Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-03-10

ing IN their corfiSM'y III ssua3Ic1 an 0risf
wi,ie.i appears. ut once mp,re natarai and ,noru
adapted TO T<ogr:i iiicG ~. irl;, sh2n 20, ar.
r:ngement .fise.s no n their supposed ;,oliti
cal Importance, ny wlioi, the rc. Ter ~ s.,.efen-
iy transported from trys-i, 3, Spar from
Spain to rurkey ~ europe; and tom Turkey
in kurope - Holland.
New tables have been given OF the divisions
otseveral countries, "a oftac provinces of Swe.
den and the governments of ,Sussia. TO the
enumeration of the counties. of England and
Scotland are added the number Of inhabitants
in each, according to the returns under the t,te
population act. A table is-a,so gise, 81 the
departments of France, including those mt,
which the co;tn ries she has vioient,v annexed
to her terrific y have been divided, with tie ex-
tentin square miles and popuIaliuu Of each, az
published by the French government The
new divisions OF Holland OF liz. Iteii an Re.
public, or rs II is now styled Kingdom of Italy.
and OF Switzerland under its latesr constituti.
on, are likewise given as also new and com
pIete account OF the states, principatities &c.
the German Enoire, witii their respective
extent and population after the numerous ana
great changes they have undergone NV the plan
OF indemnities lately carried into execution IN,
der the influence of France usd X I,sta .t,,.4
neral views are added OF the dOmtlioas, .rpve-
nues, and forces ot the Austrisn :,n.s pr,t,sia,i
nonarchies III tIeir present st;,te, with :,dtirt-
onai separate descriptions OF several cosint,res
sPlertaing t. them as G2llacia, on Austri-
an roland Siles,a, and Morasia.
NOR have our improvements ofthis kind been
confined to Europe; the account OF Hindostsn.
ITS divisions, &c has received new arrange
Inent and been carefully revised, with var,e-
~ OF alterations and additions. New aud seoa
rate descriptions have likewise been gveT of
the countries OF Chinese Tartary, Tibet, Inde-
pendent Tartary, and Asiatic Russia as also
OF the settlement of, the Cape of Guod Hope
principally from the judicious Travels of .dr.
Barrow) and of Louisiana lately annexed to the
territory OF the Uuted States.
In the two last editions OF this work, MANY
important corrections and additions were made
from the latest VOYAGES aud travels; among
winch may be enumerated sir George Stl,ln--
tons account ofthe voyage aud embassy oflord
mccartney OF China; the embassies to TIBET
and Ava, OF captain Turner and major Symes
the travels of Mr.. Park in Africa, with the ge-
ograPhicai Illustrations of his journey by thar
ludicious geoSrapher major Rennen; those OF
Mr.. brown In Egypt and Oar Fur and the,
voyages OF the unfortunate French navigator
M. de la Perouse, and captain Vancouver. In
the present edition we have awaited our,eIve.
OF the travels of Mr.. Barrow in Southern Afr;-.
ca, and those of MIR. Honemann, into the i,te.
rlor OF the same continent of those of Mr
Aceroi IN Sweden and to the North Cape of
Lapiaid and OF those of Mackenzie, Eliicot,
~''0 tN'Shsu0' IVA tNOItl AMERICA. In line
publications on the subject of geography. and
the present state of different countries of the
world, have been published since the last ed;-
ton, which have not been carefully consulted
AS this work is historical as well as reogra-
phical, the perpetual changes ofstates ana I'm
man affairs, especially those produced by the.
late revolutions which have convulsed E,rope.
have rendered some considerable additions and
alterations necessary in the historical n.rt-
SiIcn have hean nnaIa in I...n
history OF each country is brought down to the
present tlme' and the stupendous exertions
and rapid conquests of the French repuhI;c
have been faithfully detailed while the caIam-
itous events which, in that distracted country
have been the consequence Of concluding face
tons, an unsettled government, and a despote
usurPaton' have been portrayed in their true,
colors.
In publishing this first American edition of
Guthrie's Geography, no reasonable care or
expense wall be spared, to render il the mose
perfect cdition of the octave size that has yet
appeared. Particular attention will be given
TO that part of it which relates to the Uaitea
States various errors respecting our country
that occur IN the best European systems will NJ
corrected; aiid in order to exhibit more cor
rect view of its present phy-ical, commer,iaI
and political state a considerable number of
important additions will he supplied
In making the various aud important altera-
Tons and additions boy enumerated, care bas
been taken by abridg,ng and com pressing som.
parts, and totally omitting others tn At had be-
come obsolete, that the work which had aIrea-
dy attained the utmost size con istent with the
origin :: plan, should be rather diminished than
increased IN bulk at the same time the ut .
most attention has been exerted to rive il. in
every respect just and continued claim 10
the general notice and apProbA ioa which it haa
so long enjoyed.
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