Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-09-05

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A series OF untowara and melancholy circum,,anc,,
nave iong delayed the publication OF the above vork AN,
iss delivery 20 Subscribers, finishing thrr.
""iDss 81 H. slr. burAe was prs.natreiy ans fatally GU
VIZ, ~, tue PIHie OF life. and moment has ma
infaiiy powerful inind had derived ygor from
.ehse anu vast researches. Mr.. Shelton Jones was
eh INDUCED To undertake the Completion Of the TASK
pdt he died in the very tkreshhod of that unt,taI ns
oNVlse pages only have issued from h. brilliant men
e ph.'is o' Tue part written by Air. Girardin has
expected ~ ~
Inc portion Of the Z" History of Virginia" which fell
g. ue iot OF tile last named gentleman embracing the
ehei political civil and military transactions OF our
e'oi'tohaF! period is, from line very nature of
.ne SUBJECT, eRted to national attention There an, IN
az ~ nu'ah constitution principles which do not per
in1. Us Opehcid without eep and vivid interest The
o"s anu glorious struggles which history often pre-
80 " our view We mean those struggles in which
.hth coniesed with error virtue win prongacy fre
S coul WIN .ianay. We feel, at this distant day,
'v iepnDean Greece armed against The Invading fnyri
's Oh teisa-fcr the United Netherlands resisting The
uespouSm ana bisOtry OF enlhraied and ri,brnIling
que brave aud yirtuous Swiss hurl,ng dei
LIT ih Ile lace OF proud Ausria-How power fniy then
must our SyinpatEies be excited both as men and "a
"'eh we see, not ancient, foreign patriots
ot oi own Deioved and revcred forefabefs opposing
WIN successful energy systematic and wanton uftuo,
ehl Oh their natural and their chartered r.ls-crea
iins body polite in short establishing by their
WISDOM aho cementing with their blood that political
independence aud those civil and religious liberes
1900 We nov 80 happily enjoy and which, If we Conti-
no ioegh hostility Aoines Intrigue shall est
oar possession Surely, il the pencil, OF history has
a2 sie uelhe"teu scenes calculated 10 attract
ah1 engage cur seusibiiitics, such
ne found sn the present Let us add mat i'm The
prosecution Of ms laudable undertaking the continual
l oseh fuocu ~ sstrcf and Underwriting rcgaidfor
truth, animated 10y indeiaiieable areour aud research
anu pl generous desire Of peTpctuarc TO the utmost
OF his individual eXeIt0ns tbat plorl,us spirt tIo. nd
iniraDie and sacred principles which dictated the nca
sures anu accomplished the exploits in his mar
I;ve. &c has brought 10 light mass OF interesting To-
oency ad all aong adapted his syIe TO Inc inherent
grandeur and dgnity OF his subject The extracts foin
nis Pat oi tne History already before pubic must
"ust, luSuy our opIuIon and, indeed, can pro-
uuce III favour ofthe testimonial of much higher
authority ihan ours. Mr.Jeerson's extensive historical
cOeciion vas Kindly the res.arc
lhat distinguished patriot, whose zeal and abilities
were So early aud efficiently displayed in those very
S.hGs "hen ar: Girardin undertook rctace has
W.n MS usual aIlabity, condescended read the man
ing Horis ~ " ~
Thomas Jefferson returns TO Mr. Grardn his H. s.
@ iids Ieau WA great satisfaction And must
press with sincerity, his peculiar eradication ON seeing
tnis p0fiiSn of American history That of his native S,i
80 Ahy recorded for pea Gritty"
Other gentlemen, eminent in the literary world have
SPOKEN IN Terms equally favourable of those paris of the
sVtiHHMoawhics have been submitted TO their judg.
e. ont We deem II unnecessary say more on this
hedn Inc work IS now before tue public. Let il be
tested byits intrisie i,erts!
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n handsome type. The 18th volume contains about coo
pagesthe three arst volumes fail IittI short az ~,
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