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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1830 Excerpt: ... interior of Virginia. It is situated on a beautiful declivity, on the banks of James Itiver. Norfolk is the principal seaport of Virginia. Cincinnati is the most populous place, except New-O... More

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1830 Excerpt: ... interior of Virginia. It is situated on a beautiful declivity, on the banks of James Itiver. Norfolk is the principal seaport of Virginia. Cincinnati is the most populous place, except New-Orleans, in the Western States, and is increasing with great rapidity in commerce and population. Of the large towns of the United States, Savannah is one of the most flourishing in commerce. Natchez the principal town of Mississippi, is also flourishing in trade. Newbern is the largest tovni of North Carolina and has a valuable trade with the West Indies. Knoxcille and Nashville are the principal towns of Tennessee, and the seats of literary institutions. Lexington is a large and handsome town, the seat of Transylvania University. Pittsburgh is the head of navigation on the Ohio, and the centre of trade fiom the Atlantic to the Western States. Newark is the largest town in New-Jersey, distinguished for its flourishing manufactures. New-Haven is one of the most beautiful towns in the United States, distinguished as the scat of Yale College. Hartford is a flourishing place, both in trade and manufactures. Newport is beautifully situated, on a fine harbour of great size and depth. Burlington, Windsor and Middlebury, the principal towns of Vermont, are small but flourishing places. The following table shows the rank of the principal commercial places in the United States, in population, and in the quantity of their shipping. Population. 1 New-York 8 Salem 2 Philadelphia 9 Norfolk 3 Baltimore "Portland 4 Boston " Alexandria 5 New00Orleans 10 Portsmouth G Charleston " Savannah 7 Richmond " New-Haven 8 Providence " Newport, Shipping. 1 New-York 7 Portsmouth 2 Boston 8 Providence 3 Baltimore " N. Orleans "Philadelphia 9 Savannah 4 Charleston &...

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