Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-09-05
HISTORICAL LETTERS.
10 the Editor Of the Jhgiaia .Aryus.
(LETTER XIV.-Concluded.)
The Romans-Continued.


lIorsa. Having been called i'm by The
Britons to defend them against the
Picts and Scots, they landed in Britain
under the conduct Of these two brotL>,
ers, who eventually conquered the
country with the aid of numerous other
who speedily followed. AZ
ter this Saxon. conquest the country
was divided into seven different king
doms, which was called the HeptarclH
In the course of time these seven king
doms were united, by inheritance OF by
subjug alton. Ii. s-.,->aSson of Egbert.
who commenced the English moi,a,.-
chy, which has continued 70 our DAYS.
George the Third, now on the throne,
Is the descendant and Lineal successor
ofthis Egbert, from whom he is sep
arated by fifty sovereigns and thirty
generations. The Anglo-Saxon career
began A. ID. $50.
The Scracens came from Arabia,
and their principal chief was Abdera-
man. They were the tribes united by
Mahomct, and effected, almost in an
instant, under the conduct of the ca
iiphs and their successors, the conquest
OF an immense country: They suhdu-
ed, on the one hand, Persia, Syria, and
penetrated as far as the gates OF Con-
stantinople; whilst, on the other, they
traversed Egypt. inundated Africa, the
islands Of the Mediterranean, and Spain
they also broke into France, where
nothing could arrest their progress till
they were opposed by Charles Martel,
whose val0r and abilities completely
defeated them in the vicinity of Polo
tiers, forcing them to retire into Spain,
where they founded, upon the ruins OF
the Visigoths, a dominion which con-
unued for $50 years, with more OF less
lustre, until they were totally subju-
gated and expelled by Ferdinand and
Isabella, who got possession Of Grena-
da, their last asylum, A. ID. t492. The
Saracens Of Asia were destroyed, by
the 1artars A. ID. 124S. The namo
only is all that remains to us at this
day of this celebrated people, who, at
one time, gave laws to great portion
of the earth. Nevertheless, the Sara
Gems of Bagdad merit generous re-
collection for the lustre which, i'm the
time of their Caliph Harom Al-Ras-
child, they Shed upon science and let
ters. The SaPacens commenced A. ID.
632 and ended their career in 149e.
The .4ltemdnni had for their princi-
pal chief ChnodOmar. They were a
confederacy of a great number of diff
ferent tribes, which circumstance is
supposed 10 have given rise to their
name, which implies collection of all
men, or OF all sorts ofmcn. The con-
federation took place about the year
2t5 after Jesus Christ, between the
Leck and the upper Rhine. Others
will have it. that their name was dcri-
we'd from tire little river Altmuhl. in
FrancOnia, otherwise called AIlemanus
but according to Pfefel Gin his A
bridgmeDt ofthe History and Public
Law of Germany it remains to be as
ce15aineG whether il wss the river that
gave its name to the people in its Wei
nifty, or the people who gave their name
10 the river. The AIlcmanni under
took many unfortunate expeditions a.
gainst Italy and GauI, in which they
were constantly repulsed, particularly
by Tie emperor Julian, near Strasburg,
A. ID. SIS and by king Clovis, at the
celebrated battle OF Tolbiac, near JUL
ers, A. ID. 400. After these misfor-
tunes the Allimanni remained on their
native soil, where, in tho course of
time. their name has become "a gener-
al determination for all the people be-
yOndthe Rhine whilst that of, Suabia
served them for long time as par
tieular denomination.
Besides The nations l lave mention
cd, there were otheT hortlcs o. Barba-
l1aDs instrumental in Tie destruction of
The Roman empire. The Gepidcs had
. common origin with the Ostrogoths
and the Nisigoths, from whom they Sc
parated on their arrival from Sweden
IN Germany 10 the north of Gie Da-
lube they founded kingdom which
was destroyed by .lic Lombards. The
HernH were one Of those numerous CO.
onies with which Germany was cover
al: II is said they we're destroyed by
he LOmbards. In truth, il is the GUS
-Om 10 call Odsaccr, who overturned
lie emDire OF the west. kiuO NJ the