The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-03-27
PARr THE FIRsr--rN mo 20 1uys,

VOLUME FIRsTWill contain narrative of the
voyage, with defcriptiou of fome of the mott re-
markabs places in thole hitherto unknown wids of
America, accompanied by Map of good ize, and
en,beil'ihed with view OF the great Cataract of the
Miiiouri, the plan large fcale of the come ed
falls of that river, ALTO of thoe of the falls mar
rows and great rapids of the Coupbia, with their
feveral portages For the information of future vow
ayers, there will be added in the fequeof this volume
fome observations and remarks on the navigation of
the Miiouri and Columbia rivers, pointing out the
precautions which mufi necefary be taken in order
Riure fuccefs, together with an itinerary of the
MOI drea and practicable route acrofs the continent
of North America, from the confluence of the Milf
foar and iRipp rivers the difcharge of the Co.
umbia into the Pacific Ocean.
VOLUME Observation-Disclosures properly appertan,
to geography, embracing deitription of the rivers
mountains, climate, foil, and face of the country
view OF the Indian nations distributed over that vait
region, ihewiDg their traditions, habits, manners
cuttoms, national characters, Failure, complexiens
drefs dwellings, arms, and domehc uteniils, with
many other nerelting particulars in relation to them
Alto o5ervations and reflections the fubees of CT
Yilizing governing, and maintaining friendly in.
tercourie with thoe nations. A view of the fur
trade o. North America fetting forth plan for its
extenhon and ihewing the immenfs advantageo which
would accrue to the mercantile intereRs of the Uni
ted States by combining the fame with direct trade
TO the Eatt Indies through the continent Of North
embcllthed
number OF plates ilurative of the dTef and general
appearance of uch Indian nations as differ materially
from each sther; of their habtatons their weapons
and habin,ents Hed in war; their hunting and fin
inc apparatus; donehic utenfls, &c. In an appen.
dix there will alto be given diary of the weather
kept with great attention throughout the whole of
the voyage, fhewing alto the daily rife and fall of
the principal water courles which were navgated in
the courfe of the fame.
SEcoND---IN ONE VOLUME,
This part of the work will be confined exclusively
to eicntifc refea-ch, and principally to the natural
hiitory Of thoie hitherto unknown regions Il will
contain full difertaton fueh fubieas as have
fallen within the notice OF the author, and which may
properly be distributed under the heads Of botany,
mineralogy, and zoology, together with fone ftrc-
the origin OF Prares, the caule of the mud
dineis Of the Mihouri, of volcanic Appearances and
other natural phenomena which were ruet with in
the courfe Of this intereGng This volume will
alto contain a comparative view Of twenty three vo-
cahularies Of dtin6 Indian languages, procured by
captains Iewis and Clark on the voyage and will be
ornamented and embeIIifhed with much greater
number Of plates than will be beitowed on the firR
par, OF the work, it is intended that every Tubieei
of natural hiltory which is entirely new, and of which
there are a eonGderable number, hall be acccompa-
MED BIZ an appropriate engraving illunranye of IT,
This ditribution Of the work has been made with
a view to the accommodation Of every delcription of
readers and is here offered to the patronage Of the
public in lura lhzpe, that all perions wifhing TO be-
come fuhcribers, may accommodate themlelves with
srh- Of the pa-ts, the entire work, as it iia be
a,Oa convenient to themfsiyes.
Detached from this syoFk, there will be publiihed
On large lcale as oon as iufieieHt number Of fub-
feribers BE obtained to Gelray the expence,
LEWIS AND CLARK's
MAP OF NORM AMERICA,
From b4ritis d;g zv5q tie Peeifs oeeav, and be-
f4Oeea &c ds< aud s. merit hfip0e,
Embracing all their late dieoveres and that par, Of
the continent heretofore the leaf known. This map
will be complied from the beit maps now eztant, as
well pa hed as in n,annicript, from the collective
inforrna,ion cC the beG Informed travellers hrough
the vsra,, portoas of TIA, region and GORE led by
ferries OF itve5a hundred eecltIa CELEBRATIONS made
by captain Lewis during his la,e tour.
For the convenience of fVblcribers theie fevcral
works viii BE- deliyred at the oG Respectable SOM