NOTICES OF THE ARTS AND MANUFACTURES, AND A RECORD OF THE

EVENTS OF THE TIMES.

PREFACE

TO THE

SECOND VOLUME OF THE WEEKLY REGISTER.

We have at length happily brought to a conclusion the second VOLUME of the WEEKLY REGISTER. We cannot omit the opportunity which that circumstance affords us, of addressing a few words to the friends of the work. The year which is just concluded, has been, perhaps, more productive of interesting and remarkable events, than any period in the history of our country. The long and fruitless negociation with the British ministry; the discovery of a treacherous plot to dismember the union; the cruel and unprovoked murders on our frontiers by the savage and remorseless allies of Great Britain; the final appeal of an outraged people, to the God of battles ; and subsequent and consequent domestic occurrences,--have all awakened and continue to excite public attention. We were well aware, that in the record of these events, we should not give satisfaction to every reader. Some have blamed us for a cold indifference, where others have accused us of an unbecoming warmth; this, however, is evidently the effect of party zeal in our accusers, and not in ourselves. We have endeavored, in every instance, conscientiously and faithfully to discharge the duties of an editor. On the one hand, we have been scrupulously regardful of the honest difference. of opinion, between the two great political parties, which divide the republic; and on the other hand, we have never failed, upon every occasion which presented itself, of expressing an indignant reprehension of all foreign partialities.

But we are defending ourselves against the charges of the few, while we ought to be employed in rendering thanks to the many; whose candor and indulgence we have abundantly experienced

It would be presumptuous and absurd, to think of concealing, from the judicious reader, the many inaccuracies to which a work of this nature is unavoidably subject. Imperfections and errors, as well in matters of intelligence as in typography, must necessarily result from the hurry inseperable from such a publication; but, we trust, that none of magnitude will be found in either. Circumstances, already detailed, have rendered the miscellaneous department of our work, less interesting, than we could, otherwise, have made it ; while the same circumstances have, perhaps, swelled to an undue limit, the political notices of the times.

It was our wish to have embellished this volume, with some specimens of American proficiency in the fine arts ; but obstacles which we neither foresaw nor could counteract, have imperiously denied us the gratification of our desire.

We take this occasion to thank those gentlemen who have furnished us with hints towards a better arrangement of our plan. By some we have already profited ; while of others, we are compelled, for the present, to appearunmin tul. Upon the whole, we venture to express a hope, that the generality of our readers will be satisfied, with the present result of our labors, that we may be encouraged to go on with a renovated zeal.

Index to the Second Voluwe.

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ing

150

87

А

Berlin and Milan decrees 320 Correspondence of Mr.Foster Exportation of specie 31 107
Account of Quetxe 345 425 Biography

12 74 143 177 370

with Mr. Morroe 213 Extraordinary suides 55
Account of the riots in Bal- Birmingham, town meeting

same with same

252

'fitunity 32
timore
373

187
sa 1)! with same 293

F
Aet to prohibit the exporta- Blankets, remarks on the

of Henry the Bri-
False reports

383
tion of specie

107
manufacture of 8

tis! agent
20 Ferudy

393
Actdkclaring war against G.

proceedings of Massa-

Jefferson with the - Federal R. publican" 379
Britain

272
chusetts concerti

society of artists
49 Fevale patriotism

411
Aet concerning aliens 323

17
Mr. Molitoe with Mr. Fidelity of memory

413
Act concening alien ene Blue, receipt for coloring, 199

Barlow

217 Fling, affecting lutters of
Dies
344 Borage, good qualities of the

same with Mr. Fos-

Mr. and Mrs. 108
Action at Sackett's harbor 367 plant

393

ter and Mr. Rus- Flint stone's, in New Jersey 390
Adanis John, opinion of on Bougie Parisian

sel

236 Foreign news
the war

372 Boyd col. memoirs of 12 Cotton mills, number of near France, our relations
Additional military force 102 Braidwood Mr. John

53 Providence

125

with

211 217
Address to the prince regent British house of lords
92 Cotton manufactures 146 French naval force

125
of England 291 | British Aintrica 2 372 425 Cotton, a cure for burns 393 French weights and
of the senate to the British parliament, corrup- Craig governor, disposition measures

132
people of Massa- tion of the

18 of the property of

72 French pavy,

165
chusetts 308 British navy, state of the ib. Crillon Count, examination French exactions in Italy 234
of the minority in
British plot to dismember of

67 French minister's report 246
congress to their
the union

ib. Crows useful to early navi- French deeree conceruing
constituents 309 British statistics 41 60 182 326

gators

103
provisions

298
to the natives of Ire British national debt

198

D
French empire

361
land
364 British seamen

285 Deaf and dumli, cure of the 53 Frigates, List of American 299
to the president of
British plot

289

institution for the 82
the U. States 389 British Davy, American sta- Dearborn maj. gel, memoirs Gaming, the spirit of 214
of the quakers to
tion

356
of
177 General ontlers

358
the prince regent 407 British views of war 300

Death, punishment of, abo- Gerry, Elbridge esqr. 276
of the house of repre- British loan

361 lished in Pennsylvania 16 Gholson, hon. Mr. ou the
sentatives to the
Brock Isaac Esq.

2
Decatur, biographical

salt tax

13
people of Massa- Burns, simple cure for

303 sketch of
361 Gleanor, British ketch

80
chusetts
417 Burr mill stones

85 Declaration of the prince Great Britain, population of 216
Artostaties

149
с
It fent

220

ctfects of the
Agrienltural society Colum- Canal from lake Erie to Declaration of war

272
war upon

336
408
North river
46 Defonce of New York 410 Grisu old, Roger esgr.

226
Alien enemies, act concern- Capitol, cost of the building 84 Depreciation of money 232 Guerillas, description of the 133
ing
344 Case of the schr. Exchange 33 | Desultory remarks 7 362

H
Alzens, official notice to 323) Catholic quiestion

257 Detitions of the Wei kly Hal, Nathan captain 129
Amha island
93 Catholic missions
429 Register

88 Tanmbal, capture of the ship 86
American Manufactures 196 227 Characteristie anecdote 398 Documents from the war Harrison, Gov. conduct of
American cotton mills 125 Chinese radish, oil extracted department

36 approved

56
American trade to the Baltic 199 from the

134

concerning im- Hayti, title of the king of ib.
Antriean property in Great Chromic yellow, domestic pressments

385
transactions in

85
Britain
300 manufacture of

120 Domestie nianufactures 8, 52 Henry, the British agent
American searen restored 345 Chronicle the 15 32 48 70 86 Domestic economy

'183 Hint for congress
Anedoles
55 393 398
103 119 134 152 Domestic resources

390 History of the invasion
Appeal to the people 29

168 184 200 215 Drafted militia

385 of Portugal

75 110
of J. Randolph to his

239 250 287 303 Droits of adoniralty 125 History of the war in
constuents 248
319 335 332 387 | Duci, laughable account of a 54 the peninsula

156
Appointments by the presi-
384 400 416 432 Dukes of York and

• Home-made" News

307
103 Ciudad Rodrigo, capture of

71
Clarence

127 House of commons, British 72
Aqueduct of Aleantara 181 Claudius Csesar, anecdote of 393 Dupont and Co. manufaeto- Huil, proclamation of bed.

357
Aralae mamuseript
182 Clay, bon. Mr. address of to

300 Humiliation and prayer 321
Aranjuez, description of

the public

266 Duration of life in certain Howitzer, a new invention 132
Arcangel, trade of to the Clinton Geo. obituary of 130

animals
232

1
. State

42
biography of
370 Duty on exports

42 Imperial parliament 1 257
Arlington sheep-shearing 192 Cobbett to the prince regent 186

E
Important law case

228
Arns, in passt ssion of Maryo Comet, history of the

10 Early navigation

103 Impressed seamen 119 147
land
275 Comets, philosophical re. Earthquake

46 131

correspondence
Arany regulations

411
marks on
50 East Greenwich, lueli-

on the subject of

254
Acrosotay
10 Compte de Creutz

3
crous history of 5

public documents
Atmosphere, effects of on Congress, proceedings of 13 16 Editor to his subscribers 285 respecting

385
erlain animals

238
19 32 42 48 67 Effects of the embargo 104

remarks on a case
B
72 83 88 96 104 Election in Massachusetts 2.39

3.18
Baltie, trade to the

199

108 135 150 106 Electors of president 48 Improvement in the arts 149
Pabemorr town meeting

183 193 200 214 Eloquent extract

423 Indian affairs

69 295
Baltimore riots

373 405
235 251 273 301 En.bargo law

92 Indian war, lord Chatham's
Fank of America
17 227
319 Escurial, description of the

speech on

5
Bank of t. S. late, funds Connecticut, proclamation Events of the war 413 420 India: hostilities

342
of the

of the governor of
389 Excise on whiskey

541;dian eloquence

81
Basiks in Huade Island Correspoudence, Mr. Russel Experimental firing at

indian murdery

256
Bayonet, tristury of we
with Mr. Monroe 241 New-lurl

410 1..diw logic

427

45

ry of

4

.

202