The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-11-11


MYTH brief account Of some Of Of the
w Principal Empires and States or An
Gent and Modern times. For the use of
Schools and Families.-By a Citizen Of Mas
sachusetts. Stereotype edition, corrected and /
improvedi with Questions, adapted to the
History Of the, United States, and the Com
pendulum Of Empires and States.
This voluable work for Schools is recon.
msnded by Rev. DIR. Kirkland, President Of
Harvard University Rev. DR.. Holmes, Au-
thor Of American Annals, &C. Cambridge ; Dr. \
Daniel Adams, Author Of Scholars Arithme-
tic, valuable Geography. &c f; Rev. Festus
Foster Preceptor OF Mason Academy the 1
Editors Of the Nsw-YoFk Evening Post, and
J ournal and latteIly By Mr.. Stevenson,
Canandsigua, who has long bean an eminent
Preceptor Of the Academy there, and who
has introduced the book. To these are ad- |
ded the following:
From the Hon. Prentss Meen, late Senator ID |
Congress, and now Chief Justice OF the State Of
Maine, to the Publisher
Portland july %. Is27.
SIR have examined with attention aud pleas
ure . The History of the United States" lately
published by you, for the use Of Academies and
Schools. | consider the plan aud the execution Or
the work judieioas The great jacts relating 10 the
discovery, settlement and history Of each OF the
United States since the organization Of the FEEDER
al Government, appear to BE well seleetsd and ar
ranged and though condensed they are perfsctly
plain and conspicuous. Il is a little volume which
! hspe will be introduced inra all our Academies
and Schools. Ii viii give every child knowledge
\ Of our country, at time and in a manner which
will leave the facts impressed On his memory. Il ~
Just such work as has for years been wanted.
! PRENTISS MELLEN.
From the Honorable Samuel Bell iafa f.ausrDar w
the State OF Hsw-Hampshire, 70 the Publisher.
4 A" | have read your History If the United States
intended for the OF Schools and highly approve
Toe design-OuT system Of edoez tea mist be re-
garded as materially defective. until shah have
introduced into general use. in our Schoes ana
Academies, concise and well written History 81
the early settlement Of our country The events cf
the revolutionary war. AID the circumstances which
ed 70 the adoption Of our present form Of national
government.
The above work 80 fsr ~ II treats or these por.
tons Of our History,is well adapted 10 produce a
lcarrect. distinct and lasting impression on the
minds OF YOUTH and (in my oPinion) merits spprO-
ibation-
SAMUEL BELL"
/ Easy Lessons I'D Reading
for the use Of the Younger Glasses in Common
Schools
BF JOSHUA LEAYTTT.
Such publication has long been n desideatum
rs no work. extant, i calculated 70 supply the sc.
lhciency. The Reading Books in use. many @,
which are truly excellent are NOT calculated fer the
capacity Of child bur for those more advaEced
ThSis very JDdicious Compilation consisting q
short pieces. with easy sentences. in prose and 10
etry, each relating some attracting pleasant pory
and a. tie same tine conveying the best moral IN
EstructioH. The authors, such As Miss Etgrwurth
Mrs. Sherwood. Afs. Barbauld and others, nav,
long been kuoWa IN the literary wnrld, partcularil
by their unweaFied exeniors icg The improveuen
. q tha young and tender mind. TIE work Is sufi
cienuy extensive for ss object, and will lie sold
y cents single only, and g rs per DOR
i GF~This httls work IS higAly recommended B
the sss Judges Of Books for Touth.
Portland. New. li