generation; the transactions of the last age, die in this; memory is the
sole historian, which being defective, I embalm the present generation,
for the inspection of the future.

It is unnecessary to attempt a general character, for if the attentive
reader is himself of Birmingham, he is equally apprized of that
character; and, if a stranger, he will find a variety of touches
scattered through the piece, which, taken in a collective view, form a
picture of that generous people, who _merit his_ esteem, and
_possess mine_.



THE

CONTENTS.



_Some Account of the Derivation of the Name of
Birmingham_, ..................................... page 1
_Situation_, ..................................... 3
_Soil_, .......................................... 6
_Water_, ......................................... 7
_Baths_, ......................................... 8
_Air_, ........................................... *8
_Longevity_, ..................................... 9
_Ancient State of Birmingham_, ................... 13
_Battle of Camp-hill_, ........................... *41
_Modern State of Birmingham_, .................... 40