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sisqui Bay, by the whole breadth, divided inta 

 much smaller portions, and now extremely well 

 cultivated. The village of Phillipsburg is con- 

 veniently situated on the edge of the bay, about 

 one mile from the province line; it is a hand- 

 some place, containing about sixty houses, ex- 

 ceedingly well built of wood, many of them in 

 the peculiar style of neatness common to the 

 Dutch, and the others more in the fashion of 

 the American than the Canadian villages : some 

 regard has been paid to regularity in the forma- 

 tion of the principal street, w^hich has a lively 

 and agreeable appearance ; between this street 

 and the bay are many store-houses, with wharfs 

 for landing goods at a short distance from them. 

 At this place there are many of the inhabitants 

 employed in trade and mercantile pursuits, be- 

 sides artizans, and perhaps more than a due 

 proportion of tavern-keepers. On the south 

 side of the road, leading from the village to the 

 eastern part of the seigniory, is a handsome 

 church (built of wood) dedicated to St. Paul, 

 and a good parsonage-house; there are also 

 two baptist meeting-houses, a public free school, 

 and several private schools ; from the wharfs 

 there is a ferry to the opposite side of the bay, 

 a distance of about four miles. The village of 

 Frelighsburg is on the south side of Pike River, 



