The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-31

was SIMPLY an smiASle gentleman, living comfort.
| society in which bis birth and surrocndngs gavo
him place, Dor seeking 10 mix with IL. Thus
he would have lived and died many fine Bos'on gentle
men o. ns stamp have lived and ced any time these two
Centuries
But the historian lives though she man vs. dead His
career was like his life he mounted he aier Of faoe
with SOW but certain steps His tasses led him 10 tn 9
study Of Italian literature, and oonem plated
an .x'snded work upon He looked into skes
with Dante ana worked with Alfsri. Nor were the
best Spanish and English authors unknown to him.
Upon their works, IS well as those of our own wr
ters, be contributed valuable articles 10 the North
hB,cTiton Aeti<tc. The tribute of the most gifted
American authors, Charles Brockden Brown in Sparks
American Biography is from the pen OF @r. Prescott
lie Published IN ls46 collection of those articles In
volume entitled Biographical Critical Misceilanies
Mr. Prescott hnsy resolved TO enter the historical neld
and turned bib attention TO the Spanish chronicles OF the
fifteenth century After ten years Of assiduous labor be
pobshed (,o3c) his ma9num 7us in three volumes, and
euted ibe history OF the Reign OF Ferdinand and lisa
bella the Catholic We have no occasion TO describe here
the en'husissm with which this work-the execution
OF which combined the details n the historian with the
grace and coIorpg OF novewas received by the literary
world. The author was elected member Of the Royal
Acsd,ny of Madrid, and his work was Immediately
translated INTO French, Spanish and German II has since
gone tbrous several editions and is recognized
EDgish classic
Mr.. Presco next work published in Is43) was the
View OF the Ancient Mexican Civilization aud the Lite Of
the Conqueror, fernando Cortez." This work
ceived with favor rot less than that which had greeted
the "Hstory OF Ferdinand ana Isabella" The literary
world recognized in the careful research the
In is47 was published in two volumes the "History Of
the Conquest OF Peru, with Preliminary View Of the
Civilization Of the Incas," work of kindred and
mensura,e excellence to that OF the "Hsoy Of the Con-
quest OF Mexco.n
In 1866 Mr. Prescott published an edition Of Robert
sons "Hlsory OF the Reign OF Charles the Fifth with
notes and supplement-, containing account Of the EN-
peroi Is life after his aboicstou.
The popularity OF these works, which expensive
for general circulation, may be judged by the fact that
MI prescos share Of the years profits upon their sales
bae heel Cyf fxfp fU rotia
Mr.. Preco's last work. of which the third volume
published about three weeks ago, the History Of
bilip the Second KING OF Spain" 1t remains unfinished
In The portion completed, il is evident that Mr. Prescott
had resolved 10 make It worthy OF bis fame. While pre-
ceved with enthusiasm in the highest literary and social
circles. The first and second volumes Of "Phip the
second appeared in 1856, that ten years labor
was devoted 10 the three that have appeared not
be out Of place here to extract portion Of the historian
modest preface to the first volume After acknowledging
who're familiarity With the history and languages of mo.
dern Europe greatly aided him, Mr.. presco,'s says
Notwithstanding the advantages have enjoyed for the
ossession OF ard original materials fully sensible
and 50 not
sa 10 e nry sca Ia any he @
not doing well what was not necessary to do at all But
@ nas been Write ai m
spirit OF cando and good faith and that whatever may be the
vsn,sees have enjoyed present the
him Ss nS ssn ss %he he ss
possessed Surveying history Philip Second.
We prefer to leave this SKETCH necessarily hurried,
with the historians words fresh in the readers mind
Nothing that say would add an ota TO his fame.
We simply place record the leading facts in the life of
whose death calamity TO the world. He died full
Of donors The University OF Oxford made him Doctor
Of Laws the French Institute elected him corresponding
member OF the class Of Moral and Political Philosophy
and nearly all the other societies Of Europe elected
| him to membership with them
Mr.. Prescott leaves a widow and three chdren-two
and daughter His funeral will take place To day
will be placed in the family tomb under
st Pauls church. Aortalitae relicta rivt immortate
i',duus.
DEATH OF TWIN BROTHERs-sONs OF MRS. LEsDERNlER.
It is seldom that have to chronicle death in so
remarkable form that brothers who departed
this life the 23d and 25th inst in this ctyJoseph H.
Richards and Lewis F. Richards, the twin or Mrs
Emily p Lesdernier at the age Of nineteen years. Lewis
took i'll in Dec 1857 when his mother, who then in
California at FASTENED to him. but her arrival abe
found both brothers struck down beyond the reach of
relief and returned to this city On the 23d inst Joseph
died. and Lewis noticing or thing that led
him 10 suppose they waiting for him before burying
bis brother be exclaimed to his mother, am sorry,
Their keep you waiting Isha be ready tomorrow and
bis prophetic words proved true Their remains
conveyed to Roxbdry Macs, for interment They were
placed in two collins Of the same size, in the hearse
and will be deposited in one grave They were most
promising youths, dearly respected by large circle OF
acquantances and fondy loved by their afflicted mother
who to their last moments paid them the most devout
attention and closed their eyes in the tseep Of DEATH
THE DEATH p,n-
II is painful duty, says the Norfolk Argus, record
the death OF this venerable lady, which occurred the
18th instant in Williamsburg at the residence of her son.
Benjamin Stoddert Ewe President of the College Of Will
liam and Mary. She had reached her seventy fourth
year. She was the daughter Of Benjamin Stoddert Esq
Of Mar yand who became the first Secretary Of the Navy
when that branch of the public service separated
from the department OF war during the administration
of the cider Adams; and she connected on
the maternal side with the Lowndes, the Taskers,
the Bdens, and other respectable families Of her native
state. With some OF the prominent statesmen OF the
Washington and Adams dynastes she in early life in
the habit OF daily intercourse, meeting them under the pa
eIna roof and in the social circles of the federal metropo
lis She present when the death of Washington was
announced to Congress- and General Harry Lee of
the Legion, when he offered that famous resolution in
honor of Washington, ending in the words. known
over the earth First in war, first in peace first in the
hearts of his country She bad known General Lee
from having often him ia her fathers house. and
present when he delivered before Congress his celebrated
the character Of Washington She marked his
extreme embarrassment IL the beginning of his speech
which had well nigh overcome himhis subsequent self
possession and his ultimate She John Mar
shall Chief Justice of the United States administer the
oath OF to Thomas Jeerson in 1901 aud heard JET
ferson deliver that memorable inaugural the phrases and
the spirit Of which may still be detected in every similar
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