California, Gulf of California, Missionary Establishment, Indians of California, 299--Monterey, New Albion, Nootka Sound, 300--Indians of Nootka Sound, 301--Port St. Francois, Indians, Prince William's Sound, 302--Cook's River, Alyaska, Cape Newenham, 303--Behring's Strait, Cape Prince of Wales, 304. DAVIS'S STRAIT and BAFFIN'S BAY 304 _Ross's Voyage of Discovery, for the purpose of exploring Baffin's Bay, and enquiring into the Probability of a North-west Passage._ Cape Farewell, Icebergs, Disco Island, 305,--Kron Prin's Island, Danish Settlement, Wayat's or Hare Island, Four Island Point, Danish Factory, 306,--Esquimaux of Greenland, Danger from the Ice, Whales, 307--Arctic Highlanders, 308--Arctic Highlands, Prince Regent's Bay, 315--Sea Fowls, Crimson Snow, Cape Dudley Digges, 317--Wolstenholme and Whale Sounds, Sir Thomas Smith's Sound, Alderman Jones's Sound, Lancaster Sound, Croker Mountains, 318, 319. _Parry's Voyage for the Discovery of a North-west Passage._ Lancaster's Sound, Possession Bay, 319--Croker's Bay, Wellington Channel, Barrow's Straits, 320--Bounty Cape, Bay of the Hecla and Griper, Melville Island, 321--Cape Providence, North Georgian Islands, 322--Winter Quarters at Melville Island, 323--Cape Providence, Lancaster's Sound, Baffin's Bay, the Clyde, Esquimaux Indians, 333. LABRADOR in general 336 GREENLAND in general 339 _Explanation of the Plates in this Volume._ Plate Page _Vignette_, Rock Bridge 102 1. Washington (_Frontispiece_) 85 Pyramid of Cholula, near Mexico 257 New York 13 2. Philadelphia, Second Street 46 Philadelphia, United States Bank 48 Philadelphia, High Street 46 3. Quebec 268 Cataract of Niagara 37 Montreal 276 The Binder is requested to place the Frontispiece opposite to the Title, and the above Explanation, with the other Plates, together, after the Table of Contents. [Illustration: _Plate 2._ PHILADELPHIA, SECOND STREET. UNITED STATES BANK. PHILADELPHIA, HIGH STREET.] [Illustration: _Plate 3._ QUEBEC. CATARACT OF NIAGARA. MONTREAL.] TRAVELS IN NORTH AMERICA, FROM MODERN WRITERS. First Day's Instruction. NORTH AMERICA.