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After spending a little time at the Bath, we re- turned to breakfast. On sitting down to it, I could not avoid noticing the difference there was betwixt an American and an English breakfast table; and I took out my pencil and put down the different articles that were on the table before me, which were intended for four persons only. The articles were as follows:-coffee and tea, with rolls, and bread and butter, broiled fish, and cutlets, hung beef, boiled eggs, a small species of lobster, radishes, and blackberries. The butter brought upon the table, had a piece of ice placed upon it, which is a general practice in this country, during the summer. This keeps the butter as cool and hard as in winter. Most of this day was spent in passing our luggage through the custom-house; and, it is but justice to the revenue officers in this country to notice, that they are very obliging in their behaviour; and, being allowed handsome salaries, they are not in the practice of taking fees or bribes. 8th Month, 1st. Being invited by F. T. I ac- companied him to his country-house, about two miles above New-York, on the East River, where I spent the evening and slept. Being in the heat of summer, and near the tide waters, I was con- siderably annoyed with musquitoes. I returned with F. T. to New-York the next morning, and,