Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-05-08

over the children of Cush Latnus reigned over the
children of Chittim forty-fve years; and he also
punt punt Tor himself great and mighty tower and he
built therein an elegant temple for his residence to
conuuct MS government, as was the custom. In the
third year OF his reign he caused proclamation to
be made to all his skilful men, who made many ships
Tor him. And Latinus assembled all his forces, and
they came IN ships, and went therein to fight with
Azdrubal son of Angeas king of Africa, and they
came to Africa and engaged in battle with Azdru-
bal and his army And Latinus prevailed over Az
drubal, and Latinns took from Azdrubal the aoue-
duct which his father had brought from the children
of Chittm, when he took Janah the daueh of ri
for a wife, so Latnus overthrow the bridge of the
aqueduct, and smote the whole army of Azdrubal
severe blow; and the remaining strong men of Az
drubal strengthened themselves, and their hearts
were filled with envy, and they courted death, and
again engaged in battle with Latinus king of Chit
tim. And the battle was severe upon all the men
of Africa, and they all fell wounded before La
tinus and his people, and Azdrubal the king also
fell in that battle. And the king Azdrubal had
very beautiful daughter, whose name was Ush-
pezena, and all the men of Africa embroidered
her lineness on their garments, on account of her
great beauty and comely appearance; and the
men of Latnus saw Ushpezena, the daughter Of
Azdruba, and praised her unto Latinus their king;
and Latinus ordered her to be brought to him, and
Latinus took Ushpezena for wife, and he turned
back on his way to Chittim. And it was after IL .
death Of Azdrubal son of Angeas when Latinus had
turned back to his land from the battle that all the
inhabitants of Africa rose up and took Anibal the
son of Angeas, the younger brother of drubal and
made him king instead OF his brother ov er the whole
land of Africa; and when he reigned he resolved to
go to Chittm to fight with the children of Chttim,
to avenge the cause of AZdrubal his brother, and
the the inhabitants of Africa and he did So
and he made many ships, and he came therein with
his whole army, and he went to Chittim. So Anibal
fought with the children of Chittim, and the chill
dren OF Chittim fell wounded before Anibal and his
army, and Anibal avenged his brothers cause; and
Anbal continued the war for eighteen years with
the children ofChittm, and Anibal dwelt in the land
OF Chittim and encamped there for long time; and
Anbal smote the children of Chittm very severely,
and he slew their great men and princes and of the
rest OF the people he smote about eighty thousand
men. And at the end ofdays and years, Anibal re-
turned to his land of Africa and he reigned securely
in the place of Azdrubal his brother.
By this passage, it appears that Hannibal and
Moses were contemporaries idea which the
chronology of all ancient history contradicts The
truth is, the book from beginning to end is as much
piece of imposture the Bible of the Mormons.
1t was probably written in Europe by some poor
devil Of Hebrew, who had more wit than money,
and is now pushed off upon the American public as
a book old and as sacred as the Bible itself. In
deed have heard that there sew era ether old
Hebrew manuscripts for sale in this city, which can
be got cheap by any DESTROYS to establish new
religion. In Roy's Hebrew Dictionary, the " Book
of Jasher' is shown to be an imposture. Noah will
have to stick TO his old trade of old clo' and old
jokes.