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shew-beef at the Marsh Market, that was advertised ; it was 

 what would be called pretty good in England ; the butcher 

 had the American flag stuck over his stall. 



April 4. Took a walk to the race-ground, a new cleared 

 piece of land, with a tavern erected on it, kept by the pro 

 prietor, who gave a silver cup to be run for, to attract 

 customers ; six horses started, some pretty good ones ; a 

 great number of men and boys of the working classes, and 

 apprentices, throwing quoits, bowling, shooting at marks, 

 pitch and hustle, &c. and gambling in the booths ; but only 

 five or six females on the course. 



April 12. There are English thorn hedges on two farms 

 near, which are badly taken care of, and are just coming 

 on the leaf. Apple and other trees out, and cherries in 

 blossom ; saw some green peas fit to stick. The mocking 

 birds begin to sing, they are about the size of a thrush, with 

 notes very similar ; I cannot distinguish the imitative powers 

 which gave them their name. I have seen a number of 

 black and other snakes, the former as nimble as weasels. 

 Coughs and colds are not half so usual as in England; I 

 have not felt one until now ; had a bad one on leaving Lon 

 don, as likewise had several of the ship s crew, but they left 

 us the first day we got to sea, as the sailors had foretold. 



April 20. Changeable weather; thermometer sometimes 

 at 45, then again up to near 701 House flies get busy, and 

 dance their merry meanders near the ceiling. Cockchaffers 

 buz around you bv thousands when walking out of town in 

 an evening. Trees getting into full leaf; rye will soon be 

 in the ear ; the people ploughing, sowing, &c. busily ; 

 oats coming up and grass growing. Martins and swallows 

 here some days, the former much larger than those in 

 England, and of the colour of a starling, with a note 

 not dissimilar. 



April 22. Guns firing at Fort M Henry; saw some 

 field pieces and artillery-men ranged round, by beat of drum, 

 the monument erected in memory of those who fell at the 

 battle of Northpoint, in the late war. The Americans, when 

 in company with Englishmen, are fond of introducing the last 

 war into conversation, as if it was over but yesterday, it being 

 also a continual theme in their newspapers; the women are 

 particularly warm on the subject, and will recount the plun 

 dering and burnings of their coasts, by the British, with great 

 animation .-.ud indignation; and if you answer them it was in, 

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