P!ti!*de!phla, Marc\ j i79# fl/ST PUBLISHED, B/ MATHEW CAIIEY, No. 118, Market Jireet, THE PIrtST VOLUME OF M NEW * SYSTEM OF Modern Geography t OR. A 'Geographical, Historical., ana Commercial Grammar; s A nrl p v eTe npit are of-1 he ft? aj NATIONS O F THE WORLD. tuN'r.M NC,\ I-. Tiv» figure"?, motions, autf distances of the the ton'un fyf terii and the latest obfeVvatiorjs ,* 2. A geirertitvie\v as the earth,considered *s a I'everui iifefiil geirgrapSic&l definitions auti problems. 3- The g ,aii'd cJivifions of the glofe in to land arjd continents and illaiuls. / The fit nation and extent of empires', kingdom';, Hares, provinces'and colonies. 5- Tl*etr climates, foil, vegetables, j3rod;iftlaiis, metals', minerals, natural ciiri dliti es, feti s, rLv e r s, cape s, promo ntor ie s, and lakes. - »• 6. The birds and beasts peculiaY to each CO J itrv. 7- Observations on the changes that have been any \Vhfcre observed upon the face ot since the most early periods of his tory. t 8. The friftory a<nd origin of natrons;! ' theu forms of government, religion, laws, rev_*uies,taxes,waval and military strength 9- The genius, manners, cuftonis, and habits of the people. 10. Theirlanguage,learning,artSj fcien cfisj manufactures, and commerce. 11. The eHief cities, ftrurtur'es, rtiiHs, and artificial curiosities- ... , 12. The longitude, latitude, beaVings, and <1 ift a npe 3 t>f principal places from Phila delphia. To which arc added. 1. A Geographical Index, with the names and places alphabetically arranged. 2. A Table ot the Coin.; of all nations, and their val.ue in dollars and cents. / 3. A Chronological .Table of remarka ble events,from the creation to the present me. By WILLIAM GUTHRIE, Esq. The AstronomiCal Part corre<sted by D l '. Rittenhouse. |To which hive been added, * in he late Discoveries of Dr. Herschell, and other.erninent Astronomers. The FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, Corrected, Improved, and greatly "Enlar ged. "the firft volume conta-ns twenty-one Map? end Charts,beiidei two Agronomical Plates, viz. I. Map of the world. 2. Chart of the ,WOrle Europe. 4. Ada. 5. Africa. 6. South Aiiisrica. 7- Cook's difcovenes. 8. Countries round the north Pole. 9* . Sweden, Denmark, and Norway. iO. Se ven United Provinces. 11. Austrian, French and Dutch Netherlands. 12. Ger triauyS 13 Seat of war in France. 14* France divided "into departments. 15* Switzerland. V 6. Italy, and Sar dinia. 17. Spain and Portugal. 18. Turkey in Europe and Hungary. 19. Ire land. 20. Weft-Indies. 21. Vermont. 2i. Ar miliary sphere. 23. pernican system. With the second volume, which is now in the press, will be given the following Maps : 1. Ruifia in Europe and Asia. 2. Scotland. , 3. England and Wales. 4.-Poland. 5. China. 6. Hindoftan. f. United States. 8. Britifli America. 9. State of New-Hanipftiire. 10. State of Maflachufetts/ 11. State of Connecticut. iar State of Rhode-Island, 13. Sfate of New-York. 14. State of New-Jersey; 15. State of Petmfyl vania. 16. State of Delaware. ,7. State of Maryland. 18. Stats of Virginia. 19. State of Kentucky. 20. of N'orth-Carolina. 21. Tennessee Government. 22. S'ate of South-Carolina. 12 3. State of Georgia. TERMS. j. This work will tte compriled in two volumes. i. Subscribers pay for the prelent volume ondeliverx, fix dollars, and the price of binding, (56 cents for boards.) J. They may receive the succeeding vo lume in twenty-four weekly numbers, at a quarter dollar each, 6r else, when fi niflied, at the fame price as flie firft. 4. The fubl'cription will be raised 011 the firft day of June i? 94, to fourteen dol- excluhve of binding. ; 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 fublcribers will be publilhed as patrons of American litera- % tuie, arts, and sciences. It is wholly unneceliary to expatiate on the advantage,to American teaders, that this edition poflelTes, over every imported edition of any system of Geography extant. The addit tion of maps of the feveeal testa.-, procured a very great expehfe, and from the belt materials that are attainable, speaks such full convkftion on this tßat it would be difreffieft to the read er's understanding to suppose it raquifite to ' enter into a detail of arguments to prove its fuperiorSty. In no Pimilar work bave-fuch maps ba6ne.ver introduced. "f'he emendationsand additions which are made in this work,are innumerable,and occur in every page. The public are re ferred to the preface for a flight sketch of. a few of them. The publi filer takes the present oppor tunity of returning his ipoft sincere thanks to tbofe refpe&able characters who'have favored him with documents for improv ing the maps of several of the states He requests a consonance of tVrr and hopes that such public spirited citizens, as are pofleflfed of limilar documents, will favor him with theii aftiftance in peifecV 10g.l1 is undertaking- ' The extrnordinary.egeoovagement'with whiclA lie has been favored, has excited in his b«eaft the warftiell fentimen f s of gr« titude-Meiits which rime will not ei •ace. He pledges himfelf to the cinzens oft he United Suites, to fp-ue neither pains nor expeofe to render the pr lent edition of Guthrie's "Geography improved, defcrv ing of their patronage. wafrf Joseph Clark, ARCH ITECT AT -ANNAPOLIS, Prepgjes to fniblijb, by fubftriptiorf, POLYMATHY ; O R The American Builder. A Work cdlc.ilaurd equally to edify and en tfcitain the Gentleman, Fanner,Sur- veyo/, Builder & Mechanic. J I THIS will contain various opinions of the best writerfcpon Architecture, Arts, and Science ; together with experiments, and accurate notes of observation, by the author; being the refuit of thirty years study and ex perience in his profciflon. It will alio contain an alphabotical account of the Quality and value of the various kinds of materials, and numerous species of labor, exp> nded on building., Exemplifications', toaTcertain tho-quanti ties of materials a«d labor to com plete, almost, every part in a building, of whatever dimensions. An account and explanation of all the terms and phrafesj used in ancient and mo dern architecture and building. To pferfons inclined tobyilu, itywi?l afford an opportunity of regulating theii plans with in i* e compass of their finances, and prepare them to prevent impositions trohn tricking venders of materials, and extortionate woik men—To Mechanics, who cannot, for want of experience, calculate the value of their refpedlive labour, and materials expended in their particular branches of 'budding, -this work will afford an opportunity to estimate with facility and accuracy, any done or in tended to t»e done, either in tne aggregate or the minutii. It ill contain many eurious and valuable retipcs to make fine and coarse varnifhes,fot preterving roofs 9! houses, barns, pilings, troughs, pipes, See. Pecipes to make vari ous glues and cenrmty; recipes to make coin pofitions tor elegant, 'or minute ornaments, and enrichments for oufide or inside com partments : recipes to make composition tor figures and inci uftations-*to ;enduie the weather ifi any atpefcl; recipes to make stuc co comoofitions, for floors, malt-lrOules, dif tillcries, hearths, linings for cift'ri**, y &c. Tables to afctrtain the scantling oi different fpccies of timber necessary to perform their relpeftive fun&ions, ijn proportion to their various fufpeniions : Tables to afccrtain the dimensions of the various N apertions introdu ced in different edifices, sfhd doors, windows, chimnies, [ky-lights, lia:t-cafes, &c. in pro tion to their different uses and intentions—* whet he 1 for beauty or utility 2yV concife rn ode to take, and square the diinenfions of all kind's of artificer's work belonging to buildings, and to ascertain the cubical or fu peificial contents .thereof: Obfervatiohs of the do£lrine of echo and found : A diilerta tion on the philosophy', dottrioe, and con- Itruftion of chimnies, to void or emit the (moke. and recipes to cure ♦ frnoky chimnies : Observations on the insta bility of the- edifices heretofore, generally, ereftcd in America' of modes to pursue in buildings here, that will* without additional expence, tend more to their dura bility than thole heretofore, commonly, con ttrufted : Descriptions and proportions of the general and particular members of vari ous orders in Archite&ure, viz. the Tuscan, Doric, lonic, Composite, Chi nese, Attic> Cargatic, Arabesque, Moresque, Grotesque, SaraceuicJ Rustic, Antique, Anti quo-Modern, Gothic, and Britannic : Many curious historical accounts of various won derful buildings- in different parts of the world : Many curious and original accounts and eulogiums on Efee Masonry. This work will oe printed in two octavo volumes, each to contain upwards of 400 pages, on fine paper of elegant letter press : The price to fubferibers, in boards, five dollars; two and a half dollarslo, be paid on the delivery of the fijft, and two and a half dollars on the delivery,of the second volume. Mr. Clark atfures the public, that he will literally perform all that he hath set forth in these proposals. Gentlemen inclined to promote this woik, by fubferibing thereto, are requcfted to write, paid, to Mr. Clark, at Annapolis, authorising him to annex tneir names to the fubfeription lift. The Printers in the United States, are so licited to £ive rtiefe proposals occafiorially, a place in their papeis. Morris Academy. THIS institution is now open for the re ception of students under the immediate care of Mr. Caleb RuiTellj wliofe abilities as an inftruttor, and attachmentto the bu siness have long been known and approved. He has under him the best afliftants in the different branches—Tt*he fcbolars arc taught the Englifti, French, Latin, and Greek languages, Public-Speaking/Writing, Arithmetic, Geography, Astronomy, and the various branches of the Mai hematics. The healthy ficuation of this place is Cue as r to recommend ii to those, who wifti to have their children in the country. Board ing, walking, mending, &c. will be provid ed in good families, and the morals of the scholars carefully attended to. The price including tuition, firewood, •&£. exclulive of-the French language) will not exteed thirty pounds proclamation mo ney per anaum) an'addition of three dollars per quarter will be mad* to such scholars who are taught the French' language. The Directors ai edctermined topayfuch atten tion to "this institution, as will reuder it refpcflable and ufefnl GABRIEL H. FORD, ") ,» TIMOTHY JOHNS, jun. V Dire&'s. NATHAN FORD* 3 Morriftown, May 1 1794 PHILADELPHIA:—Printed bv JOHN FENttO, N». 3, Sowth Focrth Street Price Six Dollars P ia A v LANDING Out of the Brig NANCY, Captain ShapleY, at Race-Street Wharf, SUGARS in Hogiheads and Barrels, GO ll' EE in Hoglheads, Barrels and Bags, Entitled to drawback. For Sale, Bv JAMES CRAWFORD, or WHARTON Sc LEWIS. d. Jun'e 74th. A New Novel. To the LAkfIES of Philadelphia. This Day is Publtjhed by MATHEW CAREY, 11&, Market street, k Price, bound, five-eighths ot" a dollar, Tew- Ed in v»arblepaper, ball * dollar, Charlotte, a tale of Truth, VOtUMES, By Mrs. KOWSON, of the New Phladelphia", Author of Vitftnrja, thejn quifitoi', she F'llle de Chambi e, &c. Charlotte, the Reviewers have given ihe following charaßer. . IT may be a Tale of Truth, for it is not and it is a talc of real dii trolls. Charlotte, by the artifice of a reach e«, recommended'to a school, from f lvnma nity rather than a convi&ion of her inte grity, or the regularity of ber former cor du&, is enticed from her governed, ccompanies a young officer to America.—- The marriage-ceremony, if not forgot ter, | is postponed, and Charlotte dies a martyr to the inconstancy of the ovfer, and treach ery of his'friend.—The Situations are art lete and affecting—-the descriptions natu ral and pathetic; we ftiould feel for Char lotte if such a person ever existed, who for one error scarcely, perhaps, so severe a punishment. If it is a fic tion, poetic justice is not, we think, pro perly Said, Carey has jiifl published, A 2 sheet map of Kentucky compiled by Elihu Barker, piice ore cioi iar and two thirds. War Atlas, containing maps oi" France, Germany, itdly, the United Provin ces, the Netherlands, and the Weft: Indies. Price two dollars, Map of New Jerley—Half a dollar. Mips of Vermont, Comiefticur, Deli ware, Georgia-*—-I'r ice three eighths of a dollar each, ' April 29. GUTHRIE's GEOGRAPHY THE fubfeription for this work bn the original terms, of twelve dollars arid the binding, will be doled .this day—and on Monday the fubjcription will open at forty teen dollars, of the price of bind ing. The new maps added to this edition are twenty one ; among which are thole of Ncw-Hamplhire, Maffafchufetts, Coune&i cut, Rhode-Island, Vermont, New York, New- Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Ma ryland, Virginia, Kentucky, North 'Caro lina, the Genelfee Government, South Ca rolina, and Georgia. These maps have ne ver been given in any former system of Geography, and, it is hoped, would qilone be fnfficient to entitle this work to a pre ference to any other edition of Cuthrie. N B. The map of the United States, which is compiling by Mr, Sinuel from the re'fpe&ive state maps, will be fa; more complete than any one yet pubJiflied, and be printed on two large (beets of .paper, nearly the fizc'of the late Mr, Mur ray's map. v May 3t Just Published, By Benjamin Johnson, and fold at his Bookjlore, No. 147, MarketJlrcet, The Life of Dr. Franklin, with a striking likeness, executed in a mas terly manner by Thackara and Vallance, price fivefhilling^. The Ready Keckoner, or Traders' Sure Guide, 3 9 The Young Book keeper's Afliftant, 61/3 The Christian.a poem, by Charles Craw ford, 2/4 Elbp's Fables, 4JB Swan's British Arehiteft, 37/6 Fame's jiiitto 3°J Town and Country Builder's Afliftant. ln tht press, be published in a few } days, (Bid fold as aboi>e 9 i Reflections and Maxims, by WiJliam Penii, with his advice to his chil den, 4JB. 16 mo, 2, 1794 Congress- of the United States, In Senate, Tuefaay May 13th, 1794. ORDERED, that Rufm Putnam, Ma nal" fah Cutler, Robert Oliver and Griffin Green, do, upon the third Monday of Decembei next, (hew cause to the Senate, why so much of the grants of land to ihem the iaid Puifln Putnam, Manaiiah Cutler, Robert Oliver and Griffin Green, pursuant to an Aft entitled " An a(t authorizing the grant and conveyan*e of certain lanrfs to the Ohio Company of alTociates," flj£ll not be declared void, as pjay interfere with and befufficient to fatisfy tbe cluims of the French settlers at Galliopolis. Ordered, that the delivery of a copy of the above order to Rufus Putnam, Ma riaffah Cutler, Robert Oliver, or Griffin Green, and the of (lie fame, one .nonih, in one of the Gazettes printed inthjsCity, (Kail be deemed firfficient no tice thereof. lExtraA from the Journals of Senatt. Attest, SAM. A, OTIS, fecretaiTi ,■ May 14. . r ra . diw. w2n>. — tutli&s3w Improved. m&wim Excellent CLARET, In hogsheads and in cases of 50 bottles each ALSO, A few cases Champaigne wine ; MADEIRA, * In pipes, hogfhenis and quarter calkb, '• FOR SALE BY *■' JOHN VAUGHAN, No. til, bonrfi Front lLieer. ]an. 2. 17<»4' i4o BAKKK-LiS Best Bolton BEEFj xi HOGSHEADS New-England Rum, Received by tfife schooner Bcliruta, from Boston, and for faie by Nalbro''& John Frazier. 1 No. 8 1, Walnut Jlreet. June ao Richard Johns r ~S In the Chancery Court i< ( of the ' , Jlbn Wells and f State of Maryland, "Mord:cai Cole* J May i6th 1794- J The Complainant hath fil td his bill, for t e purpose of" obtaining a decree, 10 veil in him a complete legal title to two tracts ol land, lying in Baltimore bounty, one tailed Painters-Level, con taining 100 acres, the other called Profpeft contai 145J acres. He the laid John Wejls ou the 16th day of March I contracted to fell Hie laid land to the said \toi(leca\,Cole,&executed'to him a bond for corrVcyanerjthat the fajd Cole, on the fame day, executed to the said "Wells a bond for tiie paviiunt of Hie pui chafe money afmoun ting to j£ 675 Penniylvania currency, that the laid Cole hat Wince discharged the whole of the purchafemoney, and hath alligned to the complainant the laid bond for con veyance; that the 'aid Wells hath never executed a deed, agreeably to 1 his contract ! but hath removed out of the ftatebf Mary ; land, and now rt fides in the ftateVof Ken tucky. . It is thereupon, and at therequeft of the complainant, adjudged, and ordered, that he procure a copy of I his order to be infert tdat least fix weeks before he firft day of Aiiguft next, in the United States Gazette at Philadelphia, to the in rent, that the said John Weils may have no tice of ilie application to this court, and may be warned to appear here, on orbefo* e the firft Tuesday in Oc-* tober next, to lliew cause wherefore this court ftiouid not prncudto decree, agree ably to the prayer of the complainant, and to the a£t ©t aifeinbly, tor such cases liiade and provided. } Test, Samuel Harvey Howard. Keg. <Jur. Can, June 13 MADEIRA, 1 SMERHY, PORT, k WlNEsofthe-firftqu'ality LISBON, & \ TfeNERIFBUE J Old Jamaica S, irit, Antigua and Weft In th'a Rum. Coniac, French arid Peach Brandies Claret arm Port Wine of aXuperior qua lity-in cases'.' Wine Cyder and Vinegar, in pipes and hhd.s. Corks in Bales,Ha vannah Segars in Boxes. Philadelptyg Porter, in Caiks and Bottles London do. in do. do. Philadelphia Ale and Beer in do. do. London do. in do. do. and Cyder :n barrels and bottles, prepared for exportation or immediate life, FOR. SALE BY Benjamin W". Morris, The corner of Dock and Pear Jlreets, Where he lias ;»rovi<led (uitable stores and vauhs, for the receptjon of WINES, & c . Which he proposes to flore or dispose of on commission Captains of vessels arid others fupplicd with any of the above LIQUORS bottled, and feaftores in fteneal put up. May 9 Just Published, In one handsome volume, 12 mo. Price 5 s AND FOR SALE BY JOHN ORMROD, At Franklin's Head, No. 4:1, Che/uut Strt.rt, AN ESSAY ON THE Natural Equality of Men, On the Rights that result from if, and on the Duties which it inipofes. To which a MEDAL was adjudged, by the Te'ylerian Society at Haarlem. > Corrected and Enlarged, by, WILLIAM LAWRENCE BROWN, D. IX Profeflor of Moral Philosophy, and the knv of Nature, and of Kcclefiatiical History ; and Mitiifter of the Engiifh Chuich at Utrecht. <• Aliquid Temper ad commxinem utilitatem afferendtim. Cicero. *Pbe Fuji American Edition. THEgrand principle of Equality, if rightly underflow!, is the only basis on which universal jtiftiee, sacred order, antl perfect freedom, can be firmly built, and permanently secured. The vew of it exhibited in this ciTs v, at the fame time that it reprefles the insolence of office, the tyranny of pi ide, and the outrages 01 oppression j confirms, in tlit- most forcible manner, the neceflity of fubordi nation, and the jtift demands of lawful authority. So far indeed, from loofeuing the bands of lociety, that it maintains inviolate, e very natural and every civil diftindtion, draws more cloely evei y racial tie* unites in one harmomious and juttly proportioned fyfteai, and brings men together on the even ground of the inherent rights of hu 'man nan re, of reciprocal obligation, and. oi a common relation to the community. March 18. tuts The Public are cautioned t® beware of counterfeited Five Dollar Bi/J, of the Bank of the United States, and Twenty Dollar Bills of the Bank ofNo r ti America, J'everul of <whieh have appe.*,-{ in circulation 'within a few days fujl; are good general imitation of the genui/e Bills, but may be dijlinguijhed by the fiU lowing MARKS. Five Dollar Bills of the Bank, of ttit United States. ALL that have appeared have the letter F. for their Alphabetical MaTk. The Texture of the Paper is thicker and whiter and it takes the ink mote fitely than the genuine paper. The O. in the word Company is fmal'er than the M. and other letters of that word so that a line extended from the top of ih.' O, to touch the top of the M. would extend considerably above the tange of the whole word. •>. ✓ TOW&S3W In the word United the letters are nar rower and closer together than the reft of the bill. The i and J in the word proniife are not parallel, the/inclining much mole forward than the i The engraving is bai I y executed, the -t kes of all tile Letters are ftiongei' and the rievi e in themargin particularly i'sn.uch coaifcr and appears darker than in the Hue bills. Sonne ol the counterfeits beat date in ' 791— VV ..ereas ihfii Baink was not in npei a tion till December, and no five dollar bills vere tfTiied in ihat year. Twenty Dollar Bills of the Bank of North ( Anterica. ALL that have appeared have thp lette B. for their alphabetical mark. r They are priptedon a paper neifty firni. iartothat of the FWe,Dollai Notes ; the engraving is bettei and they approach nearet to the appearance,of the genuine bills. The, fine ruled lines through the word Twenty, in the body of the bill, ar(rin .num ber tli i teen in tlie genuine bills,'and but twelve in the counterfeits. The word Company is much like the fafrie word in the Five Dollar Bills as ctefc) ibed above, the o less than A the in, and o tlters following:. There is no ftroketo the / in the word North whereas in the genuine bills theftroke is well defined. The letters evt in the word Twenty, to the left ihand at the bottom, do not come down to the line, but ire so cut as-to give aif irregular appearance to the word, the Ttv and the v going below'thein. " The fignatute | Nixon, lias the appear ance of being written with lamb-black and oil, and differs from other inks ufta in pricing the bills and the cafiiiei's signa ture. * " It is supposed these forgeries were commit ted in lomeofthe Southern States, as all the counterfeits thai have appeared, have come from thence, and two persons have been ap prehended in Virginia, on suspicion ol._being the author of them. mw&fSw The re wit? of ONE THOUSAND DOL LARS will be paid toanyPerfon or Pttfons v\ ho shall difcovQr and piofecute to convic tion the leveral offenders of the following iptions or any of them, viz. The person or pcrfons, who manufactur ed the pape/ on which the-Bill* are printed. The per*bn o* petfoiis, who engraved the plattS. The printer or printers, of the bifls. Every pei {on who has afled as a principal in any-other way. in the counterfeiting and utteiing the said bills. Philadelphia, March 1794 April 22, 1794, Other counterfeit bills of the Bank of the United States have ap peared in circulation. The denomination is of TWENTY DOLLARS, and the alphabetical mark is the letter B. They may be diAinguifhed from J,b* ge* nuinc by the following MARKS : The paper of the counterfeits is of a more tender texture a«jd glofley fur face than the genuine, and there is no water mark in them. The letter G. in the Word Cashier, in he true bills is strongly marked, whereas in the counterfeits, the whole letter is a fine hair stroke, evidently in an unfiniftied state. The letter a in the wcjij] demand, is badly formed and the whole word ill done and there is no comma at theend of it, as there is in the genuine bills. The marginal device, is much darker iri the falfe, than in the genuine bills ow ing to the shade being coarser, much nearer and conlequently nikicli 11101 e numerous. This difference strikes ihe eye at firft view* tu&f2m The lame reward of ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS, will be paid for apprehending, & ptolecuting -?to conviction tlie several above rfe(bribed Offenders in refpe<?f to this, as to the last described bills. A THOMAS WILLING, Piefidwu o! the- B.uik L'nmd Stairs. JOHN NIXON, Prcfidentof the Bank ol Nonh America. By order of the Committees of the Ref pc6hve Boards. BY MATHEW CAREY, No." 118,? Aii Eflay on Slavery,'" Defined to exhi6it*4n a new point of view iu-rffedsoo inuraTu ivdujirx, and the peace ojJocjcty. Some iacU and calculation* ait oilercd <o prove ilje labor ol i'rttmtn to he much more produflwc -than that ol f'-n ■ ; that conjunct arc rich, powciful and in proportion as the laboring people jrnjoy ihe liuuj of their own 'labor ; and hrrce fhc ncceltaiy cotrdnfion, that slavery i&inpvh» tkas well as u'tjvji. % I'kice 25 scents. February i /j. ' dlf rHE office of the PVelident and Directors <e>f the Insurance'Compaky of North is removed to No. 107, South Front ftreer, being the-fetich eaii cornerot Froutjjnd Walnut (beets. v In* sum. * «*» FOR SJLE, Market-St.rect,
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