KINGSTON BAY. 67 
During the autumn the inhabitants-of King¬ 
ston suffer very much from intermittent fevers, 
owing to the town being situated on a low 
spot of ground contiguous to an extensive 
morass. 
The bay adjoining to Kington affords good 
anchorage, and is the safest and most commo¬ 
dious harbour on all Lake Ontario. The 
bay of Great Sodas, on the south side of the 
lake, and that of Toronto, situated on the 
north side of the lake, nearly in the same 
meridian with Niagara, are said to be the next 
best to that of Kingston ; but the entrance 
into each of them is obstructed by sand banks, 
which in rough weather cannot be crossed 
without imminent danger in vessels drawing 
more than five ox six feet water. On the bor¬ 
ders of the bay at Kingston there is a King’s 
dock yard, and another which is private pro 
perty. Most of the British vessels of burthen 
on Lake Ontario have been built at these yards. 
Belonging to his Majesty there were on Lake 
Ontario, when we crossed it, three vessels of 
about two hundred tons each, carrying from 
eight to twelve guns, besides several gun boats; 
the last, however, were not in commission, 
but laid up in Niagara River; and in con¬ 
sequence of the ratification of the treaty of 
•amity and commerce between the United 
States and bis Britannic Majesty, orders were 
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