The American Geography: Or, a View of the Present Situation of the United States of America: Containing Astronomical Geography.--geographical Definitions, Discovery, and General Description ... with a Particular Description of Kentucky, the Western Territory, and Vermont ... to which is Added, an Abridgement of the Geography of the British, Spanish, French and Dutch Dominions in America and the West Indies.--of Europe, Asia, and AfricaJohn Stockdale, Piccadilly, 1792 - 536 strani |
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... these parts . Lake Superior , formerly termed the Upper Lake , from its northern fitu- ation , is fo called from its magnitude , it being the largest on the conti- nent . It may juftly be termed the Cafpian of America , and is fuppofed ...
... these parts . Lake Superior , formerly termed the Upper Lake , from its northern fitu- ation , is fo called from its magnitude , it being the largest on the conti- nent . It may juftly be termed the Cafpian of America , and is fuppofed ...
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... these falls , ( called the Niagara Falls ) in a clear day and fair wind , may be heard , between forty and fifty miles . When the water ftrikes the bottom , it bounds to a great height in the air , occafioning a thick cloud of vapours ...
... these falls , ( called the Niagara Falls ) in a clear day and fair wind , may be heard , between forty and fifty miles . When the water ftrikes the bottom , it bounds to a great height in the air , occafioning a thick cloud of vapours ...
Stran 44
... these a first rate man of war may be carried from Louisville to New Or- leans , if the sudden turns of the river and the strength of its current will admit a fafe fteerage . The rapids at Louisville defcend about thirty feet in a length ...
... these a first rate man of war may be carried from Louisville to New Or- leans , if the sudden turns of the river and the strength of its current will admit a fafe fteerage . The rapids at Louisville defcend about thirty feet in a length ...
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... these two feas . The Highlands between the Province of Main and the Province of Que- bec , divide the rivers which fall into the St. Lawrence north , and into the Atlantic fouth . The Green Mountains , in Vermont , divide the waters ...
... these two feas . The Highlands between the Province of Main and the Province of Que- bec , divide the rivers which fall into the St. Lawrence north , and into the Atlantic fouth . The Green Mountains , in Vermont , divide the waters ...
Stran 51
... these ridges , except the Allegany , are feparated by rivers , which ap- pear to have forced their paffages through folid rocks . The principal ridge is the Allegany , which has been defcriptively called the back - bone of the United ...
... these ridges , except the Allegany , are feparated by rivers , which ap- pear to have forced their paffages through folid rocks . The principal ridge is the Allegany , which has been defcriptively called the back - bone of the United ...
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Stran 20 - There runs not a drop of my blood in the veins of any living creature. This called on me for revenge. I have sought it : I have killed many : I have fully glutted my vengeance. For my country I rejoice at the beams of peace. But do not harbor a thought that mine is the joy of fear.
Stran 155 - Name of the Council Established at Plymouth in the County of Devon, for the Planting, Ruling, Ordering and Governing of New England in America...
Stran 86 - ... be capable of holding any office under the United States for which he, or another for his benefit, receives any salary, fees, or emolument of any kind.
Stran 35 - St. Croix River to the highlands; along the said highlands which divide those rivers that empty themselves into the river St. Lawrence, from those which fall into the Atlantic Ocean, to the northwesternmost head of Connecticut River...
Stran 35 - Croix River to the highlands; along the said highlands which divide those rivers that empty themselves into the river St. Lawrence from those which fall into the Atlantic Ocean to the northwesternmost head of Connecticut River; thence down along the middle of that river to the forty-fifth degree of north latitude...
Stran 467 - The inhabitants of the said territory, shall always be entitled to the benefits of the writ of habeas corpus, and of the trial by jury; of a proportionate representation of the people in the legislature, and of judicial proceedings according to the course of the common law.
Stran 35 - Ocean: east by a line to be drawn along the middle of the River St. Croix from its mouth in the Bay of Fundy to its source, and from its source directly north to the aforesaid highlands, which divide the rivers that fall into the Atlantic Ocean, from those which fall into the River St. Lawrence...
Stran 466 - And for extending the fundamental principles of civil and religious liberty, which form the basis whereon these republics, their laws and constitutions, are erected; to fix and establish those principles as the basis of all laws, constitutions, and governments, which forever hereafter' shall be formed in the said territory...
Stran 35 - Cataraquy; thence along the middle of said river into Lake Ontario; through the middle of said lake until it strikes the communication by water between that lake and Lake Erie; thence along the middle of said communication into Lake Erie through the middle of said lake...
Stran 366 - ... that in this place particularly they have been dammed up by the Blue Ridge of mountains, and have formed an ocean which filled the whole valley ; that continuing to rise they have at length broken over at this spot, and have torn the mountain down from...