an instance of their dexterity, I may mention what
a very respectable millwright, whose veracity may
be relied on, this day told me. He said that him-
self and one assistant had cut down, in one day,
35 forest trees, of which a considerable part were
oak, and which averaged 6 feet in circumference.
He added, that on using extraordinary exertion,
they cut down one tree of this bulk in 7 1/2 minutes.

7th Month, 27th, 28th, and 29th.

I was em-
ployed in preparations for my return home, the
prospect of which was more pleasing to me than
I can express. In walking out into the fields
about this time, I noticed the crops of Indian corn
in the neighbourhood, which, in the line of hus-
bandry, are truly grand and beautiful at this season
of the year, far exceeding any thing of the kind
to be met with in England. Many of the plants
rise to the height of 10 or 12 feet, terminating at
the top with an elegant kind of flower somewhat
resembling a tuft of feathers. The leaves or blades
which shoot from the stalk, and branch from it
all the way up, are about the breadth of four
inches, and from two to three feet in length. The
whole gives a field of Indian corn a most luxuri-
ant appearance.