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hostile to each other, and regardless of the disputed 

 riglit to fishing on the Banks, which right America 

 wished to claim, but Britain was unwilling to concede, 

 the noble and disinterested citizens of Boston only re- 

 membered the claims of their suffering fellow-crea- 

 tures upon their hospitality. A vessel was immediately 

 loaded with provisions, which were sent to be distrib- 

 uted gratuitously among the distressed inhabitants of 

 St. John's, where she arrived in safety and delivered 

 her valuable cargo. It was considered a most daring 

 and hazardous enterprise for a vessel to brave the 

 storms of a winter passage to Newfoundland at that 

 period. 



The principal street of St. John's is built of brick 

 and stone, and some of the shops are equally as fine 

 as are to be found in the city of Boston. It is more 

 of an aristocratic place than any other of the Amer- 

 ican British colonies. Several partners in the mer- 

 cantile firms are members of the British House of 

 Commons. A partner in one firm is one of the 

 Directors of the Bank of England. St. John's is 

 lighted with gas, and has water-works, connected with 

 which are numerous fireplugs, to be used in case of 

 fire, as well as for watering the streets. For the ex- 

 tent of population, it probably does more business than 



