Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-11-14
ALEXANDRIA, ID. c.
80, yeypsY MORNING. NOV IA 1852.


r,., Of Gieubsr Spa-By several American
-. a new novel, just published in New
"' -. ts Harpers. The tales are, vol. H.
',a' = Ca;lds Roecliffe's Pilgrimage; the Ske-
" fave: Medfeld. Vol. s--rhe Block
~. Mr. Green; selim; BOyuca. The au-
wv, >. understand to be--Miss Sc:iswick-Gu-
~" r y,rolanck-Mr. J. r Pauldins-Messrs.
- = P,,ant and W. Lesget, bath Of the New
;. r,,n;ns Post. and Mr.. r. c, Sands. Of the
. York Commercial Advertiser. The title
' odd one, bat the Introductory chapter which
-. an ,sr, cable fictitious history OF the other
IS II. volume, accounts very hamorously
.s,,et.,n. The following are the particu-
lawfully recoan:cd in the NewYork Ame-
,.,,m. one Sharon Clapp, who "has lived
!'..no,k ,nce he MAS a boy" became en-
"s when he entered into those expensive
A' r1s~sr,s which have since given the place
r".S celebrity, under the fashionable name OF
"r.lsr Sos:" aud when literary coterIe,
- .ssm, to haze passed the last summer
an'" 90 nlsassntv, was broken up at the close
"n ..,.na, Sharon seized upon and appropri-
81 quantity Of Ms. papers which the party
a.'I ra,els,sness had left behind them in the
raa coon. These Mr.. Clapp determined 20
% .ops account. and "naving," to use his
| ii. ..heafd that the Mlsters ,Harpers
%" MI . books, at their slure in Yorkcitv,
'u n,aoo.,d ,,rms to these worthy publishers, and
lied in making an arrangement with them
,s.;. mutual satisfaction and Advantage
r.. f,,.to Z wind some time since, ana are
,.s ubi.persd about so generally, IN ''iiterary
'~,.. v,hs, We should not be surprised IT the
rohi,hsrs should feel themselves compelled to
,,,e them frankly 10 the public. IN a" adNeruSe-
| N n, TO ne prhcatiun, and throw themselves
solreIy upsA their generosity tor having, not oy
,Le mo,r legitimate meaus, I've beg Mr.. Ciapp
n,rIonA cor c into possession OF the work. The
l.Ji,,dual, whose literary property has been
,nus uucer, mooiau,ls appropriated by O'aers.
are Miss Sedgaies, New England lady, Mr.
y,rpIaucs member Of Congress, Mr.. Piuldlrg
NE Nav Agent, Mr. BRYANT, formerly Nassa-
,hQ,er,s barrister, and Mes>rs. SaudS aud i.eg-
~. two sestIsmen Of this city, names. which,
ken together, coincide most sinSuiirly win
hose Of some distinguished native writers. WIZ"
have bren before SIMILARLY associated IN the pro-
lariOn Of '.the ralisman," or individually oco'u-
pgd IN other excellent works A. we presume,
fOueyer, that such libertywnuld hardly have hcen
taken with them, as TO publish heir wr;angs ~ IL
out their knowledge, we eau o2ty regard the
adoption Of their names htfe, as ruse q, NJ
Capp, 10 gain celebrity tor the watering place
L. Shich re is so much Interested.
The National Gazette. speaking Of the "oTk,
|nys;-
The manufacture Of Tales is almost as ex;en
sye 10 our country as tina, of cotton cloth; aud
! really good specimen is nearly a. rare as good
peHSnlie among The importations OF that arucle
from Abroad Nothing could be worse for what
we ma, call the literary appetite aud stomach
VI the public, than the miserable abertioHs called
Tales, whether Of ,rte, mawkish sensibiity, Or
extreme, monstrous horror, viii, y are so common
n our newsp. pers, magazines and Souvenirs.
Two new volumes with this title, those of Gtau.
be- Spa, are now on our table. We have not
nuni leisure to read more of their contents than
the 'NtroductloC and two Of the contributions
Ch'd ROeella's Pilgrimage and Med6eld. The
lantr Is the shortest OF the collection aud calcu-
iited to make salutary moral Impression. The
authorizations OF the nl9aOmane Med6eld is not
e"ra'asar as fiction. There is much lively,
'1Senlou'' Wholesome satire in the Pilgrimage; the
descriptions OF natural scenery are happy. On
ne Whole It sa creditabe. entertaining perfnrm-
''ee, The introduction Is exceedingly pleasant,
a'u ted 10 excl cas- to the ingredients OF the
'eOlar merit,