New-York daily tribune., 1861-07-04
Sir Rod,rick Mp,ohi,,n.

Sir Rod,rick MVtohii3H.
slrkiugy attractive and wonderful bis descriptions
they all carry In themselves impress Of substantial Iathia'
ness"
London Time,
This eItrsordnsry production Of NJ du Chsiu in the
bands Of nquve readers We must 90 the
Of La Prouse sud Captain Cook and almost to the days
Of wonder hich followed the track Of Columbus for novelties
Of equal Egotcnce TO the age Of their discovery M du
chsi les struck into the very ,pne OF Africa, and la, lined
the vail Of the toTd from its rivers swamp, an
forests lie has found therein variety Of types Of living
creatures and others which only partially and mpeesty
known he has sourned tribes who feed their
Kind and he has encountered the sni. formidable
any yet heard Of But tho crewnpg discovery OF the whole
ia the dsrihesiOn Of the gree. feature Of the Continent
ths; chain Alpine mountains which ,ppesIs It from
east 10 west in which hidden the secrets Of m mighty rivers
aud which may depend the determination Of is future
Such exploits the part Of q slight wiry Anerican
gentleman Of French extraction Whose mOdey and evident
truworthnes. have commended him almost every who
has me, him In Ens.h society. sufficient explanation Of
the esgeTnen to read his narrative"
LOAdoa Saturday Rsrier
IN dn ChIiu's narrative viii no, disspponi the expectations
which has excited. Its literary merit. are comfortable for
Is clear lively Andjudlcousy pruned Of unimpoant drai.
His explorations in degree exempt from the hudhi
and dsosrs which the condition Of African lie
ourned among esnuioa. psDhe erOeOde and
went my attack. Of the fyewGsd several hundred mile.
fOotsnd constantly In condition nearly bordering
starvation that he sometimes for days ogsheT without
other food than root, and berTiea"
London Morn,a9 PotL
lie has eon,rived render hs forever msmosl IA
the annals Of geographical discovery lie Travelled foo, una
tended by other white 5000 miles, seeured o birds
and kilsd upwards of 7,ooo quadruPeds"
London Literary GaIstia
an du Chslu {. the lion Of the dsy Night snsr nish.
crowded audiences drawn listen eagerly the lively bali
foreign accents Of this keen little man. whose spare bat
he and snowy se resoute and sef possessed bearing and
afr Of mingled suplsbe and command bespsk the type Of
character beat fitted explore unknown and peeas resons
L0al1n Spectator.
IN 'ni lsrEe volume we have found page which
were inclined TO p ~ strongly eIprss. sd-
irAtion Of the undauned pluck and rcsoan which c.sd
him to the poin. actually accomplished In other directions He
performed he whole distance eh, thousand miles foot, and
the Of fever he through be Judged By the feet
that he consumed In four years fourteen Of quinBs"
London Critic
"Ths public VIII look for with interest surprising
that which sdventarss Of DR.. Lvipsstons
garded"
London Exdzi.sr.
"Th book Of travels bat also beck Of mos, Interesting
and curious discoveries written in good English By French
man. although paursiired Americans the style iometes
indng the language which Dsfoe puts into the mouth Of
Robinson Crusoe and others Of that which Smith a.cbes
10 Lemuel Gulliver"
Pabli,hod by HARPER L BROTHERS,
FIsnilin- square. New. YOrh.