New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-05-25

usu'y 10 American productions remarM
Of Mr.. Greeley's American Conflict" "Mr. Greeley
does not reach the first battles OF the war until he II
drawing toward the close Of his volumes but the clean
ness and honesty which characterize his accounts Of
military operations create confidence that his second
volume will tell the story Of the In satisfactory
manner His enumeration Of the advantageous circums
stances under which the South opened the war Ia able
and convincing, and in his sketches Of the earlier ghd
the historian. with equal Justice and prudence rernds
his readers that in Of those brilliant affairs which,
caused Engishmen 10 exto the Southern vctors col
dies who had the day in the face Of overpowe1us
nubers tho Southern troops greatly outnumbercd the1
enemy and that therefore the generous sympathy which
spectators naturally feel for the weaker side in contest
was due to the North rather than TO the Conederscy
In this respect there has boon much sentimental con.
sion. Intelligence Of Southern victory. ia tho days
when SOutheTners used to DO Victorious reused the ei
thusas Of our iInpulsive conntrymen and, witA
out pausnS to learn the relative proportions OF the
actual combatant they always assumed that the larger
and more powerful Conederacy had greater
force into tho field whereas many oocasions-for Inc
stance In such affairs as 'Sges fight near Carthage
the battle Of Belmont and the s!augbte at Balls Bla
the Northern soldiers borne down by tie superos
numbers OF the enemy If vsor Is good title to yms
patty, the North has unqucstonably made good her
claim to O share of our adIniraton."
M. Sainte. Beuve, the greatest Of French
critics probably tie greatest OF living critics has been
made Senator Of the French Empire, but his delicate
criticism has no. been extended to French politics
II is said that considerable meriment has
been occasionsd in French literary circles BY The pubh
cation 10 Paris Of sqnib entitled "The History OF Ma
poleon Ill., by julius Caesar" No steps have as YET
been taken for its suppression AID it Is having lsa
circulation.
1t is reported that new paper is shortly h(
ssoed in Paris entitled Les Parisiennes" the price
which il to be one and the contributors exclusively
women
A book has appeared at the house Of Michel
Levy Freres which will greatly interest the literary
public IT Is called "JeanJacques Rousseau, scs Anil
OF sc. Ennemis and is collection Of more than 'oui
Hundred letters never before published. which wert
written to Rousseau during the most interesting perio<
Of his life by high personages, statesmen and saraH@
Under the title of 1.-THE American Joe NH
Ter London publishing house have fsned acoiectol
OF Yankee wit and humor. "1his collection says
London journal. lis remarkable in many WAYS, but
of all containing some OF tie shrewd ana h0ma
y sayings OF Abraham Lincon. the honest and nobl(
mourning yet sorrowed for emperor or king
and in whose mouth humor true political power.
II ia said that Mr.. G.. A. Sala will introduce
TO English readers the celebrated Confederate herOin
Belle Boyd. whose marriage and romantic sdvenue(
have already supplied paragraphs to the newspapers
Tie work. 10 which Mr.. Sala contributes al introduce
toa viii bear the title OF Belle Boyd 10 Camp snd
Prison. written by Herself"
Died. at Paris, on Wednesday, the 26th ult.s
Melanie the wifi. Of william Lbri. after long period
Of severe suffering Madame Libri gained gold medal
from the Institute for essay Pases aud wrote on
the subject of the Port Royalsis in the Quarterly Re.
view" Her talents would have made her eonspcuoua
in literature II circumstances lad allowed her TO gre
IL her continued attention.
On the l4th of April died, near Berne. tee
celebrated gcologst Armand Greasy, in his ffysecend
year Born Laulen he hcgan to roam about In the
mountains and valleys Of the Jura almost a. he
could stand on his feet At Strasburg, where hs went
study medicine he present at the meetings ofths
Congress sad began to love this scionce ia
which he aner ward entirely devoted himself, and ia
which he soon distinguished himself much asto DO
undsputedly the first authority in geological questions
Of tho Jura mountains. His work Oh the Solothurn
Jara published by him and his friends. Desor and
Agassih at once established Hun as sucb Cneeinsn 70
point which became imprudent. no prac:ced bic
science for tho sake of science alone. Buried among
the clay and OF the mountains, hammerine Dig
gng and scratching for days together he cared for moth
ing else and was entirely obvious OF any claims Of so
ciety on him. Although Of uncouth appearance nsg'
lsctus all the rules OF cleanliness. with, albeit TOO
much Of mother earth sdherng to his clothes and hands
be vet was. beloved and respected by old And young
around him; he advised the where to dig for water,
the other where to find sand. clay 80. These minor
services werc Of small accounts but practical know
edge and industry soon made his science available and
profitable Gresys geological studies for the piercing
Of tho Hauensten gave evidence OF truly admirable
peustra,ion and sagscy; with the greatest accuracy
be popted out the depth Of the different beds and strata
II hi. advice had been folio we'd in every particular ana
nj, warning been listened TO- the terrible catastrophe in
the Psuens,en tunnel which cost so many lives would
not have happened His services ~ the building OF the
Jurs Railway wer. equally great. Some years later 10
his friend Desor TO the Mediterranean. fof
the purpose Of scientific examinations and another
friend and we.known natural philosopher, Prof Kari
vogt Ia bis voyage to Iceland, Norway. 20. Be'ias
the special science which hs cultivated Grossly POS
sessed knowledge Of languages and generally CUTE
waited riud. But, harmless child, he had also tne
hslpessness Of one and the want OF moral strength ~
that he stood in need Of u Mentor throughout DIS Hs
Hew 10 Receive the Dsidiers.