Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-05-20

'he general de!use--of The re-sei..7ri'|:
# The Giobe after that great evei, 30,
The primitive ro.tdiiuvian majors ..dah
we-a forwed.in Asia, the cradis cs. tie
world Their variuos rauiiicstIons, re-
,alutions. and of the general course Of
Empire.
ArRIcA.
TIE African part, contains conrise
history OF Egypt Ga-.hase. Numidis,
Mauritania, A5ysinis, e he Pir1 neal
States, and the l,o,ten..ys. s,th group
ed view Of il, uncivilizei Sc Elements.
EURoPE.
The European PAT, contains The lrisI
tory OF Greece az! Rome, i.;m their
origin tn their diss0lu;i0n-nf 'he various
nations which were Conquered b. ,ht N
and of the ratiens BIZ which the Romans
themselves we're finally conquered, ard
of The nations. which we're fnrued frgn
the fragments Of the Roman Empire, ard
the various revolutions OF tie latter. to-
gethy- with view Of the Daticss which
never were sutjosted.to tie Romans.
90 90 AMERICA.
The American part. contains general
history Of the Western continent, under
the heads Of Free, European, and Abu'
risinal or untorquered America. Tic
fist contains history Of the United
States, from their -Grst sct.lsmeL; az
Eagllsh Colonies, till the present time
The second, of all parts dependant ou
Eurcpe.-ADd The third, Of all tat are
still owned by the Abnrigines. !
It's expected that the whole will Re
comprised in 10 or. ls octave volur'es.
Of between four and Ave hundred poe:
each-to be printed in PhAa6clg'..
on good paper and fair types. '"F I
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81 Is Calf Gilt, to be Paid 10 oa.ts.'
very.
AUTHORITIES.
This work has been in contemrla. IN
uysards Of 40 years The projec,
II was conceived in 1886, on reading tic
Universal History, then recet,!y edited
in GO volumes, by society 81 > eptleuacm
in England. The original idea 81 eI-
tracing the quintessence N that yo-
luminous work. which contained the
most complete system nt history me
world had then seen, has ever sincc
been eLIarging and improving BY an
attentive perusal It the histories arlt-
ten by Robertson, Hume, G,bbpn, and o.
thcT modern authors-0f the Asis:ic nc
scarches-of the works OF Sir William
Jones, and other learned UrientaIsts--
the publications Of intelligent travellers,
who, in the course Of The last half cen.
Jury have explored almost every region
Of The Globe Thee collectively have
thrown blaze Of light on countries GEM
paratyelv unknown, and on portions.
both of arcientaE modern his,DIy which
were confused and obscure at the period
when the writer's OF the Univel sal rIisto-
~ published their work. The arrange.
ment of materials collected from these
sources commenced 10 the year ESQ,
when, in consequence 81 the soEehder
Of Charleston TO Sir Henry Clinton, tie
author was suddenly released from sea
OF business and sent as prisoner cfNar
to the British Garrison then in -. A.
srstine, and there confined fur ese:rn
months, without any peculiar employ
nent. Steady progress has been made
for the last ten years in correcting aud
transc. :oirs tie work for pssirstior.
UNITED STATES
The History OF the United States is
given a, full !eugth-,ha, Ut foreign cGnn-.
tries is more or less e: aided or con-
afacted in proportion 10 tie intrinsic im-
portance of eaci.-it- tenieEo, 10 ,ilus-
tra,e portions Of Holy Wri,-;ils Creek
and Latin Classics--snd also in rglTCr-
tion to its connection with the l. Siare.,
or as furnishing useful rracnca! info'-
nation to It's citizens, q as the PStcrDal
soil of their sRcestoTs. a5
The above sketch & the nature ard
objects of this Immense work, Which tss
occunied the attention OF TIE Author Tor
upwards Of 40 year,, was tourd among
his p,pers, and IS now given 10 the pub
he ia his own words. Since that period,
a few chapter, have been added By tho
Reverend SAMUEL STASHoPE SsITH,
which brings it down to the close Of the
last war.
The ps5'ica.inn cpmmences with 4
third impression of tie History Of the L.
States. in three volumes, which /. al! that
hss ever appeared. TIE whole will no.
be delivered under IS or 90 months. II
is proper 70 state, that the gen.lemen
who have the direction CT it are neither
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pecunisry consideration fertilizer trouble
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