Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-10-25
MISCELLANEOUS.
LITERARY MISCELLANY

The M.ssrs. Langley announce in ,b.ir 81 i,.r,.
~ advertiser" Tor the present month. n rev votL
aoout nc runs OF Yucatsn, by MIR Norman =
hmons other ruins which the author ha, vi,it,s
are are those OF Chiehen, kahbah Zayi end Uxmai.
we understand that mono Of these, cxcep, Uxmai
nave oeen visited before by any modern traveller
elf stephens mentions them in The las, ehap.er a,
avs Ie~ wotk, 'ut very sunimsIiy. We look fer.
"a,o 70 the revelations which MIR Norman is 10
make 18th erea, interest. The fo!lowin. is the no.
"ec o. me pubi'.hers, Mes.rs Langley:
ne rntns 81 Yueatm.-Thc interesting prob EN-
OF these ancient ruins, the solution Of which has
ong o'ifed the ingenuity OF the learned and which
mas recently become the theme OF very general at
uacuon through the popular volumes OF Mr. s. eph-
ems on Central America, has. ms misb, have hen
anticipated, tempted the investigation of another
'oufsi 10 the almost classic site OF these
remain, o' former greatness. We refer 10. MIR Nor.
n'an. whose researches and explorations have, We
learn, eeen extend d in direction no, preyotl.v
visited 1y iofner travellers where he has discovered
many rupendous and highly interesting ves,iges OF
antiquity. Ills forthcoming work which is I, n
pear on The LIST proxIrno-cotnprising graphic and
ee.ato account oil his researches, il.us,ra cd by
NUMEROUS effective drawings OF the more important
runs executed In move style from sketches de
On INC spot, and including collection Of idols Sc
tine hrsi ever discovered, and which are extremelv
curious and unique)-is to be entitled "RanJl.s in
Yued'dn." "
We sec !; mentioned also in the United States
Literary Advert ser, that "The trsn,Isii7n Of IN.
miro volume of -hitbuhr's Ifisie,y CT Rom, FIN.
.as' e f'r publication by the authofl IS announced
70 appeal thIs month; tins - TO be followed by u
iou''h volume, completing the History. The ma
'ea's lot this vciune have been Obtained from, two
snort hand reports Of Nebuhr's Lectures, and will
ee edl1ed by one OF the rGporttryn
u " Soherai'y known that N:ebuhr did most Of
n" siuoying Tor his celebrated work IN the Civ Of
rome. IN his return, he drew up the pan Tor the
'hHd volume, and prepared tho way TOR i, by re.
de'lng the hast sed correcting the second. Tee
h's' ana second volumes thus and then paJli.i.t
CONSTITUTE the edition which is now generally ana
we may add, exclusively read. Tho third volume
now ahnouneec IS the one mentioned IN the prefac,
OF NleouhF, as IN course Of preparation .srhe
TURNER continuation down to the term bays now
SCI before me-" says Neouhr, az msy, If il please
Soo' and II blessing abide with me- confidently
promise sthoush the progress may be Glow. /,
= Nno WIN OF my Aie-which 10 10 preserve me a
name not unworthy Of my fathers. 4 will not l.zl.
ly sbandon H."
but he was not destined to comp,e,s ,ha, h. had
50 sOiy ossuni and Who shall presume to resume
tue pen mat Tel from his hand. We susb.,t these
shOt'-Hand reporters Of S-bvhr. We could not
H',S e" commence 10 shor, hand report Of a utw
me'nod oi hurions, or Of envy other mathematical
"OtS' IN which the variation or omission Of SINGLE
woru might be matter IT such serious moment
iio~e'er we snail DC grateful for whateTer We can
receive that soVours OF tho greet historian.
ihese volumes will probably pass INTO Engsh
under the discerning eyes of Julius Cha,lss E,ra
and Ccnnor Thiriwal, 9th of T,ini,v Co,lsss
Cambridge, than whom probably there are NO, ,sr3
more competent rsen living 10 Judge u the auIben
tei'y oil the attributed writings OF Nebubr ar nv
notes ana emanoaiions more fttec 20 SUNNY the
deficiencies of the forihcomn g volumes.
y. Y. Plebian