Number Seven. Miscellanies. 1. MEMORANDUMS OF A TOUR, made by JOSIAH ESPY, in the States of Ohio and Kentucky, and Indiana Territory, in 1805. With an introductory sketch, pp. viii, 30. 2. TWO WESTERN CAMPAIGNS IN THE WAR OF 1812-13. 1. Expedition of Captain HENRY BRUSH, with supplies for General HULL, 1812. 2. Expedition of Governor MEIGS, for the relief of Fort MEIGS, 1813. By SAMUEL WILLIAMS, with an introductory sketch, pp. 58. 3. THE LEATHERWOOD GOD. An account of the Appearance and Pretensions of JOSEPH C. DILKS, in Eastern Ohio, in 1828. By R. H. TANEYHILL, pp. 56. One volume, 8vo, finely printed on tinted paper, neatly bound in cloth, extra gilt top and edges, uncut, or entirely uncut. Price, $2.50. A few large-paper copies have been printed on heavy tinted paper, cloth, gilt top, and uncut edges, or entirely uncut. Price, $5.00. [From the Nation.] The last volume is one of the most interesting of the series. Mr. Espy's narrative is that of a man with a curiosity for observation," as he himself says, and with an acute judgment which led him frequently to conclusions greatly in advance of his time. The Leatherwood God is one of the most extraordinary narratives of religious fanaticism we have ever met with. [From the London Saturday Review.] . In The Ohio Valley Series are well printed and well got up. the last volume we find a narrative of operations in the same region, during the war of 1812, and a very curious and interesting account of the achievements of a predecessor of Joe Smith, who appeared for the first time, no one knew how or whence, at a meeting of the Ohio Methodists in the open air, who laid claim to extraordinary physical and spiritual powers, his possession of which his disciples unhesitatingly believed, and who finally, after duping numbers into a conviction that he was no other than the incarnate Deity, suddenly disappeared no one knew whither. The story is instructive and significant, as an example of the credulity of a comparatively educated, intelligent and hard-headed people, when their religious sense and their appetite for marvel and mystery are at once appealed to. Altogether, the series is one of great local interest, and worthy of something more than a mere local notoriety. CRAW RAWFORD'S CAMPAIGN AGAINST SANDUSKY, 1782. An Historical Account of the Expedition against Sandusky, under Col. William Crawford, in 1782. With Biographical Sketches, Personal Reminiscences, and Descriptions of Interesting Localities; including also Details of the Disastrous Retreat, the Barbarities of the Savages, and the Awful Death of Crawford by Torture, with a fine Steel Portrait of Gen. William Irvine, Commander at Fort Pitt, 1781-83, who authorized, helped to organize, and issued instructions for the campaign. By C. W. Butterfield. 8vo. Cloth, gilt top. $3 50 This work comprises a complete narrative of the Expedition, drawn largely from original manuscripts, describing in detail the causes which led to the organization of the Campaign in Western Pennsylvania; the assembling of the army at the Ohio river, and its march to Sandusky; the marshaling of the savages upon the Sandusky Plains to repel the Americans; the battles of the wilderness; the retreat of the army and its return to the border;-followed by an account of the capturing of stragglers by the Indians; the barbarities inflicted on them; the escape of Knight and Slover from captivity; and the terrible death of Crawford by prolonged and most cruel torture. The work also includes biographical sketches of Brig. Gen. William Irvine (commanding at Fort Pitt, 1781-1783), who authorized, helped to organize, and issued instructions for the Campaign; of Col. William Crawford, commander of the Expedition; of Matthew Elliott, a British Captain, in command of the enemy; of Captain Pipe, a famous Delaware Indian war-chief; of Simon Girty, a noted white savage; and many others, together with incidents upon the battle-fields and retreat; thrilling personal adventures, heroic deeds, and sufferings of the gallant frontiers men. [From the Historical Magazine.] "Mr. Butterfield has laid the foundation for his narrative with unusually good judgment; and then, he has portrayed the expedition, which is the recognized subject of the work, in all its movements, with great particularity and the utmost care." [From the Atlantic Monthly.] "This is the latest of that excellent series of local narratives, biographies, and sketches of pioneer life in the Ohio Valley, which Messrs. Clarke & Co. have been issuing for the past five or six years, and which have been successively noticed here, and commended as an enterprise worthy of all encouragement. Mr. Butterfield endeavors, and it seems to us, with perfect success, to redeem the memory of Crawford's command from the wrong done it by the Moravian writers, and those that follow them. This history has a general value as a study of pioneer life and warfare, and the sketches of adventure in which it abounds, add greatly to the interest of the main narrative." [From the Interior.] "Colonel Butterfield has given great labor, excellent jndgment, and keen taste to the preparation of this volume. It is the most readable work of its kind we have ever read; as attractive as a story, and a very important contribution to Revolutionary history." [From the New England Historical and Genealogical Register.] "The work before us bears intrinsic evidence that the author has been very industrious in gathering his facts from widely scattered sources, and in sifting the true from the false. His style is animated and picturesque. Not the least interesting, and certainly not the least valuable part of the volume, is that devoted to the biographical sketches, which are numerous and full." [From the New York Genealogical and Biographical Record.] "We have only words of commendation to both author and publisher, for putting before us in such readable shape, this intensely interesting story of one of the most notable yet tragical episodes of the Western border warfare of the Revolution. It is accompanied by a full index; in our view, the very best recommendation to any book." [From the Moravian.] "From a general point of view we heartily commend this book. It is the result of much patient research and of a careful use of sources, some of which are new and important. Its special merit consists in unraveling what has heretofore been a tangled thread of Western border history, and presenting for the first time a clear and reliable account of a campaign whose object has been very generally misunderstood." [From the Historical Record.] "This work reveals one of the most interesting as well as the most striking chapters in American history. He appears to have executed it with great fidelity, and has brought out from unexpected hiding-places a large amount of information upon the subject.” [From the Nation.] "Mr. Butterfield succeeds perfectly in confuting the Moravian theory (that the expedition was intended to destroy the remnant of the Christian Indians upon the Sandusky), and exposes errors of every degree of importance in the Moravian record of the incidents of the defeat and rout." TUDER'S HISTORY OF COLUMBUS, O. STUD Columbus, Ohio Its History, Resources, and Progress, from its Settlement to the Present Time. With Map and numerous Illustrations. By Jacob H. Studer. I2mo. Cloth. [From the Historical Record.] $2 00 "This handsomely illustrated and well-printed volume is really one of the most interesting of local histories with which the writer is acquainted.” [From New England Historical and Genealogical Register.] "It is now seventy-one years since the State of Ohio was admitted into the Union, and sixty-one since Columbus was selected as its capital. The progress of the state and its capital in the subsequent six decades has been most extraordinary. Columbus has become a city, distinguished for the intelligence, enterprise, and wealth of its fast multiplying population. Mr. Studer's book seems to be a carefully prepared and very full history, and will be found to be a useful compendium of information." [From the Historical Magazine.] "As a record of the history and resources of Columbus, the work seems to have been prepared with commendable care. It embraces all branches of the subject; notices all the minutia, and really seems to have left little to be desired which has not been done.” [From the Ohio Statesman.] "An examination of its contents satisfies us that much labor and experience have been devoted to its preparation. The more we read of it, the more we become convinced that the main object in view has been to produce a reliable work. There is no partiality, bigotry, or coloring-up of facts. One can not help but be satisfied as to the truthfulness of the statements made.” [From the Columbus Gazette.] "Here we have a work of rich merit. It deals solely with our city, and in a plain, matter-of-fact manner, which can not be too highly commended. The matter in hand is well handled and lucidly treated. Mr. Studer has made a success of this work, and it deserves a wide circulation.” [From the Nation.] "Mr. Studer's history is composed with method and intelligence, and is accompanied by a good map.” [From the Ohio Educational Fournal.] "The preparation of the work before us was evidently a 'labor of love.' Its materials were gathered with patient industry, and used with good judgment and discretion.” ᎡᏎ ANCK'S HISTORY OF LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY. Its Early Annals and Recent Progress, including Biographical Sketches and Personal Reminiscences of the Pioneer Settlers, Notices of Prominent Citizens, etc. By George W. Ranck. 8vo. Cloth, uncut. $400 [From the Historical Magazine.] "It is very seldom that any locality can secure so faithful an annalist as Mr. Ranck has proved himself to be; and we very rarely find a work of this class which has been prepared with such evidently untiring industry. Nothing seems to have been forgotten or overlooked of what Lexington has ever seen or ever done; and it seems that no one has ever set foot within her boundaries without finding a place in this admirable record." [From the Historical Record.] "Mr. Ranck seems to have worked most earnestly, faithfully, and judiciously, in the collection of the materials and the use of them, which compose this volume. He gives a most interesting account of the first settlers, their privations, intercourse with the Indians, and their almost hourly perils of some kind. A graphic account is also given of the incidents which made that region receive the title of 'The Dark and Bloody Ground;' also, a clear narrative of the political and social events which marked the earlier years of Lexington. Indeed, much of the book reads like a romance." [From New England Historical and Genealogical Register.] "Historically, geographically, and socially, Lexington is one of the most interesting cities of America. The author of this work aimed to make a thorough and accurate local history. He has evidently succeeded, and produced a book which is written in good English, with proper reserve, and in good taste. It is a model in these respects. publishers have put the book into a very attractive dress, as to type, paper, and binding. [From the Cincinnati Commercial.] The "Robert Clarke & Co. have issued in handsome style a history of Lexington, Kentucky, by George W. Ranck, an interesting contribution to the pioneer history of the West. (After giving a sketch of Mr. He now comes be Ranck's personal history, the notice goes on.) fore the public as author of the history of the old city of Lexington, a volume second only in nature and importance to the best histories of the commonwealth of Kentucky. Mr. Ranck has always been an active friend of the South, and during the war felt both bullets and military prison life, but we put it to his credit that political prejudice has not marred the impartiality of his book." |