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within its influence on the morning of July the 

 1st. This current is a very remarkable one, 

 running in a north-easterly direction along the 

 coasts of America, from the Gulf of Mexico, 

 and Cape Florida. Its width is from forty to 

 fifty miles, widening towards the north, as it 

 proceeds in a semicircular course, touching the 

 southern part of Newfoundland. The water of 

 this phenomenon is frequently found from ten 

 to fifteen degrees warmer than the air, and 

 sometimes considerably more. The velocity 

 of the current near its source, is about four knots 

 an hour, but varies, as affected by the wind. 



The Hon. Mr. Rush, returning from his em- 

 bassy to America, with his family, were on board 

 the Packet. They were friendly to missions, 

 and every benevolent exertion to disseminate 

 scriptural and enlightened knowledge through- 

 out the world. His excellency was pleased to 

 give me letters of introduction to some distin- 

 guished families, with a view to my obtaining 

 some useful information on the state of the 

 Indians, in my route through the eastern part 

 of the United States, to the British Provinces. 

 On the morning of July the 10th, we heard the 

 cheering exclamation from the sailors of, land ! 

 land! and disembarked the following day, at 

 New York. My stay in the city was but for a 



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