Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-04-03

q general view OF the aRtediiuvians-at
Che general ieluse---af the re-settlement
of the,Glnbe after that great event-ot
the primitive nostdiluvian nations which
were formed in Asia, the cradle OF the
world. Their various ramifications, re-
volutious, and OF the. general course Of
Empire.
~ G.. AFRICA.
The African part, contains a concise
history of Egypt, arthage, Numidla,
Mauritania, Abys.inia, of The Piratical
States, and, the nottentots, with group.
ed view of lis uncivilized settlements.
EUROPE.
The European past, contains the his
tory Of. Greece and Rome, from their
origin to their dissoiu,iou-of the various
nations which were cong uered by them
and of the nations by which the Romans
themselves we're. finally conquered, aud
Of the nations which were formed from
The fragments of the Roman Empire, and
the various revolutions OF the latter, To-
gether with view OF the nations winch
never were subjected to the Romans.
AMERICA g. ..5
The American part, contains general
history Of The Western continent, upder
me heads of Free, European, and 40 :
iginal or rncorquered America. L ;
first contains a history of The Unit d
states, from their fest settlement a
Eighsh Colonies. ill the present time
The second, OF all parts dependant. ~
&arope - And the third, Of all that are
TIL owned by the Aborigines.
It's expected that the whole will be
comprised in 10 or 10 octave volume.
If between four and five hundred pages
aach--to BE- printed id Philadelphia.
on good paper and fair types, for IS
is per volume, in sheep binding, or
S4 is Calf Gilt, to be paid for on deli
very. .,..
AUTHORITIES.
This work has been in contemplation
upwards OF 40 years The project OF
it was conceived in 1876, on reading the
Universal History, then recently edited
in 60 volumes, by society of gentlemen
in England. The original idea OF ex-
tracing the quinfessence of that yo-
luminous work, which contained the
most complete system of history the
world had then seen, has ever since
been ,ehIarging and improving by an
attentive perusal Of the histories writ
ten BY Robertson, Hume, Glbbon, and o.
Their modern AUTHORSHIP the Asiatic re-
searches--Of the works of Sir William
Jones, and other learned 0rientalists-
the publications of intelligent travellers,
who, in the course Of the last half cen :,
tury have explored almost every region
of the Globe. The.e collectively have
thrown blaze of light on countries com
paratiyelv unknown, and on portions,
both of ancient and modern history which
were confused and obscure at the pericd
when the writer's Of the Universal Histo.
nv published their work. The arrange
ment of materials collected from these
sources commenced in fhe year 1880,
when. in consequence OF the surrender
of Charleston to Sir Henry Clinton, the
author was suddenly released from a sea
OF business and sent as prisoner OF war
TO the British Garrisou then in st. Au
gustine, and there confined for eleven
months. without any peculiar employ
ment. Sresdy progress has been made
tor the las, zen years III correcting and
trsn,c, ibins the work for publication.
UNITED STATES.
The History Of the United States is
given at full length-that Vt foreign coun-
tries is more or less expended or con-
tracted in proportion to the intrinsic I'M
uortance of each--its tendency to illus
trate portions of Holy Writ-the Greek
and Latin Chssics-and also in proper
ton to its connexion with the U. States,
or as furnishing useful practical infor.
nation to its citizens, or az the Paternai
soil of their ancestors.
The above sketch Of the nature and
obiscts Of this immense work, which has
occupied the attention OF the Author for
UPWARDS OF 40 years, was found among
his papers, and IS now given to the pub
lie in his own words. Since that period,
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