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Chapter XI. Merion--Cruel murder of a black boy--A few lines ad- dressed to the author's family--Preservation of a ship's company--Baltimore-Emigrants from Germany and Holland--Elkridge--Company of slaves--Washing-ton--A faithful slave. 12th Month, 31st, 1805, I was employed in my commercial concerns in Philadelphia. In passing along the market-house in this city, the variety of wild animal food exposed to sale was very striking; such as bear's flesh, oposums, racoons, squirrels, deer, badgers, or ground hogs, &;c. &;c.; besides a great variety of wild fowls. Many of the latter were of beautiful plumage, but quite unknown to me. 1806, 1st Month, 1st. I returned to Merion, and spent the following day there, in writing to my family and friends in England. I thought it remarkable, especially at this season of the year, that, notwithstanding there was a good deal of plate in constant use, in the house where I lodged, the doors were never locked at night, nor even had any locks on them: the only fastening to the prin-cipal front door, was a nail or a pin put over the latch; and even this precaution was not unfre- quently omitted. From what I could learn, it was generally the practice, in this neighborhood, to