607 



MX of those negroes ; and they all went 

 away in one night ; and after the lapse of 

 nearly two years, when I left America, he 

 had not found one of them. From the 

 different inferences I could draw from the 

 information I received, Holland seems to 

 be one of the best countries in point of 

 useful produce, both as to animals and 

 other necessaries of life. The sheep and 

 <;attle that have been brought from Holland, 

 are much superior even to the English, ex- 

 cept the cattle of Mr. Lloyd and Mr. O'- 

 Donnel from Dishley. The rat-tailed sheep 

 which come from Holland are very beauti- 

 ful. The lower class of Dutchmen far 

 exceed all others in the cultivation of 

 the American soils. Genteel people, as 

 merchants, from Holland, are, on the con- 

 trary, much more extravagant than any 

 other set of men, except the Americans 

 themselves, who, I think, exceed all na- 

 tions. Scotchmen are allowed to be the 

 best merchants. As to the French, I had 

 little opportunity to judge of them; as 



