Bostonian fire alarm—­amateur firemen—­negro incendiaries—­good effects of their villainy

Fanaticism—­Brownists—­intolerance proved from their own writers—­ rebellion against parents made a capital crime—­smoaking tobacco and drinking healths forbidden—­proclamation against wearing long hair—­ persecution of the Quakers—­Penn’s retaliation—­poetry

Negro slavery—­state of in the Southern, Middle, and New England Slates—­ abolition society—­extract from Jefferson’s Virginia

Yellow fever—­a new disorder—­first imported from the coast of Guinea to the West Indies in 1792—­extract from Dr. Rush—­a disorder fatal only to one race of men not new—­plague among the red men—­how accounted for by the fanatics—­not to the satisfaction of a philosopher—­age of the world proved to be 36,960 years from the falls of Niagara

American fishery on the banks Ok Newfoundland—­extract from Dr. Belknap—­ dumb fish—­how cured—­merchantable—­Jamaica fish—­former and present state of the fishery

New England states compared with those of the south—­beauty of the women—­ accounted for—­general knowledge of the inhabitants—­free schools—­how supported—­difference of climate

Voyage to England—­journal—­severe gale at N.E.—­the vessel encrusted with ice—­stand to the southward—­the gulph stream—­another gale—­misfortunes—­ arrival at Dover—­conclusion

ERRATA.

P. 11, 1.8, for plantation, read plantations.

   32, 1.5 and 6, are a note having reference to p. 28, 1.11.

   71, 1.5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12, are a note having reference to
   p. 68, 1.4.

   131, 1.6, for freeing, read treeing.

   146, the asterisk placed at the word vessel in the 13th line,
   should be placed at the word Newcastle in the 15th line.

TRAVELS IN AMERICA.

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London, May 7th, 1797.

DEAR SIR,

Since my return, my friends have made a thousand inquiries respecting the state of America.  I do not know how I can inform them of my sentiments on that subject better, than by having the rough draught I preserved of the letters I wrote to you from that country fairly copied for their use.  If, like you, they are really my friends, they will take the will for the deed.  The truth of my information, and my wish to contribute to their amusement, will be a sufficient apology for the many imperfections they will meet with, in the desultory epistles of

Yours very sincerely.

Annapolis, December 1st, 1793.

DEAR FRIEND,

The enclosed extracts from my journal will I hope convince you, I have not entirely forgot my promise at parting.  When at Philadelphia I delivered your letters to——.  Believe me