T /iladelph'a, ?.larch, s 1794-
rmr PUBLISHED,
■B/ MATHEW ,CA REYj
No. 119, Market ■/,Irte f,
TH.; FIRST VOLUME OF A NEW
System of
Modern Geography
, OR., A
Geogr\bbicai, Uijlorical, an.
Commercial Grammar;
/Vkl wreßf'it ft.Hte of the several
NATIONS OF THE WORLD.
CONTAINING,
I. Th' P .motions, and diftanccs 1
th^linetsjaccording to the Newtonian fy
tem j id the latest observations
2*. A general view ofthe eartli,confnler<
as a planet; with Ov.erai ufeful geographic
dcfi iitions and problems.
3 The. grand divifionj of the gVbe in
uud <i",d w iro-', and islands.
4- The firuation and extent of empire
kingdoms,tfat?\ provinces and colonies.
5 Their cliin iteair,* foil, vegetable
petals, minerals, uatu« alcui
ties, Tea v, rive is,i)iiys,capes,promontorie
(I lakes.
5. The birds and bsafls peculiar to ea<
n .intry.
O rfervations on the changes that hai
b • any where o'iferved upon the face 1
/» <re fnce tbe nioft periods of hi
S, The' history and origin of naViotr
th forms of' government, religion, Jaw
tes,taxes,naval and military ftrengt
Thsi genius, manners, enftonis, at
il'. t of the people.
Their language,learning,arts, fcie
' j ( >nnfa<shnt es, and tommerce.
i 'he chief cities, ftrufitures, ruin
vl ficial curioflties
i' ie longitude, latitude, bearing
fcd.ii" ces of principal places front Phil
Delphi-
To which arc added, %
\ Geographical Index, with x\
name r d places alphabetically arranged
• 5 ABLEot the Coins of all nation
a< :i ■■y.t i\ value in dollars and cents.
A* KoMOXoGifc-A l TABXEOf remark
b c 3v tSjfrom the creation to the prefei
B; VILLI AM GUTHRIE, E/j.
The Astronomical Part corre<sled by
D . RrTTENHOUSE.
To which have'been added,
1 The late Discoveries of Dr. Herschell.
and othei emincfit Astronomers.
|The FIRST AMERICAN EDITION,
Corrcfted, Improved, and greatly Enla:
ged.
The si rft volume contains twenty-or
Maps end Charts, be fides two Altronomjc;
Plates, viz.
i. Map of the world. 2. Chart of tl
worle 3- Europe. 4. Ada. 5. Africa. (
South America. 7. Cook's difcoverie
8. Couitries round th.e north Pole. (
Sweden, Deiirnark, and Norway. 20. Sc
ven United Provinces. ii.- Auftriar
French jand Dutch Netherlands. 12. Gei
many.- 13* Seat of war in France, a
France divided into departments. 1;
Switzerland. :6. Italy, and Su
dinia. 17. Spain, and Portugal. I?
Tu-key in Europe and Hungary. 19. Ire
land. 20. Weft-Indies. 2t. Vermont. 2;
Ar indJaVy fp'iere. 2,3. Copernican system
With the second volume, which is not
jij the press, will be given the followin
Maps :
1. Ruflla in Europe and Asia.
2. Scotland.
3- England and Wales.
4. Poland".
5. China.
6. Hindoftjfn.
7. United States.
3. Bi'ltifii America.
9. State of New-HampThrre.
10." State of MafTachufetts.
11. State of.Connetl'cut.
12. State of Rhode Illand.
1-5. State of New-York.
14. Stare of New-Jersey.
iv State of Pennsylvania.
16. State of Delaware.,
17- Stare of Maryland.
18. State of Virginia.
19. State of Kentucky.
20. State of North-Carolina.
2f. Tpnneflee Government.
22. State of South-Carolina.
. 23. State of Georgia.
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1- The following'fection B
r ~ ofthe law for ellabliiliiiig'an Hralth-Ofßce, ] :
l( | &c. pa (Ted the last frflio-n of tht Legislature, js
cl is re-publiftied tor the information of all
-* concerned.
3 " Wm. ALLEN, Health-Officer, f
for the port of Philadelphia, No. 21, j
Key's alley.
y June 2, 1794. M
j,# Sec. AND be it fahher enafterf by the
anthority afoiefaid, That every maftcr or
captain of aiy (hip or vcflel coming from he a
vond sea (vefTels actually employed in the |
coasting trade o! the United Siat-s excepted)
and bound to any port or place within the *
of shall cause his
(hip or vessel to be brought to anchor, or ' S
I otherwise flayed in the flream of the river
Delaware, oppoftte to the health-office on r
State-iflarid aforefafd, and there to remaiu
-until he Iball have duly obtained a certificate 31
or bill ol health from the resident physician,
r in the manner and upon the terms herein be
fore directed : and if, p»evioufly to obtain- ar
ing such certificare or bill of health, any
inafter or captain fliall fuffcr his ship or vessel P 1
to appcoach nearer than the said health-office
to the city of Philadelphia, or fha>l land, or
e cause or fuffer to be landed, or brought on te '
II shore, at any port or plac/within this com- cc
monwealtb, or at any other port or place, ' n
wit/i the intent to be conveyed into this com- P r
monwealtb, any person or persons, or any '
? goods, wares or merchandize ; or if after re
s ceiving such certificate o> bill of health, he l '
Hiall neglea or retufe to deliver the fame to w|
, 'he health-officer agreeably to the dire&ions t,c
of thik such mafler or captain shall for
feu and pay, for each and every such offence,
she sum of five hundred dollars to be recover- e d
cd and appropriated as hereinafter provided
and dire&ed , and the captain or maftcr ot p' a
, each and every ship or vessel, as foort a s the
fame is brought to anchor, or otherwise stayed
as aforefaid, shall fend a fafc and commodious ' n
boat to bring the resident physician on board utt
of his ship or vessel, and shall in like man- i
ner convey him back to the health-6ffice
after he has concluded his official examina
tion; and .while he is making such examina- j vJ
t on,or in cafe ol any fubfeqi nt examination j r
x by the health-officer and consulting physician, j
as the cafe may be, each and eve»y part of the
(hip or vessel, and shall present to his view
each and every person on board thereof, and
shall also true and fatiffaflory answers make
to all Inch qutftions as the resident physician "
at the time ot examination, or the healtli offi- nin
cerat ih§ time of delivering the certificate, or
bill of health, i n the city of Philadelphia, or nto<
at the time of examination to be had by the tha
health.officer with theeorifultim* ma
phyfncian fhallafk relative to the health of my 'j
port or place from which the'fhip or vessel he t
failed, or hasTince touched at, the number of in
persons' board when the fhipor vessel en- fine
terrd on her voyage, the number of persons fHt
thai have fmce been landed or taken on k
board, and when or where refpeftively, what arif i
perions on board,if any have been during the r u
vojage, or shall at anytime of examinaiion, -1
be infected with any peftilentia.l or contagi.
ous disease, what person belonging to the ship ! n !
or vessel, if any died during the voyage, and ,n ®
of what disease, and wha. is the present state l,ea
and condition of the persons on board with ni °'
relpect to their health and disease* ; and if e^e
any | captain or master of any snip or vessel T
hallrefufe to expose the fame as aforefaid to DO
ie le-arch and examination of the resident & I
P ylician, or of the health-officer and confnlr. Abo
•ng physician, as tht cafe may be ;op if hav- as I
ing nn ooard his ship or vessel any such per
on or persons, he shall conceal the fame, or
, an > manner whatsoever he shall knowin K
y eceive or attempt to deceive the proper
orncersa lore said in his answers ro their offici
al enquiries, luch captain or master, for each
r very, h offence, fhaU forfeit and p , v
the sum of fi ve hund.ed dollars, to be re
covered and appropnaied as hereinafter pm- TiV
V' »"«/.re&cd s a,,,-, wherever the "cfi Y
dent physician, or confuting phylician. , s
Person a "Y person or A,
.n h1 ' ;7" y goodS ' war " mcrchandirt tX]
rr'i *! a ' or 3 „y ,h, D U
"r vessel to be detained oppcfitv ihi-relo, and view
and .hereto be fmoakd, dcanf.d ..,,,1 pur |. peac
e , the captain of the (hip „r ve(T. I (ball \ n are (
Ifiall'l, ,h CHntor "' to luch diicftions, ">»c
lhall at the propr r cost aftd cho,gc-of his <-.n- '-hat
" e ' fctt suc h mP1
e nbd i Tr " R " d " m o, 'be
c nfc1,,,,, s phvl.cun, as lh e cafe nidy brj a ld ,| the t
J "' l prescribe; and ,t i„ y . /teas
ffi°,d Ur » ure or
hele L„| oireftjons, and to carry the font -
"..oeffeQ ~ aforelatd, accord,n/to the refl
rum i fi ht T f - hc lha " t or,cu anj r
pruied a, , s here.i.alter p, OVl ded a'nd dueft-
Fioi
•;
The Public are cautioned to
beware of counterfeited Five Dollar Hi!/,
the of the Bank of the United State, „ j
irft Twenty Dollar Bills of the Bank e/JVs rt 5
ind America, several nf which have j I
jfe, in circulation within a few days pan-
I are a good general imitation of there* •
the I Bills, but may be diflingui/htd by the f? *
'on. I lowing ■J o '-
10 MARKS.
: Five Dollar Bills of the Bank n f
j United States.
ALL thai have appeared hare the i„ tt
I F. for their Alphabetical Mark
an, The Texture of the Paper i s t '| lir!rrr .
11 a j whiter and it t.ke, the ink ¥
k thap the genuine paper. " y
j JneO. in the word Company is fmaiu P
t than the M. and other letter, „f , hn J d
so that a line extended fron. the mo ofilJ
d O, to touch the tup of the M would e:nes
word X U ' e ra " Se °' dle W M*
In the word United the letter- --
rc I t°e V bm a " d ClofCr to3et!,erlLa " ""reft*
ke Vje j and f the word pr„ mife are „
5 E:;sr c/, " rf
he The engravirg i s b a dly cxecu-eH ,K.
■ or strokes pfa" the Letters are ft,
er j the devi e;n themarr n Mr.;,, i 6
I v /- j * I art 'CUJar y isniurh
■ e . I coaifcr and appears darker : ha„ in .hTI,
J biljs. Some ot the counterfeits b-ar eb.e'*
.7 91 -Where astheßank was not T,, t
tion ti l December, and no f lve
K were Hlued in jhat year.
Twenty Dollar Bills of'the Bank of North
— j America.
us L^I tbat i ha u V ! a PP ca,ed ' ,a ve,the letter
ft I B- for their alphabetical mark.
■C I ],7, h 7, T ?- r ' nled ,in a P a P" nearly fimi
£ par to that of r!ie counterft.t Five Dollar
j Notes above described ; the engraving j 5
i bcttei executed, and they approach nearer
I tC>^ e ®''l ,earance °( the genuine bills,
t, I - rhef ! ne ruled lines through the word
I the b " d >' of 'he bill, ate in num.
j ber thirteen in the genuine b lis, and but
I twelve in the counterfeits.
II The word Company is much like the fame
word the Five Dollar Bills « described
; c j i ove » , the ° les s 'han the m, and o
jj thers following.
ic There is no stroke to >he t inthe word
i£ I Aorth whereas in the genuine bills theftroke
)r I is well defined.
cr I The letters tnt in the word Twenty, to
m I hand at the bottom, do not come
j 0 I down to the line, hut afo cut as to give
te I appearance to the word, the
I 7to and they going below them.
j The signature |. Nixon, has the appear
i. I ance of bring written with lamb-black and
y I oil, and differs from other inks used in
-1 I p'inting the bills and the cashier's ligna
:e I tore.
> r I It i« Tuppofed these forgeries were commit
n I ted in Tome of the Southern States, as all the
i- j counterfeits thai hav<* appeared, have come
I from thence, and two persons have been ap
_ I p r ehended in Virginia, on suspicion ot being,
y I 'he author of iheni. <
. I The reward of ONE THOUSAND DOL
c I LARS will be paid to any Pet son or Persons
0 I w ''o shall discover and prosecute to convic
ts I t;on the leveral offenders of the following
- J or any of them, viz.
I Ihe person or persons, who manufa£}ur->
. I ed the paper on which the printed. *
The person or persons, who engraved the
[ I plates. .
• I The printer or printers, of the bills.
I Every person who has adted as a principal
1 j in any other w ay, in the counterfeiting ;and
I uttering the said bills.
I Philadelphia, March 28, ; 794
j _ April 22, 1794,
i Other counterfeit bills
of the Bank of the United States have ap
pea red-in circulation.
The denomination is of
DOLLARS, ; nd the alphabetical maik is
the letter B,
They may be diflinguifhed from the ge
nuine by the following MARKS :
The paper of the counterfeits is of a
more tender texture and gloirey fu.face
than the genuine, and there is no water
mark in tljeiti.
The letter C. in th 6 word Cafliier, in
ie true bills is ftrongiy marked, whereas
in the counterfeits, the whole letter is a
hair Itroke, evidently in an qnfmtfhed
. a , te " f' ie letter a inthe word demrtnd,
is badly formed and t!»e whole word ill done
and there js no comma at theend of it, as
there is in the genuine bills.
The marginal device, is much darker
in the faJfe, than in the genuine bills ow
ing to the Ih&de strokes seing coarser, much
nearer together, and consequently much
more ntjimerous. This difference'fti ikes the
eye atfirft vi«.w.
The fame reward of ONE THOUSAND
DOLLARS, will be paid for apprehending,
6t P ro *ecuting to convidlion the several
above defcribad Offenders in refpe<sl to this,
as to the Jaft described bills.
THOMAS WILLING, Prcfidcnt
of the R?pk Umrrd
JOHN NIXON, Prefidtnt of the
f -nk of North Ameitca.
By Order of t-he Committees of the P.ef-
Deftive Boards.
SALE,
BY MATHKW CAREY, No. 118,
Maiket-Strect,
An EfTay on Slavery,
to exhibit in a new point 1 •
vie wmi s elfe£l.s on morals, indujiry, and the
pcact of (ccicty. Some lasts and. calculations
aie oliered to prove the labor ol freemen 10 l-t.'
much more p>odutrive ihiwi {> ' fl a J eJ ;
that couniurs are rich, pcnvc'ui aiui na|»nV*
in propoiiion as the laboring people er*i«>y
'he fruit* of i heir own labor; and
the n< ccfTaiy c (, nc!ufion, that flavcry is ijbsj.N
tias well as u> juji.
I'rice 25 Cent?. f
February * ! *
rHE office nf the President and Dire! 11 ""
»f the [nsuranceCom?any rt Nourn
America, is removed to N"- S ( ' u ■'
Front Jtreer, be'fng the south eail conerot
Front and Walnut flieet*.