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Regis and the village of Hamilton, a distance of 

 thirty-three miles, there is a good road ; the 

 latter stands on a rising ground close by the 

 river side, and consists of about thirty very well 

 built houses : at this place there is a ferry over 

 to the Canadian side, and roads diverging from 

 it to the southward, and to the settlements on 

 Lake Champlain. Nineteen miles further west-^ 

 ward are the town and fort of Ogdensburgh : the 

 former numbers about seventy houses, a church, 

 &c. ^ the latter is a strong work, presenting a 

 powerful front to the river, immediately opposite 

 to Fort Wellington. From Ogdensburgh good 

 roads lead parallel with the river, but there is 

 no place of note until arriving at Sacket Har- 

 bour, a distance of fifty-nine miles. This place 

 has risen into consequence from its rivalship to 

 Kingston, and attracted much public attention 

 by some ephemeral successes, that are not 

 likely to recur if the trident of Britain be here- 

 after grasped with its characteristic determina- 

 tion. It is situated on the south-east side of 

 an expansion of the Black River, near where it 

 flows into Hungry Bay, bearing from Kingston 

 south by east, distance twenty-five miles, but 

 by a ship's course thirty-five miles ; as an har* 

 bour it is convenient, but rather small, with suf- 

 ficient water for the large ships, and well shel- 

 tered from every wind, being nearly surrounded 

 by high lands. A low point of land runs out 



