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three thousand feet in height. They are a dis- 

 membered branch of the Great Appalachian 

 mountains, a continuation of which skirts the 

 boundaries of Connecticut and Massachusetts, 

 and pursuing a north easterly course, passes 

 through Vermont into Canada. No river per- 

 haps in the world, has a more extensive con- 

 tinuance of exquisite scenery than that of the 

 Hudson ; its surface is constantly enlivened 

 with vessels of every description, sailing to and 

 from New York to Albany ; and its margin, 

 with the adjaeent country, presents every 

 variety of hill and vale, town, hamlet, and 

 cottage. At West Point stands the military 

 academy, which was established by the general 

 government, and contains from two to three 

 hundred cadets. 



Early on the following morning after we 

 left Albany, I arrived a second time at New 

 York, and reflecting on the extent of my jour- 

 ney, through the eastern part of the United 

 States, the British Provinces of New Bruns- 

 wick, Nova Scotia, and Upper Canada, since I 

 landed from the packet from England about 

 fifteen months before, I could not but express 

 my gratitude to God for preserving me in 

 health, and protecting me from every accident 

 during my mission. — With respect to the morals 



