The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-24
NOTICES OF NEW PUBLICATIONS.


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VINCENT NORRIS "FIvrY YEARS m BorH HE-
MsPnEREs."- TIE following letter has been I'd.
manner in which the text Of his work has been rem
dsred by the American trAnslator. Not having
seen the original, We arc not Of course In position
70 pronounce an. impartial judgment between the
parties. We feel bound m fairness, however, 70
place Mr.. Nolte's reclamation before our readers:-
PARIS, Oct. rs, 1854.
JAMES GORDON BENNETT, ESQ.,
DEAR 6m-Wili you permit IN old acquaintance
to recall himself u your remembrance, aud 10 re-
quest Of your kindness an insertion Of the follow
ing state ment in one Of ,he nrst numbers Of the
HERALD tnat may appear after 1t has reached
It is but . few weeks ago that publication In
the Euglish language, called Fifty Years in Both
Hemispheres; or, "reminiscences Of the Life Of
German work under the same title was put into
my hands. Although the gentleman who under.
took this production has been pleased TO soy, In
appendix OF his own, chat the duty Of transia-
tor 10 falthfulness to his text," ! deem it due to
mytlf, as the author of tae text he has chosen,
10 state that rule mas been less observed by him
than this. To say nothing Of the character Of the
language, which has been wholly divesed Of all
shades and dashes Of humor that occasionally mani
fest themselves in the original must beg leave to
deny the translators pretsnded claims to faithful
nees. Not only has he altered my ideas, senti-
ments and expressions, to such degree as TO make
me dOubt whether he possessed an intrinsic know
ledge Of the language ne etended to translate from,
but he has frequently altered and perverted facts,
and n6ulged, cannot say whsther int nrionally or
not, in onissions ad difum, end IN the most glarng
mi atemeDtH. As An ins- ance shall only cite
fact ont OF many. Ia my account Of the defence u
New Orleans in the year 1915, it has besn said by
me, speaking Of the wounded British soldiers:-
Not single one Of these ampusated soldiers Cleft
Nh tAA Axa Maj nkAv< hsu. aev
whose number was "a, came to his death, whilst Of
81 English prisoners Who had suffered amputasoa in
our Cisy Hospital, not one survived the operation"
stead OF these Word my pretended translator puts
/" Eighty OF these suffered ampntation ia our CITY
Hospital, and not ole died, whilst Of 81 British
risoDers who suffert the same cper ton, not ooe
survived" The manifest object Of this msstase-
more skilful Than the British, whilst the case was
precisely the reverse, and the remarks shat &C
pany this fact will make it evident that could not
bsve said anything else. shall be sin ,erely
obliged obliged 70 o. y 9y giving publicity to this 00nmun
Is Rue dAmsterdam, Paris. ViNc. NoLrE,
The Chevslier Henri wikofrs History Of his
Courtahip and its Consequences" ID likely to GRE
ate great sezsstion, judging from the description
given Of it by those who have seen the proof Sheets
and from the large number Of orders which the
publisher has already received for It. The book IS
said to be exceedingly, curious and to rival in interest
the history Of every unfortunate passion, from
that Of Don Quix0te and his Dulcines down to
those later amours to which We are indebted 10: some
of the most piquant Of modern French memoirs.
The earlier chapters are said to illustrate in re-
variable degree the pathos Of sentiment, and TO
exhibit in the most amusing light the absurdity Of
- unnvln nj ofrnra eff thn nvfr
gan es Of feeling which neither In reality seems
to have entertained. Through tho various 10, Q
passages which are literally scattered for the edit.
cation and amusement Of the reader throughout the
pages Of the book, IS well a. the correspon dencs
which took place between the parties, there ap.
pears an evident consciousness on both sides that
each is playing game which Is only TO be
won by nnesse aud stratAgem. Step by st,p the
reader is initiated into every move, well as its
calculated results, and be dsds but little difficulty
in following out the thread Of the plot. The
swain, with Oh his reputation fer sdventurousness,
il cautious, diplomatic and selfpossessed to do.
gree, which shows that he has weighed
deliberately his every phrase and action, and his
prudence ia sometimes carried to such IN exsre me
that the lady becomes inpatient, and il compelled
to VAIN him up. On the one side is seen the
steady perseverng pursuit Of an object which seems
always to be within grasp, butts always escaping
on the other, hsnxtless exhikitin Of coquetry
which finds delight ia nicting pin merely for the
enjoyment Of the sense OF power which il affords
Both parties with conliderable natural tale ns know
ledge Of SO ie.y and previous experience in affairs Of
this sort, seem at times TO be amazingly unconscious
Of the absurd part they were plsying and the best
part Of the joke is that the Chevaer, in his history
Of his iaison, with q noicete for which We did not
give him credit stili endeavors to delude himself
and the public into the belief tAat that used mp
heart Of his WAS really touched by the tender god.
The truth is there was not . particle Of iove on
either side, though, on both, there Was liberal
stimulation Of it, OF the two, the male actor in this
ridiculous farce deserves, perhaps, the leas. CEN
sure. Whilst his reputation for gallantry fa.tered
the amour propye Of the lady, i: shopd also have
warned her against compromising herself too far
with him, unless she had serious intentions
Of marrying him. Clever as she was, she
neglected the conmon dictates Of prudence,
and she has now to pay the penalty Of her
indiscre.ion in the publ dty to which her mbse-
euent conduct has driven her quondam sdmirer.
Certainly there was nothing in the history OF the
whole affair which justified the incarceration Of this
unfortunate Loveace for 80 long period In loath
some prison, and still less the strong diplomatic
opposition that Was offered to his pardon. Had the
Sardinisn judges been inspired by the same happy
ideas Of appropriate justice which animate the Irish
bench in similar cases they would have c,ntented
themselves with sending for aparson and nsistir g
upon uniting the parties upon the spot Judging
from their respective dispositions and
we spprebend no greater Punishment could have
been inflicted upon their folly.
The closing numbers Of Haydock's Catholic Bible
have just been issued by the publishers, DUNCAN
& Brothers, Of Fulton street, and the work may
now be had complete at their store. Its typo
graphical merits and the beauty Of its illustrations
render this book one Of the finest of the sort taa'
has ever been published in this country. les ex1s.
ordinsry low price, taking into account the snpe
rsrty Of the style in viii it has been brought
cut, Will, we have no doubt, ensure for 1t large
role.