Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-04-07
PROSPECTUS.
ASIA.


a general view OF the antediluvians-sf
the general deluge--of the .e.settlement
of the Globe after that great event--of
the primitive postdiluYian nations which
were formed in Asia, the cradle OF the
world. Their various rami6cations, re-
voIutions, and Of the general course Of
Empire.
AFRICA.
The African part, contains concise
history OF Egypt, arthage, Numidis,
Mauritania, Abyssinia, Of the Piratical
States, and the ilottentots, with group
ed view of its unciviliZed settlements.
EUROPE.
The European part. contains the his
tory OF Greece and Rome, from their
origin to their dissolution-Of the various
nations which were conquered by them
aud of the nations by which the Romans
themselves were finallS conquered, and
of the nations which were formed from
the fragments Of the Roman Empire, and
the various revolutions OF the latter, to-
gether with a view OF the nations which
| never were subjected to the Romans.
AMERICA. 80.
The American part, contains a general
history of the Western continent, under
he heads of Free, European, and Abe
isinal or unconqaered America, The
| first contains a history Of the United
states, from their first settlement as
English Colonies. till the present time
| The second, OF all parts, dependant on
| Europe.-And the third, of all that are
till owned by the Aborisines.
1t is expected that the whole will be
comprised in 10 or IL octave volumes,
Of between four aud five hundred pages
-ach-to be printed 10 Philadelphia,
m gaod paper and fair types, for IS
I-s per volume, in sheep binding, or
"a is Calf Gilt, to be paid for on deli
very. - .v,.
%, AUTHORITIES.
This work has been in contemplation
upwards of 40 years The project OF
it was conceived in 1856. OR reading the,
Universal History, then recently edited
in 60 volumes, by e society Of gentlemen
in England. The original idea Of ex-
tracing the quintessence of that vo-
luminou. work, which contained the
most complete system OF history the
norfd had then seen, has ever since
been ehlarging and Improving by an
attentive perusal Of the histories writ
ten by Robertson. Hume, Gbbon, and O.
ther modern authors--of the ,Asiatic re-
searches-of the works Of Sir William
Jones, and other learned Orientalists-
the publications of intelligent travellers,
who, in the course Of the last half cen
fury have explored almost every region
of the Globe Ihe.e collectively have
thrown blaze of light on countries com
paratively unknown, and on PORTIONS,
both of ancient and modern history which
were confused and obscure at the period
when the writer's Of the Universal Histo.
ry published their work. The arrange
ment of materials collected from these
sources commenced in the year 1880,
when. in consequence Of the surrender
OF Charleston to Sir Henry Clinton. the
author was suddenly released from q sea
OF business and sent as prisoner OF war
TO the British Gar ison then in st. Au
gustine, aud there confined for eleven
months. without any peculiar employ.
ment. Steady progress has been made
tor the last ten years in correcting and
transc ibing the werk for publication.
UNITED STATES.
The History ot the United States is
given at fall length-that Of foreign coun-
tries is more or less expended or con-
tracted in proportion to the Intrinsic im-
por,ance of each-its tendency TO lid>,
ira portions of Hrly Writ-the Greek
and Latin Classics-aBd also in proper
ton TO its connexion with the U. States,
or as furnishing useful practical lnfor,
nation to its citizens, or as the Paternal
soil Of their ancestors. /
The above sketch Of the nature and
objects Of This Immense work, which ha,
occupied the attention OF the Author for |
upwards Of 40 ears, was teund among
his Do pers, and IS now given to the pub |
lie in his own words. Since that perod,
a few chapter. have been aided ~ the
Reverend SAMUEL SrASHoPE SMITH,