Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-09-27

OF Mr. Borrow the author Of the Bible IN Span.--he
readable book decidedly Of these later days-the Bos
Daily advertiser gives this account taken from
ticle in the Revue des dcux Mondes
Mr. Borrow says the writer NJ Philaretc Chasles,
originally believe, horse jockey something OF that
Kind since them purianica devotion having seized him,
he has travelled the world spread gospel light among
the Creeks Papss Oomsns, Barbsrians, and Zincai.-
To gain souls for Calvin, to conquer horses and nhdes
and wander plains, marshes and forests are his IA
vori,c pleasures Don Quxote of the 18th century, and
English Don Quxotc, he travelled coporeur among
tho Apuanas, Cna Ceuts, Merida, upon the banks of
the Guadalquiv and the Douro with cargo OF Bibles
some in Arabic, and others in the Bohemian ongue-not
that OF Bohemia but that Of Hndostan Zincai) Can you
think Of any oddi,y more strange than this
With vigorous nature well tempered soul, uncom
mon courage, and burning curiosity mingled with lively
for adventures and for dangers poygot mind
with the gift of Tongues, Mr. Borrow understood Persian
Arabic German Dutch, Russian, Polish, Spanish Poru
guese, Swedish rsh Norwegian, and the old Scandina
Wan, to mention Garlic, kymri Welsh, Sanscr and
Iinca, the language Of the European Gypsies lie Is an
athletic man, IS SO old, with bright black eye,
his brow already covered with frost OF premature white
hair and olive complexion, he belonged originally
that Indian OF whom he is the chronccr ndriend
lie was born at Norfolk, and found himself, ono
knows how and he does TELL in the midst OF gypses
backsmhs, fortune tces, ropedancers, horse jockeys,
od.clohes merchants and be gars from Egypt who nhab
tied this city and cnvirOns. From these honorable
scos hc received Mt early his first knowledge OF
gbberish the rUdmen OF the Znca language, and hered
iay receipts relative 10 the rearing and support oi horses
AS he grew up he Edinburgh, through the
Latin, and made frequent excursions into the highlands TO
learn Gaelic thoroughly What became OF him afterwards,
knows. His friends say he sowed his wild oats,
the French say, jetdit sd sOurme Some pretend
that the turf and the occupations of Jockey had
jealous lie bought and sold horses, bet,
won lost, and probably ran, at Newcastle or Derby
This portion OF his life lies in the shade; he afterwards
appeared aud fluid him suddenly converted and engaged
the service OF the Bible Society, company organized
the propagation Of the Bible. lie travels the world
and his Bibles by thousands. When he had
Asia and Area,it to him that Spain and Por
tuga those old amparts OF Catholicism, countries
and curious visit he pounccs them, Cavnistc
Bible in hand imprisoned, beaten, pursued he persists
lives the woods with banditt in with gypseS, in
garrets with pcaros, braves the AcadeS shows his con-
tempt for mocks minister's leagues himself with
the Jews offers his hand the Arabs neither beaten 10
death hung which miracle; and after having lived
through the curious romance of adventures which
could be imagined, this Don QuSoe without squire this
propogandt OF tanacsm, back 10 London white,
and bronzed.
Our strong impression derived from his books,
is, that Mr.. Borrow is himself OF Gypsy blood-N. Y.
american.