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Edinburgh Review articles concerning/from
North America and Canada,
1802-1820 inclusive
The Edinburgh Review
Or
Critical Journal

Published
Edinburgh: Archibald Constable and Company
London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown.

List of articles/reviews of publications concerning and/or from North America and Canada
(Key: Volume: Issue Number)

Note: the page numbers of articles vary with different editions. Spellings, publication and other details are given as they appear in the Edinburgh Review.


1:1 (October, 1802)
Article XXII. pp. 141-58. Voyages from Montreal, on the River St Lawrence, through the Continent of North America, to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans, in the Years 1789 and 1793: With a Preliminary Account of the Fur Trade. By Alexander Mackenzie. London. 4to. 1801.

Article XXIX. pp. 245-52. A letter to Dr Percival on the Prevention of Infectious Fevers: and an Address to the College of Physicians at Philadelphia, on the Prevention of the American Pestilence. By John Haygarth, M. D. Cadell and Davies. London. 1801.

2:3 (April, 1803)
Article X. pp. 99-101. An Analysis of a Mineral Substance from North America, containing a Metal hitherto unknown. By Charles Hatchett, Esquire, F. R. S.

2:4 (July, 1803)
Article VI. pp. 348-55. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, held at Philadelphia, for promoting useful Knowledge. Vol. V. Philadelphia. Dobson, 1802.

Article XV. pp. 443-53. Travels of four years and a half in the United States of America, during 1798, 1799, 1800, 1801, and 1802. Dedicated, by permission, to Thomas Jefferson, Esq. President of the United States. By John Davis. 8vo. London. 1803.

Article XIX. pp. 484-91. Memorial addressed to the Sovereigns of Europe and the Atlantic. By Governor Pownall. London. Debrett. 1803.

3:5 (October, 1803)
Article VII. pp. 81-90. Second Voyage à la Louisiane, Faisant Suite au Premier de l'Auteur. Par Baudry des Lozières. 2 tomes en 8 vo. pp. 824. Paris. Charles. An xi. 1803. (Mars.)

4:7 (April, 1804)
Article VII. pp. 99-117. Memoirs du Compte Joseph Puissaye, Lieutenant general, &c. qui pourront servir à l'Histoire du Parti Royaliste François, durant la derniere Revolution. 2 vol. London. E. Harding & Dulaw. 1803.

4:8 (July, 1804)
Article XIII. pp. 419-27. A Tour through the British West Indies, in the years 1802 and 1803; giving a particular Account of the Bahama Islands. By D. M'Kinnen Esq. 8vo. pp.280 London. White. 1804.

5:9 (October, 1804)
Article XIV. pp. 180-89. Letters on Silesia, written during a Tour through that Country in the Years 1800, 1801. By his Excellency John Quincy Adams, then Minister-Plenipotentiary from the United States to the Court of Berlin, and since a member of the American Senate. In Two Parts. London, Budd.

7:13 (October, 1805)
Article II. pp. 29-42. A Tour in America in 1798, 1799, and 1800: Exhibiting Sketches of Society and Manners, and a particular account of the American System of Agriculture with its recent improvements. By Richard Parkinson, late of Orangehill, near Baltimore. 2 vol. 8vo. pp.735. London Harding. 1805.

Article XI. pp. 155-63. Travels to the Westward of the Allegany Mountains, in the States of the Ohio, Kentucky, and Tenessee. By F. A. Michaux, M.D. Member of the Society of Natural History of Paris, &c. London: 1805. pp. 350. 8vo.

8:16 (July, 1806)
Article VII. pp. 327-344. The Complete Works, in Philosophy, and Morals, of the late Dr. Benjamin Franklin. Now first collected and arranged. With Memoirs of his Early Life, written by Himself. 3 vol. 8vo. pp. 1450. Johnson, London. 1806.

Article XVI. pp. 442-450. A brief Account of the Proceedings of the Committee appointed in the Year 1795 by the Yearly Meeting of Friends of Pensylvania, New Jersey, &c. for promoting the Improvement and gradual Civilization of the Indian Natives. London. Phillips & Fardon, 1806.

10:19 (April, 1807)
Article VII. pp. 103-116. The Stranger in America: Containing Observations made during a Long Residence in that Country, on the Genius, Manners, and Customs of the People of the United States; with Biographical Particulars of Public Characters; Hints and Facts relative to the Arts, Sciences, Commerce, Agriculture, manufactures, Emigration, and the Slave Trade. By Charles William Janson Esq., late of the State of Rhode Island, Counsellor at Law. 4to. pp.500. London. Cundee. 1807.

12:23 (April, 1808)
Article XII. pp. 212-25. Travels though the Canadas, containing a Description of the Picturesque Scenery on some of the River and Lakes; with an Account of the Productions, Commerce, and Inhabitants of these Provinces: to which is subjoined, a comparative View of the Manners and Customs of several of the Indian Nations of North and South America. By George Heriot, Esq., Deputy Postmaster General of British North America. Illustrated with a Map and numerous Engravings from Drawings made at several Places by the Author. 4to. pp. 615. London. Philips. 1807.

12:24 (July, 1808)
Article V. pp. 355-379. The History of the Abolition of the Slave Trade. By T. Clarkson, M.A. 2 vol. 8vo. pp. 1060. London. 1808.

Article XIII. pp. 469-78. Propositions for amending the Constitution of the United States of America, submitted by Mr Hillhouse to the Senate of the United States, on the 12th Day of April 1808, with his explanatory Remarks. 12mo. pp. 60. Washington and New York, 1808.

13:25 (October, 1808)
Article X. pp. 148-70. The Life of George Washington, Commander in Chief of the American Forces during the War which established the Independence of his Country, and the First President of the United States, Compiled under the Inspection of the Honourable Bushrod Washington, from the original Papers bequeathed to him by his deceased Relative. To which is prefixed, an Introduction, containing a compendious View of the Colonies planted by the English on the Continent of North America.

13:26 (January, 1809)
Article II. pp. 277-311. Lettre aux Espagnols-Americains. Par un de leurs Compatriotes. A Philadelphie. 8vo. pp. 42.

14:27 (April, 1809)
Article I. pp. 1-19. Gertrude of Wyoming, a Pennsylvanian Tale; and other Poems. By Thomas Campbell, Author of "The Pleasures of Hope," &c. 4to. pp. 136. London, Longman & Co. 1809.

14:28 (July, 1809)
Article IV. pp. 333-53. The geographical, Natural, and civil History of Chili, by Abbé Don J. Ignatius Molina; with Notes from the Spanish and French Versions; and an Appendix, containing copious Extracts from the Araucana of Don Alonzo de Ercilla. Translated from the Original Italian, by an American Gentleman. 2vol. 8vo. Middletown (Conn.) 1808.

15:29 (October, 1809)
Article II. pp. 24-40. The Columbiad: a Poem. By Joel Barlow. pp. 454. 4to. Philadelphia, 1807. Reprinted for Phillips, London. 8vo. pp. 420. 1809.

15:30 (January, 1810)
Article XI. pp. 442-453. Travels in America, performed for the purpose of exploring the rivers Alleghany, Monongahela, Ohio and Mississippi, and ascertaining the Produce and Condition of their Banks and Vicinity. By Thomas Ashe, Esq. 3 vol. Sir R. Phillips. London. 1809.

17:33 (November, 1810)
Article V. pp. 114-121. The American Mineralogical Journal for January, February, and March 1810, conducted by Archibald Bruce, M.D. Professor of Mineralogy in the University of the State of New York. Vol. I. No. I. 8vo. pp. 62. New York, 1810.

19:38 (November, 1811)
Article II. pp. 290-317. The Crisis of the Dispute with America. By a Merchant of the Old School. 8vo. London. 1811

20:40 (November, 1812)
Article XI. pp. 451-62. American State Papers: Containing the Correspondence between Messrs. Smith, Pinkerton, Marquis Wellesley, &c. 8vo. pp. 60. London.

21:42 (July, 1813)
Article X. pp. 444-462. Memoirs of the Private and Public Life of William Penn. By Thomas Clarkson, M.A. 8vo. 2vol. pp.1020. London. 1813.

22:43 (October, 1813)
Article II. pp. 32-50. Poems; By Samuel Rogers: Including Fragments of a Poem called the Voyage of Columbus. London. 1812.

24:47 (November, 1814)
Article XII. pp. 243-65. Letters from Canada, written during a Residence there in the Years 1806,1807, and 1808; showing the present State of Canada, its Productions, Trade, Commercial Importance, and Political Relations: Exhibiting also the Commercial Importance of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Cape Breton, etc. By Hugh Gray. London. 1814; The Right and Practice of Impressment, as Concerning Great Britain and America, considered. London. 1814.

24:48 (February, 1815)
Article IX. pp. 412-38. Travels to the Source of the Missouri River, and across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean; performed by Order of the Government of the United States, in the Years 1804, 1805, 1806. By Captains Lewis and Clarke. Published from the Official Report. Longman & Co. London, 1814.

28:56 (August, 1817)
Article I. pp. 275-302. The Private Correspondence of Benjamin Franklin, L..D. F.R.S. &c. Minister Plenipotentiary from the United States of America at the Court of France, and for the Treaty of Peace and Independence with Great Britain, &c. &c. Comprising a Series of letters on Miscellaneous, Literary, and Political Subjects; written between the Years 1753 and 1790; illustrating the memoirs of his Public and Private Life, and developing the Secret history of his Political Transactions and Negotiations. Published from the Originals by his Grandson William Temple Franklin. 8vo. 2vol. pp. 970. London, Colburn. 1817.

29:57 (November, 1817)
Article X. pp. 217-37. Papers relative to Codification, and Public Instruction, including Correspondences with the Russian Emperor, and divers Constituted Authorities in the American United States. Published by Jeremy Bentham. London. Printed by J. M'Creery. 1817.

30:59 (June, 1818)
Article IV. pp 120-40. Notes on a Journey in America, from the Coast of Virginia to the Territory of the Illinois. By Morris Birkbeck. Second Edition. 8vo. pp. 163. London. Ridgeway. 1818.

30:60 (September 1818)
Article, IV. pp. 374-388. Observations on the Geology of the United States of America. By William Maclure. Philadelphia, 1817; 8vo. pp. 127; An Elementary Treatise on Mineralogy and Geology. By Parker Cleaveland, Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy, and Lecturer on Chemistry and Mineralogy, In Bowdoin College. Boston, 1816. 8vo. pp. 668.

31:61 (December, 1818)
Article VI. pp. 132-50. Travels in Canada and the United States, in 1816 and 1817. By Lieutenant Francis Hall, 14th Light Dragoons, H.P. 8vo. London. Longman & Co. 1818; Journal of Travels in the United States of North America, and in Lower Canada, Performed in the Year 1817, &c. &c. By John Palmer. 8vo. London. Sherwood, Neely & Jones. 1818; A Narrative of a Journey of Five Thousand Miles through the Eastern and Western States of America; contained in Eight Reports, addressed to the Thirty-nine English Families by whom the Author was deputed, in June 1817, to ascertain whether any, and what part of the United States would be suitable for their Residence. With Remarks on Mr Birkbeck's 'Notes' and 'Letters.' By Henry Bradshaw Fearon. 8vo. London., Longman & Co. 1818; Travels in the Interior of America, in the Years 1809, 1810, and 1811, &c. &c. By John Bradbury, F.L.S. Lond. 8vo. London. Sherwood, Neely & Jones. 1817.

31:62 (March, 1819)
Article V. pp. 336-68. A Voyage of Discovery, made under the Orders of the Admiralty, in His Majesty's Ships Isabella and Alexander, for the Purpose of exploring Baffin's Bay, and inquiring into the Probability of a North-West Passage. By John Ross, K.S. Captain Royal navy. Murray, London. 1819.

32:63 (July, 1819)
Article XII. pp. 231-48. Sketches, Historical and descriptive, of Louisiana. By Major Amos Stoddart. Philadelphia; The Western Gazetteer, or Emigrants' Directory; containing a Geographical Description of the Western States and Territories. New York, 1817; View of Louisiana. By H. M. Brackenridge, Esq., Pittsburgh; The Emigrants' Guide to the Western and South-Western States and Territories. New York, 1818.

32:64 (October, 1819)
Article XI. pp. 453-77. Two memorials on Behalf of the Working Classes, presented to the Governments of America and Europe.

33:65 (January, 1820)
Article III. pp. 69-80. Statistical Annals of the United States of America. By Adam Seybert. 4to. Philadelphia. 1818.

33:66 (May, 1820)
Article VI. pp. 395-431. An Appeal from the Judgments of Great Britain respecting the United States of America. Part First. Containing an Historical Outline of their Merits and Wrongs as Colonies, and Strictures on the Calumnies of British Writers. By Robert Walsh, Esq., 8vo. pp. 505. Philadelphia.

34:67 (August, 1820)
Article VIII. pp. 160-76. The Sketch Book. By Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. 2 vols. 8vo. London, 1819, 1820.


With thanks to Dr. Susan Oliver, who compiled and generously provided this bibliography.

 

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