Thirdly, that the American people have suffered more than any other, by the vulgar prejudice and self-sufficiency of tourists, seeing every thing awry, drawing general conclusions from one or a few particular instances, and dealing in universal propositions of censure and invective; and that the American writers have complained more bitterly and frequently than any others, of the superficial glances, false judgments, and broad lampoons of those libellers; and that it therefore behooves him especially, not to fall into the same paralogisms, nor indulge similar antipathies, nor give like cause to those, whose particular hospitality he has experienced abroad, to be ashamed of his acquaintance, and regret his appearance among them. Fourthly, that although the old Scotch woman's kind of story be very pleasant, as it is related by Matthews the comedian, yet a similar mode and purport of narrative, the frequent introduction of anecdotes and occurrences utterly pointless and jejune, or insignificantly and exclusively personal,-what the French call platitudes and niaiseries,-must be very trying for the patience and lenity of intelligent readers, who are somewhat frugal of time and money. Fifthly, that high republican airs and unaccommodating manners, and the cant and slang from which popular systems are not exempt more than the others, should be softened in monarchical countries as much as possible, not only in order to win the repute of good breeding, which is universal in its essence, but from policy as to personal enjoyment and the attainment of more information. Sixthly, that it is a mark of sound sense, literary taste, and conscious power, to avoid extremely trite and easy subjects, such as the abuse and ridicule of Popery and the Jesuits; which are the more supererogatory and surfeiting in the United States, since there is not the least danger of the spread or general influence of Popery or the Jesuits among us; and prejudice enough against them is already rooted and diffused, in a degree which might content any trembler or bigot, except, perhaps, such as would have cried fire in the midst of the Universal Deluge. Finally, (for we must not ourselves be heedless of the ne quid nimis,) that the Fine Arts have scientific principles and established models, and the opera and the ballet inherent excellencies and attractions, which, not to understand and admire, is only proof of natural defect or unfortunate ignorance, and the crude reprobation or slashing criticism of which exposes the presumptuous dissident and his country to the pity or contempt of the foreign world. INDEX. American Poetry, 482-509-Percival's Clio, 482-492-first poem of any length composed within the limits of U. S. by William Morrell, 493-version of the Psalms by John Eliot, Thomas Welde, and Richard Mather, ib.-its second edition revised by Rev. Henry Dunster and Richard Lyon, 494-notice of the poetry of Mrs. Anna Bradstreet, 494-496Thomas Dudley, 494-John Norton, 495-John Cottin, 497-Nathaniel Ward, 5.-Benjamin Woodbridge, ib.-Governor Bradford, ib. -Jonathan Mitchell, 498-Josias Winslow, ib.-Father Wilson, ib.Rev. Thomas Shepherd, ib.—Mr. Welde, ib.-Urian Oakes, 499-Peter Foulger, 499-505-Joseph Capen, 501-Roger Williams, ib.Michael Wigglesworth, ib.-John Danforth, ib.-Nathaniel Pitcher, 502-Thomas Makin, ib.-John Osborn, ib.-Rev. John Adams, 502, 503.-Dr. Mather Byles, 503, 504Joseph Green, 504-Tilden, ib.John Maylem, 505-Francis Knapp, ib.-Governor James Bowdoin, ib.Dr. Samuel Cooper, Dr. Benjamin Church, Judge Lowell, Stephen Sewall, ib.-William Livingston, 506Rake, by a Lady of New-England, ib. -Phillis Wheatley, ib.-Dr. Samuel Mather, ib.-Professor Devens, 507 -Rev. William Smith, ib.-Philip Freneau, ib. Antelopes, of Southern Africa, description of, 129. B. Barclay, Alexander, his practical View of the present state of Slavery in the West Indies, &c., observations on, and extracts from, 237-250. Burrington, Sir Jonah, his Personal Sketches of his Own Times, reviewed, 134-no country in which Ame ricans feel so much interest as Ireland, and the reasons why, 134, 135 -observations on the author, 136his youthful studies, and the drinking habits of the times, 137-attachment between Irish peasantry and landlords, with a revolting specimen, 138-portrait of Mr. Michael Lodge, ib.-of the Rev. Patrick Crowly, 139-of Parsons Hoye, ib.-Sir Jonah adops the law for his profession, marries, and gets into the Irish parliament, 140-his first oratorical display, 141-anecdotes of Lord Montmorris, Sir Richard Musgrave, Sir Edward Newnham, Sir Frederick Flood, 142-Sir Boyle Roach, 143— notice of the Duke of Wellington, and Lord Londonderry, ib.-description of Curran, 144, 145-of Grattan, 145-148-anecdote of Col. Burr, D. M. Randolph, and Grattan, 146 -three classes of gentry in Ireland, 149-anecdotes of Irish peasantry, 149, 150-Irish inns, 150-occurrences on the taking and retaking of Wexford, 151-153-duelling in Ireland, 153-157-code of the Fire-eaters, 154-156-narrative of George Hartpole, 158-161-the latter days of Mrs. Jordan, 161-164-Union and Absenteeism, 167-Catholic priesthood and Catholic emancipation, 169-171. Bartram, William, his travels in North and South Carolina, Georgia, East and West Florida, &c., notice of, 226. Bernard, Duke of Saxe Weimar, anecdote of, 417. Bernouilli, James and John, take part in the discussion on the resistance of fluids to surfaces, 5. Bethdin, Jewish judicial synod, questions addressed to, with answers, 92-94. Biot, J. P. on the Astronomical Monuments of Egypt, &c., 509.-See Egyptian Chronology. Bouguer, his treatises upon masts of vessels, 5. Bowdoin, Governor James, notice of, 505. Bradford, Governor, notice of, 497. Burns's Widow, notice of, 554. Byles, Dr. Mather, notice of, 503, 504. C. Capen, Joseph, notice of, 501. Champollion, M. Senr., his Historical miration of Rousseau, and determi- Church, Dr. Benjamin, notice of, 505. Clay, Hon. Henry, his Speech before the American Colonization Society, Clio, by James G. Percival, reviewed, 482-492. Collection of Poems, relating to state Collins vs. Jessot, case of, 73. merce, 268-freedom useful to com- U. S., 288-290-conduct of the Bri- Compton vs. Bearcroft, case of, marriage at Gretna Green valid, 98. the federal or state legislature void, Cooper, the novelist, his works trans- Cooper, Dr. Samuel, notice of, 505. Curran, description of, 144, 145. D. Dalrymple vs. Dalrymple, case of, with 73. Danforth, John, notice of, 501. De Roos, Hon. Frederick Fitzgerald, New-York, at 408-415-national re- -Nova Scotia, 418-dominion of the Devens, Professor, notice of, 507. E. Eckin and others vs. Raub, with argument of Judge Gibson examined, 188-214. Egyptian Chronology, 509-advantages of late discoveries in hieroglyphics, 510-universal tradition respecting the deluge, ib.-remarks on the dif ferent dates assigned thereto by dif ferent texts, 511-argument for extending the era of the deluge to a more remote date, 513-probable date, 514-corroborated by Berosus and Sanchoniatho, ib.-true length of the solar year unknown in Greece till the time of Hipparchus, ib.-different length of Hebrew and Egyptian years, 515-difference between the natural and artificial year of the Egyptians, 516-their method of finding the true length of the year, ib.-last Sothic cycle reckoned by the Egyptians, with remarks, 517— symbol for the inundation of the Nile, 518-disputed passage in Herodotus, 518-520-remarks on Egyptian Zodiacs, 520-522-early Egyptian history by Herodotus and Diodorus Siculus, 523-by Manetho, 524-Josephus, 524, 525-the Shepherd Kings, 525, 526-table of Abydos, and remarks on the history of Sesostris, 528-530-Cadmus, 530-remarks on the Champollion discoveries, 531 533. Euler, his Scientia Navalis, commendation of, 6. Everett, Edward, his account of the controversy respecting the poems of Homer, commended, 309. F. Fenton vs. Reed, case of, 74. Fitzmaurice, Lord, case of, 73. Flood, Sir Frederick, anecdote of, 142. Florida, 214-its discovery and boundaries, 215-Cabot discovered this part of the continent, but Ponce de Leon took possession, ib.-visited by Vasquez, De Verazini, De Geray, Narvaes, and Soto, 216-a settlement of French protestants displaced by the Spaniards with great barbarity, who in their turn are beaten and destroyed, ib.-De la Salle visits Florida, 217-the Spaniards annoyed by invasions from Carolina and Georgia, ib.-Florida given by treaty to England, ib.-the Spaniards take West Florida, 218-Florida transferred to the U. S., ib.-government of the country, 220-agricultural prospects of the country discovered, 221treaty with the Indians, by which the rich lands to the north and west are secured to the U. S., 222-a new era commenced, and a new judicial district established, ib.-Florida considered as three districts, 222, 223surface of the country, 223-climate, 224-quadrupeds, 225-reptiles, 226 -account of East Florida, by W. Stork, M. D., with a Journal kept by John Bartram, remarks on, 226Travels in North and South Carolina, Georgia, East and West Florida, &c. by Wm. Bartram, ib.-Sketches Topographical and Historical of the Floridas, &c., by J. Grant Forbes, ib.-Notice of East Florida, &c., by a Recent Traveller, 227-Observations upon the Floridas, by Ch: Vignolles, 228-oration before the Florida Institute, by James Gadsden, 229-View of West Florida, by John Lee Williams, 229-235-Tanner's Map of Florida, commended, 229— Indians, 231-234-description of the old inhabitants of Florida, 234-of Tallahassee, ib.-letter of Judge Brackenridge, ib.--Forbes' purchase, |