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of steel is formed over this hall by eighteen hundred muskets, 
which has a very beautiful appearance. Both the adjoining build¬ 
ings are connected with the centre by roofed passages, under 
which are kept cannon of various calibers; most of these are Eng¬ 
lish, and trophies of the late Commodore Perry’s victory on 
Lake Erie. 
The 21st of May, was Sunday, and at twelve o’clock* I went 
with Mr. Bonnhorst to the Episcopal church. I have generally 
remarked that most of the fashionable people in the United 
States, either belong to the Episcopal church, or at least prefer 
to attend service there on Sunday. It is in Pittsburgh style to 
go to this church, while it would be unfashionable to visit the Me¬ 
thodist meeting, to which most of the lower class of people be¬ 
long. It is a luxury to have a pew in the Episcopal church, and 
an especial politeness to invite a stranger to take a seat in it. I 
sat in Mr. Bonnhorst’s pew, which was rather full, and the air hot. 
In consequence of this, I was much incommoded by the frequent 
kneelings, as well as by the long psalms, which were sung stand¬ 
ing. We had a very good discourse from a rather youthful prea¬ 
cher upon the subject of the Trinity, this being Trinity Sunday. 
The service lasted two hours. 
Afterwards we paid a visit to Mr. Baldwin, a distinguished 
lawyer. This gentleman was formerly a member of congress, 
and had paper and iron factories in the vicinity; he however spe¬ 
culated largely, and in five weeks became a bankrupt. However, 
Mr. Baldwin lost nothing in public estimation; his practice as a 
lawyer produced him a very handsome income. He walked with 
us to the point where the Alleghany and Ohio unite, the former 
situation of Fort Duquesne, of which no trace now remains. The 
English did nothing for this fort, as in the year 1759, it was 
evacuated by the French, who could no longer obtain aid from 
Canada. The English then demolished the fort, and built one 
of earth, somewhat in rear of the old one, called Fort Pitt, whence 
the name of the city is derived. Fort Pitt, of which some re¬ 
mains of the walls and a barracks, now form part of an iron 
work, appears to have been a pentagon resting upon both rivers. 
During the American revolutionary war, this fort, which was no 
longer of importance, was abandoned by the English. 
Next day Messrs. Craft and Volz, accompanied me to the cot¬ 
ton factory of Adams, Allen & Co. Mr. Craft is one of the 
principal proprietors of the firm, which does an extensive busi¬ 
ness, notwithstanding its recent establishment. The building is 
of brick, four stories high, and has two wings standing at right 
angles. This factory employs two hundred people daily. All 
the machinery is worked by a steam-machine of seventy-five 
horse-power. The machinery ; s similar to that in Economy, 
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