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32 VOYAGE TO ALBANY.
the passengers. We now saw the first specimens of
American dispatch. The steam-boat took in and let
out passengers at several stations on the river, and
the operation was admirably managed. A few minutes
before arriving at a town, a man went round
the boat ringing a bell, and calling on the passengers
who meant to land there, to prepare their luggage.
It was sought out, and carried to the gangway of the
ship; and, in a very few minutes, six or eight passengers,
with all their effects, were transferred into
the small boat which was lowered to receive them.
They were rowed ashore; landed ; the small boat returned
and was hauled up to the ship's side, and we
were again under weigh. All was accomplished without
noise or bustle, and without any loud commands
or harsh talking.
We could see nothing for two hours; afterwards
the fog cleared away, and all the rest of the river to
Albany appeared in its glory as we glided along. It
is lively, picturesque, and considerably varied in its
aspects; now a river of a quarter of a mile in breadth,
then expanding into a lake of two miles wide, and
again contracting into a river. It merits all the encomiums
bestowed on it. The number of schooners
and sloops that navigate it is very great, and the
whiteness of the sails, and elegance of the forms of
the vessels, render them beautiful objects in the landscape.
At 8 P.M. we landed, in moonlight, at Albany,
where our relatives waited for us, and gave us a cordial
welcome.
Saturday, 29th Sept.--,t4any is the political ca-
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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/m1/72/?q=%221838%3F%22: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.