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the aristocracy who have neglected and degraded them, may 

 &quot;he considered its real authors. 



Before leaving New York, it became necessary to change 

 my American money into that of England, which was easily 

 effected. The chief currency of the United States is paper, 

 and consists of one dollar bills and upwards. The currency 

 passing at par in one state, is often at a discount in the ad 

 joining one ; and as the value of almost the whole paper cur 

 rency is published weekly in the newspapers, little loss need 

 arise. Travellers often complain of loss sustained on paper 

 money in passing from one part of the country to another. I 

 supplied myself with large dollar bills of the United States 

 Bank, which passes current throughout the Union, and on 

 changing which, the hotel keepers and coach-office keepers 

 asked me the direction I meant to travel, and gave me silver 

 coin, or such provincial bills as they knew would pass at par. 

 Throughout my whole tour, I did not lose a cent by depreci 

 ated paper currency. 



Notwithstanding the coldness of the weather in the end of 

 October, November commenced most favourably, being calm, 

 with bright sunshine. The ladies thronged the streets of New 

 York -in summer attire ; and in some cases fires were dispen 

 sed with. In several little excursions made in the vicinity of 

 the town, I remarked the graceful weeping willow still in fresh 

 and full leaf on the 7th November, although the thermometer 

 a week before had stood at ten degrees below the freezing point ; 

 and a branch of considerable length which I pulled and 

 brought to Scotland, still retains the leaves. 



I left New York in the Napoleon on the 8th November. 

 The vessel was towed by a steamer until reaching the Nar 

 rows ; the day was delightful, and looked and felt like what 

 has often been described as Indian summer. On the second 

 day of the voyage the wind blew strong, and sometimes af 

 terwards tempestuously. The passengers were most agreeable 

 people, but sea-sickness prevented my enjoying their company ; 

 and we arrived at Liverpool in sixteen days from the time of 

 leaving New York. 



