_Inhabitants of Lower Canada.—Of the page 399 Tenures by which Lands are held.—Not favourable to the Improvement of the Country.—Some Observations thereon.—Advantages of settling in Canada and the United States compared.—Why Emigrations to the latter Country are more general.—Description of a Journey to Stoneham Township near Quebec.—Description of the River St. Charles.—Of Lake St. Charles.—Of Stoneham Township_ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ +LIST + OF + PLATES. + ────── VOL. I. Map of the NORTHERN STATES of America _Page_ 1 Plan of the CITY of WASHINGTON 81 View of MOUNT VERNON, the Seat of 92 General Washington American STAGE WAGGON 27 View of the Natural ROCK BRIDGE in 221 Virginia View on the HUDSON RIVER[_N.B._] 268 View of the COHOZ FALL 275 Map of UPPER and LOWER CANADA 305 Plan of the CITY of QUEBEC 342 View of CAPE DIAMOND, from Wolfe’s Cove, 346 near Quebec CANADIAN CALASH or MARCHE-DONC 306 _N.B._: In some of the Impressions, by mistake, called “View of the Patowmac River from Mount Vernon.” VOL. II. An Eye Sketch of the FALLS of NIAGARA 118 View of the HORSE-SHOE FALL of NIAGARA 118 ── Lesser FALLS of NIAGARA 118 General View of the FALLS of NIAGARA 121 View of BETHLEHEM, a MORAVIAN Settlement 355 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Illustration: _PART_ of the UNITED STATES _of_ NORTH AMERICA. Click on the map for a higher resolution version. ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ +TRAVELS+ THROUGH THE STATES OF +NORTH AMERICA+. --------------------- +LETTER + I. _Arrival on the Coast of America.—Trees the first Object visible.—Description of the Bay and River of Delaware.—Passengers bound for Philadelphia not suffered to land till examined by the Health Officers.—Arrival at Philadelphia.—Poor Appearance of the City from the Water.—Plan of the City.—Wharfs.—Public and private Buildings.—Some Account of the Hospital, and of the Gaol._ MY DEAR SIR, Philadelphia, November, 1795.