Philadelphia, Marchi, <794. 1 JUST PUBLISHED, v B/ MATHEW CAREY, No. 118, Market Jlrect, IHE FIRST VOLUME OF A NEW SYSTEM OF Modern Geography: OR, A Geographical, Hijlorical, and Commercial Grammar; And present state of the several NATIONS OF THE WORLD. CONT AIMING, 1. The figures, motions, and distances of ,the planets, accoiding to the Newtonian sys tem and the latest observations. 2. A general view of the earth, conlidered as a planet; with several ufefut geographical definitions and problems. 3 The grand divisions of the globe into land and water, continents and islands. 4» The iituation and extent of empires, kingdoms, states, provinces and colonies. 5 Their climates, air, foil, vegetables, productions, metals, minerals, natural cui i ies, seas, rivers, bays,capes, promontories, aud lakes. 6. The birds and beads peculiar to each country. 7. Observations on the changes that have been any where observed upon the face of na ture since the molt earjy periods of hiflory. 8. The history and origin of nations; tlieit forms of government, religion, laws, reve nues, faxes, naval and militay strength.' 9. The genius, manners, customs, and ha bits of the people. 10. Their language, learning,arts,fciences, manufa&ures, and commerce. » 11. The chief cities, fttuftures, ruins, and artificial curiosities 12. The longitude, latitude, bearings, and distances of principal places from Philadelphia. ' /V tuLidi a!! added, 1. A Geographical Indek, with the names and places alphabetically arranged. 2. A Tabl« of the Coins of all nations, and their value in dollars and cents. 3. AChronoiogical TABLEofremarkable events, from the creation to the present time. By WILLIAM GUTHRIE, E/q. 1 The Astronomical Part corretted by Di . RittenHouse. To whi<;h have been added, The late Discoveries of Dr. Herschell, aud other eminent Astronomers. The First american edition, Corrcfted, Improved, and greatly Enlarged. j The firft 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. Cofln tries round the riorth Pole. 9. Sweden, Den. ftiark, and Nurway. iO. Seven United Pro vinces. 11 Austrian, French and Dutch Ne therlands. j2. Germany. 13 Seat of war in France. 14. France divided into depart ments. >5- SwitKrlaod. 16. Italy, Sicily, and Sardinia. 17. Spain and Portugal. 18. Turkey in Europe and Hungary. 19 Ire- Hand. 23. Weft-Indies. 21. Vermont. 22. Ar millarv 'sphere. 23. Copernican system. With the lecond volume, which is now in the press, will be giyen the following Maps : 1. Rullia in Europe and Alia. 2. Scotland. 3. England and Wales. 4. Poland. 5.' China. i, Hindoftan. 7, United States. 8- Britilh America. 9. State of New-Hamplhire. jtS. State? of MairachuTetts. ji< State of Connecticut, j2. State of Rhode Island. ' j3- State of New-York. :4- State of New-Jersey. 15- State of Pennsylvania. 16. State of Delaware. j7- State of Maryland. jB. State of Virginia. 19. State nf Kentucky. 20, State 6f Noith-Carolisa. >)■ TennelTee (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 priee of bind '"6i cents for boards.} 3. They may receive the fucreeding volume in twenty-four weekly numbers, at a quar ter dollar each, or else, when finilhed, at the fame price as the firft. 4. The rubfcription will be raised on the firft day of Ju-ie 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 bindiqg. i. The names of the fublcribers will be pub lilhed 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 editioo of any system of Geography extant. The addit tion of maps of the several ft ate , procured a. * very great expense, and from the best ma terials that are attaiuabley ipcaks fncli ful conviction on this fubjeft, that it would be disrespeCt to the reader's nnderftanding to fnppoft it requisite to enter into a detail of arguments to prove its fuperioritjr. In no fitnilar work have fucb maps bscoever intro duced. The emeudittons and Additions which are made in this work,are innumerable, and qccuj ;H) eve«;y The public are referred to t'.ie pieface for a flight (ketch of a few of them. The publisher takes the present opportu nity of returuing hi iincere thanks to tliofe iefpe<staUlc characters who have favored him with documents for improving the maps of several of the states. Hs requests a conti nuance of their kindness; and hopes that such public spirited citizens, as are poflefTed of fi inilar documents, will favor him with their I afliftance irt pferfeAing his undertaking. The extrnordinary encouragement with which he has been favored, has excited | in his bread the warmest fehtiments of grati tude—fentimcnts which time will not efface. He pledges himfelf 16 the citizens of the United States, to spare neither pains nor ex pense to render the present edition ofGuthrie's Geography improved, defcrvlng of their pa tronage. wpftf TO~BE~SOLD~ And entered upon thefirit ot May, The noted Eflate, called yohnjon Hall: in the Mona wk country, state of New Yotk, formerly the feat of Sir William John son, containing about seven hundred acres of land, which is of the very best quality ; toge ther with theftock, and farmifcg utehfils. The buildings are large and convenient, and fit for a gentleman's feat. The payments Will be madfe easy, on good For further particulars enquire ot George Meicalf, Esq. oil the premis es, of Silas lalbot, Esq. at Philadelphia, of Samuel Ward and Brothers, in New Yotk, or of the lubfcribcr in Providence. Jabez Bowen. PViilad. March 26 mw&lim STATE of SOUTH-CAROLINA? In the Houje of Representatives, DtCLMISER 2 1 it, 1 793* WHEREAS ihe Commiiiioners of public Accounts, have reported, that they can not proceed io the investigation of the Tt**a-kr*y. Accounts, rei petting special without knowing the outstanding amount therfcof in cir culation r—;-Therefore, , Rtfolvcd, That all holders of special Indents be dire tied, and required, on or before the firft day of November n xt, to deliver the special In dents in their poflVilion to one or oilier of the Commissioners of the Treasury, who are to give receipts for the fame, and lo rep >rt to ibeCom miifioners on public accounts, on or before the tenth day of November next, the amount by there refpe&ively received, and alt, io the Le. giflature, at their meeting in November next, and that all special Indents not rendered into the Treasury .as above, oo of before the firil day of November next, ihall .be, and the fame are heieby barred. Rejolved r , That public notice of this resolution be given <n the ievcral Gazettes in this State, once every three weeks, urntl the fiitt day ot Ntavember next. And that the Delegates ©f#his State in theCongrefs of the United Sia'tes, be re qurfted to cause this rtlolunon to be publtfhed in one or mote papers in the cities of Philadel phia and New-York, and thai provision will be made for the expeuces attending such publica tion. Ordered, That the resolution be sent to the .Senate for their concurrencr. By order of the House, JOHN SANfORD DART, C.H.R. In the SENATE, i a 11 ft, 1 ygj. Resolved, That this Hobfe (so concur wun the Houlc ol RcprefrotativSi itt-the foregoing refo fottons. " Ordered, That the resolutions be lent to the House of ReprefeiUatives. by order of the Senate, FELIX WARLEY, Clerk. ewtNov Treasury Department, Revenue Office, Apul 19, 1794. NOTICE is hereby given, that proposals will be received at the office of the ConrttiiH lioner of the Revenue until the fljeth of May next inclusively, for the fnpply of all Ra tions, which may be required during the cur rent year, at the city of Philadelphia, for the recruiting lervice. The rations to be furnifhedare to consist of the following aitfcle<, viz. One pound of bread or flour, One pound of beef, or 3 4 of a pound pork Half a gill of rum, brandy or whiiky One quart of fait, Two quarts vinegar ( „ Two pounds soap Per .00 rations One pound candles 3 April 22. mw&s2w L ■k Concluding Sales. THE Subscriber having entcrtd into Co partnerfitip with Mr. John Bartholomew in the bulin'ft of Sugar Refining, wiildifpofe of the Remaining Stock on band CONSISTING OF ilver, Plated, & Japan Wares, Plated Coach & Saddle Furniture, &c. &c. By Wholesale at Prime Cost for Cajh. John Dorfey, No. 22, North 3d ttith&s6w ApriJ it. (Cs* This Gazette Jhallbe enlarged, us it receives encouragement —The Sulfcription encreafes daily—Advertising Favors are /elicited- —These conjlitute an ejjenttal Item in diminishing the Deb it Jlde of the Accotutt. The annual election FOR Directors and a Treasurer OF THE Library Company of Philadelphia, WILL be held at the Library, in Fifth street, on Monday the fifth of May nest, at ih eeo'clock in the afternoon, when the trea surer will attend to receive the aniiual pay ments' As there are several Ihares on which fines are due, the owners of them, or their rep e fentatives, are hereby notified, that they will be forfeited, agreeably to the laws of the Company, unlels the f»id arrears are paid off on'the fifch day of May, or within ten days after. B)> Order of the Directors. BENJAMIN R. MORGAN, Secretary m&vv tjth May. April 7. Just Imported, In theJhip Abigail, Captain Horton, from St Peterjburgb in RuJJia, and now landing at RuJJilfs wharf, HEMP, BAR IRON, RUSSIA SHEETINGS, RAVENS DUCK, RUSSIA DUCK, "And for sale at the (lores of the fubfciiber in Walnut fticet, No. 22. John Donnaldfon. April 4. Just Imported, In the Ship Ed-ward, Capt. Crandon, from St. Peteriburg in Russia, And now landing at South-itreet Wharf, viz. Hemp, BAR IRON, RUSSIA SHEETING, RAVEN's DUCK, RUSSIA DUCK, HOG's BRIS TLES. AND FOR SALE BY John Donnaldfon, No. 21, Walnut-street. March 4,1794. Lately Published. SOLD BY Thomas Dobfon, No. 41, S.outh Second-Street: HPHL Hiitory of Ncw-Hanipfhire, tiom the X Difcovciy oi the River Pifcataqua—by J m rcmiak Belknap, D. D. 3 Vols. Price in Boards, 4 I 2 Dollars. Tne forrclter, an American Fable, being a Sequel to the Hiitory of John Bull the Cioihier. Prcc, 75 Cents. A DUcourfe, intended to commemorate the Diicovery oi Amcrica by Chnilopher bus,; delivered ai the rcqueil of the Hiitorucal Society in JVlailachuleUs, O&ober 23d, 1792, being the completion of the Thiid Centui\, fijnee that memorable event. To which are added, Four DiHertations, conneded with the fubjed—By the fame author. Price, 50 Cents. March 17. luth&fow To be Let, For Merchants Co,noting Houses or Public Offices, I Two brick 3 Itory Houses, H/IVING 61001ns in eat.l], with fire places beside garrets, fuuate on the fouih wclterly (iue of Dock, ilieet, between Pear and Walnut ftreeu. Enquire of BENJAMIN IV. MORRIS. April 17. Just Published, In onehandfome volume, umo. Price 55 and for. sale by JOHN ORMROD, Sit Franklin's Head, No. 41, Second Strert, AN ESSAY ON THE Natural Equality of Men, On the Rights that result from it, and on the .Duties which it imposes. To which a MEDAL was adjudged, by the Teyleriah Society at Haarlem. Cor re Bed and Enlarged. By WILLIAM LAWRENCE BROWN, D. D. Proleflor of Moral Philosophy, and the Law ol Nature, and of Eccleliallica! History ; and Miniller of theEngliih Chuicli at U trecht. Aliquid semper ad eornmun«*Ti utilitatem af ferenilum Cicero. Tlx Fir/2 American Edition. THE grand principle of Equality,*!' right ly under Hood, is tile unjji basis on which Umverfal justice, sacred order, and perfect freedom, can be firmly built, and permanent ly secured. The vewof it exhibited in this elTay, at the Tame tune that it rejrrelfes the inl'olence of office, the tyranny of pride, and the outrages of oppieffion j confirm#, i n the most iorcible manner, the necessity of subor dination, and the just demands of law ful au thority. So (ar indeed, from loosening the bands of Jbciety, that it maintains'iiiviolate, every natural and every civil dittinctiou, draws more cloCely every (ocial tie, unites in one harmonious and justly proportioned sys tem, and brings men together on the even ground of the inherent rights of human na ture, o< reciprocal obligation, and of -a com mon relation to the community. March 18. tu&ftf I George Bringhurft, COACH-MAKER, In Mulberry (Arch) between Fourth and fifth Streets, adjoining the Epilcopal ground, TAKES this opportunity of returning his grateful thanks to his former employers, and requeuing their future favors, as well as those of the public in general. He continues to make and repair at the ihorteft notice, all kinds of pleasure carriages, such as coaches, chariots, phaetons with and without crane necks, coachees, chaifes,kitle reens, windsor fulkeys ard chaiis, and iiarneft of every description, in the neatelt and ueweit faftiion now prevailing *n the United States. And as he has a quantity of the best fe a foiled wood by him, and capital workmen, he 'has not the least doubt but he will be able to give fatisfaAion so those wbopleafe to employ him. He has for sale, leveral carriages alinoft; fiuifhed, such as coachees, an Italian wind for chair, hung on steel springs, a light phaeton for ene or two horses, and a fulkey with a falling top. Carriages fold on Commission. Philadelphia, Jan. 6, 1794 m&thjm TcTbe~sold, A large elegant House, and Lot of Ground, ' .is IN aH eligible situation, —alio a Country Seat within 6 miles of City, with 9 atioS< i* land, or 42 acres of Jand and meadow, the Houl'e is not exceeded bynruiy in the vicinity of the city, in size, or convenience. For particulars apply to the printer. January 23 ■ For f/ iuting by Suh/cription, An Original Novel, In Four Volumes, duodecimo. Dedicated, by Pcrmiffion, to Mrs. Bingham, Trials of the Human Heart. By Mrs. IiOWSON, Of the New Theatre, Philadelphia, Aatfcor of Vi&oria, Inguilitor, Charlotte, Fiiie da Charnbre, &c. &c. u ' If t'le.e'sa posj'r above us, <4 (And Mat there is, all Nature cries aloud 44 Thro'all her works) heinuft delight in diw;jtawtf 4: virtue, " Ami that which lie delights in, must be " happy." »*««»**• • • " The foul, (ecur'ri in her exigence, " At the- drawn danger, & defies its point" I. The work to be printed with a neat tfpc on good paper. » 11, Prjce to fubfcrihers four dollar* bound,, tine half to.lic paidat the time of iubfcribing 111. The subscribers' names will bt prefixed as patrons of the undertaking. *.* Subl'ci iptioni are received by the Au thor, the corner of Seventh anil Chefnut streets, Messrs. Carey, Rice, and Dobtoi., Philade'phia— Mr. Gieen, Annapolis—Me'- frs. Allen, Berry, and S. Campbell, Neve, York—MeflVs. W tit, Thomas and Andrew Blake, and L.irkin, Boftoi—Mi. Haiwtl, Vermont—MeflVs. Rice, and Edwards, t more—Mr. \V. P. young, Charleston. April niu-At^ws Just Publiftied, AND TO BE SOLD BY THOMA S DOB SON, At the Stone houie, No. South Second Street, Historical Colle&ions : CONSISTTNO OF STATE PAPERS, Audpther authentic Documents, inteiidt-J at materials for an History of the United Statis ot America. BY EBiNFZER HAZARD, A. M. • tuth&sit In two large quarto V»lu,His, price ten dol tars in boards. Sublcribers will be furniflied with the 2d volume on paying three dol la, s and a quarter —having paid five dollars and a quarter on receiving the firft. This second volume comprehends, among other mtereiHsg pa, titulars, a compile co r py of the Records of the United Colonies „f N. England, in which the comfa&ef mifljoners ielpe<stmg the general concerns of the colonies—the neighbouring Indian*—and tile Dutch at Manhattans (now New Yoik) is particularly detailed. I *„* Materials are collected fufficienf to ''rm a THIRD VOLUME, The time of will depend <>n the encouragement to be derived from i'ubfrriptioiis which will be received by Thomas Dobfon, Philadelphia ; Jere. Libbry, Portsmouth, New Hampfhiu; Tuomas & Andrews, & Dav. Weft, Bolton; I - ata Thouia, Wmxeiter ; Ifaae New- Haven; Timothy Giceoj New London; Jacob Richardson, Newport; John Carter, Provi dence; Hugh Gaine, Thomas Allen,,, and Samuel Campbell, New York; Fred rick Craig, Wihniogtun, Delaware; James Rice, Mr. Liudfe), Norlolk ; Dav d Henderfoo, Fredericksburg ; John Grammar P terfburg; Alfguftine Davis, Richmond; F X. Marti", New be rn, C. John Bradley,' Wilmington; and William Price Young Char fcftofU ApriJ 4. PHILADELPHIA: PjustrED by JOHN FENNO, No • C-...LU .1 m&th—tf OPOSALS ENTITLE .D, CONDITIONS. mwfcfgur
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