Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-04-14

a general view OF the antedilus!ans-af
the general de,uge-nf the re-se'tlement
of the Globe after hat great event-of
the primitive Fostdiluvian nations which
were foyned' in Asia, the cradle OF tue
world. Thric various qualifications, re-
vOlutions, and of tie general course OF
Empire.
The African pa {, contains q concise
history OF Egypt ashase, Numidla,
Mauritanis, Abyssinia, Of the Piratical
States, and the Ho't-ntot,, with A group
ed view of its uncivilizrd settlements.
E1o7E.
r.. The European pat, contains the his
tory oi Greece and Rome, from their
origin to their dissolu'ion--of the rafious
nations which were conquered BY 'hem-
and Of the nations by which The Romans
thewr4.ves sere finally conquered, and
of tist nations which were formed from
the fragments of he.Roman Empire, and
the various r.yelutions o. the after, to-
gether with lew OF ':hs nations which
never were subjected 20 the Romans.
AMHRIcA
The AmsTicau part. contains gener-
history of. IN, Western continent, undef
he heads OF Frss, European, and Alb
,sinal or unconanered America. Toe
i Of coatains a history OF The United
i'strs. from their 6rst settlement IS
.Ingl,sh Colonies, I'LL tls present time
The secund, oi all parts dependant VI
4urop. And the third, If all that are
til ',mnrti 10y the ASmigines. "A
1t i. expected that the WHOLE will be
IN prlsed in 10 or 12 octave volumes.
f between four aud five hundred psges
sach-to be printed in Philadelphia,
m eeod paper and fair types, for IS
is per voiume, in sheep binding. or
81 Ia Calf Gilt, to be paid for on del'-
'ery.
AUTHoRITIrs.
This work has been Ia contemplation
awards of a. wears The project of
II vas conceived IT, 1856, oa reading the
Universal History, then recently edited
n 60 volumes, by society Of gentlemen
England The original idea of ex-
tracing the quintessence of that vo-
luminous work, which contained the
m q complete system OF history the
lid had then seen, has ever since
been ehlarg;ns and improving BY an
attentive petu>al IF the histories writ
ten by Robertson, Hume, Glbbon, and O.
Their modern au,nOrs-of the A,iatic re-
searckes-of the works of Sir WillIam
Jones, and other learned Orientamsts-
the publications of intelligent travellers,
who, in the course II the last half cen
tury have explored almost every region
of the GloLe These collectively have
thrown blaze Of light Oh countries com
paratlye!v unknown, and on portions.
beth of ancient and modern history which
were confused ard obscure at the period
when the writer's Of tue Universal HstO
~ pubii.hed their work. The arrange
men. of materials collected from these
sources commenced in the year 1880.
when. in consequence -of the surrender
OF Charlie ten to Sir Henry Clinton, the
author was suddenly released from a sea
OF Business and sent as prisoner OF wa;
10 the British Garrison then in 81. All.
gus,ine, and there confined for clever
months, without any peculiar EMPLOY
ment. S eady progress bas been u.ade
Tor The last zen years in correcting and
trau,c ibing tie work far publication.
UNITED STATES.
The History Il the United States is
given at full leusth-thal Ot foreign couE-
tries is more or less expended or COO
tracted in proportion to The irtr'nsic l"-
nor Ace Of esch-i's tendency 20 Illus
ira portions Of Holy Wrlt-the Gteek
aud LATIN Clsssics-aud also IN proper
non to its connexion with the q. States.
or as furnishing useful practical infor-
nation to its cinZeus, OF as the PAterna
soil of their ancestors.
Tn. above :ketob Of the nature and
obi, cts o, his iamease ,w"rk, which ba,
occapied the attention Of the Author Tor
.psards of 40 years, was found among
his psners. ard IS now gwen Ia the pub
Inc j. his own wo d.. since that pered,
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