Fleming, John, his tour to Arran, 19, 95 Forbes, Sir Wm. character of, 825 Forbes, Gen. John, me- morial to the Lyon Clerk respecting his coat of arms, 808
Forresteries, curious re- port concerning, 490 Fowlsheugh, account of,
Fraserburgh, new baths completed, 525 French flattery, specimen of, 88 French statesmen, cha- racter of eminent ones, 110
Frozen sea, account of a journey to, 23 Funding system, reflec-
tions on it, 91 Gaelic etymologies and antiquities, 16, 105, 418, 564, 859
language, synopsis of, 414, 587 Gas from coal, its use, 819 Geological society, ac- count of, 337 Glasgow, improvement in the supply of water there,
Government, on the prin- ciples of, by Mr Adams,
Grammar, query respect- ing cases in, 548
the Grave, a poem, new edition of, 839 Hall, Sir John, his severe treatment of the Profes- sors in 1690, 16 Henry IV. of France, cha- racter of, 653 Highland Society, appa. rent contradiction in one of their essays, 117 Highlands of Scotland, tour thro', 182, 250, 348, 423, 569, 672, 735, 809, 889
India, the renovation of, a
poem, 438 Indian recreations, review of, 517 'Irving, David, memoirs of
George Buchanan, by, 41
Island, a new one disco- vered, 114, 175 Italian nations, on their different characters, 167 James VI. curious procla. mation of, 731 Jamieson, Dr, review of his Dictionary of the Scottish language, 601 Keith, Bishop, letter from
Chev. Ramsay to, $88 Leslie, Geu, curious let- ter of, 649 Lisbon, sketch of, 643 Literary fame, observa. tions on, 170
Literary intelligence, 44,
45, 122, 203, 205, 284, 360, 443, 519, 603, 683, 764, 841, 923 Louis XIII. and XIV. of
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Moonlight scenery, its ef- fects in poetical compo- sition, 501 National improvements in Scotland, 598 Natural History, monthly memoranda in, 37, 87, 168, 247, 363, 403, 487, 566, 647, 725, S05, $84 Navy, British, history of the rise and progress of, 741, 813, 900
plan for the increase of, 593 Newfoundland, descrip- tion of, 744 Nisbet, Dr Charles, query respecting, 807
Orders in Council, brief view of, 188 Park, Mungo, particulars respecting, S07 Pearl fishery in Ceylon, account of, 178 Peat-moss, essays on its natural history and ori- gin, 39 Peterborough, Earl, his singular exploits in Spain, 748 Pines, isle of, curious nar- rative of its settlement,
Plagiarism detected, 902 Plutarch, remarks on his character, 499 Poetic character, observa- tions on, 170
Marmion, a poem, review Poetical coincidence, 643
spoken by Mrs Edwin at the opening of the Theatre royal, Edin- burgh, 3d Decem. 1808, 926
Anna's portrait of her lo- ver, 208
character, 499 Tennant's Indian recrea- tions, review of 517 Thomas, M. character of his writings, 254
proceedings of, 203, 243, 403, 486, 565, 883 on the love of Witchcraft, murder, and Glory, 255 credulity, 892 M. character of Women, on their employ- French Kings, 653 ments during the middle Thomson, plan of a mo- ages, 738 nument to his memory, Woodlark, queries con- 589 cerning it, 29
the Ear-ach, address to, 126 Edinburgh, views of, from Marmion, 128
Thought, on the freedom of, 191
Trades, humorous obser- vations on their new no- menclature, 261 Turgot, M. character of of, 111 University of Edinburgh,
history of, 835
Ure, the Rev. Dav, sketch of his life, 903 Virtue on the foundation of, 815 Washington, Gen. letters from, 495 Waste land in Scotland, quantity of, 592 Weiss, Major, query con- cerning, 167 Wernerian Natural Histo- ry Society, established at Edinburgh, 203,325,803
Elegy on T. D. Brown, 926 Epigram on two medical men, 288
complaint, 928 the Battle of Cannæ, from Silius Italicus, 286
an Evening hymn, 365 the Exile, a song, 448 of Benmore,607 Glendonnen's raid, 125 Grace for a Hallowe'en supper, 608 the Guardian angel, 766 Haliburton, Patrick, ver-
of Argoed Llwy- fain, 447 the Bee, 847 Burns, poems by, 48 - a tribute to his ge- nius, 608
ses on his death, 365 Hamilton, Gen. verses on reading an account of his death, 446
368
Catullus, translation from, Home, Mr, verses on his death, 686 Craigmillar castle, verses Inscriptions in a garden to, 843 near Edinburgh, 207
AMERICA, motion for pa- pers relating to the dif ferences with, 374 Appeals, Scots, list of, 776 Arbroath, the Guildry of, petition the House of Lords for trial by jury in civil cases, 610 Army estimates, debate upon, 612 Bank of England advan- ces 3,000,000l. to Go- vernment, 37° Bark, Jesuits, debate on prohibiting its exporta- tion, 452, 610. The bill passed, 690 Bosquet, A. his applica- tion to Parliament for a reward for his invention to prevent ships sinking at sea, 452 Brazil, bill for regulating the trade to, 292 Budget opened, 692 Cathcart, Lord, receives the thanks of the House of Lords, 209, Of the Commons, 213. Takes his seat in the House of Lords, 209 Catholics of Ireland, de- bate on their petition in the Commons, 693. In the House of Lords, 774- Their petition rejected, ib. Copenhagen, expedition to, debate of the Lords respecting it, 210. Of the Commons, 215. Mo tion of Lord Sidmouth
for preserving the Da- nish fleet, 291, 294. Lung debate on a motion for censuring it, and another motion for its approval carried, 690 Court of Session, bill for regulating its procedure brought in, 609. Debate on it, and read a second time, 610 Dardanelles, expedition to, motion for papers res- pecting it, 373. The pa- pers presented, 690 Distilleries, motion for the suspension of distil lation of corn, 769, 772 Droits of Admiralty, mo- tion respecting them, 371 Finance Committee, mo- tion for excluding Mr Wharton from it reject- ed, 691 Game duties transferred to the Stamp office, 691 Galloway, Lord, moves an address to the King on his speech, 129 Gambier, Lord, receives the thanks of the Peers and Commons, 209, 213 Greenwich hospital, mo- tion respecting the offi- cers belonging to it, 689 Hamilton, Lord, moves an address to the King on his speech, 134 Lake, Lord, a pension of 2000l. settled on his fa- mily, 452, 612
Verses to a lady, 518 on Lord Nelson's monument, 607
on the death of Mr Home, 686
to an honest sutor, but very bad poet, 766 ·
---written beneath the brow of Arthur's seat, 845 by an officer to a young lady, $47 -to Craigmillar castle, 848
......PROCEEDINGS OF PARLIAMENT.......
Macdowall, Mr. dulv é lected for Renfrewshire, 690
Militia, local, debate on the bill, 769 Mutiny bill, debate on the clause for the term of inlistment, 609. The optional clause for life, or for a term of years, agreed to, 690 Orders in Council relative to neutral traders, debate of the Lords upon them, 290, 293, 294. In the Commons, 369. Motion for an indemnity to per sons acting under them, 375. Objected to on various grounds, 450.- Further debates on, 452, 609. Lord Lauderdale's resolutions against them rejected, 610. The bill passed, ib. Petition from Liverpool against them rejected, 616 Parliament meets, 129.- Lord Chancellor's speech to both Houses, ib. Ad- dress of the Lords moved by Lord Galloway, and voted without a division, 134 Address of the Commons moved by Ld. Hamilton, and likewise carried, 138. Ld. Chan- cellor's speech on closing the session, 775. Parlia ment prorogued, 776 Peace, petition for, from the inhabitants of Bolton, pre
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ter a most desperate bat- tle, 946 Austria suspected of hos- tile intentions by France, 790. Makes great mili- tary preparations, ib.
347
AFRICA man of war, des- perate action with a fleet of Danish gun boats, $68 Ahrenberg, Duke of, mar- ries a relation of Bona- parte, 221 Algiers, earthquake at, Baird, Sir David, lands with a British army at Corunna, and is joyfully received, 861. Arrives at Astorga, but is order- ed to retreat, 939 Bayonne, see Spain, Bo- naparte Bentinck, Lord Wm. ar- rives from Madras, 69 Bonaparte arrives at Mi- lan, 57. Adds new Dig nitaries to the Iron Crown of Lombardy. ib. De- crees Eugene Beauhar nois heir to the Crown of Italy, ib. Makes a speech to the Senate, S. Sets out for Venice, and arrives suddenly at St Cloud, ib. Issues a de- cree against Portugal, u- niting it with France, 222. Appears at Bay- onne, and has interviews with the Royal Family of Spain, 456, 529. Com- pels them to a surrender of their rights to the throne of Spain, 530.--
America, North, an em- bargo on shipping laid on by Congress, 140.- Mr Rose arrives from England, and proceeds to Washington, 145- H.s reception favourable, but the embargo conti- nued, 295. The mer- chants discontented at its continuance, ib. Re- monstrance of the mer- chants of Boston against it, 85r. The President's answer refusing to re- move it, ib. The people much impressed with the intelligence from Spain, ib. America, South, neutral ships ordered to depart from Buenos Ayres, 140 The people of Caraccas declare for King Ferdi- nand, 850. Seize all the French there, ib, Amethyst frigate, takes a large French frigate, af-
And sends them prison- ers into France 456. Ar- rives at St Cloud, 710. Determines to subdue
Spain, 711. Appoints the Duke of Berg to the throne of Naples, ib.- Sets out to meet the Em- peror of Russia at Er- furth, 785. The two Emperors meet, and have many conferences, 789, $66. Speculations on their designs, ib. Aus- tria threatened, 790. Ob. taius a secret treaty for the division of Portugal, 85S. Arrives at St Cloud, and pronounces a furious speech against England and Spain before the Le- gislative Body, 864. Re- ceives a fulsome address from the President, $65, Sends overtures for peace to England, $67. De- parts suddenly for Bay- onne, 868 Brazil, the Prince Regent of Portugal arrives there, 382. Establishes his Court at Rio de Janeiro, ib. Issues a proclama- tion for regulating trade, ib. Presents the British officers with the insignia of
of the Order of Fidelity, 383.
Prosperous state
of the country, 850 British men of war, seven frozen up in the harbour of Gottenburgh, 305
large fleet sails for the Baltic, 305. Takes a number of Danish store- ships, 381 Brunswick, Pr. Wm. gets a pension from Bona- parte, 222
Caledonia smack totally lost, with a number of
passengers, 305 Campbell, Major, tried at Armagh for murder, 871. Condemned and execu- ted, 872 Cevallos, Don, his expo- sition of the machinations of Bonaparte against the royal family of Spain, $55,929
the Childers sloop of war engages a French priva- teer, which escapes, 230. Afterwards engages a Dane, 303
Comet sloop of war takes a large French corvette, 869 Convention of Cintra, the city of London's remon- strance to the King a- gainst it, 869 Covent Garden theatre burnt down, $70 Curieux sloop, Capt. She- riff, taken by a French privateer, after a long ac- tion, 303 Dalrymple, Sir H. takes
the command of the Bri- tish army in Portugal, 777. Concludes a con- vention with the French army, 778. Which is much censured, 780 Davison, Alex. tried for fraud, found Guilty, 952 Declaration, British, in answer to that of Rus- sia, 61. Of a cessation of hostilities with Spain, 544. To the Spanish envoys of Asturias, 626. On the overtures for
peace from France and Russia, 948 Denmark.-The Crown Prince prepares for the conquest of Sweden, 228. Confiscates all English property, ib. Estimate of the loss by the English expedition, ib. claration against Sweden, 3CI. Refuses a letter from the Marquis de la Romana 944. Cruel treatment of two Spa- nish regiments, 945 Dillon, Capt. severely wounded in an action with a Danish man of war, 303
Dyer, Sir Thos. arrives in
Spain, and is received with enthusiasm, 542 Earthquake at Algiers,
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with England, 144. Pro» jects an expedition to India by land, 221. A- merican ships confisca ted, 222. Colonial pro- duce extremely dear, ib. Vaccination very suc cessful, ib. Napoleon issues a decree for estab- lishing a new order of Nobility, 297. Kidnaps the Prussian prisoners into his service, 298.- The Minister's report re- specting the affairs of Spain, 711. A quantity of valuable statues ar- rive from Italy, 865.- An army assembles at Boulogne, 941. The Royal Family of Spain in close confinement, ib. New French dignities, ib. French squadron escapes from Rochefort, 147. Pur- sued by two British squa- drons, but escapes, 229 Frere, Mr, arrives at Cor- runna, 861. Sets out for Madrid, 862 Hamburgh, serious distur. bances occasioned by the French troops, 383 Hardinge, Capt. takes the Piedmontaise French fri- gate, but is killed in the action, 712. Highland Society of Lon- don, hold a grand anni- versary meeting, 306 Holland,-King Louis ad- dresses the Senate, 59. The Minister's exposi tion of the state of the kingdom, 60. Decree against Sweden, 145.— Prohibition of all trade with England, ib. The port of Flushing ceded to France, ib. Fatal ef. fects of an inundation at Flushing, ib. Decree uniting Kniphausen, Je- vers, and Varel to the kingdom of Holland, 228. Neutral flagsabolish'd, ib. Rigorous treatment of an English flag of truce, 229 More commercial res trictions
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