CONTENTS. 
Xf 
American Landscapes.-** Mode of cutting down 
Ti 'ees.^High Road to Kentucky, behind Blue 
Mountains.-—Much frequented.— Uncouth, in¬ 
quisitive People.^-r Lexington:Staunton.—?* 
Military Titles very common in America.— 
Ceiiises thereof.-*- Winch ester. page 220 
LETTER XVIII. 
description of the Passage of Patowmac ancl 
Shenandoah Rivers through a Break in the 
Blue Mountains. t—S ome Observations on Mr. 
Jefferson’s Account of the Scene.—Summary 
Acccunt of Maryland.—Arrival at Phila¬ 
delphia .— Remarks on the Climate of the 
United States.—State of the City of Phila¬ 
delphia during the Heat of Summer. — diffi¬ 
culty of preserving Butter, Milk, Meat, 
Fish, See. — General Use of Ice .— Of the 
Winds.—State of Weather in America de¬ 
pends greatly upon them, - 239 
LETTER XIX. 
J Travelling in America without a Companion not 
pleasant .—Meet two Fmglish Gentlemen .—- 
Set out together for Canada.—Description of 
the Country between Philadelphia and New 
York.—Bristol .—- Trenton. — Princeton.— 
College there.—Some Account of it. — Bruns¬ 
wick.-—Posaik Water-fall.—Copper Mine. 
Manners of the Inhabitants .— Leave it 
abruptly on Account of the Fevers.—Passage 
