minister to the diseased and unappeaseable appetite of literary vanity-it may comport with the craft of booksellers, who would hazard bolder comparisons were they needed, to puff off a lingering edition; but it can never serve the true interests of these talented writers, to draw them into a comparison wherein they must inevitably be sufferers. Cooper enjoys the advantage of a field almost untrodden. The manners and habits of the aboriginal tribes and of those whites--the pioneers of civilization— who, presing forward as the others recede, plant their feet in the yet warm foot-prints of the retreating Indian; the striking, grand or picturesque features of unexplored and uurifled scenery, are so many mines of literary treasure, to which he has enjoyed peculiar access, and which he has wrought with the skill of a master. The ocean too, he has appropriated with a power and felicity equal to Smollet. In framing his story from such materials, he seems to us, in the invention of incident, to be fully equal to Scott. At the same time, it is but candour to admit that character, not incident, has been the chief aim of Scott. Be that as it may, he who will follow Cooper through one of his Indian adventures, will find himself constantly gratified by new and unexpected turns of the story. The personages in whose behalf the sympathy of the reader is enlisted, are no sooner rescued from one difficulty than they encounter another-danger presses on danger, and relief follows relief so unexpectedly, yet so naturally, that we soon yield to the conviction, that the resources of the author are, in respect to incident, inexhaustible. If we follow him to the field of battle, we find him animated, graphic, full of resources, and abounding in wellimagined and characteristic incident. If we follow him to the council-fires of his warriors, we feel that he is eloquent, and knows the rare art to make them talk like chiefs and heroes, after having painted them such in action. We know of no such noble pictures of Indian nature, as those which he has sketched; and we shall briefly add, that in describing the stirring incidents of nautical life-the storm-the calm-the battle-and the peculiarities of the sea-faring character-the same high praise is due to him. Within this circle lie his powers of dramatising, his efforts to pass it, have been mere abortions. In scenes of ordinary polite life, his ladies are but tame, spiritless and uninteresting creations; and his gentlemen altogether worthy to be the companions of such mistresses. The good opinion which the author may have bespoken for them, can scarcely survive the shock of the first dialogue. There is nothing easy and natural in their thoughts, and the writer wants the power which, in Scott, extends throughout the whole circle-at least
of his masculine creations-of completely identifying himself with his characters. It is in this want of dramatic talent, in his want of humour, and his comparative deficiency in general knowledge, that the inferiority of Cooper chiefly lies. The fund of historical and antiquarian lore possessed by Scott, is, indeed, no easy or ordinary acquisition.
The author of "Pelham," while he dramatises like Scott the distinguished characters of another day, has thrown more of love and passion into his story. He is, evidently, a man of a warm temperament, who feels keenly, and, consequently, expresses himself in those ardentia verba that belong to true passion. In his conception of female character, we hold him altogther superior to Scott or Cooper. He is a vigorous thinker, and his style is terse and pointed. His classical allusions may be overstrained, but his keen and brilliant wit sits gracefully upon him, and flashes forth at every page. His dullest passages are those wherein he meditates wit-wherein he is witty of malice aforethought-as for example, at his meeting of wits at Wills', in his new novel "Devereux." Except the introductory hit of Steele, there is very little said that deserves to be repeated; and we have this general objection to urge against his wits, that they are all witty in the same style-so that the bonmot of one may be applied, without violation of any characteristic manner, to any other of the group. He wields the weapons of sarcasm and irony, with a terrible energy; and is destined to reach a literary elevation, far higher than any he has yet attained. With this commendation, we are compelled to mix our censure of the tone of morals pervading his first novel, "Pelham." It seemed to us indicative of their unhealthy state, that the exposure, however witty, of the follies and odious vices of the parents, should proceed from the mouth of a son. It seemed outrageous to us-yet, after all, this may be a cis-atlantic prejudice, and a proof that "society" in this country, has not yet received its ultimate polish!
But à pròpòs of Anne of Geierstein. We return to the work before us, to remark on two instances of our author's forgetfulThe first is, that he has forgotten to explain the import of the legend connected with the bending of the bow of Buttescholtz-an omission, that maidens of a certain age will not lightly excuse: the other is, that he supposes the Duke of Burgundy profoundly ignorant of a fact that nearly concerned him, and which, it appears, from the night scene at the German inn, was known to all the world besides-viz. that Count Albert of Geierstien, or the Black Priest of St. Paul's, was a chief of the Secret Tribunal!
A.
Abbot, Dr. Abiel, his Letters written in
the interior of Cuba, reviewed, 124-
remarks on South Carolina, 125-
compares slave labour as performed in
Cuba with that of South-Carolina, 125
-remarks on the passion of the Span-
iards for cock-fighting and bull-baiting,
126-visits a cock-pit in the Havana,
ib.-remarks on the probable effect of
the Roman Catholic religion, 128-
gives a picture of Spanish hospitality,
129-describes the Casa de Beneficien-
cia, 131-remarks on the ill effects of
allowing ardent spirits to negroes, 132
-his estimate of the population of Cu-
ba, 135.
Abernethy, Dr. his opinion of the cause
of the prevailing maladies of the hu-
man race, 215.
Addison, his Spectator, the origin of the
legitimate English novel, 370.
Americans, the, possess too much nation-
al vanity, and too little national pride,
322-do not bear criticism well, 328-
are wrong, in the opinion of English-
men, when, in any way, they differ
from them, 329-possess a rage for in-
novation in politics, 344-on the schol-
arship of, 346.
Amherst, Lord, his Embassy to China, re-
ferred to, 178--account of the failure
of, 205.
Anales de Ciencias, Agricultura, &c., re
ferred to, 285, 292.
Anne of Geierstein, reviewed, 499-on
the introduction of, 500--develope-
ment of characters in, ib. --description
of Alpine scenery in, 501---preliminary
to a duel in, 503--description of an
earth-slide among the precipices of
Geierstein, 504-on the characters of
some of the principal actors in, 514.
Aperçu Statistique de l'Ile de Cuba re-
ferred to, 285.
Artists, of America, are becoming sensi-
ble of their deficiencies, 83---on the
disputes of, ib.---distinguished, will
have their imitators, 84.
Barrow, Dr. his Travels in China referred
to, 176, 179, 194.
Berengers, the, of Arragon, the great pa-
trons of the Troubadours, 419.
Bolingbroke, Lord, description of, from
Devereux, 388-in Paris, 391---in his
retirement, 397---visits Pope, 399.
Botany, on the study of, 467-on the ar-
rangement and distribution of plants,
469-on classification in, 471-on lan-
guage, in regard to the study of the
science of, 479-on the affinities and
contrasts of plants, 480-various sys-
tems in relation to the classification of
plants, 482-the distinction between
natural and artificial systems in, owes
its origin to Linnæus, 486-B. Jussieu
never published his views on, 487—
the same published by his nephew,
488-on the sexual system in, of Lin-
næus, ib.--on the seven classes in, of
B. Jussieu, 489-the order of Jussieu
improved, 490--on the enlargement of
the orders of. ib.-on an arrangement
in, on fixed and determinate principles,
491-on the accessions recently made
to, 497.
Brande, M, his Table of the relative
strength of wines and spirits, referred
to, 226.
Candolle, Aug. Pyramo de, his Prodo-
mus Systematis naturalis Regni Vege-
tabilis, &c. referred to, 466---his life
devoted to the study of botany, 492-
publishes Flore Française, ib.---his ap-
pointment to different professorships,
ib.-- publishes his Theorie Elementaire
de la Botanique, and Regni Vegetabilis
Systema Naturale, 493--his fundamen-
tal principles of classification quoted,
ib.-remodelled the system of Juss eu,
496--his system of natural orders, 497.
Cayley. Arthur, Jr., his Life of Sir Walter
Raleigh referred to, 433.
Celta, who they were, 11-were Gome-
rians, ib.-generally held the same
doctrines with Pythagoras, 33.
Celtic Druids, the, referred to, 1-on the
brass weapons of ancient nations, ib.-
on the ancient alphabets, 1-3-two
ancient alphabets, 4-Oghams of Ire-
land, 6-affinity between the langua-
ges, ib.-peculiarity of the Irish alpha-
bet, ib. Virgil a Druid, 7-Welsh
letters the same as the Irish, ib.-when
the Ogham characters were invented,
8-on the 10th and 11th chapters of
Genesis, 9-confusion of tongues or
languages, ib of Baillie's hypothesis,
supported by Drummond, ib.-the an-
cient astronomers, 10-who the Celta
were, 11-the Celta were Gomerians,
ib.-of the Umbri and Etruscans, 12-
affinity between the Hebrew and the
Celtic, ib.--affinity between the Greek,
Sanscrit, and Celtic, 13-the Celtic,
the first swarm from the parent hive,
ib.-of the Phoenician colonies in Ire-
land, ib.-Irish histories and bards, 15
-the hero Gods, 16-derivation of
Britain, Bretange, and Albion, and of
the words, vates and bards, 17-how
Britain was peopled, ib.—of the first
settlers,ib.-Britain known to Aristotle,
19-Hyperboreans were Britains, ib.
-Hercules a Celt, 21-Abaris proba-
bly a Druid, ib.-the Cross common to
Greeks, Egyptians and Indians, 22-
when letters arrived in Great Britain,
ib.-on festivals removed by the pre-
cession of the equinox. 24-Bramin
back reckoning, 25-of the Cushites,
ib.-gods of the British isles, 26-Chal-
dees, ib.-Chaldees of the British
isles, 27-of Iona, Jupiter, Janus, ib.
-Coarbs of Iona, ib.-no idol worship
in the primitive ages, ib.-Grecian
lithoi, ib.-circular temples of the Is-
raelites. 28-theory of the origin of let-
ters, resumed, ib. -the present Arabic
alphabet may be modern, 29-the
Celts generally, and the Druids partic-.
ularly, held the same doctrines with
Pythagorus, 33-tatooing, 34-appen-
dix to the review of, 37-46.
China, Travels of the Russian Mission
through Mongolia to, referred to, 176
-Jesuits obtained a footing in, about
the sixteenth century, 177-descrip-
tion of the great wall of, 193-conquer-
ed successively by the Mongols and
Mantchoos, 194-on the willows of,
196-tea is the general beverage in. 199
a wine of, made from rice, ib.-- on the
population of, 203–-account of the fail-
ure of the last English embassy to,
205.
Chinese, on the language and literature of
the, 179-on the private manners of
the, 180-a new Russian mission ap-
pointed to the capital of the, 181-ar-
my, observations on the, 184-gunpow
der known to the, before the birth of
Christ, ib-the, considered the best
agriculturists in the world, 195- ook-
ing, remarks on, 198-tea the general
beverage of the, 199-the, highly tole-
rant in religion, 201-manner of ma-
king bargains, ib.-printing, ib.-char-
acters, 202-on the science of the. ib.
-the, attach great importance to gen-
sing as medicine, ib --the drama a fa-
vorite amusement with the, 203-on
the complexion of the, ib.-on the lite-
rature of the, 204.
Chivalry, its influence upon literature,
405-before the age of, poetry distin-
guished the inhabitants of Northern
Europe, ib.—on the poetry of the ages
which preceded the institutions of, 416
-its influence on poetry, ib.--created
a rage for versifying, 408-on the
rhymed tales of, 410-on the decline
of, 415-the Berengers of Arragon gave
the first impulse to the muse of, 419-in
the south of France the poets of, styled
Troubadours, 420.
Cicero de Republica, Featherstonhaugh's
translation of, reviewed, 136 145-re-
marks on the Boston edition of. 145—
MS. of, was preserved in the monaste-
ry of Gobio, 146-written in imitation
of Plato, 156-has a greater resem-
blance to the Discourses of Macchia-
velli than to a Dialogue of Plato. 164.
Cicero, his work on invention and Trea-
tise de Oratore, referred to, 150-de.
votes himself to literature and study,
151-composes his De Republicâ, 152
-had difficulty in determining upon
the form of the work, 153--wrote two
of his works in imitation of Plato, 156
his opinion of the excellence of the
Roman polity, 165-his reflections on
the constitution of his country, 175.
Classification of Plants, on the, 466–
498.
Cobbett, his Complete collection of State
Trials, referred to, 433.
Coffee, on the cultivation of in Cuba,
312-on the quantity exported from
Cuba, 313.
Cuba, comparison of slave labour in, and
in Carolina, 125-on cock-fighting and
bull-baiting in, 126-on the causes of
frequent assassinations in, 128—proba-
ble effect of the Roman Catholic reli-
gion in, ib. natural advantages of, 129,
-hospitality of the inhabitants of, ib.
abounds in immense caverns 130-dis-
cipline of oxen in, 131-use of ardent
spirits injurious to the negroes of, 132
on the population of, 134-on the
yeomanry ot, 136-on the natural ad-
vantages of, 285-its magnitude com-
pared, 287-on the geological structure
of, 288--on the discovery of gold in,
and St. Domingo, 291--on the scarcity
of water in, 292--on the climate of, 293
-the leading causes of the improve-
ment of, 295-on the population of, 296
--a comparative view of the populati
on of, with other territories where sla-
very exists 299 300-on the ancient
population of, 301- influence of the re-
sidence in, of the great proprietors and
noblemen, 304--on the cultivation of
sugar in, 315--on the profits of cultiva-
ting sugar to the proprietors in, 307-
on the importance and value of coffee
to, 312-exports of coffee from, 313---
on the tobacco of, ib. --on the imports
and exports of, 315---on the revenue of,
317-on the government of, 318.
Devereux, the tale of, referred to, 369-
reviewed, 387-extracts from, 388-402
-on the literary character of, 402.
Diet, a treatise on, &c. referred to, 208,
240.
Digestive Organs, an Essay on Disorders
of the, &c., referred to, 208, 240.
Druids, the, of Gaul and Britain acquain-
ted with letters, 3-telescopes and gun-
powder known to, 20-admitted the
creation of matter, 23-the Christmas
festival of, 26-of the sacred fire of, ib.
guilty of human sacrifices, 27-of the
hierachy and power of, 32--held the
same doctrines as Pythagoras, 33.
Dwight, Henry E., his Travels in the
North of Germany, referred to, 86---
examined the universities and schools
of the North of Germany, 88--- notices
the attention paid by the German and
Prussian governments to public im-
provement, 89---contrasts Protestant
with Catholic Germany, ib.---gives an
account of the threeclasses of instructors
in the universities of Germany, 104---
remarks on the results of German ed-
cation when compared with Ameri-
can, 118.
Dyspepsia, on the prevalence of, 208-
on the dietical writers in reference to,
210-on the general causes, and the
cure of, 211-Dr. Paris' definition of,
215-on the origin of, 216-on regi-
men, in relation to the eure of, 221-
on the quality of food in relation to,
225-aggravated by the use of spirits,
wine and fermented liquors, 226—
rules to be observed for the preven
tion or the cure of, 229-on the bene.
fit of travelling in the cure of, 234-
a synopsis of short rules for the cure
of, 240.
Dyspeptic, the, usually eats too much,223
-spirits, wine and fermented liquors
injurious to, 226-the effects of coffee
and tea on, 227-on the diet of, 228-
rules on eating to be observed by, 229
-to avoid hard study, 230-exercise all
important to, 232-on the importance
of triction to, 231- usually derives
benefit from travelling, 234-injury of
tobacco to, 236-on the importance of
regular hours to, 237-rules for the
guidance of, 238-short, practical rules
obligatory on, 240.
Education in Germany, 86-123.
Ellis, his Narrative of Lord Amherst's
Embassy to China, referred to, 178-
remarks on the brick tea of Mongolia,
184 on the rice wine of China, 199.
Englishman an, Voltaire's picture of, 328
-considers whatever difference of cus-
tom from that of his own country, he
meets with in other countries, as abso-
lutely wrong, 329-puts forth his gra-
phic power most successfully in imagi-
native representations of life, 369.
Essai Politique sur l'Isle de Cuba, re-
viewed, 285-321.
Essay on Morbid Sensibility of the Stomach
and Bowels, an, &c. referred to, 208-
240.
F.
Featherstonhaugh, G. W. his translation
of the Republic of Cicero, reviewed,
136-his translations compared with
the original, 140-on the scholarship
of, 144.
Fiction, on the English works of, 369.
Fielding, on his character as a novelist,
371-wrote his Joseph Andrews as a
satire on Richardson's Pamela, ib.-on
his Tom Jones, 372-on his character
of Alworthy. 373-his definition of true
wisdom, quoted, 375.
Fine Arts, on the state of the, in Athens,
70-in Rome, ib.--the, associated with
the old age rather than the manhood
of a country, 72--on the state of the,
in Great Britain, 73 -Mr. West's letter
relative to the specimens of the, in
Italy, 76-on the advantages of Ame-
rica for the cultivation of the, 77--on
the public institutions in America for
the promotion of the, 79.
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