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Lindeneau, B. de, his Tables, 309 and
342.

Literature, influence of, the novel po-
litical organisation of the United
States on the, 429-has generally
been the fruit of monarchies and
despotisms, 435.

Litigation does not grow out of the
uncertainty of the law, 415.
Liverpool, its increase compared with
American cities, 100, 101.
Longitude of the moon, equation of
the, 335 et seqq.
Lunar orbit, difficulties attending its
investigation, 330 et seqq.-their
solution by Clairaut, 331 et seqq.-
tables of Halley, 331-Mayer, 332
-Burg, ib.-and Burckhardt, 333—
lunar motion, its acceleration, 333—
explained by La Place, ib. et seqq.
-longitude, equation of, explained
by La Place, 336 et seqq.-time of
revolution has suffered no change,
355.

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Maritime law. See Commercial Law.
Marius, his advice concerning bills of
exchange, 50.

Marlborough, Duke of, 395.
Marshall, Chief Justice, his opinion of
Garnett's lectures on female educa-
tion, 444-of the influence of the
female character in society, 445.
Maryland, its first settlement, 101–
early act of toleration, 101, 102—
amount of its crop of tobacco, 104.
Maskelyne, astronomer royal in 1765,
323-his valuable observations, ib.
-compliment from the French
Board of Longitude, 323—their let-
ter, 324, note-his catalogue of the
fundamental stars, 324.

Massachusetts Peace Society, Dr
Ware's address before the, 455.
Maupertuis, anecdote of, 355, note.
Mayer, Tobias, pursues the study of
astronomy at Gottingen, 314--his
lunar tables, 315.

Meli, a Sicilian chemist, a song of his
inserted, 146, 147.

Metcalf, Theron, his Digest of cases de-

cided in the SupremeJudicial Court
of Massachusetts noticed, 458.
Mexicans, a fierce and warlike people,
283 their emperor elective, ib.
Mexico, its present favorable political
prospects, 77-its federal system
only an experiment of uncertain
success, 78-state of education, 93,
-its conquest by Spain more ar-
duous than that of Peru, 283—an
elective empire, ib. See Poinsett.
Mexico, city of, visited by Mr Poin-
sett, 88-account of the city at its
conquest; its extent, splendor, &c.
88, 89-Thomas Gage's, a friar,
account of it quoted, 89, 90—its
present state described by Mr Poin-
sett, 90, 93.

Mezerai, the historian, anecdote of,
141.

Molloy, de Jure Maritimo et Navali,

50.

Monarchs, influence of their opinions,
424-instanced in James I, ib.
Moon. See Lunar Orbit.
Moore, Thomas, one of his Irish me-
lodies inserted, 22.

N

Napoleon Bonaparte, his overtures to
Lafayette, 172-treatment of him
and family, ib.-seeks his support on
his return from Elba, ih.-offers to
the French his Acte Additionel, 173
-returns from Waterloo, 174-de-
feated by Lafayette in his intention
to become Dictator, ib.-his abdi-
cation, 176--difficulty of doing
justice to his character, 393-his
title to the throne, 394-not a mere
military chieftain, ib.-prided him-
self on his code of law, 395-his
agency in its formation, 396-as-
sists at the discussions, &c. 400.
Netherlands, confederacy of the, the
nature of the union, 424.

New Hampshire Historical Society's
collections, 448.

Newton, laborious corrections of his
compositions, 281-his discovery
of gravity, his Principia, 309-the
first inventor of instruments of re-
flection, 318-his theory of gravity
unimproved till the time of Euler,
&c. 329-his problem of the three
bodies, 329-conjecture of the form
of the earth, 350-discovery of the
cause of the precession of the equi-
noxes, 356-first explains the the-
ory of the tides, 357.

North American Indians, a barren

theme for poetry, 210-Westall's
representation of one, ib.-poems
founded on the Indian character,
noticed, 211-defects of, as a sub-
ject for poetry, ib.

Novels, their subjects found in almost

every country under all circum-
stances, 249. See Romance.

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Odessa, causes of its rapid growth,
100.

Olbers, Dr, his success in discovery of
comets, 328-superiority of his me-
thed of calculating the orbit of a co-
met, 348-hypothesis of the com-
mon origin of comets and the four
new planets, 349-estimate of the
number that pass within the earth's
orbit, ib.

Olmuts, place of the imprisonment of
Lafayette by the emperor of Aus-
tria, 164.

Ontwa, a poem, descriptive of Indian
character and scenery, 211.
Oruro, a city of Peru, scene of tra-
gical events, 294-excesses of the
insurgent Peruvians, 294, 295.
Otis, James, his remark on the value
of Blackstone's Commentaries, 415.
Outline general, of the United States
noticed, 446 and condemned, ib.

et seqq.

P.

Park, Mr, quoted, 58.
Peace Society of Massachusetts, Dr
Ware's address before, 455-influ-
ence of such societies limited, ib.
Penn, Wm. his interview with the
Indians on the banks of the Dela-
ware, 215-his account of Phila-
delphia, 217

Peru, governed by the hereditary
race of Incas, 283-Rio de la Pla-
ta, or Buenos Ayres separated from
it 1778, 284-of the insurrection of
Tupac Amaru, 285-Upper Peru,
its principal seat, its subdivision in-
to provinces and governments, ib.

-its population, note, ib.-its geo-
graphical features, ib.-history of
the ancient empire by Dr Robert-
son, 286-origin and progress of
the insurrection of Tupac Amaru,
287, et seqq.-its termination, 306,
307-losses sustained, 307-pre-
sent state, 308.

Peruvians, not a warlike people, 283
-mild and submissive, 284-their
insurrection in 1780, ib.-oppres-
sions to which they were subjected,

287.

Phi Beta Kappa, Society of, Mr Ev-
erett's oration before the, 417.
Philadelphia, quantity of flour in-
spected, 123-a brief account of,
noticed, 215-sketches of its first
settlement and subsequent progress,
216 et seqq-its commerce, 219—
its learned societies, 219, 221.
Phillips, Willard, his treatise on the
law of insurance reviewed,47-plan
of the work, 74-its character, ib.
-extract from his preface, ib --
hints for its improvement, 75, 76.
Piazzi, his catalogue of stars at Paler-
mo, 326-discovery of the planet
Ceres, 344.

Pickering, O, his Massachusetts Re-
ports reviewed, 180-their merits,
186, 188-free from repetitions, 187
-his index, 189-notes 190, 191.
Pitt compared with Fox, 278, 279.
Planetary motions, 338, 339-La-

place's theorem, 340-periodical
equations of Jupiter and Saturn,
341 et seqq.
Planets, discovery of four small, 343
-difficulties in calculations relating
to them, ib. et seqq.-supposed to
have the power of self-illumination,
349.

Plymouth, Mr Everett's oration at,

439.

Poetry, its mutable nature, 13-its

advancement and decline, 13, 14—
'selections from Byron, 15 et seqq.
Poels, causes of regret for their
death, 1 et seqq.

Poinsett's Notes on Mexico reviewed,

77-his qualifications for the work,
ib.---composed during a rapid
journey through the country, 80-
his travelling equipages, 81, 83-
arrival at and account of Jalapa,
ib. at Puebla, 83-at Cholula,
85-at Mexico, 88-his account of
that city, 90 et seqq.-his inter-
view with Iturbide, 94-visits Que-
retaro, 96-and the mines of Gua-
naxuato, 97--character of the
work, 98, 99.

Poland, its dismemberment, 375-its
government, ib. et seqq.-partition
by Russia, Austria, and Prussia,
376-consequent wars, ib. et seqq.
Pond, astronomer royal in 1811,325.
Pope, his station in the history of
English poetry, 12.

Problem of the three bodies of New-
ton, 329-principle adopted in its
solution, ib.-method of calcula-
tion, 330.

Puebla, a city of Mexico, visited by Mr

Poinsett, its size and splendor, 84-
its magnificent cathedral, ib.
Pulaski, 377-vindication from the
charges of Judge Johnson, by an
officer of his legion, 378-account
of his exertions in Poland quoted,
378 et seqq.-his attempt to seize
Stanislaus, 379, 380-his property
confiscated, 381-enters the Ameri-
can service, ib.-his exertions at
Brandywine, ib. et seqq.-his sub-
sequent services, 382 et seqq.-is
ordered to Charleston and saves
the city from surrender, 385-
marches to Georgia and cooper-
ates with Count D'Estaing, 386—
siege and assault of Savannah, ib.
-death of Pulaski, 387-subse-
quent history of his legion, 359 et
seqq.-his character as a soldier,
390 et seqq.-hostility of Judge
Johnson's charge, ib.
Puno, city of, unsuccessful attempt of
the insurgent Peruvians against it,
291-attempt of Diego Cristobal
Tupac Amaru, 299-invested by

Tupa Catari, 300-evacuated by
Orillana, ib.

Q

Queretaro described, 96.

R.

Ramsden, his celebrity as a maker of as-
tronomical instruments, 316 et seqq.
Redwood, a Tale, reviewed, 245-its
domestic character, ib.-difficulties
of such a work compared with his-
torical romance, 246, 247-proof
of the resources afforded in America
for works of fiction in domestic
life, 248-the author has availed
herself of these, 256-her delinea-
tions of character, ib.-merits of
the work, 257-the story related,
ib.-quotations, 258, 260, 262, 265,
267, 269-faults in the manage-
ment of the catastrophe, 269-
moral of the work, 270-not offi-
ciously presented, ib.—the charac-
ters, 271-style, ib.

Religion, its influence on character,
253, 254.

Repartimiento in Peru, 287-explana-
tion of the term, note, ib.
Reseguin, Don Jose de, relieves -the
siege of La Paz, 304-defeats the
Indians, ib.-receives the submis-
sion of their chiefs, 304, 305—his
sickness, ib.-takes prisoner and
executes Tupa Catari, ib.-finishes
the war, 304 to 307.
Restrictions on commerce, 110.
Rist, a song of his quoted, 145.
Rittenhouse, computes the elements of
the comet of 1770, 348.
Robertson, his history of the Peruvian
empire, 286-his accuracy ques-
tioned, ib.-source of popular in-
formation, ib.

Roemer, his discovery of the succes-
sive propagation of light, 345.
Romance, strong love of, inherent in
the human mind, 246-sources of
its interest, 246, 247-fertility of
America in the materials of, 248-
can only be employed by a native
writer, 250--objections to this
view, 251-refuted, ib. 252-dis-
tinctions of rank, &c. not necessary
to create interest in a work of fic-
tion, ib.-the necessary ingredients
found in the character of Ameri-
cans, 253-varieties of character
produced by religion, geographical

situation, &c. 253, 254-other rea-
sons, 255.

Russell, Wm. Oldnall, Davis' Ameri-
can edition of his treatise on crimes
and misdemeanors, noticed, 224—
value of this work, and Mr Davis'
improvements, 224, 225.

S.

Santini, his Elements of Astronomy,

360.

Schubert, his works on Astronomy,
360.

Scott, Sir W. See Stowell.

Seneca, his vigilance in the employ-

ment of time, 273-his counsel on
diversity of study, 274.

Sirey, M. his edition of the Code Na-
poleon, 413.

Slave trade can only be suppressed
in Africa, 192.

Solar system, stability of, 339-causes
which tend to its destruction, ib. et
seqq.-probable changes in it, 339
et seqq.

Sorala beleagured, taken and sacked,
by Andres Tupac Amaru, 303.
Southey, poet laureate, his portentous
forebodings about America, 422—
his proposed changes in the con-
stitution of the United States, ib.—
Spain, jealous mystery in which she
wraps the affairs of her American
possessions, 284.

Spanish Grammar, by Mariano Cubi
y Soler, noticed, 450.
Stael, Madam de, on the events of the
5th October,157, 158-on the fami-
ly of Lafayette, 169-her reasons
for the devotion of the Athenians
to the polite arts, 435.
Stanislaus, king of Poland, attempt of

Pulaski to seize him, 379 et seqq.
Stowell, Lord, an example of the
importance of the study of foreign
law, 65-his character as a judge,
65, 67-his excellence attributed
to the cultivation of universal juris-
prudence.

T

Telescope, achromatic of Dollond,
317-Ramsden's meridian, ib.-
achromatic by Fraunhofer, at Dor-
pat, 318-reflecting of Herschel,
419-of Short, ib.
Teocalli at Cholula, description of the,
85, 86-compared with the Egyp-
tian pyramids, 86, 87.

Thurlow, Lord, his celebrated reply to
the Duke of Grafton, 280-its ef-
fect, ib.

Ticknor, Professor, his lectures on
Spanish literature, character of, by
Mr Cubi, 451-Syllabus of, ib.
Tides, theory of, 357.

Traits of the Aborigines of America,

a poem, 211.

Tupac Amaru, Jose Gabriel Candor
Canqui, his insurrection, 283—im-
plicated the Vice-royalties of Peru
and Buenos Ayres, 285-Upper
Peru, principal seat of the war, ib.
-assumes the name of Inca, 287-
his character and education, ib.—
attempts to mitigate the burdens of
his countrymen, 288-courts po-
pularity, ib.-increased oppression,
ib.-executes the Corrigedor of
Tinta, 289-commences a civil war
in the name of the king, ib.-rouses
the spirit of his countrymen, 290—
encounters a body of royal troops,
ib.-destroys them, 291-assumes
the grandeur and state of the In-
cas, ib.-returns to Tinta, ib.-
marches for Cuzco, 296-hesitation
of his friends, ib.-is defeated and
falls back upon Tinta, ib.-again
totally defeated and made prisoner,
298, 299-trial and execution, 302.
Tupac Amaru, Diego Cristobal, half
brother to the former, prosecutes
the war after his capture, 299---at-
tempt on Puno, 299-claims the
benefit of the amnesty, 304-re-
news the war, 305-takes the oath
of allegiance, 306-is perfidiously
taken and executed, 307.
Tupac Amaru, Andres, nephew of
Jose Gabriel, 302-raises an army
and beleaguers Sorata, 303-takes
it, ib.-marches to La Paz, ib.-
claims the mercy of government,
and swears allegiance to the king,
304, 305-is imprisoned, 305.

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