the capital of the province of Pennsylvania in North America, situated in W. Lon. 75° 0' N. Lat. 40° 30'. It is one of the most beautiful and regular cities in the world, being an oblong of two miles, extending from the river Delaware to the Schuylkill, with the east end fronting the river Delaware, the west the river Schuylkill, and each front a mile in length. The river Delaware is navigable from the sea for large vessels above 200 miles, and that of Schuylkill as far as Philadelphia. Every man in possession of 1000 acres has his house either in one of the fronts facing the rivers, or in the high-street, running from the middle of one front to the middle of the other. Every owner of 5000 acres, besides the above-mentioned privilege, is intitled to have an acre of ground in the front of his house, and all others may have half an acre, for gardens and court-yards. Every quarter of the city forms a square of eight acres; and almost in the centre of it is a square of ten acres, surrounded by the town-house and other public buildings. The high-street is 100 feet wide, and runs the whole length of the town: parallel to it run eight other streets, which are crossed by 20 more at right angles, all of them 30 feet wide, and communicating with canals from the two rivers, which add not only to the beauty, but the wholesomeness of the city. Ships of 400 or 500 tons may come up to the key, which is 200 feet square, and furnished with all the conveniences for ship-building, as well as for loading and unloading goods. Though the whole of this magnificent plan hath not yet been carried into execution, a considerable progress hath been made towards it. The town-house is so stately, spacious, and regular, that it would make a figure in any capital of Europe. The other public buildings are, the courthouse, two Quakers meeting-houses, one church of England, one Baptist meeting, one Dutch Lutheran church, one Dutch Calvinist church, one Moravian church, one masonic-house, the Quakers school house, the city alms-house, the Quakers alms-house, the hospital, prison, and work-house.