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might suppose it would destroy every thing 

 upon the earth. The thunder-bolts will 

 split the trees in the woods in such a man- 

 ner as was very surprising to me when 

 I first saw it ; and made me believe the 

 country was ordained by the Almighty a 

 proper place for convicts, as it would make 

 them repent of their former sins. 



After seeing the farm, I returned to the 

 ship, and Mr. Grimes with me. He pre- 

 sented me with some cabbages, veal, fresh 

 butter, and a bushel of oysters ; and having 

 two sons on board who were very fond of 

 oysters, this last article gave them great 

 pleasure. But they were never very de- 

 sirous of American oysters afterwards j 

 for these are not salt, but are fresh- 

 water oysters, large and watery, and thus 

 very disagreeable to me; yet a great many 

 are consumed by the Americans, They 

 are easy to get ; as there are banks of them, 

 and sometimes from four to six hang to- 

 gether. 



I had not yet seen any grass ; except a 



