LIFE OF WILSON. 
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abundance, even amidst the feebleness and barrenness of the mean- 
est writer’s description. 
“ After this article, I was most agreeably amused with “ Anec- 
dotes of an American Crow,” written in such a pleasing style of 
playful humour as I have seldom seen surpassed ; and forming a 
perfect antidote against the spleen; abounding, at the same time, 
with observations and reflections not unworthy of a philosopher. 
“ The sketch of your father’s life, with the extracts from his 
letters, I read with much pleasure. They will remain lasting mo- 
numents of the worth and respectability of the father, as well as of 
the filial affection of the son. 
The description of the Chactaw Bonepickers is a picture so 
horrible, that I think nothing can exceed it. Many other pieces 
in this work are new and interesting. It cannot fail to promote 
the knowledge of natural history, and deserves, on this account, 
every support and encouragement.” 
To Mr. WM. BARTRAM. 
“ December 26, 1804. 
“I send for your amusement the Literary Magazine” for 
September, in which you will find a well written, and, except in a 
few places, a correct description of the great Falls of Niagara. 1 
yesterday saw a drawing of them, taken in 1768? and observe that 
many large rocks, that used formerly to appear in the rapids above 
the Horseshoe falls, are now swept away; and the form of the curve 
considerably altered, the consequence of its gradual retrogression. 
I hope this account will entertain you, as I think it by far the most 
complete I have yet seen.” 
