The Arts And Sciences Abridged: With a Selection of Pieces, From Celebrated ...
The Arts And Sciences Abridged: With a Selection of Pieces, From Celebrated ...
Charles Peirce
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The military strengjth of this country lies in a well disciplined militia, of about 900,000 freeman, with 4 or 5 thousand standing troops employed on our frontiers, and in the different fortresses of the union. Our navy, established only for the protection of our commerce, is yet in its infancy, and consists of only 8 or 10 fri- gates, with 3 or 4 sloops, and a few gun boats upon a new construction. Q. What have you to observe respecting.the soil and climates of this country ? A. The climates v...ary from warm to very cotd^ and the soil has all the grades from worst to bestf and produces, or, by cultivation may be brought to produce, almost every species- of grain, fruit, pulsq, roots and plants,, found in the. different parts of the world. Q^ What are the principal mountains ? • A. The principal mountains in the United States are the White Mountains in New-Hamp- shire, and the Alleganies, which last, include a great number of ridges under various names. They extend from Hudson's river, in the state of New- York, in a South western direction, up- | wards of 90a miles in various breadths from 6c ^150 miles*.
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