CONTENTS. 
'XLIi 
in Norfolk .— Yellow Fever there. — Observa¬ 
tions on this disorder .— Violent Party Spirit 
amongst the Inhabitants.—Few Churches in 
Virginia. — Several in Ruins. — Private 
Grave Yards. - page If9 
LETTER XIV. 
Description of Dismal Swamp. —Wild Men 
found in it. — Bears, Wolves, %c.—Country 
between Swamp and Richmond.—Mode of 
making Tar and Pitch. — Poor Soil. — 
Wretched Taverns .— Corn Bread. — Diffi¬ 
culty of getting Food for Horses. — Peters- 
burgh.—Horse Races there.—Description of 
Virginian Horses.■—Stile of Riding in Ame¬ 
rica.^-Description of Richmond, Capital of 
Virginia.^—Singular Bridge across James 
River. -— State House. — Falls of James 
River.—Gambling common in Richmond.— 
Lower Classes of People very quarrelsome. 
— Their Mode of Fighting. — Gouging. 178 
LETTER XV, 
Description of Virginia between Richmond and 
the Mountains.—Fragrance of Flowers and 
Shrubs in the Woods.—Melody of the Birds. 
—Of the Birds of Virginia.—Mocking Bird 
*—Blue Bird—■Red Bird, 8$c .— Singular 
Noises of the Frogs. — Columbia.—Magazine 
there.—Fire Flies in the Woods. — Green 
Springs.—Wretchedness of the Accommoda¬ 
tion there.—Difficulty of finding the Way 
