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The several States and Territories are described in the following

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Situation, Boundaries, and Extent-Aspect of the Country, and Nature of the Soil-Temperature-Lakes, Rivers, Bays, Islands-Minerals-Mineral Waters-Forest Trees and Shrubs Quadrupeds, Birds, Fishes, Insects--Population-HistoryCivil Divisions-Constitution-Judiciary-Military Force-Revenue-Valuation of Lands-Religion-Colleges, Schools, &c. Learned and Humane Societies-Agriculture-Manufactures, Products of Mineral, Vegetable, and Animal Substances-Commerce-Banks-Bridges-Canals-Roads-List of InventionsBooks relating to its History, &c.

PART THIRD.

Of the Indians.

Of the Numbers and of the Habits and Manners of the Indians.

PART FOURTH,

Of the Federal Government and Public Establishments connected with it, and of the General State and Resources of the Union.

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A GEOGRAPHICAL and STATISTICAL DESCRIPTION of SCOTLAND. By JAMES PLAYFAIR, D. D., F. R. S., & F. A S. E., Principal of the United College of St Andrews, and Historiographer to his Royal Highness the Prince Regent. 2 Volumes 8vo.

*The above work will contain a general Description of Scotland, its Climate, Mountains, Lakes, Rivers, Products, Population, Manufactures, Commerce, Religion, Literature, Government, Revenue, &c. ; a Description of every County, its Extent, Soil, Products, Minerals, Antiquities, Seats, &c., each Parish being separately described, and the whole illustrated by appropriate Statistical Tables.

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ACCOUNT of the WESTERN ISLES of SCOTLAND, particularly with regard to GEOLOGY. Together with Observations on their Scenery, Antiquities, and Agriculture. By J. MACCULLOCH, M. D. F. L. S. 2 Vols. 8vo. With a Volume of Illustrative Engravings in 4to.

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ACCOUNT of the KINGDOM of NEPAL. By FRANCIS HAMILTON, (formerly BUCHANAN,) M. D. Fellow of the Royal Societies of London and Edinburgh, and of the Societies of Antiquaries, and of the Linnæan and Asiatic Societies. In 4to. With Engravings.

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A DESCRIPTION OF THE ISLANDS OF JAVA, BALI, and CELEBES; with an Account, Civil, Political, Commercial, and Historical, of the Principal Nations and Tribes of the Indian Archipelago. By JOHN CRAWFURD, Esq. late Resident at the Court of the Sultan of Java. 3 Volumes 8vo, with Illustrative Maps and Engravings.

VI.

SERMONS. By the Rev. C. R. MATURIN, Curate of St Peter's, Dublin. One Volume 8vo.

VII.

AN INQUIRY INTO THE NATURE AND ORIGIN of PUBLIC WEALTH, and into the Means and Causes of its Increase. By the EARL of LAUDERDALE. Second Edition, with Considerable Additions.

VIII.

TWO ESSAYS, one upon Single Vision with Two Eyes, the other upon Dew: A Letter to the Right Hon. Lloyd Lord Kenyon: And an Account of a Female of the White Race of Mankind, part of whose Skin resembles that of a Negro, with some Observations on the Causes of the Differences in Colour and Form between the White and Negro Races of Men. By the late W. C. WELLS, M. D. F. R. S. L. & E. with a Memoir of his Life, written by himself. One Volume 8vo.

IX.

HISTORICAL ACCOUNT of DISCOVERIES and TRAVELS in ASIA. By HUGH MURRAY, F.R.S. E. Author of "Historical Account of Discoveries in Africa." 3 Vols. Svo. With Maps.

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REPORTS of CASES TRIED in the JURY COURT, from the Institution of the Court in 1815, to the Sittings at Edinburgh, ending in March 1818. By JOSEPH MURRAY, Esq. Advocate. 1 Vol. Svo.

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SAINT PATRICK ; a National Tale of the Fifth Century. By an ANTIQUARY. In 3 Vols. 12mo.

XII.

COQUETRY, a Novel. 3 Vols. 12mo.
XIII.

FACTS and OBSERVATIONS towards form-
ing a NEW THEORY of the EARTH. By WILLIAM
KNIGHT, L. L. D. Belfast. 1 Vol. 8vo.
XIV.

ELEMENTS of GEOLOGY, with Illustrative Plates. By ROBERT JAMESON, Regius Professor of Natural History in the University of Edinburgh. One Volume 8vo.

XV.

MANUAL of MINERALOGY. By ROBERT JAMESON, Regius Professor of Natural History, Lecturer on Mineralogy, and Keeper of the Museum in the University of Edinburgh. One Volume 12mo.

XVI.

GENERAL VIEW of the STRUCTURE, FUNCTIONS, and CLASSIFICATION of ANIMALS. With Plates and Illustrations adapted in a particular manner to facilitate the study of British Zoology. By JOHN FLEMING, D. D. F. R. S. E. M. W. S. &c. Two Volumes 8vo.

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The CONCHOLOGY of GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND, being a complete Natural History of all the Shells which have been found to inhabit Great Britain and its Islands, arranged according to the Linnæan Method. Illustrated by Figures of every Shell hitherto discovered, drawn from Nature. By THOMAS BROWN, Esq. F. R. S. E. Fellow of the Linnæan Society, &c. One Volume 4to.

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ELEMENTS of ZOOLOGY, or an Introduction to the Natural History of the Animal Kingdom. Illustrated by Fourteen Plates drawn from Nature. By THOMAS BROWN, F. R. S. E. Fellow of the Linnæan Society, &c. One Vol. 8vo. The Colour of the different Objects will be described according to the Wernerian Nomenclature.

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An INTRODUCTION to MERCHANDISE, containing Treatises on Arithmetic, Algebra, Commerce, Bills of Exchange, Book Keeping, Mercantile Laws, and the Public Funds. By ROBERT HAMILTON, LL.D. Professor of Philosophy in the Marischal College, Aberdeen. The whole newmodelled and adapted to the improved Methods and Information of the present Time. By ELIAS JOHNSTON, Teacher of Mathematics, Edinburgh. One Volume Svo.

ARCHIBALD CONSTABLE & CO.

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TRAVELS FROM VIENNA THROUGH LOWER HUNGARY, with some Account of Vienna during the Congress. By RICHARD BRIGHT, M. D. With numerous Engravings. One Volume 4to. Price L.4, 4s. boards.

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WOMEN; or, POUR ET CONTRE, a Tale. By the Author of Bertram, a Tragedy. In 3 Vols. 12mo. Price L.1, 1s. boards.

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TALES OF MY LANDLORD. Second Series. Collected and arranged by JEDEDIAH CLEISHBOTHAM, Schoolmaster and Parish-Clerk of Gandercleugh. Four Volumes 12mo. Price L.1, 12s. boards.

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CRIMINAL TRIALS, illustrative of the Tale entitled, "The Heart of Mid-Lothian," published from the Original Record, with a Prefatory Notice, including some Particulars of the Life of Captain John Porteous. One Vol. Price 8s. bds.

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INQUIRY into the RELATION of CAUSE and EFFECT. By THOMAS BROWN, M. D. Professor of Moral Philosophy in the University of Edinburgh. Third Edition enlarged. One large Volume Octavo. 15s. boards.

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SERMONS and LECTURES, By ALEXANDER BRUNTON, D. D. one of the Ministers of the Tron Church, and Professor of Oriental Languages in the University of Edinburgh. In 8vo. 12s. boards.

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An ACCOUNT of the SMALL POX, as it appeared after Vaccination. By ALEXANDER MONRO, M.D. Professor of Anatomy in the University of Edinburgh. Including, among many cases, three which occurred in the Author's own Family. In 8vo. With Plates. 10s. 6d. boards.

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