PAGE

ELEGANT LITERATURE.

-

Arabian Literature. From the French of Sismondi. Translated

by John S. Smith, Esq. of Baltimore,

Fragments on Italian Literature. From the French of Sis-

mondi's Literature of the South. Translated by John S.

Smith, Esq. of Baltimore,

Shakspeare. From the German of W. Schlegel,

Extract from Russian History. An Account of the Reign of

Ivan IV. first Czar and Autocrat of all the Russias. Abridged

from an unpublished History of Russia,

Eulogy of M. Parmentier, read at the Public Sitting of the

Institute, the 9th of January, 1815, by M. Cuvier, Perpetual

Secretary. Translated by H. Patillo, Esq. of Baltimore,

Royal Institute of France. Reflections on the progress of the

Sciences, and on their relations with Society, by the Che-

valier Cuvier, perpetual Secretary of the Academy of

Sciences, for the Physical Sciences; read at the Public

Sitting of Inauguration on the 24th of April, 1816. Trans-

lated by H. Patillo, Esq. of Baltimore,

Of Libraries,

GENERAL Review of the LITERATURE OF CONTINENTAL

EUROPE.

The Life, political, military, and private, of General Moreau,

by Alphonse Beauchamp. Paris, 1815,

235

250

259

288

298

309
319

329

Of the Literature of the South of Europe, by Sismondi. Paris,

1814,

333

The History of the Italian Republics of the Middle Age, by

Sismondi. Paris, 1816.

Memoir of Don Miguel Joseph de Asanza and Don Gonzalo

O'Farrill, containing an exposition of the circumstances

which justify their political conduct since March 1808 to

April 1814. Paris, 1815,

Historical Memoirs of the Revolution of Spain, by M. de

Pradt. Paris, 1816,

The Hebrew Language restored, and the true sense of the

Hebrew words re-established and proved by analysis, by Fa-

bre d'Olivet.

337

338

345

England at the beginning of the nineteenth century, by the

duke de Levis. Paris, 1815,

The Journal of a Tour and Residence in Great Britain in 1810

and 1811, by a French traveller. London and New York,

1815,

347

History of Christina, queen of Sweden, by Catteau Calle-

ville,

350

Description of the Hypogea or Grottoes of the city of Thebes,

by M. Jomard,

351

A Picture of the United States of America at the commence-

ment of the nineteenth century, by M. Bonnet, Professor of

the Law of Nature and Nations, &c. Paris, 1816,

352

Brief Notice of Continental Publications,

Miscellaneous, Literary, and Scientific Intelligence,

Principal Literary and Scientific Journals of Paris,

German Journals in the greatest repute,

FINANCE.

Report to the King on the situation of his Finances, by the

French Minister of Finance,

British Finances, for 1815 and 1816,

375

390

American Finance. Extract of a Report of the late Secretary of

the Treasury, to the President of the United States; accom-

panying a Message from the President, to both Houses of

Congress, made December 3, 1816,

402

BRIEF SKETCH OF SCIENTIFIC LABOURS DURING THE YEAR 1816,

BY PROFESSOR COOPER, OF PHILADELPHIA.

ERRATA.

Page xii,

xii,

XX,

XXX,

XXX,

line 13, read or for "and." line 37, read Mr. Say for " Mr. de Say." last line, read enlistment for “recruitment.”

lines 4 & 9, read Steuart for "Stuart."

line 12, read reprinting for " reprint."

5, 1st col. line 1, read droits réunis for "droits ré

unes.'

36, 2d col. line 1, read under for "and."

236, 1st col. line 27, read Louis XIV. for " Louis IV."

315, 1st col. line 24, read citric for "nitric."

354, 1st col. line 28, read cui for "cur."