Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-09-09
PaRTTHE FIRST; IN TWO VOLUMES.
VOLUME EINSr

Volume flEoI Y
Wi contain narrative Of the VOYAGE, with 4
descrlpuon of s'me of the most rem A. K ne pil-
&C. IN hose hithsr O unknown wds cf Amcri
G, acc ~plnei ~ a map of good s,zs, la-ge'
G. ut OF the entrance OF the Columbia river en-
b.ac,nS he adjacent coln.ry coast and hatbors
Snj enhellished with views Of tvN beautiful
c, of the Missou.i; 'he plan, on arae
scsie Of re connected falls Of .ha. river, also
o. 'iinse Of he fats, narrow X greas rapids of
ths Cniu nna with their several poItages. For
the inf,rration of future vryaEecs. there vii. BE
adied IN the sequ- OF h;s 5iI.de some 'sse va
lions & remarks "a s1e uavis II ~ af ,he Ni3s1gri
Rs6:oumbiA 'ive,s poir,,:,' our III. p,ecaurof.s
wi,h nus necrss,siIy he raken. IL o'der 20 en
sure success, t-gether with an i:irc,a,y f ,nc
most direct aud practicable rou'c acrose ne con
t'uent ot North America, from he co,,iIi nc, Of
tn Missouri and hiissis. ppi rivers % ths nis
charge Of the Columbia ir,o ne Pacific Ocean
VOLUME SECOND
Whatever properly apperIaiis 10 geog' aphT.
embracing 4 deception OF Ihe liver, mountains
climate, s,il and face Of the country; / view Of
the Indian nations dis'ri5Wci over hat VS.. =
Eion showing their lions, habits manners
customs national characters sJtfute corr A.
ons dress, dwellings, arms and dame TIC uensi!s
wi IN u1anv her increasing particulars in rril-
ton ~ hem: a'eo - efVatisn5 and reflections
on the sublecIs of 'I.z'nF ve-iIng ana main
fainip z a friendiv ntercu r vi h.rhuse ma ions
n view the fns trade 81 North America see
ting 'orh plan for is * susion, ami s}oWng
the immense advantages vtich would accrue 70
Slis mercantile ia egestS OF the UaiteS States.
By combining ne same wish eirccS lT2de 70 the
Eas, Intiss th oug'l the ou.inent ct North y
nefiCa. This volume will be eyub is ed with
t~enty plates illustrative Of ne dless and gene
raj appcs 1nce of such Indian nations differ
TnAteTIa ly fscm each othlT; of iher hab,ations
ther wearons and habi imen;s used IN war
i ..
utensil,, &c. In an appendix theIe vii also be
given diary Of the wca her, kept with & ca, at
tentiou IN oushou. the win lie Of he yofage,
showing also the daily rise and fall Of the pTin
cipai wa'ei-cnurses wh.Ch we've navIa aied IN the
course he same
PART THE SECOND IN ONE VOLUME
Thrs par Of the work viii be confined xclu-
sv,'y 20 scicn ifc research, and principally TO he
Da,urA' history OF those hitherto unknown resi
Cns L. will contain full observation or sue d
subj ,crs a have fallen wi,hih the notice Of tn {
author, and which may properly be distributed
under tne heads of Botany. mineralcgy and
u ougy. togeiher with some stricsyes on the orr
gin 81 Prai ie,. the cause OF the muddiress of the
Nilsson f., fvo canic appearance, & her natu.s
phenomena which were met with IN tho coutst
of this interesting tour This volume win asg
contain a comparative view of twenty three W
cabu aries % Dis i1ct Indian languages, procured
by Captains Lewis and CLARK on The VOYAGE
and will be oTnlmcnied aud embeished with Z
much greater number Of plates than wi be be
slowed on the first part Of tho work as i, Is in
tended hat every subject Of natural history whicf
IS entirely new, and of which there are con,i
drabc number, shall be accompanied by an ap
propIisie engraving illustrative Of il.
This distribution of the work has been mad,
with a view TO the accommodation Of every d,s,
crip.ion OF readers and IS here offered 10 tne "a
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sons Wishing 10 become subscribers may accom-
moda themselves with either Of the part or tht
entire work, as it shall DC most Convenient [,
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