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cellent accommodations. The part devoted to lodging passen¬ 
gers* is built like a house in a boat. The lower deck, or deck 
on which the engine is placed, is occupied by what are call¬ 
ed deck-passengers, those who pay a lower price,—there are 
cot frames suspended for them, but if there should be too 
many, the last comers must of course sleep on the deck. Above 
this, is the principal cabin, the passage in which to Louis¬ 
ville costs fifty dollars. Here is a handsome saloon lighted 
from above, in the centre and on each side are enclosed state¬ 
rooms, each with two births, one over the other. Behind this 
is the ladies cabin, which can be so joined to it by the opening 
of two folding doors, that both apartments may be thrown into 
one at pleasure. Around this principal deck, runs a broad and 
lofty gallery, for the convenience of travellers. Above the 
cabin, is the deck also covered with a roof, where cotton, 
other articles, and deck-passengers find accommodation. For 
such as smoke tobacco, there is a separate apartment provided, 
in which they enjoy this acquired habit, without incommoding 
the other passengers, or the ladies thereby. For the use of tra¬ 
vellers, there is likewise a library provided on board. The ele¬ 
vated position of the cabin is very agreeable, because one is not 
annoyed by the engine; moreover in case a boiler should burst, 
he is exposed to less danger, as the explosion can only direct a 
fatal force along the lower deck. There were a pretty large num¬ 
ber of passengers on board; the vessel sailed about half after 
four o’clock, P. M. and presented a majestic appearance in her 
progress. 
On the 19th of March, at nine o’clock, I went with Mr. Huy¬ 
gens, and a Mr. Authur Andry, to his brother Michael Andry’s 
habitation, about eleven miles distant from the city below, situa¬ 
ted on the right bank of the Mississippi. The road carried us 
over the field of battle, and past the habitation of General Villa- 
ret: about two miles farther on, we stopped at the habitation of 
Jumonville, left the carriage and embarked in one of Mr. An¬ 
dry’s ferry-boats, sent over for us, manned by seven negroes, 
and crossed the river. There was much drift wood collected on 
the left bank, through which we worked our way with difficulty. 
Then we had also both wind and current against us, and had to 
keep guard against the floating trunks of trees. We spent three 
quarters of an hour in this passage. We landed at a large field 
of clover, belonging to Mr. Andry, and through the garden 
reached his large and handsome mansion-house, two stories high, 
with a piazza and very broad gallery, which is defended from 
the heat of the sun by large curtains extended from pillar to pil¬ 
lar. Here Mr. Andry received us. 
