The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-02-06
Literary Intelligence.

fORTk CRAYOkb' FORTHCOMING BOOK.
The public will rjoicc to learn that Colonel d. H.
Strother better known ''Porte Crayon,n haviBg
signed from the army about publishing his recollec-
tons Of the last four i've years illustrated form
The volumes, which will appear seriay in "Harper's
Magazine before being published in separate FORM will
open with picture Of residence In Virginia. and In the
midst Of secession, from the seizure Of Harpers Ferry
by the Virginia volunteers the advent Of General Pat
tersons army and the occupation Of Maryland by Gene
raj Banks with the operations resulting in the Balls
Bluff disaster. There win then follow . sketch OF
General Phil Kearnys brigade At Alexandria, with q
reliable and graphic account Of General Banks
pagn mp the valley Of the Shenandoah and the defence
Of Harpers Ferry, Colonel Strother having been
chief OF saf 10 General Banks during these most
Interesting operations. Also tho second advance
Of General Banks to Middletown and Srasburg with
vivid pictures Of General Popes Virginia campaign and
the battles Of Cedar Mountain, Rappahannock aud the
second Bull runtermnating, historically, with General
McClelans Maryland campaign, the battles Of South
Mountain and Antietam and MsCelans advance In pur-
suit Of the enemy to warrenton where he overaken
by the order relieving him. Here have abundant
terias, surely, for the 6rst volume.
The second volume win give the personal observations
Of the writer the of General Banks Louisi
ana, with history Of the siege Of Port Hudson Admiral
Farragut passing the batteries and the unfortunate
Banks expedition Then back to West Virginia, with
sketches Of General Kcllcy's operations General sgels
disastrous campaign terminating In the battle OF New
Market and after this the brilliantly successful forsy
Of General Hunter up the valley 10 the very walls OF
Iypchburg with sketches Of the engagements at Pied
mont Lexington, Quaker Church, Tynchb irg, Liberty
and saemthe whole embracing pictures Of ten cam
pasns, with over score OF general battles, In which
Colonel suothcr had prominent SHARE; and some fifteen
or twenty minor sfars, heavy skirnishos, &c.
Such history, from the pen Of such writer, can
scarcely fail 90 he great attraction Colonel Strothcrs
pencil being vivid his pen and his materials In
scouting parties Reconnaissance personal sdyentures
&c being apparently nexaustbe; added to which will
be pictures Of odd representative characters Of the war
and liberal nterspersions Of views anent philosophy
politics poetry literature and the science or the world
In general Unless forte crayon g., artistic hand has
lost It's cunning from It's .ong acquaintance with the
sabre, we are safe m predicting tina, this forthcoming
work will be the riost delightful and interesting contr
button yni made 10 the literature OF the war
aTbe Bohcmans Of London II the title OF an exceed
ingy curious and graphic transcript OF that phase Of
life in tho British metropolis which represents the
struggle OF education and intelligence with poverty II
T. picture OF actual manners drawn by hand tina,
intimately acquainted with the which II depicts
The author, Mr Edward N. Witty, known the
writer OF the ceves papers entitled "lne stranger IN
Parliament was the Of the proprietor OF the
Liverpool Jsurrdt and bimsef the editor OF tho Nyprn
Wig, one OF the leading liberal newspapers in the
North Of Ireland He died recently in Australia,
whittier he compelled 10 repair In search OF health
Peterson Brothers, Of PHILADELPHIA the publishers.
The same firm have also brought treatise Of great
vAuo considered Ia relation The discoveries which
now opening up such . wide field speculation II IL
entitled "coal and Coal OIL n, the Geology OF tho
Earth and Is by Professor Eli Bowen, OF Valencia Pa
Much Of the matter " the book was contained in Mr.
Bowcns physical History Of the Earth published up.
wards Of years ago aud OF print but the
portion thus borrowed has undergone thorough re-
vsion and Il published with additions embracing the facts
which have tanspred 10 connection With those oil
discoveries.
The Nessrs. Peterson have rcpubshed In handsome
form ''Thc Beautiful widow" Of the most nter6t-
ing stories Of Mrs Percy Shelly, widow Of tho poet
and author Of Frsukcnstein This lady's fertility Of
magination and powers OF description have placed her
in the Grst rank Of modern novcsts.
THE Brother secretp the title OF another power.
FUZZY written taio published by the same house The
nAne Of ns su,hor, william Goodwin, Jr, Ne in itself
small recommendation IN ~ The theory OF hereditary
gfs wouid se 10 he borne out by tho talent exhibited
Ia this dayer production.
lady Clara Cavsndishs Marriage Of Mystery" Ia
making smcst sensation 1t IL ono Of the best 81 the
siories OF this gifted WRITER II sddto be founded on
lon casts Romance Into the shade Tho publisher Is
brndy, OF Aan strcf
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Movements Of Major General Pope.