Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-05-31
The Colunbiad ;

A Poem in 10 Books--By Joel Barlow.
This title announces a work of the highest
interest that the res gesta of our country or
Of any other can furnish. With regard to the
merits of the execution, it would i'll become us,
the publishers, to speak in tina, strain of commen
dation which alone would give ut,erance to our
sentiments. OF this, the public, to whom it is
now offered, will judge for themselves We will
only state one circumstance. which ought TO be
understood by the purchaser before we solicit
his patronage The ancienr Juvenile Poem of
MIR Barlow called the Vision of Columbus. is so
far absorbed in this, as henceforward to disap
pear from the list of his works. All that he has
thought worthy of the subject in that Poem has
| been incorporated in this-which may amount to
one fourth or one third of the former work He
has now in his mature years and iudgmen,. IA.
ken much wider range over the imm ense re
gions of fact and fancy than the fortunes of this
hemisphere have opened to his view. and "the
work Is now probably destined 10 stand, the
epic song of his country"
No pains or expense have been spared to give
1t dress and ornament suitable TO its intrinsic
merit.
II is in one volume royal quarto illustrated by
twelve engravings on The following subjects |:
l. Hesper's appearance to Columbus in prison.
III. Capac and Della instrucUing The savsges in
| agriculture and the domestic arts.-III. Zamor
killed by Capac Nv. InquisiGon ". Cesar
passing the Rubieon.-VI Cruelty presiding o.
yer the Prison Ship.-ViI Murder of Lucinda
VIII. Cotnwa lis resigning his sword to Wash
! ington.--lX. Rape cf the Golden Fleece x.
Imitation to the Mysteries of Iris.-XI. Final
| resignation of prejudices
These eleven subjects were painted by the &C.
lebra;ea Smlrke, expressly for This poem. The
pictures are now exhibited in the PHILADELPHIA
Academy OF Fine Arts. where the public can ex
| anime their admirable execution, and form some
idea of the expense and labor bestowed on The
decorations of this work They were engraved
by the first artists in England: and the eneray
iHgs we've in such high estimation among the anna
teu's. that several proof copies were sold in Lon
don a six guineas set. To thess is added Dor
tran OF the author, painted by Robert Fulton,
and finely engraved by Arthur Smith.
The paper we believe. is better than any be-
tore made in this country and the printing by
Fry & Kammerer may be regarded as a speci
men OF typography hitherto unsurpassed, and
seldom equalled in the world
Also Just received, and for sale as above,
The 2D No OF Col. ToUsARD's
American ARTILLERIST'S COMPANION.
The Discarded Son or Haunt of the Bandi,ti :;
tale by Regina Maria Roche, author of the
Children of the Abbey, &c &c.
Modern Chiva'ry containing the adventures of
captain, and league O'Reagan his servant ;
by II. II Breckenridge
The Lay OF the Last Minstrel, Poem by Wal
ter Scott.
The Horrors of st. Domino; written by Lady
at Cape Francois.
The Lay of an Isish Harp The Wild Irish Girl,
and 81. Clair. BY Miss Owenson.
The Pleasures Of Hope and Pleasures and Paiss
OF Memory. Jonathan Poastfree. of the Ho.
nest Yankee a musical farce, in ) acts. By
Beach. April g 1908. w6t