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sant until the evening of the 25th, when we were over- 

 taken by a dreadful thunder-storm. The sky was literally 

 black with heavy dense clouds ; the thunder was a con- 

 tinued roar ; and the firmament seemed on fire. Yet there 

 was scarcely any wind ; but the sea rolled with a tremen- 

 dous swell, and the rain poured down as if the flood-gates 

 of heaven had been thrown open. 



We encountered two or three other squalls before 

 making the capes. At length we entered the Chesapeake. 

 On the 29th I was in Baltimore, and on the 1st of Septem- 

 ber arrived in Washington, five months from the time of 

 my departure from that city. 



And now, gentle reader, we must part ; our journey is 

 at an end ; but we may meet again. In the mean time, 

 accept my acknowledgments for the patience with which 

 you have followed me in my wanderings, and for the inte- 

 rest which perhaps you have taken in my adventures. In 

 laying down this little book, let a spirit of generosity direct 

 your judgment, and say, with Horace, 



" Non ego paucis offendar maculis." 



FINIS. 



