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from the River opposite Natchez, that place pre- 

 sents a Most Romantick scenery, the Shore Lined by 

 Steam vessels [and f ] Barges & flat Boats, seconded 

 by the Lower town, consisting of Ware Houses, Grogg, 

 Chops, Decayed Boats proper for the uses of Washer 

 Women, and the sidHng Road raising along the Cav- 

 ing Hills [about 200] on an [Inchnat] oblique of a 

 quarter of a Mile and about 200 feet High covered 

 with Goats feeding peaceally on its declivities, while 

 hundreds of Carts, Horses and foot travellers are con- 

 stantly, meeting and Crossing each Other reduced to 

 Miniature by the distance renders the whole really 

 picturesque [the Carrion Crows Looking on the Whole 

 with WistfuU Eye] ; on the Top of this the Traveller 

 comes in sight of the town as he enters [and] avenues of 

 regularly planted Trees Leading to the diferent Streets 

 running at right Angles towards the River; on the left 

 the Theater a poor framed Building and a New and 

 Elegant Mansion the property of M-^ Postlewait attract 

 the Anxious eye — on the right the rollings of the hearth 

 [and left in the St] thinly diversified by poor habita- 

 tions soon close the prospect — advancing, [Two feet] 

 he is Led into Main Street; this as well as the generahty 

 of the place [is] too Narrow to be Handsome, is ren- 

 dered Less Interesting by the poorness & Iregularity of 

 the Houses, few [Built] of which are Bricks — and at 

 this season very much encumbered by Bales of Cotton 

 — the Jail, Court House are New and tolerable in their 



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