This individual is a remarkable instance of the
instability of
human things. A very short time
since he was one of the most wealthy
merchants
in this city, and stood high in the estimation of
friends,
and that deservedly. By the Indians who
visited New-York, he was looked up
to as a father;
and his house was always open to them. When
by a
sudden reverse, arising from circumstances
which he could not controul, his
property was
dissipated and lost.
were employed in busi-
ness. One day, in passing along the streets, I
was
entertained with the sight of two Indian young
men, with each a
bow and arrow in his hand, trip-
ping nimbly along, like two wild animals
yet un-
broken to the yoke. I also attended the sale of a
forge and
saw mill, with four dwelling-houses, and
50 acres of land, distant 40 miles
from New-
York, and 10 miles from Hudson's
River. The
whole sold for 270l. sterling. Before I left
this
city, I wrote several letters to my family and friends
in
England, by the Josiah, Collins.
I left New-York
for Philadelphia
and, after staying one night, set out for Baltimore
in the stage, by way of Derby
ton