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By the PrefiJent of the United
States.
Whereas by the act entitled “ An
act, making provision for the disposal
of Public Lands, situated between the
United States Military Tract and the
Connecticut Reserve, and other pur
poses,’’ it was enacted, that for the dis
posal of the lands of the United States,
situated between the United States Mi
litary Tract and the Connecticut Re
nerve, a Land-office should he establish
ed at such place as the President of the
Un ited States might direct. And it was
further enacted, that the Lands afore
said, with the exception of certain tracts
therein e xcepted, he offered for sale to
the highest bidder, at the place afore
said, on such day or days, as shall bv a
Publick Proclamation of the President
of the United States he designated for
that purpose, in tracts of the same size,
and on the same terms and conditions,
as are provided for the lands North ol
the River Ohio, and above the Mouth
of Kentucky River.
Wherefore, I, Thomas Jefferson,
President of the Inked States, in con
formity with the provisions of the act
before rcciti d, do hereby declare and
make known, that sales shall be held at
Canton, in the State of Ohio, for the
disposal oi the above mentioned lands,
to commence on the second Monday of
May, one thousand eight hundred and
eight, and continue for and during the
six following weeks.
Given under mv hand the nineteenth
day ol November, one thousand
eight hundred and seven.
(Signed) Til: JL1TKRSON.
A SURVEY
P F TIK
Wisdom of God in the Creation ;
OR,
A Compendium cj Sutural Philosophy.
By John W rsi.r.y, a. m.
**Thrfe are thy g'o’iuu > woiks Parent of Good*
A'mi^rtity ! 1 t ine tins uo'vnfal trame
Thus won ''ouyt.ir! 1 hylclf how w on J 'ton*
then !”
William Hamilton, of L-mcafler, Pi nnfv’va
fin, hTfc filled o opola'8 for pub.ifh pit
W» $li y^BPh i losopm v theSti'f riner, who
his iiiaiU- S' an^emen.b w th h m to encourage
and promote i»- publication and circulation ir
th** W.fern Country, and who will receive
fubfjripE on* lor he fame, rcfpttflhi 'y invior
the attention of the pu'i ck to a wo k lo imi.
nently AlcuUted to open, enlichn n and it *
:orm unUcrfUndiog, to amdiorate the
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heart, and to awaken and exalt the foul, by
making man acquainted with himfelf, With the
work of creation fugjefted to hin dominion,
and with The Great First Cause of all
things.
The following is a very concif (ketch of Come
of the Cubical on which it treats.
A brief history ol Natural Philoso
phy as a science, and the method of phi
losophizing among the Hebrews. Egyp
tians and Greeks.
Of the structure of the human body
anatomically arranged, with a particular
description of the di llerent parts of which
it is composed ; of respiration, chylifi
cation, nutrition, the five senses, hunger,
thirst and sleep ; ol local, voluntary and
involuntary motion ; and of the stature
and age of man.
Of the remote causes of diseases ; of
fevers, the wav to preserve health ; of
life and death; of the soul and origin of
man ; of imagination, memory, the un
derstanding, will and affections ; of the
generation ol' the bodv.
Ol beasts, birds, fish,reptiles Sc insects.
Of trees and plants.
Oi metals, minerals and fossils.
Ol earth, water, fire, air and meteors.
Ot the s\ stem ol the world.
Ol the properties that ate common to
all bodies ; and of those tilings wherein
natural bodies clilit r.
Or Tirr. First Cause.
(). the relative perfection of bodies.
General view of the gradual progres
sion of beings.
Of the union of souls to organized bodies.
Of universal gra\ in, and centripetal
and centrifugal force.
Of the discoveries of the ancients in
mathematics.
Of the improvement of knowledge hv
revelation.
Gencr.d reflections, shewing the ] e
cuiiar advantages which result from a
prop r survey of the wisdom of God in
the creation.
J'xtrart from the Proposals.
“Tiu char d roi the late learned and pious
M'. Wtfli y i-* fo well know n, as to render any
c mment totally untiectflaty It mry be pro
p r bowtver, to ohferve, that in the devotion
of ?. whole .i';’ to the good ot tn nk nd, Hv
work tor which we now fo'irir the public pa
t on ape, was among l.is tn fl intereflinp nd
valuable labours. It is indeed a Irbraiy in *
fe!t,—romp eher.fivi Iv embracing rrar'y tb<
wnole h ft.>ry ot animat'd • ature- amt d'fpl-r
ing, in ,i ftyI peculiarly • riftrnet iv and ar e -
h r, • hr wif tom. the power, atul the good ef
of Omnipotence. ”
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