CHAP.  II.

Of the Approach to Paris—­General Appearance of that City—­Its
Bridges—­Is inferior in Comfort to London—­Settled at an
Hotel—­Population of Paris—­Its Markets—­Badly supplied with
Water—­Of its various Divisions and their Inhabitants—­Palais
Royal—­Gamblers—­Police—­English Papers—­Rule to find one’s Way
through Paris—­The Tuilleries—­The Louvre—­Plans of Improvement

          
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Chap.  III.

Visit to the Gallery of The Louvre and Museum—­To the Luxemburg—­To
the Royal Library—­To the Palais des Beaux Arts—­To the Church of
Notre Dame—­To the Pantheon—­Protestant Church and Congregation—­Of
the Number of English in Paris—­Column in the Place Vendome—­Gobelin
Manufactory—­Post Office—­Botanic Garden—­Lady and her Dog—­Story of
Dr. Moore—­Of the Character of the Parisians—­Their Loquacity—­Of
the Legislative Body—­Heat of the Weather—­Champs Elysees—­Quarter
of St. Antoine—­Of the Revolution—­Of the Boulevards—­Of the
Restaurateurs—­Of Ladies frequenting Coffee-houses, &c.

          
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CHAP.  IV.

The Invalides—­Elevation of different Buildings—­Buonaparte desirous of Eclat—­Champ de Mars—­Place de Grenelle—­Of the Plan of General Mallet and his Execution—­Visit to the Museum of French Monuments—­Infidelity of its Promoters—­Of Colbert—­Gardens of Tivoli—­Great Numbers of Military Officers in Public Places—­Of the Capture of Paris by the Allies—­View of Paris from Montmartre—­Vanity of the French—­Their Love of Novelty—­The Emperor Alexander’s Entry into Paris—­Of the Establishment of M. Delacroix—­At the Tuilleries—­Of the King—­His Regard for England—­France still unsettled—­Advice of Galba to Piso—­Curious Glass Stair Case—­Of the French Theatres, and their Italian Opera—­Number of Bureau d’Ecrivains.
          
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CHAP.  V.

Visit to the Royal Palaces—­St. Cloud—­St. Cyr—­Malmaison—­Versailles—­Its Formality—­Accuracy of Pope’s Description of the Old Style of Decoration—­Comparison of Windsor and Versailles—­City of Versailles greatly reduced—­Trianon—­Sevres—­Porcelain Manufactory—­Barrier of Passy—­Of the Harvest—­Castle of Vincennes—­Few private Carriages at Paris—­Great Numbers of Fiacres and Cabriolets—­Attend at the Foreign Office for Passports to leave Paris—­Arrive at Fontainebleau—­Memorable for the Abdication of Buonaparte—­Reflections on the Captivity and Character of the Pope—­Reflections on Buonaparte—­At Montereau; Battle near the Town—­Sens—­Auxerre—­Description of the French Diligence—­Dinners, &c.
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Chap.  VI.