8 *& Bay of Delaware. 



but not being able to reach cape Uinlopen> where 

 we intended to take a pilot on board, we cruized 

 all night before the bay of Delaware. The dark- 

 jiefs of the night made us expeft a rain, but we 

 found that only a copious fall of dew enfued, 

 which made our coats quite wet, and the pages 

 of a book, accidentally left open on the deck, 

 were in half an hour's time after fun-fetting like- 

 wife wet, and we were told by the captain and 

 the failors that both in England and America a 

 copious dew was commonly followed by a hot 

 and fultry day. 



Sept. 1 4th. WE faw land on our larboard in 

 the weft, which appeared to be low, white, 

 fandy, and higher up the country covered with 

 firsl Cape Hinlopen is a head of land running 

 into the fea from the weftern fhore, and has a 

 village on it. The eaftern fhore belongs here to 

 New Jerfey^ and the weftern to Penjyfoania. The 

 bay of Delaware has many fands, and from four 

 to eleven fathom water. 



THE fine woods of oak, hiccory and firs co- 

 vering both mores made a fine appearance, and 

 were partly employed in (hip-building at Phi/a- 

 delphia; for which purpofe every year fome Eng- 

 lift* captains take a paffage in autumn to this 

 town, and fuperintend the building of new (hips 

 during winter, with which they go to fea next 

 fpring : and at this time it was more ufual than 

 common, as the French and Spani/h privateers 

 had taken many ILnglifh merchant fhips. 



A LITTLE "after noon we reached the mouth 

 of Delaware river, which is here about three 

 Englijh miles broad, but decreafes gradually fo 



much,. 



