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view I was then favored with, which made me feel asthough I was only half satisfied. We returned toChippewa and lodged, having ridden twenty-fourmiles this day. 4th. We set off and rode down the river by the sideof the rapids above the Falls for a little more than amile and then took another view of the great phenom-enon; and I think this morning, the whole of theprospect appeared more astonishingly great and beau-tiful than I had ever seen it before, it being a clearmorning, and viewing the great fall and the dash-ing of the huge and confused rolls of water over therocks in the rapids between us and the sun, to besure appeared amazingly grand and gratifying. Wethen rode four or five miles to view the whirlpool,which four years ago I thought as great a curiosity asthe other; yet I was disappointed now, though it ap-peared a wonderful place, but very far inferior towhat it did then; there being but few logs in it, andwhether it was owing to the stillness of the day orfrom some other cause, I know not, there did notappear the sucks formed taking down the logs, nor thevery great agitation there was then. We then rode toWm. Lunday's; dined; and thence to John Taylor's at Pelham, where we met with James Wil-son, Isaac Bonsal, and myself, who went to JeremiahMoore's. Rode twenty-three miles to-day. 5th. Attended the monthly meeting of Friends atPelham, which myself and others had established inthe year 1799. I remember it was a subject of greatweight with me at that time, being impressed withsome serious doubts that the members which were to compose said monthly meeting were furnishedwith religious experience or skill enough to be in-trusted with power to judge of the fitness of personsto be received into membership, or to deny from theprivileges of the Society. And although there now appear to be more in number than there were atfirst opening, and some rather more experienced, yetI apprehend they still remain in a very infant andunskillful state. Isaac Bonsal, John Shoemaker, andI endeavored to draw their attention by queryingwith them whether they were easy to remain in acareless situation respecting the foul channel in whichthey receive or obtain the titles for their lands, orwhether it would not be better to apply for redress.Some of them at first expressed they thought it wasa matter of no consequence, but others expressedtheir dissatisfaction. At length they united in desir-ing that the Yearly Meeting, or Meeting for Suffer-ings, might take the matter upon their behalf.Lodged at John Taylor's. 6th. Isaac Bonsal, John Shoemaker, George Vaux,and myself rode to Queenstown and dined; then crossed the great river Niagara where it is not half amile wide, but we were told the depth hath hithertobeen unfathomable. It looks a terrifying place tocross; the water appears nearly as green as grass andwhirling round, I suppose occasioned by the greatrocks in the bottom; this being the place where Iapprehend the great Falls at some period exhibited thegrand appearance they now do up the river miles away.We got over safely and in about five miles came to theTuscarora village of Indians, where I met with Jacob,the Indian, who learned the smith trade with JohnPennock. He appeared much pleased with seeing us. Anumber of other Indians were helping him to put upa coal pit. He told us his cousin learned first, and agreat many of the white people from Queenstown and Niagarabrought their smith work to him. Fromhis appearance and disposition of industry, I thoughtour expense and trouble in educating him were wellspent. Then rode to one Beech's in the wilderness, where we met with two families from Cattawissa, oneof which was Ezekiel James's, who were moving toYonge street in Upper Canada. We all lodged in thiscabin, being twenty-three of us besides the family;having ridden thirty-three miles this day. 7th. Rode forty miles to Batavia. All the wayexcept one or two cabins and a few settlements a lit-tle before we came to the town, this day's ride wasall through the Holland Purchase, and a good deal ofit very good land, especially near Batavia which isthe county town of a new county called Genesee,containing about twenty-five houses, a large court-house and jail. When I was through this countryfour years ago, there was no settlement or improve-ment from Buffalo to the eastern transit line ofthe Holland land--which is above fifty miles. It issurprising how the Eastern or New England menopen the woods and settle, it being chiefly men fromthose states who emigrate into this new country; andalthough I think the land in general is equal to whatI conceived it to be when here before, there is onevery discouraging consideration which is the greatscarcity of water, we having ridden in one place to-day twenty-five miles without finding any for our-selves or horses, and in general very scarce. But it hath been an uncommon drought at this place. JosephEllicot lives here. We met with Thomas Stewardson,Jacob Taylor being gone home. Thomas informedus they had agreed with Ellicot for the land on Tune-sasa Creek, which we had pitched upon for our youngmen at Genesinguhta to settle upon. Here we lodged,having ridden forty miles to-day. [To be Concluded next week.]