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THE
QUARTERLY REVIEW.
OCT. 1814, & JAN. 1815.
VOL. XII.
London:
Printed by C. Roworth, Bell-yard, Temple-bar; for
JOHN MURRAY, 50, ALBEMARLE-STREET;
SOLD ALSO BY
PARKER, OXFORD; DEIGHTON, CAMBRIDGE; WILLIAM BLACKWOOD, EDINBURGH; AND J. CUMMING, DUBLIN.
то
No. XXIII.
ART. I. A Voyage to Terra Australis, undertaken for the Purpose
of completing the Discovery of that vast Country, and
prosecuted in the Years 1801, 1802, and 1803, in his
Majesty's Ship Investigator, and subsequently in the
Armed Vessel Porpoise and Cumberland Schooner.
With an Account of the Shipwreck of the Porpoise,
Arrival of the Cumberland at Mauritius, and Impri-
sonment of the Commander during six Years and a
half in that Island. By Mathew Flinders, Com-
mander of the Investigator
II. 1. A Letter from Paris, to George Petre, Esq. By the-
Rev. John Chetwode Eustace.
2. Paris in 1802 and 1814. By the Rev. Wm. Shepherd.
3. Mon Journal de Huit Jours; or, the History of a
Week's Absence from Maidstone, and of a Visit to
France, in September, 1814. By the Rev. W.R. Wake,
A. M. Curate of the said Parish, and Vicar of Back-
well.
4. A Visit to Paris, in June, 1814. By Henry Wansey,
sen. Esq. F. A. S.
5. Letters from a Lady to her Sister during a Tour to
Paris, in April and May, 1814.
6. The Picture of Paris; or, Stranger's Guide to the
French Metropolis. By Edward Planta, Esq.
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III. The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cow-
per; including the Series edited, with Prefaces Bio-
graphical and Critical, by Dr. Samuel Johnson; and
the most approved Translations. The additional Lives
by Alexander Chalmers, F. S. A.
IV. An Essay on Dew, and several Appearances connected
with it. By William Charles, Wells, M.D. F.R.S.
V. The Excursion; a Poem. By William Wordsworth.
VI. Cours de Littérature Dramatique. Par A. W. Schlegel.
Traduit d'Allemand.
VII. 1. Proposal for improving the System of Friendly So-
cieties, &c. By Jerome, Count de Salis.
2. Essay on improving the Condition of the Poor, &c.
By Thomas Myers, A. M.
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90
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112
146
VIII. The
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VIII. The Paradise of Coquettes, a Poem in Nine Parts.
IX. Oriental Memoirs: selected and abridged from a Series
of Familiar Letters written during Seventeen Years'
Residence in India: including Observations on Parts
of Africa and South America, and a Narrative of Oc-
currences in four India Voyages. Illustrated by En-
gravings from Original Drawings. By James Forbes,
F.R.S. &c.
X. Precursor to an Exposé on Forest Trees and Timber;
connected with the Maritime Strength and Prosperity
of the United Kingdom, and the Provinces. By Capt.
Layman, R. N.
XI. 1. Campagne de Paris en 1814, précédée d'un Coup-
d'œil sur celle de 1813. Par P. F. F. J. Giraud.
2. Histoire de la Régence à Blois.
3. Itinéraire de Buonaparte, pour servir de suite à la
Régence de Blois.
4. Oraison Funèbre de Buonaparte. Par une Société de
Gens de Lettres.
Par J.B.
5. Mémoires pour servir à l'Histoire de France sous le
Gouvernement de Napoléon Buonaparte.
Salgues. Première Livraison.
6. Buonaparte peint par lui-même.
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180
227
7. Voyage à l'Ile d'Elbe. Par A. F. de Berneaud.
8. Mémoires Secrets sur Napoléon Buonaparte; écrits
par un Homme qui ne l'a pas quitté depuis quinze ans.
9. Lettera di un Italiano al Signore di Chateaubriand,
autore dell' Opera intitolata Buonaparte e i Borboni. 238
Quarterly List of New Publications.
270
CONTENTS
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No. XXIV.
ART. I. Elements of the Philosophy of the Human Mind. By
Dugald Stewart, Esq. F. R.S. Edin. &c. &c.
- 281
II. Travels to the Source of the Missouri River, and across
the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. Per-
formed by order of the Government of the United
States in the Years 1804, 1805, and 1806. By Cap-
tains Lewis and Clarke.
- 317
III. The Miscellaneous Works of Edward Gibbon, Esq.
with Memoirs of his Life and Writings, composed by
himself; illustrated from his Letters, with occasional
Notes and Narrative by the Right Hon. John, Lord
Sheffield.
IV. Marie; ou, les Hollandaises.
- 368
- 391
V. A Treatise on the Wealth, Power, and Resources of
the British Empire, in every Quarter of the World, in-
cluding the East Indies; the Rise and Progress of the
Funding System explained; with Observations on the
National Resources for the beneficial Employment of a
redundant Population; and for rewarding the Military
and Naval Officers, Soldiers, and Seamen, for their
Services to their Country during the late War: illus-
trated by copious Statistical Tables, &c. By P. Colqu-
houn, LL. D.
VI. The Velvet Cushion. By J. W. Cunningham, A. M.
Vicar of Harrow.
VII. 1. On a new Principle of constructing His Majesty's
Ships of War. From the Philosophical Transactions.
By Robert Seppings, Esq. one of the Surveyors of His
Majesty's Navy.
2. Remarks on the Employment of Oblique Riders, and
on other Alterations in the Construction of Ships.
Being the Substance of a Report presented to the
Board of Admiralty, with additional Demonstrations
and Illustrations. By Thomas Young, M. D. For. Sec.
R. S. From the Philosophical Transactions.
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VIII. 1. Erreu