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_Voyage from St Louis to Cincinnati-Mississippi-Ohio-Falls of the Ohio-Passengers-Details of the Voyage-Notices in Natural History-Vessels on the River-Louisville-Hotel-Steam-boats-Inquisitive Irishman-Tobacco-squirting American-Advantages of Shabby Attire to Travellers-Mr Hamilton's Account of Men and Manners in the Western Steam-boats-Cincinnati-Agricultural Notices._
Having made up my mind to pay a second visit to Upper Canada before returning to Britain, and wishing to take Cincinnati in my way, I hesitated whether to proceed by stages, through Illinois and Indiana to Louisville, or by a steam-boat down the Mississippi, and up the Ohio. Having more than once experienced the deceitfulness of information obtained from stage-office people in Britain, and disliking the information got at the offices of St Louis, I determined on travelling by water, and, learning the Helen Mar was to sail in a few hours afterwards, I immediately secured a berth.