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NOTICES OF THE ARTS AND MANUFACTURES, AND A RECORD

OF THE EVENTS OF THE TIMES.

H. NILES, EDITOR.

THE PAST THE PRESENT FOR THE FUTURE.

FROM SEPTEMBER, 1825, TO MARCH, 1826-VOL. XXIX
OR, VOLUME V.-THIRD SERIES.

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FRINTED FOR THE EDITOR, BY WILLIAM OGDEN NILES,

At the Franklin Press,

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INDEX TO VOLUME XXIX.

DooR 265.1

Adams, John-former president,
his age, &c.

176

Adams, president. His address
to Lafayette 41; visits his fa-
ther 43, 65; at Salem 113;
at New York and Philadelphia
129; letter to the Baltimore
deputation 145. Sce "congress."
Africa Travellers in the inte-
rior of 26, 121, 425; Sierra
Leone, statistics of 116; san-
guinary war in 74, 295; pun-
ishment of felons 74; of the
Niger 260; notices of the slave
trade, facts and remarks 26,
72, 244, 311, 323, 364, 419;
reported discoveries in 182,
260; Monbasso 153; for sup-
pressing the slave trade 363;
of the American colony in-
letter from Mr. Ashmun, 101;
vessels to depart for 176, 305;
proceedings of the society 329;
notice from the agent
Agriculturalists and banks
Alabama. Health, &c. of Mo-
bile 147; ravages of the cater-
pillar 147; fine for a crime
without a name 208; trial of
a counterfeiter 320; govern-
or's message
Alleganies-oldest native west
of the
Alphabets-letters in several
"American," the N. Y.

Barbary powers. Earthquake in
Algiers 7; sketches of Algiers
to be published 134; Tripoli
at war with Sardinia 153, 170;
insurrection in Algiers 384;
revolt in Morocco 170; Spa-
nish refugees in
Barton, general
Barbour, Mr. secretary of war-
see congress; his letters to gov.
Troup 228, 247; letter to Mr.
Carson, respecting the nation-
al road to New Orleans
Barham, John, dies

262

359

80

364

258

Bar maids, handsome ones
Barton, Mr. to Mr. Scott
Berrien, judge and gov. Troup
Bevan, Joseph V.

56

186

45

165

Bills of exchange, (see congress)

163
365
208
272

Blankets, use of at fires
Boarman, John, dies
Bonaparte family-Madame Pau-
line 118; Jerome, Louis and
mad. Murat 383; fear of Na-
Books-interesting facts of
poleon, though dead!
424
150

116; children rapidly brought forth 103;
Clarence, the duke's daughter by mrs.
Jordan 103; Cochrane, lord 119; Co-
lombia, minister to 383; colonial trade
laws 146; coinage 403, 426; civilization
38; cotton-see general head-price and
consumption 39; destroyed 218; trade
260, 311; grown in Malta 404: Cout,
mrs. 7, 25, 88, 230, 262 404; corn laws
118; Carlisle, carl of 169; corn destroyed
by "game" 57; Comet, steam boat 230;
church, the 38, 146, commerce, statistica!

25,77

facts
Dawson, lieut. case of 85; debt 323; inter-
esting exhibit of 357; drawing room of
the king

25

38

423

East India stock 89; equestrian feat 128;
execution, remarkable
Female horse stealers 37; Fry, mrs. 56;
"free trade" 49, 86, 118, 287, 305, 361,
403; flax, spinuing of 327; Foote, miss,
the actress 180; Fonthill abbey
Game and game laws 57; Gretna Green
marriages 7; giantess 28; Glasgow man-
ufacturers 53; Greek vessel of war ar-
rives 169, 311; Greece, supplies for,
stopped

218

Hayti, apprehensions concerning 75; con-
sul to 423; heat in England 27, 38; hops
speculations in
Ireland-tyranny on the poor 119; dis
torbed 327: Irish laborers 38; insurance
office, capital of
King's dinner hour!

151

103

Law, of the 381; lady, strange frolick of

404

one 119: loans to S. America, &c. 364;
London, statistics 133, 153, 294; fog in
423; mortality 423; Lowe, sir Hudson
Manufacturers, alarmed 163: Mar, the earl
of 119: mail 381: marriage laws 294: me-
chanics institutes 311: Mexico, treaty
with 7, 39, 133; machinery, powers of
381; money market 119, 326, 382, 383,
403, 404, 423, 426; musical festival at
York 116, 159; nurder
Naval...promotions 37; ship Princess Char-
lotte 120, 152; official lists 310. Nobility
and Nell Gwynn 262; Northumberland,

the duke of

Bookselling, great business in 208 Perth, the American consul at 144; pres-

27, 80

148

Boring for water

160

Apple tree, productive
Appointments by president and
senate 16, 63, 122, 160, 192, 288
Arrarat, the city; Noah, "judge of
Israel" 32, 54; notice of the
"judge's" proclamation 69; re-
ply of De Cologne
Arkansas-election 64; culture
of cotton 166; finances
Army-gen. Atkinson's

330

264

com-

288

mand 115; employment of the
corps of engineers 121, 144,
promotions and appointments
-122, 360; force of the 359;
desertions 366. See congress.
Arsenic, careless keeping of
Austria. Proceedings favorable
to the Turks 28, 75, 101, 120;
aigrette found near Vienna
59; wild man 59; widow of
Napoleon 103; legitimate de-
cree 150; coronation of the
emperor as king of Hungary
152. See Germany, "Holy al-
liance," &c.

B.

169

376

Bagdat, great flood at
Balloon, ascends at New York 32
Baltic trade
401, 419
Bampen, Jacob, dies
Bank of the U. S. proceedings,
statements, &c. 31; officers,
&c. 289, 307; branch at Fay-
etteville 54; branch at New
Orleans 275; price of stock 321
Bank notes-altered 80; small
ones

177

88

217
376

81

2

Boon, col. mentioned
Bradshaw, George, dies
Braddock, gen. his death refer-
red to
Brandywine-see "navy." Toast
about the field of
Brazil. Relations with Buenos
Ayres, &c. 7, 275, 355, 365;
war declared 404; imperial pro-
clamation 425; relations with
G. Britain 310; invasion of
Peru 8; German troops in 28;
admiral Cochrane 74; disaffec-
tion spoken of 39; Rio Janei-
ro 85; war prospects 74, 78,
365; slave trade 85; commerce
85; relations with Peru 78;
famine in Ceara 90, 311, 382;
the empress 104; treaty with
Portugal 149, 153, 175; youths
in France 149; Pernambuco
275; treaty with G. Britain 363;
mustachios! 382; heir to
404
Breakwater in the Delaware 246
See congress.
Bridge, Edward, dies
Albans, St. the duke of 262: army
British Affairs.
Baring, mr. 382; bank of England 422;
banks, breaking 327 382, 404; bank-
ruptcies 103, 119, 326, 382, 383, 404;
British subject imprisoned in Turkey
218; Beadalbane's estate 88; balloons
119, 329; Braham 245; Brazil, relations
with 310; Brazilian frigate 119, 134,
404; breweries 327; bubbles 183, 287;
Buenos yr.s, minister to
Canal for ships, projected 56, 119; canals,
383
number, cost, &c. 152; catholics 99;
customs-see tariff; chancery court 85,

80

37

245

28

sure on the banks...see "money mark-
et" above; poor rates 381; popery and
no popery 85; Parry, capt. 218; procla-
mation of Henry VIII. 119; property,
rise in the value of 32 prodigality and
pauperism 212; pork, price of
403
Religious &c. 85, 99, 218: revenue 218, 40%
Savings banks 381; silk manufactories 361;
shipping, list of, &c. 86; Scott, sir Wal-
ter 218; smuggling 7; slaves in the W.
Indies 37; bounty paid for the support
of 73; of the emancipation of 327, 328;
Stamps 75; stock companies 183; stocks
28, 119, 134, 152, 404; specie exported 37,
88, 103, 119, 382; steam packets 134; su-
gar, bounty on the W. I.
305
Tariff, at length 135, 153; tobacco trade
37; theatric matters 7; Thames tun-
nel 119; tonnage built, &c.
152
Weights and measures 422; Wellesley,
mrs. 212; Wellington's statue 119; Wil
liams, Samuel 230, 248; wizzard, a 74;
woollen trade

51

York, the duke of 28, 37; city, great musi
eal festival at
116, 152
Broom corn
192
Brown, Mr. minister to France 112
Bruce, William, dies
176
Buenos Ayres. Relations with
Brazil, &c. 7, 27, 275, 355,
365, 404, 405; the Oriental
Province, proceedings, battles,
&c. 7, 27, 259, 275, 405, 425;
importation of flour 231; Mon-
te Video 8; speculations 275;
M. Rivadavia 425; toleration
law 27, 231; population of the
several provinces 37; wander-
ing cattle 74; migrations to
231; bigotry 260; M Garcia
to the Brazilian minister 355
Bullet, singular discovery of a 160
The facts stated in this article appear to
be false.

Calhoun, Mr.
Canvas, of cotton

treaty with Mexico 356; finances 405;
privateer General Soublette 423; Mr.
Lowry
Columbia district-proposed ter-
ritorial government 246; of
the institute 306; grand lodge 363
"Columbian Observer,"
5, 193
128
194 Comet, length of its tail
361 Commerce, general view of that
of England, France and Ame-
rica 77; sensibility about 305, 417
Communities, on Owen's plan 24
Congress.

422

Canada-arrivals of settlers, &c. 6, 426
Quebec 8; Montreal 64, 104, seamen;
153; exports 28, 85; the great ship 48,
134, 218, 230, 288; population 102, 404,
statistics 102, 404; canals 103, 275; ship
building 104, 231, remarks on British
"free trade" 86; punishment of crimi
nals 135; Highland rigiment in 153;
commerce 231, 404; the parliament 381;
import of teas
Canals-see the several states.
Inclined planes 24; projected
in the south 98; to lake Erie by
the Big Beaver 100; round the
Niagara Falls 114; the use of
canals
180
Cannibalism-in N.Zealand 64, 150
Cape de Verd Islands
71

Cape Henlopen

246, 292

Cardinal Richelieu

416

Carleton, Henry, killed

208

Carr, the rev. John, dies

Carson, Mr. to Mr. Barbour

358

64

187
197

Cass, gov. and the Indians
Cattle horns, the essence of
Central America. Reported dis-
turbances in 39; loan negociat-
ed in England 104; minister
from at Washington 192; Co-
chineal 218; population 218;
meeting of the congress of
382; Indians in 382;extent of882
Chaldean Christians
Charcoal, fatal effects of
Chattelux, M. his travels
Cherokee Indians-D. Brown's
letter

420

180
81

105

Chili. Religious festivals 8;
pope's mission to 89; sloop of
war Achilles 90; proceedings
on the dissolution of the con-
gress 104; city of Conception
135; silver mines 260, 418,
425, disturbances 425; Chiloe 425
Chihuahua, minister from
China. Provisions at a dinner 26,
extract from the code of laws
57; sacrifices 121; statistics
150; refuses to assist the Sia-
mese
Christians

311

311

64

Clay, Mr. mortality in his fa-
mily 113. See congress.
Claims against France-see "spo-

liations."

Cider 288. Clerc, Mr.
Clinton, De Wit, his masonic

81

address

108

Coal-the Anthricite 55, 262;
trade in 70, 180; slate coal 80;
economy in the use of 117;
smelting with

Colden, Mr.

262

359

Colombia. Colonel Leonardo executed 8;

steam boat on the Magdelena 74; pre-
sents to Bolivar 354; table of exports
117; Joseph Lancaster in 121; religious
toleration encouraged 125; Bolivar's cir
cular to hold a general congress of the
American states 124; elections 135, 259,
405, execution of col. Infante 159; mi-
grations to 259; com. Daniels 259; of
the navy 275, 295; privateers 275; road
go Caraccas 425; navigation of the Mag.
dalena 295; fete in honor of Bolivar 295;,

232

Meeting of the first session of the 19th
congress
Adams, Mr. of N. Y. 373; Annapolis 389;
Africa, agency in 390, 415; Augusta
430; amendments to the constitution
proposed 253, 254, 255, 256, 269, 272,
288, 320, 337, 348, 415, 416, 429, 430,
431, 432; armories 271, 389, 412, 431;
Alston, Mr. 272; Arkansas 351; army,
relative to 271, 287, 320, 335, 347, 370,
414, 431; attornies of the U. S. 336; ap
propriations 271,318, 334, 392, 413, 415,
416, 417; Alabama 333; arbitration sys-
tem 334; accountability of officers-see
"monies."

259, 430

Banks in the district 392; bankruptcy,
system of 251, 252, 304, 429; British
provinces 429, 430; Barton, Mr. 252,
337; Bailey, Mr. 256; Baltimore 270,
334 371, 389, 415; Baylies, Mr. 269,
335, 391; Burgess, Mr 335; Boon, Mr.
432; Breakwater 234, 373, 391, 414, 415,
416; Bradley, Mr. 375; Buzzard's bay
375, 392: British parliament, acts of
284; books 414; bank of the U. S. 430;
Barney, Mr. 45, 432; Buchanan, Mr.
Cape Fear river 413; capitol, of the fire
in the 287; captains in the army 347,
348, 412; Cambreleng, Mr. 372, 415;
canals, relative to 255. 271, 284, 285,
287, 303, 336, 373, 375, 391, 413;
Chambers, Mr.death of 371; collection
districts, new ones proposed 301; Cocke,
Mr. 318, 415. 429,431; clerks 319; con-
tingent fund 319; copper mines 370;
coasting trade 304; cotton canvass 351,
376; chaplains 252, 255; Charleston 270,
374; Condict Mr. 334, 392; clerk ap
pointed 233; Cobb, Mr. 269; Cook, Mr.
271, 288, 373, 429; Cherokee Indians
272; closed doors (of the house) 287;
Cooper, Thomas 316; Columbia, the
district 270, 429; courts martial 3:8,
320; Clarke, Mr. 391; compensation of
the members 255; Central America 392;
Chambers. Mr. 429; cammittees 252, 253,
255, 256; Creek Indians 389, 500; copy
rights 253, 319; coffee, duty on 303;
Crowninshield, Mr. 414; Cumberland
road 269, 270, 319; eustom houses 428;
customs-see duties below.

Dorsey, Mr. 335, 430; Denny, Penelope
287, 413, 415; Dickson and Co. 412, 429,
432; debt, imprisonment for 251, 262,
Decatur, Mrs. 271; Dubourg, Ann 303,
317, 3:8; Dickerson Mr. 269, 349 370;
Dismal Swamp canal 285, 26, 287, 304;
Distilled spirits 254, 270, 284, 303, 349,
371, 392; drawbacks 402, 412, 416; de.
serters from the army 287, 320, 333;
from French ships 352; foreign vessels
374,414; discriminatory duties 317, 350,
374, dividends unclaimed 256, 270; du
ties, in relation to 252, 271, 286, 287,
303, 317,334,349, 373; Dwight, mr. 271,
287; revision of the laws proposed 336
Eaton mr. 252; education, lands granted
for 349; expenditures, &c 372; elections
contested 254, 261, 386; exchange, bills
318,334
Fortifications 271, 272, 286,311, 375, 374,
375, 392, 413; fish, dried, 284, 371; free
masons mentioned 431; Fareliy, mr. de
cease of 351; franking by postmasters
334; fiscal year 256; Forsythe, mr. 270,
304; Florida-survey of the canal 270,
317,318,318,391, 412; wrecking laws 284
318, 335; lands 237: territorial govern
ment of 372: road in 429: French ves-
352
sels

and Doyle 272: Hamilton, a statue of
286, 432: Hamilton, mr. 316: Hemphill,
mr. 316, 336, 350, 391: Haynes, mr. 432
Illinois 320-Ingersoll's abridgement 391
--Indiana 252, 271, 317, 371, 373, 429-In
dians in Florida 304-Ingham, mr. 254,
336, 372-invalids 270-iron. duties on
373
Internal improvements 269, 350, 370,402:
Indians 287, 391. 431-trade with 412-
preservation and civilization
Johnson, R. M. 233; Johnson James 391,
429; Johnson Francis 430: Johnston,
mr. 253, 318: Jefferson mr. about a se-
eret message of 270,271, 287-judiciary,
relative to the 252, 255, 255, 256. 270, 284,
318, 350, 352, 391-mr. Webster's bill 285,

431

320, 374

301 319, 320, 335, 336, 350, 372, 373, 429
King, col. William 269-Kent, mr. 319-
Kremer, mr.
Lands relinquished 373; lands, proposi
tions, &c. concerning 254, 256, 270, 271,
272, 284, 285, 287, 318, 319, 320, 334, 355,
349, 372, 373, 392, 401, 412, 414, 416, 428,
429; land warrants 352; laws, papers in
which published 320, 535; laws, the
publication of 417-lead mines 253, 271,
389, 429-light-houses 293, 319-Louis-
ville, proposed hospital at 319-canal
270-Livingston, mr. 256, 336; Lloyd, nir.
252, 284, 316, 331, 371-his speech on
navigation 384-report on the fisheries
393-letters from the secretary of war
317-Little, mr. 416. 430-library 416
Macon, mr. 389-Maison Ronge, the mar
quis claims 389, 390, 413-mail roads,
improvement of 373-Marblehead 375,
391-mail route, Baltimore and Phila-
delphia 336, 352, 372, 374-Mercer, mr.
350-Massachusetts' claims 316-Me
Coy, mr. 285-monies, public, security
of 304, 318, 319, 335. 350, 371-McDuffie,
mr. 271-military academy 325, 332,
373, 374-MeLane, mr. 271-McPherrin,
Clark 251-Mallary, mr. 254, 413, 414~
Mead, R W. 284; Miner, mr. 372, 414, 416
-military land warrants 270-Mitchell,
col. 399-Mitchell, mr, of Ten. 256, 287
-Mitchell, mr. of S. C. 285-medicine
chests in merchant vessels 374-mem-
bers, a list of 231-resolve about those
who had been appointed to office 304–
Missouri 252, 331-Michigan 214 352,
432-militia 269, 271 304, 319, 370, 412,
416-muscle shoals 373, 375-Munroe,
mr 270, 285, 286, 287, 61, 373, 375––Mo
bile 334, 412-Mississippi river 284, 317-
land company 331--the state 390, 412
Messages of the president-at the com
mencement of the session 233-docu-
ments-report of the secretary of war
248-of the post master general 250-of
the secretary of the navy 264--letter
from general Brown 295-operations of
the engineer department 296, 312--
about the treaty at Fort Jackson 286-
communicating a copy of a certain
message from president Jefferson 237--
treaty with the Cherokees 304-con-
cerning the slave trade
National road, see "Cumberland" above
--New-Jersey 284--north west coast 269,
270. 335, 336--Newport, Kentucky 251
-North Carolina 392-Nantucket 375.
391-navigation, Mr. Lloyd's speech 38%
Naval-schools 271, 350-surgeons 271.
academy 348, 350--to provide tiraber
for 351 413-pension fund 374--appro
priations 415--organization and pay of
the officers 374--expenditures 392--real
430
estate purchased for yards, &c.
Ohio 254, 272, 318, 319, 392; Obio river,
284, 317.413-officers of congress 372-
ordnance 429-Owen, mr. 286-Oliver,
Ebenezer 334-oranges
Pamlico Sound 319-Philadelphia-certain
transactions at- see "duties"- Panama,
of the proposed congress at 270, 334,
071, 075, 376, 399, 432- Pacific ocean, ex
pedition proposed to 335---pay of the
members 368--patent and copy right
laws 253, 319; pensioners 323, 372; Pensar
eola 270 286, 392-Ph-ips, mr. 320--Phil-
lips, Isaac, case of 351--Porter, com.
256, 269, 284, 333, 349, 389-letter from
him 284mr. Randall's replication 305
---previous question 572-public build-
ings
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Randolph, mr. 284; Randall, mr. 302; re
ports-of the secretary of war 248; of
the secretary of the navy 264; of the
post-master general 250; (annual) of the
secretary of the treasury 277; from the
comptroller, accounts settled, monica