Congrels, 463

Publish a declara-

tion of rights, th. Botton neck for-
thed by Gen G, 469. Action
at Lexington and Concord, 473-
Battle of Bunker's hill, 483. Wish-
ington appointed commander in
chief of the American army, 493-
Expedition iro Canada, tổ. Ame-
ricans defeat G-n Carleton, 404 -
Uniuccefsful attack on Quebec, 496.
Death of Montgomery, ib. Boston
evacuated by the Brith, 500-
Americans declare therifelves inde-
pendent, 504 Declaration. ib. Un-
fuccefstul attack by the British, 512.
Arrival of Commifioners from En-
gland, 513 Americans defeated at
Staten land, 514. Battle of the
White plais 517. Philadelphia ta-
ken by the British, 523. Action at
Germantown, 524 Capture of Bur-
goyne and his army at Saratoga, 531.
Treaty of alliance between France
and the Americans, 532. Philadel
phia evacuated by the British, 535.
Fren-h fleet arrives on the coat of
Virginia, 5.6. Chulston taken by
the British, 548. Reinforcements of
fhips and troops arrive from France,
533. Ara 14 oetrays and defer's the
Americans. 556. Execution of Ma-
jor Andre

Americans defeated
at Guildford, 56a. Altion between
the British and French fiets, 570.
Surrender of Conwallis and his ar-
my at York-town. 571. Treaty of
peace between England and the
United States, 5′′* Termination of
the war, 573 Tranfactions after the
peace, 571. Confitution of the l'ait-
ed States ratified by a large majori
ty of the States, 58. New Congrels
elected, th. General Washington cho-
fen Prelident of the United States,
788

Amittent, Federal, character and man-
rers of, i 204

Amerigo Vespucci publishes the first writ-
ten account of the new world, and
hence gave name to America, i. 61
Andrifognan river, deferabed, in 9
Animal of Amcri a, compared with
thofe of Europe, i. 25
Anatolis, city of, iii. 38
Antigua, island of, described, iv. 251
Abpamation river, del ribed, iii. 79
Augufta, town of, deforib, d, iti. 271
Acres, thofe islands first difcovered by
the Portuguese,

5

Bhima ands, defcribed, iv. 291
Baltimore, in Maryland,defcribed,ni. 38
Baptis, account of. i. 373
Babadees, itland of, described, iv. 913
Barbuda, ifland of, deter.bed, iv. 282
Beaufort, town of, ii. 248

Belknap, Mr. his defcription of the
White mountains, ii. 66

Bermudas, or Sommer's islands, defcrib-
ed, iv. 284

Bethem, town of, ii 434

Better ghoule, or Quaker's hofpital,
account of, ii. 419

Firds of America, enumerated, iv. 381
luck river, defcribed, ii. 300
Bones, fuppofed to be thole of the
mammoth, found, iii. 137
Roquet river, defcribed, ü 300
Belia, city of, described, ii. 140
Brandywine, corn mills at, defcribed, ii.
465

Brafil, defcribed, iv. 203

Bridge, natural, a fingular one defcribe
ed, ii. 172

Bri, M. his account of the Better-
ing-houfe at Philadelphia, ii 419
Bristol, town of, defcribed, in. 230
British fettlements in America, hiftory
of the, iv. 1

Prijk Well-Indies, defcribed, iv. 233
Brunswick, city of, defcribed, iii. 372
-town of, defcribed, ib.
Barlington, city of, described, ii. 37%
C.

Cabot, John, fent on a voyage of disco-
very by Henry VII. i. 157

-Sebaftian, explores the coast of
Brafil, i. 158

Cabral, Alverez, a Portuguef comman
der.difcovers the coast of Brafil, i 63
California, described, iv. 107.
Calvinists, account of, i. 383
Cambridge, in Maffachusetts, defcribed,
ii. 145

fanden, defribed, iii. 249
Canada, upper and lower provinces of,
deforibed, vi. 4 Situation, extent
and boundaries, ib. Air and climate,
3. Hiflory of its fettlement, 18.—
Face of the country, produce, &c. 5.
Principal towns, 7. Population, re-
ligion and trade, 8. Government, so
Cape Breton, itland of, defcribed, iv. 13
Cite Cod, defcribed, ii. 129

Carey, Mr. his account of the malignant

fever at Philadelphia, ii. 425
Carl, in Pennsylvania, deicribed, ii.

mireprefentations of de Paw con-
cerning the Americans, i. 113, & feq.
Climate of America, i. 79

of the United States. See the dif-
ferent States

Cod fishery, how carried on, ii. r16
Columbia, territory of, iii. 67

-town of, iii. 249

-

Columbus, Chriftopher, birth and educa-
tion of, i. 4-His early voyages, ib.
marries and fettles at Lisbon, 5. His
geographical reflections, ib. Con-
ceives the idea of making difcove-
ries to the weftward, 7. Offers his
fervices to the Genoefe fenate, who
· reject them, 8. Caufe of his over-
tures being rejected in Portugal, 9.
Applies to the courts of Caftile and
England, 10. His propofal, how
treated by the Spanish geographers,
11. Is patronifed by Juan Perez,
13. His propofals again rejected,
14. Is invited by Ifabella, and en-
gaged in the Spanish fervice, 15.-
Preparations for his voyage, 16.-
The amount of his equipment, 17.
Sails from Spain, 18. His vigilant
attention to all circumftances during
his voyage, 19. Apprehenfions of his
crew, 21. His addrefs in quieting
their cabals, 22. Indications of their
approaching land, 23. An island dif-
covered, b. He lands, 24. His in-
terview with the natives, ib. Names
the ifland San Salvador, 25. Profe-
cutes his difcoveries fouthward, 26.
Difcovers and lands on the island of
Cuba, ib. Discovers Hifpaniola, 28.
Suffers hipwreck, but is faved by
the Indians, 29. Builds a fort, 32.
Returns to Europe, 33. His expe-
dient to preferve the memory of his
difcoveries during a ftorm, 34. Ar-
rives at the Azores, 35. Arrives at
Lisbon, 36. His reception in Spain,
ib. His audience with Ferdinand
and Ifabella, 37- His equipment
for a fecond voyage, 39. Difcovers
the Caribbee islands, 40. Finds his
colony on Hifpaniola deftroyed, 41.
Builds a city, which he calls Ifabella,
42. Vifits the interior part of the
Country: 43. His men difcontented

and factious, 41 Difcovers the
ifland of Jamaica, 45. Meets his
brother Bartholomew at Ifabella, ib.
The natives ill-ufed by his men, and
begin to be alarmed, 46. He defeats
the Indians, 48. Exacts tribute from
them, ib. Returns to Spain to justify
his conduct, 5. Is furuifhed with
a more regular plan of colonization,
52. His third voyage, 54. Difco-
vers the island of Trinidad, ib. Dif-
covers the continent of America, 56.
State of Hifpaniola on his arrival, ib.
Composes the mutiny of Roldanand

his adherents, 58. Is direffed by
the factious behaviour of his men,
64. Complaints carried to Spain
against him, ib. Is fent home a
irons, 66. Clears his conduct, but
is not reftored to his authority, 67.
His folicitations neglected, 69. Forme
new schemes of difcovery, 70. En-
gages in a fourth voyage, 71. His
treatment at Hifpaniola, ib. Searches
after a paffage to the Indian ocean,
72. Is fhipwrecked on the coaft of
Jamaica, 73 His artifice to fecure
the friendship of the Indians, 75.
Is delivered, 76. And arrives at
Hifpaniola, 77- Returns to Spain,
ib. His death, 78
Columbus, Bartholomew, is fent by his
brother Chriftopher to negociate
with Henry VII. King of England,
i. 10. The misfortunes of his voy
age, 12. Follows his brother to
Hifpaniola, 45 Is vefted with the
adminiftration of affairs there by his
brother on his return to Spain, 51.
Founds the town of St. Domingo, 56
Commerce of the United States, i. 266
Concord, town of, in New-Hampshire,
ii. 92

-town of, in Maffachusetts, ii. 145
Congregationalifts, account of, i. 367.
Connecticut, State of, its fituation, ex-
tent and boundaries, ii. 255 Air
and climate, ib. Face of the coun-
uy, fea-coafts, &c. 256. Soil and
productions, 258. Civil divifions,
259. Chief towns and curiofities,
ib. Population, 265. Religion and
character, 267. Trade and manu
factures, 270. Learning and litera-
ture, 271. Inventions and improve-
ments, 274. Conftitutions and courts
of justice, 275 Practice of law,

278. Mode of levying taxes, 279
Connecticut river, defcribed, ii. 11
Conftitution of the United States, i. 213
Confitutions of the different States.
See the different States
Convention between France and Ame-
rica, iv. 426

Copper mine at New-Brunfwick, account
of, ii. 368

Cuba, ifland of, difcovered by Colum-
bus, i. 26. Defcribed, iv. 297
Curaffou, ifland of, defcribed, iv. 327

D.

Danish West-Indies, defcribed, iv. 329
Darien, ithmus of, defcribed, iv. 119.
Attempted to be fettled by the Scotch
under Paterfon, 120
Dar mouth college, ii. 121
Delaware, State of, its fituation, extent

and boundaries, ii. 461. Face of
the country, foil and productions, ik
Civil divifions, 463. Chief towns, 16.
Population, 465. Religion, ---
Trade and manufactures, 466. Pab

Falls of St. Anthony, i. 188

-- of Niagara, i. 183
- of Ohiopyle, ii, 397
Fayetteville, town of, delcribed, iii. 204
Fete, malignant, at Philadelphia, ac-
count of, ii. 425

Fax, on the culture of, iii. 439
Florida, Lail and Weft, defcribed, iv.
€4

Flowering trees, enumerated, iii. 391
Forest trees, enumerated, ini. 385
Franklin, Dr. bis anecdotes of the In-
dians, i. 134

Fr der fourgh, town of, defcribed,

Frederick town, defcribed, iii. 40
Frederica, town of, defcribed, iii. 272
French poffeffions in South-America,
defcribed, iv. 212

Weft-Indies, defcribed, iv. 308
Prats, exotic, enumerated, iii. 396
nut, enumerated, iii. 396

G.

George town, in Maryland, defcribed,
11. 39

in South-Carolina, de-

ribed, i. 148
Gu, Stare of, it's fituation, extent
and bound:ries, in. 262. Climate,
tb. Fe of the country, 263. Soil,
product.ons, &. 26.7. Remarkable
ip 3, 20. Civil divilions, #

Chi Dwas, 271. Population, 473.
Religion and charaft (, 274. Trade
and manufacture, 270. State of
terature, 277.
Conftitution, 278.
Indians, the

German Lutherans, account of, i. 383.
Graffes, cultivated, lut of, iii. 395

-native, lift of, ib.

Grenada and the Grenadines, islands
of, defcribed, iv 254

New. Se New-Grenada
Greenland, Weft, defcribed, iv. 46
Eatl, defcribed, iv. 60”

Green Liver, defcribed, ii. 128
Greentude, town of, defcribed, iii. 205
Gratias, three remarkable ones in Penn-
fylvania, defcribed, 11. 409

Guadaloupe, ifland of, described, iv. 318

H.

Iron ore, found in New-Hampshire,
i1 90
Jamaica, ifland of, defcribed, iv. 232.
Exports from, 238
James river, defcribed, iii. 79
Forfey. See New-Jersey
Jews, account of, 1. 394

K.

Kanhawa, great, river, defcribed, iii. 83
little, river, described, is.
Kennebeck river, defcribed, ii. 8
Kentucky, Stace of, its fituation, extent

and boundaries, iii. 126. Climate, ib.
Face of the country, foil and pro-
ductions, 197. Curiofities, 137. Ci-
vil divisions and chief towns, 141.
Population, 149. Religion a cỷ the ➡
racer, 150. Commerce, 151 Lite-
rature, 156. Rights of land, 157,
Conftitution, 158

defcribed, iii. 128
Kagflen, town of, described, ii. 324
L.

Lake Superior. defcribed, i. 179
of the Woods, defcribed, ib.
Huron, defcribed, i. 181
Michigan, defcribed, i. 182
St. Chur, defcribed, 14.
Frie, defcribed, i. 183
Ontario, defcribed, 1. 194

ii. 137

Maffachufetts, State of, its fituation, ex-
tent and boundaries, ii. 124. Face of
the country, fea coafts and iflands,
131. Soil and productions, 139-
Civil divifions and chief towns, 140.
Population, 147. Military ftrength,
158. Commerce and manufactures,
160. Exports, ib. Banks, 168-
Public improvements, 169. Natu-
ral curiofities, 172. Public focie-
ties, 173. Conftitution, 182.
Marigalante, ifland of, defcribed, iv. 319
Martinico, ifland of, defcribed, iv. 308
Maryland, State of, its fituation, extent

and boundaries, iii. 34. Air and cli-
mate, ib. Face of the country, b.
Soil and productions, 37. Civil di-
vifions and chief towns, 38. Po-
pulation, 40. Religion and charac-
ter, 41. Trade and manufactures,
43 Seminaries of learning, 44-
Conftitution, 46
Medicinal fprings, at Saratoga,defcribed,
1. 307. Experiments on, 308

fprings at New-Lebanon, Dr.
Mitchell's experiments on, ii. 309.

Medicinal fprings, in Virginia, account
of, iii. go

Mennonifts, account of, i. 386
Merrimack river, defcribed, 11. 9. 152
Methodists, account of, i. 382
Meteorological inquiries, fuggefted, iii.
517

Mexican morality, fpecimen of, i. 123
Mexico, or New-Spain, defcribed, iv. 77
Government, commerce, &c. 110
Mexico, Old, defcribed, iv. 77
Middle States, their fituation, extent and
boundaries, ii. 282. Rivers and

bays, ib. Climate, ib.
Middleton, town of, described, ii. 261
Miffippi river, defcribed, i. 85
Mchawk river, defcribed, ii. 300
Monongahela river, defcribed, i. 191—
ii. 394

Montferrat, island of, defcribed, iv: 280
Moravians, account of, i. 383
Mountains of America. See America
and the different States
Mount Vernon, defcribed, iii. 97
Mount Washingten, described, ii. 67

N.

Nanefmard river, defcribed, iii. 79
Nantucket, ifland of, defcribed, ii. 131
Nafkville, town of, defcribed, 232
Natches, an Indian nation, their plot
for malfacreing the French in Loui-
fiana, i. 108

Natural Hiftory, inquiries in, fuggefted,
iii. 513

Nevis, ifland of, defcribed, iv. 278
Nazareth, town of, defcribed, ii. 436
News river, defcribed, iii. 194.
Newark, town of, defcribed, ii. 373
New-Brita n, defcribed, iv. 16. Cli
mate, b. Face of the country, foil,
&c. 17.
Inhabitants, cuftoms, &c.

20. Animals, 24. Discovery and

commerce, 25

Newbury port,town of, defcribed, ii. 144
Newcastle, town of, defcribed, ii. 463
New England, or northern, or eaftern
States, their divifions, ii. 1. Their
fituation, extent and boundaries, 2.
Face of the co. try, mountains, &c.
4. Soil and productions, 5. Rivers,
8. Population, character and diver-
fions, 13. Hiftory, 17
Newfoundland, ifland of, defcribed, iv.
41

New-Grenada, province of, described,
iv. 134

New-t a fhire, State of, its fituation,

extent and boundaries, ii. 57. Face
of the country, fea coaft and moun-
tains, 61. Soil and productions, £1.
Caverns, ftones, foflils and minerals,
87. Civil divisions and chief towns,
91 Population, 93. Religion, cha-
ratter and genius, 100. Tride and
manufactures, 105. Bank, 119 Edu-
cation and literature, t. Conftitu-
tion, 123

New-Haven, town of, defcribed, ii. 260
New-Jerfey, State of, its fituation, ex-
tent and boundaries, ii. 362. Face of
the country, fea coaft, &c. ib. Soil
and productions, 366. Civil divifions
and chief towns, 370. Population,
373 Religion and character, 379-
Manufactures, trade, &c. 380. Li-
terature, improvements, &c. 383.
Constitution, 385. Courts of juf
tice, laws, &c. 391. Military ftrength,

392

New-London, town of, defcribed, ii. 261
New York, State of, its fituation, ex-
tent and boundaries, ii. 297. Face
of the country, fea coat, &c. ib.
Soil and productions, 304. Roads
and bridges, 306. Medicinal fprings,
307. Ifans, 311. Civil divifions,
313. Chief towns, 314. Population,
325. Curiosities, 331. Religion and
character, 333- Agriculture, ma-
nufactures and trade, 335. Societies,
339. Literature, 341. Conftitution,
343- Finances, 356. Military
firength, 357- Indians. 358
New York, city of, defcribed, ii. 314
Niagara, falls of, defcribed, i. 183
North Carolina. State of, its fituation, ex-
tent and boundaries, ii. 192. Cli
mate, 193. Face of the country, fea
coat, &c. 194. Soil and productions,
199. Civil divifions, 201.
towns, 202. Population, 205. Re-
ligion and character, 210. Trade and
manufactures. 213. Colleges and aca
demies, ib. Constitution, 214
Norwich town of, defcribed, ii. 261
Kota-Scotia, province of, its fituation
and boundaries, iv. 38. Soil and
productions, 39 Rivers and bays,
. Civil divifions, 45. Principal
towns, forts and trade, 42.
0.

Chief

Pamlico, or Tariver, defcribed, iii. 194
Paraguay, or La Plata, province of, de-
fcribed, iv. 167

Paria, province of, def ribed, iv. 133
Paf arequa, port of, exports from, ii. 167
-Imports into. 108. Entries and
clearances. 109. Prizes current at, 110
Paffa ck river, defcribed. 1. 364
Patagonia, country of, delcribed, iv. 224
Paterfon, Mr his great but unfortunate
attempt to effn a colony on the
ifthms of Darien, reiated, iv. 193
Pausent river, des ribed, 1 63
Paukat ck river, defiber, 1. 2.7
Peda river, ii. 241

Penn, William, receives a grant of lands
in America from Charles IL . 289
Publishes a form of government for
Pennfylvania, 290. Receives a grant
of lands from the Duke of York, §.
Arrives on the banks of the Dela-
ware, ib. Departs for England, 293-
Returns to America, 294
Pennfylvania State of, its fituation and
boundaries, 394. Face of the cous-
try, it Soil, productions, trade and
manufactures, 403 Civil divifions,
410. Chief towns, 411. Population,
437. Religion and charafter, 438.
Literary, humane and other focis
ties, 440. Colleges, academies and
fchools, 443 New inventions, 444
Conflitution, 445

Penebfoot river, defcribed, ii. 8
Perth Amboy, city of, defcribed, ii. 3-1
Peru, hiftory of, iv. 136
Peterburgh, town of, defcribed, iii. 99
Philadelphia, city of, defcried, ii. 411
Piankatank river, defcribed, iii. 81
Pifcataqua river, described, ii. 10
Pillfburgh, town of, described, ii. 433
Plants, medicinal, account of, iii. 397

foreign, lift of, iiL 403

poisonous, account of, iii. 395
Plattsburgh, town of, defcribed, ii. 324
Plymouth, town of, defcribed, ii. ga
Portland, town of, defcribed, ii. 217
Porto Rico, inland of, defcribed, iv. 532
Portfacuth, town of, described, ii. os
Portuguese fettlements in South-Aine-
rica, defcribed, iv. 203

Potomack river, described, i. 92. iii. 8t
Preßyterians, account of, i. 359
Price-town, delcribed, ti. 373
Productions of the United States See
the different States

Protejant epifcopal church, account of,
i. 373

Prospects and advantages of an Euro-
pean fettier in the United States
pointed out, iii. 295
Providence, in Rhode-Island, town of,
defcribed, ii. 229

Provisions, prices of, in the United
States, iii. 360

Pur fburgh, town of, defcribed, iii 249
Tutnam General, his remarkable ad-
venture in a cave, ii. 262