Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. IX.—February, 1851.—Vol. II.Various
General
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. IX.—February, 1851.—Vol. II.
Various
American literature -- Periodicals; Civilization -- Periodicals; Culture -- Periodicals
Accounts from the MEXICAN BOUNDARY COMMISSION to the 24th November have
reached St. Louis. Mr. BARTLETT arrived at El Paso on the 18th November,
in advance of the main body, in thirty-three days from San Antonio. He
was detained seven days to recruit the animals, and ten days by a severe
snow storm. He had agreed to meet the Mexican Commissioner on the 1st
November. He was accompanied by a party of young engineers as an escort,
well mounted and armed, together with spies and hunters, and seven
wagons with provisions, equipments, &c., forming a party of forty. On
the way Mr. BARTLETT was visited by five of the principal chiefs of the
Lipan Indians, accompanied by warriors. The interview was friendly, but
great care was taken to show them that the party was well armed.
GENERAL VIEW OF THE STATES OF EUROPE.
We take advantage of a moment of apparent pause in the current of
European affairs to present a concise view of the political, financial,
and civil condition in which the close of the first half of the
nineteenth century leaves the leading states of Europe. We do this in
order to furnish a standpoint from which, in the future numbers of our
Monthly Record, the changes which are apparently about to take place may
be observed. The present population of Europe may be estimated at
262,000,000, upon an area of 3,816,936 square miles, showing an average
of 70 inhabitants to a square mile. If, however, we exclude Russia,
together with Sweden and Norway, which with almost two-thirds of the
area have but one fourth of the population, and are therefore altogether
exceptional, the remaining portion will have 138 inhabitants to a square
mile; while Asia has but 32, Africa 13, North and South America 3, and
Australia and Polynesia only 1. Of this population about 250,000,000,
are Christians, of whom there are 133,000,000 Catholics, 58,000,000
Protestants, and 59,000,000 belonging to the Greek Church; of the
remainder there are seven or eight millions of Mohammedans, and two or
three millions of Jews. Europe is now politically divided into 55
independent states, of which 33 belong wholly to Germany, and are
included in the Germanic Confederation; 7 to Italy; and two to the
Netherlands. Of these states 47 have an essentially monarchical form of
government, and 8 are republics. Of the monarchical governments 3 are
technically called Empires, 15 Kingdoms, 7 Grand-duchies, 9 Duchies, 10
Principalities, 1 Electorate, 1 Landgraviate, and 1 Ecclesiastical
State.
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