rial-transit, circular,
and other astronomical instruments, and other topics connected with
astronomy. It is illustrated by 100 engravings, and will be found
a most valuable book for all classes, but particularly as a work of
instruction for youth.--_Illustrated Magazine._

VI., VII.

_The Life of Paul Jones._

BY ALEXANDER SLIDELL MACKENZIE, U. S. N.

2 vols. 12mo, Portrait, Muslin, extra gilt, $1 00.

The history of the naval adventures and victories of Paul Jones forms
one of the most romantic chapters in the record of great deeds, and
can not fail to attract general and ardent attention, since it relates
to the very beginning of the American navy.--_Commercial Advertiser._

The various biographies of Paul Jones now extant have been carefully
searched by Mr. Mackenzie; as also the log books of Jones's various
cruizes and papers in possession of his heirs, with a view to procure
a full and authentic collection of facts and incidents for the present
work. Thus industriously compiled and stored, and that by an able
hand, this edition must necessarily, as it does, possess considerable
merit.--_Philadelphia Chronicle._

Paul Jones will always be regarded as one of the most daring
and gallant heroes who ever made the ocean the theater of their
exploits. Such a name can never be forgotten by Americans, nor can
the services which he rendered to the cause of American liberty,
in its infant struggles, ever pass into oblivion. No better
biographer for such a character could have been found than Captain
Mackenzie. Familiar with all the details of seamanship, possessing the
same bold patriotism which made the career of his hero so illustrious,
and being an accomplished and vigorous writer, he has given us a most
admirable biography.--_Courier and Enquirer._

This is a capital American biography, of an American naval hero,
scarcely less renowned and no less gallant and gifted with an heroic
spirit than Nelson, the great British admiral. There is scarcely a more
stirring life in the whole compass of literature than that of Jones;
and the important part he played in giving force and almost life itself
to the American navy, then in its earliest infancy, renders his history
peculiarly interesting and attractive. No man certainly ever performed
more gallant exploits, and few have rendered more important service to
the cause of freedom than he. Many of his actions for bravery, skill,
and the performance of