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PhV'a.ieljihia, July 22.
?ER qUANTiT Y —DOLLAR) A I JOO CENTS.
DM Cts. Dollr Cts
A KCHORS, fr.li. 10 .Vflr'Jr, id, lO.V, 12J,
A ■ 7 and %od, per lb, 1.1
R'j.b, pr lb. II N'dwrs, per lb. 11,
Afies, f~ot% J>cr tort, 170 o*7, / nfeed t per gall. I 3, r
Pearl, 150 ' OUve,
Arrack f ptrgallon, —dittD, per cafe % 9
flacott, Shoulder } pr% lb. IO ■ 'ef, be/!. In
—^—flHolies, 11 per k$x u lO
Brands, common, *60 ■ mditto bajketr, It
- Coniac, 167 k 1 j Utf.es, 7
Br z'lctto, per ton, 32 34 **sbermactli pr gall I
B cks, per M. 7 - Train, per bbl. 18
Bread, {h\p, permi. € , ■ T Vbale, per. gal. 45
Ditto,.pilot , 12 Porter per c*Jk, J 30
XHtto, {twill xvaSer —Lndon,per dox. 1,5°
per leg, 90 ■■ ■ 'American do. boH•
Beer, Arnerican,inboi• incl. 1
ties, per dozen, boU Pitch, per bbl 3 5°
ties included, t 60 W, Burlington # per
Ditto, per barrel, 6 barrel, 19 to to
Boards,CedarferMfirt 30 ——Lower eouaty, 19
—, ■ Hearty 30 Carolina, 16
Aftrg England, 80 Peas, Albany, prbujh. 93
—Oak, t6 Peppor % per lb. 38
1 1 Merchantable pine, l 8 Pimento, 14
~——Sap, do. iS Xaifinj, bejlper log ft
— Mahogany,pr.foot # Ditto per jar, 6
The above are the Jballop Ditto per bote 6
frhes, for the yard Itiae, per ctvt. $ 50
price priee, add 1 del' Rosin per barrel ' $ 5®
Z lar,M cents, pr M. Rum, Jamaica, pr gal. I 67
Brimfone M rolls, per ■ *mAntigua X 54
envt. 16l ■■■■■ X 4°
Beef,Bofion, it —Barbados 133
—■ ■ Country, ditto T4 Country, N. X. I
Frejh, cwt. $ tot Saltpetre, per cwt•
Butter per lb. 18 i to Sajfafra*, per h*
in lege IA Mot, ditto, 60
Candles Sperm, fer U. 53 Steel, German fer lb. X 4
■ IVax —Emgllfi,blijl.pr eivt. IS 14
— , ... — Myrtle JVaie tO American, per ton X3J 33
■ ■ ■ Mould talloxvl% to 19 —Crowley's, pr faggot
•- ■ ■ Dipped 15 Snake root, fer lb. 35
Cheese, Envl'fo, per lb. *8 Soap, brown per It.
Country XI« 13 —m'>U 14
Chocolate *5 —CafiiU «
Cinnamon 46 Starch 16
Cloves * 5° Snuff,pr do% bottles
Cr. oa, t>er cwt. l 8 Spermaceti refined pr lb.
Coffee, per lb. 1$ to *8 Sail eloth, Englijb. No.
Coal, per bufbol, 30*40 X, per yard, 33
Copperas, per cwt. $ —BoHon, No. f, do. $0
Cordage, American, fer No. 2, do.
owt. 16 a 18 Sugar, lump, per lb.
Gotten, per lb. 33 to 4° —Loaf, Jingle res. »7
Currants 10 ■ ■ Sitto double ditto
Duek, Russia, per piece, 18 ■ Havannab, white 10
— Ravens XI 5° ■■ '"Ditto brown 16
Dutch Sail Duck 24 — Mufcovadop.cwt.ilat i 67
feathers, per lb. 66 ■■ ■ ■ Eafi India, fr.
flax, ditto XI ewt. 14 £6
Flax Joed, per bujbet 60 Sp. Turpentine pr gall. 66
Flour, Sup. per barrel 11 5° Salt, allum, pr bujbell 66
u" Common, IO 60 —Liverpool $&
■ ■■■ Bur middlings, belf, 850 Cadiz 60
—■ ■ • Meal, Indian 4 $0 —-Lijbon 63
■ ditto Rye, S Ship building W. 0.
.•ShipJiuff per cwt. 333 frames per ton 21 67
Fuflic per ton, 1J Ditto Live Oak, 26
Gin, Holland per safe t 75° Do. Red Cedar pr foot
Do. per gall. X 93 Shingles x 8 inches, pr
Glue, per ewt. M 4
Ginger,whiter ace,per ewt 18 Ditto 1 feet 7
Ditto, common 16 Ditto I feet dressed X 6
Ditto, ground 24 Staves, pipe pr 1000, 60
Ornfeng, fer lb. 30 white-oak hogshead 45 33
Gunpowder, cannon,per Red oeU ditto 28
*qr.eajk, »3 —Leogtsn »6 33
Ditto, fine glazed, 28 — ■ Barrel l 8
Grain,lVboatprbujbl.sQa% Heading 44
■ « ■ Rye, X Skins Otter,be/fpr pieee 3 33
■— m Oats f 4 60 —Minks l 6
■ ■ ■Indian Com, 93 —Fo*, grey 10 5 4
■ Bsrley, 320 —Ditto red XIO
■si ■■ tbofi[/belled pr.U. — Martini 5O
■ ■■ ■Buckwheat per —Fibers 57
bufbel, 75 —Bears . 3
Mams, fr. lb. X 3 —Racoons 60
Hemp, inporUJ, ftr -Mufb-rats, 37
ton, 3 CO —Beaver, per I 6l
American, pet lb IO —Deer, in hair 1| a 33
Herrings, for bbl. 6 Tar, N. Jsrf. 24 gall.
Hides, raw fr. lb. th 9 per bbl.
Hops, 9 —Carolina, gall. ft
Hogjhead hoops fir M. 30 Turpentine, per bbl. 3 SO
Isidigo, French set lb, 'I 67 Tobacco, J. River bejl
■ » ■ ■ Carolina, X 100lb. 7*B
Irons, fad per lon 133 S3 ■■ ■ Petersburg 6*650
Iron, eaflings for ewt, 4 ■ Potrwmas %a $
fcarte XX3 33 " — >Georgia 6a J
■■ ■ Russia for ton 97 ■■ Carolina 4# 5
— ■P'tg 3» Tea Hyson, for lb% 1 to h
m ■ Sheet, 424 38 —fyf* n 83
■ ■ Nail rods, l%Oh Ift6 67 —Souchong, X a X 13
Junk for ewt. 5 —Congo, 50
Lard, bogs per lb. 1 4 35
Lead in pigs, for fivt. S3i Tallow, refined, fer lb. 14
—in bars % 7 77#, fer ben l 6 50
■ ■ ■ ■ whfte, 13 33 Kaniila, per lb. 20 a 24
red, 9 y(rdigreafe, do. X
Leather, foal per lb. ft 2 VermilUbn, S 50
Lignum vita fer tor., 34 Tarnifb, fer gallon,
Logwood, 40 Wax, Bees, per lb. 33
Mace, per lb. XX Whale-bone, long,pr lb. 12
Mackerel, bejl fer bbl X 2 IVine, Madeira fr f. 226
1 1 second quality 8 —Li/bon, X 26
Madder, bejl per lb. 20 t Teneriffe,frgal. 70
Marble wrought fr foot 60 —Fayat, 6 J
Mast Jfars ditto 60 — Port per pipe X 33 33
Molatfes, per gall. 60 —Do. in bott.pr do%
Mustard, per lb. 46 —Claret,percajk 40to$0
•i> ' 'flour, in bottles. ■ - Sherry, tergallon I 50
fer dozen, X 20. —Malaga, 84
COURSE OF EXCHANGE.
On London, at 30 days, per £.100 fterl.
■ at 60 days, 165
1 at 90 days, 161 I x 6» x-l
Amftcrdani, 60 days, per guilder, 41
90 diys, 40 j
William Young, John Mills, fear,
and John Mills, juur.
RESPECT FULLY inform the public, that they, have tbit
■day entered im« a Co-oartnerlhip in the »ebkfe!ltng
and Stationary business. wholesale and ret a I!,under the firm of
W. 2'oung, Mills, & Son,
At the ft ore hitherit> o«.capt d b' William Younjf, the cor
ner of Second and Che f n«t ftreefs where they intend to car
ry on the ftortTaid bufineia. on an ex'enfive p!an.
All perTcna who have unf<-.tied .cc tuirs %vich W, Young,
are req eftrd to bring - hem in tor immediate fettiement,
djt
Jul! arrived,
200 boxes btft C laret,
Co«t«ii:me Wodoeen rich, forf.ir, Wholtfalc * Rj«»ilJby
William Sbeaff,
♦CS . July M. N., i*i ai*h.ftree«. j
foreign iutelligcncc.
from Lokddh Papers of May 18, by the Man
Ctf bSTWtrom Liverpool.
LONDON. May 18.
This morning advice, were received in town,
in.m aumitai Duncan's licct cruizing in tlie N»rtl j
uas, by which it appeals he ha> taken (he Dutc
nua;e Argu, ot 44 *uiii, a brig of 18, and dnven
w.i armed bligs oil thore near the mouth of the
t'exel.
Ourcorrefpondent at Framlingtos writes thatou?
niday lait there was the greattfl fall of snow i«
ue vicinity ot that p!ace f ever remembered I>y the
,ldt.tl man living there. .-iv-h ;>'.r
_ vi
From the London Gazette.
Admiralty Office, May 17. 179®
Ex'raft of a letterftora Vi. e Admiral Colpoys, da.
ted on board his Majelty's ship London at Spit
head, the iiiit. to Mr, Nepcan» Secretaij
to the Admiralty.
M I herewith transmit you, for the information
of my Lord* Commiflioners of the Admiralty, co
pies of two letters received fiom Capt. Foote, ot
his Msjefly's Ihip Niget, giv'ngtne an account of
liis proceedings at different times 1 detached him
on fliore in the coalt of France.
Nigei, near the Peomarkt, April 27, 1796.
Sia,
I have the honour to inform you, that from the
ii e i made the signal of the chace being an ene
my's ctuizer, I continued working towards her.—
By funfhet our (hot reached her 5 and shortly after
ttiefignal being made for three fathoms, 1 anchor
ed withiu half cable's length of a rock, (must of
which wai coveted at high water) and a mile from
th - main land ; a spring was gpt upon the cable, and'
a constant fire kept up till near nine o'clock, when
I sent Messrs. Lung and Thompson, 'he si/l and
• hird lieutenant, Mr. Morgan, mailer's mate, and
Mr. Patton, midshipman, in the barge and cutters,
with their erews and fix mari icg, giving dire&iVns
to Lieut. Long to set fire to the veflel, if he could
not brj'ig her off. At half past ten the boats re
turned, with afecond captain, a midshipman, and :
26 men, having f» effcftually performed this ser
vice, that, at hwenty nine minutes past twelve, flic
blew up. It was with great difficulty they go' a
long fide of the enemy, the tide have ebbed consi
derably, and they experienced a very obstinate re
finance, the greatest part of her crew having remain
ed onboard, several of whom loft their lives. She
proved a corvette, lugger rigged, called L'E urial
mounting 18 four pounders, jtommanded by Mous.
Rousseau, having 105 men on board. She was
coppered, and had only been launched two years.
Signed. E. J. FOO TE.
< ImTofed is a return of the wounded officers, sea.
me and marines.
Return of wounded on board his Majesty's ship Ni
ger, April 26, 1796.
Lieut Long, firft Lieut, fevercly wounded on the
head and hand.
Mr. James Patton, Miiffcipman, on the head. r
"lhree seamen and 2 marines slightly wounded, i
Signed. E. J. FOOTE.
Niger, at Sea, May 8, 1796.
Sib,
Incompliance with the orders which I had the
honor to receive from you on the 4th instant, I flood
for the French coafl, and by seven o'clock the next
morning fetched el.-fe in wiih th« eastern part of
the Isle Dieu, where I difeovered, and immediate
ly gave chiee to and ran on shore, a French (ctioon,
er and flonp. The fchoaner was completely bil
ged ; the (loop laden with wine and brandy, was
brought off and taken in tow ; but in a short time
she became so water logged, that I scuttled her.
Admiralty OJjke, May 17, 1756.
Copy of a letter from Admiral Peyton, command
er in chief o! his majesty's ships in the Downs,
to Mr. Nepean, Sectetary to the Admiralty, da
ted May 1 z 796.
Sit,
You will be pleased to acquaint their Lordships,
that the Flora armed cutter, lieut. Reddy, is j«ft:
returned here from looking into Dunkirk, and his
brought in with him L'Epetvier French lugger,
mounting s two pounders and 6 swivels, with 26
men, he captured close in with Havre de Grace, on
the 10th ioll. and had not taken any thing.
! PARIS, May 11.
Extract of a letter from Brigadier General Durilh.
" Nahtes; ad Fioheau
'<• Almost all the Communes from Nantes to An
c'nii h*ve surrendered their arms.
•« The Debrues, Valeri, Jouffelin, Fayet, all
Chiefs of the army of Stofflet have come in with
their arms, and have promised fubmiflion to the
laws of the French Republic."
ExtraA of a letter from General Drut to Gene
ral Hoche.
Roiay,3d Florkal.
« The Chouan's are hafteiiing to their diff lution
in the Department of the Lower Loiie. I order
ed a general offer of pardon to be ir s nd* on the jft
which was produflive of the happiest effeifts.
•• The S ucftior. wirh the Royal Army at prefertt
is, whether they shall fnrrender in detachments or
in a mass."
LONDON, May Jt.
Vigorous measures were adopted, on the late
conspiracy, and on the morning of the tjth, the
utmost tranquility prevailed in Paris. It must be
confeffed, that the present seems to be the mod un .
propitious period that could have bee* chosen for a
confpiracy—for in neither of the two Councils does
there exist any violent fpiKtof party; between th.
Lrgiflature and the Diredory, there are the ut.
mofl harmony and concert ; the great mass of the
people appear to he finely attached to the con
Austin i lid usder the prefcu Gowra»c nl vke
-rms of France have atchieved the most brilliant
■ nies.
Hie however, hi>f afforded the most
invincing proof of the energy and llrehgth ot the
overunient.
Peace, according to the Parii paper*, will he im
nedt3tely concluded between the King of Sardinia
,nd the French Republic. It is even said, that
he Emperor has entered into negociatioufc with
lie Republic.
The army of the Alps, under the eottfm*nd of
General Kcllerman, has ju(t effe&ed a jun&ion with
the army of Italy, under" the command of Gen.
liuonipaVte, and unred aimies ate on the point
of entering the MiHnofe.
The campaign had not commenced or the Rkine
on the 9th inft. *
NEWRY, May it.
On Tuesday evening lad arrived at Warren point,
the (hip America, Capt. Palmer, laden with flax
feed from New-York, which port (he left the 10th
i>f February. On the 14th (he encountered a se
vere gale, which continued with encreafing vio
lence till the 22d s about three o'clock P. M. ir
'at. 39158. long. 47, 50, a large fca struck the
(hip, stove in her dead lights, and laid her o'i het
beam *nd«, (he was filling fad wi'h wa'er when
another sea (as they fuppufe) II ruck her,by which
(he righted, but how dreadful the profpert, fix of
the belt seamen swept over board and clinging to
pieces of the wreck ; mart, rigging, butts, anchors,
bowsprit, head, (lern, and quarter rails, binnacle,
kitcheg, water and harness caflcf, even the timber
heads, all were jfone close by the de k. The hrll
exertion* wete directed tothe un ortunate men who
were (trugglrtijj with the waves, but they could ,
fa vie only, one, frve perilled. In three days they
were able to shape their course for the Wettem
Islands, dirtant about 1200 miles, baring converted
one of thr remaining anchor Hocks into a tiller,
some spars into.jury malls, and in 21 days arrived
at Fayal j in five creeks were refitted, and 011
lalt Saturday morning made the S. E. coall of Ire
land, at night flruck the tail of W i klow sands
' but wa* soon got off. On Monday night (he
ranon Sheep rock, inside Carlingford bar, where (he
fttuck, ev iy moment expefled to go to pieces,
when (he ws» saved by the great, uncommon, and
highly praise w rthy exertions of James Read, Ef«j.
surveyor of Carli lgford, who instantly double map
nert the king's (halLp, and a-med with tvery ne
cessary for the (hip'* pio'edlion, colle&ed all the
vrffel* I'mall craft and boa's, at or near Carliigtord,
and got along fide the (hip b) break of dav. He
instantly proceeded to her, by whuh me*ns
(he was got off the rocks, and her carijo saved.
Mr. Read saw bat fate into port, where (he is now
discharging the remainder of her cargo.
LANCASTER, May 16.
The Pacific, a Dutch merchantman Surmam to Am
fterdam, richly laden, is taken by the Galatea frigate
and sent iato Falmouth
Admiral Macbri '.e, with the fq'iadron under
his command, was expelled to fail this day frou the
Nore for the "Noith Seas.
The Zephyr (loop of war of , 4 g Un s, capt. Lawrie,
and theHawke, ofi6, capt.' Hale, arrived at Leith on
Friday last, with five Dutch fitb.ng smacks, taken by
them during their erune-
WALPOLE (N. h.) July 12
Far tbt FjkMn't IVsixir Mossum.
From the (hop of Mcffs. Colon and Spondee.
ATTEi\TION, HAYMAKERS !
Suspend your scythes—Lean upon your pitchforks
—Stick your take* in the sod, and while thr
refrcthing pitcher goes meirily round, listen to
Neighb ur Wintnw's advice upon drinking.
0 Fellow Labourers,
WHEN we iweat mod, we third rao ft, and
dmik rtbft abundantly—You will all pronounce
that hquurbelt, which make* you raoft Itrong and
healthy. , 0
Then do not drinks—The body in Hit* ful ry
season being extremely heated, acts like a still, the
rum immediately fl.es off, and the heavy, dammy
dregs of the beer and sugar, temain to clog the
ttomack, render the laborer dull and weak, and of
ten excite inflammatory disease.
Do not drink -.oddy or milk punch, for the fame
reaion.
If rum, brandy, whiflcy, gin or other ardent
fpints must be drank, take half a gill at a time,
ui.mixed, and immediately drink large draughts of
water after it. For the fame reason, when a man
is crack brained enough to throw a fire brand into
a magazine of powder, .he cannot do better, than
to throw water upon the burning coals a* fact fc,
potiiblf.
Drink Switehel, that is, molaffw or maple fu.
lar mixed with water.
Diink whey, or milk and water, two-third* wa
ter—spruce or small bear.
Diink cider. Not boiled—if you would be
merry, but cider and water, if you would be
thy, happy and wife. The acid in cider i* the belt
preventive againll all putrid diforderi.
Drink vinegar and water so. the fame reason.
JJrink fiure water—You have been told fright
ful Hone* about people wh.ie fat has been cooled,
andwho have died luddenly by drinking cold wa.
lot, 2V ? f n ' he fu "' half " hour bcf <^
Uh the eoM y ° Ur m ° Uth ,hrfC ° r four time »
•wh the coldelt water and you may then drink
much colder than your bodie* it will then do vou
mal "W' ,? rt ' U S th<:n and quicken your ani
mal function,. WI „ m . kc y , iU J
at the «r« £ rffrelhing, and you will nec d, 1
at the next dawn, no other call to awake you than
tne chirping of the early bird-you will arise ,0
d ° Ut '' wh " I I« the stoutest gro*
, , S c«me and try a fall at wrestling with me
a temperate water drinker of sixty/v,
1. °H • OUt an a<?rc of foul meadow, and fee
who will cut it firft. * d lce
Fe'low when you w ,,rk for yourfelve*
you will readily .1W that the difwle it ro x li.
quors will be a grert favtng Ko your pUifcs. If y<, u
I want to know how'great, and infpcft your ac
: counts at the ti jidcis, if not iliento my ealculatien.
Sey the hay-season lasts, taking the after growth
into the calculation, one month, lay that you have
three hands to work—allow tbem each half a pint
of rtim each day. This will amount, by a tough
calculation, to lix gallons, which at twelve fhiHings
a gallon fur Wtll-lndti mm, would cost twelve dol
, lars, beftdcs (he expence of sugar. New-England
rum, it is true, would be something left, but bran
dy something more. Now the fuai of twelve dol
lars in thcfe hard times, w mid do many valuable
things for a farmer—it might purahafe three calves,
which would treble in two years. It would pay
the minifteiial, the town, the countj or state taxes
of a small farmer. It would buy many a comfort
able mattei for his wife whn (he blefles him with
the ri> h present of a sturdy boy, or healthy gid.
It might effect a valuable fwopin oxen, or perhaps
pay two or three small notes or accounts, or such
patt of them as may prevent the lawyer from mak
ing two or three bills of cot, each larger than the
original debt, and to save the favourite mare, or
the lik ly two year old colt, from being taken by
the fheriff, and fold for h.ilf their value at thepoft.
But some of you, fellow-labourers, drink strong
liquors when you work out as we do now, because
yoa fay they cost you nothing ; and you are ready
to call your employers stingy who wilh to discoun
tenance the use of spirits. You are millaken, my
friends, every gill of rum given to you by those,
who hire yoa, colls yo» much.
Sometimes it colls you a quarrel with your best
friends, fumetimes a bloody nose, or btoken limb,
and often n lawsuit, and ,bill of cost, or a fine up
on confi ffi.ui, before a juttice of the peace, tor as
sault an.l battety ; and often a long doctor's bill
for a disorder, which yru may riot, but the physi
cian knows arose from this very caufc of (hong li
quors. Sometimes it costs you the refpeft of your
t wnfmen j the regard of your children, and lo»e
of \ our wife. Sometimes your reputation is this
world, and I fear, your happiness in the next. Are
not these heavy colls, friends !
1 lius spoke Jotham Wiurow, to • gang of hay*
n»akers, in my uncle Jotham's meadow. The
whole gang immediately cried out, 44 Jotham Win.
row lias spoken •wifely''—They clubb'd upon the
spot, and sent aby to the next grog (hop for a
humming pttcher of flip, and ordered half a pint
more, than the usual quantity of rum to be ftiired
into it, and aH with one accord got tipfey by drink
ing the health of the wife'Jotham Winrow.
IMRI RIFLE.
The fourth of July was not noticed at Walpole
and the neighbouring towns in this, or Vermont
date, by the pageantry of a procjffion, or the
turbulent mirth of Convivial feafts. We cannot fay
that the day was celebrated, cither in the French
or Boston flyle, but foter/y, as my Lady Grace
fays in the play.
l.et laitd cnthujiajls rush in tlrfngs,
■rind madly rtnd the hurried air ;
li'ith b.iflerous toajls, and hiccup'd far.gr,
The honors of Genet declare.
Our decent farmer's, wiser fir,
Biefs Him, <wha gave theft halycon days,
And. calm as Washington in war.
In sober iilence Hiufe his preife,
S U I "C I' D E.
" For some have diedfor love, and some run mad,
And some <with desperate bands themfelvi's ba-ve fiin."
OnSatu day evening, the feeond of July, at Alilead
in this viciu'ty Joel Baker, a youth of eighteen ; died,
not in thecouri'e of nature, but by his own hand. Ei
amouredofa young woman in the vicinity, he addrefT
cd, and was rejected by her. Desperate ar the difap
ppintment of the withes of a heart, unfortunately two
iufceptible, be communi aied to the objetf Ot his' affeo,
tion, and to a few of his companions, his intention to
abridge a life, no longer glatifome. Their unbelief
gave him time and opportunity to execute the work of
death. He loaded j toulket—and pei*! filed premature?
!y. >
Though the voice of Religion must censure the un
hsllowed deed, yet pity weeps ■ ver the fren2y of pas
sion, and rrafon enquires why the noblest gifts to mam
(hould be fometimvs perverted, and tempt him to vio
late a law of his being, which none, but it* Creator
may ♦ake away.
' -- - . . —~—ip—
t- rem the (Baib.n) Ccntiml.
OF THE WESTON POSTS, See.
Mr. Ruflcll,
As beyond all doubt, the Wtßtrs Polls ate bt
this time in the pofleflton of the froops of the Ig
nited States ; and as emigrations into that part of
the repuhlic will donbtlefs be numerous; if you
would insert in the Ceritinel the following, you ma'y
do fetvice to some ot ynur fellow citizens; aid
will certainly amuse and inform qthers.
Yours, CONSTANTIUS.
EXTRACTS
From a Journey into the Wellern Territory,in '94.
" From Albany, I proceeded to Schenectady, fif
teen miles by llage. Schenetlady is a handsomely
situated little town on the banks of the Mohawitj
river. At this place 1 took an open boat, naviga*
ted by three men, in which I pafied to Lake On
tario, without any other interruption than two (hort
portages, one at the little falls of half a mile, round
which they are now cutting a canal; the other of
one mile, at Fort Stanwix, about one hundred
miles well of Schetuflady ;at which place we leave
the Mohawk river, and defceud the torrent to 01-
«ne hundred miles mor'e to the weft, where
the British hold a poll at the entrance of Lake On
tario, commanded by a captain. The high price
which hatters' furs at prclent command in the Uni
ted States, is the only inducement 1 conceive for
fmuggliag pa ft the poll, for cxcept a few articles
imported from the Ealt Indies, 1 found the retail
(hops at Kingftonand Niagara, felling as low, and .
many articles, pafticularly woolens, lower than in
the city of Philadelphia*
From Ofwego, rclTels fail to Niagara, King-.
Hon, and other ports on the lake ; but fettlera
more frequently continue along the fouthfhoreof
the lake to Niagara, about one hundred and twen
ty miles in open boats ; finding a reffel here ready
to fail for Kingston, I embarked ia bef lor that
place, about ti houraiail.