^ IJNIWEB SPATES, 



teriorly by the chain of hills, that furnishes the 

 waters of the Delaware and Susquehannah. 



The second, or middle climate, applies to the cen - 

 tral states, that is, the south of New York, Pennsyl- 

 vania, and Maryland, as far as the river Potowmac^ 

 ©r more properly, the river Pataps^o. 



The third, that of the hot climate, comprises the 

 southern states, or the flat country, of Virginia, the 

 two Carolinas, and Georgia, as far as Florida, where 

 frost ceases to be known in the latitude of 29 de« 

 grees. 



The fourth, is the climate of the western states, 

 Tennessee, Kentucky, and the territory north-west 

 of the Ohio, lying behind the Alleghany chain, and 

 on the west of the preceding states. 



To these climates might now be added that of 

 Louisiana, but the description of that country shall 

 Ibe given in a separate article. 



It had been commonly remarked by philosophical 

 observers, that the climate of the Atlantic coast was 

 several degrees colder in Winter than that of the 

 same parallels in Europe, or even of Asia and Af- 

 rica on the basin of the Mediterranean sea ; and in 

 Mr. Volney's opinion, the temperature in Summer is 

 generally several degrees hotter there. 



In the northern parts of New England, says Mr# 

 Yolney, in the mean latitude of between 42 and 43 

 deg. Observations made at Salem near Boston, dur^ 

 ing the space of seven years, by Mr. Edward Holy*- 

 hoke, and compared with twenty years observations 

 collected at Manheim, show the climate of Salem 

 to be both colder in Winter, and hotter in Summer^ 

 tlian that of several cities in Europe. 



