Quack Medicines, indiscriminate use of, a cause of insanity, 400. Quetineau, (General,) anecdotes of, 35-placed at the head of the re- publican army in La Vendée, 36-is driven from Bressuire, 21— retreats upon Thouars, which is taken by the Royalists, 36 Queti- neau, a prisoner, ib.-is guillotined, 37.
Quinze Jours à Londres, 537.
Ramadan, a Mahommedan fast, notice of, 311.
Red Sandy Desert, description of a journey across, 100-102-descrip- tion of the suhrab or mirage there, 103.
Red Sea, singular battle of fish in, 333-remarkable fossil bank on its shores, 340.
Regeneration, tracts on, 475-remarks on the temper with which con- troversy should be conducted, 476, 477-proof that the doctrine of the Church of England, concerning baptism is, that Baptismal Rege- neration is Spiritual Regeneration, 478-480-and, that Infant Baptism is regarded by the Church as conferring Regeneration simply and without reserve, proved, first, from the baptismal office, 481, 482 -secondly, from the office of Confirmation, 483-the hypothetical meaning, in what cases admissible, 484, 485-the services of the Church herself, in all cases to be first consulted, 486-opinion of Bishop Jewel on the doctrine of the Sacraments, 487-489-opinion of Hooker, 489, 490-of Dr. Hammond, ib.-of Bishop Taylor and Dr. Barrow, 491-remarks on the opinions of divines contemporary with the Reformation, 492, 493-extracts from the Catechisms of Nowell and Cranmer, 494-and from the Confessions of the foreign Protestant churches, 496, 497-objection against the opinion sup- ported in this review, arising from the absence of the signs of rege- neration when infants are grown up, considered and obviated, 499– 501-remarks on the true interpretation of John iii. 5, 502, 503— and on the extended use of the word Regeneration, by some divines, 504-analogy between circumcision and baptism, 505-in what manner this doctrine ought to be practically enforced from the pulpit, 506-510-concluding observations, 511.
Revenues of the Persian empire, 290.
Rose, (Mr.) benefits conferred by, on the poor, 218, 219.
Rousselin, (Alexander) Vie de Lazare Hoche, Général des Armées de la République Française, 1. See Hoche.
Rundall, (M. A.) Symbolic Illustrations of the History of England, 418 -specimen of her method, with strictures on the work, 418, 419. Russians, slow progress of, in improvements, considered, 532, 533- present state of the Russian peasantry, 534.
Sacraments, opinion of Bishop Jewel on the doctrine of the, 487, 489- of Hooker, 489, 490---of Dr. Hammond, ib.---of Bishop Taylor and Dr. Barrow, 491.
Saints, (Mahommedan,) account of, 315.
Sanctuaries, why necessary in Persia, 285---of Morocco, notice of, 315. Saumur, taken by the Royalist army in La Vendée, 41, 42.
Say, (Jean-Baptiste,) on England and the French People, 527. Sciences, state of, in Persia, 289.
Scott, (Rev. John,) Inquiry into the effect of Baptism, &c., 475. See Regeneration.
Scott, (Mr. Walter,) imitations of, 471.
Scottish Clans and the wandering tribes of Persia, singular coincidence between, 285.
Sharpe, (J. B.) Digested Report of the Committee on Madhouses, 387. Shah Nameh. See Ferdusi.
Sherrah, or Written Law of Mahommed, notice of, 285.
Sidi Mahomet, Sultan of Morocco, anecdotes of, 171, 172.
Useph, desperate revenge of, against his brother, Sidi Hamet, 174-
Silliman, (Benjamin,) Travels in England, &c. 537-character of his work, 555-state of parties in America, 555, 556-and of society in Old and New England, 557.
Simond, (M) Journal of a Tour and Residence in Great Britain, 537- character of his work, 553-whimsical blunders of his, exposed, 554- parallel between the English and French nations, 574.
Sinde, (province of,) boundaries and general appearance of, 108-pre- sent state of the port of Kurachee, ib. ancient and present state of Tatta, 109-reception of the East India Company's envoys by the Ameers of Sinde, 110-present state of Hyderabad, ib.-manners of its inhabitants, 111-rapacity of the Ameers of Sinde, ib.
Slaves, treatment of, in Beloochistan, 92-and in the Barbary States, 146 -148-consequences of the abolition of slavery in Morocco, 147. Smith, (Sir Sidney,) Mémoire sur la Nécessité, &c. de faire cesser les Pira- teries, des Etats Barbaresques, 139.
Society, state of, during the last half century, considered, 191-improve- ment in the higher classes, ib. 192-cause of distress among the pea santry, ib.-state of society among the poor in England, 193-196. Society for bettering the Condition and Increasing the Comforts of the Poor, its design and beneficial efforts, 205-interesting extracts and facts from their Reports, 207-215-wisdom of the Society's proceedings,
Sooffees, a philosophical sect in Persia, 276-examination of their princi- ples, 277-281.
Sorbière, (M.) his account of the English, exposed by Bishop Sprat,
Southey, (Mr.) imitation of, 474.
Stockholm, picturesque approach of, 523.
Stofflet, appointed general of the Royalist army in La Vendée, 65-- taken by the Republicans and put to death, 66.
Stoning the Devil, ceremony of, 330, 331.
Suffee, family of, placed on the Persian throne, 260-reigns of Ismail, ib.-of Tahmasp, ib.-and of Abbas the Great, ib.-his character and magnificence, 261-anecdote of his cruelty, ib.--and obedience to the law, 284, note-misery of his declining years, 262-character of -his successors, ib.
Sweden, estimate of the character of the Crown Prince of, 524, 525- services conferred on Sweden by him, 525-extraordinary vision of King Charles XI., 526, 527.
Tahmasp, sovereign of Persia, reign of, 260-son of Sultan Hussein, placed on the throne of Persia by Nadir Shah, 264-defeated by the Turks, 265--dethroned and imprisoned, ib.
Tamerlane, or Timour, anecdotes of, 258, 259-dissentions after his death, 259.
Tangiers, sieges of, by the Portuguese, 301-ceded to King Charles II. of England, 302---dismantled by the English, and rebuilt by the Moors, ib.---present state of its port, 304---administration of justice, ib. -food of the inhabitants, ib. 305---treatment of the Jews there, 305, 306.
Tatto, the ancient capital of Sinde, former and present state of, 109. Taylor, (Bishop,) opinions of, on the doctrine of the Sacraments, 491. Tragedies of Euripides, defects of, considered, 112---116. Tripoli, anecdotes of the beys of, 172---176.
Tuke, (Samuel,) on Lunatic Asylums, 388-recommendation of his work, and the treatment pursued by him, 412.
Tully, (Richard,) Narrative of a Ten Years' Residence at Tripoli, 139 -his intimacy with the bey, 152.
Tunis, character of the reigning bey of, 172, 173-state of the women there, 181-singular custom of fattening them for marriage, 182. Turreau, (Général,) Mémoires pour servir à l'Histoire de la Guerre de la Vendée, 1-appointed to the command of the Republican army in La Vendée, 61-defeats the Royalists at Mans, ib. 62-bis illiberal reflec- tion on M. D'Elbée, 64.
Urf, or Common Law of Persia, notice of, 285.
Vendée, (La,) topographical sketch of the department of, 5, 6---charac ters and manners of the Vendeans, 7, 8---their circumstances and sentiments at the commencement of the French Revolution, 8... massacres of the priests and their congregations, 9---causes of the insurrection there, 11---characters of its principal leaders---M. la Roche Jaquele in, 10-- Jaques Cathelineau, 12---M. Gigot d'Elbée, 134-- M. de Bonchamp, 14---Gaston, ib.---Charette, 14---17---massacre of royalists in Bressuire, 21---the republicans defeated at Aubiers, 23--- and at Bressuire, 24---description of the royalist army, ib---their numbers, 26---their leaders 27---measures pursued by the republican government, 25-mode of raising and provisioning the royalist army, 29---account of their discipline and tactics, 30, 31, 32---anecdotes of their superstition, 33---character and number of the republican forces 34, 35---notice of General Quetineau, 35---he is driven from Bressuire, and retreats to Thouars, 21---36---Thouars taken, and Que- tineau a prisoner to the royalists, 36---reverses of the royalists, 38--- the republicans defeated at the battle of Fontenay, 39, 40---extraor dinary measures taken by the Republic, 41---their forces again de-
feated, ib.-lenity of the royalists to their prisoners, 40-42-reverse of the royalists at Nantes, 43, 44-they defeat the republican Gene- ral Westermann, 45, 46-the republicans again defeated at Vihiers, 46-detestable cruelties practised by the republican government, 48, 49-51-number of persons massacred during the revolution, 50- unsuccessful attempt of the royalists to bring over the army at Mentz, 51-final defeat of the royalists in La Vendée, 53-they cross the Loire and enter Bretagne, 55-causes of their subsequent failures, 56-58-defeated at Dol, 59-defeated at Mans, by General Tur- reau, 61-termination of the war in La Vendée, 67.
Volcanoes of the kingdom of Quito, notice of, 459-462-volcanitoes, or air volcanoes, of Turbaco, 467.
Wahabees, enter Mecca, 329-Ali Bey plundered by them, 338. Wealth of Nations, how to be estimated, 189-rapid increase of, pro- ductive of pressure of distress on the peasantry, 192, 193.
Webster, (J. Wedderburne,) Waterloo and other Poems, 345-remarks on the mechanical structure of the verses, 345, 346-curious specimens, with remarks, 347-350.
Weyland (John, Esq.) on the Principles of Population, 183-important observations of, on the Game Laws, 220-222.
Wilson, (Mr.) imitation of, 474.
Winchelsea, (Earl of,) honourable and benevolent conduct of, to the cottagers on his estates, 207, 208.
Wives, number of, allowed to the Moslems, 182.
Women, Arab, state of, 161---condition and occupations of the Moorish women, 180, 181---treatment of women at Tunis, 181---fattened there, for marriage, 182.
Wordsworth, (Mr.) imitation of, 472, 473.
World, state of, not so bad as represented, 187, 188
Yacoub-ben-Leis, successful usurpation of the Persian throne by, 254,
York Lunatic Asylum, detail of abuses in, 404---407.
Zemzem, the Holy Well at Mecca, account of, 323---character of the Chief of the Well, 324.
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