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NEW WoRK-In notice of the proceedings Of
the Historical Society at one of its recent meet
ings, the American thus speaks of work soon to
be published by the Librarian Of the Society:


MIR. Folsom read some interesting extracts
from work he is about to publish on the Con-
quest of Mexico, consisting Of translatons from
the original narration of Col,es, the conqueror,
contained in letters or dispatches addressed by
him to Charles ", and written while engaged in
his extraordinary enterprise against the Mexican
Empire. These letters printed in Spanish and
Italian, bat not in English; and Mr.. F. exhibited
beautiful copy of the Italian translation of one
Of the letters, printed at Venice in 1924, which
was obtained in Italy by Samuel Ward, Esq, and
by him presented to the Society. The passages
read by Mr.. Folsom from his English version re-
lated to the markets Of the city of Mexico, its
aqueducts, the efforts of Cortes to reform the re
gion Of the people by destroying their idols and
prohibiting the sacrifice of human beings, aud to
the general character Of the people, who are de-
scrbed by Certes as quite equal to those of Spain
in point of and general civilization, with
out reference to their religion. The publication Of
this work cannot fail excite great interest in the
reading community"