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London, England, 1831-10-03 00:00:00

LITERATURE.-McSSrS. COLBURN aril

BENTLEY have just published the following interesting bio-
graphical Works :-1. " Sir Thomas Lawrence's Life and
Correspondence," 2 vols. Svo. with three portraits. "This
work comprises numerous anecdotes and particulate of
Royalty now published for the first time."—Morniny
Post. 2. "Dr. Paris's Life of Sir Humpliry Davy," Bvo.
edition, 2 vols. with portrait. " A durable monument t“
the memory of DAVY, and to the talents of Dr. PARIS."—

Gentleman's Magazine. 3. " The Life and Correspon-
dence of Sir Thomas Munro," new and cheaper edition,
2 vols. Bvo. with portrait. " This book ought to be made
the vade mecum of every young man looking to our oriental
possessions for useful and honourable employment."—
Spectator. 4. " Sir John Sinclair's Correspondence,"
2 vols. Bvo with portrait. " These volumes contain a
mass of curious information and anecdotes of persons of
celebrity."—Literary Gazette. 5. "The Life of Fuseli,"
3 vols. Bvo. with portrait. " A standard work calculated
to maintain the purity of English literature."—Monthly
Review. 6. " Northcote's Life and Times of Titian," 2
vols. Bvo. with fine portrait. " This work contains ori-
ginal remarks on art generally; on the peculiar qualities
of the Venetian School, and on the style of TITIAN, it.
illustrious chief."—Literary Gazette.

PITTSBURG IN 1759.—An acquaintance re-
cently lent us some fragments of the American Magazine,
printed at Woodbridge, New Jersey, in December, 1759,
and in looking over it our attention was arrested by a
letter, dated Pittsburg, September 24, 1759. How short-
sighted is man ! Scarcely sixteen years elapsed from the
writing of this letter, before this formidable fortifica-
tion," and the country around it, passed front the British
Empire, and became a constituent part of a great and in-
dependent Republic. Scarcely seventy-two years have
yet elapsed, and now this " lasting monument" of the
skill of the engineer and the spirit of the troops has already
become of those things that have been. The spirit of
improvement and the enterprtze of our citizens have
almost entirely defaced every trace of thir " formidable
fortification." One redoubt alone, of all the results of the
labours and genius of Britons, now remains ; and it is a
circumstance, perhaps, not unworthy of notice, that this
only remnant of a British engineer's works of defence
against French hostility, is now the peaceful domicile of
an industrious and meritorious Frenchman—an indefa
tigable and accurate surveyor and civil engineer.—New
York Gazette.
SPORTING EXTRAORDINARY.—The fol-
lowing incident a correspondent, upon whose veracity we
can depend, has communicated to us ;---Last Sunday a
young cow, the property of Mr. DAVID Wfra.Dtars, of
Duffryn, in the parish of Bambrey, Carmarthenslore, ac
tually killed two hares almost as instantaneously as the
best sportsman could with a double-barrel gun. The first
was trod upon accidentally by one of her bind feet, and
poor puss suddenly squedking, the cow sprung off in a
fright on a second hare with one of her fore feet, and both
d'ed on the spot.—Cambrian.
THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF COUNT
LAVALLETTE'S AlEstoras.—lt has often been observed that
no fiction is so truly romantic as the " Romance of real
Life," a remark which one of our most agreeable writers
hascollecting, under that title, a number
of which, inni pot of wildness, improbability,
sinterest, rival the happiest inventions of
however, surpass the story of LA-
viLLETTE. The inimitable skill with which Sir WALTER
Score conducts his narratives yields here, in interest and
effect, to the mere force of truth and nature ; and no poet,
andf
atery du exemplified.
eep s
tt o
l\h:o t e
e n '
of these,
or
uovellist, has ever imagined any character more
hercharm-
ingasanvyed
incident husband
more
ti thhe t
ch e t
hs aacnr i
hfi icse
roeftuhrenr eoams oet n
than that of the heroic Madame LAVALLxTTE who
h
a weary exile,—when, amidst the congratulations poured
;—or
on him from all sides, one voice remained silent, and that
was the voice of his unconscious wife ! The English
translation of this delightful work has become as popular
in this country at the original is io France.

his Majesty the Emperor and King.
General Geismar bat strived in the capital. Major-
General Suchozanet also arrived here yesterday.
On the 15th a flag of truce came from the Polish
army at Modlin. On the same day General Berg
went to the Polish head-quarters, and returned in
the evening to Warsaw.
By the unremitting exertions of Count Witt, the
Governor of Warsaw, tranquillity is fully restored.
All the shops are again open ; cloth and linen are in
great demand; our trade revives; several merchants
have already arrived from the provinces, to make
purchase of our wholesale merchants.
Large supplies of corn and other provisions have
arrived in the capital from the right bank of the
Vistula. Russian settlers sell, in various parts of
the ci►y, brandy, sugar, bacon, &c. This compe-
tition has caused a considerable fall in the prices.
The Members of the Diet and M. V. Neime-
stowski, the R esident of the Government, are now

at Zacroczyn. It is reported that the Diet has dis-
solved itself. Provisions are said to be exorbitantly
dear at Modlin. Many officers of the Polish army,
who have resigned, have lately arrived in Warsaw;
the number daily increases.
The Warsaw Slate Gazette contains an official
account of the taking of Warsaw; it furnishes but
little, in addition to that which was previous known,
and gives no estimate of the loss on either side.

SEPT. 19.—The Polish troops, under General
Itybinski, have commenced their march to Plozi: it
is doubted, however, whether they will remain there,
and there are various conjectures respecting their
farther intentions. Neeociationsare on foot respect-
ing the surrender of Modiin.

CRACOIV, SEPT. 18.—The Courier gives the ar-
mistice concluded between General Rudiger and Ro-
zyzki, in consequence of orders received by them re-
,pectively from Field-Marshal Pdskewitsch on one
and, and General Malaehowski, Commander-in-

Chief of the Polish army, on the other. The inc,
,f demarcation extends from Sulejow on the Piliza
o Opoczno (which is neutral), thence to the Ka-
minna, and along that river to its mouth ; hours'
notice of the cessation of the armistice to be given on
•ither side, and at the respective head-quarters in
}Mom and Siedlec.

The same Paper (the Courier of Cracow) gives
n account from the head-quarters of General Ro-

rvzki, on the 16th, received by express, which says
lie corps of General Romarino, of 20,000, with 40
iieces of cannon, is just crossing the -Vistula at
Zawichost. Yesterday there was fighting the whole
lay with Rosen's corps, on the line along the Vis-
tula from Kasimierz to Rachaw. In the former
Romarino made a detachment of Russian cavalry
,)risoners. The troops occupying the tete-du-pont
`lave retreated to this side, and broken down the
)ridge behind them. At Josefow the Russians
•offered much loss. it is said we lost many sharp-
:hooters at Rybitroy. Colonel Zalewski has just
trrived ; his corps is coming through the woods to
join us. Numbers of soldiers from the hospitals of
Warsaw add to our numbers. They say that there
'ias been fighting near Modlin, and that many
rounded have been brought to Warsaw. To-day
General Rudiger announces the cessation of the ar-
mistice. We have been waiting for this, as we
could not ourselves do it,—the Commander-in-
Chief having prohibited us from renewing hostili-
ties till further orders. Commissioners with full
powers are to meet at Kielce on the 18th. The.
Presidents of the provinces and Deputies present
ire to deliberate on the means of relieving the wants
of the army and the country. Silver and copper
money will soon be coined. We leave Kienow to-
morrow.

SEPTEMBER 20.—The Gautier contains the letter
of General Rudiger to General Rozyzij, sent from
Radom to Kielce on the 15th, in which he says that
Field-Marshal Paskewitsch had informed him, that
General Romarino had refused to accede to the
armistice signed at Warsaw with General Malar
chowski, Commander-in-Chief of the Polish army ;
that he had attacked part of his (Rudiger's) corps,
And intended to occupy Kasimierz and Pulawy.
That as Romarino was closely pressed by Generals
Rosen and Kaisaroff, he would probably attempt to
pass the left bank of the Vistula. General Rudiger
was, therefore, obliged to act against him, and in-
tended to hinder him from crossing the Vistula : to
do this it would be absolutely necessary to pass the
line of demarcation agreed on between them, and
he therefore feels it his duty to apprise General Ro-
zyzki that he may, if he pleases, recommence hosti-
lities on his part twenty-four hours after receiving
this notification; but that if the General prefers to
let the armistice continue, General Rudiger will
,vitli the greatest pleasure fulfil the conditions of it.
That no mistake may be caused by the delay of the
lespatch, General Rudiger adds twelve hours, and
announces that he shall not commence hostilities
igsinst Goners( Romarino till the expiration of
thirty-six hours after it reaches the outposts. He
requests General Rozyzki to inform him officially
of his resolution respecting the armistice.
WARSAW, SEPT. 19.—The Universal Gazette
of to-day (lately the Universal State Gazette) con-
tains the following official article
His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, Field-
Marshal Count Paskewitsch, has received intelli-
gence that the corps of Romarino, unable to pass
over to the left bank of the Vistula, has been to.
tally defeated and pursued to the frontiers of Gal.
licia, whither it fled to lay down its arms. The re-
mains of this corps consists of 10,000 men and forty
pices of cannon. The particulars of this victory
will be published.
" On the 15th and 16th several regiments of the
Riissian army marched through' Warsaw. Many
officers of high rank from the Polish army have ar-
rived in the capital. A great number of Polish
soldiers have lately left the hospitals in Warsaw,
.and returned to their homes,"
The Posen Gazette of the 22d of September says,
that the accounts thorn Kalisch of the 20th confirm
the news that only General Rozyzki had concluded
an armistice with General Rudiger, but that Colonel
Pietrowski, who retreated from Kalisch to Rezezing,
where he is cover©d by forests and marshes, had ap-
plied to General Knorring for an armistice et twenty-
four hours, which had been agreed to.
Time same paper says, " Generals Malaehowski,
Turno, and Muhlberg, have left the army, and
arrived at Warsaw, Several Polish officers of M-
iens have entered the Prussan territory at Gollut,
where they have been reviewed : they say that the
.ietachments of cavalry sent out to reconnoitre have
all dispersed."

CHOLERA AT BERLIN.
New Cases. Recoveries. Deaths
25 5 1,-;
45 A 23
There remains e3l.
—Prussian State Gazette, Sept. 26.

Sept.
25,

_ .
STOCKHOLM, SEPT. 20.—His Majesty will
shortly set out for Norway. His horses and equi-
page are already at Christiania, and his Mdjesly's
Journey has been delayed only 1/1 the news that the
cholera had broken out in Finland; but as the ac-
counts from that country are better, it is thought
that the King will very soon leave the capital.

The announcement of Mr. COOPER'S new
Romance of The Bravo," has excited much conjecture as
to the nature of the story. That the tale is to be one of
Venice has already transpired ; but whether of Venice in
princes dictated laws to the East, or
her former " high and palmy state," when her merchant-
/it either case the present degradation, is not kuoww. a that city in her
or foil men), Carnival-
,afitdtted for a tale of ma-
terialsgran-
deur are abundant, and are 09
f
for a delightful romance
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biti"o.
Adriatic city
of
Gondolas contains within' itself more
than any ether in the world ; and the celebrated Amtricsn
Isleirelific is the very man to turn them to account.