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two seats in it for the passengers, who sit with 
their faces towards the horses. The roof, is 
supported by small props, which are placed at 
the corners. On each side of the doors, above 
the pannels, it is quite open, and to guard 
against bad weather there are curtains, which 
are made to let down from the roof, and 
fasten to buttons placed for the purpose on the 
outside. There is also a leathern curtain to 
hang occasionally between the driver and 
passengers. 
The light waggons are on the same con¬ 
struction, and are calculated to accommodate 
from four to twelve people. The only differ¬ 
ence between a small waggon and a coaches 
is, that the latter is better finished, has varnish^- 
ed pannels, and doors at the side. The for¬ 
mer has no doors, but the passengers scramble 
in the best way they can, over the seat pf the 
driver. The waggons are used universally for 
stage carriages. 
The accommodations at the taverns, by 
which name they call all inns, &c. are very 
indifferent in Philadelphia, as indeed they are, 
with a very few exceptions, throughout the 
country. The mode of conducting them is 
nearly the same every where The traveller 
is shewn, on arrival, into a room which is 
common to every person in the house, and 
which is generally the one set apart for 
