The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-19

death bed OF Joseohine and heard her las, words Her
death, and the deilpve fall Of tho empire, leaving him
nothing desire IN France ne 10 South America
and became professor Of natural history at Buenos
Ayres Subsequently, he travelled across the Psmpas the
provinces Of Santa Fee Chaco and Bolivia, al
70 the foot Of the Andes Beng there taken for a SOW be
ested by the Governor Of Paraguay and was de-
tanned prisoner TOR eight years. ill 1929 On his release
he directed hs steps towards the Brazs and settled
San BORA, where, In charming but humble retreat sur
rOuno'd by orange groves and shrubs, he remained
10 the day Of his death, receiving with pleasure all
French travellers who visited him
Such wac the companion Of Humbolit in his South Anne
Iican travels HUMBOLDT afterwar Is travelled extensively
in Europe and Asia, daily ADDING his OF wedge
and rom time 10 TIME communicating to the world mis-
discoveries and observations He has described the As
aiIc journey In The fragments on the cmatology Of Asia
but then wrote master piece OF hisor cal
Of geogy apbca knowledge cspecto OK the New World and
into he progress OF nautical astronomy of the fifteenth
and sx,eepth centuries, book With which We as far as
our literary knowedge extends compare for
comprehensive erodon 10 the German edition of il we
meet the remark that copy Of the whole collection of
Humbodts works on America, In the large edition. now
than goo francs as much as the cele
brated description OF Egg for ito publication of which
the French government advanced 5000 900 frances (s6oO
copper plates the printing and paper $40 900 franc
Csl7oooo), were brought u completion by patronag
the opinion Of Humbodt that an opportunity for
opening liberal and honorable Communication between
Europe and the Atlantic states Of North America one
sde and China aud Japan on the other would occu-
till the two great ocesnsthe Atlantic aud Pacacshoud
be united by canal the Isthmus Of Panama
when the producone OF the west and
America, China and Japan would be thought than
5000 miles nearer Europe and the United States. "For
this neck Of LAND said hs has been far ages the bull
wark the indepe Ddence OF China JAPAN The pro
blem has been already partly solved but wheu this neck
Of land is cut through the Communication will be more
an pie and compete.
quoted by Dc Tocqueville and many others.
Humboldt is most popularity known by his Cosmos -
work written At his leisure in the evening Of his fe in
which be contemplated all created things as linked TO-
gether and forming one whole, animated by internal
forces. The last volume Of has been only recently
finished He began this work at seventy olr years when
other old men, the most long veo, seek repose.
The outlines Of Il were in his mind for half century He
wished delineate how everything created The earth
ton. With this last work. which uniqu, in literature
and has been translated into the languages Of ali
civilized nations, his great intellect closed It's scientific
career Taking his achievements together they contri
butte booy Of rendered 10 such
without parallel With mind in which was stored up
every observation conjecture Of preceding philosophers
not excepting hoee Of antiquity he measured the heights
of mountains, noted temperature, collected plants dis
seced animals and every where pressed pene
the different portions Of the organic XII gdom an This
latter and practical naura siences first
presented oy Humboldt and gives 70 such studies
rest for many WHO have no taste for the OF
rocks, plants and animals. The laws which govern the
geographical dstI bution Of plants, animals and
discovered by this great philosopher According to his
observations charts have been constructed agriculture
extended and territories peopled. He beueactor OF
the human and his career is q noble example of
IemoTk2Dl6 longevity,
standing his severe mental toll s an encouragement To
students who travelling IN the glorious path. To
calm perepicuy Of understanding he united wonder
full acueness OF penetraton and his fret impression
uneIr,pg In powers Of combination he has seldom been
equaled and besides his colossal memory, that never
deserted him, which eqay faithful It rapid,
his whole intellect infused with rich postc vein;
and his fancy vivid, his taste exquisite and
fne, that he threw the charm Of attraction over
the very dryest subject Geographers mously
cognize him as their master, historians CRATE
fully confess that they are deeply indebted to him. and
phologists have received NO little light from him u-
tqailx,. -Ha-al. une single Seishthc 10
eheDed the fathers Of the church. He could write and
speak fnenty in the ancient, well in the modern
languages; and when he gave iec.nres in Pars some
thirty ago. the Pa sisns said that their
language like the best educated baiives H.. wi,
remain as patterns for all for the paturs
for future research the antiquities OF America and
Tor every branch Of geography
Tkhre pery few scientific great indviju.'s Of the
last slxy years with whom he had personal relations
II any thing IN him, In addition TO the immense npre
beDsveD OF his acqa rements could
ment, 1t would be his almost unparalleled industry al
that wonderful activity that distinguished great an
H. took no active part in any o. the political
OF his times. HIS great mud made m ankind and
he devoted 1t to science alone.
Toe folio sing letter viii N in the last pubehei produc
tlon IF Humboldt, and only two months old, pres-n.e
curious .,nmpe OF ioo troubles OF Celebrity. sent
to The Gazette, Of Voss:-
aborpg under depression Of spirits result of
correspondence wbicn daily increases and which makes
things entirely o,efau TO manusc pts hch
vice l. demanded sohemes of emiyra and colonization in
inquiries bsops demands tor autographs offers nurse
amuse mel more pnbiy Dvns all bose who
be bnsy about and my house for
office OF directory in order that with decay Of my
lime Let NO. this appeal which oalv
resored with reluctance, be int prsted with m.evoleace
ALEXANDER DA HUMoOLuT.
BERLIN, March ID. 1859.