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west. Few of these sectional prejudices are, however, to be 

 discovered in Ohio, the greater part of the population here 

 having been derived from New England. Cincinnati, which 

 in 1810 contained 2,500 inhabitants, is now said to number 

 about 12,000. Its plan is regular, and most of the buildings 

 are of brick. The dwellings are neat and capacious, and 

 sometimes elegant. 



The site of the town was heretofore an aboriginal station, 

 as appears from the numerous remains of ancient works still 

 visible. We forbear to give any account of these interesting 

 monuments, as they have already been repeatedly described. 



On Tuesday, the 18th, the weather becoming clear and 

 pleasant, Dr. Baldwin thought himself sufficiently recovered 

 to proceed on the voyage; accordingly having assisted him 

 on board the boat, we left Cincinnati at 10 o'clock. 



During our stay at that place, we had been gratified by the 

 hospitable attentions of the inhabitants of the town. Mr. Glen 

 was unremitting in his exertions to promote the recovery of 

 Dr. Baldwin's health; to him, as well as to Dr. Drake, and 

 several other gentlemen of Cincinnati, all the members of 

 our party were indebted for many friendly attentions. 



Below Cincinnati the scenery of the Ohio becomes more 

 monotonous than above. The hills recede from the river, and 

 are less elevated. Heavy forests cover the banks on either 

 side, and intercept the view from all distant objects. This 

 is, however, somewhat compensated by the magnificence of 

 the forests themselves. Here the majestic platanus attains 

 its greatest dimensions, and the snowy whiteness of its 

 branches is advantageously contrasted with the deep verdure 

 of the cotton-wood, and other trees which occur in the low 

 grounds. 



The occidental plane tree is, perhaps, the grandest of the 

 American forest trees, and little inferior in any respect to 

 the boasted plane tree of the Levant. The platanus orienta- 

 lis attains, in its native forests, a diameter of from ten to 

 sixteen feet, An American plane tiee, which we measured, 



