Napoleon, remarks on an alleged expression of his, 134; his projected invasion of England, 202; turns his force against Austria, ib; his war with Prussia, 203; his war with Spain, 204; his conduct towards Soult when suspected of a design upon the crown of Portugal, 204; his interview with Madame Soult, 205; anecdote of him at the battle of Waterloo, 207 Nees ab Esenbeck [Dr. Hymenopterorum Ichneu- monibus affinium Monographiæ, 99; character of the work. 105
Novales [Colonel] insurrection caused by him at Manilla, 23
Ogier, the Paladin, Panizzi's and Keightley's opinion concerning him, 33
Otho [the Great] succeeds his father as king of the Franks, 222; ceremonies of his coronation, ib; his hostilities with his brothers, 223; circumstances which led to his second marriage, ib; his expedition to Italy, 224; marries Adelheid, widow of Lothar, King of Lombardy, ib; defeats the Hungarians, 225; crowned King of Lombardy and Emperor, ib; his last interview with his mother, and death, ib Qtrepief, the Russian impostor, notice of, 115
Palca, remarkable obelisks near, 12 Palermo, approach to it from the sea, 44; its situation, ib; aspect of the city, ib; insurrection of the tan- ners there, 45; gardens, and mode of their irriga- tion, 46
Pampa Grande of Peru described, 13; singular effect of the action of the wind on the sand there, 14 Panizzi [Antonio] Orlando Innamorato di Bojardo: Orlando Furioso di Ariosto, 24; particulars concern- ing him, 25; his theory respecting the Charlemagne of romance, 32; his attempt to convict Dante of plagiarism, 34
Parrot [Dr. Reise zum Ararat, 158; motives for and obstacles to the undertaking, ib
Paul, Emperor of Russia, his generosity to Kosci- aszko, 63
Pauperism in France, works on, 79
Pertz [Dr.] Delectus Animalium articulatorum quæ in itinere per Brasiliam collegerunt Dr. de Spix et Dr. de Martius, 99; character of the work, 105 Petrifactions, remarkable, 9
Peyronnet [Comte de] Pensees d'un Prisonnier, 249, 250
Plata (Rio de la), distance to which its current may be felt at sea, 5
Poland contrasted with Turkey, 95; instance of her bad faith towards Russia, 115; discontent of the aris- tocracy, the cause of her recent misfortunes, ib. Poles, national character of the, 54; remarks on their late insurrection against Russia, ib. Political economy, statement of new principles on the subject of, 133; foreign cultivators of the science. ib. Pommeuse (M. de), his account of the home colony of Frederick's Oord in North Holland, 91 Portugal, literary intelligence from, 261 Poussin (Guillaume Tell)' Travaux d'Améliorations intérieures projetés on executés par le Gouvernement des Etats-Unis d' Amérique, 176 Procès-verbal de Assemblée générale du Bureau de Bienfaisance du 5me Arrondissement, 79 Prussia, literary intelligence from. 261 Puno, lake, its beautiful environs, 12
Rae (John), Statement of some new Principles on the subject of Political Economy, 133; character of the work, 146
Ramadilla, amusing account of a breakfast at, 11 Rapport de M. le Comte Rambuteau, Préfet de la Seine, au Conseil Municipal, 79
Richard d' Arlington, a French drama, character of, 150
Rio de Janeiro, disturbances at, 2: state of the slaves there, 3
Roland, the Paladin, supposed by Panizzi to have been a Breton chieftain, 33; reason for believing that he was a Norman, 34
Romane language, ancient specimen of 213 Romantic poetry of the middle ages supposed to have originated in Wales, 29; reason for assenting from this opinion, ib.
Romantiques, revolution effected by them in French literature, 148; repulsive subjects chosen for the drama, 150
Russia, her designs against Turkey, 92; danger to our Indian possessions from her occupation of Turkey,93; critical state of her army during the last war with the Turks, 94; her physical weakness proved by that campaign and by the Polish war, 95; causes of the powerful influence which she possesses, ib; her conduct during the Greek revolution, ib; her in- trigues suspected to extend even to Ireland. 96; her powers of misrepresentation. ib; her interference in the internal regulations of Turkey, 96; proofs of the weakness of Russia, 97; her vulnerable point in- dicated, 98; her influence at Constantinople, and how obtained, 231; literary intelligence from, 122; Russie, la, et la Pologne, esquisse historique, 115; char- acter of the work, ib.
St. Lawrence, Indian villages on the, 142 Sallé (Alexandre), Vie politique de Maréchal Soult, 195; character of the work, 196 Santiago, sketch of the life and manners of its inhab- itants, 6
Sandwich Islands, character and conduct of the American missionaries there, 15; visit to Kanike Aouli, the young king, 16; his person and character, ib; the queen-mother Kaahumana, 17; the king's residence, ib; appearance of the females of the family, ib; delivery of presents sent by the King of Prussia, ib;ccasion of those presents, 18; excur sion in the island of Oahoo, ib; rigid observance of the Sabbath, ib; dinner given to the King on board the Prussian ship, ib; paucity of insects in Oahoo, 19; snails of these islands, ib; plantations of M. Marina, ib; houses of the missionaries, ib; remo- val of religious restrictions, 20
Savings Banks, their effect on pawning in Paris, note,
Scott [Sir Walter], criticisms on his works, 193, 194 Seribe, Lestocq, 146; remarks on his dramatic pro- ductions, 153; change in him since the last revolu- tion, 153, 154; his arithmetical talents and wealth Sicily, general decay of public buildings and neglect of repairs, 49; state of modern art in, 52; poetry and dialect of, ib.
Skill, its value to nations and individuals, 139 Slade [Mr.], examination of his work on Turkey, 233, 235
Slave-trade, anticipated results of its abolition, 4; still carried on by several nations in spite of treaties, ib; proposed measures for preventing it, 5 Smith [Adam], doctrines maintained in his "Wealth of Nations, &c." impugned, 133
Soult [Marshall, remarks on his character as a sol- dier, 196; his humble origin and early life, ib; he enters the army, ib; his promotions, ib; his coolness of judgment at the battle of Fleurus, 197; becomes general of brigade, ib; his intrepidity at Duttingen, ib; his servises under Massena, 201; remarkable in- stances of his gallantry, 202; is wounded and taken prisoner, ib; appointed Marshal, with the command of the army destined to invade England, ib; his ser- vices in the wars with Austria and Prussia, 203; created Duke of Dalmatia, ib; sent to command a corps of the French army in Spain, 204; his sup- posed design upon the sovereignty of Portugal, ib; summoned to the French army in Germany, ib;
sent back to Spain; opposition of his wife to his going, ib; his campaign in the South of France, against Wellington, 205, 206; his devotion to the re- stored Bourbons, 206; his proclamation against Bo- naparte, 207; appointed Major-General of the em- pire, and made a peer by Napoleon, ib; his address to the army, ib; his conduct at the battle of Water- loo, ib; his opinion relative to the defence of Paris against the Allies, 208; he is seized, but released through the interference of the Duke d'Angoulême ib; retires from France, but is again received into favor, ib; his religious pretentions, ib; appointed Minister of War by Louis Philip, ib; his conduct at the funeral of Lamarque, 209
Spain, finances of, 184; state of affairs in, ib; the clergy of, not intolerant, ib; charactar of royalty in, 185; effects of peace in, 186; change in the order of succession in, 187; state of her finances, ib; ele- ments of liberty in, ib; literary intelligence from, 122 Stael [Madame de], anecdote of, 64
Stuers [Major], Memoirs sur la Guerre de l'Isle de Java, 113
Suites à Buffon, account of a French work with that title, 105
Superior, Lake, described, 177
Swanson [Mr.], notice of his forthcoming work on Entomology, 106
Sweating Sickness, the, its ravages confined to Eng- land, 112; its causes, ib
Sweden, literary intelligence from, 122; circumstances attending the dethronement of King Gustavus IV. 116
Switzerland, literary intelligence from, 122 Syracuse, state of Arethusa, 48; obligations of the town to Lord Nelson, 49; successful attempt to make paper from the papyrus, ib; state-carriage of St. Lucia, ib.
Wallachia, literary intelligence from, 262 Wanderungen durch Sicilien und die Levante, 42; route pursued by the author of this work, 43 War, loss to nations by it, 125
Wealth, desire of, its causes and influence, 142 Wladikaukas, fortress of, 159
Wolff [Professor J. H. Beiträge zur Aesthetik der Baukunst, 72; character and object of the work, 73, 74; course pursued by him, 76; results of his inves- tigation of the fundamental qualities of architecture, 77; he shows that the best general proportions may be traced to the application of squares, ib; his ideas on intercolumniation, ib; inquiry whether the Greek style ought to be referred to an original stone or timber construction, 78; result of his remarks on columns, ib; and pediments, 79
Wolff [Dr. O. L. B., Die schöne Litteratur Europa's in der neuesten Zeit, 188; remarks on the plan of his work, 189; extracts from it, 191, 192; mistakes in it, 195
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