New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-02-24

A trend, with more than fythlan selt-sacrhce
for the Syracusean only dared, while our Pythas
actually underwent-has waded through the Doggy
depths of Mr.. Fenimore Cooper's Autohogra-
ply" etc. in Grahams Magazine for February
and brought to shore the following:
II we waited for Coloneis- Editors either in
this country until we got such as were qualified, we
tics, and the militia would soon be in awful state"
Fenimors, p. 81
And again:
relations that belong to the corp, of Ed
itors and they all tell me that while their bosses very
frequently change their coats, they by
" particular about changing their shirts"
Now we have only room at present to express
our astonishment that one who deals such dexter
GUS and exquisite thrus!s as these, and who is
eternelIy dealing them, should not be content
with the effects of his own intense severity, withou,
setting Richard and John upon his adversaries
whom he has so decidedly laid out. The man
who freely wields such rapier ought not ask aid
from either constable or Charlie. And yet we
have lately posted little bill of 1898 Sc for
speaking our mind of him, who gives himself full
license in talking of other people. Of course, we
| can't afford to talk back, while the game is
played with such odds against US but we give
due notice here that if Fenimore prosecu,es US on
our Report of the Fonda Trial, as he has threat.
ened, we shall plead these Autobiographic touches
| by way of a sctof. 1t is very poor rule Of law
that shuts the mouth of one party and lets the
other say just what he pleases. We do mt object
a.! to Fenimores funniness if he will only allow
those he assais to have share in it.
The Editors ofhe Courier and Commercial are blessed
with the title OF Colonel the hatred Of Fenimore Cooper
| Mr.. S. B. CAsTANIs, a native of the Island
of Sco, appeared before a large audience at the
Tabernacle last evening in the dress of Greek
Mountaineer and gave some interesting accounts
Of the manners and customs among the Greelts, Of
tho struggles they had recently made to regain their
liberty and spirited sketch of the bloody conflict
| in which Marco Bozzaris, the Leonidas of modern
Greece, lost his life but saved his country. He re-
peatea both in Greeks and in English many war
songs of the Greek, and sung the tune of the
| Pyrrhc dance, the preparation for battle of the
| Greeks of ancient and modern times. He wore a
sword which he said was once owned by BYRON
when in Greece, and given by him to Grecian
chief at whose death it was purchased by Col.
MILLER Of Vermont. The appearance of Mr.
| Casanis in his strange costume was somewhat
grotesque not to say ridiculous. Sill for the pur
pose he had in view it may not have been unbe-
coming the occasion. He speaks good English,
though with strong foreign accent and therefore
somewhat ndistinctly. His manner is good and
his delivery energetic and quite theatrical.
"THE MYSTERIOUS CHEvALlER."-We have
received sundry letters from various parts of the
country, calling upon to warn the reading
puplic against purchasing this novel (vscently
published in all extra Brother Jonathan) in the Sc
lief that it is mem work by JAMES. AS we no.
ticed its appearance some days since, in ignorance
ofits character it is proper that the facts
of the case, and leave every to make his own
comments. It seems, then, that new Novel BY
JAMES had been widely advertised as in press, and
about to appear in this city. While the public
were looking for it, Wilson s. Co. published novel
by JAMES, under the title of the Mysterious Che
valier," title of his precious tales had ever
borne Whatever the intent may have been, the
effect was to induce the public believe tina, this
: was the new novel for which they were looking
and the consequence was, as Messrs Wilson &
| Co., in published card have boosted, an mme-
diate sale of $4,000 copies. Upon reading the
book, it is found be garbied edition of novel
, by JAMES, published some years since. What
proportion OF these IS 900 purchasers, at the tine
they bought the book. knew they were thus paying
for a spurious old novel-a book which, in its pre-
> sent shape, JAMES never wrote, though the pub
fishers had affixed to i, his name-we tell
nor wsuld venture to guess how many of them
will be likely hereafter to purchase g Extra Bro
Their Jonathans, without close sGrgtiny into their
character, no matter how implicit, or how well de-
served may be The confidence they have heretofore
reposed in the issues Of that office.
~ The Decatur from the Brazil squadron,
arrived at Norfolk on Saturday last and anchored
off the hospital. She left Monte Video on the 9th
Of Dec and Rio on the Gath Her officers and
crew are all in good health. The Mobile Herald
says that shock Of an earthquake was felt on
board the Decatur in lat. 90 Is, N, Ion. 81 so,
W., which lasted within fraction of three minutes,
and was accompanied By noise resembling the
: rapid veering OF chain cable. The shock in
creased in violence for about two minutes, and
, then subsidized. The nearest land was the island
Of Angaa, which was distant about $50 miles.
The Decatur brought home all the sick of the
a squadron.
!, 10 BLAcxwooD for February is published to-
day In his uniform octave edition by Joseph Ma
, son, at LOG Broadway. 1t is not 80 interesting
number as usual, though it contains several arti-
cies OF ability and value. The review of Arnold 5