made at Gnadenhutten. 143 



As a proper supplement to the preceding observa- 

 tions, the Editor begs leave to give, in this place, the 

 following extract of a letter* from the same ingenious 

 and respectable correspondent, to whom he is indebted 

 for man}- important facts and observations, relative to 

 the Indian inhabitants, the animals, vegetables, &c, 

 of North- America. 



" We have had remarkably cold weather, for the 

 last five or six weeks. The mercury was frequently 

 down to 0, and even as low as 15 degrees below 0. 

 This was the case on the 19th of December, 1804, 

 and also on the 21st of the present month (January). 



" On the 20th of December, it was 8 degrees be- 

 low O.J 



" January 1st, it was 2 degrees above 0. 



•' January 2d, 8 degrees above 0. 



" January 11th, at 0. 



" On the 14th of this month, a warm thaw fell in, 

 and immediately the little Blue-birds (Motacilla Sia- 

 lis) were seen flying about my garden, and even visit- 

 ing their boxes, in which, in the spring season, they 

 hatch their young ; but severe weather having since 

 returned, they are once more gone (somen here). 



• Dated Gnadenhutten, January 22d, 1805. 



