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sanguinary contest which has desolated the Morea, but the 

 ambassadors have interfered, with the hope of checking it. 

 I 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, may sub- 

 side. This seems to me 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 "BakewelPs 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. Obituary. 



Died, on the 26th of January, in the 67th year of his age. 

 Nathan Smith, M. D. Prof, of the Theory and Practice of 

 Physic and Surgery, in the Medical Institution of Yale Col- 

 lege. 



An 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- 

 boih, 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 

 to Vermont, he was occupied exclusively in agricultural pur- 

 suits, although with occasional calls, during the war of the 

 revolution, to perform arduous military duty, in repelling the 

 incursions of the savages. 



At the age of 24, he was accidentally present at a surgi- 

 cal operation, performed by Dr. Josiah .Goodhue.* This cir- 

 cumstance kindled in his mind an ardent desire to know 



* This venerable man has survived his early and favorite pupil, and now, in 

 honorable old age, lives at Hadley, Mass. 



