The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-10-06
From The ST. Louis Republican.

From he ST. Louis Republican.
BANCRoFTS HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES.
The sixth volume of this great work is about to be issued
by Little Brown, of Boston. From the preface which
has been published in advance may "gan idea of
the labor required write complete and history
of the American revolution This volume finishes the his
tory of that period considered in its causes the Of
the revolution yet to be narrated The researches of
Mr. Bancroft have been most comprehensive The public
and private libraries of this country and the British Mu
scum have been thrown open to him, and carefully
amined. He has derived still greater instruction from
manuscripts. The records of the State Paper office of
Great Britain including the vouminous correspondence
OF all the military and civil officers and Indian agents
oyed in America narratives, afdavs nformatons and
of Witnesses illustrating the important
currences the Journal of the Board of Trade its repre-
sensations the King its intercourse with the Secretary
Of State the instructions and letters sent to America
whether from the King the Secretary, the Board Of
Trade the elaborate abstract Of documents prepared for
The Council opinions Of the Attorney and Solicitor Gen
eral and occasionally private leersall these Mr. Ban
croft has examined slowly and carefully he has had
to everything that is preserved and Of paper, how
ever secret may have been in its day has copy been
refused him. He has likewise been allowed to extend his
inquiries to the records Of the British treasury and all the
volumes Of minutes and letter books have been inspected
by him Although the proceedings of Parliament till 1874
mad something of confidential nature, yet, from various
etefs, journals and reports still preserved, he has OBJ
famed full and trustworthy accounts of the debates
corning America. Several English nobiemcn have shown
to Mr. Bancroft letters and journals of their ancestors
who figured largely in thatexciting period Mr. Everett
Wmie minister at the Court of ST. James, obtained for
MN from Lady Charlotte Lindsay copies Of several hun
urea notes or abstracts Of notes from George the Third
TO her father Lord North Mr. Bancroft further says
The controversy between Great Britain and her colo
es attracted the attention of all Europe tin nj enotb
ecame universally the subject of leading interest TO
give completeness to this branch my inquiries in so far
= ret htliin was concerned either party or an
SoSerVer me necessary documents after The most thorough
and extensive search were selected from the
ece win ministers agents and others i'm France Spain
holland Russia Austria Prussia and several of the
smaller German courts especially Hesse Cassel and Bruins
ine .o'umes examined FOR this purpose very
numerous ana the copies for my reach to all questions
directly or indirectly affecting America 10 alliances
treaties OF subsidy, medations, and war and peace
me relations OF France to America were Of paramount
Importance requested of Mr. Guizot then the minister
authority to study them in the French archives syou
snail see everything that have was his instant
FINANCING his consent by the manner in which IL was
gwen Inc promise was most literally nterpreted and
most iuy redeemed by Mr. Miguel whose good advice and
Si! regard ghtened my tolls and left me nothing TO
uSre Mr. Dumont the assistant keeper of the archives
under whose immediate superintendent nv investigations
nv conducted, aided them by his constant good will
,i ue confidence reposed in me by Mr. Guizot was con
NJ rueu ~ Mr. Lamarne, Mr. Drouyn de rIIuys and by
. As the Court of France was the centre of European
PV"sli he harvest from s archives was exceedingly
ieie were found the reports Of the several French
u sent secretly to the American colonies there were
sra rs uec,eg we origin and progress of the French
SapS including opinions of the ministers read In the
Sue. council to the King Many volumes illustrate the
p intercourse between France and the United States
besides these, had full opportunity TO examine the
:" iS eonphcahon with the relations Of France TO