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CAPTAIN BitA.ND* classof workthe
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Instances of misconduct on the part of officers arc abundantly « iven , misconduct of tlio most tyrannic and capricious sort .. We riced not iro into them . The vender will find them in the book for himself .. The details arc . some of them , too disgusting , and-would pollute our . columns . Many of the'evil .- ; might be' remedied by Letter sanitary i ; rran < reme . nis . , and the application of some common conveniences hi favour of common decency and comfort . That what in called Routine shoiiki stand in the . way of indispensable . reforms is simply aboi-niimbl " . The state of things described ' in this' hook is " horrible and inconceivable , " that the author ' s voracity has been disputed . But it appears that . the editor of the Constliutional J . rc . sx Magazine is in possession of the proofs , in the author ' s discharge , which bears also' testimony , to his good conduct . The latter sees , in the Volunteer movement , an antidote to the . system of which lie , corn-plains . We now turn to the poems , which conclude the volume . These arc , indeed , of s \ rare excellence ; and we cannot but feel a deep compassion for the writer , that such a man should have been subjected to the indignities that he relates . We cannot but feel , while reading these piles' ( adopting his own language toeexpr ' eas the sentiment ) : " Clront deed : ; arc dor . o by mm in every clime , "With 3 i : m ! cs inmflcM- ' il by the tongue of Time , Who die michromcled , yet-die possessed ' ¦' Of kindly attributes ; who sink to re-sV , Without reward or trophy—nothing save Unsullied hononr , mourning by tho grave . " This is vigorous vvT ; tiiip , but there is some in the volume ¦ that is also mu .--K-al and picturcscjue .. We can easily conceive that a mind so capable of composing . exquisite phantasies , susceptible , ambitious , and full of a proper " sell -reverence , must have suffered peculiar torture in the barracks . Hut this ought not to lessen the effect of his slntemcnt :-:, which are true to the letter .
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SrcrT . 1 , 1800 , ] TJie Saturday ' Analyst andLeader . . . 767
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HpirKllE are two es- s , contemplative and the ' i active , or the classical and melodramatic The former deals in the more minute analysis of human feeling , dives into the . root and core of good aud ' cyil passions , traces their progress through ciicli successive stage , ' and / speculates upon . .. the -various ' . causes which-lead to their full manifestation . or ultimate suppression ; in short , seeks rather io ^ ivothe . reader an . insight , into the subtler motives of the heart and brain , to initiate him into ; the mysteries oL" his own thoughts , feelings , and sensations , than to afford him . any ]) -raetieal , common-sense view of society in general . The hitter class , . oiv the- contrary ,. places before xls the great chart of worldly experiences , introduces us face to face with-the stern vonlitios of existence , presents before us various specimens of good and-evil ' dispositions , and , without stopping to theorize upon the contradictory iiripuj-sos . of our natures , or attempting to trace our foibles and weaknesses to their original sources , sets forth men ' s actions as their only interpreters , without { iny'further exposition on the part of the author . The first of these divisions treats of the inner life of man , the second of his outer ; and are as distinct one from the other , as the cnlm , speculative thoughtfulness of the mind is from the noisy obullitioii of energetic passion . The public taste is pretty well divided between these two styles of novelwriting , the patrons of each being counted in nearly equal proportions . The novelist of the contemplative school , however , from the fact of his having to dive so far below the surface , and the largo perceptivo faculties and extraordinary powers of divination necessary to enable him to penetrate into those hidden sources of individual character and feeling , winch are sealed to the understanding of the lai-go majority of his species * has , apparently , the most difficult task 1 o accomplish ; on tho other hand , tho rornuneist , who sets himself to paint the inoro real and positive » ido of tho . picture , and to depict tho groat mass cif suffering Immunity according to tho several guises m whioh thoy have bocomo familiar to tho community at large , roquiros an intonso knowledge . of men and manuqrs , and ot tho actual world around him , onl y to bo obtained by long personal experience in tho g ' i'ciit whirl and vortex of life . 'Iho latter , moreover , for tho effootivo rendering of his story , depends greatly upon stirring incidents and startling evonts , which must not , ot course , too far overstep the probabilities of nature , ' or his end will bo defeated : thus tho difficulties whioh besot thoso two . opposite schools of Notion may bo considered as pretty equally balanced . Tho novel at , present under consideration , and which has called forth these fow preliminary remark * , belongs to tho less ideal of the two oIunhos above enumerated , being a racy , melodramatic tulo of the high sens , ttnd in written with a zest und spirit whioh rondors it peculiarly interesting , and entitles it to receive at our hands tho highest and most unqualified praise . Tho author in thin volume entertains us with an aoo-ountol' tho loves , adventures , and singular death of Captain Hrand , a notorious pirato of tho AVost indies , whoso numtuww lawless expeditions had rendered his name a mattor of wonder and , terror to tho in habitants of tho four quarters of tho globe . "We uro first introduced to this ocoontrio individual in ono of his soouro and soorot haunts , situated somewhere , noav tho south sido of Cuba , in whioh plnoo our amiablo " Captain llmnd , of the ( kmtipaiia . a l'lruto or omlnoiiuu In tlio Wont IiiiIIoan s hlrt Lifg ami KxploltH , uwiihur wllliuoiuu tipmiimt of ilio alngujiir inunnor > y wlilcli ho Uepnrtycl thin llfu , « y Wout . M . A . WUoj U . H . A . ( Hnrry qrlnKO ) , nwtholr ot " Lvo ngu » , " uml " TwJq » for thu MiuinuH . "—JUrnlou : 'l ' rubnor & Co .
hero is accustomed to disport himself when not engaged in the exercise of liis illicit calling . Here , in an unconsciously short space of time , and without any needless prefatory . . dissertation , .. avc . Hire maup acquainted' wiih one of . the . ¦ •• most perfect specimens wo ' ever remember . f : b .. have been . indulg-ed in by historian or novelist of a Consummate gentleman blackguard . * If there ever was a cool , determined , bloodthirsty * j smiling ruffian , this is one . The author does iiot attempt to mince matters between himself and his interesting pro / ct / cc : no sooner does the latter make his appearance on the scene than he proceeds ^ in . the most deliberate manner to hold him up , in the broad glare of day , -with all his imperfections , to the inspection of the reader , who ¦ forthwith conceives for him the most natural and understandable of antipathies and aversions . The Captain of the " Centipede , " moreover , has imbibed some very peculiar and disagreeable notions relative to the sacredness of human life in general , considering the j same to be held only under the sufferance of his Piratic Majesty , to ' be summarily extinguished , or otherwise , according to his arbitrary pleasure ; accordingly we . find him committing murder with the | utmost gravity and ' sangfroid , and afterwards wiping the blood from . his . hands with an embroidered cambric handkerchief in the j most artistic and aristocratic fashion . But , then . Captain Brand j has been born of fashionable parents , brought up in fashionable j schools , understands the ways of fashionable society , and . would not I for the world commit his villanies in other than the most fashionable manner . Upon this principle we find him despatching his victims in-secret , at dead of . night , so as to avoid all noise ., and hubbub ^ this same " being obnoxious to the highly-refined and ' cultivated prejudices . j And yet Captain Brand makes an ' enemy , a bitter enemy , and one , | moreover , who has formerly escaped a trap devised for him by this : ingenious scoundrel ; from the hand of this persevering and I inveterate foe our hero ultimately receives his quid us , departing I this life in the most novel and uncomfortable fashion , leaving be-I hind him no single mourner to weep over his manifold frailties , or pray for the repose of his fallen and perjured spirit . Hi * not our intention , however , to go too deeply into the details of this story , feeling that by so doing we should be not only treating the author with , injustice , but also depriving the reader of a treat which is decidedly in store for him , should lie ever be induced to take up the present' volume with a view to wiling away a few , otherwise tedious and . unoccupied hours . _ The author possesses an opulence of language and a brilliancy of imagery which throws an indoseribable charm over the whole production " , and Will , together with , the thrilling interest of the story , and the excellent manner in which the whole is arranged and put together , doubtless achieve for it a considerable notoriety .
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MM of One Idea are generally strong- jnm ; strong in will and purpose , strong in determination , strong in execution ; for their attention is . undivided , and they throw the entire strength of their l ) eing into their work . Lieut . John IUiielcinore is evidently one of these mighty single-purposed individuisk . He was born in ISl /} , lit Lyme Kegis . A providential escape lnnrkeu him for somebody . Tn 1821 , in the great . storm which destroyed the Col ) , John wasusleep-iii his bed , from which his father took him just in time ; for not two minutes afterwards the tall kitchen chimney fell ' through the roof on the bed . Subsequently , the house was set on fire by an explosion , but the family escaped . Our hero lost his father when twelve years old ; but was under the influence of a pious sinter , until the tim ' o came when he was to choose a profession , and he yielded to the ' temptations supposed to appertain to a mmil life . The pious sister was shocked ; nevertheless , on the : 10 th June , 182 !) , he bade farewell to his friends in a Jhio-oi-imttlo ship , and was at once launched on the ocean , and on life . Kighteeu . months afterwards ho was appointed to a frigate , going abroad ; on that occasion he visited his sister for the lust time . The poor ^ -irl wept , perceiving that her brother " had become very deeply cntungled in the snares of Hnton . " At sou , John Blaekmore had encountered many storms . One , however , at last overtook him of an unforgettable , character , while on a voyage to tho Cape . Certain accident * , too , happened on board , or in tho jolly bout , which induced more serious reflection . After six years of ' active service , he became n lieutenant . He then married , and haw been the parent of nine children , eight now living . One week after hiii marriage , he was ordered to the Mediterranean , to talco pnrt in tho bombardment of flt . Jean d'Aorc . In IS I ,: } , a fV'urful misfortune hnppciud to him and others on bourd the C ¦— . One of the portable magazines blew up , and left scarcely n pane of gln * s in the ports on deck , The lieutenant was dangerously wounded , a large splinter having fixed itself under Iris jaw-bone ; and fifty smaller ones in various parts of his body . The chnpliiin , several semnnu , somo of the passengers , and others , were also severely hurt . _ The ' lieutenant lingerod n long lime in Melville Hospital , so disfigured that his wife liiilod to l-eeogniwo him , and underwent the necessary operations . Hero ho was visited by u religion * lnd . v , who preached to him of tho barren fig-tree . An old man , too . who had been iiu nctor , but was then a preacher , spnko cheerfully t ;<> him . and lorutold that ho was spared for some special work . Altar a confinement of eight months , ho wns discharged as eonvulesei » t . An indelible mark remained on hin right cheek , ThoHurvivor of such a frightful ncridellt wiinjii >< the man fora mfaHiomtry . Tho task ho sot himself wiw lliu delivoruneo ot tho ' i '" Tyw ^;/; 77 ^/ "i /^«/ 7 f ^/^/< i « ri )< U . ui " » . i Ai-j .. miiii » f MMuHriii < '» ' •;* " » " ¦•»« Btroulri of Luiulon , ilurliiK llw Iiihi tl . lrioi . n yviv * . My Ui'iH . Jolm UImuUmk . iv , U . N ., wltli-ii l * rl « f Muiuolrot tlio Auihur . ll' ^ tmn uml Avviy .
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Leader (1850-1860), Sept. 1, 1860, page 767, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2363/page/7/
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