Chateaubriand visits the United States,
118; visits Washington, 119; impressed
with American scenery, 120.

Children, American, Anthony Trollope

on the precocity of, 239.
Civilization, natural features of America
conduce to the spread of, 15.
Cleveland, Morris, his visit to Ohio from
New England in 1796, 400.
Clinton, De Witt, his "Letters of Hiber-
nicus," 404; his exploration of Western
New York, 405; impressed with the ne-
cessity and feasibility of a great canal,
408; realization of his project, 410.
Cobbett, William, 208; praises farm life in
America, 209; his bluntness, egotism,
and radicalism, 210; Heine's apostrophe
to, 211.

Cobden, Richard, his opinion of the Lon-
don Times, 291.

Collinson, Peter, his opinion of John Bar-
tram, 374.

Columbus, Christopher, familiar with the
writings of Petrus de Alyaco, 23.
Commemorative Addresses, 421.
Congress, Continental,
chaplain of, 81.

Jacob Duché,

Connecticut, a glimpse of, in Washing-
ton's Diary, in 1789, 419.
Cooper, J. Fenimore, his romances com-
pared with those of Scott, 288; endea-
vors to censure and counsel, 413; Hal-
leck's lines on, 414; accuracy of his
descriptions, 430.

Cooper, Thomas, 197; his opinions of
America, 198.

Coxe, Tench, his "View of the United
States of America," 393.
Crevecœur H. St. John, settles in New
York in 1754, 89; Hazlitt's opinion of his
work, 89; his misfortunes, 90; his "Let-
ters of an American Farmer," 90; taste
for rural life, 92; birds, 92; his human-
ity rewarded, 93.

land and New York," 390; Robert
Southey's opinion of his "Travels" in
the Quarterly Review, 392.

ARLY discoverers and explorers of

America, 13.

Early travellers, accounts of, most to be
preferred, 1.

Eddis, William, "Letters from America,"

186.

Education, Anthony Trollope's opinion of
the American system of, 236.
Elliot, Rev. Jared, becomes acquainted
with Bishop Berkeley, 167.
Emigrants, European, freedom of action
enjoyed by, in America, 440.

English abuse of America, 252; their ig-
norance of America before the Revolu-
tion, 254.

English and French writers on the War
for the Union contrasted, 153.
English, brutality of the, 281; their want
of consideration for woman, 282; the
debasement of their poor, 282; furnish
frequent subjects for caricature, 284;
their ridicule of Yankeeisms, 286; Mrs.
Browning on the illiberality of the, 290;
Voltaire's comparison of the, 290
change of feeling of Americans toward
the, 291.

English periodicals, misrepresentations of,

260.

English publisher, venality of an, 260.
European Governments, facilities offered
by, for the diffusion of knowledge re-
lating to early explorations, 26; writers,
northern, 293; French literature in, 293.
Everett, Edward, his opinion of Cap-
tain Basil Hall's book, 200; visit of
John G. Kohl to, 318; his Addresses,

429.

Expeditions, U. S. Government, 418.
Eyma, Xavier, "Vie dans le Noveau
Monde," 151.

wa Mission, 44.

Davis, John, 200; his "Travels in the
United States," 201.

De Bry," Voyages and Travels to Amer-
ica," 23.

Deceptions practised upon travellers in
America, 341.

De Pradt, "L'Europe et l'Amérique," 149.
Dickens, Charles, 221; his remarks on
American slavery, 221; ridicules Eng-
lish writers on America in "Pickwick,"

264.
Domenech, Abbé Em., his "Seven Years'
Residence in the Great American Des-
erts" ridiculed by a London journal, 6.
Douglass, Dr. William, his work on the
"British Settlements in North America,
183; Adam Smith's opinion of him, 185.
Duché, Jacob, remarks of, on America
before the Revolution, 81; treachery of,

81.

Duval, Jules, his opinion of the advan-
tages of emigration, 283.

surd calumnies, 223.

Fearon, Henry B., Sydney Smith's opinion
of, 200.

Female writers, British, on America, 222.
Fiddler, Rev. Isaac, remarks of North
American Review on his "Observa-
tions," 201.

en

Fisch, Georges, "Les Etats Unis
1861," 149; first impressions of New
York, 150; opinion of H. W. Beecher,
151; religion, art, etc., 151.
Flint, Timothy, 401; his pictures of the
West, 402; his "History and Geography
of the Mississippi Valley," 403; opinion
of the London Quarterly upon, 404.
Florida, a paradise for the naturalist, 379;
explored by John Bartram, 379.
Force, Peter, writings and compilations
of, 36; a collector of works relating to
America, 318.

Foster, John R., translates Peter Kalm's
"Travels in North America," 295.
French and Americans, cause of their af
finity, 153.

French Protestant clergy, books of, on
United States, 149.

French travellers and writers, 58.
French writers on America, their supe-
rior candor, 269.
Frenchmen, American opinions of, de-
scribed by L'Abbé Robin, 79; eminent,
address of, to loyal Americans, 154.
Furstenwäther, Baron, first impressions on
America, 303.

GALE, Ludwig, "My Emigration to the

United States," 306.

Gasparin, Count de, his "Uprising of a
Great People,” 153.
Germans, interest of the, in the United
States, 301; their literature
United States," 302.
Goldsmith, Oliver, his ignorance of Amer-
ica, 254.

on the

Gorges, Fernando, "America Painted to
the Life," 28; his American enterprises,

29.

Gorges, Sir Ferdinand, remarks of Win-
throp and Bancroft on, 29.
Government expeditions, U. S., 418.
Grant, Mrs., 170; her "Memoirs of an
American Lady," 171; sketch of society
at Albany, 172.

Grassi, Padre Giovanni, 341; his "Notes,"
341; extravagant statements of, 341.
Grattan, Thos. Colley, "Civilized Amer-
ica," 229; his animadversions, 230.
Grund, Francis J., his books on America,
308; his opinion of the writings of Basil
Hall and Hamilton, 309; business habits
of Americans, 309; interests of the peo-
ple connected with the Government,

310; necessity of concord between Eng-
land and America, 310.
Gurowski, Adam, 300; his book on Amer-
ica, 300.

AERNE, Le Chanoine de, "La Ques-
tione Américaine," 301.
Hakluyt, Richard, 24; his works, 25.
Hall, Capt. Basil, remarks of Edward
Everett on his book, 200; criticized by
Blackwood's Magazine, 200.
Hall, James, 411.

Halleck, Fitz-Greene, lines of, on Cooper,
414.
Hamilton, Capt. Thomas, "Men and Man-
ners in America," 223'; his prejudices,
223; appreciates natural beauty, 223.
Hawthorne, Nathaniel, his book reviewed
by the London Daily News, 275; his hits
at British tendency to stagnation, 275;
his romances, 431.
Hazlitt, Wm., his opinion of Crevecoeur's
"Letters of an American Farmer," 89.
Heine apostrophizes Wm. Cobbett, 211;
his estimate of English blockheads, 255;
on the exultation of the English at dis
sensions in America, 267.

sissippi, 40; returns to France, and in
1683 publishes his "Descriptions," 41.
Henry, Alexander, his "Travels and Ad-
ventures," commended by Chancellor
Kent, 185.

Historical romances, American writers of,
431.

Histories, local, 426; general, 428.
Hodgson, Adam, 217; Jared Sparks's opin-
ion of his book, 218.

Hoffman, Charles Fenno, his "Winter in
the West," 416; his geniality and versa-
tility, 416.

Holland, Sir Henry, on the mutability of
everything in America, 439.
Honyman, Rev. James, receives a letter
from Berkeley, 162.

Humboldt, Alexander Von, remarks of
Prescott on, 19; remarks of, on Amer-
ica, 303.

ILLINOIS, early history of, 52; natural
features of, 53; commercial facilities
of, 54; rapid increase of population in,
54; Jesuit missionaries in, 55; Father
Marest's account of, 56.
Imlay, Gilbert, 390.
Immigration, 440.

"Inciquin the Jesuit's Letters," 394.
Ingersoll, Charles J., 395.

Inns, number of, in America, 216; Priscil-
la Wakefield's description of, 216.
Irving, Washington, remarks on

the

Imago Mundi" of Petrus de Alyaco,
23; extract from a letter from Moore to,
211; accounts for the abuse of English
writers of travel in the United States,
258; his writings compared with those
of Addison, 288.

Italian travellers in America, 334.
Italy and America alike interesting to
authors, 2.

JANSON, C., W., "The Stranger in

America," 218.

Jefferson, Thomas, visit of Marquis de
Chastellux to, 69.

Jenks, Rev. Wm., D. D., account of Ma-
doc's Voyage to America in 1170, 18.
Jesuits, the, in Illinois, 55.

Jews, a number of, in Rhode Island, 168.
Johnson, Rev. Samuel, becomes acquaint-
ed with Bishop Berkeley, 167.
Josselyn, John," New England's Rarities
Discovered," 32.

Judd, Sylvester, his " Margaret,” 431.
Juridical literature, 428.

ΚΑΙ

Alca, 295; notes of his diary on Phila-
ALM, Peter, 295; his works on Amer-
delphia, 295; his picture of Albany in
1749, 296; visit to Niagara Falls, 297.
Kay, Joseph, "Social Condition and Edu-
cation of the People in England,” 283.
Kemble, Mrs., on the affinity between the
Americans and the French, 153; John
G. Kohl's opinion of, 316.
Kendall, E. A., "Travels through the
Northern Parts of the United States,"
206.

States of America, 188; his opinion of

192.

Southey, Rebert, his opinion of Timothy

Dwight's "Travels," 392.

ence on society, 448.

United States, the earliest descriptions and
associations connected with its territory
tinctured with tradition, 19; extent of
the, 276; John Bright on the strength
of the Government of the, 449.

voyaging westward, 21.
Springfield, Mass., account of the first set-
tlement of, 29; its appearance in 1645, 30.
Statistical works, American, 427.
Stirling, James, " Letters from the Slave
States," 247; respect and affection due
from England to America, 250.
Sumner, Charles, visited by John G. Kohl,
325.

Sweden, writers of, on America, 293; colo-
ny of, on the Delaware, 297.

Taleun backwoodsmen, 114.
ALLEYRAND, his opinion of Amer-

Theology, writers on, in America, 433.
Times, the London, its inimical spirit to-
ward America, 291; Cobden's opinion of,
291.
Tocqueville, Alexis De, sent to Amer-
ica in 1830, 129; his "Democracy in
America," 130; his philosophical view
of American institutions, 132; his death,
134; notices a similarity of American
tastes and habits, whether in the city or
the wilderness, 136; his idea of State
sovereignty, 138; considers the probable
future supremacy of America and Rus-
sia over each half of the globe, 139; on
English selfishness, 268; remarks on re-
ligion in America, 270; English opinion
of his writings on America, 272.
Toleration in America the source of its
attraction to foreign exiles, 7.
Travel, books of, enduring in interest, 1;
general sameness of writings of,in Amer-
ica, 4; miscellaneous French works of,
on America, 146, 147.

Trollope, Anthony, 232 his "North
America," 232; his candor as a writer,
232; his ignorance of previous writings
on America, 234; his egotism, 234; im-
pressed with the beauty of American
scenery, 236; education and labor in the
United States and England contrasted,
236; dislikes "Young America," 238;
American women met in public convey-
ances, 239; spoiled children, 239; versa-
tility of the Americans, 240; mania of
Americans for travel, 241; opinion of
the rebellion, 241.
Trollope, Mrs., 225; her "Domestic Man-
ners of the Americans," 225; her pow-
ers of observation, 225; superficiality of
her judgment, 226; is pleased with
American scenery, 228; her want of
discrimination, 228.

Tudor, William, "Letters from the East-
ern States," 412.

Turrel, Jane, "An Invitation to the Coun-
try," 33.

Netherlands in 1659, 27.

Verrazzano, 338; his description of New
York Bay in 1524, 338.

Virginia, the name given to the Jamestown
colony, 21; provincial egotism of, 30;
journey of Marquis de Chastellux into,
68; the people of, described by Rev. An-
drew Burnaby, 173; number of early
descriptions of, 397; its associations,

397.

Volney, C. F., work of, on America, 97;
his early passion for travel, 98; a victim
of the French Revolution, 99; his phi-
losophy, 100; difficulties as an emi-
grant, 101; his death, 101; review of
his life and writings, 102; recollections
of by Dr. Francis of New York, 105;
his visit to Warrentown, 105; scientific
vein of his writings, 106.

Voltaire,his comparison of the English,290.

W

AKEFIELD,

Priscilla, her com-
pilation from the works of
early writers on America, 215; de-
scription of the Palmetto Royal,
216; number of inns met with in
America, and independence of inn-
keepers, 216.

Walpole, Horace, his opinion of Bishop
Berkeley's scheme, 158; his sketch of
Smibert, the painter, 160.

Walsh, Robert, 395; his " Appeal," 395.
Wansey, Henry, 194; his "Excursion to
the United States," 194; breakfasts with
Washington at Philadelphia, 194; his
impressions of Washington, 194; re-
marks the general contentment of the
people, 195; journeys through New En-
gland, 195; meets distinguished persons
at New York, 196.

191;

Washington, George, first interview of
Marquis de Chastellux with, 65; takes
leave of De Chastellux at Newburgh, 74;
described by De Chastellux, 75; visited
by Brissot de Warville at Mount Ver-
non, 85; J. F. D. Smythe's opinion of,
breakfasts with Henry Wansey,
194; his opinion of Count Adriani's
book, 340; a glimpse of Connecticut,
419; visits Boston, 421.
Webster, Daniel, imperishability of the
record of his eloquence, 429.
Weld, Isaac, "Travels in America," 207.
Welsh, the, claim to be early explorers of
America, 17.

Western travel and adventure, books of,