The American Quarterly Review, No. 18, June 1831 (Vol 9)

by Various

R.

• Ralegh, Sir Walter,
  • remarks on, [145-147].
• Rome,
  • appearance of the inhabitants of, &c. [516], [517].
• Rousseau, Jean Jacques,
  • a prey to ennui, [ 42].
• Rulhiere, M. his Histoire de l'Anarchie de Pologne,
  • notice of, [457], &c. See Poland.
• Rush, Dr. Benjamin,
  • his observations upon the influence of the habitual use of tobacco, &c. [136], &c.
• Russia,
  • the part of, in the dismemberment of Poland, [457], &c. See Poland.

S.

• San Carlo Borromeo,
  • statue of, [524].
• Santa Maria della Vita,
  • catacombs of, [515].
• Sartorius, George,
  • his continuation of Spittler's Polish revolution, notice of, [457], &c.
• Sheridan, R. B.,
  • notice of, [322-324].
• Siamese Twins, The,
  • a Satirical Tale by the author of Pelham, reviewed, [385], &c.
  • occasional remarks, [386-391]
  • outline of the poem, with remarks, [392-397].
• Siberia,
  • Travels in, [ 52], etc. See Dobell, Peter, his Travels.
• Sigismund Augustus,
  • the last of the Jagellon family on the throne of Poland, [464].
• Sigismund III.,
  • woes to Poland in the reign of, [466].
• Sobieski, John, king of Poland,
  • reign of, [468].
• Spanish Voyages of Discovery,
  • by Washington Irving, reviewed, [163], &c. See Irving, Washington.
• Sparks, Mr.,
  • in the Convention at New York on the subject of an University, [286-288-309].
• Spinoza,
  • his resources against ennui, [ 43].
• Spittler's Polish revolution,
  • with a continuation by George Sartorius, notice of, [457].
• Stanislaus (Poniatowski) king of Poland,
  • reign of, [470], &c. See Poland.
• Steel,
  • preparation of, &c. See Iron, [352-385].
• Stone, Governor,
  • his defeat in an insurrection in the colony of Maryland, [492].
• Stuart, Isaac,
  • his translation of Greppo's Hieroglyphic System of Champollion, Jr., reviewed, [339], &c. See Hieroglyphic System.
• Stuart, Professor,
  • remarks of, on the perishing of Pharaoh in the Red Sea, [346].
• Sugar-cane,
  • introduction and culture of in Louisiana, [197-201].
• Sylvester, Joseph,
  • his tobacco battered, notice of, [140].

T.

• Taddei, Rosa,
  • celebrated improvisatrice, description of, [520], [521].
• Talavera, Bernardo de,
  • his adventure to South America, [174].
• Thieves,
  • auto-biography of, [116], &c.
• Thompson, Dr. A. T.,
  • his notices relative to tobacco, &c., [136], &c.
• Thorius, Dr. Raphael,
  • his Latin poem in praise of tobacco, [137]
  • anecdote of, [138].
• Tobacco, [136]
  • whimsical subjects selected by authors, [ib.]
  • Latin poem in praise of tobacco, by Dr. Raphael Thorius, [137]
  • anecdote of him, [138]
  • Mr. Lambe's Farewell to Tobacco, [139]
  • James I., his Counterblast to Tobacco, [140]
  • origin of, [ib.]
  • Joseph Sylvester's tobacco battered, [ib.]
  • Indian superstition respecting, [141]
  • different names of the weed, [141], [142]
  • Abbot Nyssen's belief that the devil first introduced it into Europe, [142]
  • competitors for that honour, [143]
  • Latin verses in its praise, with English translation by M. de Maizeaux, [ib.]
  • its introduction into France by John Nicot, [144]
  • disputes respecting its origin, [ib.]
  • King James's dinner for the devil, [145]
  • remarks on Sir Walter Ralegh, [145-147]
  • young women imported for wives into Virginia, and paid for in tobacco, [147]
  • prohibitions of it in Europe, [ib.]
  • King James's arguments in his Counterblast, [148]
  • commendations of it by Acosta, Lord Bacon and Howell, [149]
  • unprofitableness of its culture, [150]
  • its production and consumption in France, [151]
  • opinion of Dr. Rush, Mr. Chamberet, [152]
  • Dr. Walsh, Hearne, Willis, Dr. Cullen, and Dr. Fowler, [153]
  • Dr. Murray, [154]
  • anecdote respecting it, related by Dr. Clarke, [155]
  • its tendency to promote intemperance, [156]
  • snuff-taking, [156-159]
  • smoking, [160]
  • chewing, [161]
  • anecdote of Franklin, [163].
• Tobolsk,
  • town of, [ 81].
• Tomsk,
  • town of, [ 80].
• Tooke, Horne,
  • his claim to the authorship of Junius, [325].

U.

• Ulloa, Don,
  • his arrival at New Orleans to take possession for Spain of Louisiana, and withdrawal without exhibiting his powers, [205].

V.

• Vaux, James Hardy,
  • Memoirs of, [116], &c. See Auto-biography of Thieves.
• Vespucci, Amerigo,
  • his participation in the discoveries of South America, [165], &c.
• Vidocq,
  • principal agent of the French police, memoirs of, [116], &c. See Auto-biography of Thieves.
• Von Schmidt-Phiseldek, Dr. C. F.,
  • his Europe and America, &c. reviewed. See Europe and America.