The Delaware register, or, Farmers', manufacturers' & mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1829, 1829-05-09

standing the merit oil the subject, and his acknoWeo
ed ability to do justice to the memory and characero
our greatest of men.
The American writer who at this time occupies tho
largest space in the eye of the British reading public
to use Mr.. Coeridge's pet phrase, is Doctor Chan
ming. must confess had not noticed half the beau
ties of his characters of Napoleon and of Milton il
they had been pointed out by contemporary British
Journals. You would ask, is it possible" when Won
the superatiyes annexed to his name by these s
tematic contemners of every thing American, excep
cash, cotton, and, perhaps for few days longer GU,
flour and wheat. He is called the profound" the
erude, in one work of character, the greatest writer
of the day )" and by all admitted to yield in the era
phic strength of his illustrations, and the exceeding
truth of his Sketches to living writer. Why does
not this brilliant ornament of your country publish i
history p said gentleman to mt, at Mer's the
other day.-"He would make book that would equal
those of Hume and Gibbon, while he avoided their
skepticsm."
Your friend, Mr.. Cooper, is hard beset by the mn,
critics of the day. The last number of the United Ser
vice Journal attacks him viruleny for alledged asf
cation of the style and opinions of Sailors in the Red
Rover Cooper's novels have now become established
however, and they will be only thought shallow de-
tractors who attempt to lessen his well earned popular
ity writer of imagination.-Hs next novel is look
ed for with much interest.
Washington Irving remains in Spain. An English
gentleman saw HIM few weeks slnce-no It IS now
three months, at Granada, busy amidst the ruins OF Moo
IRISH magnfcence, the fallen mosques and "iyied bat
Elements of the Degris and Abencerrages His next
work, it is said, will be series of romantic tales III
Illustrating the proud history of their period of geatl
ness, when there were twenty thousand villages oI
the banks of the Guadalquver, and the barbarans
the protectors of learned men, and the reStoer
of the arts and sciences will risk dozen OF tf]
wine of which Fastaff compounded his SACK audit 81
dear here Otto of roses, that this will be his BEST
book. 1t suits his genius to title. You recoect h
Moorish tale in Bracebridge Hall what beautiful
fthing it was
Sir James Macintosh is idle, just now Coleridge|
is idle, and is Barry Cornwall Wilson, de Quincy
and host of other literary magnates the first waterI
But there are enough labourers in the Vineyard os1
Ipy the market with all kinds of green's Horace Smn|
makes SIX volumes year, do. Bulwer;* Hook wrilca
ten pages day, and Banim spins his Irish yarns ias1
than rope-maker can his hemped ones.
How differently we do these things in America
my memory right, there have been made dull
ing the last year three souvenirs, with the help OF WIFI
l1emans-(do order that differently year haVd
been twtted of it twenty times IAN annual register
novel in one volume, by Neale, three or four unS
duodecimos of rhyme, gardeners calender, soNss
book, and first part for children. sthere no ~
lent in America guess there is; but in AmerlcaS
is esteemed disreputable to make book although
be good one. Here it makes man fit compahV1
for lord. Would you search for the other cause n
the paucity of American literary aspirants you WI
and overwhelming disposition ofthe conductors Of puA
Ia E,,1c hoo