NORTH AMERICA* 
formerly did with the renowned Greeks and Ro- 
mans, or modern civilized nations, and not from a 
ferocious, capricious defire of fhedding human blood 
as carnivorous lavages : neither does the eager 
avarice of plunder ftimulate them to ads of mad- 
nefs and cruelty, that being a trifling nbjeel: in their 
efthnation, a duffield blanket, a polifhed rirTe gun, 
or embroidered mantle ; no, their martial prowefs 
and objects of defire and ambition proceed from 
greater principles and more magnanimous intentions, 
even that of reuniting all nations and languages un- 
der one univerfal confederacy or common wealth. 
The vegetable productions in the rich low 
ground, near the banks of this great river, of trees 
and fhrubs, are as follow ; Platanus occidentals, 
Liriodendron tulipifera, Populus heterophylla, Lau- 
rus faffafras, Laurus Barbonia, Laurus benzoin, Be- 
tula lenta, Salix fluvialis, Magnolia giandiflora, An- 
nona glabra, Ulmus campefhfs, Ulmus fuberifera 9 
Carpinus, Quercus, various fpecies, juglans, vari- 
ous fpecies, iEfculus pavia, iEfcuius iylvatica, f. 
Virginiana, Morus, Hopea tincloria, Fagus fylva- 
tica, of furprifmg magnitude and comelinefs, &c. 
The land riles from the river with fublime magni- 
ficence, gradually retreating by flights or fteps one 
behind and above the other, in beautiful theatrical 
order, each ftep or terrace holding up a level plain ; 
and as we travel back from the river, the fteps are 
higher, and the corresponding levels are more and 
more expanfive : the afcents produce grand high 
forefts, and the plains preient to view a delightful 
varied landfcape, confiding of extenfive grafTy fields, 
detached groves of high foreft trees, and clumps of 
lower trees, evergreen mrubs and herbage ; green 
knolls, with terpentine, wavy, glittering brooks 
courfing 
