The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-06-10
THE WORKS Or
FIAViUS JOSEPHUS.
TO THE PUBLIC.

HOW EVER reluctant / may feel 10 address
| j. l. the public on the present occasion. the duty
which L owe myself compels me to the task.
have been informed from good authority, that Mr.
:. Walker, the publisher of an edition Joserhus
in about nnefy-fre numbers, has this week for
warded fom Boston, an advertisement 20 be in
serted 10 the Portland papers, replete, it is said.
with fasehood, and the mo base insinuati0Ds for
no other purpose than TO prejudice ,he pubAnird
against my edition Of the works Of Josephus the
cost Of which il from four 10 FIVE dollars Tess than
bis end stating that my edition of Iosephus il a.
bridget This ASSERTION IS an dbsoiaie aud un
\ btusting faischOod which may be easily ascertain
ed by comparing il wish any authentic copy.
| The notes ia my edition, are he GENUINE NOTES
OF BuRDER & WIsToN, printed from correct edi
ton, but not interIarded with superfuous no es
from other authors, for the purpose Of spinning
| out the work 90 extrsvagant length. Ii the
notes a re less cnpious in some numbers Of my Jo-
sephuS than in Walkers, il is plainly for this rea-
son, that such notes could be of no advantage TO
the reader by way Of explanation. In other num-
bers there will be found more notes, where they
are ahscInteiy necessary, aud the reader. after a
careful Examination, viii find that my edition of
Josephus. contains the genuine works Of that great
author, well as the genuine notes, by Vision &
| Btrder. Ii may he asked, How can Complete
I the works Of Josepbus IN from SO to IS Nos when
| Walkers edition is extended 10 niHtty fire num-
| bers ?--Ihe reply is obvious.-It need only
be stated that in evcrv page Of my edition., there
i about inch more IN trtth OF print, than in
Walkers, leaving at the tine a handsome
add suffcien; wargin, but not leaving halt the pa
per blank. when the subscribers pay tor printing.
| Again,-it will be found on comparing The first
number of my edition with that of The first and
second number of Walker. lhat IA page. Of mine
contain as much matter as 10 pages OF his, word
for word excepted, on both sides and fur
| iber great proportion Of my numbers, will con-
tain 16 pages while Walkers generally do not
exceed ~. With the exception Of his first No
know of no other that comprises over 12 pages.
| When the public lakes into consideration, the
reasoueh eneSs OF what | have adduced, and COM
pares my edition with any authentic copy exiaBt
doubt not, bnt my Iosephus will be pronounced
equally genuine and correct with any edition ever
published.
Mr.. Walker is The publisher Of Fleetwood's life
! Of Christ, in 81 numbers, which might with [fe
same type. be done il 33.
publish Browns Dictionary Of the bible. and
JosephUs. Now to ascertain, precisely, u hch
| contains the most for the money, take any full
page in either Of my works, and full page il Ell
lber of Walkers, and count the number of letters
in each, and that which contains the greatest num-
Der. is Of course The cheapest work.
! No one can hesitate 10 say, that MIR. Walker
acts from euvioUs motives. / will appeal to the
eader, If Dir. Walker, being an tnglishman, is
entitled TO credit, after asserting himself be an
American, after having advertised, or written 10
the editor Of the Galaxy, lin reply TO an article
in that paper stating that bis Josepbus WAS bona
fide American edition; that il was slereotyI ed BY
person in n. York, Chandler, / ,hirk) aud hat
the engravings were done by Mr. Neagle,o Phil.
adelpha, rlr. Kelly. and Messrs. Ant'in 4 Smith,
! of Boston.
klessrs. amin & Smith. as am informed en-
| gFavch plate only. Those subscribers " ho
| have so numle &c his work may re easily cor
WINGED, exami ing The plates, ths, some of them
are drne by J. Bro'Va particularly the . Golden
Calf" ieipe-ted by BAXTER. This J Brown Mr.
Walker iofge's 20 mention perhaps De thought il
uPO!ifc 10 say that some Of the plates were en-
grsved by }. Brown. in England, when be had
previously stated Ihe work 60 be " bona Gden A.
merican edition.
appeal 10 81 enlightened public 10 read, com
pare, Judge and determine which is inthe right.
y. B.-shou'd any of he notes be accidentally
omitted, the pages wanting them will be reprint
cd, with tie notes inserted and delivered 20 SUBJ
-crihcrs gratis JOSEPH TEAL,
Mey ~, 1898. swis.