New York* $93 



fcmety-feven Engtijh miles diftant from Philadel* 

 phia. The fituation of it is extremely advan- 

 tageous for trade : for the town {lands upon a 

 point which is/ormed by two bays ; into one of 

 which the river Hudfon difchafges itfelf, not far 

 from the town ; New Tork is therefore on three 

 fides furrounded with water ; the ground it is 

 built on, is level in fome parts, and hilly in 

 others : the place is generally reckoned very 

 wholefome. 



THE town was firft founded by the Dutch: 

 this, it is faid, was done in the year 1623, when 

 they were yet mafters of the country j they 

 called it New Amjlerdam, and the country itfelf 

 New Holland. The Englijh, towards the end of 

 the year 1664, taking pofleflion of it under the 

 conduct of Des Carfes, and keeping it by the vir- 

 tue of the next treaty of peace, gave the name, of 

 New Tork to both the town and the province 

 belonging to it : in fize it comes neareft to Bofton 

 and Philadelphia. But with regard to its fine 

 buildings, its opulence* and extenfive commerce, 

 ; t difputes the preference with them : at prefent 

 it is about half as big again as Gothenburgb in 

 Sweden. 



THE ftreets do not run fo ftraight as thofe of 

 Philadelphia^ and have fometimes confiderable 

 bendings : however they are very fpacious and 

 well-built, and mod of them are paved, except 

 in high places, where it has been found ufelefs. 

 In the chief ftreets there are trees planted, which 

 in fummer give them a fine appearance, and 

 during the exceffive heat at that time, afford a 

 cooling (hade : I found it extremely pleafant to 

 I. O walk 



