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by them called the Great Continent, 
or Stachtan Nitada, belong to 
the main land, or be divided from it 
by other fir-eights. The fuccefs which 
thefe Argonauts have hitherto had 
in their navigations, gives us little 
room to fufpeft that this will 
continue a problem much longer. 
If in the Britifh colonies the fame 
fpirit of curioiity, and perhaps in- 
tereft, fhould animate the inhabit- 
ants, the communication of the two 
continents will foon be followed by 
that of the two feas ; and we may 
hope to fee the globe nearly en- 
circled by two nations. 
Naturalifts, and perhaps Anti- 
quarians, will be no lefs ufeful than 
Aftronomers in thefe extenfive re- 
fearches. 
