SHORES OF THE DELAWARE. O' 
one hundred and twenty miles from the sea, 
one mile wide. 
The shores of ihe bay and of the river De¬ 
laware, for a very considerable distance up¬ 
wards, are low; and they are covered, like 
the coast, with one vast forest, excepting 
merely in a few places, where extensive 
marshes intervene. Nothing, however, could 
be more pleasing than the views with which we 
were entertained as we sailed up to Philadel¬ 
phia. The trees had not yet quite lost their 
foliage, and the rich red and yellow tints which 
autumn had suffused over the leaves of the 
oaks and poplars appeared beautifully blended 
with the sombre green of the lofty pines; 
whilst the river, winding slowly and smoothly 
along under the banks, reflected in its glassy 
surface the varied colours of the objects on 
shore, as well as the images of multitudes 
of vessels of various sizes, which, as far as 
the eye could reach, were seen gliding silently 
along with the tide. As you approach to¬ 
wards Philadelphia the banks of the river be¬ 
come more elevated; and on the left hand 
side, where they are much cleared, they are 
interspersed with numberless neat farm-houses, 
with villages and towns; and are in some 
parts cultivated down to the very edge of the 
water. The New Jersey shore, on the right 
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