Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-04-08
PROSPECTUS.
ASIA.


the general deiuge-of the re-scttlement
Of the Globe after that great event--ot
the primitive posbliluvian nations which
were formed in Asa, the cradle Of the
world. Their various ramihcatiOns, re-
yoiutians, and Of the general course OF
Empire.
The African part, c6ntains concise
history OF Egypt, arthage, Numldia,
Mauritania, Abyssinia, Of the Pira'Ical
States, and the HOttentots, with group
ed view of its unciyilized settlements.
E, EUROPE.
The European part, contains the his
terry OF Greece aud Rome, from their
origin to their dissOluti1a--of the various
aations which were conquered by them
and Of the nations BY which the Romans
themselyes were finally conquered, aud
Of the nations which were formed from
the Fragments OF the Roman Empire, and
thu various revelations OF the latter, to-
yether with view OF the nations which
neyer were subjected TO the Romans.
AMERICA, ,..
The American part, contains general
history Of the Western continent, under
he heads of Free, European, and Abb
isinal nr uncouquered America. Ihe
ir,t contains history Of the Unite"
states. from their ssst. settlement a.
E1glish Colonies, tilI the present time
The second; OF all parts dependant Oh
Fiarope And the third, Of all that are
till owned by the Aborigines. 81. -.
It's expected that the whole will be
comprised in 10 or IL octave volume,
sf between four and five hundred psgcs
sach-to be printed in Philadelphia
on good paper and fair types, for IS
I-s per volume, in sheep binding, or
"a is Calf Gilt, t. be paid for on deli
very. ..,...
AUTHORITIES. . ~
This work has been in contemplation
Upwards of a. years The project OF
il wss conceived H. 1856, or reading the
Universal History, then recently edited
in 60 volumes, by society Of gentlemen
n England. The original idea Of ex-
tracing the quintessence of that vo-
luminous wsrk, which contained thu
most complete system OF history the
world had then seen, has ever since
been enlarging and improving by an
attentive perusal If lhe histories writ
teu by Robertson, Hume, Glbbon, and O.
Their modern authors-of the Asiatic re-
searches--0f the works Of Sir William
Jones, and other learned Orientalist,-
the publications Of intelligent travellers,
vho, in the course of the last half cen
.tur, have explored almost every region
of the Globe These collectively have
thrown blaze of light on countries coin
paratiyelv unknown, and on portions,
both of ancient aud modern his!Dry which
were confused and obscure at the period
when the writers Of the Universal Hjsto.
nv published their wo1k. The arrange.
ment of materials collected from these
sources commenced in the year 1880,
when, in consequence IF the sarl end.r
Of Charleston to Sir Henry Clinton, IL"
author was suddenly released FROM a sea
Of Business and sent a, prisoner OF wa
70 the British Garrison then in st. Au
CUISINE, and there confined for eleven
months, without any peculiar employ
ment. S eady progress has been made
for the las, ten years in correcting and
transc, ibing the work for Publication.
uNITEp STATES.
The History of the United States is
given at full length-that oi foreign eoun-
tries is more or less expended or cc"-
tracted in proportion to the intrinsic M
porta1 ce of each->its tendency to 'llu,
ira e portions of Holy Wrlt-the Greek
and Latin Classics-and also IN proTor-
tion to it, couuexion with the U. States,
or as furnishing useful practical inior.
nation to its citizens, " as the Paternal
soil of their ancestors.
The above sketch Of the nature and
object, of his immense work, which has
occupied the attention Of the Author for
upwards OF 40 years, was found among
hi, papers, and IS now gwen to the pub
lie in his own words. since that period,
few chapter. have been added ~ the
Reverend SAauEL STASHorE SMITH,