New-York daily tribune., 1862-04-19
forciblo English, especially for one to whom. the
language is not native.

ANNUAL OF SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY tok us sSz ooald ND
tied BY DAVID A. WELIs, a. nj. l2tno. PIP 40 ooN'
Liucon. NowYork: Sheldon x Co.
Among the more important topics, relating 10 lno
progress of science which treated in this volume
may be noticed the improvement OF military en-
gnery and material,-th completion OF tne 'e,e'
raphic line across the American continent from JUG
Mississipp to the Pacifc,-the new system OF spec
trum anslvss by Bunsen and Kirchhof,-Freny
researches on the manufacture Of steel-the geoioe
cal history of the human race-the discovery oi
new asteroids, and the approach 10 tne o"'u' =.
comet heretofore unrecognized. The vo'"i'e ;: CIV
! bershed with portreit of Capt. Dahgrel' uis".
uished in science for his discoveries III ie'"''o' ~
ordnance and projectiles.
,ysTRUCTIoN FOR NAVAL LIGHT AKIlahERd'
iN' '4aFFIo4T AND ASHORE BY WILLIAM y. PAEKsR'
II s n Second edition. revised oy Lieut. o. d. huohi
UsN. svo, PIP. lzO ID. Van N0s'fano
The work, of which a revised edition Is now pre-
sented 10 the public, originally prepared Tor the
pupils of the IT, S. Naval Academy, and has for some
line been in successful textbook in that H.
s.itutiop. Ii contains manual Of exercise for the
boat howitzer by Capt. Dahgen, directions for dis
embarkation and embarkaton, and the school of the
battery describing the maneuvers OF the howlizers OF
q squadron when cooperating i'll the field. The vol
ume is an excellent specimen of typography, and is
illustrated by variety Of neat engravings.
A COURSE OF INSTRUCTION IN ORDINANCE, AND dSI
GIJNNERY. by Capt. J. q. BENTON. Second la o'o
pp. $50 ID. Van Nosuand.
The contents of this exhaustive treatise on the sub
iect TO which il is devoted are drawn from the
highest authorities on military science, especially
,f Arflll n.
Pobert. Il comprises full exposition of the princi
ples of gunnery, in all its branches, with ample
details in regard to their practical application
Plutarch Restored, by THOMAS WORTH, is de-
scribed as an "Anschronatic MeiempsychoHs'
which certainly leaves nothing to be desired 10 'he
way Of clear explanation, and which VIII be 1ouhd
10 consist of series of comic illustrations OF the 0d
Grecian biogapher. executed in the most iacetious
style of modern exaggeraton. The editor is ANXIOUS
TO convince the public that they are conceived III
sentiment Of profoundest veneraton for Plutareh,'
and piously expresses his regret that "the noble
authors early demise will deprive him Of the pleasure
of seeing this novel and apprecative rendering OF his
narratons." A funner collection Of historical Illus
tra,ions cannot be found in history. George Ward
Niehols
Manual of Targa Practice for tie United States
Army by Major G. L. %IlLAEp' sets 'or'h 'Ds
system which has been practcsd in the French and
English armies with great success, and Ss"'A ~
adopted by the War Department of the United
States in 1858. QS mo. pp 50. J. b. Lippincott q
Col
Mr.. FRANK MooREs Rebellion Record, Part XIV,
is embellshed with excellent steel engravings OF
Gov. Andrew of Massachusetts, and the youthful
Dou'a nlrR Ioxvall Putnam.