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*The lioufes were covered with (hingles; before 

 each door there was an elevation, to which you 

 afcend by fome fteps from the ftreet; it refem- 

 bled a fmall balcony^ and had fome benches on 

 both fides, on which the people fat in the even- 

 ing, in order to enjoy the frefh air, and to have 

 the pleafure of viewing thofe who pafled by. 

 The town has only one ftreet lengthways, and at 

 its northern extremity there is a ftreet acrofs; 

 both of thefe are of a confiderable length. 



THE river Rareton pafles hard by the town, 

 and is deep enough for great yachts to come up ; 

 its breadth near the town is within the reach of 

 a common gun (hot , the tide comes up feveral 

 miles beyond the town, the yachts were placed 

 lengthways along the bridge ; the river has very 

 high and pretty fteep banks on both fides, but 

 near the town there are no fuch banks, it being 

 fituated in a low valley. One of the ftreets is 

 almoft entirely inhabited by Dutchmen, who came 

 hither from Albany, and for that reafon they call 

 it Albany ftreet. Thefe Dutch only keep com* 

 pany among themfelves, and feldom or ne^er go 

 amongft the other inhabitants, living as it were 

 quite feparate from them. New Erunfmck be> 

 longs to New Jerfey ; however the greateft part, 

 or rather all its trade is to New fork, which is 

 about forty EngJiJh miles diftaut ; to that place 

 they fend corn, flour in great quantities, bread, 

 feveral other neceffariss, a great quantity of lin- 

 feed, boards, timber, wooden veflels, and all 

 forts of carpenter's work, Several fmall yachts are 

 every day going backward^ and forwards be- 

 tween thefe two towns. The inhabitants like- 



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