A. In the Atlantic, Baffin's bay, W. of Greenland; Hudson's bay, W. of Labrador; the gulf of St. Lawrence, W. of Newfoundland; the gulf of Mexico, opening between Florida and Yucatan in Mexico; and the Caribbean sea, inclosed by the West India Islands: and in the Pacific, the gulf of California, in Mexico: and the sea of Kamschatka, N. of the promontory of Alaska.

Q. What range of mountains traverses the American continent ?

A. The Andes commence at Cape Isidro in lat. 54° S. and run N. to the Isthmus of Darien, about 4600 miles. Here they take the name of the Cordillera of Mexico and pursue a N. W. course, and nearly parallel with the western coast, to lat. 40° N.; where they begin to be called the Rocky Mountains, and whence they run N. N. W. to the Frozen Ocean. No river divides them throughout their whole length, which is about 12,000 miles.

OF NORTH AMERICA.

Q. What is the situation of North America ?

A. It lies between 8 and 80° of N. latitude; and if Greenland do not belong to it, between 55 and 1680 W. longitude. Its length, from N. to S. is 5200 miles: and its greatest breadth is 4600. It contains about 7,500,000 square miles.

Q. What are the boundaries?

A. On the N. the Frozen Ocean; on the E. the Atlantic; on the S. the gulf of Mexico, and South America; and, on the W. the Pacific, Behring's Straits, and the Frozen Ocean. Q. How is it divided?

A. Into Russian America, in the N. W.; Danish America in the N. E.; the British possessions; the United States; and the Spanish possessions.

OF RUSSIAN AMERICA.

Q. What part of America is claimed by Russia?

A. The N. W. coast, from Portlock Harbor in lat. 589 to Cape Prince of Wales in Behring's Straits; together with several islands on that coast.

Q. What are the islands?

A. The Aleutian or Fox Islands, stretching W. from the promontory of Alaska; and Kodiak, 150 miles long and 70 broad, together with some small islets S. of that promontory.、 Q. What is the population of these islands?

A. That of the Aleutian Isles is 2500; and that of Kodiak

5000.

Q: What do you say of the natives on the coast ? A. They are very numerous. tributaries to Russia.

In 1784 about 50,000 were

Q. What settlements have the Russians in these seas? A. The principal settlement is on the E. side of Kodiak. There is one on Unalashka, one of the Aleutian Isles, one at Portlock harbor, and several others on the coast.

OF DANISH AMERICA; OR, GREENLAND. Q. What country does Denmark possess in N. America ? A. Greenland. In the south it is separated from the continent by Baffin's Bay; and it is not known whether it is a peninsula or island.

Q. What is the situation and extent of Greenland ?

A. Its southern point, Cape Farewell, is in 59o 38! N.; and it reaches farther N. than lat. 800. The west coast is in 55° W; and the E. coast in 40 W. If an island, it is the largest in the world except New Holland; being certainly upwards of 1500 miles from N. to S. and about 1200 in breadth. Q. What is ths climate?"

A. The E. coast, inhabited in the 10th century by Norwegian colonies, has for centuries been rendered inaccessible by mountains of ice. On the W. coast, between 64 and 68° N. the weather is comfortable from May to September. Q. What is the face of the country ?

A. Generally mountainous. A range of lofty mountains runs N. and S. through the country. They are always covered with ice and snow. The two divisions, lying E. and W. of this range, are called East and West Greenland:

Q. What are the productions?

A. The hardier vegetables, a few oaks, juniper, and a few other shrubs. The animals are the rein deer, foxes, hares, dogs, and white bears.

Q. What is the population?

Those of Eu

A. Nothing is now known of the E. coast. ropean descent on the W. coast are about 10,000, and are Lutherans; and the natives, about 20,000 in number, are partly heathens and partly Moravian converts. They are the same race, and speak the same language with the Esquimaux of Labrador, are short and brawny, have flat noses, thick lips, and a tawny complexion.

Q. What is the chief settlement?

A. Good Hope on Baffin's Bay, in lat. 64o:

OF THE BRITISH POSSESSIONS.

Q. What territories in N. America belong to Great Britain?

A. New-Britain, Lower Canada, Upper Canada, Nova-Scotia, New-Brunswick, and the Islands of New-Foundland, Cape Breton and St. John's.

Q. What is the situation of the British possessions?

A. They lie N. of the United States. The most southern limit, Cape Au-Plait, in Lake-Erie, is in lat. 41° 40'; and the eastern limit of Labrador is in lon. 549 W. They extend N. and W. indefinitely.

Q. What is the population?

A. That of all these territories is about 620,000.
Q. What is the government?

A. The governor-general of all British America resides at Quebec, and is also governor of Lower-Canada; which, as a government, includes New-Britain and New-Foundland. Upper Canada is a distinct province. Nova-Scotia, Cape Breton and St. John's compose one government. NewBrunswick is a separate government.

OF NEW-BRITAIN.

Q. What is the situation of New-Britain?

A. It lies N. of Upper and Lower Canada, and has the Atlantic and Baffin's Bay on the east. It includes Labrador on the peninsula E. of Hudson's Bay; and New-South and New North Wales, or the country S. W. and W. of that Bay. Q. What is the face of the country ?

A. The country W. and S. W. of Hudson's Bay is chiefly a flat country. Labrador is generally rocky or mountainous. Q. What are the rivers?

A. Churchill river runs E. N. E. to the W. side of Hud. son's Bay, about 750 miles, emptying at Fort Churchill. Nelson's river rises in the Rocky Mountains, and runs N. E. through Lake Winnipec to Hudson's Bay, after a course of 1200 miles. Severn, Albany and Moose rivers fall into the same bay.

Q. What are the lakes?

A. Lake Winnipec, 280 miles long and 100 broad; and Lake of the Hills, 180 long but narrow, are claimed as belonging to New-Britain. Slave lake, 1000 miles in circumference, in 60° N. and 115 W. is beyond its pretended limits.

Q. What is the population?

A. The whole country is thinly peopled. Small detachments of troops are found at forts Churchill, York, Severn, Albany, and Moose, on Hudson's Bay. The rest are natives. Those of Labrador are called Esquimaux, are short and tawny like the Laplanders.

Q. What is the religion?

A. The Moravians have missions in Labrador. Numbers of the Esquimaux here have embraced Christianity.

OF LOWER CANADA.

Q. What is the situation and extent of Lower Canada ? A. It is between 45° and 52° N. and between 61 and 719 W.; and is 800 miles long from E. to W. and 450 broad. Q. What are the boundaries?

A. New-Britain is on the N.; the Gulf of St.Lawrence E.; New-Brunswick, New-Hampshire, Vermont, and New-York S. ; and Upper Canada S. W. and W.

Q. What are the divisions?

A. This province is divided into 21 counties.

Q. What is the climate?

A. The winters are severely cold. The spring is short, and vegetation is surprisingly rapid.

Q. What is the face of the country?

A. It is hilly and frequently mountainous. Most of it is still forested.

Q. What is the soil?

A. Very fertile. Wheat, barley, rye, tobacco, and vege tables are raised. The meadows yield excellent grass. Q. What are the rivers ?

A. The St. Lawrence and Utawas run a considerable distance here. The Sorel is the outlet of Lake Champlain, Q. What are the mountains of Canada?

A. A chain of mountains runs parallel with the St. Law

rence.

Q. What are the productions?

A. The vegetable and animal productions of Lower Canada are like those of the New-England states. Few minerals are found.

Q. What is the population?

A. About 300,000. The greatest part are descendants of .the original French colonists. French is universally spoken. Q. What is the religion?

A. About nine tenths are Roman Catholics. The rest are chiefly Episcopalians.

Q. What is the government?

A. The government of this colony is vested in a governorgeneral appointed by the crown; a council of 15 members appointed by the king for life; and a house of assembly of 50 members chosen yearly by the people.

Q. Are there any colleges?'

A. There is one at Quebec and one at Montreal, both Catholic.

Q. What is the capital?

A. Quebec is the capital of this province and of all British America. It is on the N. bank of the St. Lawrence, 320 miles from the sea, and contains about 18,000 inhabitants. Q. Describe Montreal?

A. It is on the east end of a large island in the St. Lawrence, 200 miles below Lake Ontario, and 180 above Quebec. It contains about 18,000 inhabitants, and has a very extensive commerce. It grows faster than Quebec.

Q. What are the manufactures?

A. Ship building, biscuits, potash, maple sugar and course linens and woollens.

Q. What is the commerce ?

A. In 1810 the exports exceeded a million sterling. The fur trade is an object of immense importance.

OF UPPER CANADA.

Q. What are the situation and extent of Upper Canada? A. It lies S. W. and W. of Lower Canada, being separated by the Utawas; has the St. Lawrence, Lakes Ontario, Erie, Huron, and Superior S.; and reaches W. to Lake Winnipec and Red River. New-Britan is on the N. It is about 1000 miles long from E. to W. and 250 or 300 broad. Q. What are the divisions?

A. It is divided into 19 counties, and again into townships, like the New-England states.

Q. What is the climate?

A. Much milder than that of Lower Canada.

Q. What is the face of the country?

A. It is generally level. The soil is good. Wheat, maize, flax, grass, hops, plums, mulberries, blackberries, raspberries, grapes, apples, peaches, cherries and currants, are the productions.

Q. What are the rivers?

A. The St. Lawrence is the southern boundary. The Utawas is the north-eastern. It runs 600 miles E. S. E. and falls into the St. Lawrence opposite Montreal Island.

Q. What are the lakes ?

A. The northern half of Lakes Ontario, Erie, Huron, Superior, Rainy Lake, and Lake of the Woods, belong to Upper Canada; as does a part of Lake Winnipec in the west. Q. Where is the bay of Quinti.