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    General Lee's Memoirs.*

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    written as America * by a native the opening of so BBBk democratic . chapter h should a country ^*¦ - ¦ be

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    one William Lancelot the Lee Conqueror , who came from "to whom England for with his , ,

    services services , , Jie lie received received an an p estate . nta . ta in in J Rks ^ fesex ft-jr . of Richard King Lee Charles , who ¦ ¦ in I . 1641 wen , t during to Ameri vk the ca reign as ¦ kBF

    Col . on — — ial — m B . Secretary ^ " ^ ^— ' —* ^ ^^ ™ ™ under ^^^^ ^ , , . " the ^ bt ^^~^^ ^ b > Oo ^^ r ^^ vernorshi « nv ^ v ^ ^ Bk" aa » ^ b ^ ^^^ p of "" ^ aF Sir William Berkley ¦ ~ - ¦ seems to have been the

    head — of the -- — - famil — ¦ ~^ v - y ^ ~~* ^ in W , W ~*^ so ^^ ^ T far ™ ™ ^ as ^^ ^»« V the ™ ^ ^ ^*^ States * % ^ ^^ ' ^^^^•• fc ^ are ^^^ B " ^^ concerned . _ * _ — .

    memoirs The earl when y life he was of the a subject lieutenant of these of

    Engineers , and had married young the beautiful and ¦ ¦ accomp — — ; f lished —»^—^ - ^ - — - ^ . Mary ^ B >^^ - — - ^^ v Curtiss ^ b ^ - -wvj ^ ^ r ^ mr *^ r * r , w ¦ and ^^ m « " » the «^« B ^ - ^^ part B ^ Bb ^^ - ^ tr he ^^ ^^

    took during the Mexican war and the Indian but camp out the tne aign real , afford interest many of topic the s of attraction ,

    real interest ot the ' work work , to for r m most oat readers we believemust commence , with the opening of the Civil , War . How ' the latter

    almost began , and fanatic how life it was by the fanned irritating into , quick political and

    question of slavery , it is needless to describe . From this time the doings - of General Lee character of the utmost

    in and assume the his thrilling a figure stands history out of large the time and importanc . prominent Thoug e h ,

    of his the feelings slaves w , ere yet strong his l sympathies y enlisted on were the witn side

    the masters too ; and he could not see that justice act of manifest should be injustice awarded to to the the former latter . by He an

    believed in the influence of time and moral suasion away of rather existing - — i in ™ - — ' viavss than Hk institu in wa . any tion v <« tyrannical * to . Th ^ n swee arose p the ing

    «^ y — . " > 'V *^ ww ^ i * - aKaBa * ^ -T 1 ¦ " •» ** ^» *¦ " aj »» . a * . ^ . ^ K ^ ^^/ « a' ak * ^^ question The a pages of am disrup •*¦ Bl of this tion . ai interesting . . ' volume . ' * henceforth — —•—• - » ¦ are •*» - ¦ ¦* -- occupied v % r \^ uhuji >/ v « with v » AVAA a W history A 4 AMVVA J of \ -T M . the VJIA ^ S Ciyil i \ y -f XX

    therein War , and . This the is most part absorbing that General . Not Lee only took is it attractive TV v~— ^* aa « rv «« v regards a «> T ^^ aVWXf the « t ^ a » / main ak subject ¦ of the

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    - in -- them « - period ¦«¦»*» - . . . , Thus Ju and a . A « A » the VVM connected UVVUfU personages with U 1 . lUl who the I / 11 V took memoirs IIIVIUUIIO part , ,

    Presidents we — — " have —— " *• - > ¦ - » - ' ¦• - » v > much s # Lincoln --aii i «* 1 A Xo valuable ^ V ^ A ¦&« . and V ^ JIAV * Davis ^ knowle / 1 « V AMI Generals X d ^» g VAAWA e res I ^ MWJbKy pect Jack " 5 JP UIVAV ing - ^^^\ a 1 _ . ^ M . a aHab i ^^^ ^^ h aH ^ a- , mm

    son Stuart , Grant , Hill , , and Cooper other , M distinguished 'Clellan — .. ^ ^ , Longs officers treet , . Interwoven ¦ - " - — - ** -- » . » w ¦« - * - w v ** in * AA the % f I . JLX ^ narrative AAIWJL M . % J * VJL » ^/ are « JV-L ^ - / also ft--VJl » w # V a « JW number AA % * M . MM . H ^ V > X .

    of General Lee ' s letters ; and several excellent wise ori maps ginal gWen , many s used . Included of during which the in are the campai taken volume gn , from are are like two the

    portraits of the deceased General and a steelplate A ~— ~~ " — ' reproduction ^*—^* - * l ^ . - * - «^« ai "W *>^^ «^*»^ J » AA of ^ > . a » the «>' a » a » . JL- ' beautiful " v ^ X- '"^*» T VuA */ ^ "t ^ J * , recumbent A V ^ V ^ VAAAIi ¦ U'V- * at at V

    statue Lexington by Valentine , Va . ; and erecte in a bulky d over appendix the tomb the at official ~ ——w « r ,--. reports a * - vi / v * ** K * of ^ Jr-M . the VAAV operations V |/ VJ . UIUi . \/ AAM of ^ - ^ Jk the VAJIV army iMI * . AH y

    of Northern General Long Virg » inia who are printe has chiefl ^ l . y had the work of collecting together thtse interesting

    records , and who enjoyed a long personal

    connection with tne deceased General , has per-

    General Lee's Memoirs.*

    formed his task well . If on opening the book book there there could « v > iiM he be any a . nv doubt rlnuM nf of this tliift- it it 'ia is

    speedily dissipated in the perusal of its pages , . General Nor should Marcus the valuable j . Wrig assistance ht be omitted afforded from by

    favourable mention . The entire volume is one of the utmost fascination .

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    Dec 15 . mSS 6 T ^ e 5 Publishers' Circular , 643 * - — - r . -. ¦ ¦ . . _ ¦¦ . Et ? .. _ f

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    THE EAST INDIES . * To many thousands of merchants and

    other traders there can be no more interesting and important subject than that referred

    Henry to . in a our Stevens ^ heading S _ ' . posthumous I It ^^ is a . the an book titl . at Bb e , of which ¦¦¦ . Mr aMH .

    now lies before us , and which we have examined curiosity with } 'the a great book deal consists of interest of a literal V ^ and « r « m

    V VIA AVMJL V T . JL AlrV / H * r ^—' V ^*» , ^ tf *^ A . t » h-V *>* * V VW ^ - ^ Jfc , « - ^ «*» B » Va ^ a * . transcript of the first volume of i the Court Minutes of the East India Company h ( the

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    That were places required , th and ese and in to some similar deci " p cases her technical certain several difficulties passages opinions .

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    more book , together than satisfied with , its and binding congratulate & c , we are ita =.- - publiahers H ^ Aal KJJbV heartily on X ^ B « W their B »» a » B » - » ar ¦• »• success - ^ a- - —— — — —— — in these —

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    the traders who founded the East India Comrea pany d — to men speculate of keen or and to dare -wtirageous anything in mind the ,

    se n furtherance ^ n se y have Ti >* . vft of gone cr rme trade iar far . to to They make make , in Enorland J a ^ ngJana commercial what wnat

    she is , to-day . The period in which these first voya and nnrl 1603 1 ges rtf » 3 were 4 Within Within undertaken these these tour four was vears between / ' savs 15 feir Sir ^ 9 yearssays

    , . George seas every and triump Bird lands wood h of subsequentl the , * ia East contained . ' y Here achieved the let us germ in thank the of

    abl ahlv him for instructive instructive his introduction and ana hek neiptin , > ful which in in aecipnermg deciphering is terse , agree wie the

    contents y of the , , Records . We have not space at our disposal to reproduce any of'the interest-The ijjgg recor references ds , a limitation to America which which we much incidentall regret . y

    '? The Date ripf British Trade , to the 8 < % tt Indiet . London :-¦ Henry . Stevens krr- ¦ & Sons ( 1886 r ) . - ^ rr-xa — - — j , ri" ^ , k » Sa . , > ..., . < _ :,

• Citation
  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Dec. 15, 1886, page 1643, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15121886/page/7/