be considered certain that more than half of our whole collection has been wanted during the first year. But this is a matter in which numerical statistics do not afford much satisfaction; nothing short of a specification of the books read or consulted would show the importance which the library is to the public, as a source of information and knowledge, and as this cannot be given, a more general account inust serve as a substitute. On observing the classes and kinds of books which have been called for, I have been particularly struck with the evidence thus afforded of the wide range which the American mind is now taking in thought and research; scholastic theology, transcendental metaphysics, abstruse mathematics, and oriental philology have found many more readers than Addison and Johnson; while on the other hand, I am happy to be able to say, that works of practical science and of knowledge for every-day use, have been in great demand. Very few have come to the library without some manifestly distinct aim; that is, it has been little used for mere desultory reading, but for the most part with a specifie view. It would not be easy to say which department is most consulted, but there is naturally less dependence upon the library for books of theology, law, and medicine, than in the others, the three faculties being better provided for in the libraries of the institutions especially intended for them. Still, in each of these departments, the library has many works not elsewhere to be found. It is now no longer merely a matter of opinion; it is shown by experience that the collection is not too learned for the wants of the public. No one fact will better illustrate this position than the following: in the linguistic department it possesses dictionaries and grammars, and other means of instruction in more than a hundred languages and dialects, four-fifths of which have been called for during the first year of its operation. Our mathematical, mechanical and engineering departments are used by great numbers, and they are generally known to be so well furnished, that students from a distance have found it a sufficient object to induce them to spend several weeks in New York to have the use of them. The same remark applies to natu ral history, all branches of which are studied here. In entomology we are said to have the best and fullest collection in this country to which naturalists have free access. Passing to the historical side of the library we come to a department in which a very general interest has been taken-far more general than could have been anticipated in our country-it is that of heraldry and genealogy. Among the early purchases for the library there were but few books of this class, as it was supposed but few would be wanted; a year or two's experi ence proved the contrary, and the collection has been greatly enlarged; it is now sufliciently ample to enable any one to establish his armorial bearings, and trace his pedigree at least as far back as the downfall of the Western empire. From this rapid glance at the library, it has been seen that there are students and readers in all departments of it, and that no one greatly preponderates over the rest; still I think it may be stated, that on the whole that of the fine arts, taken collectively, is the one which has been most extensively used; practical architects and other artists have had free access to it, many of whom have often had occasion to consult it. The arrangements of the library afford every requisite facility for the consultation of these books. It is open to visitors from all parts of the country or the world, without fee or special introduction. All may receive the benefit of its liberal endowment. It is simply to open the door, ascend the cheerful stairway to the main room, and write on a printed form provided the title of a desired volume. As every day finds the library richer in books, and a system of special catalogues by departments is in preparation, creating new facilities in the use of them, the visitor will soon, if he may not already, realize the prediction of Mr. George Bancroft, "of what should and must become the great library of the Western Continent." We could, at the close of our long journey in these volumes, wish for no more cheerful omen of the bountiful literary future. THE END. INDEX. [The capitals indicate the longer blographical articles, which may be consulted for the detailed account of the persons referred to Adams, Charles Francis, edition of John Adams's Edition of letters of John Adams to his wife, i Memoir of Mrs. Abigail Adams, i. 185. ADAMS, HANNAH, i. 408. ADAMS, JOHN, i. 184. Admires the French ladies, i. 188. Compliment by, to Mercy Warren, i. 163. Letter to, on his election to the Presidency, by Notice of Aaron Bancroft, i. 407. Notice of Berkeley's lines on America, i. 169. Notice of John Dickinson, i. 183. Addresses and Speeches by R. C. Winthrop, ii. 501. Adulator, the, by Mercy Warren, i 163. Advice to Authors Philip Freneau, i. 336. Ainsworth, Henry, notice of, i. 16. Airs of Palestine, specimens of John Pierpont, ii. 72. Aitken, Robert, account of, i 198. Al Aaraaf, by Edgar A. Poe, ii. 537. Alciphron, G. Berkeley's, written at Newport, i 167. ALDRICH, JAMES, ii. 499. Alethis, the Tragedy of, by M. M. Davidson, ii. 488. ALEXANDER, ARCHIBALD, i 614. Account of S. S. Smith, i. 274 Lines on J. Beveridge, i. 129. Alexander, Caleb, i. 306. Alexander, James W. L. 615. Description of Jonathan Edwards's preaching, On J. Witherspoon, i. 276. Projecte a Commentary on the Scriptures, ii. 268. Notice of Duché's prayer in the Continental Alexander, Stephen, i. 274. Congress, i. 220. Notice of P. Du Simitière, i. 178. Notice of J. Galloway, i. 172. Notice of Francis Hopkinson, i. 211. Notice of T. Paine's claims in the American Re- Alexander, William, i. 614. Alexander meets Darius, poem. Anne Bradetred, "Alexander the Deliverer," a toast, by R. G. Harper, i. 638. Alfieri and Dante. George H. Calvert, ii. 874. 7 ALLEN, JAMES, i. 235. ALLEN, PAUL, i. 643, ii. 80, 162. Allen, William, President of Bowdoin, ii. 193. Anecdote of Lemuel Hopkins, i. 321. Belshazzar's Feast. Cyrus A. Bartol, ii. 616. Almanac, American, i. 665, ii. 166. Almanac Maker, The. Philip Frencau, i. 343. Alpine Sheep, the. Maria Lowell, ii. 660. ALSOP, RICHARD, 1. 495. Notice of, by E. H. Smith, i. 601. America, benefits to, of our National Literature. Independence of, foreseen, by Ezra Stiles, i. 159. Prophecy of, by Sir Thomas Browne, i. 169. Literature, lectures on, by S. L. Knapp, ii. 62. Medical and Philosophical Register, ii. 123. The New York, i. 384, ii. 476. People, the-their moral and intellectual deve- PILOSOPHICAL Society, i. 575. Philosophical Society address to Dr. Franklin, Philosophical Society, proposed by Franklin, i. 105. Poems, collection of, 1793, i. 319, 600. 646. Quarterly Register, ii. 342. Review, by Robert Walsh, ii. 38. Revolution, history of, by D. Ramsay, i. 304. Taxation. Samuel St. John, i. 461. Funeral poem on. J. S. J. Gardiner, i. 536. Ames, Seth, works of Fisher Ames, i. 470. Amir Khan, by L. M. Davidson, ii. 481. Amy. J. M. Legaré, ii. 720. Anacreon, odes of, translations. David French, i Anglo-Saxon Influences of Home. George P. Marsh, Annoyer, the. N. P. Willis, ii. 441. Prophecy of religion in, by George Herbert, i. Anthology Club, ii. 268. 169. Prophecy of, by Bp. Shipley, 1. 169. Relations of, to France and Great Britain in Rising glory of, by H HL Brackenridge and P. To Great Britain. Washington Allston, ii. 16. Annals, by Abiel Holmes, L. 513. Mather alcove in the library of the, i. 62. Colonies, isolation of, a promotion of democracy, Democrat, by J. F. Cooper, ii. 110. Farmer's Pleasures. Hector St. John, i. 174. Governors, memoirs of, by J. B. Moore, ii. 326. In England, by A. S. Mackenzie, ii. 861. ANTHON, CHARLES, i. 885. Anthon, John, ii. 355. Anti-Lucretius, of Cardinal de Polignac, i. 110. Antiquity, close of. Samuel Eliot, ii. 699. Ape, the travelled. Timothy Dwight, i. 362. Appleton, the Rev. Jesse, President of Bowdoin, ui. Art, Scenery, and Philosophy in Europe, by H. B. Arts of Design, history of, by Dunlap, i. 539. Arthur Carryl, by Laughton Osborne, ii. 466. Ashe, Thomas, Description of Carolina, 1681, i. 131. Astor, William B., donation to the Astor Library, Atalantis, by W. G. Simms, ii. 427. Athenæum, Boston, books of Cotton Mather, i. 62. Athenia of Damascus, by Rufus Dawes, ii. 353. Attack, an, from Tales for the Marines. H. A. Wise, Atwater, Jeremiah, first President of Middlebury Auchmuty, Samuel, letter of Dr. S. Peters to, i. 191. Intercourse of C. W. Webber with, ii. 666. August Win. D. Gallagher, ii. 472. Aunt Kitty's Tales, by Maria J. McIntosh, ii. 385. Belles of Williamsburg. James M Clurg, i 284. Bunker Hill. S. F. Cozzens, ii. 705. Cheerful Parson. Wm. Biglone, i. 632 Country Lovers. T. G. Fessenden, i. 597. 467. Golden Days of Harry Cruger, i. 223. Rio Bravo. C. F. Hoffman, ii. 478. Royal Apprentice, the. Philip Freneau, i. 344. 440. American Taxation. Samuel St. John, i. 461. Bold Barton's capture of General Prescott, i. 451. Bold Hawthorne, i. 442. Bombardment of Bristol, the, 1775, i. 441. Brave Paulding and the Spy, i. 459. Wheeler Case, i. 455. Burgoyne, John, the fate of, i. 449. Camp Ballad, a. Francis Hopkinson, i. 28. Congratulation, the. Rivington's Gazette, i. 456. Free America. Joseph Warren, i. 443. Hark, 'tis Freedom that calls. Peunsylvania Hearts of Oak, 1766, i. 434. Liberty Pole, song of the, New York, 1770, i 437. Military song by the army on General Wash- Mount Vernon, an ode. D. Humphreys, i. 877. Ode on the Battle of Bunker's Hill. H. H. Ode to the inhabitants of Pennsylvania, 1756, On hearing that the poor man was tarred and On Independence, 1776, i. 447. Poem, a, containing some remarks on the pre- Progress of Sir Jack Brag, the, i. 450. Review of Burgoyne's expedition. Robert Dins "Rise, rise, bright Genius rise," i. 447. St. Tammany, song of, i. 446. Siege of Savannah, the, 1778. Rivington's Ga BANCROFT, AARON, i. 407. Contrast of Franklin and Wedderburn, i. 106. Obligations in his History to the Colden papers, On Salem Witchcraft, i. 61. Barbadoes Gazette, edited by S. Keimer, i. 100. Barber, the, and the Dandy. William Irving, ii 52. Life by M'Viekar, i. 385. Bard, the. W. G. Simms, ii. 430. Barnwell, John, ii. 100. Barker, E. L., History of Londonderry, i. 465. Comments on, in Inchiquin's Letters, ii 41. Tribute to Thomas Godfrey, Sen., i. 195. Barnes, Daniel H., tribute to, by G. C. Verplanck, ii. 70. Barnum, H. L, the Spy Unmasked, by, ii. 108. Bartlet, Wm. S., Journal of Rev. Jacob Bailey, i. 117. Bartlett, J. R., anecdote of Albert Gallatin, i. 495. BARTLETT, JOSEPH, i. 506. BARTOL, CYRUS A., ii. 616. Barton, B. S., i. 225. 579. Barton, William, i. 576. Life of Rittenhouse, i. 577. Bartow, Thomas, i. 537. BARTRAM, JOHN, i. 224. BARTRAM, WILLIAM, i. 228. Bastinado at Cairo. John L. Stephens, ii. 420. 180. Bates, Miss, account of J. C. Calhoun, ii. 36. Baxter, A., defends Witchcraft in England, i. 60. Bay Psalm Book, Eliot a contributor to, i. 40. BAYARD, ELISE J., ii. 688 Bayly, Lewis, his Practice of Piety, translated in Bear, description of the, in Virginia. William Byrd, Bear, the Last on the Hills of Warwick. H. W. Beasley, Frederick, i. 391. Beattie, W., Life of T. Campbell, ii. 48. Beaumez, M., i. 161. Beauty, from Nature. R. W. Emerson, ii. 368. Beecher, Henry Ward, i. 644. Behemoth, by Cornelius Mathews, ii. 645. Belfry Pigeon. N. P. Willis, ii. 440. Bellamy, Joseph, i. 248. Belles, the, of Williamsburg. James M'Clurg, i. 284. Belles Lettres Repository, by S. Woodworth, ii. 71. Benedicite. John R. Thompson, ii. 714. Benezet, Anthony, biographical anecdotes of Ben- BENJAMIN, PARK, ii. 499. Note to Edwards's Freedom of the Will, i. 94. His friendship for John Neal, ii. 163. Notice of John Marshall, i. 404. Berber, the, by Wm. S. Mayo, ii. 567. Gifts to Yale College, i. 87. Interest in Columbia College, i. 379. Berkeley, Sir William, on Free Schools and Print- Bermuda, G., Berkeley's College scheme, i. 165. |