Travels through the states of North America and the provinces of Upper and Lower Canada, during the years 1795, 1796, and 1797

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. XIV C 0 N T E N T S . -Stn!ds narrow a11d dirty in N o(/olk.-J"dlow Ft!'lh'r tl.h'rc.-O~pr­,.., .ations on tbis Dijordcr.-f7ioft·llt Party SjJ!i·it amo11gjl tbe lnbabitants. -F1··w Cl.mrcbcs in Virgtina.-St.:7.'cral zit J>uin.r.-1 rivrzt~· Grave 1"ards l)agc 97 L E T T E R XIV. D~fcrtjJtion of IJ~fmal S'Loamp.-U'ild Men j ouud in it.-Bcars, .lVolves, &c.-Country /lef'wcen S-Lvamp and Ricbmond.-.ft1ode oJ makmg :far and J>itch.-Poor Soil.-lJ7rctcbed Taverns.-Corn Brcad.-Dilficu/ty qfgctting Food.for Ho,fis .-Peterjburgb.-Horji: Races there .-Difcrip­tion oj' Virginian lfotji:s.-Stilt: oj. RidJitz; in A;ncriccZ.-Difcriptiort of Ricbmrmd, Capital q/ f7t"J giwiz.-Singular Bridge acrojs James 1 iver.­State lloufi'.-Falls oj' 'Jmnes Rivcr.-Gamb/ing common £n Ricbmond.­Lorwer Clc~(j~s of Puople very quarre!Jomc.-'l'beir Mode of Figbtiug.­Couging • page I 02 LETTER XV. Difcription of Pirginia bet'ween Richmond aTtd the Mozaztatiu.-Fragrance of Flowers and Sl.n·ubs in tlJc JVoods.-Mdody of the Birds.-Oftbe Bzi·ds qf Virginia.-l.focking Bird.-Biue Bird.-Red Bird, &c.-Singular Noifos oj. ti.Je Frogs.-Columbia.-Magazine there.-Fire Flies in tbe Woods.-Grcen SjJrings.-lf/retcbednefs of the :Accommodation tbertl.­D( fficulty of jiuding tbe l-1/ay throug!J the l17oods.-Serpents.-Rattle­Snake.- Coppcr-Snake.-Biack. Suake.-South-wcjl, or Green J.Voun­tains.- Soil qf tbcm.- lvlozmtmit Torrents do great Damage.-Salubri'ty qf the Cl;matc.-Grcat Beauty q( the Peaj{mtry.-Many Gen!lt.•mot of Property living here.-Monticdlo, the Seat oj' Mr. Jqfferj(m.-Vzite-yards.- Objervations on tbe Culture qf the Grape, and the Mam!ftlClurc if Wine ,.. page 1 1 1 c 0 N l' E s. XV LETTER. XVI. OJ the Country bct·U..It!t:tz t bt• Soutb-7otjl and Blue lYlozmtruiu.-Coj;per and Iron Mines.- L )'JLc/;/;u rg/.1 .-Nt"W L ?ndon .- A rmoury lxre .-]) ~fi:rip ­t ion ~j· tbe R oad o·.,'t'r t l.'e lJlue M ountcuiu.-Pcaks o.f Ot tcr, /.1igi.J(jt oj. tbe Mountotizs .-Suppqjfd llcigbt .-11J ucb OVt'r- ratcd.-Cenmw Settlers numerous beyond tbe Blztt: Mountmiu.-Singular Contn!fl lx­tween tbe Cozmtry and tbe l nl.uzbt"ttlll!s ou eacb Side qj. t/.)(: Jvlountmiu. -Of tbe Wecvii.-Qf t/.Je Ifd)ian 1~'/y.-Bottctourt Cozwty.-Jts Soii.-Salubrity of tbc Cltinate.-Medicinal Springs brre.-Mucb .fre­qut• nted page I 20 LETTER XVII. D ifcription oJ tbe celebrated R ock Br idge, and of an immt'Jife Ca"v•enz.­D fj Z-,.iption of tbe Sbewmdoa Va!!ty.-lnbabitmzts mo)lly Gcrmaus.­So! l and Climatc.- O~f'rvations on A merican Lan4fcapes.- l\1"ode of cut­ttitg down 'Ii·ecs.-Iligb Road to K clltudy, bebtiul Blue lvlozmtains.­Mucb frequented.-Uncoutb, ziJquiJt't i·vc People.-L cx zitgton.-Stmm­ton.- Mi!itary 'I'illes v ery common in ./lmcric·a.-Cmiji·s thtreq/-IFJi7- cb1Jer page 12 7 L E T T E R XVIII. Defi:ription of tbe Pq/)r1ge of Patowmac and Sbenandoah R i·vers t/.,rougb a Break iu tbe B lue Mountains.-Some O~JZ·r'vation r on llfr. J(f/;'i) on's A ccount o.f tbe Scene.-Summary Account oj' A1mylmui.-Arri'val at Philadelpbia.-Remarks on tbe Cltinat~ of tbe Unital States.-State qf the City qf Phi/adelpbttl during the Heat oj' Summcr.-Di/Jt'culty oJ prt'- .fer'ving Butter, Milk, Meat, l~'i)b, &c.-GcmTtd Uji: oj Ice.-Oj ' tbr: Winds.-State qf JVeatber in America dt'}tnds greatly upon tbt'11l .. - .. - - page I 37