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Show . ·n I'NOE..' . Mtxico, city of, distanee by land from New Orleans, 44. Mexico viceroyalty, curTent upon its e astern shore, 16. Mirsissippi, river of, 10-immdations, 12-causes of the changes in its bed, 13-rapid ity of its stt·eam over-I'Clted , 14-curr·ent of expiRirJed, 15- cli ~ ta nce of its mouth from Ne \\ 0 1'1Pan s, 16- sctt lrm ents upon it:. hanks, i1lem-on lets of, 18-hO\ fa1· c1 fHl.hle of b ing deepened, idem - conn'ry '"'t~ t of is Delta , 49, 85 - f<wms parl of H \ t r~t(' rn limit of tthe state of the same name, l iSfl oating upon in the oigbt condemn eJ 27L-steam -bonts o n, id c rn. Mississippi, state of, current upon its coast, Hi - wnvisional line betwt·en and the labama tenit o1·y, ~0- compat·cd with tl1e state of ' 'e nnessP.~. L!:>fi - acl. of congress c re R.ting of,. 104-ils P :r~ten t nd population 10t)--D ·. Wm L&f timor·c's spcf'el respecting, 107- p rodncl.ion s, 114 - naturAI div ision<;, 118-tr.,es of, 119 ' I - ·limate a 1d season£;, t2 i. --- lLological structure, 122 - stap es, 1~ ~ -pa r t of the ten·itory of in the Ohio val ey, 187. JJissouri, tenito1·y «>f, its <'X( ent, 137- nat n ral div isions, id em-s t~• tistsca talJI of. idem- causes wh ieh have ret<mkd its pop 1lat ion, ]4u-climat I e nnd sea~ons, l-l9. ---river, 14, 187-hanks, 140- peninsula bal\n~e n and the Missis . !'ippi ri ver, idem . s ' .Mobi le, uasin f>f, it fentnres, 30-hill of, 32- extent, :j3-soil. idem-con ge nial to the production of vi o()s id em-trees of, i dt~ m-v l'icty of it vat· ious se ction rcspellting health s 3 . I . I ---bay of depth, 21 , 32-eommu ni cation bet ween and New Ol'leans J23- with tbe interim· of Alabam a te rri tory , 138. - --rivet·, 29---thc Rhone of ~Ol' l 1 merica, 32, and ' 167. note. ---town of, 21, 3£J-1'1it ation, 36. .Montelinwr, situ at ion uf. 2G. ) • 1fonfi cello, in \' irg in in , eat of M I'. Thomas .Jr fll>1'sou. :?.~-L Nonticcllo, St" at of gn vemment in th e state of 1\I i:- issippi, latitude of, 30 &nd 1:26-sitnation of, idem . ' No:ml ains-Africa, its e tfects up( the cli rn nte of tlte l>al:>in of th Uho ne, ~ G. n e - --, A.eghany, 32- not the div 1- ~in g ridge between the watel's o f t I 1e Atlan tic declivi y anJ Ohio val - ley, 19 0-gcneral feature$, 2·1-t. ---- CIJippewan, GJ. Cuu bel'lar J , 1U31 19.3, unu -0 v'"\ ..f . - -- Dauphiny., 29. Ft·anche Compt \ 29. Horez, 2 . . the All Jura, , n embranchmcnt of cr o7 ) I •-Vl - • r_.,r mos.m , Q- 9 . idem- Masserne, 21 - character of, p<Ht of tbe Ch ippewan, ~4:i . Langt·cs , 27-forms the de rn arkRt ion between tbC' basi ns of lhc Rhone, Mem-e, and Seine , idemjoins tl le moun tains of Lon ainc, 2&. --- - St. Esprit, 27. k llO\Vn St. S ba, 51; imperfectly , idem . ---- Yt>n1ose, 27. of Fra -Vivat·ais, ui ides the water·s nee which flO\\. into tb"' l\lcui terTan clm sea, from those which are <.Iisch at ·ged into the Atlantic ocean, ~1. Mulberry tree, 186. .Musquelo , eff12cts of its bite on human , 4; whe1·e fou nd, idem ; adrcspecti llg, idem. ; curtain heal th vit:e 4 1. Nas!w·ille , &' stance fro m New Orleans, 43. Nalchez , lakP., 52; nt what seasons JHlssab le with boats, 54. Nat ch ~z, seaso11s of, co r.n pnrC'd with at New Orlenu s, II ; its dis· fi'Om thP. mouth of the grea wa t'iver, 15 ; apples cultivathose . tance Kenha terl n of in eRr, 28, not e ; establishment 1718 by the Ft·ench, 70 ; innts of massacred by the sava- 29, idem ; climate of, 121 ; habita gcs 17 geogt" aphical position, 126; sea- 148 ; season of collecting neat·, 178- so ns , cotton Nalch ito c/te$, pari sh of, 101 ; town of, I'Oad to St. J.ouis, H9 ; lot·tant position, idem. idem · its im'r Netch ez 1 ·l ver, 55. N~w !be ria, situation of, 72 ; contrast· th St. Martinsv ille, 74 ; a po1·t ry, idem. ed WI of ent New Mf;t drid, town of, 141. New Or leans, land office opened at, 5 · seasons at very variable, eqt~e nt severity of, idem_; few rs occur witho ut fr01;t, 1dem; nee l>chvcen the seasons at, w hen, 11 . fJ• ' vin' te di fferc and t ho e at Natch ez remarkable,. distanc.e from the mouth of sipp i, 16; inside passage from idem; Mis i INDEX1 Vlf to Mobile and Blakaley, 18 ; manner of passing to, ove r· lakr Pon chartr·ajn, 38 ; time ne cessary to pass fwm to A r k a n ~a\v post, 40; distan ce fl'om Nil. hv lll e, 43; from Mexico by land, 44 ; commuuica tion between and 0 pP. Iousa<1, 52. J'{ew- York , state of, its we,'tPrn p11rt. extent, position a HJ popula tion, 187, 267. Nile's Register, quoted, 124, 185. 0. Ocatahoola, riVf~ r , 88. Ohio, state of, the bP.st account o f. Drake's Cincinnati. 1 -state of, natuml position, 187 2 18-topographical table, idempopu lation , 219-rlfltura! gcograplJy. r ivet's, lakes, moun1ai ns, bills, minP· rals, idem-hills. 224-coal, idf'm -progressive ?; oy: raphy, histo ry, towns, 224-pt·oductions, season s, d imate, 229. ~ rive r·, 2 14- south and southeast li mit of the state of the same name, 219-qualily and productions of tlte land it wate1·s, 220. Oil of olives, 174. - cotton seed, 180. - B he1~e, 185, note. ()lives, wine, a nd silk, ~1 . -tree, when foun rl in France , 26- more valu aule th an ,the vine, 30- will find a conge11ial situation in pat't of the Mouile basin, 33- cul tm·e in Ope lousas, 79. - hi story of, e ulog-y on by Columell a, 165-supposed to have been b rought or ip:inally from Egypt iRto Greece,a nd from then' to Marse i!Jel'l. idem-culturfl of discouraged by Spain in bet· colo nies, 165, notebota ni cal n£'1'1C I'i ption, 166-climat e and soil suit Rhlr to , idem-Necessa J'Y position , 168-epocb of its introauction into F1·ance, idem. notedistan ce fi'Om the sea , 1G7-Jocality in France, idem-season of flowering in F ra nce, 170-time between the fiow t' r and t•ipe fruit, idem. notr -effects upon by fi'O st, 171-suc oeeds better in sandy or stony 1ha11 upon <~halley or clay<'y soi l, 17~descl'iption of ft·om Miller's Garden OI''s Dictionary, 172-fm·m of, culti vating in England , 174-considered by the ancients a maritime tree, idem- manner of cultivating in Languedoc, idem- from ""·bat soil the best oil produced1 idem - man-ner of cultivating in 'l.ngland, 175-mnre hat·dy than the orange tree, 176. Opelousas, land offic:e opened at, when, 5-towu of Sl. Landrc, its latitude, 11-commun ieation betwt'en ancl the Miss issippi riH r, 54-laud in vplace. ir.l em-l>onndaries, 55- ch~racter of its inh a l1itauts. 61-rP'ltu ral lirnit5, 69-ehat'acter of the coun try between, and Bayon Rnug-e, 71- ori ~i n of the name, 71-fot·merly part of Attacapas, idem-civil limits, id em. ---- chu rch of, stan ds on tableland, 57. Orange, 11-tree freque ntly des1 1·oyrd by frost upon the shore of the Gulf of Mexico , idem-in Europe grows fa rthe I' north th an sugat·· eaue, but the 1·everse in Ameri ca. 12-its li mit in Louisiana, idem-easily destroyed by frost, 176. Orizaoa, volcano of. 10. Orleans tel'ritory of, what were its exten t and limi ts , 3- subrli vis ions when unt>]e r· the F t·encb and Spanish govemments, 4. Osage, river, 139. Ou.achitta, rive r, sources, course, 50- confl uent sll·eams, 88-deseribed, 90-Jands of, the it· production, ~9- c ha racter, 101. - - parish of, 102. Outlets of the Mississippi, 18. P. Prairies of Laurent, 5 1- de.'!c ribed, G!il. - --- Loui siana and Texas, 49, 51 -extent of exaggerated, id «~ m. --Mamou. 51-descl'ibed, 62. - --Missouri, 144. --- neat· the mouth of Sabine, 55, 60. --Mer Rouge, 99. --Opelo usas described, 63-&4:. --Osage river, 140. --PetitP Bois, 51. ---- S~ . Louis, 144. Pride of India (Melia Azedet·ach), de· stroyed by frost at Opelousas, April, 1812, 12 . Printing, state of, in the Western states, 217. Providence Jake, 13. Pumice stone found upon the shore of the Gulf of Mexico, 16. Paris, its winters, 28. Pascagoula river, 10, 32---source! and con fluen t strearn9, 117. Pastoral life, it'S vieissitudes, 76··· se-- , |