Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-09-02

| 1E'HE HISTORY OF VIRGINIA feommenc.dt v LON
| ~ uuRSE and continued by SHELTON JOINS asd /
reIy 10 SwbScrijers.
series of untowara aud melancholy circumstance
'e ohg DELAYED the publication of the above WORK,
us delivery To Subscribers. soon AFTER finishing Ore
Volumes OF II, MI Burke premature and fatally Gu
on, ~ the prie of life, and moment when his NJ.
,nIaiy powerful nnd had derived additional vigor lron
intense ana vast researches. MIR Shelton Homes va.
." hunced TO undertake the completion of Lc Iask
pu ne ned IN the very threshold that mSrriakin
oNy,are pages only have issued from his brilliant pea
~ pruning OF the part written 10y Nj. GIraidin has
expected.
me portion Of the % History Of virginia. which felI
20 us iO OF The last named gentleman cinh acing the
cs'.i political, civil and military TRANSACT our
c"t fef"!uu"n'fy period. is from Tie very
the snject, emitted National attention Jhe. m. IN
uie human constitution rrIucipes which do per
mn as to behold, without deep and vivid interest the
sfduOs and GLORIOUS st,urs;cs which bso-y C.n mo
.'n,s I" "ut view We meas those struggles which
truth conended with error virtue Eitl pronigacy ,r-e
1oih with viann, We feel, even at this distant day
TOT publican Greece armed against he invading ,ri.
lus u Pefsia--for the United Netherlands resisting the
nespousin aud bisoiry Of enthraiied aud entlra nq
siah-icr the brave and virtnous Swiss hn,ling den
ace ih The face ofpioud Austria powerfully tl,u
fnnst our synpaties be excited both as men and ~
ciifers when we see, not ancient no; foreign patriots
u our owl beloved and rerered ioreiathef, opposing
win successful energy systematic and wan,on infrInge
e' OF ,e'r natural ana their chartered righis-cea.
tiig new body polite sfoIt establ,, biuu NV ,.,
wisdom and ccnenting with their blood that political
nuepehdehcs and those civil and religious liberties
whieh we nowsohappy enjoy and which If we cnuti.
nue. faithful 10 onr high desiinies no power non cartb
n" "felSn hostility no domestic intrigue shall ever wrct
OUT possession Surely, II The pencil history has
dt any the oeieatcd scenes calculated attract our
aenton aud engage seiisibities src scenes arc Ia
We Ioua III tue present work Let add that in the
prosecution Of this lauiabe undcrak ir The co,,iuuo
tor has been guided By strict and d.y,atinr reward
ntl, animated by an ndeati abc rdour and research
az ~ stli.one desire Of perpetuang, TO the utmost
ct ms individual eNeons that gIurious suri, 1bo. adj
aple snd sacred principles, which dictated tie Inea-
sTes and accomplished the exploits recorded in his mar
rave He has brought Iirbt ,rass Of u,rres,;ns ~,
ac's detected ava Tectihed errors Of misc eyous ten
ochcy and all along adapted his s,Ir 10 the inherent
s,ahueni ana dgny OF his snlect. The extracts from
MS pait OF the History already before The public must
we trust. JUSTLY our opinion and indeed We can pyo
uhce I.l favour OF the work testimonial Of much hrler
,i "! tuah ours Mr. JeifeIson's extensive historical
Was AInuE opened To the contributors researcE
es mat distinguished patriot whose zeal aud abilities
were SO early aud efficiently displayed in those very
scenes Which Mr.. Girardm undertook TO reiIace has
WIN ms usnalaffaily Condescended to read The man
uscrp and bestowed on his appreciation IN the follow
ing words:
ihomas Jefferson returns to Mr. Grardin his ~ s.
"Nh Ne nas READ With great satIsiac,iOn Ana eN
press with sincerity, his peculiar pratcation N secinr
l's pofll"h of American history that his native State
50 aoiy recorded for poserity."
other gentlemen emipen, in the literary world I,
spoken VI terms equally favourable Of those paris of The
tohtNHH0i0R which nave been submitted TO their indp
men, nt Dnt We ueen II unnecessary say on this
ne"- ne 'oTA rs nov before the public. Let il be
tested by ITS intrsIc mertsl
SoNDifloNs--The whole work is comprised in four
volumes, OF large $40. size ON tine paper with new
ana handsome type. The liL volume contains about 600
Pgeshe three first volumes fall itile short of that
The original price was TO be to subscribers ,brec dol
aTs per volume, neatly IN sheep and tIered or
TWO collars aud half in boards. The present Propr,eers
nave determined TO reduce that price half dollar Z vo
line, as small compensation Tor tue unavo,dabIe delay
Mch mas taken place IN preparing and bringing out tie
y The above works deposited for delivery =, ,Ia
bookstore OF Mr.. Fzwhy sonn where city subscribers
can DC supplied those IN The country viii lie waited on
WIN u ny au agent appointed for that purpose.
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