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IIr lid not really rare fur the sport, EXCEPT
for The vlple1it exercise, which suited lItS
health; n1ni, besltles, lln merely went NJ full
slrrd, right a1nt left; thrngl, Tho for"?!s,
Without ree,,lariy following tl!e h1nt. II
wished 10 establish, nrticr III Ills department.
Tl,n humber Of otses atlt tsit'l.;sKcs being
4iit. d,'s,,illcisn 70 91c cScet w. 'ora,, Ia
Tia actors Of .he CoinG,le' Fraarcaise renewed
\ # Thousand crowns for en%li rrpreselItat!9i,.
Thu 9tl'er evenings were !tIyldct| bGlWreilthn
HHi WesS s 81 si fs is & 'as u ri ,sfx Hs
t]le l,rincrss dc l'atlc. Tic Empress held
her Curt M Sunlays. 'The diplomatic tnuly
was only received frDm time 10 thug by tho
Princes. ND tey chose for .lis llle .ltne
tnries Of State nf FrnnSc md nf ltaly, nnd
ter!Gr, wtro established nt Fontnlrblca't,
nhd kept open lInl,sc for MI forel gners. It
.llgio,ts expenses of tic Court nini Ut iln
Minister'S; the rIlntcau Ind trrn tlfnptt(htrtt,
and the f,lrnltnm soll,--ilnw MI II repaired;
md, Will 10 every corner Of Paris, nrtl NIL tho
G1Hns g. '"Ms (" g ee .ent fS for 'e obees Ct 1% "
pure luxury nr mere fancy"
Napulco,i gave Mettcrlich Ills optnon OF
ClniGalibflnlM:
"Tllcre nre nleiI,, and France unlinprily
nbnllllds " them, wfi0 mink themselves IL
or Oily taiGi: Aii;;'ESt ; tesn nlcll ~ Etl'l.
wiii nj % t,i"; m,i" i,im W III NAM IL ras",',
or In tfle cO,,tls. bit Gifted wft, rrrnt ,llalrr.
tic power. II liz would nse his talent III tho
llie inatkett Nst Tor iils, tie might ~ Useful.
!,a 1t ~ VII aS ,lGl ~ re"'.n5 MIN i,'is. haa o ~;
cItcr tn hn nltc to ru,ln n1,s.,s sclf or ,stll
nit to ORDERS liz chi neither DO nIlp nor tho
other: therefore ! caitliot employ him. lie
lias ofGrel himself to NC twenty tNncs; blt,
ton ,vhIci, nix"ve i",ts c t cr,,,s W. MI, ut ~
ol,cv Inc. tleriInca jis seryicrsLthnt In to
Say. declined to serve him."
This y sGyere criticism! on ohewtto boast
" W., VI ny no'''s ~ ies's' N"po'conS se1"e'-
rln r,,st nf tba votntne contatns extrnc.s
troM Mlntternich,s letters, nlld couio,ts ,lotes
explanatory Of ailusl0ns In the text; wllte
tlie sec1il' volume CONSISTS so'rly OF Meter.
n" a, ,,in"s ~ fsto,n o IT, la
fntntiy. Thnre IL nisn mi Interesiinr lrttGr
frOm Mctterlicl! TO tic Empress AIariu I.nt!-
isc, telling litr q the fate Of her lilssblllt,
.ne Lpernl G.,, ,Hnio.tom: enLntl1oaa, ,I " ~;
AmerIna, @ u etiitinI,' A"'' "~~'' ~ >''~
IMenloirs Of Prince AIctterntcll: 177:l1si5
Edited by. Prince 1stchnrd Mettertlicll.
IElnslnted py Mrs. Alexnl'uer Napier. New
;,,,nS tfo,1, Lei ,riaa oo"s ~" WI
'' So ~
LITE or FAlt1,Ac11r.
Admiral Fnrrop,,t won Ma htgj, ron,, lv
,or,I unr,o. II" ,voa mt tha oroot,nr nr
naiu se, ''ee. ~ ""o ~. uie e'cN,'on y.
carly life, dependent OIL the kindness Of
friends for sympathy and support, beginning
lila scrvtcc untlcr tho ilnr nf hts con,rv
,i,,,, I'M m -. ~ o,,,, ,,a o,nr,otor o,,.,
Me ~, ~ yrI's a " os age ,s ro @
tho pages of history. There lave been rs
rrnnt- and poss,|,'y rrrnttr, commanders. Int
thoro ,,nva ,,cn,, M fave n,,,, ,vhn mn,ini l.,
',.se oeS w.. Va. it,, un i .i. ~" Mua ~
with tho trnits and characteristics which
mark tho Christian gentleman. Ills life is
worthy of study: lis memory deserves to be
kant Trrcn Il, thc ).rorts of liz co,,ntrymcn.
md tic iargo g 70 volume Of ! letters aud notes q
his actlye life, which las Just been published
by his son, Is sure to attract general notice.
In this country, and Mt this time, Wien pub
tlon of our navy, the comments md obscrvr-
ttons Of the first American Admiral Should
receive. AZ thew deserve, rcspectiul attention.
Tie work Of Slr. Loynll Farrag,,t has bcci,
we'll done. Willie fitial Infection Inns possibly
magnifcd tho importance Of some things and
uutlerratcd Ulat OF othars,-l,as Latn tou
hnsv With tl,c @ rsntra tr,,r, 10 @ ,ay @ n,,1c, @ at.
uuas N1sl' w t..,se ~ ai"I'i ~.
tentlon 10 otllcss,-heserlheless taere ~ less
Ct tis tendency tan ieht not Anu ,',resso,I, e,
adventurous, II not exciting, ltfo t. well md
faithfully told a,lt1. wherever II Wns possible,
for himself. Farrngut WIS keen observer;
noting that might |l' my mnnner heco'I!e l,Sc-
ful 10 him was passed by Or neglected. l1e
was also sai'or from ,clloice, MID to the tlay
Of his death loved lily profession a'Ml was
master 0f Its annlt!fnrloMS details lie oh
talnctl his promotion III every, Instance by
hard work. liz WIS one Of thu Inst connect
Ink links between tie Old nayy md tho new.
lie aad fought III the ships Of onk before re
often won seti-iigllt even against II superior
force. lie was one of, the gtllant defenders
Of tho Essex, nIul surrendered, with
that vessel. when his ship wnS', sinking
nntl OIL fire. Familiar with nj! oceans
and NIL lands, educating himself til the
hard scllnul of experience, tle learned to ILL.,
iorstantl human untllre md to know men.
Decatur and uninbr1dge Rodgers, Lawrence,