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20 VOYAGE TO NEW YORK.
and embosomed among trees. The earth, however,
looked parched, after a summer of excessive heat,
forming a striking contrast to that which we had just
left in Scotland. We had suffered under a cold sky and
constant rain; while here life was rendered nearly
intolerable by a temperature almost unprecedentedly
high. The bay was covered with ships, whose sails
shone in the sun with unsulliedwhiteness, rarely seen
in England. The Americans bleach their canvass,
and their harbours are not blackened by coal-smoke,
as in the country of their forefathers. Steam-boats
darted out from every point of the land, and rushed
along with astonishing speed. They were crowded
with passengers, and forcibly recalled the remarks
which we had read of the locomotive propensity of
the American people.
At 8 A. M. we were safely moored opposite the quay
in the East River, as the sound between Long Island
and Manhattan Island, on the latter of which New
York stands, is somewhat improperly named. The
first aspect of the city, on the side of the East River,
strikingly resembles that of Amsterdam. High, irregular,
red brick fabrics, with innumerable masts,
extending over a space of two miles in length, and
half shading the houses from the eye, characterize
both. The custom-house officers came immediately
on board, and a new scene of bustle and confusion
commenced. The prodigius quantity of luggage'belonging
to our very numerous passengers, blocked
up every foot of our narrow decks, and made it diffi-
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Combe, George, 1788-1858. Notes of the United States of North America, During a Phrenological Visit in 1898-9-40: Volume 1, book, 1841; Edinburgh, Scotland. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1028/m1/60/?q=%221838%3F%22&rotate=90: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.