almost incredible deeds, by apparently the most
inadequate means, are scarcely rivalled by any thing in the records
of naval history. His life should be familiar to American readers;
and in the elegant, forcible, and graphic style of Commander Mackenzie
it can not fail to be universally read.--_True Sun._

We are glad to see the life of this celebrated man by one competent to
write it. His adventures border so much on the marvelous that one is
glad to be sure of reading only what is authentic, and that written in
a style and language becoming the subject. There is a good moral lesson
conveyed in this life of Paul Jones.--_Christian Advocate and Journal._

The name and achievements of Paul Jones are indissolubly connected with
American history; and his renowned deeds, which made him the terror
of the coast of Britain, are among the most romantic in the annals of
naval warfare, and impart to this work the highest interest. This is
the most complete and authentic biography of Commodore Jones ever
published, as all accessible materials have been collected, and
are used by Commander Mackenzie with the ability and tact which he
possesses as an accomplished scholar and an officer, accomplishments
which peculiarly qualify him to write naval biography. A fine portrait
of this true naval hero will be found in the first volume.--_Baltimore
American._

We have read it with some care, and compared it with other biographies,
and think it greatly superior to any yet published. It contains a
full narrative of all the important events in Jones's eventful career,
and yet is less voluminous than previous works.--_Highland Courier._

VIII.

The Ascent of Mount Ararat,

(ACHIEVED FOR THE FIRST TIME).

BY DR. FRIEDRICH PARROT.

TRANSLATED BY W. D. COOLEY.

12mo, Map and Wood-cuts, Muslin, extra gilt, 50 cents.

This is a most interesting book, both in its description of the
country and inhabitants of Central Asia, and in its connection with
the remarkable event of our world--_the Flood_. Mount Ararat, which
was ascended by M. Parrot, must ever possess to the Biblical reader
most intense interest, as the resting place of the ark after the
universal deluge.--_Pittsburgh Chronicle._

A work destined, from the intrinsic interest of the subject, and
the fullness of detail which is spread before the reader, to a
very wide circulation. The idea of ascending Mount Ararat seems to
have risen with the traveler to