BRATTLEBORO':
FESSENDEN AND COMPANY.

BOSTON:
HILLIARD, GRAY AND CO.

LONDON:
RICHARD J. KENNETT.

RR 2000 us 10 105,65

Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1834,

By Fessenden & Co.
in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of Vermont.

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CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.

HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES.

Page,

UNITED STATES.-Anti-federal feeling of Administration.-Hostility to

Supreme Court of United States.-Laws of Georgia declared void. -- Course

of President.-Interference in Election.-Views of Opposition.-Rejection

of Mr Van Buren.-Vomination as Vice President.-Conduct of Opposition.

- Anti-masonic Party.-Conduct of Foreign Affairs.-Cherokee Question.-

Difficulties with the Northwestern Indians.-Conduct of the Governor

of Illinois.-War with Sacs and Foxes.-Cholera among Troops.-Capture

of Black Hawk.-Northeastern boundary.-Negotiation with State of

Maine.-Award disapproved of by Senate. - - - - - - 1

CHAPTER II.

FOREIGN RELATIONS.

Falkland Islands ;-Grant to Governor Vernet.--Capture of American Sealers.

-Lexington sent for their Protection.--Settlement at Falkland Islands bro-

ken up.-- Piratical attack of Malays on Ship Friendship.-- Frigate Potomac

despatched to punish them.-Town and Forts destroyed.-Claims upon

Naples.--An Envoy appointed to demand Satisfaction.- Demonstration of

Naval Force.-Claims adjusted by Treaty.-Negotiation with Mexico.-

Treaty concerning Linaits.-Treaty of Commerce and Navigation.

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CHAPTER III.

CHOLERA.

Cholera :-Characteristics-Progress-Fatality - Origin-Course in India.

--Appears at Bombay-Ceylon-China--- Arabia-Persia—Syria---Java-

Russia-Poland-Germany- Hamburg - England - Ireland - France-

Canada– New York-Philadelphia, Washington-Albany-Buffalo-Cin-

cinnati-New Orleans.