FOREIGN QUARTERLY REVIEW.
Abdulaziz, assassination of, 13, 14. Abdallah, founder of the sect of the Egyp- tian Ismailites, account of, 452-pro- gress of his tenets in Egypt, 453, 454. Abdullah Ben Aly massacres the race of the Ommeyads, 20.
Abderahman Ben Moaviah escapes from as- sassination, 21-his reception in Spain, where he becomes caliph of the Moors, 22-his poetical address to a palm- tree, 24-makes peace with the Gali- cians, 25-embellishes Cordoba, 26— his death, ib.
Abderahman II., reign of, 30, 31-fanatical
zeal of the Muzarabic Christians for martyrdom, 31-46-measures adopted by Abderahman, 48-his death, 49. Abderahman III., character and reign of, 54, 55.
Absolutists, a German metaphysical school,
notions of, S65-369.
Abulaswad, romantic adventures of, 22, 23. Achromatic Telescope, discoveries of Dr. Fraunhofer, in the making of, 430–432. Agnus Dei, mummery of blessing, 547,
Agricultural Society at Stockholm, account of, 212, 213.
Agriculture, state of, in France, 479-- comparative amount of living force em- ployed in agriculture, in Great Britain and France, 483, 484.
Alah-ed-deen, head of the Assassins, notice of, 469.
Alexander I., services of, to the literature of Russia, 621, 622.
Alhakem I., caliph of the Moors in Spain, character and reign of, 28, 29.
Alhakem II., character and reign of, 55, 56.
Ali Pacha, cruelty of, towards the Pre- vezans, 282.
Almanzor, a great Moorish general, achieve-
ments of, 56, 57-his death and charac- ter, 58.
Animals, experiments and observations on vital motion in, 234–238. Ansbert's Chronicle, discovery of, 647. Arabs, invasion of Spain by, 10, 11-their state, as to civilization, 11-character of the Arab generals, 12-cruel policy of an Arab caliph towards one of his generals, 12, 13-its effects on the au- thority of the caliphs in Spain, 13, 14. Armorica, see Britanny.
Arts, comparative amount of living and inanimate force employed in, in France and Great Britain, 484, 485, Asiatic Society of Paris, annual meeting of, 294-publications of, 651.
Assassins, a military and religious order, 450-origin of the name, 461-account of Abdallah, founder of the Egyptian or Western Ismailites, 452-their pro- gress in Egypt, 453-account of the doctrines of the Dar-al-hicmet, or House of Wisdom, 454-account of Hassan Ben Sabah, founder of the Assassins, or Eastern Ismailites, 455-458-he obtains possession of the fortress of Alamoot, 458-the class of Fedavee or Devoted organized by him, 459-means by which he trained them to the exe- cution of his mandates, 460, 461-view of the society, as constituted by Hassan Sabah, 461, 462-spread of his order, 462-his death, 463-account of his successors, Keah Buzoorg, ib., 464-
Hassan II., 464 465Sinan, 466 Jellal-ed-deen, 469-Ala-ed-deen, 470 -subversion of the power of the Assas- sins, 470.
Astronomy, sketch of the history of, during the eighteenth century, 633–639. Austria, papal jurisdiction in, crushed, 560, 561.
Austrian Literary Intelligence, 292. 647.
Balbi (M.), biographical notice of, 380- analysis of his Ethnographical Atlas, with remarks, 380-385-his observa- tions on the languages of various na- tions, 386-388-his principle of clas- sification, 393, 394-observations on his work, 399.
Baptism of Bells, 544, 545-attended by
the Duchesses of Angoulême and Berri, 545, note-origin of, ib.
Batiushkov, notice of the poems of, 623. Battle of Feldkirch, 106-of Stockach, 107 of Verona, 108-of Novi, 113, 114.
Bausset (M. de), prefect of the imperial palace of Napoleon, biographical notice of, 400-anecdotes of Bonaparte, 402 -404. 408, 409. 414-is appointed translator of Spanish documents for him, 407-account of an attempt to assas- sinate Bonaparte, 409, 410-and of the scene which took place when he first communicated to Josephine his in- tention of repudiating her, 411-413- account of the manner in which M. de Bausset was cured of gout, 415-417 -his character of Marshal Duroc, 418 -421.
Bavaria, state of religion in, 293-literary intelligence from, 648-papal jurisdic- tion crushed in, 561, 562. Benjamin of Mitylene, a learned modern Greek, biographical notice of, 246. Bishops (Spanish), duplicity of, towards the Moorish Caliph Abderahman II., 48.
Bleda, a Spanish historian, character of, 10. Bogdanovich, notice of the poems of, 616. Bohemian Language, triumph of, 292- notice of Bohemian literature, 649. Boisséree (M.M.), museum of, 305. Bonaparte, despatched into Italy by the French Directory, 262-his campaign of 1796, 263-instructions given to him by the Directory, 264-amount of con- tributions exacted by hiın between 1796 and 1799, 265-his account of the ra-
pacity of the commissaries and other employés of the French army, 265, 266-his progress in Italy, 266—insar- rection against the French at Reggio, 267-269-letter of, to the Austrian Archduke Charles, 272-concludes the treaty of Campo Formio, 101-sketch of his Italian campaign in 1797, 272— 274-insurrection against the French at Verona, 275-duplicity of Bonaparte's conduct towards Venice, 277, 278- state of Italy after the battle of Maren- go, 284-account of his expedition into Egypt, 119-122-observations on the conduct of Bonaparte as a military and civil ruler, 283-286-his cruel treat- ment of the Crespinese, 286-duplicity of Bonaparte towards the pope, 288- anecdotes of the private life of Bona- parte, 403-405. 414. 421-attempt made to assassinate him, 409, 410- scene that took place when he first communicated to Josephine his inten- tion of repudiating her, 411-413-his behaviour on receiving the portrait of his son, 417-charged with being su- perstitious, 423-translation of part of Manzoni's ode on the anniversary of his death, 169, 170.
Botta (Carlo), biographical notice of, 255 -importance of his History of Italy, 253-his moderation, 254-its plan, 256-ou the condition of the Italian states previously to 1789, 257-his ac- count of the insurrection in Reggio compared with that of Count Paradisi, 268, 269 on the views of the Italian patriots, 270-and the secret of Italian politics, 271-his exposition of the Aus- trian and French modes of warfare, 272-vindicates the character of Gin- guené, 279-his remarks on the con- duct and character of Bonaparte, 283 -285-his concluding observations on the present political state of India, 290 -observations on his style, 291. Bouterwek's Religion of Reason, extract from, with remarks, 366, note. Bowring's (Mr.) translation of Svetlana, a Russian poem, 597–600. Breslau, in Silesia, extent of the diocese of, 519, note-defective education of the clergy, 520, 521-its effects on their lives, 522-525-provision for the wi- nistry, 526. 530-disgraceful bestow- ment of benefices, 531-533-defective means of educating the laity, 532- miserable books of devotion, in use there, 535-charges against the Mass Book of, 536, 537-ceremonial of the
mass, 537, 538-absurd formularies in the ritual of, 541-546-petition to the Bishop of Breslau for reformation of the Romish Liturgy, and his reply,
Britain, comparative table of the losses of, in money and men, between 1803 and 1815, 474-living force employed there in agriculture, 484-in arts, com- merce, &c. 485-productive and com - mercial force employed in 1780 and 1826, 486.
Britanny, singular connection between the inhabitants, language, and manners of, and those of the western and southern shores of England, 319, 320-notice of the early inhabitants of, 322-particular- ly the Veneti, 323-successful invasion and settlement of Conan Meriadec in Britanny, 323, 324-the independent republic of Armorica formed, 324- Christianity planted there, 325-settle- ment of a new swarm of Britons in the fifth century, 325-subdued by Char- lemagne, 326-reign of Nomenoé, 327 -the Bretons subjugated by the Nor- mans, 327, 328-effects of the feudal system in Britanny, 328-effects of an alliance with England, 329, 330-con- test of John de Montfort and Charles de Blois for the ducal coronet of Bri- tanny, 330-332-the reformation in- troduced, 332-later events and pre- sent state of Britanny, ib., 333. Brocchi (Professor), death of, 299. Bulgaris, Greek archbishop of Cherson, biographical notice of, 245. Buonaparte, see Bonaparte. Burke's criticism on Milton's description of Death, 62, 63.
Catherine I. (Empress), efforts of, for ci- vilizing the Russians, 609.
II., encouragement of Russian literature by, 612, 613. Catholicism, state of, in Silesia, see Silesia. Celibacy, constrained, of the Romish church, remarks on, 525.
Chakhovsky (Prince), dramatic productions of, 626, 627.
Charles de Blois, anecdotes of, 330, 331. Charles VI., King of France, sumptuary law of, 176.
Chikhmatov (Prince), notice of the poems of, 624. 627.
Childbirth, Romish ceremony after, 542. Chremonidian War, what so called, 296. Christian Morality, annual meeting of the society of, 295.
Civilization, denunciation of Rousseau against, 178-proofs, that it is not the cause of degeneracy, 181, 182-that the advance of population is in propor- tion to the advance of civilization, 182 -184-and, that it does not tend to destroy the natural equality of men, 184, 185-the difference in population among nations is caused by the diffe- rence in civilization, 185-187-re- marks on the exercise of intellect, the necessary result of civilization, as a means of prolonging life, 188-ten- dency of civilization to amalgamate languages, 395 396.
Clergy, education of, in Bavaria, 293—
defective education of, in Silesia, 520- 522-its consequent effects of, on their lives, 522-524.
College of the Eighteen, at Stockholm, account of, 212.
Commerce, comparative amount of living and inanimate force employed in, in France and Great Britain, 484, 485. Conan Meriadec, successful invasion of Britanny by, S23-extent of his domi- nions, 324.
Condé (José Antonio), biographical notice of, 2, 3-literary character of, 4. Congress of Rastadt, account of, 103- 105.
Conrad, marquis of Montferrat, assassina- tion of, 467, 468.
Constitution of Germany, 440, 441. Contes des Fées, character of, 65. Coray (M.), a learned modern Greek, bi- ographical notice of, 250, 251. Cordoba, embellished by Abderahman I., 26.
Corti (Abbé), experiments of, on the cir- culation of the sap, confirmed, 221, 222.
Cousin (Victor), philosophical fragments of, drawn from the writings of the Ger- man metaphysicians, especially Schel- ling and Hegel, 369-analysis of his scheme, 369-374-observations on it, 374, 375.
Deaf and Dumb, notice of a journal of facts relating to, 652.
Death, admirable description of, by Mil- ton, 63.
Delambre (M.), notice of, 632-sketch of his history of astronomy during the eighteenth century, 633–639. Denmark, literary intelligence from, 293. 649.
Derzhavin, lyric productions of, 614, 615. Deville (Capt.), blunders and misrepre sentations of, respecting Bengal, ex- posed, 127-134.
Disease, how far affected by civilization,
Dmitriev, notice of the poems of, 620. Drama (Italian), causes of the defects of, 135, 136-account of the new school of, 137-examination of Manzoni's the- ory of the unity of action, 139-145- analysis, with remarks, of his tragedy of the Conte di Carmagnuola, 146– 151-and of his tragedy of the Adelchi, with extracts and remarks, 151–158 -(Russian), 607. 612. 626, 627. Drunkenness, punishment of, in Sweden,
Dumas (Comte Mathieu de), biographi- cal notice of, 98-100-plan of his "Précis des Evénemens Militaires," 100, 101-analysis of them: see France. Duroc (Marshal), character of, 418–420. Dutrochet (M. H.), experiments of, to de- termine the precise organs through which the sap ascends and descends, 215-219-on the mode in which the nutritious fluid, deposited between the bark and alburnum, is given out, 219, 220 on the nature of the sap, and causes of its ascent in plants, 223-229 -application of his experiments and observations to the vital statics of plants, 229-231-lateral diffusion of the sap requisite for the development and nutrition of plants, 251-233- conclusions, resulting from his obser- vations and experiments, 233-remarks on his attempt to apply them to the vital statics of animals, and on his theory and treatment of inflammation, 234-238.
Dwarfishness, observations on the increase of, in France, 481, 482.
Education, state of, in Hungary, 292-of the clergy in Bavaria, 293-in France, 477, 478-defective education of the clergy in Silesia, 520, 521-and of the laity, 532.
Egypt, campaign of Bonaparte in, 120—
Equality, natural, of men, not destroyed by civilization, 184, 185. Ethnography, definition of, 377.
Eulogius, enthusiasm of, 41, 42—his mar- tyrdom, 52.
Excommunicated persons, being deceased, receipt for absolving, 542.
Exorcism, absurd form of, 541-of devils in the air, 546.
Fanariots, at Constantinople, account of, 247-250.
Farmers, Swedish, intelligence of, 199,200. Felix and Liliosa, martyrdom of, 45. Fictitious Narratives, observations on the introduction of the supernatural in, 63, 64-character of the Contes des Fées, 65-of the Tales of Count Hamilton, 65, 66-comparison of them with the popular tales of Musæus, 70-popular legendary tales of the Germans, 66- singular narrative of a supposed super- natural adventure in Scotland, 68, 69— character of the tales of the Baron de la Motte Fouqué, 71-introduction of the fantastic mode of writing into fiction, 72-extract from Geoffrey Crayon's tale of the Bold Dragoon, 73, 74-cha- racter of Hoffinann's tales, 81, 82- particularly that of " The Entail,” 82— 93-and "The Sandman," 94–97. Flora and Maria, martyrdom of, 37-39.
France, literary intelligence from, 294— 296. 650-653-campaigns of the French republic in Sardinia in 1792 and 1793, 258-261-campaigns of, in Italy in 1794 and 1795, 261, 262— of Bonaparte in 1796, 262- 266 · insurrection against the French at Reg- gio, 267-269-and at Verona, 275, 276-policy of Bonaparte and the French Directory, 277, 278-treaty concluded by the French republic at
Campo Formio with the emperor of Germany, 101, 102-preparations of the emperor and of the French direc- tory for recommencing hostilities, 102 -congress of Rastadt, 103, 104, 105— movements and successes of the French army in Switzerland, 105-sanguinary conflicts between the Imperial and French armies, 106, 107-the French defeated at Stockach, 107-total de- feat of the Austrians in the Tyrol, 108 -and of the French in Italy, 108, 109 -its results, 110-admirable general- ship of Moreau, 111-campaign of Su- warrow in Italy, 112-battle of Novi, 113, 114-comparative statement of the losses in men and money, sustained by France and Great Britain from 1803 to 1815, 474-state of manufactures, 475-increase of taxes, 475, 476- great increase in printing, 476-state of education, 477, 478-mechanics' institutes, 478-state of agriculture, 479-population, ib. 480-wages of labourers, 481-improved state of mo- rals since the revolution, 481-increase of dwarfishness, 481, 482-comparative tables of the amount of living force em- ployed in France and in Great Britain in agriculture, 483, 484-in arts, ma- nufactures, and commerce, 484, 485- inanimate force so employed, 485- productive and commercial force in 1780 and 1826, 486, 487-annual in- crease of population in France, 488- population more dense in the north than in the south of France, 490-amount of territorial revenue, 490-492-amount of productive force employed in the north and south of France, 492-ad- vancement of the north of France in industry and improvement over the south, 493, 494, 495-causes of the inferiority of the south of France, 495, 496-remarks on the scheme for making Paris a seaport, 497. Frankfort,important situation of, 441, 442. Fraunhofer (Dr. Joseph), biographical no-
tice of, 434, 435-abstract of his re- searches on the refractive and dispersive powers of glass, and the achromatic telescope, 425-432.
Frediakovski, a Russian poct, notice of, 611.
Galicians, singular character given of, 25. Gastronomer, curious epistle of one, 176— gastronomic anecdotes, 171-177.
Georgian manuscripts, notice of, 296. German Pocket Books for 1828, notice of, 641-646.
Germany, literary intelligence from, 653 -particularly Hanover and the minor German states, 296–298. 654—situa- tion, boundaries, and soil of Germany, 436-canals and rivers, 437-mineral springs and baths, 438-manufactures and universities, ib.-inhabitants, and dialects spoken by them, 439-present constitution of Germany, 440, 441- national character of the Germans, 441 -important situation of Frankfort, ib. 442-provincial character of the Ger- mans, 442-notice of Würtemberg, ib. 443-Heidelberg and Mannheim, 443 -Munich, and the Bavarian territory, 444-voyage down the Danube to Vi- enna, 445-notices of Ratisbon, Passau, and Linz, 446-of Austria and its in- habitants, ib.-description of Vienna, 447, 448.
Glass, account of Dr. Fraunhofer's disco- veries on the refractive and dispersive powers of, 425-432.
Greeks, remarks on the struggle of, with the Turks, 239, 240-the preservation of their language a principal link that held the nation together, 240, 241- sketch of the history of Greek litera- ture, 244, 245-the formation of schools and colleges encouraged, 245, 246— account of the Fanariots, 247-249- notice of the literary labours of Coray, 250, 251-and of recent important publications in the modern Greek lan- guage, 251, 252-character of the Greek songs, 252. Guinguené, character of, 279.
Hamilton's (Count) Tales, character of,
Hanover, papal jurisdiction in, crushed, 563, 564-literary intelligence from, 296. 654.
Hassan Ben Sabah, founder of the Assassins or eastern Ismailites, account of, 455- 458-institutes a new order of Assas- sins, 459-means by which he trained them to the execution of his orders, 460, 461-sketch of the society as or- ganized by him, 461, 462-extension of his order, 462-his death, 463.
II., account of, 464, 465. Hegel's (Professor) metaphysical system, notice of, 367-369.
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