The republic., 1851-09-08
New Books.

Ihe Stone Mason or Saint Point is the title OF a
Village Tale, translated from the French of DE
LAMARTISE Published by the Brothers HARpER.
of New York, and for sale by TAYLoR & MAURY,
of this city
Since we republished from the Knickerbocker
magazine highly commendatory notice of Para,
or Scenes and Adcenltyes on the Banks of the A,na.
zon, by JOHN EsAIAs WARREN, we have read the
volume with very great satisfaction. We take
pleasure, therefore, in saying to all who enjoy
scenes of natural beauty and gorgeousness, and
the description of them, that they cannot find a
more agreeable book than Para to while away an
afternoon or evening with. You can find il at
FRANcK TAVLoR's, from the press of PUTNAM
The Microscopic; or. a Complete Manual on the
Use Of The Microscope. By JOSEPH III. WVTHEs,
M. ID. Phila.: LINDSAY BLAKIsToN.
clear statement of the mechanism of the mi
croscope its mode of application to scientific pur
poses, with illustration of some of the results
obtained by the of this instrument in physolo-
gy and pathology, Well-executed diagrams and
plates added to aid the explanations of the text
and the book is what it pretends to be, complete
guide to the use of the microscope. II is for sale
by FRAscK TAYLOR.
The Half Yearly -Absiraet Of the Medical Sciences.
Phila.: LINDSAY & BLAKIsToN.
No. Is OF this medical periodical contains an alb
stract OF all that has been sad and done in medi-
cine and surgery during the six months previous
to publication, from January to June.
For sale by FaANcK TAYLOR.
Godfrey Maluen, or The Life of an Aullor by
IHoAAs MILLER. Wih tlDenty,four illustrations
by PHIZ. New York, HARPER & BROTHERS.
Washington: TAYLOR & MAURY.
We have read this novel through the medium OF
the wood cuts, and if the text possesses but tthe
of the clearness of the illustrations il will more
than amuse leisure hour.
We copy from the Rnickerbocker magazine no
tice Of work which is written with very great
cleverness, though it deals more cavalierly with
men and things Ga ashore" than ia usual with gen
tlemen of the authors profession:
Service float aud ashore, during the Merican War.
BY Lieutenant RAPHAEL SRMMEs, United States
Navy. In one volume Cincinnati: MOORE &
COMPANY. New York: ID. APPLETON & COM
PANY.
The author of this we'll written and interesting
volume was attached to one of the vessels of war
OF the Home Squadron, then under the command
of Commodore Conner, at the breaking out of the
late war between the United States and Mexico.
Alter an active participation in the scenes "Atioat,
to which the war gave rise, he was despatched,
upon the fall of Vera Cruz to the seat of the Mexi
can government, a mission connected with the
exchange OF prisoners. In the prosecution of this
mission, he joined the army of General Scott at
Jalapa, soon after the battle of Cerro Gordo, and
marched with it to Puebla. Here he became at
tached to the staff of General Worth, as a voun-
teer aid de- camp; marched with this officer to the
valley of Mexico, and continued member of his
military family until the triumphant entry of the
army into the enemy's capital He was, conse
quently, six months in the country; during which
period he mixed freely with the inhabitants, and
made himself familiar with their history manners,
customs, etc. The pages before US are the result
of this joint connexion with the army and navy,
and Of this journey, made in of the most unique
and interesting countries of which we have an Y
account. The writer tells US that he was exceed
ingly struck with the novelty and grandeur of the
scenery in this terra incognita and with the many
phases OF society, entirely new to him. which he
encountered at every step. Many interesting So
cial and political questions presented to him.
he contemplated the great disparity between
the two people, in their civilization and In the pro-
gress they had severaly made in the arts; and his
object, by hasty sketch of the physical and moral
condition of Mexico; by a review of their manners
customs, religion and laws; and by tracing accu-
rately, though as briefly possible, the principal
events of our naval operations, and of General
Scotts campaign, to give his countrymen a coup
d9ii, not only of the itseh, but of our sister
republic in her internal and more interesting re-
lations, has been well accomplished. With free
pen he has sketched persons and things as he saw
them, presenting the reader with truthful rather
than with highly wrought pictures In treating
Of the campaign, he claims not TO have pursued the
Deaten track, followed Win so little discretion by
many Of his predecessors, OF bestowing indiscrimI-
nate praise upon all the actors engaged in it, but
rather to have sought to separate the wheat from
the chaff, and bestow commendation and censure
alike, wherever he has deemed them to be deserved.
In other words, " he hrs supposed that candid
and intelligent people would be gratified with
a reliable history of the recent brilliant campaign
Of their army, than with an insincere and inter-
ested account, which should merely Gatter their
vanity and that of their generals There never
yet was campaign without blundcr and the
campaign of the valley of Mexico is no exception
to the rule; and the author has not failed to point
out its blunders, any more than he has failed to
bring into strong relief its saliant and bril-
liant points," We may mention here that we
have also received from the press of the Appletons
a pamphlet volume by Brevet Major Isaac j. Ste
vens, of the army, entitled " Compaigns Of the Rio
Grande aud Of 1erico toiA Notes on the recent tpork
of Major Ripley but we have found no leisure as
yet to master its pages.
The Works Of John Adams, Second President of the
United STATES: tpiM q Life of The author Notes
and illustrations, by his Grandson, CHARLES
FRANCIS ADAMS. Boston LITTLE & BRowN.
1851. Vols. ILL.,, w., and ", PIP. SIC, 5SS, 1876.
These elegant volumes, (says the Christian Er-
aminer,) which are fair specimens of the produc-
tions of first publishers continue the series of
works already announced in our pages While
waiting for the first volume to appear before we
enter upon any extended notice of the work, we
will give the contents of the volumes now in our
hands. Volume III. contains the remainder Of the
fragment of Autobiography, Diary, Literary and
Political Essays and Papers, and Controversial
Papers of the Revolution. Volume w contains
Novanglus and Works on Government, embracing
an historical review and critique. These are con-
tinued in volume ", which is also illustrated by
q finely engraved fu-length portrait. 1t is now
time that the literature of our Revolution should be
presented in form suited to attract new genera
ton of readers, and to offer complete view of the
men and events of that in the light of candor
and justice. Even our school boys need something
better than the superficial and often fictitious mat
ter which is read in our class books. We receive
these volumes therefore with gratitude, and shall
value them highly.
Iravels IN the United States ETC., during 1S49 and
1850 By the LADY MARY WoRTLEY. New
York: HARPER & BROTHERS 1851. l2mo, DID,
463. Washington: TAYLOR & MAURY.
The writer Of this book 1--WE again quote from the
Eraminer) was in good humor, and moved by a
kindly spirit. She does not appear to have been