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ftockings. Some travellers wear caps which 

 cover the whole face, and have fome gauze 

 before the eyes. At night they lie in tents, 

 if they can carry any with them ; and make 

 a great fire at the entrance, by the fmoke of 

 which the gnats are driven away. 



The porpeffes feldom go higher up the 

 river Hud/on than the fait water goes - y after 

 that, the fturgeons fill their place. It has 

 however fometimes happened, that por- 

 pefTes have gone quite up to Albany. 



There is a report, that a whale once 

 came up the river quite to this town. 



The Fireflies (Lampyris) which are the 

 fame that are fo common in Penfyhania 

 during fummer, are feen here in abundance 

 every night. They fly up and down in the 

 ftreets of this town. They come into the 

 houfes, if the doors and windows are open. 



Several of the Penfylvanian trees arc 

 not to be met with in thefe woods ; viz. 



Magnolia glauca, the Beaver-tree. 



Nyfla aquatica, the Tupelo-tree. 



Liquidambar jiyraciflua, the Sweet-gum 

 tree. 



Diofpyros Virginiana, the Terjimon. 



Liriodendron tulipifera, the Tulip-tree. 



Juglans nigra, the black Walnut-tree. 



Quercm , the Swamp Oak. 



Cercis Canadenfis, the Sail ad-tree. 



Robinia pfeudacacia, the Locujl-tree. 



Gleditjia. 



