Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1845-07-31
From tho Providence Transcript Of Saturday.
Instruction in French.

Instruction in French
We received call yesterday morning
from Professor j. p. Edwards, a gentle
men who is desirous to instruct class
of ladies' and gentlemen in this city
Professor Edwards is native Of France
though Of English parents, and is
equally conversant with the French and
English languages. He has been en-
gagged in the instruction Of the French
language in this country for many years.
AT the celebrated school at Troy un-
der the charge of Miss Willard he spent
six years in that occupation. While
there he met President Hopkins Of Viii
liams College who was induced to attend
class then under the instruction OF
Prof E., and SO highly was he gra.iGed
! by the system pursued by him and at
the ease with which he impaired his
knowledge to his pupils, that through
his influence Professor Edwards rcceiv-
ed the degree Of Master Of Arts at the
ensuing Commencement Of Williams
College.
Professor Edwards brings with him
letters of Introduction to the Rt. Rev
Bishop Henshaw, and the Rev. DR..
Tucker, from the Rev. X. b. Hall of
Newport, and the Rev. Ilp5bard Wins
low respectively. Prof. +. has taugh,
French in the school Of the Rev. Mr..
Winslow during the past year, and is
highly recommended by him. Mr.. Hall,
in his letter to the Bishop of this Diocese,
speaks OF his system in high terms DR..
Dunn of Newport, ip letter iptroduc ing
Prot. Edwards TO his son, the Instructor
IN French in Brown University, uses the
following language "Mr +, has been
most successful and approved as an in.
struc'or, combining in his method OF
teaching the system Of moral instruction,
with proper attention 10 the analy sis
and idioma;ic peculiarilics Of the Ian
guage."
Professor Edwards has shown US
strong testimonials from the Rev. Ed
ward n. Kirk, of Boston, from several
gentlemen in Worcester, who received
instruction from him., among whom are
the Hon. Thomas Kinnicutt, well known
IN this community, Samuel +. Haven,
Maturin j.. Fisher, John c. B. Davis,
Il. u. Hubbard, Esqrs.,. AND others +;
from William Russell, Esq, and others,
who attended an examination of one OF
Mr.. Edwards French classes in the
Abbott Female Academy at Andover,
Mass, from DR., Saller, Of Boston, and
from Miss Emma Willard, of Troy.
Professor Edwards system is novel
hut truly philosophical. He teaches
French without commencing with the
grammar, rightly Judging that the Ian
guage should first be understood before
wo learn the rules which arc deduced
from 1t. lie takes the natural method
and the success he has always met with
i"con'es'ibly proves the meri, Of his sys-
Item.
We are assured by resident Of this
city who was formerly under his ins,ruc-
ton, that Mr.. Edwards comes to US with
the highes, reputation as teacher. He
is now engaged in the school of the
Misses Coe, At Newport, bu, his eng age
Iaents are such That he will be able To
devote n portion of his time to the in
siruciion IN French in this city. We
would refer our friends to the Advertise
meni Of Professor Edwards, and rcques,
their aiienlIonio,t the names Of the gentle
men to whom he is permitted ~ refer.
.Somethmg .Ntw under Me Sun. The
now aud beautiful clipper built schooncr
Alfred, buIthon 1870 tons, arrived here
op Friday from Baltimore, where she
has been bull, for Mcssrs. Pope s. Nor
gan, and others, of this town, and ~ in
tended ior the sperm whale fishery, un.
der The command oi Capt j ~ Davcn.
port, formerly Of the whale sh,p Mat,ha.
Of Newport, IL ]. From the peculiarly
81 her modrl and excellence ds a sail,r
II Is expected that she will be able sue
cesslully To pursue the monster u ih.
deep INTO the bays along the Coast, hmh
cro urexplpred by opr whale SHIPS -
THIS .Is, we belIrvc, an entirely new lea.
ture ~ the annals of the whale isken
beyond Cape iIoin, and We shall lsok