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not inferior to some of the principal inns in Eng- land. Soon after I alighted, I was invited by a respectable old man to look over the schools that evening. I was glad of the offer, as I had an op- portunity of seeing nearly 100 of the girls collected, and of hearing many of them repeat a number of short pieces in verse and prose. 12th Month, 27th. I remained in Bethlehem, and this morning was again kindly invited, by the person who was my conductor last evening, to go oven the different apartments in the school and establishment. I gladly accepted his offer, and was pleased with the neatness and order that prevailed throughout the whole. This town is pleasantly situated on the banks of the Lehigh, a branch of the Delaware, which is navigable down to Philadelphia. The town was founded by Count Zinzendorff, and a large tract of good land was purchased here by him, which is now of very great value. 12th, Month, 29th. I went to Falmouth, and attended the meeting there, and afterwards came forward to Spring Mills, where I dined at T. L.'s, in company with N. W. jun. who, with T. L.'s sister, narrowly escaped with their lives as we came from Falmouth. They were both in a single- horse chaise, and the horse being in high condition of spirits, took fright at something he saw,