After visiting these noble institutions, our feel-
ings were harrowed by seeing an unfeeling press-
gang dragging along a friendless poor man, whom
they had just hunted down in the streets.

This day I paid a visit to
Captain N. on board his ship called the Laura;
and after some conversation with him and his
agent, J. C. concluded to take my passage in her
to New-York; for which I paid 35 guineas.

In the afternoon of this day,
I was requested by the Captain to be in readiness
to go on board in the evening; accordingly, after
taking leave of my wife, children, and hospitable
relations, I went on board, accompanied by my
fellow-passengers, who were J. W. jun. and J. L.
both of Philadelphia; J. F. of Leeds, and W. W.
of New Or1eans. After sleeping that night on
board, the wind proving contrary, and there being
no appearance of a change, we all came on shore
in the morning, and I returned to my wife and
children. This was, I believe, an agreeable disap-
pointment to all of us, as the prospect of so long a
voyage, and the probability that we might never
see each other more, on this side the grave, had sat
rather heavily upon some of our minds at parting
the evening before; and now, to have almost a
certainty of spending another day with my wife,