317 



sheep's -head fish, the salmon, the shrimp, 

 or the prawn. 



I had forgotten the mackarel, which I 

 have eaten ; they are larger than ours, and 

 equally good. There are also pike, very 

 much like those of England.^ 



The lobsters that I saw resemble those 

 in England, both in flavour and size : but 

 I am told they have them much larger, so 

 as to weigh from thirty to sixty pounds. 



The fish I ate in America were in general 

 of a loose watery quality : and, as it is not 

 customary there to have fish-sauce, I did not 

 think them at all comparable to our English 

 fish. Those which are fried are eaten with- 

 out any thing but the grease they are fried 

 in, generally bacon : the boiled fish is 

 commonly eaten with drawn butter. 



There are no fish-ponds, nor do I appre- 

 hend that fish would live in stagnant water 

 in America: it would be so hot in the 

 summer months ; and in winter, the ice 

 would be so thick, that they would want air. 

 I made a pond for my horses and cattle to 



