence on commerce, 173-
subjects of attention in the con-
gress, ib. inexpedient for the
United States to join, 174-yet
representatives might well be
present, ib.

Allston, extract from Percival's
poem in his praise, 324-influ-
ence of his works, 326.
American continent, aboriginal an-
tiquities of, 70-animals peculiar
to, 124-claims of the Europe-
ans to the possession of, 461.
American philosophical society, its
history and objects, 1-distin-
guished members, 2 second
vol. of Transactions reviewed, 3
-Dr Drake's geological ac-
count of the valley of Ohio, ib.
-quoted, 6-Mr Hamilton on
navigating the Gulf stream by
the thermometer, 7-Hassler's
survey of the coast of the United
States, 9-Wallenstein's meteo-
rological observations at Wash-
ington, 9-language of the Ber-
bers, 11-researches respecting
the North American Indians, 64.
American Revolution, served to
excite and call forth talent, 375
-distinguished men appeared
in every part of the country, 377
their biography should be writ-
ten, ib.-history of yet to be
written, 399 importance of
preserving the MSS. of the lead-
ing men, ib.-greatness and in-
terest of the theme, ib.

Animals, peculiar to the old con-
tinent, 124-to the new, 126-
to New Holland, ib. to the
arctic regions, ib.-remarks of
Dr Prichard, ib.

Antiquities of aboriginal Ame
70.
Arabs, Algerine, 428.
Atlantic Souvenir, noticed, 4
an imitation of the German
books, ib. indicates and
motes a growing taste,
beautifully published, ib.-
contents, ib.
Augustin, 412,
Autumnal Hymn of the Husi
man, 440.

B.

Bacon, Lord, on attendan
courts, 27-remarks on imp
ment in laws, 253-quoted
Bainbridge and Decatur, com
an expedition against Al
422.

Baltic sea, duties levied on
entering, 457.
Banks and currency of New
land, Remarks on, noticed.
course of exchange betwe
Boston and the country
468-operation of the
banks, 469.
Barbarossa, two brothers, F
413-seize the power of A
414.

Barbary States, their existe
disgrace to the civilized n
410-their savage policy,
needlessly submitted to
Christian states, ib.
Barometer, its possible cor
with magnetism and elec
10.

Barre, Colonel, 200-reas
his conduct in relation
Boston port bill, 201.
Berbers, their language, v
original, or a remant of

Punic, 11-their residen
Biscaries of Algiers, 428.
Blank verse, importance of
observing the laws of
chanical construction,
rhythm illustrated by re
to music, 332-not rh

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Choteau, his letter concerning J.
D. Hunter, 106.
Cicero, 35.
Civil law, has imparted a spirit of
strict morality to the laws of in-
surance and the courts of equity,
260-its doctrines sometimes too
high and refined for practical
use, 268-its wide spread influ-
ence, 269.

Civilisation, in what it consists,
336.

Claim of France on the United
States, its origin and amount,
147-renounced, 148.
Claims on Denmark, stated by Mr
Cushing, 456-history of the
spoliations, 456, 457-Mr Erv-
ing's mission, ib.

Claims for French spoliations, their
great amount, 136-divided into
two classes, 137-those exclud-
ed from the Louisiana conven-
tion, 137-under decree of 9th
May 1793, 137-twice revoked,
and finally restored, 138-em-
bargo at Bordeaux, 139-Mr
Monroe appoints an agent, who
reports, 139-obtains partial re-
lief, 140-new decree, of 2d
July 1796, 141-decree of the
Directory to the Windward Isl-
ands, 141-case of the Patty,
142-decree of 27th November,
142-other decrees, and their
oppressive operation, 143-case
of Capt. Martin, ib. negotia-
tions, 144-convention of 1800,
146--mutual renunciation of
claims between France and the
United States, 147-origin and
nature of the claim on the U.
States, 147-application to Con-
gress by American citizens for
relief, in 1802, 148-in 1807,
149-in 1818, and 1822, 150-
under more favorable circum-
stances in 1823, 124, 151-argu-
ments against the claim consid-
ered, 152-redress not sought
by war, 152-character of the
hostilities of 1798, 152-argu-
260-incongruities in the
tem of England and the Un
States, and difficulty of rec
ciling them, 261-common
and courts of equity, 262, 20
doctrine of insurance, 264-
ference between the law in
case, and in the case of of
bargains, 265--illustrated
example, 266-doctrine of
civil law and French code
specting warranty, concealm
and inadequacy of price, 20
the reverse of the English,
--quaint expressions of
Scotch law, ib.-Mr Verplane
doctrine respecting price, 27
and when and how far may p
tive law differ from the st
honesty and good faith requi
by conscience, 271.
Convention with France, of 18
146, 157.

ment that the claim was worth-
less, answered, 154-not worth-
less, 155 to 157-compared with
the Spanish claim, 157-value
set upon it by the governments
of both countries, 158.

Clark, Gen. W, his letter con-
cerning J. D. Hunter, 105.
Clinton, De Witt, his discourse on
the history of the Iroquois, 60.
Clymer, Geo. 190,
Colombia, form of governinent, 462
-will probably be changed from
the central to the federal, 463-
history of, prepared for publica-
tion, 464.

Committees of Correspondence, at
the commencement of the Amer-

ican revolution, 381, 382, note.
Common law of England, its origin
and character, 261--remarks of a
French writer, quoted by Bar-
rington, 262, note.

Confucius, 200.

Congress at Panama, suggested

by Bolivar, 165-how constitut-
ed, 166-its objects, 167-sub-
jects to be discussed, 173. See
Alliance.

Congress of U. States, register of
debates in, by Gales & Seaton,
224.

Constitution of the U. States, ex-
tends the principle of represen-
tation to the executive and ju-
dicial, as well as the legislative
branch, 446-hence secures the
highest advantages of the re-
presentative system, 447-oper-
ation of that part which relates
to the election of President, 448
-of that which relates to the
treatymaking power, 449-to
transfer of allegiance, ib.-to
internal improvement, ib.-writ
of habeas corpus, 450-works
on the constitution recommend-
ed, ib.

Contracts, Verplanck's essay on
the doctrines of, 253-confusion
and uncertainty in the subject,

Cook, Capt. James, 335-parti
lars of his death, as related
the natives of Hawaii, 345-
mented and worshipped by
istande
islanders, ib.

Counsel, in certain cases, not
lowed to the accused in E
land, 254.
Crawford, Col. his reported co
versation with Wingenund, 7
Cubi's new and practical Syst
for Translating the Spanish L
guage, recommended, 451.
Cushing, C. Examination of
claims of the United States
Denmark noticed, 456.

Cuvier, 123-success of his inv
tigations in natural history,
likely to mislead ordinary n
133.

D.

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Dana's, J. F. Epitome of Chem
Philosophy, noticed, 455.
Dane, his MS. reports, 181.
Dante,
Dante, 323.
Dawes, Mr, his lines entitled T
Spirit of Beauty, quoted, 441

Declaration of Independence, pro-
ceedings in Congress prior to,
385-circumstances attending
it, as related by John Adams,
386-the original draft compar-

ed with the form adopted, 388.
De la Viga's narrative of the ex-
pedition of Ferdinand de Soto,
not trustworthy, 108, note.
Delaware Indians, their language,
history, 68.

Delaware language, no preposi-
tions, 79.
Demosthenes, character of his elo-
quence, 35--less known, and
less easily understood than Ci-
cero, ib. argumentative, for-
gets himself in his subject, 36-
not to be appreciated by ex-
tracts, nor from a translation,
38-character of Leland's, 39-
extract from the second Olyn-
thiac, ib.-remarks upon it, 40-
extract from the third Philippic,
41-two defects in his oratory,
42-the oration on the Crown,
his masterpiece, 43-three pas-
sages quoted, 44, 45, 46-his
works should be particularly
studied in this country, 48-
prolixity of American speakers
in Congress compared with the
British parliament, ib.--taste
for ornament, ib.--businesslike
style of Demosthenes wanted,
49-students in our seminaries
should be taught to debate ex-
tempore, 50.

Denmark, claims of the U. States
on, 456. See Claims.
Deuteronomy, whether it differs in
style from the preceding books,
293-more diffuse, ffuse. 294.
Dey, original meaning of the word,
415.

Dickenson, J. author of the Farm-
er's Letters, 189.
Divan, in the Algerine govern-
ment, has only a nominal exist-
ence, 415.

Drake, Dr, on the geology of the
valley of the Ohio.

Dunn, John, his letter concerning
J. D. Hunter, 106.
Duponceau, his arrangementof the
Library of the American Philo-
sophical Society, 2--disserta-
tion on the language of the Ber-
bers of Africa, 11, 430.

E.

Eagle, method of killing by the
Indians, 118, note-its feathers,
in what esteem among the In-
dians, ib.

Ellis, Rev. William, visits the
Sandwich Islands, and aids the
Missionaries, 343-his conver-
sation with a priestess, 351.
Erving, W. his mission to Copen-
hagen, 456.
Eve of St John, a tale of the Gre-
cian islands, 445.

Exmouth, Lord, bombards Algiers,
423.

Extemporaneous debate, tends to
create a good delivery, 51-
should be matter of instruction
in our schools, 50.

F..

Federalist, study of the, recom-
mended, 450.

Foxes, characteristic tradition of,
respecting the separation of the
Indian tribes, 93.

Franklin, founder of the American
Philosophical Society, 1--noti-
ces of in England, 194, 197, 204
-his return to America, 206.
French spoliations. See Claims.
Frothingham v. Dutton, in the
Maine Reports, noticed, 31.

G.

Gadsden, C. E. sermon on the
death of General Pinckney, no-
ticed, 222-quoted, 223.
Gaetano, said to have discovered

the Sandwich Islands, 335.
Gage, General, 206.
Gales & Seaton's Register of De-
bates in Congress, noticed, 224.
Gesenius, his works on the Sama-

ritan Pentateuch, &c. 274-his
decision respecting its value,
278-his thorough examination
of it, 280-his argument that
Moses did not write the Penta-
teuch drawn from the prophetic
passages, 24-other arguments
300-his account of the cases in
which the Samaritan and Sep-
tuagint agree in differing from
the Hebrew, 304, 305-his visit
to England, 314-discovers and
publishes Samaritan hymns, 315,
316.

Gordon, respecting committees of
correspondence, quoted, 382,

note.

Gould's Edition of Adam's Latin
Grammar, noticed, 228-defects
of Adam, 233-excellences,

234.

Gower, Lord, speech of, quoted,
202.

Greece, character of its ancient
liberty, 163.

Greenleaf's Reports of the Su-
preme Judicial Court in Maine,
27-increase of law books, 28
-character of the work, 30-
cases cited, 31.

Gulf stream, use of the thermom-.
eter in its navigation, 8.

H.

Habeas corpus, writ of, recognised
in the constitution of the United
States, 450.

Hadad, a dramatic poem. See Hill-
house.

Halkett, John, his work respecting
the North American Indians,
reviewed, 53-its character,
108.

Hamilton, J. on the Gulf Stream, 7.
Hardwicke, Lord, on the adminis-
tration of justice, 254, note.
Harlan, Dr R. his Fauna Ameri-
cana, reviewed, 120-object of
the work, ib.-its subjects class-
ed, 121-his carelessness, 123-
confusion of names, 124-ani-

mals peculiar to the old and n
worlds, ib.-to New Holla
126-faulty in the connes
and arrangement of species,
-confusion in the subdivisi
128 to 131-faults of style,
-want of clearness from i
tention to typographical
rangement, 132-too ready
erect new genera and spec
134-danger to American
ence from this propensity,
-confusion arising from it
-his controversy with o
naturalists, 136.

Hassler, on the survey of the U
ed States coasts, 9.
Hawaii, Journal of a Tour rour
reviewed, 334-size and pe
lation of the island, 335-
condition when visited by
Missionaries, 339-overthro
idolatry, 340-causes leadin
this event, ib.-missionary
tions, 344-its volcanoes, 3
affecting scene among the
tives, 353.

Hawaiian dialect, 354-one o
five Polynesian, 355-its so
expressed by few letters,
every syllable ends with a
el, 356-specimens of the
ten language, 357, 358-
words equivalent to many
ing terms in the Scriptures
Hayradin See Barbarossa.
Heckewelder, his character, 6-1
representations of the In
character partial, 65-errom
ticed, 68.

Heiau, idol temple of the S
wich islands, 347-one bu
Tamehameha described, it
Hillhouse, J.A. his Hadad, re
ed, 13-the scene favorab
-the subject bold, 15-se
passages cited, 17 to 23-
character of the work,
few faults, 26.
History of the United State
ticed, 229.

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