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sro ashore ascersaned that there were two
confined in cage At little barrack back Of the town,
who had paid the midnight visit to our ships and thew
also proved to be my unfortunate friends Of the letter
They DID not appear greatly downoast BY their situation
Of and passed through the bars his cage
OF our surgeons present, what follows -
- When hero fails in his his acts then regarded
seized and pinonsd and darky Imprisoned days. the
sIons being grevous indeed therefore, looking up yet
have nothing wherewh reproach ourselves must now be
Ga n the liberty through 4. STATE:
June 's sd.' and 81 nS
sleeping, dca nor and esis this place.
silent we can only BE- i kwAss AHHRA MANU-
The commodore IL is said did not hear Of their
and confinement until the next morning, when he sent
officers ashore to what might be done ia the
way Of ntercession but reaching the barrack it
found that they had that morning been sent to the city
Of Yedo, and, the attendant at the place made sign
for the purpose Of being beheaded.
GRIswoLD's POETS AND POETRY OF AMERICA; Six
teenth edition. Parry d Mcmillan, Philadelphia
In the preface to the first edition Of this work Mr. Grs
void stated his design to be ITO exhibit the progress
condition Of poetry in the United States" Satisfactorily
that task accomplished the learned editor seems
not to have been content with the results of his first
abors although the fact that the work had gone through
fifteen editions would have sufficiently justified him In
reposng his laurels. To this feeling Of literary con-
scientousness we good deal Of valuable matter
now published for the first time in accessible FORM
the sixteenth edition Of this valuable collection Mr.
Griswold gives us, by way Of introduction to it,
specimens Of the writings Of the American poets before
the Revolution with collection Of the songs and ballads
of the latter period We also find added to the new &C.
lections from the poetical writings Of Philip Freneau St.
George Tucker, John Quincy Adams Joseph Hopkinson
Y,l,x, GA.~u
g. Key, John NJ. Harvey, Alex. Il. Everett, Samuel Gil
man, seba Smith, N. L. rockingham, Henry r. School
craft Walter Cotton, William b. Walter James Wallis
Eastburn Geo. W. Doane Geo. Bancroft Fortunatus Co.'S
by, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Otway Gerry, VIM. Croswe
Charles Fenno Hoffman, James Mack Micah P. Flint Ro
bert H. Messenger, Theodore s. Fay, Ephrsim Peabody
George W. Patten, Frederick w. Thomas W. d. Gala
CHER, B. B. Thatcher, James Freeman Clarke Robert c.
T. Conrad, Henry N. Jackson Thomas Mcclellan Mott c.
Field, Charles T. Brooks, G. p Cranch W. H. c. Hosmer
Phelps p. Cooke, Augustine ]. H. Duganne II. Spencer
Miller, Frederick Coszens, George II. Cotton Thomas
N Parsons, Thomas Dunn English, Erastus w. Ellsworth
Thomas Buchanan Read, John r. Thompson, Charles S.
Leland, Bayarc Taylor Richard Coe, r. H. stoddard,
Henry ". Parker, John Esten Cooke, and w. Croswel
Doane. From this large array Of Names It will be seen
that the work has assumed almost entirely and
more complete character bringing its review of the poetic
genius and productions Of country down to the pre-
sent day. In fact, know of single volume in the
language which accomplishes within 80 small compass
task Of such magnitude and utility.
APPLEToNs EDITION OF THE BRITISH POErs.-
POETICAL WORKS OF WM BowLEs. 2 vols.
This excellent serial publication progressing rapidly
The two new Volumes containing the poetcai works of
William Bowles with memoir, critical dissertation and
explanatory notes by the Rev. George Gilfan will be
found welcome addition to collections of standard
IA A.
revision handsome typographical appearance and low
ness Of price.
The publishers have also just issued the fifth and
sixth volumes Of the works Of John c. Calhoun compe
ing the collection These latter volumes contain most
OF the reports and public letters written by that able
statesman
HARPER's CLASSICAL LIBRARY.-sMART's HORACE
DAvIDsoN's VIRGIL.
This series of classical TRANSACTIONS In their present
carefully revised and handsome typographical form will
prove an acceptable addition to most libraries whilst
their low price will place them within the reach Of those
whose requirements do enable them to master the
original text. By their aid the generally will
be enabled to possess themselves Of the spirit If not alto
geher Of the beauties, of the Latin authors We trust
that the series will extend TO the whole range of early
Roman literature.
New AND COMPREHENSIVE FRENCH INSTRUCTOR,
Appleton & Co.
Notwithstanding the numberless attempts made 10
simplify the study Of languages but comparatively little
progress has been made towards that object Each sue
ceeding effort seems only to hopeessly complicate
the subject and TO puzzle the mind of the learner The
work before is of the few exceptions this re-
mark that have fallen under observation It orig
mates new system without making vain endeayor to
patch up improve upon old In the reduction Of
multiplicity OF unmeaning rules to few cardinal
ones possible in the clearness of its general demon
and in the Of its Style Il is one OF the
most perfect models Of elementary work that has as
yet been published We recommend all those who are de-
srous Of acquiring the French language without the ex
pendturc OF much time and labor to avail themselves of
the facilities which IT affords.
TIE OLD FARM HOUSE, by Mrs. Caroline Butler
Laing.
This is pretily written tale, displaying good deal
Of freshness, both Of imagination and feeling Some Of
the incidents rather overweight but the story is
nevertheless coherent and ingenious in construction and
Is worked out with eye to artistic effect 1t belongs
nevertheless to that class Of novels which obtain currency
less from their literary excellence than from the vehe
menee and extravaganza OF their sentiment.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS REJECTED ADDRESSES. &c.
Derby.
An amusing volume Of poetical tribes under the form
of rejected addresses supposed 10 have been sent
competition the Inauguration Of the New York Indus
trial Exhibition. They have, however, but little
ton with the celebration in question, they are on
every variety OF topic but that which suggests the title
They are snartly and humorously written aud will form
a pleasant addition to the parlor table.
isoRA's CHILD. J. G. Derby.
work Of considerable power evincing great depth Of
and thorough acquaintance with the pas
sions that the human heart The writer must have
thought and suffered much to have produced OF
such thrilling interest and pathos. The auhoress who
her incognito has brilliant before her
as writer Of felton, she only cuvates udiciousy the
talents that she possesses.
The DESERTED WIFE, by Mrs. southworth. T. b.
Peterson, Philadelphia.
The Deserted Wife Is another OF those strongly drawn
and exciting tales Of American lie which have obtained
for the fair writer such general popularity The Is
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