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After a mod difagreeable and dangerous paflajTe from 

 Charleftown in South Carolina, the Duke de Liancourt land- 

 ed at Norfolk in Virginia, where a coiifiderable trade is car- 

 ried on with Europe, the Antilles, and the Northern States, 

 Agriculture can hardly be f:ud to exill: in the neighbourhood 

 of Norfolk, and, with a few exceptions, is imperfc(!ftJv prac- 

 tifed throughout the whole of this extenfive State- Having 

 vifited the ruoil diftatit parts of Virginia, his Grace croffed 

 the Potoumack, and entered into Maryland, which appears 

 rather wcrfe cultivated than the former State. 



The fecond tour is to the Northern States ; and his Grace 

 travelled in the ftage from Philadelphia to New- York, where, 

 in company with his old fellow-traveller Mr Guillemard, he 

 took fiiipping for Providence, in Rhode Ifland. Being, by 

 an adverfe wind, forced into Siqnington, State of Connedti- 

 cut, he examined the hufbandry of the neighbourhood, which 

 is chiefly confined to palturage and rearing young cattle. 

 Afterwards they puffed to Newport and Bofton — paid a fe- 

 cond vifit'to General Knox at rhomaflown, in the diftridl; 

 of Maine, whofe extenfive undertakings are amply detailed. 

 Returning to Bofton by water, his Grace proceeded to Portf- 

 mcuth, in New HampPaire, and gives a comprehenfive ac- 

 count of the conititution, iav/s, and commerce of that pro- 

 vince. 



Vifiting Bofton a third time, the Duke journeyed through 

 the inland parts of Maftachufets, of which the defcription 

 is generally very favourable. He entered the State of New 

 York, about nine miles from Stockbridge ; and, after examin- 

 ing the lands upon the fide of Hudfon's river, and giving a 

 particular account of The eftate of Major Prevoft, fon of Ge- 

 neral Prevoft, who commanded at Savannah when that place 

 was befieged by Count d'Eftaing, he arrived at New York, 

 which concludes the fecond tour. 



His Grace, on the 26th March 1799, fct out on his third 

 tour, the obje£l of which was to vifit the Federal city, hence- 

 forth deftined to be the feat of government. Pafiing the 

 Schuylkill, he travelled by Chefter and Wilmington to Bran- 

 dywine, where from 60 to 80 mills are eredled, chiefly for 

 the manufacture of paper, gun powder, and flour. Thecon= 

 flitution and laws of the Delaware ftate is next defcribed ; 

 and, after making fome obfervations upon Lower Maryland, 

 he crcfled Chefapeak bay, and arrived at Annapolis. 



Federal City^ the fite of which extends three miles along 

 the banks of the Potoumack, including 4120 fquare acres, 



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