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country; and his researches, delivered in the familiar stile of letters, in which he carries the reader along with him, cannot fail to interest and inform the politician, the statesman, the philosopher, and antiquary. He explains the delusions that have been held up by fanciful or partial writers as to the country, by which so many individuals have been misled; he furnishes to the naturalist a variety of interesting information and to the antiquary he presents objects of absolute astonishment; the Indian antiquities of the western world, here first brought forward to the public, must create admiration. It will be seen th the fallen race who now inhabit America are the successors of men who have been capable of architectural and other work, that would do honor to any people or any age; and the remarkable antiquities which he describes cannot but induce a still more minute enquiry and investigation of objects of so great importance.

LETTER V.

Morgantown-The Monongahela River-Cheat River and George's Creek New Genera, and Greensburg-Brownsville-William's-port-Elizabeth town—Mackee's port and Braddock's defeat-An Indian fortified camp described― An interesting object discovered near it-Ancient Indian barrows, or burial-places-Remains of arms, utensils, und instruments. LETTER VI.

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Town of Erie-Description of the Alleghany River-Trade on it-Its rise and progress-Towns and other remarkable places in its course -Waterford, and journey thence to Meadville-Big-sugar-creek, and Franklin — Montgomery's falis Ewalt's defeat Freeport Sandy-creek-The navigation of the Alleghany dangerous · Bituminous well Alleged virtues of the water of the river— Onandargo Lake and salt-springs round it-Fondness of the animals here for salt-Buffaloes: interesting narrrative respecting the destruction of those animals-Destruction of deer-Birds frequenting the saline waters-Daves-Unhealthiness of the climate and cautions on that subject—The most salubrious situations—Details of the manner in which the commerce of the two rivers is conducted-Immense circuitous journey performed by those chiefly engaged in it-Every thing done without money-A store described, and its abuses-Anecdote. LETTER VII,

Traces of a general deluge-Other great natural phenomena, difficult to be accounted for-Peculiar wonders of the vegetable and of the fossil kingdom-List of native plants classed into medicinal, esculent, ornamental, and useful-Vegetable products of the earth-Important inquiries and suggestions concerning some of them Abundance of vegetable and of mineral productions here, which might be turned to great account if properly explored-American warriors-statesmen, and debates in Congress-divines, lawyers, physicians, and

philosophers Buffon's assertion correct, that both man and inferior animals degenerate in America.

LETTER VIII.

General view of the River Ohio, and its beauties—its advantage -its cource-its islands—its depth and navigation-its obstructions might easily be removed-Advice to persons wishing to descend the Ohio.

LETTER IX.

Proper season to descend the Ohio-a Monongahela, or Kentucky boat described-Confluence of the Monongahela and Alleghany waters-Sublime scenery-Hamilton's islandIrwin's island-difficulties in the course- -Hogs' and Crows' islands-Mactintosh's town. Warren's town- Young's town Grape island-its inhabitants-cause and manner of their settlement--its grape-vines-George town a spring producing an oil smilar to Seneca oil-experiments to discover its cause-deductions from them.

LETTER X.

Course of the Ohio to Stubenville-Custard island-Stubenville -Congress lands-Indian honorable confederacy-Insidious means of some ill disposed whites to possess the country and exterminate its inhabitants-the Indians become undeceived, and resume the great federal tomahawk-They put to death many of their cruel invaders, who place themselves under the protection of Congress, and receive its support→ Events of an Indian war-Peace restored-its terms-Finesse of Congress to possess the Indian lands-Hence arose the North-west territory, now the Ohio State-The subject of Congress lands continued-nature of their sales, and price of these lands-their great profit to land-jobbers ―increase of population of the State-a Dutch purchaser, his sentiments after experience.

LETTER XI.

Charlestown Vicious taste in building to the river-copied from

Philadelphia-its punishment-Navigation from Charles town to Wheeling-this port-town described-its originsketch of the inhabitants and their propensities-a Virginian horse-race-a boxing-match-A ball and supper-the sequel-a pathetic story.

LETTER XII.

A mail coach road from Philadelphia to Lexington in Kentucky, seven hundred miles-accommodations on the road— enchanting valley and creeks-their origin-history of the first settlement of Cooandanaga by Irish emigrants—its judicious regulations—Mr. Fitzpatrick its head-manner of passing Sunday in this little republic-general situation of its inhabitants Long Reach-Indian imitations of

animals.

LETTER XIII.

Fogs-night and day currents, their variation, advantages and disadvantages-Indian practical philosophy -a sublime prospect an interesting breakfast-settlement of the banks of Long Reach-description of them-passage to Marietta -a dangerous fall-Little Muskingum River-Marietta, a flourishing town deserted-ship building and commercial enterprize-has the only church from Pittsburg, one hundred and egihty miles distant-the laws strictly enforcedits tradesmen, generals, colonels, majors, &c.

LETTER XIV.

Mariettaan inundation-Fort Harmer-Indian antiquitiesBe a lover of truth, the maxim of the Western worldIndian tradition-an anecdote an excursion-the Muskingum Rivera prospect-discovery of a vault-a beautiful tesselated pavement and other remarkable remains of Indian antiquity-large human skeleton and other curious antiques-the depository remains of a chief in ancient times the author's remarks on these remains of antiquity-predelection of the Indians for tall and robust chiefs-wild turkeys.

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