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LITERARY INTELLIGENCE.

MR. OWEN BIDDLE, architect
of Philadelphia, a young man, whose
taste, genius, and enterprise lay
strong claim to approbation, has
just published a work, entitled, The
Young Carpenter's Assistant; or, a
System of Architecture, adapted to
the style of building customary in
the United States. He has embel-
lished his work with valuable de-
signs and elevations of some of the
principal structures in the city of
Philadelphia, and with plans and
descriptions of the bridge over
Schuylkill.

One of the most learned and ela-
borate works produced by an Ame-
rican, since the revolution, is the
Retrospect of the Eighteenth Cen-
tury, by the Rev. Dr. Miller of New
York. It has lately been re-publish-
ed by J. Johnson, in London, in three

neat octavo volumes. As this au-
thor bestows more attention on the
arts and literature of America than
any other work of the same import-
ance, it is pleasing to reflect, that by
means of its circulation and popula-
rity in Europe, some credit may be
reflected upon us in addition to that
to which this work itself will give
us a title.

A gentleman, of Philadelphia, well
known for his literature and his
taste, has just published a work,
which he entitles “American Let-
ters.” They were written by the
author while travelling in Switzer-
land and Italy, and contain a rapid
but vivid and picturesque sketch of
two of the most celebrated countries
in the world. A more particular
account of these elegant volumes will
be given in a future number.