The demand of the public for Historical Works, and especially for those which relate to the history of our own country, has increased so rapidly of late, that HISTORY may now be pronounced the leading department of literature. Not only classical histories, but every other description of books which may be expected to throw light upon history, are eagerly demanded. Biographies and Memoirs of Distinguished Men, local Histories, Historical and Topographical accounts of States, Historical Collections, Correspondence of Generals, Commodores, and Statesmen, State papers, and documents of all kinds, old and new, find a ready sale as soon as they are published. This decided taste of the public for historical reading, whilst it is hailed by the patriot and the friend of sound popular education as an evidence of increased intelligence among the people, points out distinctly the duties of authors and publishers, to contribute their best efforts towards the substitution of books of real utility, instead of the lighter and less useful publications, which have heretofore had too free a currency. The work here announced is intended to embrace a view of the most REMARKABLE EVENTS Which have transpired since the DISCOVERY OF AMERICA. It includes an account of THE CONQUEST OF MEXICO, by HERMAN CORTES. THE CONQUEST OF PERU, by PIZARRO AND ALMAGRO. THE CONQUEST OF FLORIDA, by DE SOTO. THE DISCOVERY AND SETTLEMENT OF THE U. STATES AND CANADA. KING PHILIP’S WAR, and THE SEVEN YEARS’ WAR, which terminated in the Conquest of Canada. The Leading Incidents of THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, and THE WAR OF 1812, WITH GREAT BRITAIN. THE WAR WITH THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. THE SEVERAL INDIAN WARS, and THE LATE WAR WITH MEXICO. This work fills 1600 pages, and is very richly embellished throughout. It presents a great variety of REMARKABLE INCIDENTS, and brings to view a great number of Distinguished Characters, including DISCOVERERS, CONQUERORS, GENERALS, STATESMEN, AND LITERARY CHARACTERS, and will serve to gratify, in a high degree, the prevailing taste for _Historical Reading_. The Publisher has spared no expense to render this work in all respects worthy of public patronage. The Publisher relies on the liberality and discernment of the public for remuneration for the great expense which an undertaking of this magnitude has necessarily involved. The work is bound in a neat arabesque style, in one very large volume, and is sold at the extremely low price of THREE DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS A COPY! LEARY & GETZ, Publishers, _No._ 138 _North Second Street_, _Philadelphia_. * * * * * PLATTS’ BOOK OF CURIOSITIES: CONTAINING TEN THOUSAND WONDERS AND CURIOSITIES