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East River passes between New-York and Long-Island, uniting with 

 the Sound in the north-east, and with the bay in the south-west. The 

 Genesee river rises in the north part of Pennsylvania, and after run- 

 ning 20 miles, enters New-York and falls into Lake Ontario. Its 

 whole course is about 130 miles. Black and Oswego rivers empty 

 into Lake Ontario. The Tioga rises in Pennsylvania, passes about 

 70 miles in this state, and unites with the Susquehannah at New- 

 Athens. The Seneca issues from the north end of Cayuga lake, and 

 passes by a north-east course of 50 miles, into Oswego river. The 

 Allegany (the main branch of the Ohio) rises in Pennsylvania, but 

 soon passes into this state, in which it runs 50 miles, and then passes 

 off south-westward to Pittsburgh. Indian river runs a course of 90 

 miles between Black and Oswegatchie rivers, and falls into Black 

 lake. The Oswegatchie, Grass, Racked, St. Regis, and Salmon rivers, 

 fall into the St. Lawrence. Chazy, Saranack, and Sable rivers, dis- 

 charge into lake Champlain. The Unadilla and Chenango fall in the 

 Susquehannan. The Conneivaugo runs 45 miles in this state, and 

 enters the Allegany in Pennsylvania. Numerous creeks and smaller 

 streams intersect the country in all directions. The sources of the 

 Delaware and Susquehannah rivers are both in this state. 



Bays and harbours. ...These are — 1st. In the ocean ; Long Island 

 sound, York bay, 9 miles long and 4 broad, Great, Great West, Gar- 

 diner's, Great Peconick, Drowned meadow, Rockaway, Jamaica, 

 Jerusalem, Parsonage and Oyster bays, Cold Spring harbour and 

 HalJet's cove, besides other smaller bays and harbours about Long 

 Island. — 2d. In Hudson's river ; Tappan and Haverstaw bays. — 3d. In 

 lake Champlain ; East, South, North-West, Cumberland and Peru 

 bays. — 4th. In lake George ; North-West bay. — 5th. In lake Ontario; 

 Braddock's, Irondequot, (or Gerundegut,) Fishing, Great and Little 

 Sodus, East, Port, Hungary, Chaumont and Chippeway bays. — And 

 6th. In lake Erie ; Cattaraugus Creek harbour. 



Lakes.. ..Lake Ontario furnishes a coast of about 240 miles, and 

 Luke Erie, one of about 75 miles, in this state. Lake Champlain 

 divides New-York from the middle and north parts of Vermont. Lake 

 George, a few miles west of lake Champlain, is 36 miles long, and 

 from one to seven broad, containing from 200 to 300 small islands, 

 and affording abundance offish. It is surrounded with high mountains, 

 and exhibits grand ar.cl picturesque views. Its waters are extremely 

 clear, and afford navigation for large boats. Its surface is nearly 100 

 feet higher than that of lake Champlain, into which it empties by a 

 short outlet Oneida lake is about 3o miles long and 8 wide, abound- 

 ing' and affording sloop navigation. It discharges itself into 

 the Oo\v go, by Onondaga (sometimes called Oneida) river. Cayuga 

 is 40 miles long, and from one to 6 wide. It is navigable for 

 large sioops. It is the source of Seneca river. The beautiful Seneca 

 lake lies from 7 to 15 miles west of Cayuga. It is 47 feet higher, 

 about the same length, but of a more uniform breadth of from 3 to 5 

 D ;s. Its waters are very transparent, and its shores delightful. It 

 discharges by a considerable stream, called Senaca outlet into the 

 i end of Cayuga lake. Chautaughque lake, in the south-west 

 corner of the state, is 20 miles long, and from 3 to 7 broad, and emp- 

 ties, by an outlet at its south-east end, into Connewango river, a 

 branch of the Allegany. The north end of this lake, which is deep 

 and navigable, is but 9 miles from lake Erie. Crooked Lake, a few 

 miles west of Seneca lake 3 into which it empties, is about 22- miles 



