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Point of Lake Ontario which communicates by the St. Lawrence with 
Montreal—from Oswego it will extend to Buffalo on Lake Erie. Lake 
Erie communicates with Lake Huron, Lake Michigan and by the Falls 
of St. Mary with Lake Superior. From Lake Erie the Canal is to be 
continued to Pittsburg, which is on the Ohio and which River is in 
Communication with the Missouri and Missisippi. Thus goods may be 
sent from Kentucky and the Southern States instead of being sent to 
Charleston and in Time will have a communication with the Pacific 
by these Rivers. 
Tuesday the 15th [May]—Dined at the Table d’Hôte, the Party 
consisting chiefly in French and English Travellers and some American 
Gentlemen who are very polite, and nothing like Politicks introduced 
in Conversation. Mr. Lewis of [illegible] dined at the Table; he told 
me his House had 12 Cargoes going from the Havanna with Sugar. 
In the Evening Mr. Colin Robertson, just arrived in the “Thames” 
called upon me. 
Wednesday the 16th dined at the Hotel—a wild Turkey and Snipes 
for Dinner. In the Evening went to a Party at Mrs. Lenox ;—Quadrille 
Dancing ;—not much Beauty. There was a Bride at the Party who 
had been married the Day before, the Husband was not present but at 
another party. It is by customs of this kind that the Manners and 
Feelings are best understood. This young Lady was dancing all the 
Evening and as much at her ease as if married 20 years. The Delicacy 
of English Females may be considered by the fair Americans as mau- 
vaise honte, but it is in this that the Superiority of British Females over 
every other shows itself, in the Delicacy and Refinement of mind only 
possessed by them. I understood that it is the custom on Marriage that 
the Gentleman, the Day after the marriage receives his Friends and 
regales them with a Dejeuner and on the following Evening the Lady 
gives a Dance. 
Thursday 17.—Friday 18.—Saturday 19 [May] dined at the Table 
d'Hôte. 
Sunday [20th May] dined with Mr. McCormick, a very fine old 
Gentleman of 80—met there Mr. S. McGillivray, who arrived the Even- 
ing before in the “ Manhattan,” a Mr. Ogden, a Judge and several other 
Gentlemen. 
Monday 21 | May] at Table d'Hôte. 
Tuesday 22 [May] with Mr. Cary.—Invited to an evening Party 
ab Mires: elie . The Vanity of the Americans, and their not disliking 
Ranks, &c., is that this Family have taken the Arms of the Dukes of 
NE , Supporters, Coronets, &c., &c. Mrs. Cary is a very pleasing 
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