logue of works relating to America from its first discovery to the year 1700, is now publishing a series of French translations of the earlier works on America. Three volumes are just published, containing the Narration of Nicholas Federmann of Ulne, from the edition of 1557; the History of the Province of Santa Cruz, (Brazil,) by Pedro de Magelheurs de Gaudaro, from the Lisbon edition of 1576; and the Relation of Hans Staden, of Hamburg in Hesse, from the German edition of 1557. Three other volumes are in the press, which will contain the History of the Conquest of Peru and Cusco, by F. Heres, the secretary of Pizarro; the Voyage of Ulrick Schmidel, of Strasburg, to Brazil and the Rio de la Plata; and the Expedition of Don Alvar Nunez Cabeça de Vaca, from the edition of 1555, printed at Valladolid. PARISIAN PERIODICALS.-It has been calculated that no less than five millions of francs have been lost in Paris since 1830, by unsuccessful attempts to establish periodical works. As the booksellers have learned prudence from experience, they seldom have any concern in such undertakings; so that this loss has mostly fallen upon shareholders, though it is true that many an author, who hoped to secure the editorship, has sacrificed the whole of his little property in them. M. DE CHATEAUBRIAND has sold to a joint-stock society the copy-right not only of his collective books, which have already been published, but of all that he shall hereafter write. These consist of his Memoirs, the manuscript of which is deposited with M. Cahœuel, notary of the society, and will form 10 or 12 volumes 8vo., but may be extended by supplementary matter, which the author intends adding, to from 16 to 20. These memoirs are not to be made public during the lifetime of the author without his consent. He has also engaged to furnish an historical work in 4 volumes 8vo., concerning the epoch of the Congress of Verona, and the Spanish War in 1823, which he is to deliver not later than the year 1840, to be then published. INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT.-M. Ancillon, the Prussian Minister, has written to Count Molé, assuring him that Prussia will second the efforts of the French Ministry to prevent the piracy of the productions of the French press. This communication has produced a very agreeable impression at Paris. PRINCE PUCKLER-MUSKAU. -A continuation of this writer's Travels has just appeared, with the title of "Semilasso in Africa," in five volumes, with an Atlas containing seven plates. It is wholly occupied with Algiers and Tunis. |