The Garden, Poetical and Political 221 The Falls of the Potomac 225 Impressions of Washington Society, public and private 240 Impressions of Alexandria.--A blank day. 246 The Fancy Ball 252 LIONS OF WASHINGTON 260 The Indian Cabinet.--House of Legislature.--Senate.-- Ladies.--Senators.--President. _ib._ BOSTON 284 Journey across the Alleghany Mountains.--Pittsburg. _ib._ PITTSBURG 309 THE HUDSON 341 ALBANY 347 JOURNEY TO COOPER'S TOWN.--OTSEGO LAKE 361 TRENTON FALLS 369 BUFFALO 386 NIAGARA 391 ERIE CANAL 412 Packet-boat.--Heat.--Cedar Swamp, Long Swamp, and Musquito Swamp.--Utica. _ib._ LITTLE FALLS 420 Saratoga.--Ballston.--Albany.--Mountain-House.-- Catskill.--Hyde Park.--Lynn. _ib._ IMPRESSIONS OF AMERICA. EUROPE. THE EVE OF SAILING. In youth's wild days, it cannot but be pleasant This idle roaming round and round the world, With wildfire spirits and heart disengaged. _Anster's Faustus._