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


a general view OF the antediluvians--af
the general deIuge-of the re-settlement
of the Globe after that great event-ef
the primitive Dostdiluvian nations. which
were formed in Asia, the cradle OF the
world. Their various qualifications, re-
yolutions, and OF the general course OF
Empire.
AFRICA. ..
The African part, contains a concise
history OF Egypt, iarthage, Nsnldia,
Mauritania, Abyssinia, of the 'Piratical
States, and the Hottent0ts, with a group
ed view Of its uncivilized settlements.
EUROPE. go.
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 we're finally conquered, and
Of the nations which were formed from
the fragments Of the Roman Empire and
the varIuus revelations of the latter, to-
gether with a view OF the nations. winch
never were subjected TO the Romans.
AMERICA. 80.
The American part, CONTAINS general
history Of the Western continent, under
he heads Of Free, European, and ADO
-iginal or unconquered America. The
FIRST contains a history Of the United
States, from their FIRST settlement a.
| English Colonies, till the present time
The second, OF all, parts dependant on
Europe.-And the third, Of all that are
still owned by the Aborigines. !,
It is expected that the whole will be
comprised In 10 or 10 octave volumes,
| of between four and Eve hundred pages
| each-to be printed in Philadelphia,
on good paper and fair types, tor IS
Is per volume, in sheep binding, or
! "a is Calf Gilt, to be paid for on deli
very.
| AUTHORITIES. go.
This work has been in contemplation
! upwards of 40 years The project o!
| it was conceived in 1876, on reading the
Universal History, then recently edited
| in 60 volumes, by q society Of gentlemen
IN England. The original idea Of ex-
tracing the quintessence of that yo-
luminous work, which contained the
most complete system OF history the
world had then seen, has ever since
been enlarsih,s and improving by an
attentive perusal of the histories writ
ten by Robertson, Hume, Gibbon, and o.
Their modern authOrs--of the Asiatic re-
searches-Of the works Of Sir William
jones, and other learned OrientaEsts-
Che publications of intelligent travellers,
who, in the course of the last half cen
tury have explored almost every regiun
of the Globe, These collectively have
thrown blaze of light on countries com
paratively unknown, and on portions,
both of ancient and modern history which
we're confused and obscure at the period
when the writer's Of the Universal Histo-
nv published their work. Tbs strange
ment of materials collected from these
sour ces commenced in the year 1850.
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 Garrison then in st. Au
eustipe, and there confined for eleven
months, without any peculiar employ
ment. Steady progress ha. been made
for the last ten years 10 correcting and
transc ibins the work for publication.
UNITED STATES.
The His, ory Of the United States is
given at full length : that Ut foreign coun-
tries is more or less expended or con:
tracted in proportion to the Intrinsic IN
portance of each-its tendency to Nus,
| ira e portions Of Holy WrIt-the Greek
and Latin Classics-and also in proper
ton to its connexion with the U. States,
or as furnishing useful practical lnior,
nation to its citizens, or as the Paternai
soil of their ancestors.
The above sketch Of the Dature and
object. Of This Immense work, which has
occupied the attention OF the author tor
upwards Of 40 years, was found among
his % pers, and IS now gwen to the pup
lie in his own words. Since that peried,
few chap r, have been added by the
Reverend SAMUEL STANHoPE SMITH,