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miles. Its sources situated between 40° and 41° lat. are in the vici¬ 
nity of the Massassinaway, a branch of the Wabash, the Auglaize 
and St. Mary’s, which are branches of the Maumee and the Sciota, 
its course is in general rapid, but without any considerable falls, 
and runs through a large and fertile valley which is partly sub¬ 
merged by high water. Near Dayton, about seventy-five miles 
from its mouth, the Miami receives on the east side the Mad river; 
from this place boats carrying three and four thousand barrels, 
may, run into the Ohio during high water. The trial of ascending 
Mad river is seldom made, the stream being too rapid and there 
being a great many sand-banks and dams. The Miami has a 
diameter of one hundred and fifty yards during forty miles; 
We found the shores of the Ohio well cultivated, with orchards 
and Indian corn: we observed several very pretty country-seats. 
These shores are mostly elevated, and at the distance of about a 
mile we could perceive a chain of hills covered with woods, which 
made a fine prospect. Towards ten o’clock in the morning we 
reached Cincinnati, four hundred and forty-nine miles from Pitts¬ 
burgh, one hundred and thirty-one from Louisville, and fourteen 
hundred and eighty from New Orleans.. It is situated on the 
right shore of the Ohio, and built at the foot of a hill, which is 
surrounded by a half circle of higher hills covered with forests. 
This city presents a very fine aspect. The hills on the opposite 
side likewise form a half circle, and in this manner the hill on 
which Cincinnati is built, lies as it were in a basin. On the left 
shore, the Licking river flows into the Ohio. This, says the 
Western Navigator, is a considerable river in Kentucky, which, 
originating not far from the sources of the Cumberland and run¬ 
ning about two hundred miles in a north-westerly direction, flows 
into the Ohio opposite Cincinnati. The towns of Newport and 
Covington, the former immediately above, and the latter below 
the mouth of Licking river, are beautifully situated in Camp¬ 
bell county, Kentucky: Newport contains a military depot of 
the United States. The shores near Cincinnati are rather steep, 
and to render the loading and unloading of boats more conveni¬ 
ent, they are paved and provided with rings and chains of iron. 
Before we could land, the health officers came on board to 
seek information respecting the health of the passengers, as 
great fears were entertained in Cincinnati of the small-pox, 
which was raging in Louisville. We took lodgings at Mack’s, 
a good hotel, near the shore. Shortly after our arrival, I took a 
walk in town with Colonel Wool and Major Foster, of the sixth 
regiment, who came here to recruit. We visited some bookstores. 
The town contains about fifteen thousand inhabitants, and con¬ 
sists mostly of brick houses. Some of the streets run parallel 
with the Ohio, and others form a right-angle with them, which 
makes them very regular; they are wide, well-paved, and have 
