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Show Boston in 1780. Boston, a town' containing about 18,000 inhabitants, is built on a semi-island, which is greater in leneth than breadth. I think that it is larger that Geneva; there are gardens, meadows and orchards in the centre of the town, and each family has generally gen-erally a house to itself. Tbeee houses are seldom higher than one or two etories. They are of brick or wood, covered with boards aud Blates, having flt roofs, and in many places lightniug conductors, nearly all of which are three pointed. There are one or two straight streets; there are no remarkable public pub-lic buildings; there is a very spacioue harbor, protected by islands. W01CU ietu uuiy " channels a state of things rendering ren-dering the town impregnable if fortified. This iB all that I have to tell you about Boston. The inhabitants are devoid ol delicacy, honor and knowledge, aud there is not much to be aaid about their uprightness, any more than aB regards that of the French who are settled here.and whom the native-born citizen detest. Lile in Boston is wearisome. weari-some. There are no public amusements, amuse-ments, and so much superstition prevails pre-vails that singing, violin playing, card playing, and bowls arc forbidden on Sunday. |