F!.iinde!phla, M;ircfi, j i 794« , /Wr, PUBLISHED, B/ MATHEW CAREY, jVe. l 18, Market Jlreet, *TH2 FiilST VOLU W2 OF A NEW SYSTEM OF Modern Geography: or, a Geographical, Historical, ana Commercial Grammar-, And present ft ate of the J'everal NJTIO'NS OF THE WORLD. CONTAINING, 1. Til* figures, motions, and distances of the planetf?,according to the Newtonian lyf tem and the l.ateft observations. • 2. A general View of, the'eafth,confidered as a planet; with feverai ufeful geographica definitions awd problems. 3 The grand divisions of the globe into Jand anß water, continents and islands. 4« The firuation and extent of empires, kingdoms,ffcates, provinces and colonies. 5 Their climates, air, foil, vegetables, productions, metals, minerals, natural curi ofities,feas,rivers,bays,capes,pramontories, aud lakes. 6. The birds and beads peculiar to each country. 7* Observations on the changes that hare,' been anv where observed upon the face of nature ilnce the must early periods of his tory. 8. The history and origin of nations; ! 'theit forms of government, religion, laws, revenues,taxes,tiaval and military strength 9 The genius, manners, customs, and habits of the people. 10. Their language,learning,arts, fcien fces, maniifaftiues, and commerce. 11. The chief-cities, flru&ures, ruins, and artificial curiosities 12. The longitude, latitude, bearings, a ul d'ftances ofprincipal placed from Phila delphia. To which arc added, 1. A Geographical Indeh, with the names and places alphabetically arranged. 2. A Table of the CoYns of all nations, and their value in dollars and tents. 3- AChronological Table of remarka ble events,fioni the creation to the present time. x By WILLIAM GUTHRIE, Esq. The Astronomical Part cdrre&ed by ' Dr. Kit*TEN-HOUSE. 'To wnich have been added, The late Discoveries of Dr. Hers c hell, ( and otlie eminent AsfRONOiMERS. The Flßst AMERICAN EDITION, ' Corrected, "Impioved, and greatly .Enlar-, J g ecl - , The flrft volume contains, twenty-one ( M ip? Bnd L.harts,-belides two Astronomical t Plates, viz. - i. Map of the world. 2. Chart of the f worle g. Europe. 4. Asia. 5. Africa. -6. 1 South America. 7. Cook's discoveries. v 8. Countries round the north Pole. 9. c Swedei., Denmark, and Norway. iq>. Se- c Ven United Provinces. 11. Austrian, c French and Dutch Netherlands. 12. Get- 1 many. 13. Seat of war in France. 14. N i France divided into departments. 15. r Italy, Srcily, and Sar- ' c dinia. 17. Spain and Portugal. 18. 1 Tin key in Europe and Hungary, id. Ire- * land. 2">. Weft-Indies. 21. Vermont. 22. 1 Ar miliary sphere. 23. Copernican system. [ With the second volume, which is now , in the press, will be given the following r Maps: ! 1. RufTia in Europe and Asia. 2. Scotland. c 3- England and Wales. ? 4. Poland. 5. China. ' r 6. Hindoftan. t 7. United States. n Britifli America. j 9. State of Nev/-Harapftiire. n 10. State of MafTachufetts. C 11. State of Connecticut. q 12. State of Rhode Island. c 13- State'of New-York. d i 4* State of New-Jer(cy. v i - State of Pennsylvania. a 16. State of Delaware. 17- State of Maryland. v 18. State of Virginia. P 19* State of Kentucky. 20. State of .North-Carolina. D 21. r enneffee Government. 22. State of South-Carolina. J' 23* State of Georgia. TERMS. i. This work will be compriied in two volumes. I. Subscribers pay for the prelent volume P< ondel'very fix dollars, and the price of binding, (56 ceats ,- or boards.) fu 3- They may receive the fucieeding vo- JufSem twenfy-four weekly numbers, at a quarter daNar each, or else, xfrhen si- l,c . : "f the lame price as the firft. a si a j P '' on wi ' lbe raised on the ~ nrlt day of June ,794, to fourteen do), t exclnfive of binding. 5. 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Fecipes to make vafri Pn ous glues and cements ; recipes to make com- J positions for efegant, or minute ornaments, I and enrichments for oufide or in fide com wa partments : recipes to make cOtnpolition lor a d figures and in c ruftatio,u—to endure thr ; weather in any ; recipes to make flue ® co compofiiions, for floors, malt-houses, dif- /j tilleries, hearths, linings for ciftVrns, &c. Tablesto ascertain the scantling of differen e species of limber necefTary to perform their ). refpeftive fun&ions, in proportion to their - s. various fufpenlions; Tables to ascertain th: f • I- dttnenfions of the various introriu - in different edifices, and doors, windows, chimnK-s, fk,y-|ights, fta;r-c a fes, See. 'n pro- | ° . tion to their different uses and intentions tee ~ whether for beauty or utility: A concilc " : f - mode to take, and the dimensions of ' ail kinds of artificer's work helongnu; to rwt j_ buildings, and to afcejlain the cubical or f u . pciffcial contents thereof: Observations n f rut , the do&rine-of echo and found: A di(T. rta- Ne ' tion (in the phiiofophy, doarinc, anrl con- r . vl: v "rutiion o! chimnirs, to void or emit ihr lina Imoke. Propositions and recipes 10 cure ro 'i " fmokychimnies: Observations on the i n !b. v-r bility of the heretofore, generally Gee "ffted in America : Suggestions of modes 10 be I pursue in buildings here, that will, without fer« additional expense, tend more to their dura. > , biluy th?n those heretofore, commonly, con- \vhi ttruaed : Defcnptions and proportions of f ro , the general and particular members of vari ous orders in AtchiteiWe, viz. the Tuscan, -.. j Doric, lonic, Corinthian, Composite, Chi. nefe, Attic, Cargatic, Arabesque, Moresque, Croffque, Saracenir, Rultic, Antique, Anti- * quo-Mild m, Gothic, and Britannic : Many curious hiAoiienl accounts of various won derful buildings in diiferent parts of the world : Many curious and original accounis arid eulogiums on Free Masonry. j This work will be printed in two ofl'avo volumes, each to contain upwards of 400 friges, on fine paper of elegant leiter press • T The price to fubferibers, in beards, five dollars; two and a hal f dol l a its to wltl be paid on the delivery of the fiift, and two terl and a half dollars on the deliveiy of the P ric second volume. 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He has under him the berf affilUnts in / the different branches—The scholars are taught the Englilh, French, La, in, and O Greek languages, Public-Speaking, Writing, Ariihmctic, Geography, Astronomy, atid the various branches of the Ma'hematic% Dece The healthy firuation of this place is ftich as to recommend it to those, who wish 10 the f have their ch'ldren in the country. Board Hobe ing, washing, mending, &c. will be provid. tu a ed 111 good families, and the morals of the the I scholars carefully attended to. to thi The price including tuition, firewood, n °' 1 &c. exclusive of the French language) will w j t ' ) not exceed Thirty pounds proclamation mo- °* ''' ne y P er annum) an addition ol three dollars ° r per quarter will be made to (uch scholars of rl Who are taught the French language. The na(ra Directors at edetermined to pay such aiten- , rccl tion to this institution, as will fender it one • refpcclable and ufeful. *rt fhi Gabriel h. ford -s tire i J ° HNS > j« n ' f Direfl's. E* natha« ford, S Morriftown, Mayi 5 , ,794 d 1 w. w2m —- > M; ««rcn la. tuts . jFion.a " J ° HN '-■** Bank United States, e 11, " will June r 3//1, 1794. ert- PROPOSALS will be received at the Bank of the United States until the firft 'ith day of July next, for the Masons and ted Carpenters work of the Banking House, ' ra to be built in Third-street c '~ It is not expedted, that more than the ens foundation wili be coir.pleated thisfeaftm. ' The plan may be seen by applying ta rv" JOHN KEAN, Cashier. f dti J. A New Novel. To the LAicJli- Sos Phiiadelphia. 7"his Day is Publijhed by MATHEW CAREY, irß, Marke.. iticet, Price, bound, live.eighths o; a dollar, sew ed in marble paper, halt dolia». Charlotte, a tale of Truth, IN TWO VOLUMES. By Mrs. RO WSON, of the New Tlieatre, lns Phladelphia, Author oF Vi&oria, the In- Is j quifitor, the Fille de Chambi e, &c. " r . Of Charlotte, the Reviewers have :x- given the following character. IT may be a Tale of Truth, for it is int not unnatural, and it is a talc of real d''- ds tress. by the artifice of a teach >r, ei, recommended to a school, from huma nity rathei than a convi6tionof her inte n- grity, or the Regularity of her former con n" du&, is enticed from her governess, and a ccompanies a young to America.— I I he marriage ceremony, if not forgotten, J he postponed, and Charlotte dies a martyr °" o the incouftaiicy of the over, and treach r(i e, y oi his friend.—The fjtuations are art ' e - s a,K ' affixing—[ije delipiiptions natu- ra] and ; we (hould feel for Char j( iotte it such a person ever exitted, who for one error fcarcdy, perhaps, deserved [U so fevfrre a punifliment. If it is a lie- Ir poetic justice is not, we think, pro- j n perly diftrjbuted. Said Carey has jujl publifljed, I A 2 sheet map of Kentucky )r compiled by Eliiiu Barker, piice one doi iar and two thirds. I e War Atlas,containing maps of France, >» Germany, Spa n, Italy, the United Provin t. ces, the Netherlands, and the Weft Indies.' j Price two dollars. 1- Map of M e y Jeney—Half a dollar, s, Map* of Vermont, Connecticut, Dela ware, Georgia Price three eighths of < • r a dollai each. ' April 29. tuth&s3w GUTHRIE's GEOGRAPHY j Improved. 1 ' THE fubfeription lor this work on tile original term-, of welve dollars and tiie , " wil be closed this day—and on J Monday the fubfeription will open at four S _ teen dollars, exclusive of the pi ice of bind- i ing. 1 ! The new maps added to this edition are t) twenty one; anions «InVlt are those .if ( . New-Hampfli re, Maffichul'ettf, Coimcfti f cut, KJiode-lfland, Vermont, New York, . New. Jrrfey, Pem.tylvania, Delaware, Mm- C . rvland, Virginia, Kentucky, North Caro . lina, the GcnefTee Government, South Ca- V e roliua, and Georgia. These maps have ne . V r been given in any former fyfteii) of , Geography, and, it is hoped, would alone , ■> be fufficient to entitle this work to a pre. 1 fer-nce to any other edition of Guthrie. T P N B. The map of the United Sates, L - which is compiling by Mr. S .muel Leu is, ° from the refpeftive ft ate maps, will be far more complete than any one yet published, . and be printed on two large flieets of T p-per, nearly the size of the laie Mr. Mur • rav's map. ; 3' U Jult Published, . By Benjamin Johnson, and fold at his BookJlore, No. 147, Market facet, on ■ The Life of Dr. Franklin, ™ > with a likeflefs, executed in a mas , terly manner by Thackar, and Vallancc, - , price nvefhilbngs. ( The Ready Reckoner or Traders' Sure T „ , Guide; 3/g 'n The Young Bo'ik keeper's Assistant, 6/>J ,■ 7he Christian, a. poem, by Charles Craw , ford, 2/4 Efop's Fahles, Swan's Britifti Architcft, 37/6 Parne's ditto 3;/ ■Town and Country Builder's AfijOant. 1 A 22/6 In the press, and mill bepubbjhed in a feely, either tothemfilves o' I re to Gill & HrrSfhaw who are duly authorized I [ n . to receiv the ame And all persons to I whom the fsid Fiim are indebted, are re- I quelled to deliver in their accounts imme- I , diately for payment. I ( WILLIAM WOOD, EDWARD WALKER, I JOSEPH HAYES. I , h Philadelphia, June iy 3 1794. I , mw&rsif. | : t GILL fcf HENS.HAW, J t v to I 1 ,1, Wood, Walker, & Hayes, \ J y Have for sale, at their BOTTLING | STORE, No. 244, South Second-fireet, I > 1 (rppofite the New-Market, I W I N E S, viz.l S( ] Madeira, I b c Sherry, C ' : ' 1 P'P es ' ca(ks ) I t o. Claret, and Port S and bottles. Tenei ifFe, *) . |7 Lifbor-, / in bottles or qu. I b Mai a, &c. C ca(ks - Jtr J SPIRITOUS LIOJJORS, viz. Biandies, e Jamaica Spirits, I n ' NVeft-India and Country Rum, ' Gin, in Pipes and Cases, &c. j a ALSO I h London & Philadelphia Bottled Porter, { i- Beer, and Cyder ; I rl if Common and Distilled VINEGAR, in hog- Id( 'heads, barrels, and bv the Gallon. lai IX. B. Captains of VefJ'els supplied with I any of the abo-ve articles, on the fhoriefi I L notice. lar *** The highell price given for EMPTY I °' BOTTLES. P' J llne '7 mw&stf 1:1 ie I I MADEIRA, "j eo . SHERRY, | J tr , I- WlNESofthe firftquality I I" LI-.BON, & | Ith e TENEK IFFE J ~ ,l a ni.'ica Bri8 r i it, Antigua and Weft In- I d:a Rum. j wl , Coniac, French and Peach Brandies 1 tlc C>artt and Port Wine of a superior qua- I lity in cases. _ Win; Cyder and Vinegar, in pipes and Icd lllids. f . Corks in Bales,Havannah Segars in Boxes. | Philadelphia Porter, in Calks and Bottles I London do. iij do. do. Philadelphia Ale and Beer in do. do. j London do. in do. do. and I u " Cyder :n barrels and bottles, prepared for j ' exportation or immediate use, FOR SALE BY Q Benjamin W- Morris, I The corner of Dock and Pear flreets, j p6 - Wheie he lias provided l'uitablc stores and ! no vaults, for the reception of WINES, &c. i Which he proposes to itore or dispose of I nui on commiflion I Captains of veflels and others supplied I mo with any of the above LIQUORS bottled, I tha and leaftores in geneal put up. I nia May 9 tu&f2m I — — I he I Just Publiflied, I In one handsome volume,iauno. Price 5s J flat AND FOR SALE BY j is b j JOHN ORMROD, a " d I I the jAt Franklin's Head, No. 41, Chefuut '] Sire it, - lint { AN ESSAY ON THE j'"g Natural Equality of Men, IZ On the Rights t!ut result from it, and on j eye the Duties which it imposes. I 1 To which a MEDAL was adjudged, by ?° the Teylcrian Society at Haarlem. | 1 Corrected and Enlarged, by [ " WILLIAM LAWRENCE BROWN, V. D. ProfefTbr of Moral Philosophy, and the I Law, of Nature, and of Ecclesiastical I History ; and Minifier of the Engliih I Church at Utrecht. Aliquid Iciuper ad communem utilitatem 1 affjrendum Cicero. '7 he First American Edition. | B.Y nPHEgrand principfe of Equality, if I rightly underllood, is the only basis I A on which uniyfrlal justice, sacred order, fA: and pel ted fretd'oin, can be firmly built, I T and permanently si-cured. The view of Lie, It exhibited in this essay, at tile fame time \ beac lr 1 epreßes the insolence of office, I a.e ■ e t. r ar.irv of prid e> and the outrages of I muc "pprtllion ; confirms, in the most forcible I that '"7", cr '. neceatr Of subordination, I in p ■ nd the just demands of lawful authority. | lh e Sa far indeed, from loosening the bands ,h = ot lociety, that it maintains inviolate, e- I " c ' s very nigral and every civil diftinftion, J ™ 01e cto,e| y every fecial tie, unites ' F n one harmomous and justly proportioned . ' a " d hi;i„g, men together on ti eI *P veil ground of the inherent rights of liu | A man name, of reciprocal obligation, and I ° »» con "" on re l a £rcn to I Fro March'lß. tut s I FlO of I The Public are cautioned to this I beware of counterfeited Five Dollar 1 \ I °f tbe Kank of the United States, „„'j any.l Twenty Dollar Bills of the hank of Norti ue! I America, several of which have appeared. ent, | '« circulation within a few days pa ft ■ // iake I are good general imitation of theVm,„v »rth j Hills, but may be diftinguijhed by the M ad-J lowing ' MARKS. I6r I Five Dollar Bills of the Bank of the i I United. States. ) I ALL ,hal have a PP«» r ed havs the loft.. a' jr. (or their Alphabetical Mark. : '" s I Tt, e Texture <>i the Paper i s thickrr , j hev I white, and it takes the ink Inore free"! ' I iian the genuine paR» r. The O. in .lie word Company j s f ma p„ 'ha,, the M. and other :,trers of% h 7twol/ "le I lo that a line extended from the ton „f, ,u' [ °.--f the tup . ('the M woZx d be Z'r f the ri " ee lht wh °<* Z the "">'<* United the letters are * ■ed I rower and closer toother than th. .eft 0 f 1,1 I the bill. re- The i and fin the word promise are not I parallel, the/.nclming much morelorward I than the/. iU The engraving \ s badly execute ft.okes of all the Letters are ftro„g er ' an j the device mthemargin particularly i smuc ? ■ coaifcr and appears darker than i„ lhet * - I ' thC COUnterfc 'ts bear date in .'9'-^ re » s ] h ° Bank was not in o p er a! t! " D f eml,er > no five dollar bill, I were iflued in iha' year. Twenty Dollar Bills of the Bank of North q ] America. I ALL that ha\ L a , aied have the letter ' I B.Jor their alphabetical mark. I They are pr, luedon a p aper pe . . | ar to that of the counterfeit Five Dollar * I Notes above defer,bed; the engraving is I Octtei executed, ai d they approach nearer ' I r °-^ e I ?' ,l ' earance the genuine bills. I Ihe hue , u led lines through lhe word u j Twenty, »' the body of the bill, are in num. berth rteen m the genuine b.lls, and but I twelve iu the counterfeits. The word Company is much like the fafoe " I word in the Five Dollar Bills as described I above, the o being iels than the m, and o- I tliers following. | There is no stroke to ; the / inthe word j North whereas in the genuine bills theftroke | is well defined. "> j The letter's ent in the word Twenty, to I the left hand at the bottom, do noi come I clow " to the line, hut are so cut as to give I an irregular appearance to the word, the h I Tw and thejy going below them. (} I Ihe fignatuie ] Nixon, ha>the appear lance of being written with lamb-black and I nil, and diffeiy from other inks used in I printing the bills and the cafliiei's figna- I ture. I It is supposed these forgeries were commit- I ted in fomeof the Southern Stales, a- a ' I f' c hended in Virginia, on suspicion oi being I the author of* them. * I 7o e rcward °! ONE thousand DOL- \ ' I "? Wlll . be P a 'd to any Person or Peifons I wholhall difcove* and prosecute to convic I tion the Icveial offeudeis of'the following I deWiptions or any of them, viz. I i P e, on or persons, who manufa£tur* i I ed t.ie paper on which the Bills are primed. I The person or peifons, who engraved the I plates. The printer or printers, of the bills. j . Evc, y perfoh who has afled as a pr ncipal j many other way, in the counterfeiting land j uttering the said bills. I Philadelphia, March 28. 1794 J Jipril 22, 1794, Other counterfeit bills I of the Bank ot the United States have ap j peared in circulation. j The denomination is of TWENTY and tI,C alphab£t!cal "' a ' k « I They may be diflinguiflied from the w - I numc by the lollnwing MARKS : The paper of the connteifeits is of a more tender texture and glofiey furface than the genuine, and there is no water I mark in them." I Tlfle ie , tt , er ' n the word Calhier, in | he true bills is strongly marked, whereas I in the counterfeits, ihe'whole letter is., I ft? l"™ ke ' evi than in the genuine bills ow. j mg to the (hade strokes being coarfei, much j neaiet together, and cnnlequently much more numerous. This difference ft, ikes the j eye atfirft view. I r.r?TT , fal " e rcwa,i the InsueamceCompany of Nok-th Amsrica, is icinoved to No. 107, South being the south ealt con»erol j riontand Walnut flreets.