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B 0 O K S, Printed for and
Puhlijhed by MATHEW CAita,
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Jl New Syrian of Modern Geography :
Or, a Geographical, Hiforiial and Commercial Grqnpnflr j
andprefent ftjte of tlx several Nations of the World,
containing,
The figures, motions, and culiar to each country,
distances of die Planets, ac- VII. Observations on &e
cording to the Newtonian fyi- cfcaages thiCt have been anv
tem, and thii la ceil ohierva- where oblerved upon the f ace
"
t;ons
II A g;n;r.d view o'f the ly 0.-riolft of history.
E-rth coiifidcr&d a ptftritft j Vlll. ami origin
with several uicfui de/inicioris of nations; their foripts of go
aad problems. vernmcnt, resignation, laws,
lit. Grand divjfions of the revenues, taxes, naval and
Globe into laud and watch*, military ftrengi-h.
ioQlineHid affid illands. IX. Genius, manners,cuf-
Situation Uud ej.teiitfit em- tcms and habits of fhe~people.
pit-.*, kingdoms, tlates, pro- X. Their language, leani
vmces and colonies. ing, arts, sciences, manutac-
V. Their chinatrs.aij, foil, tuies and commerce,
vcvetables,production*, me- XI. Chief cities, ftruftures
tils, minerals, rijtaral curio ruins, and artificial curiosities.
Ct.es, seas, rivers, bays, pro- XII. Latitude, longitude,
nior.tcnes and Lake- 1 . bearingsaaddiilanccsof prin-
VI. B.rJ> and Beads pe- cipalpUccsfromPhiladelplaa.
to which Are added,
I. A Geographical Index, with the names and placcs a pha
bctically arranged.
A Table of the Coins of all nations, and their value in
dollars and cents.
111. A Chronological Table of remarkable events, from
the Creation to tlve prcfent time.
By WILLIAM GUTHRIE, Esq.
The Agronomical part by James Fergufin, F. R. S.
Corrected by Dr. Kittemhouse.
To sjbich are added,
the late Dlfcovefi'es of Dr. Hcrlchell, and other eminent
Allronomers.
The FIR3T AMERICAN edition, corre*Pennfylvania
Dutch Netherlands 37 "Delaware
14 Germany 38* Maryland
j5 Switzerland 39* Virginia
16 Poland 40 "Kentucky
1; Spain and Portugal 4l*Ntorth Carolina
18 Italy 4z*Tene£fee government
19 Turkey in Europe 43* South Carolina
*0 Aim 44* Georgia
21 *Dii*coveries made by cap- 45 Copernican system
tain . Cooke and Clerke. 46 Armillary. fphrre
2,1 China
TJje Maps marked with stars are added to this edition,
extlufive of those in the last London edition.
Ihe United States Register for 1795j
Price 50 Cents. CONTE NT S.
Gc-lindar, witththe neceflary Boundaries of the United
i.uhl-6, &c. States. Population
COVfRNMHN'T.
Lift of the Officers
Supreme Jixeci
.Lcgia-.iture Statement ot Exports
judiciary ( Public Debt
A.'«prtrtiucnt cf State Pay, See. of the army
IVp- rt ncnt ot the Treasury Mint Eftablifnment
CcrAmiffipner* oi Loans Rules for reducing the cur
uloms rencies of the different
ftatc* to a p.tr with each
other
Revenue Cutters
GfLc6x!» Managers.
ST AN DISH FORDE,
FRANCIS WEST. J
Scheme ot a Lottery,
Toraife 39,900 Dollaron 266,000 Dollars[Deducting 15
per Lent, from the Prizes— This. Lottery confi/ls of 38,©cc
Tickets, in which there are 14,539 ~P r \ z 1 5 * 3 3>46i
Blanks, being about on: and an halj blanks to a furize.
THE Dire&orsof the Society foreltahlifh'.ng Uleful Ma
nufa&ures, having resolved to erect LOTTERIES for
raising One Hundred Thousand Dollars, agreeably
to an Ad of the Legislature of the State of New-Jcrfey,
have appointed the tallowing persons to fupeiintend and
direftthe drawing of theiamc,viz. Nicholas Low, Rufus
King, Herman Le Roy, James Watfou, Richard Hu>
rifon, Abijah Hammond, and Cornelius Ray, of the city of
New-York—Thomas Willing, Joseph Ball, Matthew M'»
Conncl and Andrew Bayard, of the ciiy of Philadelphia
—His Excellency Richard Howell, Esq. Klias Boudinot,
General Elias Dayton, James Parker, John Bayard, DO6I
or Lewis Donham, Samuel W. Stockton, Jolfoua M. Wal
lace, Joseph Bloomfield, and Elifha Boudmot, of New-
Jtrfey, who offer the following Scheme of a Lottery,
and pledge themselves to the public, that they will take
every alfur.ince and precaution 111 their power to have tht
Monies paid by the Managers from time to time, asreceiv
ed, into the Banks at New-Yoik and Philadelphia, to
remain for the pwrpofe of paying Priz s which shall be
immediately discharged by a check upon one of the iianks.
« Prist of
300
1000
2000
3000
8100
1 4>539 Pnzes.
23,461 Blanks.
38000 Tickets-at 7 Dollars each is
The drawing will commence, under the infpe£li<>n of
a Commit fee of the Supcrintendants, as soon as the Tick
ets are fold, of which timely notice wiiltfc given.
The Superimeadants have appointed John N. Gumming
of Newark, Jacob R. Hardcnberg, ot New-Brunfwick #
and Jonathan Rhea, of Trenton, as immediate Manager,
thereof, who have' given ample fecuiity tor dtfeuargu g
the tru/f reposed in them.
wares.
(PT In order to secure the pnn&ual payment of the
Prizes, the Superintendents of the Lottery have directed
thai the Managers (ball each enter into bonds in
dollars, witji four fulfccieutfecuntijfS, to perform their 10-
lliu&ions, the fubilance of which u
I. That whenever either ofthe Managers (ball receive
of Three Hundred Dollars, he ihall immdiaiely
place the fame in one of the Banks of New-York or Phi
adclphia, to the cledii ot the Governor of the Society,
nd fuc-h of the Superintcndauts as live in the city when
he monies are placed, to remain there until 1 lie Lotter
s drawn, (or the payment ot the Prizes.
11. The Managers to take fu'.Ticicnt (ccurity lor any
Tickctsthey may truft,other wife to be refpoimbte for them.
111. To keep regular books of Tickcts fold, Mo
nies received and paid int<* the Bank, abftralU ot which
lhall be feat, 'monthly, to the Governor of the Society*
Pater Ton, January 1, 1794.
On application to either of the above gentlemen, infor
mation will be <*iven where tickets mav be hrd. tu&fi'
AT a Meeting of the Stockholders
in the Infurancc Company of the Jtate of Pennfylva
nia, on the 25th May last) convened for the purpefe of
fixing the time of payment of the remaining part of the
Capital, Stock of said Company
RefolveJ, that the remaining sum of two htwdred
dollars per lhare, he paid on the 6th day of Novem
ber next, under the penalties annexed to default by the
a& tff Incorporation.
Jane 17
In Qne volume qdtavo,. price one dollar and an half,
The Federal Politician.
To be fold by the following principal Bookfallars in this
city—F. & R. Bailey, Matthew Carey, John Ormred,
Thomas Stephens, William Woodhoufe, and at th° ofliec
ef the Aurora. jCuj- 8 4-§t J'
§lfS{/2jN
'HIL/IDEL PHI A, PASTED BY JOHN FENNO, N°* 119 Cbefhut PRICE SIX DOLLARS PER ANNUM.
CANAL LOTTERY.
2,000
1,000
SO o
too
S C H E ME:
2®,000 Dollars i« 20,000
10,000
,5,000
2,000
1,000
500
100
Tirilrfrawn number, 2,000
Laikdrawn number, 2,000
Publilhed by orrfer of the Meeting,
SAMUEL W. FISHER, Sft'y
JUST PUBLISHED,
'New Hosiery.
BARTHOLOMEW CONOLLT,
At kit HOSIERY STORE, No. 48 Che/nut finch,
RESPECTFULLY informs his Friends and the Public in
general, that he ha« just received by the (hip Liberty
from Liverpool, a further supply of '
Men's & Women's Silk
Among; which are a very extensive aflbrtKient of Gentle
men s plain white, i.mcy, and patent Silk, fuperHne fancy
plated silk and cotton, fine white, plain, and rib >'d cot
ton—a very large afforttnent of fancy Patent and fine ran
4om fancy cotton, See. which he will fell upon the mod
reasonable terms by .he dozen or single pair.
2£>,GOO
A General AiTartment of every other article of DRY
GOODS, newly imported.
Those gentlemen who please to faverß. C. with their
commands, will >neet with, at his store, a moil elegant,
extensive, ;md well chofeh affortmjnt of every description
•f HofieryJ Alio, a great Variety of
to r ooo
20,000'
10,000
198,000
Gentlemen's Out-fizes.
500,000
500,000
Treasury Department,
Revenut Office, April If, 1799
PROPOSALS will bt received at the Office of the CoM
Ml 3 3 lON ER. of the REVENUE for building
A Light House
on the bead land of Cape Hat+rras on the eoajl of Worth Caroli
na, of the folitnuiug dlmenftom y and defcriptitm.
THE form is to be oAagonal.—. he foundation is to be of
stone, t(i be funk thirteen feet below the bottom of
the water, table or the furface of rhe earth, and to be
commenced of the diameter of twenty nine feet.—From
such commencement to the height of four.feet the foun
dation is to be laid solidly and from thence to the bottom
of the water table, the foundation wall is to be nine feet
high and nine feet thick.
The diameter of the base from the bottom ©f the water
table to the top thereof (where the o&agonal pyramid is
to commence; is to be twenty eight feet four inches and tfe
wall is there to be seven feet thick—the wall of the o&agon
>.al pyramid is to be fix feet thick at the base thereof/ on
the top of the water tabic.
The height of the building from the bottom of th© wa
ter-table, and from the furface of the earth, is to be nine
ty feet to the top of the stone work, under the floor of the
lantern ; where the diameter is to be and one half
feet and the wall three feet.—the whole of the walls is to
be built of.ftone : the water table icto be capt with sawed
stone, at least eight inches wide and doped at the top t©
turn off the water. The outside of the walls is to be fac
ed with hewn or hammer having four win
dows in the north call and five windows in the south weft:
The l'aihes are to be hung with hinges, and «ach sash is
to have twelve panes of glass, eight by ten inches
On the top of the stone work i« to be a framed tier of
joists, beded therein, planked over with oak plank, exten
ding two feet beyond the wall thereby formingan eave which
is to be fmifhed with a cornice, the whole hawing a de
scent from the ceutre fufficient to throw oft* the water, and
to be covcred with copper. A complete and fufficient iron
lantern in the o&agonal form is to reft thereon. The eight
corner pieces or stanchions of which, are to be built in the
wall to the depth of ten feet. These stanchions to be
nearly three inches fquere in the lower ten Feet, and j 1-2
inches by 2 1-2 inches above. The lantera is to be ten feet
and nine inches in diameter, it is also to be ten feet high
from the floor to the bottom of the dome or roof and to
have a dome or roof ©f five feet and nine inchjes in height.
The whole {pace U.tween the polls or upright pieces at the
angles is to be occupied by the sashes, which rc to be mould
ed on the inside and ilruck solid. Each sash i<» to have twen
ty eight panes of glass, fourteen by twelve inchcs. A part
of the fa{h on the south weft fide is to be hung with hin
ges for a convenient door to go oat on the platform. The
rafters of the lantern are to be framed into an ircn hoop,
over which is to be a copper fartnel*thro > which the smoke
may pass into a large copper ventilator in the form of a
man's head, capableof containing one hundred gallons.
This head is to be turned by a large vane ; so that the
hole for vtsiting the smoke, may be always to leeward.
Eight dormant ventilators are to be fixed in the roof, a large
curved air pipe i& to be patted through the floor, and a close
stove is to be provided and fixed in the lantern. There
are to be eight pairs of flairs to ascend to the lantern, the
entrance to which is to be by a trap door covered with
copper. The building is to be furnifhed with two com
plete ele&rical condu&ors, or rods with point*. The floors
are to be laid with plank, of at least one inch and one
half in thickness. The entrance to the light house is to
be well fecuro# by a strong door hung uponhinges with
a strong Lock and latch complete.
I^,ooo
10,000
io f ooo
10,000
10,000
10,000
I^,ooo
20,00 c
30,000
Also a frame House to be thirty four feet in front and
(ixteen feet deep with a cellar under it. The cellar walls
to be eighteen inches thick and seven feet high.
36,690
18,eo«
The fir ft story of the house is to be eight feet, and the
second, seven feet and fix inches high. The floort arc to
be laid in whole lengths, nailed through. The stack of
chitnniea is to-be finifhed with two plain fire places on each
floor, otie of them large for a kitchen Two windows below
and three above in front nd rear, each sash to have eighteen
panes o£ glass ten by twelve inches. The doors are to be
hung and furfriftved completely.
262,000
266,0i#
The cielingf and fides of the House are to be plaifter
ed with two coats ; all the wood work inside and out is to
be well painted and the whole to be finiflied in a plain de
eent manner.
An Oil vault is to be built twenty feat by twelve feet in
the clear, arched over and covered with earth or sand over
which a flied is to be built—lt is to be furnifhed with nine
strong Cedar Citterns with covers, each capable of contain
ing two hundred gallons.
The entrance to the vault is to be feeured by a strong
door. A well is to be funk at a convenient distance, and
furpifhed with a curb, bucket and rope completely.
The builder to 6nd and pay for all the materia, s, labor,
workmanship, provisions, ahd other obje&s of cost, charge
or expcnce, for a sum to be agreed upon, and to execute
the beTore defcrfbed work and evory part thereof in a
good and Vorlunan-like manner.
Convenient payments or advances, on fccurity will be
made.
April »7.
ALL Persons indebted to the Litate
of Alexander Ritchie, deccafed, are requested to'make im
mediate payment to the fubfcrib«rs ; and th#fe who have
demands againltfaid eftato, are requeftedto bring in their
accounts and receive payment.
FRANCIS GJRNEY, }
ROBERT SMITH, > Executors*
DANIEL SMITH, J
Philadelphia, July 27, 1795
JAMES YARD
Has for sale, at his store on Wainut-ftreet wharf,
St. Croix Rum ind Sugar of superior quality.
St. Domingo Indigo.
Laguira and St. Domingo Hides.
100 PocketJ of fine Cotton.
liN§6
LAT'ELV puujlisheiS,
And to be had at S. DA VIES's Honk-Store,
No. 68 High-jireet,
Del Pino's Spanijh Grammar,
To which is added, an Eng'iifli Grammar, for the use of
Spaniards. At the lame place may be had, a few copies of
Bayer's French & Englfh Diftiona y
and Cotton
Hosiery.
ALSO,
m & th tf
SHOT,
OF all Gzes, from 34 lb to Grape,
Cambooies, Pots, and other catlings eiecuud at the
lhprteft notice,
Nail rods, from lod to spike,
Hopp Iron, of all sizes, for calks or cutting into nailt, from
a Wad to lid nails,
Anchors, from 17 Gwt.to ioolb.
Bar Iron,
A Quantity of James River Tobacco,
Carolina Pork.
Herrings in barrels,
Kiln-dried corn meal in Hhds. and Bbls.
Rye flour &c. to be fold by t
Aujujl 4
fubferiber offers fir file, a FARM, containing about
A 300 acres ; diflant from the City of IVafbington and George-
Town bet-ween Bor 9 miles. A Plot of this Lam is in the bands
of Mr. Peter Cafansve of George-Town, like-wire of Mr. tbo-.
mas Fitzftmons, in Philadelphia, and Mr. Robert IVatlb, in Bal
timore.
The Land will be Jhrttin to any perfoti, by applying to John
Lydam, who lives adjoining. It lays ,n a mojlMMy country, and
a good neigbborbcod. There are on it a common country diuclling
boufe, a large tobacco-hoife, and an orchard of good fruit, a cmjlant
Rrcam with a great fall runs tiro' it, and between 30 or It, acre,
of good meadow may be eaftiy made. Tie lines of the above include
about 40 acres of woodland. Convenient credits -will be afforded
to she purcbaftr if deftrcd.
DANIEI. CARROLL.
Montgomery County, fune l, 1795.
N. B. The land lies between two merchant mills, one djlani
bout a mile, the other alaojl adjoining. June ij.
COLLEGE of NEW-JERSEY~
THE Grammar School formerly attached to this
College, having gradually declined 'hrough th~
lncreafing infirmities of the lift Prei> a for some
time before his death, it is propofeC. by the fubfciiber
immediately, to reVive it, and to put'it under tne most
careful inltruiftion and government. T! lc Lat n
Greek, and French Languages shall be laugiu in it, to
gether with the principles of English Gramt*ir, of
Geography, and practical Geometry. Parants,
wife, who do not effuftf that their children ihrould ;0
through the intire course of studies in tlis College
may n«w hive them inftrixfted in any particular
braßi.hes in the fame manner, on the fame terms, and
to the fame extent as in the College— particularly in
the antiquities and mythology of Rome, in Geogra
phy, in the Mathematics, in Natural Philosophy and
Afironomy, in Moral Philosophy ancf fSe Principles
of Civil Government, in Eloquence, and in the Ele
ments of History. They mav address their" children
to any of the Miners in the College, or to
N. B. The young gentlemen lhall be under the
fame rules of moral dit'cipline as the other ltudcnts—
(hall be fubjtxled to public examinations, and, at leav
ing the College, fball be entitled to public teflimonials
the branches they have iludiedj and of their profi
ciency in them.
P. S. Ihe Sclibol is already opened, antF under the.
direflion of Mr. Scott.
William Young,
O 7
BeolfiiLr and Stat'rmcr, cfrncr nf Chtfniit and id Siieet, .Ve. SJ,
Hai jtjt received a larfe and excellent tjwtmcnt of Stationary
Writing, Drawins, and Pkintino Papers, via.
Superfihe Imperial, Superfine extra large! olio post
Ditto do. wove, Ditto itat and wove
Ditto do. flat Superfine folio po!l
Ditto do. common Ditto do. wove do.
Superfine super royal Dkt* do. flat and wove
Ditto de. wove Superfine extra large thick
Ditto do. flat Wove anc j t hj n 4to _ p ft ( [ aifl
Ditto do. common Ditto do. gilt
Superfine royal Ditto do. Wove
Ditto do. wove Superfine fin* 11 pod, folio Jt
Ditto do. flat do. quarto
Ditto do. eommoa Common & wove, gilt and
Superfcie medium plain
Ditto do. wove Superfine foolfcap
Ditto dq. flat dg. Ditto do. ,-,
bill s of lading, manifests, feameu's articles and ieurn.il-i,
&.c . &c. ' '
A well felcifted collection of law books. Alfe, oi
Greek, Latin, andEngiifh claffiics, are now in use in the
Colleges and fehools of the United States.
Jane 30.
English CUKES*.
TUST imported, and in excel'ent order, a. Quantity nf
J DOUBLE GLOUCESTER CHEESES for Tale, whok-
U,c or b y c »gle chcefc, by GILL & HEMSiHAW
As. 128 South WaterJireet•
ALSO,
Bottle Porter, for exportation, tavsrns, erktni'.y ufi,
Fort Wine, in cafes'of onedoz. each
Braßdy, Rum, Oin, &c,
Augujt 1
No. Go South Second Street.
T HE Retail Store for books, STATION".! NT,
X MBIIC, fRINTS, bn PAIJfTINC.S, DK IVfiN'e BOOKS,
tancy articlss.
3»wrm
THOMAS STEPHENS,
For the greater convenience of conducing his hufaefs ext
has removed from No. 57, to No. 60 South $*, jkd. )1
■wrjifdo—where he h», received by the laji arrival's,
collection of ufeful Books, and the hefi Stationary. Alfi, a vj-ie't
of New Music, Bunbury's curious Caricatures', Prints Oil Am -
wgs, Dra-wing Books, OV. all ■which he -u ill fell, as ~'pU
for a fmnll profit, ' j* • »
T. S. embraces this ojifortnnity to aeimwL:he the liberal ,n~
cmugaftmt he has always experiencedfr.m the