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ber of vessels, of all kinds and sizes, lying at the wharfs on 

 both sides of the town, and a great deal of business going- 

 forward, more like London than any other place I have 

 seen. Broadway is a fine street, as are also sonic others. 

 Markets are well supplied, bat appear to be much crowded. 

 At the back of the town there are evident marks of an 

 .overwhelming flood. On the highest parts of the island the 

 soil is washed off the rocks, and huge stones laid bare, or 

 tumbled together in the ravines. Another such a place near 

 Trenton, on high land. Almost all the roads leading to a 

 town in America are full of houses on their sides, called 

 &quot; taverns,&quot; or &quot; liquor,&quot; &quot; baer and cake,&quot; or &quot; grocery&quot; 

 stores. My notice was attracted to-day by one with a small 

 kitchen garden before it, with a few benches for seats, with 

 WATERLOO GARDENS in printed capitals over the gate! 

 as a magnet, I suppose, to attract the contents of Johnny 

 Bull s purse. New York is a place of great trade, and 

 will still increase, it is so well situated. Open at all times 

 to the sea at the confluence of several fine rivers, and the 

 canal from Albany to Lake Erie greatly augments it. The 

 state of New York is the richest in the Union, and the cli 

 mate the most genial and moderate for Europeans. The 

 prices of wheat, flour, &c. here, at Baltimore and Philadel 

 phia, are nearly the sam. As building in summer is 

 always going on, house-carpenters, brick-makers, and 

 bricklayers, generally find employment almost anywhere, 

 except in the depth of winter, at 4s. 6rf. to Is. or 8s. per 

 day ; also shoemakers, tailors, and persons well acquainted 

 with any useful common trade, may meet with employ 

 in some place or other. I determined to proceed to 

 Albany, and thence, if nothing offers, to Upper Canada, by 

 canal. A farmer would cut a sorry figure in a store amongst 

 the Yankees, and there appears to be but few other situa 

 tions vacant, and that occupation uncertain. 



June 18. On board the steam tug- boat (a boat tugged 

 along by a steam -boat) for Albany ; the fare was one 

 dollar, or 4s 6d. one trunk included, Is. \{d. for the other ; 

 in the steam-boat the fare is higher. The passengers con 

 sist principally of farmers, farmers wives, and trades-people, 

 two or three of the former are &quot; squires,&quot; as they are 

 termed (justices of the peace). With this company 1 

 pass as a Yankee ! Like the rest of the passengers I 

 parry provisions for twenty-four hours, and half a pint 



