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on the trade of Great Britain with
the new states, 173-growing im-
portance of the trade of the Spanish
Americas, 174.

Miller, General, his Memoirs, notice of,
250.

Mirabeau, M., Biography of, by M. Mé-

rilhou, 422, &c.-qualifications of his
biographer, 422-works of his father,
423-birth, entering the army, &c.
ib.-confined for a year by his father
in the Isle of Ré, where he wrote his
Essay on Despotism, ib.-participates
in the war in Corsica, ib.-marriage;
embarrassments caused by his prodi-
gality; exiled to Manosque; quarrels
with his wife; escapes; is shut up in
the castle d'If; removed to the for-
tress of Joux; his acquaintance with
Sophie de Ruffey, 424-they fly to
Holland, are arrested and carried to
Paris; she is confined in a convent,
he in the tower of Vincennes ; his
literary labours there, 425-suicide
of Sophie; enlargement of his prison
bounds through the instrumentality
of his wife,426-his pamphlet against
the Society of Cincinatti; sent to Ber-
lin as a spy, 427-celebrity of his
Prussian Monarchy and Secret His-
tory and Anedotes of the Court of
Berlin; returned a member of the
States General; is excluded by a vote
of the aristocratic noblesse, and be
came the idol of the people, 428-
sent again to the States General at
Paris; his influence in obtaining the
victory over the nobility and clergy,
430-famous meeting in the Tennis
Court, 430, 431-his apparently con-
tradictory part in the revolution, 432,
433-elevation to the Speaker's chair,
434-his venality, 435-his death, fu-
neral, &c. 436-honours and indigni-
ties to his memory, 437-his tergi-
versations, 438.

Mittelstedt, a Prussian soldier, longevity
of, 388.

Munro, General Sir Thomas, Life of by
Rev. G. R. Gleig, reviewed, 197, &c.
reasons for the publication of bio-
graphies of unknown individuals, 198
-eulogy on Munro by Mr. Canning,
199-assistance derived in this bio-
graphy from J. G. Ravenshaw, Esq.,
200-parentage and younger years
of Munro, 200, 201-receives a ca-
detship in the India Company's ser-
vice and repairs to India, 201-war
upon the Company by Hyder Ally,

202-battle between Sir Eyre Coote
and Hyder, 203, 204-military ser
vice of Munro, 205-his opinion of
Persian literature, 205, 206-super-
stitions of the native Indians, 208-
Sir Thomas's stipulations should he
get married, 209-hen-pecking in
India, 210-explanation of the rapid
progress of the Company's power, ib.
-siege of Seringapatam; character
of Tippoo, and his death, 211-213-
appointment of Munro to settle the
province of Canara, 213-services of
Colonel Wellesley there, 214-habits
of Sir Thomas, 214, 215-his trans-
fer to the ceded districts, 215-re-
turn to England, 216-marriage, 217
-on an important embassy returns
to India, ib.—again engages in mili-
tary services, 218-testimony of Sir
John Malcolm to his extraordinary
merits, 219-of Mr. Canning, 220-
resignation of all office, and return
to England, 221-be is raised to the
rank of major-general, knighted, and
made governor of Madras, whither,
with his lady, he repairs, ib.-letter
from him to the Duke of Wellington
respecting Lord Amherst, 223-ex-
tracts from letters to his wife, 224,
225-his death, 226.

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Jourdan, A. J. L., M. D., his transla-
tion of Hufeland's Art of Prolonging
the Life of man, notice of, 380, &c.

K.

Kduper, aged 112, his death at Co-
logne, 388.

L.

Lafayette, General, his liberation from
Olmutz, 42.

Lannes, General, Napoleon's opinion
of, 41.

Lavallé, General, his participation in
the affairs of Buenos Ayres, 259.
Lawrence, James, longevity of, 388.
Lexington, (Ky.) description of in
1810, 375.

Livermore, Harriet, her Narrative of
Religious Experience, notice of, 247.
Locke, Joseph, and Stephenson, Ro-
bert, their Observations on Loco-
motive and Fixed Engines. See In-
ternal Improvement, 282, &c.
Londe, Charles, D. M. P., his Elements
of Health, notice of, 380, &c. See
Longevity.
Longevity, 380, &c.-Egyptian and
Grecian rules for preserving health,
381 ancient superstition that the
breath of young persons is renovat-
ing to old, ib.-the credulity of man,
kind practised on by medical terror-
ists, 382-Mrs. Stevens's remedy for
the stone, and Perkins's metallic
tractors, 383-longevity in ancient
and modern times, 384-probabili-
ties of life in Ancient Rome, 385-
in the third century of the Christian
era, ib.-uncertainty of the ages of
the ancients, 386-longevity of Eu-
ropeans; Parr and Henry Jenkins,
387-of Margaret Forster, James
Lawrence, Drakenberg, John Ef-
fingham, Mittelstedt, Kduper, Jo-
seph Surrington, 388-value of hu-
man life improving, 388, 389-in
towns, 389-Amsterdam an excep-
tion, ib.-experience of the Lon-
don Equitable Society, compared
with the Carlisle and Northampton
tables, 389, 390-Mr. Finlayson's ta-
ble, exhibiting the improvement in the
value of life, 391-circumstances that
affect longevity, locality, malaria, &c.
391, 392-tables of the comparative
mortality and longevity of the differ-
ent counties of England and Wales,

393, 394-annual mortality of the
chief cities of Europe and America,
395-mortality of children under five
years of age, 397-the young of the
human species and of animals require
pure air, 398-experiment of Dr.
Baron with rabbits, ib.-table of Mr.
Fraser to show how far sickness is
dependant upon age, 400-spirituous
liquors, 400, &c.-Professor Hitch-
cock's estimate of death from, 402—
defence of wine drinking, 403, &c.
opinions of MM. Ozanam and Fo-
déré, 405-inferences of M. Villermé
from his observations, 408.

M.

M'Henry, James, his Usurper, an his-
torical tragedy, notice of, 158, 159.
Malcolm, Sir John, his testimony to the

merits of Sir Thomas Munro, 219.
Marlowe, Christopher, his Jew of Malta,
142-tragedy of Doctor Faustus, 143
-Lust's Dominion, 144-147.
Méy, Capt. Kornelis Jacobus, his ex-
ploration of the Delaware, 342.
Mérilhou, M., his Works of Mirabeau,
with a biographical notice, 422, &c.
Mervyn, Arthur, (a novel,) by C. B.

Brown, reviewed, 329-334.
Mesa, Colonel, his execution, 260.
Mexico, Debate in the British House of
Commons concerning, 161-the ad-
vice of Washington to stand aloof
from the contests of European pow.
ers, inapplicable when they interfere
in the affairs of South America, 162
-ignorance of British statesmen in
respect to the views and intentions
of the United States, ib.-unfounded
charges against this government as
to the manner in which its territorial
limits have been enlarged, 163-ex-
tract from Mr. Huskisson's speech in
which these charges are laid, 164-
reply of Sir Robert Peel, 165-charge
of Sir Robert Wilson that American
squatters shackle the Mexican go-
vernment, refuted, 166, 167-sup-
posed interference of Mr. Canning
to prevent Mexico and Colombia
from invading Cuba and Puerto Rico,
167-169-unjust accusation against
the United States in regard to Cuba,
169, 170-course of this government
towards Texas, 170-secret Memoir
of Don Lucas Alaman to the Mexi-
can Congress, 171–173—Mr. Baring

108, &c.-the Indians and the whites
cannot reside together, 108, 109-
removal of the Indians beyond the
Mississippi, 110-birth, captivity, and
adventures of Tanner, 111-impos-
tures of John Dunn Hunter, 113-115
-of George Psalmanaazaar, 114-
Tanner's meeting at Detroit with the
Indian who carried him off, 116-
reason for capturing him, 117-his
reception at the Indian village, 118
-transfer to Netnokwa, and usage
by her, ib.-extraordinary character
of this woman, 119-121-instance of
maternal tenderness, 124-Tanner's
first bear hunt, 124, 125—deaths from
hunger, 126-cannibalism among
North American Indians, 128-Dr.
James's view of the proposed removal
of the Indians west of the Mississippi,
131-the Totem, a distinctive trait
between the Dacota and Algonquin
families, 132, 133-commendation of
the work, 134.

Texas, conduct of the United States in
relation to, 170.

Thompson, John Samuel, his Christian
Guide, &c. reviewed, 229-246. See
Fanatical Guides.

V.

Van Halen, Don Juan, his Narrative,
notice of, 409, &c.-birth and join-
ing the navy, 410-on the invasion
of Spain, combats the French, but
takes the oath of allegiance to Jo-
seph, and follows him to France, 411
-possesses himself of a copy of the
seal of Marshal Suchet, he joins the
Spanish army and causes the evacua-
tion of three important posts without
bloodshed, 412, 413-secret societies
being organized in Spain, he is ar
rested on suspicion of belonging to
them, is released, and next year joins
them, 413, 414-arrested and thrown
into the Inquisition, 414-interview
with the king, 415, 416-undergoes
the torture, 417-corresponds with
his friends through the aid of a female
named Ramona, ib.-his escape, 418,
419-joins the Russian service, 419
-dismissal from it, 420-residence

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Watson, John F., his Annals of Phila-
delphia, reviewed, 338, &c. See
Philadelphia, Annals of.
Wellesley, Colonel, his services in the
province of Canara, India, 214.
Whitefield, Mr., his preaching in Phi-
ladelphia, 357.

Whitelock, General, his invasion of
Buenos Ayres, 261.

Wieland, a novel, by C. B. Brown, re-
viewed, 325-328.

Wilson, Alexander, his American Orni-
thology, with a sketch of his Life by
George Ord, 360, &c.-his early life,
360.-interview with Burns, ib.-ar-
rival in the United States, 361-is
assisted by Joshua Sullivan, 362—
his acquaintance with William Bar-
tram, and design of the Ornithology,
ib.-extracts from his letters, 364-
journey to Niagara, 365-Samuel F.
Bradford agrees to publish the Orni-
thology, 366-extracts from his let-
ters while travelling to obtain pa-
tronage and materials for his work,
367, &c.-reception at New-York,
368 visit to Hartford, Boston, and
Bunker-hill, ib.-White mountains,
369-Maryland, North and South
Carolina, 370, 371-journey to Pitts-
burg, 372-descent of the Ohio in a
skiff, 373, 374-description of Lex-
ington, 375-incidents on the road
to Nashville, 376-hospitality of Isaac
Walton, ib.-the Chickasaw and
Choctaw country, 376-378-his resi-
dence in Bartram's garden, and last
journey to Great Egg Harbour, 378
-his character and death, 379.
Wilson, Sir Robert, his assertion that

American squatters shackle the Mex-
ican government, refuted, 166, 167.
Winans, Mr., his friction-saving appa-
ratus, 293.

108, &c.-the Indians and the whites
cannot reside together, 108, 109-
removal of the Indians beyond the
Mississippi, 110-birth, captivity, and
adventures of Tanner, 111-impos-
tures of John Dunn Hunter, 113-115
-of George Psalmanaazaar, 114-
Tanner's meeting at Detroit with the
Indian who carried him off, 116-
reason for capturing him, 117-his
reception at the Indian village, 118
-transfer to Netnokwa, and usage
by her, ib.-extraordinary character
of this woman, 119-121-instance of
maternal tenderness, 124-Tanner's
first bear hunt, 124, 125-deaths from
hunger, 126-cannibalism among
North American Indians, 128-Dr.
James's view of the proposed removal
of the Indians west of the Mississippi,
131-the Totem, a distinctive trait
between the Dacota and Algonquin
families, 132, 133-commendation of
the work, 134.

Texas, conduct of the United States in
relation to, 170.

Thompson, John Samuel, his Christian
Guide, &c. reviewed, 229-246. See
Fanatical Guides.

V.

Van Halen, Don Juan, his Narrative,
notice of, 409, &c.-birth and join-
ing the navy, 410-on the invasion
of Spain, combats the French, but
takes the oath of allegiance to Jo-
seph, and follows him to France, 411
-possesses himself of a copy of the
seal of Marshal Suchet, he joins the
Spanish army and causes the evacua-
tion of three important posts without
bloodshed, 412, 413-secret societies
being organized in Spain, he is ar-
rested on suspicion of belonging to
them, is released, and next year joins
them, 413, 414-arrested and thrown
into the Inquisition, 414-interview
with the king, 415, 416-undergoes
the torture, 417-corresponds with
his friends through the aid of a female
named Ramona, ib.-his escape, 418,
419-joins the Russian service, 419
-dismissal from it, 420-residence

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Watson, John F., his Annals of Phila-
delphia, reviewed, 338, &c. See
Philadelphia, Annals of.
Wellesley, Colonel, his services in the
province of Canara, India, 214.
Whitefield, Mr., his preaching in Phi-
ladelphia, 357.

Whitelock, General, his invasion of
Buenos Ayres, 261.

Wieland, a novel, by C. B. Brown, re-
viewed, 325-328.

Wilson, Alexander, his American Orni-
thology, with a sketch of his Life by
George Ord, 360, &c.—his early life,
360.-interview with Burns, ib.—ar-
rival in the United States, 361-is
assisted by Joshua Sullivan, 362-
his acquaintance with William Bar-
tram, and design of the Ornithology,
ib.-extracts from his letters, 364-
journey to Niagara, 365-Samuel F.
Bradford agrees to publish the Orni-
thology, 366-extracts from his let-
ters while travelling to obtain pa-
tronage and materials for his work,
367, &c.-reception at New-York,
368-visit to Hartford, Boston, and
Bunker-hill, ib.-White mountains,
369-Maryland, North and South
Carolina, 370, 371-journey to Pitts-
burg, 372-descent of the Ohio in a
skiff, 373, 374-description of Lex-
ington, 375-incidents on the road
to Nashville, 376-hospitality of Isaac
Walton, ib.-the Chickasaw and
Choctaw country, 376-378-his resi-
dence in Bartram's garden, and last
journey to Great Egg Harbour, 378
-his character and death, 379.
Wilson, Sir Robert, his assertion that
American squatters shackle the Mex-
ican government, refuted, 166, 167.
Winans, Mr., his friction-saving appa-
ratus, 293.

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