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made for that purpose until the 12th of August. Then General Webb left Albany with a body of troops, and began his march towards the post of danger. On the 14th the fort was surrendered. This conduct left a deep stain upon the character of General Abercrombie. The transactions at Ticonderoga rendered this stain indelible. The General was pronounced to be in his dotage; the attack on the French to have been delirious; and the retreat to have been the combined result of folly and fear. The remainder of the campaign was, in this quarter, spent in doing nothing.

We spent Sunday, October 3d, at Saratoga.

On Monday morning, October 4th, we proceeded across the Hudson, through Easton, and Cambridge, to Hoosac falls; where we lodged.

We left Hoosac in the morning, and proceeded to Williamstown; and thence directly to Pittsfield. The next day we reached Worthington, through Dalton, and Partridgefield. The next day we proceeded to Northampton; and thence at our leisure returned to New-Haven.

Every thing, of any importance, in this part of our journey has been already described, except what relates to Dalton, Partridgefield, Worthington, Chesterfield, and West-Hampton.

Dalton lies in the valley of the Hooestennuc. It was anciently a part of Pittsfield; and was incorporated March 20th 1784. Its surface is either level, or formed of very moderate elevations. The soil is good. The inhabitants live dispersed on plantations throughout the township; and form one congregation. In the year 1790, their number amounted to 554; in 1800, to 859; in 1810, to 779. The township is small.

Patridgefield is the first township on the Western ridge of the Green Mountains, in this quarter. The elevation, on which it lies, is lofty. The surface is not destitute of beauty; and is universally distributed into farms. The soil is cold, but otherwise tolerably good; producing grass in abundance. The inhabitants have built themselves a good church; and a few of them have good houses.

This township is commonly believed to have a severer climate than any other in this State. The snow falls, and lies, earlier, and continues later, than on most parts even of these mountains. The summer is short, and cool; not unfrequently so much so, as not to ripen maize. Partridgefield was incorporated in 1771; and contains a Presbyterian, and a Baptist, congregation. In 1790, it contained 1,041 inhabitants; in 1800, 1,361. In 1804, the township of Hinsdale was taken partly from Partidgefield, and partly from Dalton. In 1810, Peru, the name given to the remaining part of Partridgefield, contained 912; and Hinsdale 822. In the year 1800, Partridgefield and Dalton contained 2,220; and, in 1810, the three townships contained 2,513.

Worthington lies immediately East of Partridgefield, in the middle of the Green Mountain range; and is one of the best townships, found in this elevated region. Its surface is handsome, and pleasant; and its soil rich. It yields wheat in considerable quantities; has a plenty of fruit; and furnishes excellent cider for the market. The inhabitants have built a considerable number of good houses along the road; and hold a respectable standing for industry, good order, morals, and religion. Worthington was incorporated in 1768; and contains one Presbyterian congregation. In 1790, the number of inhabitants was 1,116; in 1800, 1,223; in 1810, 1,391.

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Chesterfield lies on the Eastern border of Worthington; and occupies the Eastern ridge of the Green Mountains in this quarThe surface of this township is less pleasant, and the soil less rich, than those of Worthington. It is, however, very productive of grass. In most respects it differs little from the preceding townships.

Near the Western border of Chesterfield runs Agawam river. Below the bridge, on which it is crossed, its channel may be regarded as a curiosity. During a long succession of ages it has been worn down in a solid body of rock. The chasm is on both sides nearly perpendicular, descending from six to thirty feet in different places, and appearing like a vast trench, dug by human hands. Its direction is somewhat winding; but approaches so

near to a straight line, that it may be traced from the bridge not far from one sixth of a mile.

In 1790, Chesterfield contained 1,183 inhabitants; in 1800, 1,323; in 1810, 1,408. These are distributed into two congregations; a Presbyterian, and a Baptist.

West-Hampton is bounded partly on Chesterfield, and partly on Norwich. It is chiefly situated in the valley of the Connecticut; but its Western limit lies on these mountains. Of course, its seasons are sensibly milder than those of the more elevated townships. The soil is warm, and moderately rich. Peaches, and all the other fruits of the climate, and most of the productions of the field, grow well. The inhabitants are in very comfortable circumstances.

West-Hampton was originally a part of Northampton. It was incorporated in Sept. 1779, and includes one Presbyterian congregation. In 1790 it contained 683 inhabitants; in 1800, 756; in 1810, 793. I am, Sir, yours, &c.

SECOND JOURNEY

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LAKE GEORGE.

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TUESDAY September 17th 1811, I set out on a second journey to Lake George, accompanied by Mr. M of Virginia: the gentleman, who in the year 1805 was my companion, in a journey to Boston. My primary object in choosing this route was to explore those parts of the Hooestennuc, which I had not hitherto examined; together with the whole length of the Hudson, which lies between Glen's Falls and the ocean. We took the turnpike road from New-Haven to New-Milford, which, from Derby, lies wholly on the East, or left, bank of the Hooestennuc.

After passing the Western boundary of the township of NewHaven, we entered the parish of North-Milford. The surface of this parish is formed of easy undulations. The soil is rich; and the inhabitants are industrious, sober, frugal, and virtuous. The State of Connecticut is distinguished, perhaps, from all other countries by a commanding regard to personal character. "Here, in truth,

Not in pretence, man is esteem'd as man.
Not here how rich, of what peculiar blood,

Or office high; but of what genuine worth,

What talents bright and useful, what good deeds,

What piety to God, what love to man,

The question is. To this an answer fair

The general heart secures."

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The people of North-Milford, plain as they are, have built one of the handsomest churches in the County of New-Haven; and have thus shown, that they have a just taste for the beautiful, as well as a proper attachment to the useful.

The parish consists chiefly of plantations.

The road from New-Haven to Derby is excellent; and, having been recently laid out through unoccupied grounds, is in a great measure solitary. Planters, however, are already multiplying upon it; and within a short time it will be lined with houses.

On the hill, South-East of Derby landing there is a rich and beautiful prospect. The Hooestennuc, here a noble, navigable river, is in full view, above and below, for several miles ; together with the tracts which form its shores. There is a beautiful island in its bosom. A considerable number of vessels were lying at the wharves on both shores. Several intervals border it elegantly on the West, or Huntington, side. The houses, and stores at Derby landing, and those at the Huntington landing, are sprightly, cheerful objects: and, immediately above Derby, the Naugatuc, the largest tributary stream of the Hooestennuc, winding through chains of rich, verdant intervals, presents in its confluence with that river one of the finest ornaments of landscape. To complete the picture, several ranges of rude hills form a fine contrast to the soft scenery, which I have mentioned; and terminate the prospect on every side.

The Naugatuc rises in the Green Mountains, in the township of Norfolk, near the North line of the State. Thence in a course generally South, it passes through Winchester, Torrington, Harwinton, Plymouth, Waterbury, and Oxford, to Derby. Its size is that of the Lower Amonoosuc ; its length about fifty miles; its current rapid, and, when swollen by freshets, as it often is very suddenly, violent and destructive. It furnishes a great number of excellent mill seats; and is in many places lined with beautiful intervals. Notwithstanding the roughness of the country, through which it passes, its bed is worn so deep, and to so uniform a surface that from Waterbury Northward one of the smoothest, and most level, turnpike roads in the State has been formed on its banks.

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