Schrevelius, English translation of his Greek Lexicon, 142-his ambiguous and unsatisfactory Latin interpreta- tions, 142-of the merits of his Lexi- con, 143. Science, progress in, 111-natural, its connexion with arts of life, 112- nomenclature of, an obstacle, 113— value as an amusement, 113,- -as pro- moting the fine arts, 113. Scripture history, as affording subjects and materials to the poet, 139. Selkirk, Lord, his grant of land from the Hudson Bay Company, 394, his pro- ject for the sale of, 399. Seminole war, 435. Shakspeare, the master in the school of nature, 141.
Shawnese Indians, whence emigrated,
417-singular traditions of their his- tory, 418-preserved their peaceful relations to the United States in the war of 1812, 418.
Slave trade made piracy by Congress,
Slavery, African, introduction of, into
America by Las Casas, 277 et seq. South American republics, dearth of ma-
terials relating to the history of, 299. Souvenir, The Atlantic, noticed, 228. Spain refuses to join France in assisting America, 101-offers her mediation between France and Great Britain, 101-finally joins France in the con- test, 101-terms of peace with Great Britain, 107.
Spain, publication concerning the voy- ages and maritime discoveries of, 265 -published under patronage of the king of Spain, 265-value of such publications, 268.
Steam boat question, the decision on,
Chancellor Kent's opinion of, 359-- doubts of its correctness, 360. Stephanus, Henry, his Thesaurus, its ad- mirable character and vast erudition, 148-under many disadvantages, 149 -his family and fate, 149. Story, Joseph, Discourse before the Phi
Beta Kappa Society, reviewed, 129 -its subject and character, 133-his remarks on female education, 134-on classical learning, 135.
Tales, Merry, of the Wise Men of Go- tham, 37.
Tales, Russian, by Count Xavier de Maistre, 188-their great attraction resides in the scene, 188-account of the first tale, the Prisoners of Caucasus, 189-quotation from, 189-is too full of incident, 190-of the second tale, Prascovia Lopoulof, 190- founded on fact, 190-compared with Madam Cottin's Elizabeth, 191- with Heart of Midlothian, 191-ex- cellence of the translation, 192. Tecumthe reproaches the British with deception, 381-commences hostilities against the United States on the Wa- bash in 1811, 381.
The Memorial, a Christmas and New Year's Offering, published at Boston, 232-its merits, 232-extract from, 232.
Time, Reed's observations on, 65. Tone, Theobald Wolfe, Life of, review- ed, 321-its want of condensation, 321-its strong interest, 322-strong points of his character, 322-reasons for the publication of this life, 324- becomes interested in the Roman catholics of Ireland, 327-did not at first aim at separation from England, 328-account of his early life and character by himself, 328-his mar- riage, 329-studies law in London, 329-proposes a colony, 329-called to the bar, 329-begins his political career, 329-his remarks on the in- fluence of England quoted, 330-eu- logy of Thomas Addis Emmet, 330 -remarks on the effects of the French revolution on Ireland, 331-his anti- pathy to England, 331-obliged to leave Ireland for the United States, 332-his views of the situation of his country, 332-possessed the confi- dence of the Roman catholics, 333- his account of the miseries of the Irish emigrants, 333-goes to France in 1796, to solicit succors, 334-his conduct, 334-visits Mr Monroe, 334 -his visit to Carnot, 335-insists upon the independence of Ireland, 335 -is impeded by the duke of Feltre, 336-his respect for Carnot and
Hoche, 336-delays of the expedi- tion to Ireland, 336-its final fate, 337-conduct of Tone, 337-his de- spondency after the defeat of a second expedition, 340-his conference with Bonaparte, 340-his melancholy re- flections on the state of Ireland, 340 -consulted with regard to a new ex- pedition, 342-is taken by the Eng- lish, 343-fate and fortunes of his family, 343-interview of his widow with Napoleon Bonaparte, 344. Tone, William Theobald Wolfe, con- tinues the life of his father, 332-his account of the concluding parts of it, 341 of the fate and fortunes of his family, 343-his narrative of his own services, &c. 345.
Turkey, wild, described, 126--Dr Frank- lin's proposition respecting, 128.
United States, internal improvement in, act relating to, 1-why so little atten- tion yet paid to it, 3-circumstances which now call for it, 3-how to be considered with regard to internal im- provement, 4-divided by Mr Cal- houn into three grand divisions, 4— how these divisions are to be united, 4 -the natural markets of the states beyond the Alleganies, 8-import- ance of internal communication in- creased in time of war, 8-various canals proposed for this purpose, 7-14 -general spirit of improvement in, 15-Congress of, their power over in- ternal improvements, 22-history of, strangely neglected, 23-and why, 24-work on the Diplomacy of, re- viewed, 92-publication of State Pa- pers of, 93-people of, their pros- pect of foreign assistance in the revo- lution, 94-did not seek it till all hope of reconciliation had vanished, 94- first attempt to establish a correspond- ence with Europe, 95--secret assistance from the French, 96-envoys sent to France, 97-their reception, 97— proposed treaty declined, 98-com- missioners sent to other courts in Eu- rope, 99-advantageous proposals to France, 99-and to Spain, 99-inef- fectual at first, 99-effects of Bur-
goyne's surrender, 99-proposals ac- ceded to by France, 100—and after- wards by Spain, 101-negotiation with Spain, 102-mediation offered by Russia and Germany for a general peace, 103-effects of the capture of Cornwallis upon the negotiations, 104 -history of the negotiation for peace, and difficulties attending it, 104, et seq.-advantages secured by the trea- ty to the United States, 107-new subjects of dispute with Great Britain, with Spain and France, 108-contro- versies on commercial difficulties with France and Great Britain, 108-views of Bonaparte, relating to, 109-Presi- dent of, mode of choosing, 351-dan- ger to the Union, from what causes, 351-conflicting powers and jurisdic- tion, 352 et seq.-importance of the decisions of the Supreme Court of, 361-nature of the freedom enjoyed in, 361-policy of the government of, towards the Indians, 365-its intro- duction of the plan of permanent an- nuities, 369-attempts to prevent the Indians from taking part in the revo- lution, $71-war with them during the administration of Washington, 380 -second war with England, 381— renewed attempt to prevent the Indians from taking part in it, 381-princi- ples of the government developed in the talk of president Madison, 382- manner in which it has acquired Indian lands, 394-mistake with regard to the alleged profits of these lands, 395 -in a pecuniary view are unprofitable, 396-great expenses of the Indian department, 396-exertions of the government to restrain Indian hostili- ties, 401-council of Prairie du Chien, 401-and happy result, 401-estab- lishment by law for trading with In- dians, 402-present regulations of the trade, 402-other provisions by law for the security of Indians, 403-act for promoting their civilization, 403— for preventing the sale of spirit to them, 405-difficult to execute from the extent of the frontier, 406-plan for removing them to a permanent residence beyond the Mississippi, 408 -nature and cause of the war of
1811 with the Indians, 416-many tribes remained at peace, 417-tribes which maintained their neutrality dur- ing the war of 1812, 417.
Value, and riches or wealth, distinctions between, examined, 180. Vermont, University of, inaugural Ad- dress of the President of, 470. Virginia, uniform attention of to the reformation and publication of her statute laws, 200-publication of her statutes at large, 201.
Wabesha, Chief of the Sioux, speech of
in reproach of the British, 386. Walk-in-the-water, a Wyandot chief, speech of to the British, 423. War, Indian, of 1811, a partial affair, 416-disavowed by the government of the tribes, 417-many tribes faith- ful to the United States in the war with England, 417-those engaged with the British had had little connex- ion with the United States, 419. Washburn, Emory, Address before the Worcester Agricultural Society, 482 -his remarks on the management of farms quoted, 483.
Washington, General, his exertions for
the improvement of the Potomac, 7. Waverley, author of, his carelessness with
regard to his plots, 211. Wayne, General, treaty with the In-
dians, 370-his statement with regard to the nature of the Indian force, 381. Wealth or riches, and value, distinctions between, 180.
Wheaton, Henry, his Life of William Pinkney, reviewed, 68-complaint of its deficiency in minute anecdote not well founded, 68-his account of his
professional talents and acquirements quoted, 85-of his devotion to his profession, 86-of the extent and so- lidity of his legal attainments, 86. Wilson, Alexander, his American Orni- thology, Ord's Supplement to, 110— his country, education, &c. 115-his mode of life, 116-quotations from his letters, 117, 118-his description of the mocking bird, 119-of the bald eagle, 120-his Ornithology continued by Mr Bonaparte, 122. Winthrop, John, his History of New England edited by James Savage, 23 -discovery of the third volume, 25 -is his journal, 28-his minuteness and the cause of it, 28-his account of his expenses as governor, 34. Wise Men of Gotham, Merry Tales of, 37.
Worthington, Colonel, account of the transparency of the atmosphere of the Pampas, 302-of a funeral ceremony,
Wyandots preserved their faith to the United States in the war of 1812, 419 -described as remarkable for defects and virtues, 421-driven by the Iroquois to the protection of the Sioux, 421-their return, 421-their rank among the Indian tribes, 421 -their divisions into tribes, 422-and mode of government, 422-resolve to remain neutral in the war with Eng- land, 423-their conference with the English at Malden, 428-their de- termination to remain neutral op- posed by the English, 424-divi- sion among the chiefs, 424-their forced accession to the British arms, 424 et seq.grand council at Browns- town between the two parties of the Wyandots, 425 et seq.-the Wyan- dots abandon the British, 428.
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