a republican form of government: anarchy ensues; and the
General, Alompra, is invited to restore order by usurping
the vacant throne. His wife is esteemed and his son be-
loved by the people, in a degree which renders the sovereign
jealous of their popularity. He therefore undertakes the con-
quest of a neighbouring province, forces the prince to bestow
on him his daughter in marriage, repudiates his first wife,
and sends his son on an odious expedition. At length, his
reverses become as remarkable as his early rise; and he sud-
denly dies of a dysentery in the midst of an unsuccessful
siege.
This is obviously, excepting the mere catastrophe, the his-
tory of Bonaparte, related under fictitious names, and termi-
nated by a supposed death at the close of the Russian campaign.
Many French individuals are introduced, almost by name, in
the course of the narrative: thus Mirabeau is called Mira-
laid; and, even where such obvious allusions are omitted, it
is seldom difficult to find out the person in view. Talleyrand
is called Chelobai; Josephine is called Nabi-rheausa; young
Beauharnois is called Namdogee-praw; and the Austrian
Princess, Zadda. Nevertheless, a great many fables are
related of all these persons; for instance, that Alompra at-
tempted the assassination of Zadda. Hence a calumnious
mixture of fact and fiction is left in the mind; so that the
bewildered memory forgets which of its likes or dislikes re-
poses on history, and which on falsehood. Thus the whole
tendency of the work is unjust, and therefore immoral.
As for its execution; it every where displays that bloated
eloquence which Diderot, Saint-Pierre, and Chateaubriand
have introduced into the novels of Paris, and which is now
considered as essential to the art of stimulating the readers
in that metropolis: but, like all the works of these writers,
it is too incessantly eloquent for habitual effect. Turtle-
soup will not please for a whole dinner, and for every day's
dinner: there must be intervals of plainer food to keep up the
relish. The style of Gil Blas, though it never rises into de-
corated prose, not only never cloys, but delights for a longer
time and more exquisitely than this pompous verbiage, this
declamation imitated from the tribunes of the Convention.
Surely, the French would do right, were it only for the sake
of variety, to leave off their brocaded diction for a time, and
try once more the forgotten effect of simplicity.
To the REMARKABLE PASSAGES in this Volume.
N. B. To find any particular Book, or Pamphlet, see the
Table of Contents, prefixed to the Volume.
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Agriculture, observations on the
theory and the practice of, 306.
On regulations respecting,471,
English Board of Agriculture
not efficient, 474.
Albanians, description of the
manners of, 423.
Allan, Mr. his new Theodolite,
183.
Allason, Mr. account of his Per-
spectograph, 181.
Alliance, Holy, of the European
Sovereigns, obs. on, 532.
Ampelakia, account of that vil-
lage, 431.
Analysis and Synthesis, on the
use of those terms, 381.
Angulometer, for measuring an-
gles, account of, 181.
Animals, various, taken by Mr.
Cranch, in his expedition to
the Zaire, 296.
Aqueduct, of Justinian, supposed
not to be the work of that Em-
peror, 456.
Argonauts, remarks on the ex-
pedition of, 453.
Argos, on the Grecian origin of
its founder, 513.
Aristotle, observations on the lo-
gical theory of that philoso-
pher, 376. Obs. rel. to the two
works on Rhetoric which bear
his name, 517.
Assurance-Companies, remarks
on the management and rules
of, 89.
Atmosphere, on the pressure of, 16
Axioms, obs. on, 262. 264.
Baader, Chevalier, on rotary
motion, 183.
APP. REV. VOL. LXXXVI.
Baggage, of troops and officers,
in the English army, its cur-
tailment recommended, 492.
Bantam, See Java.
Barber, Mr. his Angulometer,
Barberry, that shrub supposed
to be prejudicial to the growth
of corn, 161.
Barclay, Dr. on the causes of
organization, 18.
Basalt, in Ireland, obs. on, 130.
On the origin of, 131.
Beauty, observations on, 219.
Belshazzar's Feast, extract from
a poem on, 97.
Benmore, promontory of, de-
scribed, 130.
Beresford, Mr. his prize-poem
on Mahomet, 358.
Bibles, their welcome distribu-
tion in Iceland, 391.
Bible-Societies,
verses on, 325.
Blarney-Castle, in Ireland, visit
to, 135.
Boadicea, a poem, extracts from,
356.
Bonaparte, Napoleon, his con-
quest of Italy described by the
Archduke Charles, ib. His
history made the subject of a
political romance, 544.
Borough-Compter, state of that
prison, 42.
Bosphorus, opinions rel. to the
formation of, 451. Lithology
of, 453. Currents of, 455.
Botany, great extension of that
science, 458. New classifica-
tions in, 459. Botanical terms
in French, 468.
Bouchette, Lt. Col. his maps of
Lower Canada, 185.
Bourne, Mr. Sturges, particulars
of his newly proposed Act re-
specting the poor, 187.
Nn
Braby, Mr. his fire-escape de-
scribed, 183.
Brahmans, See Hindoos.
Brain, obs. on effusions of blood
on that organ, 321.
Bremner, Rev. Mr. his day and
night telegraphs, 182.
---, Mr. W. his new surgi-
cal instruments, 183.
Bristol, its gaol miserably regu-
lated, 333
Brown, Mr. T. on the Irish Tes-
tacea, 18.
-, Mr. R. on Prof. Smith's
Catalogue of Plants from the
Congo, 298.
Bucke, See Tharpe.
Bury, the gaol of, well regu-
lated, 50.
Butterfly, birth of, a poem, 95.
C
Cabarrus,Count,memoirs of, 499.
Calves, on stall-feeding them,176.
Cambridge, obs. on the studies
at, 353. Specimens of Prize-
Poems, 354-361.
Campaign of 1796 in Germany,
history of its operations, 492.
Canada, Lower, maps and de-
scription of, 185.
Carron-foundery visited by a
French engineer-officer, 510.
Cartlane Craig, geological re-
marks on, 18.
Cartwright, Dr. his traversing
apparatus, 182.
Cats stated to form a frequent
dish in French cookery, 207.
Cavallini, Philip, biographical
notice of, 500.
Cavalry, remarks on the employ-
ment of, 496.
Charonea, its ruins described,
427.
Charcoal, mode of preparing, for
drawing, 180.
Charles of Austria, Archduke, his
principles of military science,
and history of the
paign of 1796 in Germany,
488, &c. His opinion of the
French Revolution and the
treaty of Pilnitz, 494. Of the
conduct of Moreau at Nere-
sheim, 495. Of that of Bona-
parte in Italy, ib. His state-
ment of the failure of Austria
in the above campaign, 497-
Chatham, Lord, his intercourse
with Dr. Franklin, 38.
Cheke, Sir John, memoirs of, 258.
His address to the Popish in-
surgents in 1549, 259.
Chillingworth, Mr. remarks on
his reasoning powers and
doubting propensities, 379.
Chimney-Sweepers' Boys, on the
cruelty of employing them,
and on superseding the use of
them, 447.
Church of England, remarks on
the opportunities of religious
instruction which it affords,
164.
Chyr-shah, memoirs of that ori-
ental adventurer, 500.
Clanny, Dr. his safety-lamp for
collieries, 180.
Collieries, in Ireland, account of,
131. On a method of venti-
lating, 178. On safety-lamps
for them, 180.
Columbus, a prize-poem, speci-
mens of, 354.
Commerce, observations on regu-
lations respecting, 469.
Concordat, new, in France, the
Pope's opposition to it, 541.
Congo, See Zaire.
Congreve, Mr.on planting acorns,
176.
Constantinople, its supply of wa-
ter, 455. Its population, 457-
Corax, memoir on the Oratorical
Art of, 517.
Corea, west coast of, account of a
visit to, and of the natives, 226.
Corolla, on the form, colours,
and odours of that part of
plants, 464.
Corrodi, Henry, life of, 501.
Cowper, Mr. observations on his
style of poetry, 251.
Cranch, Mr. memoir of, 119.
Animals taken by him, 296.
Cubitt,
Cubitt, Mr. his instrument for
drawing ellipses, 181.
Curwen, Mr. on stall-feeding very
young cattle, 176.
Cyaneans, facts and observations
relative to those islands, 453.
Dacosta, Mr. on native iron at
Leadhills, 15.
De Courcy, story of, in Women,
a Tale, 404.
Delphi,visited by Dr. Clarke, 425.
Demonstration, mathematical, re-
marks on, 267.
Demosthenes, on the supposed
declamation of, 524.
Dickson, Mr. on propelling steam-
boats, 184.
Docks of England, obs. on, by a
French engineer, 505-509.
Drawing-board, improved, 181.
Drawing, with chalk or with
charcoal, mode of rendering
it
permanent, 180.
Dry-rot, observations on that
disease in timber, 361-375-
Fishing, singular mode of, in
Java, 342
Flea, on the duration of its
life, 94
Fleming, Dr. on the Mineralogy
of the Redhead, 13.
Flower, Mr. gains a medal for
superfine Merino cloth, 181.
Fortresses, observations on, as
defences of a country, 490.
France, its regulations concern-
ing agriculture, commerce,
manufactures, &c., and great
advancement in all those
branches, 469-485. Its in-
stitution of a society, for en-
couraging national industry,
476. note. Of saving-banks,
and of a workman's registry-
office, 484. On the affairs of,
in 1818, 529. New French
journals, 536. New budget,
540. Strength and leaders of
the Ultra-royalists and the
Independents, 542.
Franklin, Dr. Benjamin, parti-
culars of the life of, 26.
Fréret, M. his opinions contro-
verted respecting the found-
ation of Argos, 514.
Fruit-trees, on the culture of,436.
Fry, Mrs. success of her exer-
tions for the improvement of
the prison of Newgate, 52.
Funeral of a Highland chief
described, 314.
Fungi, appearing on timber, &c.
account of, 363.
Geology, curious anecdote re-
specting systems of, 438.
Germany, campaign in, anno
1796, history of, 492.
Giants, attack of, on the monks
of a convent, poetically nar-
rated, 275.
Gobelins, See Tapestry.
Grant, Mr. a Highland chief,
his funeral described, 314.
Gray, Lord, on the pressure of
the atmosphere, 16.
Guildford, account of the gaol
of, 45.
Gun-powder, anecdote of the
Quakers voting a supply of it
in Pennsylvania, 31. Said to
be rendered stronger by a
mixture of flix-weed in the
preparation of it, 162.
specting that country and the
people, 137-158.
Java, history of its occupation
by Europeans, and of its pre-
sent state, 337-352-
Ice, Greenland, or Polar, me
moir on, 12.
Iceland, particulars relative to
the country and people of,
391-403.
Jerusalem, a prize-poem, cha-
racterized, 361.
Ilchester, its gaol well regulated,
333-
Imprisonment, for debt and for
crime, obs. on the mode of,
in English gaols, 46.
Indians, American, their argu-
ment that God intended Rum
for them
with," 33.
Insanity, various observations
on, 442-445.
Inscriptions, Greek, memoir on,
520.523.
Insects, on two families of, 19.
Instruments, surgical, new, 183.
Intemperance, on the effects of, 23.
Inventions, on the claims of the
English and the French on this
subject, 503.
Journals, new French, account
and specimens of, 536.
Iron, native, at Leadhills, de-
scription of, 15.
Justinian, acqueduct of, See
Aqueduct.
Kirkstall Abbey, description of,
288.
König, Mr. on specimens of
rocks observed in Africa, 297.
Lakes, coloured, apparatus for
preparing, 178.
Langollen Vale described by a
French traveller, 511.
Language in China, Japan,
Corea, &c. different when
written and when spoken,
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