Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-04-23
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general view OF the artediluyians--sf
the g neral deuge---of the reese .tiement
cf the Globe alter that great eyent--of
the primitive postdiluvian nations. which
were formed in Asia, the cradle of the
world. Their various raG.i6cstions, re-.
yolutions, and of the general course Of
Empire.
| -. AFRICA.
The African part, contains a concise
history OF Egypt arthage, Nunidia,
Mauritania, Abyssinia, of he Piratical
States. aud the 'to'tenlot', with group.
81 view of it. urrivilizgd settlements.
EUROPE.
The EUROPEAN par, contains the es-
tory OF Greece and Rome, from iheif
origin to their dissolutiou-ef the VARIOUS
nations which were conquered By 'h.m-
and of the Dations BY which the Romans
Themselves we're finalle conquered, aGd
Of the nations which were formed from
the fragments Of the Roman Empire, aud
the varluas revolutions o; the latter, to- :.
gether with view OF the nations which
never were subjected to the Romans.
AMERICA.
The American part. contains general
history of the Western continent. under
the heads of Free, European, and Abo-
riginal or uncoGquered America. The
frat contains history of the United
States, from their FIRST settlement as
Eaglish Colonies, till the present time
The second, of all parts dependant ON
Europe, And the I I'D, of all that are
.tiIlowned by the Aourigines.
It's expereJ that the whole will be
comprised in 10 or IL octave ,olumesJ
Of between four and Ave hundred pages
each-tO be printed in Philadelphia,
on good paper and fair types, for 80
Is per volume, in sheep binding, or
"a l-3 Calf Gilt, to be paid for on deli
very.
This work has been in contemplation
upwards of 40 years. The project Of
it vas conceived 10 1856. on reading the
Universal History, then recently edited
in 90 volumes, by society of gentlemen
IN England. The original idea Of ex-
tracing the -guintessence Of that vo-
luminous work, which contained the
nust complete system of history the
yorId had then seen, has ever since
been eIlarging and improving by an
attentive pcrnsal "f the histories writ
zen by Robertson, Hume, Gbbon, and O.
! ;her modern authoss-Of The Asistit re-;
| Searchcs-of the works Of Sir William
Jones. aud ,ahcr learned Orientahsts--
| The publications of intelligent travellers5
Who, in the course Of the last half CEN
;nry have explored almost every region
| Of the Glabe These collectively have
| thrown biaZe of light on countries cum.
va Ns.lvely unknown, and on pc: tons,
both of ancient aud modern history which
were confused ard obscure at the period
uhen The writer. Of the Universal rIisto-
~ published their work. The arrange
nlent of materials collected from these
sources commenced in the year I380,
when, in consequence Of the surrender
OF charIeston to Cir henry Clinton, the
author was suddenly released from sea
Of business and sent as a prisoner Of war
TO the British Garrison then in st. At
gustine, and there confined for eleven
months. without any peculiar employ
,nent. Steady progress has been made
for the last len years 10 correcting and
trsmc ibng the work for Publication.
UNITED STATES.
The History of the Unlted States is
given at full length that Of foreign coun-
tries is more or less expended or con-
tracted in proportion to the Intrinsic i'm,
portance OF each-its tendency to illus.
trae portions of Holy Writ-the Greek
and Latin ChssIcs-ard also in proper
ton to its connection with the U. States,
or as furnishing useful practical infor-
nation to its citizens, or as The Paternat
soil Of their ancestors.
The above sketch Of the nature and
objects OF this Immense work, which has
occupied the attention OF the Author for
upwards Of 40 years, vas found among
his papers, and IS now gwen to the pub
lie in his own words. Since that period,
few chapter. have been added by the
Reverend SAMUEL SrANHopE SMITH,
which brings it down to the close Of the
last war. =.
The publication commences with a
third impression of the History Of the o.
States, in three volumes, which is all that
has ever appeared. The whole will not
be delivered under rs or 90 months. ft
is proper to state, that the gentlemen
who have the direction OF it are neither
booksellers nor printers, and receive no