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mits suicide. His Life and Travels.. - Examination of his

Cottage. ― Reflections. Progressive Changes in the Rock of

the Falls.-Water Rockets. An interesting Walk.-Sport-

ing.-Canadian Rifleman.-Queenstown Heights.- Extensive

View. - General Brocke. Mr. W. H. Merritt.- The Wel-

land Canal. Embark on Lake Ontario. - Arrive at York, the

Capital of Upper Canada. Its Rise. The Lieutenant-Go-

vernor. The University.-Colonel Givings. Ride to the

Credit Creek.-Clearing Land.- Emigrants.-American Inn-

keepers. An Indian Village.-Change of Habits in Indians.

-Their Appearance. - Distribution of Presents. -Birds of

Prey. Consequence of allowing Methodist Preachers among

the Indians.- Chief Yellow Head.-Ride up Young Street.—

German Settlers. - An old Highland Woman.

Sail to

Kingston.-Its Appearance. Attend a Ploughing-match and

Show of Cattle. Ride to Kingston Mills. - The Rideau

Canal. - A Funeral. The Lake of the Thousand Isles.

Farm House.-The St. Lawrence.-Brockville.-Prescott.-

The Cascades. Sail the Ottawa.

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Colonel By, R. E.- His Cottage Orneé. - The delightful

prospect from it.— The Union Bridge. - Fall of the Chaudière,

and Rideau. Bytown, and its Environs.— The Rideau Canal.

-Voyageurs.-The bursting of the Hog's-back Dam.- The

Wilderness of Rideau.-Indian Wigwam.-Halloween-Rapids.

- Merrick's Mills. Service on the Rideau. A Warm

Friend. Jones's Falls. The Cranberry Marsh. -Fevers.—

Brewer's Mills. Settlers on the Rideau. Wild Irishmen.—

Benefits of the Canal to Emigrants. Threats.- Forest Wand-

erings. Sail down the Ottawa, - The Rapids of St. Anne. –

Story of a Cable. — Lachine.

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-The City of Montreal. The Streets. -Canadian Hotel.-

The Public Buildings. - Isle of St. Helen's. - Ride into the

Country, and Evening Party.-Loss of Captain Ross, R.N.-

The question of Boundaries. The North-western Frontier.-

A Settlement on the Columbia. Turning the Tables. Com-

municative Fur-traders.- An Expedition proposed. - Embark

again. How to get a Berth.-The Banks of the St. Lawrence.

-Seigniories. Arrive at Quebec. - Cape Diamond. — Mag-

nificent View. - Mountains of Labrador. - The Citadel.

The Obelisk. Lord Aylmer. — The Place d'Armes.-Wolfe's

Statue. The Golden Dog.-Public Buildings.— Lauzon.-

Falls of Montmorenci.- Indian Lorette. - Charleburgh.- The

Plains of Abraham. - Opening of the Parliament of Lower

Canada. The Governor-in-chief's Speech.

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Enquiries regarding Emigration. - Population of Canada. -

Distress anticipated. - Condition of old Settlers. - The Roads.

Liberal Policy. The French Canadians.— The Irish sit on

their Skirts. English and Irish Landlords. — Pensioners.—

Employment of Pauper Emigrants. Wages. The Canada

Company.-Emigrants settled on Seigniories. Infamous Con-

duct of Captains of Timber-ships. — A Remedy. — American

Speculators. Mr. Andrew Stewart's judicious Plans for dis-

posing of Emigrants.-An American Settler locating himself.-

Emigration ought always to be directed to Canada.- Disad-

vantages of the States. Mr. George's Plan for internal Im-

provements. The Bersiamits River explored.-Discovery in

Magnetism.-Leave Quebec.-The Road to St. John's. - Isle

aux Noix.-Lieut. Ingal.-Lake Champlain.-Crown Point.—

Ticonderoga.—The Royal Highlanders.-A Canal-boat.-Troy.

-Albany.-Breaking up of the Ice on the Hudson.-Economy

of Time. The Ex-King of Spain.-The Highlands.- Arrived

at New York

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Steam Vessel.-Newcastle. -The Chesapeak and Delaware

Canal.-Sail up the Patapsco to Baltimore.-Uninviting ap-

pearance of Maryland.-Slavery and its Effects too apparent.

-The great Chesapeak and Ohio Rail-road. Bladensburgh.

-Pass over the Battle-field. Silent approach to Washington.

— Resembles a Russian city. — The Streets. Houses indiffer-

ently heated.— Audience of President Jackson.-A Sketch of

his Career. The Pennsylvania Avenue.-The Capitol, Sculp-

tures, and Paintings.—The Rotunda, National Library.- Halls

of the Senate and of Representatives.-The President's Mes-

sage. A gratifying Account of the Prosperity and Prospects

of the United States. Visit Mr. Clay.-Inspect the Arsenal.

-Visit the Theatre and attend Church.-Mr. Bankhead.-The

Nunnery.-- A Party at the President's.

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of "Pelham."-Slang.-Enter Baltimore by a Railway.-Spirit

of the Inhabitants. - View from an Observatory. — The Battle

Monument. The Cathedral.-The Washington Pillar.-Charles

Carroll of Carrolton. - Journey to the Susquehannah. — An

English Radical. — Philadelphia. - The

Banks and Churches. Peale's Museum.

Pennsylvania. The Theatre. - The Fair Mount Waterworks.

Anecdote. Mechanical Genius of the New Englanders.

The Penitentiary.-Its Arrangement. Sketch of the Life of

a Convict. How to prevent Prison-breaking. Facetious

Thieves. Robbery of a Mail Coach. - A Robber's Advice to

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soners do not reform. - Dr. Rush.- Luxury of the Philadel-

phians. A grumbling Traveller.—A Wistar Party.-A grievous

Disappointment.-Return to New York

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Leave New York to Visit West Point.-The frozen Hudson.

-The Military Academy. The Course of Study. The

Classes.-Artillery Cadets.-Subsistence of Cadets.—Confine-

ment to Halls of Study.- Excesses. Effects of the Ordeal at

West Point. The Army of the United States.-Artillery and

Infantry. The Ordnance.-Major-General Macomb.-Military

Chiefs.-The Staff of the Army.-Desertions and Enlistments.

-The Privates. -Moral Culture neglected. The Non-com-

missioned Officers.-Intemperance.-Uniform of the American

Army. Temptations to belong to it.— Military Experience of

a young Artillerist.- Posts.-Bush Expeditions.-British and

American Soldiers compared.-Arsenals. Rifles. - Topogra-

phical Enquiries highly commended.-The States not fortifying

the Maine Frontier. Field Works. The American Hatchet.

-The Militia.-Injudicious System.-A Muster in Vermont.

-Evacuation Day at New York.-The Invincibles.-Prospects

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Leave the Military Academy.-The Valley of Canterbury.—

Murderer's Creek.-Newburgh.-Fire.-Journey to New York.

-The City Hotel. A Concert. - An Evening Party. The

Penalty of Indulgence.-Useful Receipts for Topers.-General

Santander. Lawrie Todd. - Dine with the St. Andrew's So-

ciety. A Patriotic Speech in honour of Scotland.-Visit Long

Island. The Navy-yard." Ready, aye, ready.”— Leave New

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of New-Englanders.-The Automaton Chess-player.-Fantoc-
cini and Fire King. New England in Winter. American
Helps.-Distress of a British General.-Harford.-Boston.-
View from the Dome of the State House. The Streets.
Houses and People.-Hint to marrying Bachelors.-The Athe-
næum.-Bunker's Hill.-The Monument.-Leave Boston.-A
Somerset.-Again enter New York. - Festivities of the New
Year.- Reflections on leaving America. Sail for England.—
The Sherbet of Death.-Land at Liverpool

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