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and took a pilot on board. We sailed from thence 

 the next morning, and in twenty-four hours came 

 to an anchor in Gravesend Road; I landed with 

 the two men, and set off for London in a post- 

 chaise, where we arrived at three in the after- 

 noon. 



Monday, December 14, 1772. I went down the 

 river this morning, met the vessel in the Pool, and 

 brought the women on shore. They were greatly 

 astonished at the number of shipping wdiich they 

 saw in the river; for they did not suppose that 

 there were so many in the whole world : but I was 

 exceedingly disappointed to observe them pass 

 through London Bridge without taking much no- 

 tice of it. I soon discovered that they took it for 

 a natural rock which extended across the river. 

 They laughed at me when I told them it was the 

 work of men; nor could I make them believe it, 

 till we came to Blackfriars Bridge, which I caused 

 them to examine with more attention; shewing 

 them the joints, and pointing out the marks of 

 the chizzels upon the stones. They no sooner com- 

 prehended by Avhat means such a structure could 

 be erected, than they expressed their wonder with 

 astonishing significancy of countenance. 



On landing at Westminster Bridge, we were 

 immediately surrounded by a great concourse of 

 people; attracted not only by the uncommon ap- 

 pearance of the Indians who were in their seal- 

 skin dresses, but also by a beautiful eagle, and 

 an Esquimau dog; which had much the resem- 

 blance of a wolf, and a remarkable wildness of 



