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keep such cattle as mine on, and they would 

 take a great deal of artificial support, which 

 I knew in all countries is very expensive, 

 especially in so poor a country as that. 

 The winter too had set in, which was very 

 severe, and such as I had never experienced 

 in England ; though it was not so severe as 

 had been expected, the thermometer being 

 now at 13 degrees, whereas I was told 

 it is sometimes down at 0. I then was in 

 great fear of my cattle and hogs being all 

 starved to death : for the w r eather having 

 been very hot in some part of our voyage, 

 k so as to make the cattle hang out their 

 tongues for several hours in the day, it had 

 caused them to cast their hair at a very 

 improper season ; which was much against 

 their standing such severe cold now, and 

 especially as no houses were to be had for 

 them. 



I spent the day with General Sprigg at 

 George Town, w r hich joins to the city ; 

 and supped with him, in a tavern, on their 

 famous canvas-back ducks, the flesh of 



