190 Review. 



We beg leave, in this place, to introduce the fol- 

 lowing Note, relative to the article America, as it ap- 

 pears in the Philadelphia edition. 



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NOTE, CONCERNING THE ARTICLE AMERICA. 



" The article America, in Mr. Pinkerton's excel- 

 lent system of Modern Geography, having been found, 

 in many respects, extremely defective and erroneous, 

 it was deemed proper by the Editors of the Philadel- 

 phia edition, to endeavour to render that article more 

 worthy of the public notice. I was induced to un- 

 dertake the task, not sufficiently aware, at the time, 

 of the difficulties with which it was attended. 



" In accomplishing this task, I have had different 

 objects in view ; to correct some of the errors into 

 which the learned author has fallen ; to supply some 

 of his desiderata; and sometimes to temper the seve- 

 rity of his strictures. 



" I hope it will be found, that not a few of the er- 

 rors in the original article have been corrected. In 

 many instances, these errors relate to subjects of great 

 moment in the view of America, and especially of the 

 United- States, and other parts of North- America : in 

 others, they are of minor consequence. 



" Not a few of the desiderata have been supplied, 

 and some of them, I •flatter myself, have been sup- 

 plied in a very able manner : those I mean which 

 have been communicated to me, viz. the articles, 



