New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-08-15

science az 70 the truth or justice OF MS sssertone
Even his translator is forced put in eavcst
,s.iust hi. meDdseious propeusites. and confesses
that his statements Z" about people here" must be
t,l,n with some grains Of allowance. His esotism 10
stupendous Showing no extraordinary talent Tor
business and little for anything else, he regards the
great Mr. Nclie a. the pivot OF trade ana Tue coz
meeting link between two hem'sPheres. lie Was Gu
trusted with important operstonshe fingered inered-
ible sums of mouey-Nicholss Bidde was pgmy at
his side-the incsrnste genius Of finance, be was su
thorzed TO give the law 10 Ouvrsrd LATTE, the Bar
ings.-nto whose confidence be anaeed to worm him
self by dpt Of gigantic ehsrlstanry.
Nolte was born in Leghon in l779. His father
was native of Hamburg. but received his e. uea-
ton in England and at early age became connect
ed with smtrcsnt,le house in Leghorn. Young Nolte
was sent to school at Hamburg aud subsequently
taken into the Leghorn establish nett. He sowed
hi. wild oats freely during this period, and the in
yssion of Italy by BoDapsrte to a'e his exquisite
language. he was half ruined in both body ami ,ul
and in sure wsy to 90 heaolone to the DEVIL, unless
sent back 10 Hamburg, where A's father thea re-
sided
The BRAID was, however, Plucsed from the barn
ing and forming some business connexions 10 France,
he soon after commenced the series OF colossal
mercantile transactions which are fully described IN
the course of the volume For long time his head
quarters were in New-0rleaus, where his daring
specuaiions in cotton gave him great notorety, aud
a certain degree Of influence in the financial circles
of that city. But in feS years he was completely
swsmped. His operations rCrnsd out most fatally
for his fortunes and he became bankrupt and beg
gar. From that tine be never again got his head
above water desperate fate pursued him, the
worst forms Of poverty stared HIM in the face, and
fer weeks. as he informed Us lie obliged TO live
only on bread and cheese.
The life of such vain, scandalous old fellow
could not have been devoid OF comic and amusing IN
cdent although the verbosity Of his recital taxes on
the edge which skillul narrator might have put upon
Ms adventures The account Of his financial transsc
tons drawn out TO a superuous length and derives
it's principal interest from the piquant personalities
with which it is seasoned. These will be eagerly de-
voured by the lovers Of gossip. while the immediate
friends of the parties in question would be tempted
to fay the writer alive, at his tough Old age,
should they be so lucky as to get MIN into their hands
The translation, though executed, for the most
part with spirit and ability, often shows the marks
of haste and carelessness Many sentences are
almost unintsligibe, and the frequent use OF foreign
idoms betrays want of mastery over the resources
Of our own language.
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