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acknowledged by the Americans that they 

 are expert in war and a dangerous 

 enemy. It must be observed, that Ge- 

 neral Washington's hostilities with the 

 Indians were of essential use to him 

 during the American war : he fought the 

 English as the Indians had fought him 

 when he was in British service by what 

 is termed bush-fighting. 



During my stay at Philadelphia I was 

 introduced to General Hambleton, near 

 Philadelphia, who has got a most elegant 

 house. As I was walking back I overtook 

 a waggon with five horses ; they appeared 

 very much fatigued. I entered into con- 

 versation with the man. He told me he 

 had come three hundred and fifty miles to 

 Philadelphia market, I asked him what he 

 had got to sell : he said, nine barrels of 

 wheat-flour, and two bucks. At that time 

 flour was sold at about seven dollars a bar- 

 rel, and the two bucks were worth seven or 

 eight dollars each ; which together amount 

 to twenty-eight pounds seventeen shillings 



