New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-08

and that was also written there. II ia the history
of the destruction of the Order of Templars. a
work that would well bear TRANSMITTING into En-
glish. Young tNerez, poet Of Bogota. has drawn
from it materials for a tragedy, "Molai." Lon
don has not contributed much besides a Bee Hire
sort of Penny Magazine, now discontinued
Spain furnishes little. Perhaps We may state the
books here as derived, half from Paris, quarter
from Spain. an eighth from Bogota. and an eighth
from numerous sources.
Az early az 1909 BOgota had it's scientific weekly.
FL Seninaria; IL continued for two years aud
has since been reprinted in Paris. Since the rup-
ture with Spain, they have had too much TO 10
10 pay mach attention to science. Upon the
whole, however, il may be considered true that
New-Granada has furnished as many contributions
10 literature as all the rest Of Spanish America.
Besides Mats (who, however, published nothing)
and poor Caldos, butchered by the infamous
MurilO, as have mentioned before, Gen. AcOsta
has perhaps been more prominent than any other.
He died year or two since. His widow, an En-
clish LADY, whom New Granada has not deprived
Of the national stiffness still resides at Qlodnos
He furnished Bogota with an almanac up TO the
time Of his death
In the almanac Of this year by other hands, is
an account of the four seasons, all the more amus-
ing as it was written in France or Spain aud pub
lished with out change or note, as if were appli-
cable here. 4 little better adapted is the Lam
gusge of Flowers, published in Bogota, in which
some very good adaptations are made
TRANSACTIONS from English are rare. found in
the closet Of the Abbot of the Barefoot Angus
tinians az Rogota, verse translation of Youns's
Night Thoughts. On priests table found also
one of our Oldest novels, Fieding's, think. Be-
side thss have seen OMeary's Napoleon Pew
erl of the Peak, and the Corsair Gin prose). All
these were printed in Paris by various houses as
was also Cooper's Pilot, the only American book
n ~4ta of +ba baa1 ofh ice a,,
tiers have amused me. One done into English
reads: A nobleman going to the high country ex-
claims " Boatman make haste and will pay you
"20s cash TO take me across the river"
There il no end to the TRANSACTIONS from the
French: while the name of Dickens is unknown
here, every novel of Sue and Dumas, it would
seem, is translated. But this is not to be won
dered at when even the Transitions from English
are made in Paris. In BOgota catalogue that
have before me, it appears that about twO-thirds
of the books in it translated from the French.
| find there FIVE Of Walter SCOTS works one by
Inchbald: Don Juan (of which prose translation
must be treasure indeed y three tracts from Ben
than Jefersons Manual, and Miscellany Of POlit-
ical Economy by Franklin. More than half the
books in the Catalogue are religious, and of the
SPACE in the bookstore il must he that three
fcurths is occupied with Missals, Novenas, Lives
of the Saints and Pious Reflections. And this is
the only bookstore worthy of the name that have
seen in New-Granada; probably there is not an
other The bOok-trade cannot then be very active
here although books and printing paper are admit
ted duty free.
! have before me three volumes of Granadan
poetry The first is EnsayOs Liricos de Santiago
Perez. with his Molai. Among these pieces rs a
translation Of Mary, the Maid of the Ian, extend
ed to thirteen pages, and Gas a ballad) impaired,
think, by the extension. The rest (including a
translation of the Vulture Of the Apps are short
pieces The author Of Flores Marchitas with
cred Flowers) is also youngLike Perez, Jose Ma.
ria Samper was educated in the college of Lleras
He was afterward employed in teaching in B0gOta,
literally professor in college, which is equivalent
10 being assistant in an academy with us, only it
requires less education. He married the daughter
OF Levy, a French chemist. She died, her father
returned to France, and the young widower betook
himself TO Ambalema, where, i believe, he is cul-
tiyating tobacco and the muses.. You may remem-
her him as Illuminating from his Jefe-Political
throne against the priests OF the tobacco town,
who took ten dimes from a girl {" una joven'D
whose babe he baptised. The Flores Marchitas
were "withered flowers" in 1919; they must have
bossomed in the earliest spring.
The remaining work is the Parnaso Granadno,
published in numbers Of about 100 pages square
limo. 1t was commenced in lS4s, but / have
seen only the first volume, aud cannot learn whe-
ther there be more. Tie editor, with due gallant
~, gives the first pages to lady. In the present
state of female education here the sex can boast
few poets. This talented lady, who also has writ
ten a book on the domestic duties of females, was
the wife of statesman and early patriot The
dictatorship of Bolivar is knOtty point which l
have no present hopes of solving IL cannot be de-
MED that he was arbitrary; it is designed that a
dictatorshould be- Like Cromwell, he may have
been mortified that his republic would not 90; he
may have been occupied in again and again set
ting it upon its legs and finding il could not walk
without staggering; he may have been compelled
10 hold on TO it. But Bolivar resembled Cromwell
only in military talents. In a crop of sentences
that grew out of one attempt 10 dethrone him was
one like this. Inasmuch as nothing appears aganst
Don DiegO-he shall be placed under surveillance
at TurbacO. Don Diego protested that he could not
see the connection in that sentence between the
antecedent and the consequent although he had
perplexed his brain with il till he was almost
crazy. He was informed in reply that the coun-
:" try would never be ruined for want Of logic"
Turbaco is hot enough, but better than the case
mates of Carthagena, which served as prison to
many Of his friends. Don Diego studled mud
volcanoes and logic there till the fall of Bolivar,
when he fastened home to the side of his talented
wife. But, alas in his absence the Granadan
SigOurney had become SapphO There is no d.
vorce here. The Holy Church which, like Frank
- Inns French lady, somehow always happens TO
''ke right" has discovered that it is mplous for
the State TO legslate on marriage. But Don
Diego now lives clone, except in long and fire.
quent visits from his daughter, who is married,
cutivates oranges. reads in his hammoek-snd
drinks. His wife, in the first pages of the Par
naso. complains that death is cutting of so many
happy lives and leaving her TO whom existence is
intolerable TO suffer without remedy. She ex
claims:
All 81 me fuera dado
En- un feliz momento,
Publican 10 cue sento