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name ; and on asking for a bedroom to wash, a bell was 

 rung, and a man of colour, who answered it, was desired to 

 conduct me to No. 23, and to see that I got every thing I 

 wanted. This was before any alteration had been made in 

 my dress, and water, towel, and soap, were supplied me. In 

 deed, water in my bedrooms was furnished everywhere in the 

 United States, with the exception of that part of my tour from 

 Detroit to Louisville. 



I had time to examine the greater part of the town before 

 dinner, after which I walked to the top of the hills on the east 

 side of the city, and then to the west end. The situation of Cin 

 cinnati, as seen from the height, is singularly fine, being in the 

 midst of a circle of hills, through the centre of which the beauti 

 ful Ohio flows. The diameter of the circle is about three miles, 

 and the river is not seen beyond the circle. The city is on 

 the north side of the stream, and on the south, or Kentucky 

 side, stand the thriving villages of Newport and Covington, 

 divided by the river Licking, which joins the Ohio. Cin 

 cinnati contains about 30,000 inhabitants, the buildings are 

 of brick, and many streets run parallel and at right angles 

 with the river. I found the market plentifully supplied with 

 every commodity, in stalls and waggons, and the bustle and 

 activity of the place was much greater than I expected to 

 find in a city so remotely situated. The streets were clean at 

 the time of my visit, and the general appearance of the place 

 indicated considerable advancement in luxury. Coals sell 

 at ten cents, wheat at fifty-six, Indian corn at twenty-five, 

 and oats at twenty-two cents per bushel. I shall quote a 

 few particulars relating to Cincinnati, from a recent Phila 

 delphia publication, entitled, a &quot; View of the Valley of the 

 Mississippi.&quot; 



&quot; There are ten founderies, including a brass and bell 

 foundery, and one for casting types. 



&quot; There are three or four cotton factories, about fifteen 

 rolling mills, and steam engine factories, and shops. 



&quot; There are jive breweries. 



&quot; There is a button factory, and a steam coopering estab 

 lishment. 



&quot; Two steam flour-mills, and five or six steam saw-mills. 



