258 TRAVELS THROUGH NORTH AMERICA: 
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different parts of theXJnited States, and had form¬ 
ed nearly the same resolution ; we accordingly 
agreed to go forward to Canada together, and 
having engaged a carriage for ourselves as far 
as New York, we quitted the close and disa¬ 
greeable city of Philadelphia on the twentieth 
of June. 
• The road, for the first twenty-five miles,, 
runs very near the River ' Delaware., which 
appears to great advantage through openings 
in the woods that are scattered along its shores. 
From the town of Bristol in particular, 
which stands on an elevated part of the banks* 
twenty miles above Philadelphia* it is seen 
m a most pleasing point of view. The river, 
here about one mile wide, winds majesti¬ 
cally round the point whereon the town is 
built, and for many miles, both upwards and 
downwards, it may be traced through a rich 
country, flowing gently along; in general it 
Is covered with innumerable little sloops and 
schooners. Opposite to Bristol stands the city 
of Burlington, one of the largest in New Jer¬ 
sey, built partly upon an island and partly on 
the main shore. It makes a good appearance, 
and adds considerably to the beauty of the 
prospect from Bristol. 
Ten miles farther on, oppsite to Trenton* 
which stands at the head of the sloop navi* 
Ration, you cross the ri ver. The falls or La* 
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