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.
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{ 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<l the
I eouniti feiti thai have appeared, have come
I . rom ihence, and two persons have been apl>
' 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<l «nrly in an unfinifoed
Iftate Ihe letter a inthe wo:d demand,
is badly formed and the whole word ill done
I and there is 110 comma at theend of it, ai
I there is in the genuine bills.
I J l,e ,n . al K lnal device, is much daiker
I!" e f f lre > 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,<l "f ONE THOUSAND
j DOLLARS, will be paid for apprehending,
I prosecuting to conviftiou the several
j above defer.bed Offenders in lefpeCt to this,
| as to the last described bills.
THOMAS WILLING, Ptefident
1 of tin H. nk, United States.
JOHN NIXON, Pre fid ent of the
Bank ol North America.
By order of the Committee# of the Res.
RfJt - r/?l.
MR sale,
B.Y MATHEW CAREY, No. 118,
Maiket-Strec't,
lAn LfTay on Slavery,
1 33efigned to exhibit in a new point ol
I view iis rffca. on morals, indukry, 31 ,ri the
I j'cace of Jocxety. Some 1 a£l.
I dfe oileied to prov,- the I^l, or frtcmcn 10 lie
j much more ptoduflive than that ol Jlavn j
I countrirfc aie rich, powetlul and
i in proportion as the laboring pioplp-cnjoy
j the of their own hence
I rhe n< ceffaiy -conclufiou, is impvli•
I (ids well db unjujl.
I Picxrl"2s Cents.
I February j,#;. dtf
I office of the President a» d D reftori
I A *>i the InsueamceCompany of Nok-th
Amsrica, is icinoved to No. 107, South
being the south ealt con»erol
j riontand Walnut flreets.