Gazette of the United States & evening advertiser. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1793-1794, April 15, 1794, Image 4
•c i- PhilwMK.l*, March.,' 1794. | JUST PUBLISHED, Bf MATHEW CAREY, No. 118, Market Jlreet, i Hi. FlilST VOLUME OF A NEW SYSTEM OF Modern Geography : OR, A Geographical, HJlorical, and Commercial Grammar-, And present state of the teveral ' NATIONS OF THE WORLD. CONTAINING, f. The figures, motions, afld distances of the planets, according jo the Newtonian sys tem and the latsft observations. 2. A general view of the earth, confrdered as a planer; with ieveral ufeful geographical definitions and problenw. 3 The grand diyifions of the globe into land and water, continents and islands. 4. The situation and extent of empfcts, kingdoms, states, provinces and colonies. 5. Their climates., air, foil, vegetables, prc/duftiGns, metals, minerals, natural' curi osities, leas, ri bays,capes, promontories, aud lakes. 6. The birds and beasts peculiar to Men cauatry. , 7. Observations on the changes that have been any where observed upon the face of na ture since the most ear|y periods of history. 8. The history and origin of nations; theit forms of government, religion, laws, reve mjes, -ta?cs.s, naval and military ftiength. 9 The genius, inanneis, cuftoins, and ha bits of , the people. 10. Their language,learning,arts,fciences, and commerce. It. The chief cities,.fttuftures, ruins, and artificial curiosities 12. The longitude, latitude, bearings, anc 1 liitances of principal places from Philadelphia 2T alliances UI pi i >«c tjjdi piacc:> »i k nii«uvij/«»— i To which, are j j. A Geographic al Index, with the names ; and places alphabetically arrange*). i 2. A Tabl £ of the Coins of all nations, and ! their value m dollars and cents. 3. A Chronological Table of remarkable events, from the creation to the prelpnt time. By WILLIAM GUTHRIE, Esq. The Aftrotiomical Part corre&ed by D . Rittenhouse. To wnich have been addetfj, The late Discoveries of Dr. Herschell, and .)thj' eminent Astronomers. ' The FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, Corrc&ed, Improved, and greatly Enlarged. The fiKt volume contains twenty-one Maps, and Charts, beiides two Agronomical Plates, viz. ' i. Map of the world. 2. Chart of the world. 3. Europe. 4. Asia. 5. Africa. 6. South- America. 7. Cook's discoveries. 8. Coun tries round the north Pole. 9* Sweden, Den mark, Hofw.ay. :C>. Seven United Pro vinces- 11 Aufti'ian, French and Dutch Ne tberlurKls. 12. Germany. 13* Seat of war in France. 14. France divided into depart ments. 15- Switzerland. 16. Italy, Sicily, and Sardinia. Spain and Portugal. 18. Turkey jn Europe and Hungary. 19. Ire land. 20. Weft-Indies. 21. Vermont. 22. Ar millary sphere. 23. Copernican system. With the second volume, which is now in the pre ft, will be given the following Maps : 1. Russia in Europe and Asia. 2. Scotland. 3. England and Wales. 4. Poland. 5. China. 6. Hindoftan. * 7. United States. 8. British America. 9. State of New-liampfhire. 10. State df Mafl*achufetts. 11. State of Conne&icut. j 2. State of Rhode Island. i - State of New-York. j4* State of New-Jersey. 15. State of Pennsylvania. j6. State of-Delaware. 17. State of Maryland. 18. State of Virginia. 19. State of Kentucky. 20. State of North-Caroljna. 21. Tennessee Government. 22. State of South-Carolina". 23- State of Georgia. TERMS. j. This work will be comprised in two vo lumes. 2. Subscribers pay for the present volume on delivery, fix dollars, and the price of bind ing, (56 cents for boards.) 3. They may receive the fuaceeding volume in twenty-four weekly numbers, at a quar ter dollar each, or else, when iinifhed, at the fame price as the firft. 4. The fubfeription will be raised on the firft day of Juae 1794, to fourteen dollars, ex clusive of binding. 5. Should any copies remain for sale after the completion of the work, they will be fold at sixteen dollars, and the price of binding.* 6. The names of the fubferibers will be pub -1 ilhed as patrons of American literature, arts, and sciences. It is wholly unneceflary to expatiate on the advantage,to American readers, that this edi tion poffefles, over every imported edition of any system of Geography extant. The addit tion of maps of the several state.-, procured a a very great eKpenfe, and from the best ma terials that are attaiuable, fpcaks such full conviction on this fubjett, that it would be difrefpeft to the reader's understanding to suppose it requilire to enter into a detail of arguments to prove its superiority. In no si mi far work have Tuch maps beenever intro duced. » The emendations and additions which are made in this w*irk,are innunierab e y and occuj iu every page. The public are referred to the preface for a flight Iketch of a few oi them. The publisher takes the present opportu nity of most fin cere thanks to those refpeftable tharafters who have favored him with documents for improving the maps of several of the dates. He requests a conti nuance of their kindness; and hopes that such I public spirited citizens, as are poflefTed of il imlar documents, will favor him with their alliftance in perfecting his undertaking. The extraordinary encouragement with winch he has been favored, has, excited in his breast (he warmest sentiments of grati tude-— sentiments which time will not efface. He pledges himself to the citizens of the United Srates, to spare neither pains nor ex penfe to r ender the present edition ofGutlvric's Geography improved, deftrviiig of their pa tronage. waft* Scheme of a Lottery, r 0 raise 39*900 Dollars, o« 266,000 j Dollars, deducing 15 /><?/' Cent. from ! Prizes—-tins Lottery confifls of \ 38,000 Tickets, iff winch there are 1 4,539 Prizes and 23,461 Blanks, and an half Blanks to a | Prize. THE Dire&orsof the Society for eflablifhing Ufetal Manufactures, having lefolved 10 crt-61 LOTTERIES for raising O.neHumdked Thousand Dot lar s, agreeably to an A£t of tiie Lrgifljture ot thr State of New-Jerley, have appointed the following persons to fnprrimend and direfct the drawing of the fame, viz. Nicho las Low, Rufus King, Herman Le Roy, James Watlon, Richard Hamfon, Abajah Hammond, and Cornelius Ray, of the city ol New-York. — Thomas Willing, Joseph Ball, Matthew M'Con nel and Andrew bayard, of the city of 'Phila delphia—His Excellency Rt.qhaid Howell, Elq. Elias Boudinot, General El as Dayton, Jam s Pa ker, John Bayard, Dott .r Lewis Don it am, Samud W. Stockton, Jolhua M. Wallace, J feph Bloomtiv ld, and Elilha Boudinot, of N w- Jer sey, who offei the following Scheme of a Lot tery, and pledge themselves to the public, that they will tak< every affurmce and precaution in their power to hav? the Monies paid by the Managers, trom time to time, as receivtd, into the Banks at New-York and to remain for the purpofeof paving Pnz s, which (hall be immediately difchargtv by a check npon .one of tho Banks. SCHEME: 1 Pnzeof 20,000 Doliau is 20,000 1 10,000 10,000 2 10,000 5 2,000 10 000 10 1,000 10,000 2 0 500 I**,ooo IGO 100 10,000 300 50 15.000 1000 BO SO,OCC 2000 15 30.00 C 3000 1 2 ,'j6,oo< ir bt,oo< ames 14,539 262,000 23,46* Blanks. First drawn "number, 2,000 Lad drawn number, 2,0c0 38,000 Tickets at 7 Dollars each is 266,000 The drawing will commence, under the in fpe&ion of a Committee of the Supermtendants, as ioon as the Ticket* are fold,oI which timely notice will be given. The Superintendants have appointed John N. Cumming, of Newark, Jacob R. of New-Brunfwick, and Jonathan Rhea, o Trenton, as immediate Managers thereof, who have given ample fecurityf for discharging the trust reposed in them. ( (f3T In order to secure the pun&utl payment of the„Prizes,the Superintendants of vhe Lottery have directed that the Managers fhali each enter into bond»tn 4c, 000 dollars, with four fufficieni fecuriti s, to perform their initiuftious, the fub (lance of which is I. That whenever cither of the Managers shall receive the sum of Three Hundred Dollars, he {Hall imnidiately place the fame in one of the Banks of New-York or Philadelphia, to the ciedit ot the Governor of the Society, and such of the Superintendants as live in the city where the monies are placed, to remain theie until the Lottery is drawn, for the payment of the Prize*. &11. The Managers to take fufficieni lecurity for any Tickets they may trust, otheKwife to be refponnble for them. 111. To keep regular books of Tickets fold, Monies received and paid into the Bank, ab ftra£U of which (hall be sent, monthly, to th< Governor of the Society. Paterfon, January 1, 1794. On application to either of the above gentle men, information will be given where ticket may be had. Februar tn&ftf H- Just Imported, In the/hip Abigail, Captain Horton, from St Peterjburgb in RuJ/ia, and now landing at Riijfell'3 wharf, HEMP, BAR IROK RUSSIA SHEETINGS, RAVENS DUCK, RUSSIA DUCK, And for sale at the (lores of the subscriber in WalDut ftrcet, No. 22. 'John Dcnnaldfon. diw w6c tf April 4. CJ* This Gazette fiall be enlarged, as it receives encouragement—The Sulf riptkn encreafes daily—Advertising Favors are foliated —These cenjlitute an ejfential Itim in dimin'fhing the Debit fide of the Auowt. To be fold by Public Vendue* The 19th liifiant, At the Cofefe HovSf., At Seven o'clock in the Evening, By oriier of the Keftor, Church Wardens and Veftrv of the United Epiicopal Chjirthes of Chnlt Ajhijrth and St. Peter's ChurcU in Phibdelphia, .the Trustees of theUniveifi fy, and ne Managers of the Pc(tnfylvan» Holpiisl, . The House and Lot bequeathed by the last Will and Testament ot James Stoops equal proportions to the a' ore institutions, being House, No. 20, Whe ein Joflph bpencernoiv livtswellfitu ated for I'Blinels, on the weft fide of Third (beet, about midnav between Market and Arch street. It is 17 feet front upou Th rd itreet, and the lot is 132 feet deep The pmchafer paying half purchase mo ney on delivery of the deed, may have twelve months credit for the remainder, on giving good feenrity and payirg imereft. THOMAS CL'MPSTON, JOHN WILCOCKS, Committee fur the SeAor,Church Wardens and appointed to tell. EDVVAKD FOX, Committee for the"T7ni verfity. JOSEPH PASCHALL, SAMtfEI. C(DATES, BARTHOLOMEW WISTArR, Committee for the Peimfylvania Holj'ital. April 14. ts Concluding Sales. THE Subscriber fraVirig entered into C< partner (hip wrth Mr. John BjrthukmuAv i the bufin«fs of Sugar Ruling, will diffof of ihe Remaining Stock on hand CONSISTING OF Silver, Plated, & Japan Wares, Plated Coach & Saddle Furniture, he. &c. By Whole/ale at Prims Cojl for Cajh. John Dorfey, No. 22, North gd street. April 12. tnth&l6w Pennsylvania Hospital, ~1-h Month, Jtli I 794 • 1 J - ■ ' 7~r- The Contributors are desired ,?> attend the Ejection, to be held at tjic Hospttal on ihe sth/dav of the sth Month next,at 3 o'clock iu the afternoon ;to cbonfe twelve Managers and a T*E*scnrE*, the fenfuing year: By order of a board of Managers. Samuel Coates, clerk. ADVERTISEMENT. SALES at NEW-YORK, by A. L. BLEECKER & SONS, On Thursday the 15 th May next at Twelve o'clock at the Tontine 6offee House, THE FALLOWING Israels of Land, 111 Watkins and Flio 's purchase, in thecoun i*ty of Tioga, state ot New York. The containing acre; Southwell quar. of Towd&ip No. 2, 9,424 Noithweft tlo. do. 4, 5,647 Northeast do. do. 6, 10,525 •Southwell do. do. 7, yj?o Southwell do do. 8, 3,950 Northwest do. do. 8, 6, 53 Southeast do. do. g, 6,25 a Sontheaft do do. i?, 9,000 Northwest do. do. 10, 1^,475 70,521 These lands are rapidlyeiicreafitigin large settlements are already made in feveial of the townfhip<; the goodness of foil, and the advantages in point of situation being so well known, render any further defenption unneceflary. Amp of the Hafts and condi tions of (ale may be seen at No. 10, Oueen street, New-York. April 10. Thr following Certifi rateof the funded three pir Cent.Stock of the Domrftic Debt ol the United Statrs flinding on the books of the Tieafurv of the said United States, in the names of DonnaJdand Bur-ton of London, meichanu, ami figmd by Joteph Nnuil'e, Register of said TVtaftfrj, to wit : dated 24 h Auguli 1792 tor dollar., and cents was t'anfniitted from Lon don in the Ihip Pctei, Pajn HulTey, mallei, Dnund for New Yoik, and has been 101 l The'Subfcriber intending 10 apply 10 the Tiea fury of the Un*|ed States to have the faye rf. newed, defiles all peifons who are >ntereft;d in the said certificate, to make their objedtous thereto, if any they hav . Francis Macy, Ph'tlad. March 27. ' WANTED . AN APPRENTICE To the Printing Business, Enquire at this Office. . St. Domingo Siffirers. THOSE perfbt- sw ho undertook to collet tie fubJcr ptK>n made for the relief of the a bpve urtfo tunate persons, are rsyuefted to complete th«rir ietun%'s» where they havt, not already done it, and to deliver tlie lame with any balance they may bold, into the funds oi the Trrafurer, who will receive any fafrfcrsp tion which remains uncollected, or any fxe(h (ttjnation. It is hoped inttant attention w;Ji be paid to this notice, to enable tjie commit, tee ofd'^ to close their accounts and give further relief toa.number of those per sons fti 1 remaining here, whose iituatw>n i> truly dfti effing. By order of the committee of diftribitKni, Robert Smith, Treasurer. April <), ;794- P. S. It is lequtited riie different Printers wili.fi>r 9-few days, publilh the above. In the Name of the French Republic. EVERY Frenchman is forbid to violate the Neutrality of the United States. All commifiions or authorizations tending to infringe that neutrality, are revoked, and are to be returned to the Agents of the French Republic. Philadelphia, Ventofe 16th, fecojid year of the French Republic, one and indivisible (March 6th, 1794, o. s.) The IVlinifter Plenipotentiary of the French Republic. JH. FAUCMET. The .Editors of newspapers within the United States, are rcquefted to republifh the foregoing notice. 4 TO BE SOLD, And rut- red upon 'he fi»lt o* May, The noted F.Jlate, called John [on Hall: Lyt"g i" the MohA wk. country, ol New t'ork, fofrnerly the feat of Sir William Joiin !on, containing about (even hundred acres of [and, which is of the \ery befl quality ; toge ther with the ftoQk, and farming uienhls. The buildings are large and (,ouvenient, and fit tor a gentleman's feat. The payments will be made eafv, on good (ecuruy. For'inther particulars enquire of Mctealf, E'fq. on the premis es, of Silas Talljei, fcfq. at Philadelphia, of I Ward and Bro:hos, in New York, oc >f the fubfenber in Providcnce. jabez Bo we7i. Phi lad. March 26 Lately Pubiifhed. SOLD BY Thomas Dobfon, No. SyrTfl S«eOM»-ST*ER^T THt, fcWtory oJ Ni"w Hampfhue, horn th<: D'fcovuy.of the R ver Pis ataqna—by Je remiah Belknap, D. D 3 Vols. Price in Boards, 4 12 D 'lUix. , T,h* Forrcßrr, in Amiicln f'tsfej heisg a StoMtft£*W Bjiil tticCJiajhicr. 'VfCt, ■ ' ." - vf , A D ictjurfc, intended to commemorate the Difcoytry of America by ChnUopher Col*«m bui; delivered at ihe uquett of the Hillortcai Society in felts, October 23d, 1792, the> cr»mpleti<»o of the Thud Cenuiy, lime that memorable event. To which are addd. Fur Ditfcrtation*, cpnueffed with the iu )j £t— By ihe feme author. ?ncr,.£o Cep.s. March 17. , tuth&f^w Just Published, In one volume, iamo. Price 5s JOHN ORMROD, At Franklin's Head, No. 4T, Second Strft, AN ESSAY ON THE Natural Equality of Men, On the Rights that result trorp it, and on the Duties which it imposes. To which a MEDAL was adjudged, by the Teylerian Society at Haarlem. Cor reded and Enlarged, By WILLIAM LAWRENCE BROWN, D. D. ProtefFor of Moral PhiJofophv, anj* the Law ot Nature, ai.d of Ecclesiastical Hifiory ; and Miniiler of the Engiilh Chuich at U tree lit* Aliquid Temper ad commune m utilitatem af fcrenduin. Cicero. The Firji American Edition. THE grand principle of Equality, if right ly undeiftood, is the only basis on which u.nverfa! juffcice, sacred oider, and perleA freedom, can be nily built, artl permanent ly recured. The vewof it exhibited in th»s eiTay, at the lame time that it reprefles the inlblence of office, the tyranny of pride, and the outrages of oppreflion ; cowfis n s, in tVie must forcible manner, the nceefijty of fiibor dmation, and the jnft demands of IntvfuJ au thority* So fjr indeed, from loosening the bandt of lociety, that it maintains inviolate, every natural and every civil dftinftion, draws mpi e Cloiely every (ccial tie, unite* in one harmonious and juftlv p ©portioned sys tem, and brings men togetlteron the even ground of the inherent rights of human na ture, of reciprocal obh aticn, and of a rom- MOII relation to the comrpuuity. IVtarch 18. eod I w n&ritf tuth&s U4M PHILADELPHIA : Printed b X JOHN FENNO, No 3, iw w & * i «n AND FOR SALE BY South Fourth-Street. K