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in England ; yet rarely exhibit the boisterous hilarity 

 and noisy mirth, by singing, &c., which is so familiar to 

 Johnny Bull in that state. Good rye whiskey Is. to Is. 2rf. 

 per gallon, corn ditto less. There are brewers in every 

 town that sell mild new beer; and some old stiong beer, 

 brought from Albany, to be had at the taverns, which is sold 

 as dear as in England. The Delaware, up which we have 

 been sailing, is a noble large river, and as fine scenery on its 

 banks as I have yet seen in America. Through the heat of 

 the weather the water is steaming, milk warm. Arrive in 

 Philadelphia, a place the more interesting for the generous 

 and noble character of its worthy founder ; one may easily 

 discern the sound judgment of PENN, in his choice of 

 a site for building the city. Far enough up the river to be 

 out of danger of surprise from an enemy s fleet ; on ground 

 sufficiently high and dry for health, with an easy slope * 

 the water for convenience of trade, &c., and the cound 

 round rich and fertile. There are several English famih 

 leaving hereabouts, I am informed, for the province of Uppei 

 Canada, to procure land of government. Took a walk in 

 the country; the soil in the vicinity of the town is a stroi^ 

 sandy loam ; saw some excellent crops of wheat, barley, and 

 rye, partly lodged or laired. Wheat will be twelve or four 

 &quot;teen days before ripe, and rye eight or ten. People busy 

 with their hay and clover, which are pretty good crops, but 

 they have stood till they are too old before cutting, which 

 appears to be a too general practice where I have been; but 

 the heat of the climate, and, consequently, qi.ijk growth 

 and ripening of the grass, necessarily prevent the whole 

 being cut down in proper order. Engaged board and 

 lodging at the New England Hotel at 2s. 3d. per day. No 

 thing particu arly striking in the town ; no elegant public 

 springs or monuments, &c., that 1 could see, as at Balti 

 more : streets not so spr.cious, but more regular and compact 

 than the latter. The country too flat for shew, the finest 

 object being the river and its opposite shore, about half 

 a mile across, with a little island in the middle of it. 

 Steam and team boats continually crossing and re-crossing. 

 They are double boats, or two placed side by side, the pad 

 dles woiking between, with a deck across both, to take wag 

 gons, carriages, &c. You may drive into them seated in 

 any vehicle, and out on the opposite sida on coming to 

 shore, without the least danger. A large ball is rang every 



