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often prove very productive. Near the East Port, the 

 roof of a long shed, apparently devoted to the cover and 

 protection of the public ash-carts (karrc-Jiok), and extending 

 about 200 feet, was thickly clothed with vine branches, 

 which were at this time tolerably well loaded with fruit. 

 There were in all six plants, which grew in the open area 

 next the street ; we observed both white and black grapes. 

 The latter were the most numerous, and we were told that 

 they were of the kind called Blue Frankendale (Blauwe 

 Franlamdaler) : the name of the other we could not learn. 

 It seemed very doubtful if the fruit would this year come to 

 maturity ; but we understood that it ripens in favourable 

 seasons. 



In returning homeward, we crossed one of the heads in 

 a c/c^-boat. Both of these terms may probably be thought 

 to require explanation ; and it may be given in a very few 

 words. — The canals in which the water is maintained at the 

 level of the Maese, are called the heads. Into these the 

 water from air the lower canals, drains and ditches, is thrown, 

 being raised by means of bucket-wheels, operated upon by 

 wind-mills.— Notwithstanding: the number of draw-bridges 

 on these canals, small ferry-boats are stationed at particular 

 places, and are continually plyed, backwards and forwards, 

 by means of a rope : the freight is one doyt, or the eighth 

 part of a penny ; and hence the name doyt-hont. 



A stranger docs not at once perceive the dikes of Rotter- 

 clam, which yet are essential to its safety : they are chiefly 

 covered with houses ; for instance, the populous and crowd- 

 ed High Street is a dike in disguise. 



Aug. 24. — Whenever we walked out this morning, 

 v.c felt that we were ag.iin in a Protestant country : the 

 hops were f-hut, the streets quiet, and the labouring peo- 

 ple, in their best suits, were repairing to church. By 10 



