“Many Lives of Nelson have been written, but one was yet wanting, clear and concise enough to become a manual for the young sailor, which he may carry about with him till he has treasured up the example in his memory and in his heart.”--_Author’s Preface._ “A work which, as long as the English language is understood, will be regarded as one of the finest monuments that genius ever raised to valour.”--_Monthly Review._ THE LIFE OF MAHOMET, FOUNDER OF THE RELIGION OF ISLAM, AND OF THE EMPIRE OF THE SARACENS. By REV. SAMUEL GREEN. With the exception of the religion of the Gospel, that of Mahomet has produced the greatest revolution recorded in history, and effected the greatest changes in the state of the civilized world; its history and character, therefore, become an object of curiosity with every enlightened mind. Considered as part of the general annals of the world, unconnected with religion, it furnishes most interesting records of the human race; but viewed as part of the chain of predicted events, having a direct reference to the Christian Church, it urges a stronger claim to our attention. The events of Mahomet’s life are to be found in works inaccessible from their costliness, discouraging from their bulk, and sometimes written in Eastern characters. This volume is a compilation from the most authentic. JOURNAL OF AN EXPEDITION TO EXPLORE THE COURSE AND TERMINATION OF THE NIGER. By RICHARD and JOHN LANDER. _With Portraits, Engravings, and a Map, showing the course of the Niger._ With slight encouragement from the Colonial Office, these young men set out on an enterprise which in all previous instances had led to death; and all who knew the nature of the climate, and the hardships they must encounter, predicted that the only news their countrymen would ever receive concerning them, would be some obscure rumour of their destruction. The narrative shows how often such predictions were on the point of being verified. There is scarcely a misery to be endured by human nature that these young men have not encountered; they have been frequently on the brink of death--they have been imprisoned--they have been sold as slaves--they have been plundered, and obliged to swim for their lives, not sure, in the end, that they were not swimming into greater danger--and, to crown the whole, they have been brutally treated and nearly sacrificed to the cupidity and revenge of savages by one of their own countrymen. In spite of all these obstacles, by means of patience and perseverance, by enthusiasm and resignation, by courage and long-suffering, they finally triumphed over every species of resistance, and, what is more, completely gained their object. The result of Captain Clapperton’s discoveries was a very shrewd guess that the Niger flowed westward, and into the Bight of Benin. With the view of ascertaining this, the Landers were set down at the same point of the coast of Guinea where the former expedition had commenced.