Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-06-10
American Literature.
Just Published,
BY C & Conrad & Co Philadephia.
and for sale by Samuel pleasar,s, jr. Richmond !;
The Columbiad

A Poem in 10 Books By Josl Barrow.
| THIS utie announces work Of the highest
interest that the YES gessa of our country or
! Of any oher can furnish With regard 10 he
merits of he execution, II would i'll become us,
| The Fub'ish RS, TO speak that rain Of common
daton which alone would give u.,erance to our
sentiments. OF ,hia, he putic, 10 whom, il IS
now Offered viii Jucge for themselves We will
only state one Circumstance, which Ought to be
understood by the purchaser before We solicit
! his patronage The ancenr Juvenile Poem of
! Mr. Barlow called he Vision of Columbus, is so
! far absorbed in This, as hencefoYward 20 disap
\ pear from the lis, of his works All that he has
! thought worthy If the subj C, in hat Poem has
been Incorporated in this-- which may amount to
one four or one third of the former work He
has now in his mature years and judgment, ia
! ken much wider rsnge over ,he I'm sense re
gions OF face and fancy. than he fortunes ct this
hemisphere have opened 10 his view, and "the
work is probably destined 10 stand, the
epic song Of his country
No pains or expense have been spared to give
it dress and ornament suitable 20 It's intrinsic
merit.
II is in one volume royal quarto illustrated by
twelve engravings on The following subjects !;
j. Hesper's appearance to Columbus in prison.
ii. Capac ard Della instruc,ing the savages in
agriculture and he domestic arts ILL. zamor
killed by Capac Nv. Inquisiion ". Cesar
passing the Rubicon.--VI Cruelty presiding c.
yer the Prison Ship.-VII. Murder OF Lucinda
VIII. Cornwall, resigning his sword TO WASH
| ington.--IX Rape of the Golden Fleece K
Initiation to the Mysteries of Iris.--XI. Final
resignation Of prejudices.
These eleven subjects were painted by the &C.
| ebrafed Smrke. expressly for this poem. The
J pictures are now exhibited in the PHILADELPHIA
J Academy OF Fine Ar,s, where the public can ex-
anime their admirable execution. ard form some
idea of the expense and labor bestowed on the
decorations of tins wcrk. They were engraved
by the first artists in England: and the engrav-
ings wee in such high estimation among the anna
teurs. that several proof copies were sold in Lon
don at six guincas set. To these IS added por-
TRAIT Of he an hor, painted 10y Robert Fulton
and finely engraved by Arthur Smith.
| The paper we believe. is better than any be-
fore made in this county and the printing by
| Fry < Kammerer, may be regarded as a speci
men Of typography hitherto unsurpassed, aud
seldom equaIled in the world.
Also Just received and Tor sale az above,
| THs % No OF Cor. ToueAnD's
merican ARTlLLERIST'S COMPASSION
I The Discarded Son or Haunt Of the Bandiiti ;
tale by Regina Maria Roche. author Of the
! Children Of the Abbey &c &c
/ Modern Chivary containing the adventures Of
captain, and league O'Keagan his servant J;
! by RI " Breckenridge
I The Lay Of he Last Minstrel, a Poem BY Wal
/ trr Scott
The Horrors Of ST. Domino written by Lady
at Cape Francois.
The Lay Of m Iish Harp The Wild Irish Girl.
| ard s. Clair BY Miss Owenson
! The Pleasures OF Hope and Plea9uTes and Paihs
! Of Memory. Jonathan Poasifree, Of the Ho.
nest Yankee musical farce, IN 3 acts. BY
L Beach Aprii3 1903 w6t