New-York daily tribune., 1843-04-26

Tug OaiESTALysT De SAcY.-The Paris cor
RESPONDENT of the National Intclligencer furnishes
the following paragraph concerning the eminent
sarGn De >AcY. whose reputation as al Oriental
scholar has seldom been surpassed
9. Few Of the French volumes lately sent forth
IN Paris possess more interest for the crudIte
corps than the first Of the three large octavos.
the onlv one ready as vet TO constitute the cata-
logue Of the litrary Of Baron SYLVESTER DE SACY,
the unrivaed Orirntalist. The public sale Of ms
vast and wonderful collection IN all languages
VIII commence on the 18th OF next month. and
be continued at intervals until the 18th May.
Daunou's excellent Historical notice Of the Life
and Works Of De Sacv. which caused The man
TO be admired equally with the sayant, is prehxed.
Mr R. Merlin. charged with the preparation OF
the ca,alogue-a herculean labor in ltscif-has
included & general survey OF Its contents and ms
particular motives in the classification of the
theological portion to which the first beautiful
octave Il devoted. Merlin states that no cata-
logue ever before printed displays 50 large and
CURIOUS a mass of Biblical philology, or 50 re-
marable a seres oi books relative to the religion
OF Moses. and to Talmudism. Isanism. too, Is
represented IN q series alike extensive and pre-
cious' Whoever has visited the library must be
struck with the justness OF Merlin's remark that
j the arrangement was not merely that OF uni
yersaI scholar. bnt Of man OF taste; every book
and manuscript brought from the East retained
It's original national costume . Turk might be-
leve himself at Constantnopc, a Maronlte III
Mount Lebanon. aud Moua at Calcutta. De
Sacv prided himself also on the elegance and
rarit Of his assemblage OF the masterpieces OF
! Greece and Rome IN the best editions 1t was
his VIII that this UNIQUE private llbrar,f-ihc tond
accumulation of his life-sheuld be disposed OF at
auction: and the dispersion ol hls treasures seems
the more grievous that the whoe-where and
as II now ls-brcathes. IN manner, oi himself,
might be called monumental likeness, an en-
dcaring representation OF the hbera! sage, ana a
comprehensive memento OF ms studies ana per
fomances Having mentioned Daunou, also ce-
funci, will observe that the posthnmons course
oi Lectures on History by that Secretary OF the
Academy OF inscriptions and Bellies Lettrcs- OF
which Ddot has issued four volumes, cannot be
too highly" v""prized and should be procured for
every public library in the United States. Dan-
nou and De Sacy were equal to any German or
British intellectual operatives in the variety and
depth of their studies and the amount OF Their pro-
ductons but contradistnguslled from them by
the French moral temperament winch retains
buovancy under any load or eHertlon, which re-
+ mains srsc, ptblc OF social qualification and the
enioyIncnts OF fancy and taste. 10 the last stage
OF the mortal career. Poor Southey, who stood
at the head Of the British !Itcrau, broke down
preInaturclv IN all his mental faculties, under ID
bors prodigious indeed, vet less 50 than those ol
the French paragons whom Eave llst men
toned. or several whom could name OF the nv
mo that are TO be met, every evening, IN some
+ brilliant salon of Paris, fit companions for the
! paycst and shrcwdcsl groups OF either sex.