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CONTENTS. 
up North River from New Yoric to Albany. 
—Great Beauty of the North River.— West 
Point. — Highlands.—Gusts of Wind com¬ 
mon in passing them.—Albany. — Descrip¬ 
tion of the City and Inhabitants. — Celebra¬ 
tion of the 4 th of July.—Anniversary of 
American Indepenclance . 
LETTER XX. 
Departure from Albany.—Difficulty of hiring 
a Carriage.'-—Arrival at Cohoz.—Description 
of the curious Fall there of the Mohawk 
River. — Still-water. — Saratoga. —Few of 
the Works remaining there.—Singular Mine¬ 
ral Springs near Saratoga.—Fort Edward. 
•—Miss M c Crea cruelly murdered there by 
Indians.—Fort Amu, wretched Road thither . 
•—Some Observations on the American Woods . 
—Horses jaded.—Difficulty of getting for¬ 
ward.-*-Arrive at Skenesborough. — Dread¬ 
fully infested by Musquitoes. — Particular 
Description of that Insect. —Great Danger 
ensues sometimes from their Bite . Best 
.Remedy . 
- LETTER XXI. 
Embark on Lake Champlain . -—Difficulty of 
procuring Provisions at Farms bordering 
upon it. — Ticonderoga. — Crown Point .— 
-—Singular Discovery thereof-New-York. 
—Description of the City .—Character and 
