Naval Chronicle. the United States, by
C. W. Goldsborough, referred to, 349. Naval History, Sketches of a, of the Unit- ed States, by Thomas Clark, referred to, 349.
Navy, the, a bill for the gradual improve- ment of, referred to, 349--have been its own architect, 353----began with two small vessels, ib.----Congress resolves to build thirteen vessels, and subse- quently establishes a Board of Admi- ralty, ib.-frigates of the second class. the largest vessels put into commission during the Revolution, 354---twenty- five vessels only employed during the Revolution, at one time, ib.----the first maritime expedition undertaken by an American fleet, 355----suffered to dwin- dle away towards the conclusion of the Revolutionary war, 356--- Wash- ington calls the attention of Congress to a naval policy, 361----Adams, in his first message, enforces Washington's recommendation, 362-an appropria- tion made for completing three fri gates on the stocks, ib.-an act passed for the increase of, 363----hostilities with France having ceased, it was or- dered to be reduced, 364----difficulties with the Barbary Powers again bring it into active service, ib.----the destruc- tion of the Philadelphia in the harbour of Tripoli, 365----on the conclusion of the Tripolitan war, it was threatened with entire destruction, 367----only five vessels in commission, 372-two mil- lions and a half of dollars appropriated for the increase of, 373--the Algerine war of 1815, referred to, in regard to it, 377----regularly progressed till 1827, when the eight millions of dollars was exhausted, ib.----objects of the bill for the improvement of, 378----extracts from Hayne's speech on the subject of, 378--the present condition of, 382. New Madrid-a colony attempted to be founded at, 207-experienced dreadful earthquakes, 208---Little Prairie set- tlement broken up, ib.
New Russia, its population and revenue, 124-its farm of brandy, ib.----salt- works of Perecoff, ib.----its productions almost exclusively agricultural, ib. Normans, character and literary influence of, 62-63. 0.
Odessa, its population and revenue, 124 --foreigners own many fine estates in its vicinity, 125,
Omnipresence of the Deity, the, by Robert Montgomery, reviewed, 290----extracts from, 292-302.
Orators, the Roman, of Cicero, 492 -the history of Roman eloquence begins
with the Gracchi, 494--both the Grac chi perished at early age, 498---of Hor- tensius, 499---his style of living and dress, 500 501---the orators were in the way of receiving immense sums by legacies, 503--- of Calvus, 504----Latin orators, less careful in preparation than the Greeks, 509--Cicero and Demos- thenes compared, 519-538.
Ovid, a favourite of the dark ages, 40, n. P.
Pandects, the, on the discovery of, 87 Phasis, valley of the, the Colchos of an- tiquity, 117-its geography, ib. Pitsundu, one of the finest bays on the coast, 132----remarkable for the ruins of an ancient monastery in its neigh- bourhood, ib.
Pleiades, Arabian, 33-38. Poetry, cultivated by princes and nobles, 50-- Peruvian, passage of, 51, n. Poetry. Sicilian---earliest, 61-63. Poets, Turkish, 39--- Persian, ib.----Ara- bian, ib.----Provençal not taught by the Spaniards, 48-55, 70.
Pollok, Robert, his Course of Time, re- viewed, 454-a Scottish clergyman- died in France at an early age, 459---- extract from his poem descriptive of himself, 459-462---possessed true poet- ical talent, 462---his portrait of Lord Byron, 465----extracts from his poem, 468, 469.
Prayer, the Dreadful, 301. Provençal Poets, influence of, 56 n. 61. R.
Rambaldo, Vacheirus, his proposed po- ems, in five dialects, 60. Rawle, Mr. his Views of the Constitution of the United States, referred to, 574. Raymond, Revenger, his influence, 65. Recollections, &c. by Timothy Flint, re- viewed, 192 ---extracts from, 195-197, 200, 201, 204-206, 208, 210-213. Richelet, 32.
Redoute-kalè, its population, 134---its air unhealthy, ib.---its commerce 135. Report of a Committee of the Citizens of Boston and vicinity, opposed to a fur ther increase of Duties on Importa. tions, referred to, 582.
Report of the Naval Committee of the House of Representatives, referred to, 349-extracts from, 370-372.
Report of the Secretary of the Navy,
covering a plan for a naval peace es- tablishment, referred to, 349. Report of the Select Committee of the House of Representatives, &c. and a Report of the Resolutions of Georgia, examined, 541--extracts from, 541-544, 569--- was laid upon the table without being considered, 571.
Report, the annual of the Secretary of the Navy, referred to, 349. Resemblance between Arabians and Pro- vençals, 50-56.
Revolution, what constitutes one, 438. Reynolds, Sir J. his remarks, in regard to the two styles of painting, the grand and the ornamental, quoted, 525 Rhyme, advantage of, 32----opinions as to its merits, 34-origin of, 35-40--deri- vation of the word, 35. note-Rhythm different, 36 ancient Spanish, 26, 27. Rhyming, tendency of Spanish language, 56-59--- of Greek and Latin, 58--of Provençal, Italian and Portuguese, 59. Romance, origin of, 39 n. 69.
Rome, the Campagna of, a deserted waste, 163.
Rubicon, Cæsar on the Banks of, 299. Russie, Meridionale, voyage dans la par le Chevalier Gamba-reviewed, 114-- extracts from, 123, 125-137, 139-146, 148-150.
Sanscrit Verse, the first, 71. Schah-namah, 39.
the condition of when they were Bri- tish colonies, 611-natural advantages of, 613 extraordinary prosperity of during the early part of Mr. Jefferson's administration, 614-different projects which may be adopted by them to countervail the tariff system, 617. Spain, Latin writers of, 44. Spanish Literature, 44, 45-Romance, na- tive, not copied, 45, 46--Poetry and Rhyme, 46.
Sparks, Jared, his Life of John Ledyard, reviewed, 383-extracts from, 384-387, 390--395, 397-405, 407---remarks on his style, ib.
States General, the meeting of the at Versailles, 263.
Stewart, Commodore, extracts from his statement relative to the navy, 375. Stewart, Dugald, his Philosophy of the Human Mind, quoted, 86.
Strabo, quoted, 132, 133, 150, notes. Supreme Court, the, cases of Johnson and M'Intosh, and Fletcher and Peck, re- ferred to, 550, 552- ought to settle the question between the United States and Georgia, 577.
Tariff, the, remarks on, 582--additional taxes imposed by, 590--evils of, 592- how it operates for the exclusive bene- fit of the few, 594.
Theories as to origin of Rhyme, 37. Theory, as to ancient, oriental origin of Rhyme, 37--as to Moorish origin, 39. Tenures, fendal, referred to, 77. Tenures, the Law of, in England, referred to, 75.
Tophail's Work, not a Romance, 45. Troubadour Poetry, not of Arabic origin, 64, 65, 70.
Troubadours, often noble, 65-names of the remarkable, ib.
Scott, Sir Walter, his Fair Maid of Perth, reviewed, 216---his Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, reviewed, 263-his powers as a writer, noticed, ib.----his picture of the ascendancy of the conqueror of Italy, quoted, 264--his unfriendly feel- ing towards the French Revolution strongly biassed his opinions, 275- manifests too much the feelings of the partizan, when he speaks of the victo- ries of his own country, 290. Secretary of the Navy, his annual Report, and the Report, covering a plan for a naval peace establishment, referred to, 349---the office created, 363. Secretary of War, letter from the, re- specting the surveys of roads and ca- nals--another letter from the, trans- mitting information of the amount ne- cessary to complete Internal Improve- ments, referred to, 470. Sicilian, not mother of Provençal Lite- rature, 61-63, but vice versa, ib. Slavery, its effect on population, 496. Smith, the Hon. Wm. his speech in the Senate, on Internal Improvements, re- ferred to, 470----extracts from, 482--484. Southern States, neglected by the Gov- ernment as regards internal improve- ment, 473-Port Royal in South-Caro lina, equal to Pensacola for a navy yard, 474-comparative amount of the projected military works south of the Potomac, 477-the same on internal improvements, 478, 479-burthen im- posed upon, by the tariff laws, 603-on their representation in Congress, 607— Xeres, battle of, 47.
U. United States, on the constitutional juris- prudence of, 94-97, 111-on the pow ers granted by the Constitution of the, 598-independent as regards supplies in case of war, 600----the exports of the, 601-her commerce with Great- Britain, 603.
V. Velley, error in, 62, note. Versification in Bible, 38-principles of,
Views of Nature, 408-431. Virginia, the resolutions of, referred to, 618 W.
Women, influence of, 66, 67, 69-among the Northern nations, 66, 67. X.
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