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assistance of a few American adventurers, and made himself ster of Amelia, as a point from which he might advantaously extend his conquests over the whole of East Florida. is project failed, and M'Gregor was happy to escape from his ficulties by making over his acquisition to Aury, the well own captain of an insurgent privateer. When the Author of s narration reached Amelia, he found it under the governnt of the latter chief, with whom he speedily quarrelled, and Frigued very actively against him, for the apparent purpose of cupying his post. Failing in this scheme, after some further issitudes, he reached St. Augustine, the capital of the province; d though he had set out from England for the avowed purpose aiding the patriotic cause, we find him accepting a grant of d from the governor of that fortress for the King of Spain, d offering his assistance in the recovery of Amelia to the anish dominion. After the government of the United States d felt the expediency of driving out the lawless bands who had en possesion of that important island, he revisited his old arters, and seems to have enjoyed with much keenness, the oprtunity of triumphing over his crest-fallen enemies. The bsequent details of the proceedings of Aury and M'Gregor, ve been rendered uninteresting by later events; and we all decline following the Writer through his comments on the elancholy transaction connected with the execution of Arbutht and Ambrister by the orders of General Jackson. Against e latter, a strong case appears to be made out, but the stateents are ex parte, and the language in which they are made, extremely violent.

This celebrated General Jackson possesses an extensive influence er the people of Kentucky and Tennessee, who believe him to be incible in arms, and unequalled in courage. His defence of New leans against our ill conducted attack upon that city, has fixed in eir opinions, his immovable, and imperishable fame. His conquests er the Creek Indians, and his notable exploit, in enticing ten of ose unfortunates from their hiding place, under a promise of protion, and then delivering them up to be butchered by his followers, another wreath in the chaplet of this hero.

"The passions of this man are of the most violent and barbarous aracter, despising, under every circumstance, the forms, and reaints of society, outraging decency on every occasion. During the fence of New Orleans, Judge Hall had directed the service of some ocess, which did not please this leader, who, forgetting the respect e to the judgement seat, and the character of the individual who esided, ordered a file of soldiers to remove him, saying he would arst the president of the United States, if he should dare to interfere th his command. After the restoration of peace, the judge sumoned the general to answer for a contempt of court, and fined him e thousand dollars, which was immediately paid by public subscrip

tion. He is much addicted to gambling, particularly in horses; if he loses his money, and requires a further supply, he sends & cart to his plantation, for a load of negroes, who are thus exposed to the chance of changing masters, upon the hazard of the race. He has been known to challenge the owner because he asserted his horse had greater speed than the general's, in fine his extravagant follies, and his crimes, are without number, and disgusting in the recital.'

pp. 180, 181. These imputations are possibly correct, but they cannot be implicitly received on the faith of an anonymous writer. The war against the Seminole Indians was pursued in that savage spirit of ferocity which has too uniformly distinguished these conflicts. The Aborigines combated with the unrestrained fierceness of barbarians; the more civilized assailants, with the vindictive and sanguinary feelings of men regardless of the sufferings of a race which they considered in no higher a character than that of wild beasts, fit only to be hunted down and exterminated. But the instances of perfidious cruelty cited in the present volume, cannot be admitted without authority. The following anecdote is so interesting in itself, and so creditable to the parties concerned, that we shall insert it here.

A straggler from the militia of Georgia, named M'Krimmon, was captured by the Indians, and was about to be sacrificed to Indian vengeance; tied to the stake, the tomahawk raised to terminate his existence, no chance appeared of escape. At that moment Milly Francis, the daughter of Hidlis Hadjo, placed herself between the executioner and his victim, and arrested his uplifted arm; then throwing herself at the feet of her father, she implored the life of his prisoner. It was granted, and he was liberated. To the honour of M'Krimmon, it must be added, that some time after, learning that Milly Francis had given herself up, with others of her unfortunate race, in a state of wretched destitution, to the commander at Fort Clairborne, he immediately set forward to render her assistance, determined to make her his wife, and thus in some sort, repay the noble and disinterested generosity of his saviour. Milly, upon learning the intentions of M'Krimmon, declared she was not influenced by any personal motive, that she should have acted in the same way for any other unfortunate victim; she therefore declined his offer.'

The habits of the Seminoles do not appear to differ from those of other Indian tribes. They are equally addicted to the use of ardent spirits, and are thus in a state of destitution and decay. The balls and bayonets of the American militia are only anticipating that dissolution which would be as surely, though more tardily, effected by other means.

ART. XV. SELECT LITERARY INFORMATION.

* Gentlemen and Publishers who have works in the Press, will oblige the Conductors of the ECLECTIC REVIEW, by sending information (post paid) of the subject, extent, and probable price of such works; which they may depend upon being communicated to the public, if consistent with its plan.

The Rev. John Campbell, of Kingsland, is preparing an account of his late journey in the interior of South Africa, which, like the former, was undertaken at the request of the London Missionary Society. The course of this journey lay through a considerable tract of country which had not been explored by any European. It extended three hundred miles beyond Lattakoo, which was the limit of his first journey, and it confirmed the conjecture which he had formed, that he should find the country better peopled, and more advanced in civilization as he proceeded towards the North. The introduction which his Missionary objects gave him to the chiefs of the several nations he visited, and the confidence with which he was received by them, afforded him the most favourable opportunities of observing their manners and customs, as well in the administration of their public affairs, as in their domestic reJations. This was particularly the case with regard to the Mashow and Marootzee nations, whose chief towns, Mashow and Kurreechane, contain several thousand inhabitants. The work will contain a map of the country through which he travelled, and other illustrative engravings.

Dr. Carey has in the press "The Greek Terminations, including the Dialects and Poetic Licenses, in Alphabetic Order, with References to the Grammar," on the same plan as his" Clue for Young Latinists," lately published.

In a few days, will be published, a poetical Essay on the Character of Pope, by Charles Lloyd.

The Rev. Johnson Grant will shortly publish, a course of Lent Lectures on the seven last sentences uttered by our Saviour from the cross.

Mr. Stevenson, oculist to H.R.H. the Duke of York, will shortly publish in 1 vol. 8vo. a practical Treatise on the nature, symptoms, and treatment of

Gutta Serena, illustrated by numerous

cases.

A member of the late Salter's Hall Congregation has in the press, a work, in one vol. 8vo. addressed to the Old Members of that Society, in which some of the Errors of the Rev. Dr. Collyer are stated and corrected.

Church of England Theology. In the course of the ensuing month, a second series of sermons in manuscript character, for the use of young divines and candidates for holy orders, will be published by the Rev. R. Warner, Rector of Great Chalfield, Wilts, and Author of "Sermons on the Epistles and Gospels," &c. and of" Old Church of England Principles, &c." The second series treats of Christian Virtues; and will consist (like the former series on Christian Doctrines) of ten sermons on the following interesting subjects. 1. On Loyalty, or the duty of subjects. 2. The duty of hearers of the word. 3. The duty of children. 4. The duty of parents. 5. The duty of frugality. 6. The duty of industry, honesty, purity and sobriety. 7. The duty of veracity, and the government of the tongue. 8. The duty of compassion. 9. The duty of forgiveness, 10. The duty of preparation for death.

The Rev. Edw. Chichester will soon publish, in three octavo volumes, Deism compared with Christianity.

The Speeches of the Rt. Hon. Henry Grattan, with a Memoir by his Son, are printing in four octavo volumes.

Anthony Todd Thompson, Esq. is preparing for publication, Lectures on Botany.

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Mr. Lowe is preparing a volume for the press, On the Situation and Prospects of this Country, in regard to Agriculture, Trade, and Finance.

Dr. Conquest will publish in a few weeks, a second and enlarged edition of his Outlines of Midwifery, &c. with copper-plate, instead of lithographic engravings.

A second edition, with additions, of Mr. Bowring's Specimens of the Russian

Poets, will appear in a few days.

In the press, the 5th volume of the Works of the late Andrew Fuller.

*The 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th, and 7th are already published. Also, a small work entitled, Incidents of Childhood.

ART. XVI. LIST OF WORKS RECENTLY PUBLISHED.

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Memoirs of William Wallace, Esq. a descendant of the illustrious hero of Scotland, late of the 15th Hussars; containing an explanation and vindication of his conduct and character; with a detailed account of the persecutions he underwent in France, and his unjust imprisonment for almost three years in that country; an exposé of the state of the French police; and an Appendix, comprising the correspondence of the author and others with the British Ambassador, on the subject of his unlawful confinement; and other documents. 10s. 6d.

GHEMISTRY.

8vo.

One Thousand Experiments in Chemistry, accompanied by Practical Ob servations, and several thousand processes, in the useful arts, dependant on that science. By Colin Mackenzie. 11lustrated by twenty-one copper-plates, and upward of one hundred wood-cuts. 8vo. 11. 1s.

EDUCATION.

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Cours Elementaire de Literature Generale; ou analyse raisonnée des differens genres de Compositions Littéraires et des Meilleurs Ouvrages Classiques, anciens et modernes, Français et Etrangers: à l'usage de la Jeunesse, &c. tome premier. Par M. de Rouillon. 12mo. 5s.

Scientific Amusements in Philosophy and Mathematics; together with amusing secrets in various branches of science. The whole calculated to form an agreeable and improving exercise for the

mind, and particularly recommended as a useful school book. By W. Enfield, M.A. 12mo. 3s, 6d.

The Elements of Astronomy; with methods of determining the longitudes, aspects, &c. of the planets for any future time; and an extensive set of Geographical and Astronomical Problems on the globes. Designed for the use of schools and junior students. By S. Treeby, Teacher of the mathematics, classics, &c. &c. 18mo. 3s. 6d. bound.

HISTORY.

Lacretelle (Ch.), Histoire de France, pendant le dix huitième Siècle. Vol. 7 and 8. 8vo, 18s.

Lacretelle, Histoire de l'Assemblée Constituante. 2 Vol. 8vo. 18s.

The History and Antiquities of the Tower of London; with biographical anecdotes of royal and distinguished persons, deduced from records, state papers, and manuscripts, and from other original and authentic sources. By John Bayley, Esq. F.S.A. of the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, and one of his Majesty's Sub-Commissioners on the public records. Part. I. 4to. 31. 13s. 6d. large paper, with proof impressions of the plates on India paper,

71. 7s.

The Expedition of Orsua; and the Crimes of Aguirre. By Robert Southey, Esq. LL.D. Poet Laureate, Member of the Royal Spanish Academy, of the Royal Spanish Academy of History, of the Royal Institute of the Netherlands, of the Cymmrodorion, &c. 12mo. 5s. 6d.

***This Expedition has been called by Humboldt the most dramatic Episode. in the History of the Spanish Conquests.

MEDICINE.

An Account of the Rise, Progress, and Decline of the Fever, lately Epidemical in Ireland; together with communications from physicians in the pro vinces, and various official Documents

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Observations on certain Affections of the Head commonly called Head-aches, with a view to their more complete elucidation, prevention, and cure; together with some brief remarks on Digestion and Indigestion. By James Farmer, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons in London, and Licentiate of Midwifery, of the Royal College of Physicians, Dublin. 18mo. 11. is.

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Anecdotes, Religious, Moral, and Entertaining. By the Rev. Charles Buck. A new edition. 3 vols. 12mo, 4s. each. The Young Infidel, a Fire-side Reve. rie. By a Friend to Truth. 12mo. 4s.

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Old Wives' Tales. 12mo. 3s.

The Excursions of a Spirit: with a Survey of the Planetary World: a vision. Illustrated by four engravings. 12mo. 3s.

The Steam-boat Companion, and Stranger's Guide to the Western Islands 6s. 6d. in and Highlands of Scotland.

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The Christian Temper; or lectures on the beatitudes. By the Rev. J Leifchild. 8vo. 7s.

The works of the Rev. John Newton, a new edition in 12 vols. 12mo. 21. 2s. Rev. Sermons, by the late very William Pearce, D. D. F. R. S. Dean of Ely, &c. Published by his Son, E. S. Pearce, Esq. A. M. 8vo. 12s.

The Moral Tendency of Divine Revelation asserted and illustrated, in eight discourses preached before the University of Oxford in the year 1821, at the lecture founded by the late Rev. John Bampton, M. A. Canon of Salisbury. By the Rev. John Jones, M. A. of Jesus College, Archdeacon of Merioneth and Rector of Llanbedr. 8vo. 10s. 6d.

The Temptation of Christ in the Wilderness; considered as a guide to us in the knowledge of our Christian calling; and for the cultivation of the Principles which are requisite for an adherence to it. By the Rev. Jonathan Tyers Barrett, D. D. of St. Peter's College, Cambridge. 12mo. 3s. boards.

Discourses adapted to the Pulpit, or to the use of Families, from tracts and treatises of eminent divines. By the Rev. Edward Atkyns Bray, Vicar of Tavistock. 8vo. 8s.

Essays on the Holy Scriptures, the Deity of Christ, Public Worship, Prayer, Covetousness, Self-knowledge. By D. Copsey. 8vo. 7s.

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