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A cufsory notice of ihis Work watt gi ven ín our nper of the 25ih oí April last. A ddibtratu and
irelul examirmiion enablea us. al tlie presen i me, 10 epeak more purticulaily und deciutdly ol s
inerio. We have rarely been called upon to expresa our udgment of a wuik whrch deservcs, iu uur opin
on, sironger and more utiq lahík"! conímeudaon than thc one now before us. The want of' a ;nndard
of geographicul pronunciaüon.. whiefa hould bo entiüed to tbe confidence ol ine'cqíununiíy. by
ilsbcing faünded on Ugitimuú auhorilij, un'l ly it cniirt uccurneu, lias bten long ná deeply
li-lt by tveiy cliiss ót readers, and. ■pecially, by teachers. This want wo regard us now
e.i'cclunlly suppüed. According to the pian of the work, tiie vadee pronunciation of ñames, in
lorrijn countríes, ís gven. ns nearly as tlns cm be done, by ineuris ol English letters, exct-pt m
tbe case of well kno.wn pl.-icea, as Paris, Xhj.Ls, Lrons. Mexico, &.C., wbidl npjear to have a
fixed En'jfltsh pronunciation. For a ful! explana ion ot the plan ot the í'konouncing Gazkttekr, we
would icler tiie reader o ihe Prcuce and Inlroiluction, wbich will richly repuy a perusl. ana will b
füúnd tull ot enterininiuent untl insirucnon to every one who is inierested in sul.jecis of this
kind. AU oui readers, who huve been n danger of having their órgano cf seecli dislocated dy euch
Mexican namef s Gtihua&utt, Gúadzlazttfa or GundaUíjura, Oxtca ..r Üajacu, xi be yranfiid to
leain tlut the coireií ronu:iciation ol iliese ñames is quite easy ; it is only the icrovg
pronunciation wbich is difikult. At tfio sauuvine, the brief tiposnion of the sounds of Spanish
Jelters. contninedin ihe íntroduction, exijlamíi the diversity ni ppeliin wlnch we ofton see- X
nnúij, in Spams.'i, haVtng preciseJy'tbe sime sound - tí and 'have almust ihe same s-ound. Hency
wo li-ive Cordoca or Córdoba. Jalisco 01 Xilisco. The reader wiil fi id tho lijst name, witli those
of ihe. other l'rovmces or States, under the head oí Mexico. Uhile upon ihe sul.ject of Mexicon
ñames, we may temar!; that Monte rey, oí recent fame, is not to be pronounced MriUeie, ns we often
hear il, nor Mon-ter-ree. but Mon Ur-ruy, wiiu the principal accem on tiie lfist syllnblr. Another
very important feniurs in tlns work is, tliat tt alone, of uil the gazetieeia or works on geogrnphy
with which we are acquain:ed. give ihe adjeciive and npptllation of thc ínhabnani. derived fio.n
the ñames of places Wiih innnj of these every one is familiar, as Ncapolilan froiii Nuplt?,
Algeiine Irotn Algcs; but there are Oihers about which he best mforined persont might be at a loss.
Few of our readers, probabiy, coüld tell whut nn iniiabitant of Aleppo sliotild be called, or of
Viennn. The furmer, s he wil lenrn from this work, is nn Alrypiuc. (pronounced 41 ep peen.) the
laífer a Vicnncsc. The authors of tne l' G a.kttkek'' Knve, vtry propeily. given these appellanves,
only, when théy are sanciioned by the usage of the mos; corred wriies or spenkrrs. Thc Prorouncing
Gakktteeu is, necessarilj-, of limited dimensions. so that its price may no e.xclucJe i from our
common schools; vet "ii con;ains." to use the words of Professor Hnn. in a 8mall cmpass, a large
amount of iniportnnt geographical and statistical inforrnation, accurate in its chnricter,
judiciously selecied. and K-ell arranged." The " Gazettker," s necompanied bj n colorcd mnp.
cxhibhing. at one view. all the Cannls nnü Railronds in the United States, wiih relerenc-js to a
table giving their ñames, length, &c. &c. In conclusión, we would cordially recommcnd Mus
work to all who are desirous of prononn cing sirange iiiim's cnrrectly, or of possessinc the most
recent satisiica ol ioreign countries. As for thf! teacher, we connot perceive how hr cui poísibly
do without such a book. ifhe woulH avoid ihe reproach of beinji behind tlie nqe in which he livea.
The Pnnsovsayc. Gw.r.Trr.r.n is ft ongly recommended by Prof. H.rr. Principal of ihe PbHntJélphia
Hih Sr-hoyl, Frof. AsTHoií.of New York. Mr. R-.n-pam.. late .S.ipcr intendent of School in the
fe'tate of New York, Mr. Mathícw, Superiniendent of Pubüc Instniction in Michigan, ihe Nortk
Aíekican Rkview. ihe Prikcetow Revikw, &c. &c- Drt-oit Adverthcr. The PfutffonvciNo
Gazetteer may be ohfnined nt C. .Morse's líookstore, Detroit, and Mr. Perry's Ann Arbor.