Custom House, a new one contemplated, 90 Cypress Grove Cemetery, 105 Death of Iberville, 17 de Soto, 10 Delta of the Mississippi, 37 Deposit of red river, 34 Description of United States Barracks, 86 Branch Mint, 88 Description of the Custom House, 89 Post Office, 90 State House, 91 Cathedral, 92 St. Patrick's Church, 95 St. Augustine do, 96 Mortuary Chapel, 97 Annunciation Church, 100 Chapel of the Ursulines, 98 Christ Church, 99 St. Paul's do, ib. First Presbyterian do, 100 Second do do, 101 Methodist Episcopal do, 102 Wesleyan Chapel, 103 old Ursuline Convent, ib. new do, 104 Court-House, 133 City Hall, 134 St. Charles Exchange, 137 Verandah, 141 City Exchange, (St. Louis,) 157 Discovery of the Mississippi, 7 Disputed Territory, 8 Division of the city in 1836, 67 Don Ulloa driven away, 22 Don O'Reilly takes possession, 23 Duelling punished by disfranchise, 78 Education in Louisiana, 43 Elliot, Andrew, 26 "English Turn," whence derived, 16 Exchange Hotel, (St. Charles,) 137 Merchants', 161 (St. Louis,) City, 157 Commercial, 159 Excursions, 191 Extent of the territory of Louisiana, 9 New Orleans, in 1810, 66 the City Proper, 68 Feliciana, West, parish of, 32 Female Orphan Asylum, 110 Fig trees introduced, 20 Fire consumes nine hundred houses in 1778, 62 many buildings in 1796, 65 seven blocks of houses in 1844, 70 Fire department, 149 Firemen's Charitable Association, 115 First steamboat arrives at New Orleans, 27 First Presbyterian Church, 100 Congregational do, 101 Florida invaded by Gov. Galvez, in 1779, 24 Floating Prairies, a great natural curiosity, 35 Flour mill, 151 Fort Charlotte taken, 24 Fountain of Health, 9 Franklin College, 43 Infirmary, 124 Gas Works, a description of them, 144 the city lighted with it in 1834, 70 Gayosa de Lemor made governor, 26 Gayosa de Lemor succeeded by Casa Calvo, 26 German emigrants settle along the coast in 1723, 60 supply the city with vegetables, ib. Grape vines, where to be cultivated, 55 Grazing, the very best lands for it, ib. Gretna, 195 Gypsum, valuable beds found, 56 Health of New Orleans, 77 Hebrew Benevolent Society, 116 Hemp suited to the higher grounds, 53 an immense article of consumption, ib. necessary in time of war, 54 Hernandez de Soto, first discovery of Louisiana, 7 his death, 10 Historical Sketch of New Orleans, 58 Hospitality of the inhabitants of Opelousas, 40 Hospitals, easy access to them, 117 the Charity, ib.