Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-07-01
QUENTIN OUTWARD.

Within four months the wand of the unknown
Magician calls forth Quentin Durward to succeed
Peveril OF the Peak. l. &, possible tia, one mao
can bc the author of these productions--wbirh as
ionish us no less by their genius than their exubcr-
ance We have read @. Durward with wonder and
delight. IL IT a work Of exquisite genius Such
variety of characters so strongly drawn and dsiin-
guished-suc series of incidents OF the inter
estIpg descIIpiiOn-so much yvacv aud occasional
wit IN tho da'ogues--the STYLE so energetic and clear
--tiat u seems the work OF four years instead of
many months. The scene &c laid la France, ~ Ihs
end Of the 18th century, in the days OF Lofts 1lih,
and of Charles the Bold of Burgundy The two
Princes, their courts aud their yarious ministers,
down to The lowest mnions, in admiraI,e keep
ing-t,e murder of The Bishop of Liege in his
palace IL drawn with all the furec Of the genius Of
ragedy-We have IL objected 10 this historical
Novel that IL ,bounds ton much with harbarism and
bood-yei IL should he recoliPctrd, that its scenes
are descriptive Of The times of which IL was written ;
aud that the dark characters of Philip de MAX and
Lewis the crafty ale FINELY relieved by the frank
gallanry of Durward, and the soft e,acrs of lselle
Countess Of Croye-i is work, indeed, that is fully
worthy of the author Of WLyetiry, of Old Mortality
and of ivanhoe. There is fine passage, which has
been quoted from il in nciehbnrng print, on the in
fluence Of " this new fashioned art of multiplying
manuscripts lay the Intervention Of machinery" (he
Press
Believe me (sys the astrnloper Galrot,J tIin in con-
sdering the consequences OF this inven inn read with
certain augy. by combination "f tie heavenly 10
dies, the awful aud pnrentnus charges. WHEN re-
fleet with what slow and mi,rd supplies. the stream OF
sce ice hath hitherto descendrd 20 ~ how difficult 10 he
Obtained by those srdenI In i's search
to he neglected. by all who regard bcIr Ease; how liable
To lie diverted or altogether dried up y The nvssunS o
oartarsm look forward without vOsier aii
fs'meh the lot Of Succeeding generation, whom
knowledge w1descend ike the first aud second rain, win
terru'ei unaaed unbonnie, fertiiziog grounds
and overlooking others, changing the whole f,ru,
life, establishing aud OvertirOvng religions
destroying singloDsr"nlH Gnleorti" said Lo6S, shalt
| these clanges in ot.r ffrur ;"
:. No, my broierr replied Mnrfavillr, thus intention
may be kenr,l 10 youog tree, lrh j. ndy newly plant
e but shall ia succeeding generations 9e ru, as e''a
yet precious thai of the Garden Of Eden, the know
iedge namely OF good aud evil
look 10 whct them We this age and
- this age, rl confne sufficient for the day,
! Is The evil ti.ere1P--
More i!,an thrre centuries have passed iwav nnd
have brought the lUl6lnemi Of this prediction down
o time. The feuis's are now perpIcxed NJ the
rirHge5 WHICH the Press is PROTECTING. " ~ erecting
and destroying kiogdo,nS"--dnd tho descrndani Of
the ancient Bourl,Ons with his alarmed cOienppra--
res are seeking 1rrest the torrents Of light and ie
beams Of liberty which IL is spreading through Ia
rope. The hanlc ground is Span--but Il -ucccsslu
| there, the coniagrUi0n cross the PYreuees aud
| the Rhine. Tue Mdguuie dc lis Fiyeuc has wfifteU
to particular FREUD ~ this country, that this
test between the mtuy aud the few will ~ prula-
bilty terminate in favour ofthe people. This con
sequence Is DUE in great degree TO the example Ol
America much of ~ the Prcss--Ii is the Press
itself which holds aloGl that example, and spreads IL
across the Atlantic.
| We thoroughly agee viii, the w. lpelligsncer,
and the Norfolk tmpcrs, that is time REGAL our
small vessels 10 the w lodies. The season Of fever
Is 1T hand. Let The deaths in The Cyane and the
Decoy solemDly warn Of the dlnger, which iirea.
eus our gallant seanIen, exposed they ~ these
small vessels, withc0se cabins apd for mach of hcir
| fIme 20 The faus aud heats OF tropical san--No
dOrb, she pirates the waicl for such recall
ut they must be met by our larger vessels equipped
/ With beuer accommodations fpr their crews, ard
carefully avoiding as hr ~ possible oil inter