Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-06-14
American Literature.
Just Published,
by & Conrad, & Co Philadelphia.
and tor sale by Samuel pleasant5, il. Rienmond
i he Colunbiad

A Poem in 10 Socks BY Joti Ear o..
THIS tile announces work of E hish Sc
interest that the res ges,a OF our come Or
OF any Other can furnish. Wuh rcgard Q ,hs
merits OF the execution, it would III become us.
the publishers, TO speak in tha' Strain ofcornre,,.
dation which aicne would give u,terance TO o,,r
sentiments. OF this, the pubic, 10 whom ! -
now offered, viii Judge for themselves WewH
only s'ste one cireum stance, which eupht 10 ne
Understood by The purchaser before we solic,e
his patronage The ancient Juvenile Poem of
Mr. Barlow called he Vision of Columbus ia Sc,
tar absorbed IN TINS, as hencefo,wa 20 disap1
pear from the list of his work.. All ,hat ne Tas
thought worthy of the subject in that Poem las
been incorpo' ated in this may amour, IL,
one fourth or one third of the former wo5k, ua
has now in his mature years and iysemsp-. va.
Ken nuch wider ranse over he i'm r,vnse se
gions OF fact and fancy. than ,he fortunes of its
hemisphere have opsncd TO his view, and "tse
work Is now p'cbab.y destIned 10 stand, lhe
epic song Of his counUy."
No pans or expense have been spared 10 eiys
1t dress ana ornament suitable = its Intrinsic
m rt.
Il Is in one volume royal qnar,o ii,us,rated by
twelve engravings on'1he following subjects .
l. hesPer's appearance TO Coluinbus in prison.
III. CaPac and Oelia in,iructing The savsees in
as cu'ture and he domestic arts III. Zamor
killed by Capac Nv. Insuisition " Cesar
passing the Rubiccn.--VI Cruelty pre.idinp a.
ver ne Prison Ship,--VII Murder of LuciiS,.a.
VIII. Coynwahs resignrg his swosd TO We h..
i1gron.--lX. Rape Of IRE Golden Fleece Z.
Initiation 10 the Mysteries oflrs.- X Final
resignation of prsjudices.
These eleven subjects were pain ed by the CO.
lebratei Smrke, expressly for this paem. The
pictures are now exhibited in the PhiladeIphia
Academy OF Fine A S. where the public can ex-
anime their admirable execution, and form sor1e
idea of the expense and labor bestowed On The
decorations of this work. They were en,.Taved
by the first artists in England; and rhe ens.av-
in8s wee in such high estlmslDn amorg he srns-
teurs. thai several proof copies were sold ia ior-
don "a six guincas ser. To lhsss = added a po.
trait of the author, painted by Robert Ful.cr.
and finely engraved by Ar'hur Smith.
The paper we believe. is better than any be-
fore made in this country and ,he printing by
Fry & Kammerer. may be regarded as speci-
men OF typography hitherto unsurpassed, asd
seldom equailed in the world.
Also just received, and for sale rs above,
THE 20 No OF Col. ToUsARD's
American nRTILLERIST'S COSePAEION.'
The Disca'ded Son or Haunt OF the Bandi Ii
a tale by Regina Maria Roche. author OF TIE
Children of the Abbey, &c & o..
Modern ChivalTy containing ths adventures Of
captain, and league O'Resgan his selyanty
by IL u Breckenridge
The Lay of The Last Minstrel, Poem (; by Wall
ter Scott.
The Horrors Of St. Domino; written by Lsdy
at Cape Francois.
The Lay of an Irish Harp The Wild Irish Girl,
and ST. Clair BY Miss Owenson.
The Pleasures OF Hope and Pleasures ard Pairs
OF Memory. Jonathan Poastfree, of me Ho.
mes, Yankee musical fasce, IN acts. BY
l., Beach April , 1903 w6r