New-York daily tribune., 1849-02-16
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

AURlroDrsA, ca ADvESrukEs ~ rHL GoLD REGIONS By
CASTELL bfcLY. Bsser L scroaer'
The CaliiOrnunania mas b ought TO night many
adventures and experiences in that hitherto halt known
region and the volume before Us hs'' we doubt not
AZ GOOD claims 70 nolice "a some of them 1t des
cribes the adventures Of CdH-ieH b'Sly, rspper,
who was nor connected with the Exploring xped,on,
and found his way into he Southern part Of the Great
Basin OF California Here he discovered region Of
gold wbero the mos. valuable metal was iron-shere
the princes were msgnifcen,y hsbi,ed 10 cotton aud
the lsborers IN cloth Of gold. We copy the suthors
description Of the capital Of this gOn, Esned Aunm,
With few corrections Of our own
We had now reached an open square, surrounded By
heavy gold railing and containing many ornamental
trees II throDged with people. Toward the far
iner extremity OF Il was great golden fountain In the
middle stood the royal palace. AL one blaze Of ght and
god Midrrt pointed out various buildings and tod
ne their names the palace Ia called 'Sniou on the
east Of the square another great palace called Tdmq-
a0H this l. the great national school Of orstory and
manners On the west is the 'Hasar0rss princely
structure occupied by Zsf-n First Lord OF the Com
misariat Department and Curator Of Delegates from
the various provinces Al these buildings were now
brilliantly Illuminated and the whole square one
blaze Of splendor, almost too dazzling 70 be looked
upon without pain.
South Of TamaaioH was large edihce called Trybn-
btdens where the courers from all parts OF the king
took place It was In fact very similar TO the Office Of
daily paper in country. The intelligence thus
collected, was printed thin golden sheets, and dis
irlbuted By a class Of beings peculiar to the region
They we're called nusbot and possessed very remark
able voices Ia all quarters heard them crying
SoaeeIden Trybe,ca, which was the of the paper
they carried. The population of Aurum looked anx
ously every morning for the appearance of these H
ir iii shp
pewter tn, and other precious metals
TaE LgGExDs or MoS1AuE By IA AyREs With
Historical Appendix. @ P Putnam, l55 Broadway
The picturesque headland o. Montauk, stretch
ing far among the breakers Of the Atlantic, is fl
location for poetic legend, Independent Of the many
Indian traditions connected with IT, and furnishing ready
material for the authors pen We are glad 70 notice
tendency in literature at present to identify III
best efforts with noted portions Of our scenery, and
the romantic tales of the early settlers still unOrgOtteD
The present work s written carefully and with prac
tced pen. Some OF his descriptions Of storm and In
disn warfare are very well related Whether the su
thor shall or shall not be hereafter known poet he
deserves great credit for his efforts at preserving the
perishiug legends Of the lost tribes We quote few
passages from the Song Of q sea Spirit"
There is a place in the heart Of the deep.
Where the waters Of ocean never sleep
over II hangs. in the light Of day,
The bow Of hope on cloud of spray
And the troubled biilOws foam aud pour
On the rocks below with q chsngeess roar.
Whoever saw the whirlpool drink
The ocean from It's eddying brink
Or with triple courage, steered his boat
Where the wrecks Of the biliOw fear TO hOst
sat on the cloud Of foam snd spray
That over the pool In the shadows lay,
And saw the struggling waters leap.
Like Hayden war horse, into the deep
Yet Needed little the rushing wave,
Or the waters that sank 10 bottemless grave