Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-05-09

the general deluge-Of the re-seitlemrnt
Of the Globe after that great even,--ot
the primitive postdilavian nations which
were formed in Asia, the cradle OF The
world. Their various rani6ca,ions, re-
yolutions, and Of the general course Of
Empire. ...-s
AFRICA.
The African Fart, contains concise
history OF Egypt, Carthage. Nnnidia,
Mauritania, Abyssinia, of the Practical
States. and the llottentots, with group.
ed view Of its uncivilized settlements.
EUROPE.
The European past, contains the lis
tory Of Greece and r ,He, IRON their
origin to their dissolution--of the various
nations which were conquered by them
and of the nations by which the Romans
themselves we're finally conquered, and
Of the nations which we're formed from
the fragments of the Roman Empire, and
the various reyolutitls OF the latter, to-
gether with a view. OF. the nations which
never were subjected to The Romans.
AMERICA.
The American part. contains a general
history OF the Western continent, under
the heads of Free, European, and Abo-
riginal or uncorquered America. The
first contains history Of the United
States, from their FIRST settlement as
English Colonies, till the present time
The second, OF all parts dependant on
EurOpe.-hnd the third, of all that are
still owned BY the Aborigines.
1t is expected that the whole will be
comprised 10 10 or 10 octave volumes,
of between four and five hundred pages
each--to be printed in Philadelphia,
on good paper and fair types, for S.
Is per volume, in sheep binding. or
S4 Is Calf Gilt, to be paid for on deli
very.
AUTHORITIES.
This work has been in contemplation
upwatds Of 20 years. The project of
it was conceived in 1886, on reading the
Universal History, then recently edited
in 20 volumes, by society Of gentlemen
in England. The original idea of ey-'
tracing the Guiutcssence Of that vo-
luminous werk, which contained the:
most complete system Of history the.
"orld had then seen, has ever since:
been eniarsibg ard improving by an
attentive perdsal cf the histories writ
ten by Robertson, Hume, Gibbon, and o.,
ther modern authors-of the Asiatic re (
searches--of the works of Sir William,
Jones, and other learned 0rienta,ists--I
the publications of intelligent Jewellers
who, in the course OF the last half cen. =
fury have explored almost every regnn.
of the Globe The.e collectively have
thrown blaze Of light on countries COM
paratiyely unknown, and on portions,
both of ancient ard modern history which,
were confused and obscure at the period.
when the writer's Of the Universal Histo-,
~ published their work. The arrange,
ment of materials collected from thess
sources commenced in the yea: $780,.
when, in consequence Of the surrender
Of Charleston to Sir Llenry Clinton, TIL.
author was suddenly released frcm SCI
OF business and sent as prisoner Of wa
to the British Garrison thea in st. AVi-
gustine, and there confined for s.-yfn
months, without any peculiar employ
ment. Steady progress has been made
Tor the last ten years in correcting and
transc, ibing the work for Publication.
UNITED STATES.
The History of tho United States is
given a, full lcpsth-tiato OF foreign coun-
tries is more or less expended or con-
tracttd in proportion to the Intrinsic inn
portance of each-its tendency to Illus
tra,e portions Of Holy Writ--the Greek
and Latin Ciassics-sFd alec in Proror-
ton to its connection with the L States,
or as furnishing useful practical ipfor.
nation to its citizens, o. as the fate.ral
soil Of their ancestors. f
The above sketch OF The nature and
objects of this ;immsIsc work, which has
occunied the attention.o The Au,acr for
upwards OF 40 years, was found apong
his. papers, and is now given to the pub
lie in his own words. Since that period.
a few chapter, have been added ny the
Reverend SAMUEL sTAxHoFE SMITH,
which brings it dowa to the close Of the
last war. %
The publication commences with q
third impression of the History Of the T.,
States, in three volumes, which is all that
has ever appeared. The whole will net
be delivered under Is 90 months. 1t
is proper to state, that the gentlemen
who have the direction OF it are neither
booksellers nor printers, and receive no
pecuniary consideration foS their trouble
but are willing TO make the necessary
advances to carry it into execution pfovi-
ded the sale is warranted by public pa.