The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-16
NOTICES OF NEW PUBLICATIONS.
HisTOny OF rBs Rx an or PHILIP rHx aK0oSD.
KING o. Sr AIN. by WI liam II. Prescott. Volumes
i. and Ill. Phillips, sampson d Co. Boston.

HisTOny OF rBs Rx an or PHILIP fHH 6H0oSD
KING o. Sr AIN, by WI liam H. Prescott. Volumes
l. and H. Phillips, sampson Co. Boston.
The first and seeon OF Mr.. presootta long
pro~bed hsory are nj length before They contain
rsspesvey 6ls and eio pages bedes the prefAos which
exends 70 seventeen pages They bring history Of Phi
ps rcgn down TO the time Of the death Of his third wife
elizabeth VI valss dsagh,sr OF Henry H. OF Fance the
babeih Of the spansrds, and OF those who
have turned the mysterious story Of Don Carlos %
count. 1hLs event occurred in.lboS. Counting Philips
reign fom the date OF hs hthera abdiaStiaa oi the
crowns of the spsns In 1863 and recoecting that he
died In 1895 1t viii be that these voIoue
not contain the history Of onchrd OF the great period
to tbs narration Of tee events Of which Mr.. Prescotps
history devoted This would to indicate that the
work must sxtesd TO something beyond the siT volumes
10 which the author proposes to limit It. a. In.
formed by OF the first literary nuthories OF Boston
The real importance OF Philips reign consi isrei
with refercnco ~ its bearing Europe, and also
Brazil and tho Ead Indies, did not commepss
until long after the year lb0s The last aLaf<fiips
uign by far the most mpor ant part TIT rhea u
that the party got consaspd of his ,uncis,
and made u complete arebrand OF hR empire.
After tie fall of tho sriaocrstcAi party peace hAd no
chance With the Spanish rulers War wsxsd every.
where that Spanish fest army could conveniently
find It's way Then that Parma marched 10 Parts;
that Portugal conquered that the greatest exeron
Dc IN the fow Countries and that the Armada was
despatched against Eng and The best Of Philips wars
wsgcd prior 10 The time Of whch spesking
that must have b singulary constituted mind who
cannot rejoice ~ the succssSful part payed by the
spanArds tho roet of Malta and nj IpAnto Indeed
admire hate the Spansrds Of thai day prccissly
according TO the direction which mind takes con
tewp,atpg their deeds If look Eastward rejoice
70 SEQ them aiding the knighu OF st. John, add
tha Xepa and nth {tatan
the progress of the Turks, Who, that age,
were the bugbsar OF Europe, and something
In the between Christianity and Mahomine-
danism should be unnatural and anwse, did no,
sympathize with the Catholic monarch and his Catholic
snbjeeta tyrsnts aud bigots though they we're, and
pding themselves the establishment Of the Inquis
ton In the Peninsula Had the osmAnls Of the six ccnsh
century been like The Ssraccns Of eight centuries earlier
undoubtedly should have to regret the decision that
made OF the grand wager Of bsto NJ fepano Bat
they not enlightened light spreading race
hence mnst rejoice they beaten though
the ,icors the most ntolersnt Of ChrisAns. But
when We look Westward, all our sympsthies with
Philips enemes-with the Engliah, this Dutch aud the
French royasts and Huguenots. Az change the
scene We change our opinions, nomnay, ,hou6h bdtin
reality for II 10 do good service To mAnki04t5 de-
stroy the TURKS at Malta but Just the destroy
the Dutch at Antwerp Ieyden. One Is gind read
how the English ships and the storms made mszni6
cent wreck Of the magnificent Armada but should
have had vast 20 II had pleased fortune
10 give victory 10 the Turks In ths Gun Of c,riD,h
Tho first and second books OF this history occupy the
entire Of The first volume, and isa pages of the second
The Grs brings the narrative down 70 the peace Of Ca
esu Cabreeis which tho consequence Of the victo
ea Of st. Quenten and Gravenes and 10 the death of
Charles V. The second extends 10 tho appointment Of
Avs to the government Of the Ncthsrands. This book
contains account Of In which Proesants
and Psotcs,anisin ,xtsrninacd In pan and which
u the finest chapters In modern historical writing
-ansted weighty, philosophical and just one of the
greatest OF Mr. Preco,s many inertia writer Of his
tory s the boldness with which he the sube, Of
religious blgotry. There passages All hi- WORKS
that shew him TO be, not merelya humane man. bat
OF eminentiy bold and just mind. II il very
seldom that writers dare 10 say anything about the
~ religious biRot, from the fear that they may b.
acuSed of nadeliiy that, apart from all their other
high merits, IT is of the utmost gratin
cation 10 read Mr.. Prcscotts productions, be
caui. they tell the truth painly ab,at
tho errors Of priests about those of statesnsn
whht want in history "a the whole truth, 20 far
IA capable q ascertanipg and communicating ~
writer with whose work. acqaan,~ eauAls
Mr. Prescott In performing this duty The second book i
devoted principally % he Affairs q he Nethsrlands
which began 70 have that precedence In The a.tea
q phip which destined @ endur. until the lat
days Of his reign
The third book which 40 bunded p.gcs % The
second volume gives the history of that reign of terror
which the ironheatted Aya eatablshod Ia the Neither
lands after rhip hsd resolved upon trying tho posers
q persussion hs loving subjects there that lie ia
racks fsggo,s and swords. This scheme n putting down
freedom by violence 1aned, all such schemes have
aisd down 70 the coercve Temperance cgsa,ion d
n
the rrusstants N spain, for they sw number
the political liberties q the Peninsula
tinci and the spaniarSs the very cream " The
Catholic bgots Of ths; age bat things different Ia
he Low Countries, where eomrncrcs had enlarged the
and the minds of men, where ir~oorn hal
long enjoyed where the Reformation had great pro
greSs and where there a moral sutirxthy 70 the
doerines the ceremonies anil the political principles ~
Rome. The hr,orihn'r natural abhoucnes ~ tyranny
10 al Il, shapes has tended u this book an sr
ce,dngy spirited production Il contains ron accounts
ne trial and execution of Fgnorsi and ioorris ,he
murder q honugny and the various eadesvor. of Ava
tend The q thu FeInlngs Ani Dutch under .s
Cas,illan yoke
fosk ~ extends to ~ rAg.s. 81 i the n0st
vntsi In IL character q any par. n the vors ar a.
Il h Published. ~ contains aeceunts a Ito Turkiah
Empire, which the rival y epsia 10 tss neslsraDs
an x ina Rnights q ~ goha n Jsrusalssb Of She
sFc q xs ~ the TufAs ~ ne history and assih Of
Don Carlos snd the death q the Queen Consrt Isabella
ne ,~gs q MaltA narrated ~isb ts, spirit, Ag,y
~he. elatSc,srEs all u Mr. rrescssvs descrguous ~
military Actions and u which N. most sdrnifsbie sped
rena are te found IA hln sorta ihe Cqaqas~t a
As1loo and psru. Is scoouni u ths affair ~ n Caios
of ihr most singular nlnxs In the -halr history ~
rhip i srtsnda 70 - pagrs. u 4 very Interesting snd
written wiih much forcn eAD5or ans critical poser
~, u ,hro-a ig; ihs sabl~ci sor the plain
that there b. sush ht procured from any
quarter. u q gsssasort after al hss been -sf Sad
done. Ihe p@ts Lave uais mach n ite story bai us
CARLOS ny ksys dIasn 4 ~ mofs tho csfl. q ht@ry
An shaksgesres Rhasa m u The verss5s l.s y fhs
ROYAL nsnAgeneis ras as-ard,y y SEEKING v aass
sppsAT iha. c-ros and isAlstA, his stop motbsr.
b,srs 4 very troibiy pat ~ W. rfe4aost ihnIg ws'
jssloas = his ~iss "a he rs hil1 any
ession hr jsal5usy tonsiering ,bo sssA shane sbs
esna afA ilas aha aatel n ths nAralneeui AI.l