Annapolis 



houses, situated on a peninsula upon Severn river. 

 The peninsula is formed by the river, and two small 

 creeks; and although the river is not above a mile 

 broad; yet as it falls into Chesapeake bay a little be- 

 low, there is from this town the finest water-prospect 

 imaginable. The bay is twelve miles over, and be- 

 yond it you may discern the eastern shore; so that 

 the scene is diversified with fields, woods, and water. 

 The tide rises here about two feet, and the water is 

 salt, though the distance of the Capes is more than 

 200 miles. The town is not laid out regularly, but 

 is tolerably well built, and has several good brick 

 houses. None of the streets are paved, and the few 

 public buildings here are not worth mentioning. 

 The church is a very poor one, the stadt-house but 

 indifferent, and the governor's palace is not finished. 

 This last mentioned building was begun a few years 

 ago; it is situated very finely upon an eminence, and 

 commands a beautiful view of the town and environs. 

 It has four large rooms on the lower floor, besides 

 a magnificent saloon, a stair-case, and a vestibule. 

 On each side of the entrance are four windows, and 

 nine upon the first story; the offices are under ground. 

 It was to have had a fine portico the whole range of 

 the building; but unluckily the governor and as- 

 sembly disagreeing about ways and means, the exe- 

 cution of the design was suspended; and only the 

 shell of the house has been finished, which is now 

 going to ruin. The house which the present gov- 



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