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sanguinary contest which has desolated the Morea, but the 
ambassadors have interfered, with the hope of checking it. 
am surprised to find how much interest our presidential 
controversy excites in Europe, and to hear and see the names 
of Jackson and Adams in every language. God grant that 
the issue, whatever it be, may be overruled for good, and that 
the storm of evil passions it appears to have excited, maysub- 
side. This seems tome a more alarming circumstance than 
the character of any individual could be in reference to our 
prospects and institutions. 
22. Literary Notice.—Mr. H. Howe, Bookseller, of this 
city, has just published in one octavo volume, a neat edition 
of “ Bakewell’s Introduction to Geology,” the first Ameri- 
can, from the third London edition, which came from the 
hands of the author the past year, entirely recomposed and 
greatly enlarged, and illustrated with new plates. 
This is probably the most attractive and intelligible book 
on Geology in the English language. 
To this edition is added “an Outline of the Course of 
Geological Lectures given in Yale College.” 
23. Osituary. 
Died, on the 26th of January, in the 67th year of his age, 
Natuan Surtu, M. D. Prof. of the Theory and Practice of 
le and Surgery, in the Medical Institution of Yale Col- 
ege. 
“ti interesting eulogium, pronounced by Professor Knight, 
one of the colleagues of the deceased, exhibits a very just 
delineation of his character. Dr. Smith was born at Reho- 
both, in Mass. Sept. 30, 1762: he was furnished in early life, 
with only the common elements of knowledge, usually taught 
in the New England schools. His father, having removed 
At the age of 24, he was accidentall present at a surgi- 
eal operation, performed by Dr. Josiah Goodhue. This cir- 
cumstance kindled in his mind an ardent desire to know 
a aa ct 
This venerable man has survived his early and favorite pupil, and now, in 
honorable old age, lives at Hadley, Mass. 
