Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-10-26

4 oEhiES OF untowa Il and melancholy crcrm
1 a stances, has long delayed the publication ct ,he
above Work, and it delivery to Suh.cribe.s soon
a''er hnshng three volumes oft, MIR. Burk WAS
prrpatureiy and fatally cut off in the prime Off,
"hd ri a moment when his naturally powerG,I
mind had derived additional veour from intense anil
vast researches. Mr.. Shelton Jones was then ia
duced to undertake the completion ofthe task ;bnt
ne dtd m the very threshold Of that undertaken
oNty -hve pages only have issued on his brian,
pen AID the printing OF the part written hy Mr.
1irardn has been retarded by difficulties no less
numerous than unexpected
ne portion OF the D." History of Virginia which
zen TO the lot Of the last named gentleman, en-
orac'us the ehisf, political, civil and military trans
aetiois OF our great revolutionary ncriod Is from
the very nature of the subj ct, en tied 10 national
attention. There are in the human constitution
piheipies which do not permit MS 10 b hold With
out deep and vivid interest, the arsiuous and eyor
ous struggles which, history often presents TO our
view. we mean those struggles in which truth
c'hes'ucu wlh error, virtue with proS,gacv free
oom with tyranny. We feel, even at this distant
oay' Tor republican Greece armed against In.
invading nyIiads at persia-itr the United N,thrr
'afnSr ssling the despot SIN and bgo;ry ofenthraed
ana eH'hra'lws Span-ior the bray. and virtnoas
9"is' hnrims d iauce in the fee OF proud Austria
RIO" powerfully, then, must cur sympathies be exc;-
tea, opt rs men and rs citizens, when we see rot
ancient rot foreign patriots, but our own believed
ana reyered ioreiathers, opposing with successful
~, sys'ematio AMI waaton Infringement of
their natural aud their chartered richis-creatinp
ne" bHiy polIilc-in short, establishing by ter
wisdom, and cementing with their bIood that ,o,i
tieai independence and those civil and rel;g;ous
hoeTties, w.lch Nc now SO happily enoy and which
we continue faithful Ia our high destinies. no
power upon earth, no foreign hostility, no domestic
intrigue, shall cv.r wrest from orr ,rossession =
surely II the pencil Of history has at any fine do
h'eated scenes calculated 90 attract our attention.
ana engage our sensbilities such scenes arc IN he
1Hnn IN the present work Let US add. tl.at in the
proscca,i0n OF this audable undertake.. tie conf
ndatoi las been guided by strict and undeyiaiin-
regard Tor truth, animated by an indeGtgshe arInr
oiresearch and by generous tiasr,. OF ,r,,so,iry
20 me utmost OF lis individual exc rioe that aIorios
spirit tnose admirable aud sacred princpIes which
',."'e" Ihe nieasur, 5, and accomplished the ex-
pioits recorded in Lis narrative He has brought
70 ig"t VI IS of interesting local facts deteet.d
ann rectihed errors Of rnischievon7 teudsney and
AZ sio~g adopted hi' stIe the nhcren, eiandcnr
ana cisnity Of his subject. The extracts FINN las
part OF The History already befre the Dnhle. must.
we .a-', ju.lIiy our opinion; anil, Indeed, we can
odncs N favor of the work. testimonial NJ muc,,
higher authority than ours Nj Jefl;rson's ex,en-
siye historical collection was kindly opened 10 The
conunustors researches. That DISTINGUISHED na-
trlot whose zeal and abilities were so early and s,
eIhcien,iy displayed in those very scenes which
VAT uI!sr.i W.. undertook to retrace, ha with his
usual ahabiiy, cOndescended TO read the manu-
script, and bestowed on it his appreciation. 10 The
following words:
>, homes Jefferson returns to Nr. Girarden his
~. y. which he has reed with great satsfacton.
ANA must express with rinccreiy, his necnliar
gra'ihea'ion on seeing This portion of american Hs-
posteri;y.'
pther Gentlemen, eminent in the literary world,
have spoken in terms equally Favorable Of those
parts oiiIe continuation which have been submitted
10 their jndgment-but we deem il unnecessary To-
say more on this head. The Work will sooo ne
neiore the public Let it be tested By its intrinsic