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The Capitol.-Observations of an Indian Chief.- Pocahontas and Captain Smith.-Sculptures of Signor Capel- lano, of Causici, of Gevelot.-Colonel Trumbull's Historical Paintings. The Senate Chamber.-Rotunda.-Hall of Re- presentatives.-Library.―Order of Proceedings in the House of Assembly.-The President's House.-Washington's First Commission.-The Arsenal.-General Post-office.-Gilbert Stuart.-Baltimore," The Monumental City."-"Washington Monument."-"The Battle Monument."-" The Statue of the City."-The Armistead Monument.-Springs and Foun- tains.-Pennsylvania.-Philadelphia.-Parentage and Edu- Louis the Sixteenth.-Marie Antoinette.-Bastile destroyed.- - Campo Formio.-Genoa conquered.-Rome declared a republic, - Egypt.-Mohammed Ali Pacha.-Extinction of the Mamelukes.- ...... SECTION I. BARBARIANS AND ROMANS. 1. WHEN do the northern nations first claim our attention? About the middle of the third century, under the reign of Valerian and Gallienus, they began everywhere to press forward, and were seen fairly struggling with the Romans for the empire of Europe. They had destroyed five consular armies-encountered Mariuscontended with Julius Cæsar-annihilated Varus and his three legions, and given the title of Germanicus to the first Roman of his age. In the time of Marcus Antoninus they formed a general union, and were not subdued till after a long and doubtful conflict. 2. Can original connexions be traced between the Goths and Greeks? Thucydides says, that the distinction between Greeks and barbarians was not in being until after Homer's time; that in the more remote ages, the inhabitants of the country from the most southern parts of the Peloponnesus to the sides of the Euxine, were one people, known by various names, but resembling each other in manners and customs, having mutual intercourse, and understanding the same languages. One of their general and most ancient names was Pelasgi. At first they had no fixed habitations, but roved about in clans, B |